Structure of bis(1,4-diazacycloheptane)nickel(II) chloride dihydrate

  • M. Sakhawat Hussain*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The crystal structure of bis(1,4-diazacycloheptane)nickel(II) chloride dihydrate. [Ni(DACH)2]Cl2·2H2O has been determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data measured on a CAD-4 diffractometer using graphite monochromatized Mo-Kα radiation. A full-matrix least-squares refinement with 1158 reflections gave a final R value of 5.0%. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca with a = 9.801(3), b = 11.690(4), c = 14.376(3) Å and Z = 4. The structure consists of discrete [Ni(DACH)2]2+ cations, Cl- anions and water of crystallization. The DACH moieties in the cation are in trans form and individual six- and five-membered chelate rings are in chair and half-boat configurations respectively. The octahedral coordination is prohibited because of the steric hindrance of the axial sites by the hydrogen-carbon backbone of the ligand. The site symmetry of the Ni(II) atom is D2h, which is consistent with the magnetic, spectral and conductance properties of the complex. Our results show that Ni(II) always form four-coordinated planar complexes with mesocyclic diamines irrespective of their chelate ring conformations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)227-232
Number of pages6
JournalInorganica Chimica Acta
Volume69
Issue numberC
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Financial support from the University of Petroleum and Minerals Grant CY/ORGOMTL/64 and a travel grant is gratefully acknowledgedT. he author is thankful to the UPM Data Processing Center for generous amount of computer time. Help from Mr. Mazhar Hasan in growing the crystals of the compound is acknowledged.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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