Synthesis and Molecular Structure of Bis(ethylenediamine)acetatonickel(II)hexafluoridophosphate Complex [Ni(en)2(CH3CO2)]PF6. An Unexpected Acetylacetonato Cleavage Reaction

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AbstractThe title complex was synthesized by an unusual reaction between [Ni(acac)2(H2O)2] and ethylenediamine in water solution. The crystal structure of 1 shows the nickel(II) core in a tetragonally distorted octahedral environment coordinated to two ethylenediamine molecules and one acetate ligand. This is the first example of a mononuclear bis(ethylenediamine)nickel(II) complex, where the oxygen atoms of the auxiliary ligand are in cis configuration. The compound exhibits an extensive association between the complex cation and the respective anion through classical N–H···O and N–H···F intermolecular hydrogen bonds, which generate a supramolecular 3D arrangement in the solid state.