Bis[2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine-κ³ N,N′,N′′]nickel(II) bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate) diethyl ether monosolvate

Abstract

In the title complex, [Ni(C19H13N5)2](CF3SO3)2·(CH3CH2)2O, the central NiII atom is sixfold coordinated by three nitrogen atoms of each 2,6-bis(2-benzimidazolyl)pyridine ligand in a distorted octahedral geometry with two trifluoromethanesulfonate ions and a molecule of diethyl ether completing the outer coordination sphere of the complex. Hydrogen bonding contributes to the organization of the asymmetric units in columns along the a axis generating a porous supramolecular structure. The structure was refined as a two-component twin with a refined BASF value of 0.4104 (13).