“…10 This trend is in contrast to those reported for most other related trans octahedral macrocyclic nickel(II) complexes bearing axially coordinated functional pendant arms, such as N CH 2 CONH 2 , N CH 2 CH 2 NH 2 , N CH 2 −C( NH) OCH 3 , and N CH 2 CH 2 OH. [15][16][17][18] The relatively short axial Ni(1)−N distances of [NiL 2 ](ClO 4 ) 2 and [NiL 4 ](ClO 4 ) 2 indicates the strong coordination ability of the amidine groups. 10 The C(20)−N(5) distance (1.34 (2) Å) is significantly longer than the C N (1.287 (5) The bond distances and angles (Table 3) of cation 2 are comparable to those of cation 1.…”