title: {μ-N,N'-Bis[1-(2-pyridyl)ethylidene]benzene-1,2-diamine}di-μ-chlorido-bis[diaquanickel(II)] dichloride ethanol disolvate.
abstract: In the title compound, [Ni(2)Cl(2)(C(20)H(18)N(4))(H(2)O)(4)]Cl(2)·2C(2)H(6)O, the coordination environment of each Ni(2+) ion is distorted octa-hedral formed by two N atoms from the Schiff base ligand, two O atoms from water mol-ecules and two chloride anions acting as μ(2) bridges between the metal ions. The coordinated water mol-ecules are linked to the uncoordinated ethanol mol-ecules and chloride anions by O-H⋯O and O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, although the assignment of some of these is tentative. A weak inter-molecular O-H⋯N inter-action within the ligand is also observed.
authors.forename: Farba Bouyagui
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Tamboura
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaye
authors.forename: Abdou Salam
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sall
authors.forename: Aliou Hamady
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: Youssouph
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bah