title: Bis[O-methyl (4-eth-oxy-phen-yl)dithio-phospho-nato-κ(2) S,S']nickel(II).
abstract: In the title compound, [Ni(C9H12O2PS2)2], the Ni(II) atom resides on an inversion center and is coordinated by four S atoms [Ni-S = 2.2328 (4) and 2.2455 (3) Å] in a distorted square-planar geometry [S-Ni-S = 88.443 (13) and 91.557 (13)°]. In the crystal, mol-ecules related by translation in [110] are linked into chains via weak C-H⋯O inter-actions. The crystal packing exhibits short inter-molecular S⋯S contacts of 3.3366 (5) Å.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa.
authors.forename: Shirveen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sewpersad
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Omondi
authors.forename: Werner E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Van Zyl