Strukturuntersuchungen an Derivaten des Nickelkomplexes Ni(ONO) (ONO2− = Dianion einer dreizähnigen Schiffschen Base)

Structure Studies on Derivatives of the Nickel Complex Ni(ONO) (ONO^2? = Dianion of a Tridentate Schiff Base) The thermodynamically stable form of the solvent free, formally tri-coordinate complex Ni(ONO) (ONO^2? = dianion of N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-ethoxycarbonyl-3-ox(o-butene(1) amine(1)) as well as the mono adducts Ni(ONO)X with X = ammonia and X = diphenyl thiourea (DPT) have been characterized by X-ray structure analysis. In all cases the central atom is coordinated in a square-planar fashion, only for the adduct Ni(ONO)(DPT) a pyramidal distortion is observed which is due to the formation of hydrogen bonds. The solvent free form is a dimer [Ni(ONO)]₂, and represents one of the few examples of dinuclear nickel complexes with a planar [NO₃] coordination. The phenolic O-atoms act as bridging ligands. Due to their reduced π-donor strength the bond lengths Ni? O trans to the bridges are significantly shortened. In contrast to the analogous complex with an aliphatic bridge, “NiEIA”, both halves of the dimeric molecules are coplanar with a Ni? Ni distance of 3.29 Å.