Crystal structure of a complex of nickel(II) with 2-amino-4-imino-2-pentene

The structure of a nickel(II) complex with 2-amino-4-iminopentane is determined by X-ray crystallography at 150 K. Crystal data for C₁₀H₁₈N₄Ni are: a = 10.9802(3)Å, b = 13.5780(4)Å, c = 8.0935(2)Å, β = 107.304(1)°, space group P2₁/c, V = 1152.04(5) ų, Z = 4, d _x = 1.459 g/cm³, R = 0.0283. The structure is molecular; the metal atom is coordinated by four nitrogen atoms of two β-diimine ligands. The Ni-N distances in Ni(NacNac)₂ fall within 1.8571–1.8623 Å. The molecules in the crystal are joined by only van der Waals interactions.