Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Salen Complex

Salen Schiff base complexes are some of the most important stereochemical models in transition metal coordina tion chemistry, with their ease of preparation and structural variation. 1] Salen complexes are extensively used as organic reaction catalysts, it was reported to be used in asymmetric cyclopropanation, epoxidation, aziridination, hydrolysis, alkylation, Diels-Alder reaction, reduction, oxidation etc. Here we report the synthesis and structure of a new salen nickel complex 4.