Synthesis, crystal structure and thermal properties of tetra-kis-(3-methyl-pyridine-κN)bis-(thio-cyanato-κN)nickel(II).

ABSTRACT: Reaction of Ni(NCS)₂ with 3-methyl-pyridine in water leads to the formation of crystals of the title compound, [Ni(NCS)₂(C₆H₇N)₄]. All of them are of poor quality and non-merohedrally twinned but a refinement using data in HKLF-5 format leads to a reasonable structure model and reliability factors. The crystal structure of the title compound consists of discrete complexes, in which the nickel cations are sixfold coordinated by two terminal N-bonded thio-cyanate anions and four 3-methyl-pyridine ligands within slightly distorted octa-hedra. One of the 3-methyl-pyridine ligands is disordered and was refined using a split model. The discrete complexes are arranged into layers. X-ray powder diffraction proves that pure samples have been ob

SUBMITTER: Nather C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815138 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature