title: [3,3'-[2,2'-(ethylenedioxy)dibenzylidene]bis(S-methyl dithiocarbazate)]-nickel](II).
abstract: The tetradentate N(2)S(2) Schiff base ligand 3,3'-[2,2'-(ethylenedioxy)dibenzylidene]bis(S-methyl dithiocarbazate) (H(2)L), prepared by the condensation of S-methyl dithiocarbazate with 1,4-bis(2-formylphenyl)-1,4-dioxabutane in a 1:2 molar ratio, reacts with nickel acetate to form the title neutral metal complex, [Ni(C(20)H(20)N(4)O(2)S(4))]. The X-ray structure of the complex shows a distorted square-planar geometry around the Ni atom. The monomeric units are weakly associated into dimers via a long Ni.S interaction [3.569 (1) A]. These dimeric units are then linked by C-H.S intermolecular contacts to form a polymeric chain along the a axis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Anhui University, Hefei 230039, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chantrapromma
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Fun
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C431283:(3,3'-(2,2'-(ethylenedioxy)dibenzylidene)bis(S-methyl dithiocarbazate))nickel(II); D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D009532:Nickel