Trans-Bis(O,O'-diethyl dithiophosphato-κ2S,S')bis(isoquinoline-κN)nickel(II)

Abstract

In (OC-6-12)-bis(O,O'-diethyl dithiophosphato-κ 2 S, S')-bis(isoquinoline-κN)nickel(II), [Ni(C 4 H 10 O 2 PS 2 ) 2 -(C 9 H 7 N) 2 ] a distorted N 2 S 4 octahedron is formed around the central Ni atom. Two O,O'-diethyl dithiophosphate (dtp) ions act as bidentate ligands, each forming a four-membered chelate ring by coordination of its two S atoms in the equatorial plane. Two axial isoquinoline ligands are coordinated to the metal atom through their N atoms. The Ni−S and Ni−N bond distances are 2.507 (2)-2.518 (1) A and 2.118 (3) A, respectively