Crystal structure of bis-{2-[(E)-(4-fluoro-benz-yl)imino-meth-yl]phenolato-?(2) N,O}nickel(II).

ABSTRACT: The asymmetric unit of the title complex, [Ni(C14H11FNO)2], contains one-half of the mol-ecule with the Ni(II) cation lying on an inversion centre coordinated by a bidentate Schiff base anion. The cationic Ni(II) center is in a distorted square-planar coordination environment chelated by the imine N and phenolate O donor atoms of the two Schiff base ligands. The N and O donor atoms of the two ligands are mutually trans with Ni-N and Ni-O bond lengths of 1.9242?(10) and 1.8336?(9)?Å, respectively. The fluoro-phenyl ring is almost orthogonal to the coordination plane and makes a dihedral angle of 82.98?(7)° with the phenolate ring. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into screw chains by weak C-H?F hydrogen bonds. Additional C-H?? contacts arrange the mol-ecules into sheets parallel to the ac plane.

SUBMITTER: Tajuddin AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4257226 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature