Acetato(N-[(E)-1-(6-methyl-2-pyridyl)methylidene]-2-{2-[(E) -1-(6-methyl-2-pyridyl)methylideneamino]phenethyl}aniline)nickel(II) perchlorate

In the title complex, [Ni(CH₃COO)(C₂₈H ₂₆N₄)]ClO₄, the Ni^II atom is coordinated by two imine N atoms and two pyridine N atoms of the N-[(E)-1-(6-methyl-2-pyridyl)methylidene]-2-(2-[(E)-1-(6-methyl-2-pyridyl) methylideneamino]-phenethyl)aniline donor ligand and two O atoms of the acetate ion in a distorted octa-hedral coordination. The average Ni - N and Ni - O bond lengths are 2.131 (13) and 2.098 (11) Å, respectively. An intramolecular N - H⋯O interaction occurs. Relatively weak inter-molecular C - H⋯O interactions between the ligands and the ClO₄^- ions result in a chain extending along the b axis.