Aquadichloro(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κ2 N,N′)nickel(II)

Abstract

In the title compound, [NiCl2(C14H12N2)(H2O)], there are two molecules in the asymmetric unit. Each Ni atom is five-coordinate in a geometry between trigonal–bipyramidal and tetragonal–pyrimidal. Molecules are linked into a three-dimensional framework by O—H...Cl and C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds. The packing is further stabilized by π–π interactions between the phenanthroline ring systems.