Research Article: Bis{2-[(E)-benzyl­imino­meth­yl]-4-methyl­phenolato-κ2N,O}nickel(II)

Date Published: August 01, 2009

Publisher: International Union of Crystallography

Author(s): Su-Zhen Chen, Dong-Guo Xia.

http://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536809026658

Abstract

In the title complex, [Ni(C15H14NO)2], the NiII atom is located on an inversion centre and is coordinated by two O and two N atoms from two symmetry-related bidentate Schiff base ligands in a slightly distorted square-planar geometry. The phenyl and benzene rings in the ligand mol­ecule form a dihedral angle of 72.79 (8)°.

Partial Text

For the synthesis of 2-[(E)-(benzyl­imino)meth­yl]-4-methyl­phenol, see: Cohen et al. (1964 ▶). For the structure of a related Zn complex, see: Rodriguez de Barbarin et al. (1994 ▶).

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http://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536809026658