Crystal structure of the tetranickel complex with Ipropanethiolate

The title complex [Ni₄(SPrⁱ)₈] was confirmed by single crystal X-ray crystal diffraction analysis. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P2/n with a = 12.760(3), b = 10.059(2), c = 14.484(3) Å, α = 90, β = 93.70(3), γ = 90°, V = 1855.3(6) ų, Z = 4, F(000) = 880, D_c = 1.496 g/cm³, μ = 2.463 mm^?1, the final R = 0.0352 and wR = 0.0580. A total of 18,588 reflections were collected, of which 4404 were independent (R_int = 0.0631). In the crystal packing diagram, intermolecular C—H···Ni hydrogen bonds stabilize the solid state of the title complex.