{4,4′,6,6′-Tetraiodo-2,2′-[(2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diyl) bis(nitrilomethanylylidene)]diphenolato}nickel(II)

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Ni(C19H 16I4N2O2)], comprises half of a Schiff base complex. The NiII atom is located on a twofold rotation axis which also bisects the central C atom of the 2,2-dimethylpropane group of the ligand. The geometry around the NiII atom is distorted square-planar, with a dihedral angle of 21.7 (3)° between the symmetry-related N/Ni/O coordination planes. The dihedral angle between the symmetry-related benzene rings is 27.9 (3)°. In the crystal, short intermolecular I⋯I [3.8178 (9) and 3.9013 (10) Å] interactions are present. © 2012 International Union of Crystallography.