μ-Acetato-bis(μ-2-{[(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)amino]methyl}phenolato)dinickel(II) chloride

Abstract

The title salt, [Ni2(C16H18ClN2O2)2(CH3COO)]Cl, features a dinuclear cation in which the Ni atoms are triply bridged by two phenolate O ligands and a bidentate acetate ligand with all of the bridging distances essentially symmetric. Each Ni atom is also coordinated by the amine N, pyridine N and hydroxy O atoms of the 2-{[(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)amino]methyl}phenolate ligand which is, therefore, pentadentate. The resultant N3O3 donor sets define octahedral coordination geometries. The chloride counter-anion is connected to the cation via two Ohydroxy—H...Cl hydrogen bonds.