title: Bis{S-benzyl 3-[(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)methyl-idene]dithio-carbazato}nickel(II).
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Ni(C(15)H(14)N(3)S(2))(2)], consists of two independent mol-ecules with similar configurations. Each Ni(2+) cation is coordinated in a cis-mode by two tridentate N,N',S-chelating Schiff base ligands, creating a distorted octa-hedron [the smallest angle being 77.57 (7)° and the widest being 168.97 (7)° for one mol-ecule, and 78.04 (7) and 167.55 (7)° for the second mol-ecule]. The dihedral angle between the mean coordination planes of the two ligands is 86.76 (7)° for one and 89.99 (7)° for the second mol-ecule. π-π inter-actions between neighbouring pyridine rings with plane-to-plane distances of 3.540 (1) and 3.704 (1) Å are observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor,  Malaysia.
authors.forename: Thahira Begum S A
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Ravoof
authors.forename: Siti Aminah
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.forename: Mohamed Ibrahim
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Mohamed Tahir
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Crouse