Bis(di-tert-butylthiophosphinic isopropylamidato-N,S)nickel(II).

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound, [(t)Bu(2)P(S)N(i)Pr](2)Ni or [Ni(C(11)H(25)NPS)(2)], shows a dihedral angle of 82.27 (6) degrees between the two Ni/S/N planes and thus a distorted tetrahedral arrangement of the NiN(2)S(2) chromophore. The structure is in accordance with the observed paramagnetism and is contrasted with the oxo analogue, which is planar but also paramagnetic.