Crystal structure and DFT study of bis{(S)-2-[(2-hydroxybenzyl)amino]-4-methylpentanoato-κ2N,O}(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)nickel(II)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Ni(C13H18NO3)2(C12H8N2)], the NiII cation shows a distorted octahedral coordination environment. It is formed by two N atoms from the phenanthroline ligand, as well as two N and two O atoms belonging to two 2-[(2-hydroxybenzyl)amino]-4-methylpentanoate ligands. Complex molecules are connected into layers propagating along the ab plane via hydrogen bonds formed by O atoms of carboxylate and phenoxide groups, which are further connected into a three-dimensional motif.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• nickel(II)
• phenanthroline
• amine
• leucine
• salicylaldehyde
• C—H...π interactions
• hydrogen bonding