Abstract
The title compound, [Ni(C11H10N2O 2)2](C7H5O2) 2, consists of an NiII ion coordinated by two tridentate chelating (2-py)2C(OH)2 ligands (py is pyridyl) and two benzoate anions. The NiII ion is located on a twofold rotation axis, and its geometry is distorted octa-hedral. The gem-diol ligand (2-py) 2C(OH)2 adopts an η1:η1: η1 coordination mode. There are O - H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the gem-diol ligands and benzoate anions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | m1281-m1282 |
| Journal | Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2010 |