Bis(N-triisopropylsilylquinolin-8-aminato)nickel(II)

Abstract

The reddish-brown title complex, [Ni(C18H27N2Si)2], was prepared via the salt-metathesis reaction of N-triisopropylsilyl-8-amidoquinoline lithium with nickelocene (NiCp2). The asymmetric unit contains two symmetry-independent molecules with the Ni atoms in distorted tetrahedral environments.