(meso-5,7,7,12,14,14-Hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclo-tetra-deca-4,11-diene)nickel(II) bis-[O,O'-bis(4-methyl-phen-yl) dithio-phosphate]

Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2009 Aug 8;65(Pt 9):m1053. doi: 10.1107/S1600536809030955.

Abstract

In the title compound, [Ni(C(16)H(32)N(4))](C(14)H(14)O(2)PS(2))(2) or [Ni(trans[14]dien)][S(2)P(OC(6)H(4)Me-4)(2)](2), where trans[14]dien is meso-5,7,7,12,14,14-hexa-methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclo-tetra-deca-4,11-diene, the Ni(II) ion lies across a centre of inversion and is four-coordinated in a relatively undistorted square-planar arrangement by the four N atoms of the macrocyclic ligand trans[14]dien. The two O,O'-di(4-methyl-phen-yl)dithio-phos-phates act as counter-ions to balance the charge. Important geometric data include Ni-N = 1.9135 (16) and 1.9364 (15) Å.