Crystal and molecular structure of tetra-n-butylammoniumbis(stilbenedithiolato)-nickelate(III)

The crystal and molecular structure of the title compound, C₄₄H₅₆NS₄Ni, are reported. Crystals are triclinic, space groupP¯1 (No. 2) withZ=2 in a unit cell of dimensionsa=8.874(2) Å,b=9.549(5) Å,c=26.025(7) Å,=97.22(3)°,=95.06(2)°, and=98.75(3)°. The structure was solved by Patterson and Fourier methods and refined by full-matrix least squares toR=0.062 for 2910 unique diffractometer data. The metal atom of the anion has an approximate square-planar configuration and the nitrogen atom of the cation an approximate tetrahedral configuration. The anions as well as the cations are well separated, the closest NiNi and NN approaches being the lattice repeat of 8.874(2) Å.