(meso-5,7,7,12,14,14-Hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradeca-4,11-diene)nickel(II) bis[O,O′-bis(4-methylphenyl) dithiophosphate]

Abstract

In the title compound, [Ni(C16H32N4)](C14H14O2PS2)2 or [Ni(trans[14]dien)][S2P(OC6H4Me-4)2]2, where trans[14]dien is meso-5,7,7,12,14,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradeca-4,11-diene, the NiII ion lies across a centre of inversion and is four-coordinated in a relatively undistorted square-planar arrangement by the four N atoms of the macrocyclic ligand trans[14]dien. The two O,O′-di(4-methylphenyl)dithiophosphates act as counter-ions to balance the charge. Important geometric data include Ni—N = 1.9135 (16) and 1.9364 (15) Å.