The crystal structure of a N-(2-thiophenyl)-salicylaldiminopiperidino nickel(II) complex

The crystal and molecular structure of the title complex, C₁₈H₁₉N₂OSNi, has been determined by direct methods. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic crystal system with a=11.968(1), b=12.182(1), c=12.399(1) Å, β=115.23(1)°, space group P2₁/n. Nickel is in a slightly distorted square-planar environment of two nitrogens [1.881(2) and 1.952(2) Å] and one oxygen [1.856(3) Å] and one sulphur [2.138(2) Å] atom. Ni is 0.005 Å out of the plane of its ligands.