Part 6
Crystal Structure of the Dinuclear (R,R)-tartrato Nickel(II) Complex: [Ni2((R,R)-C4H4O6)2(H2O)4]2·10H2O
2005 Volume 21 Pages x95-x96
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2005 Volume 21 Pages x95-x96
The dinuclear (R,R)-tartrate nickel(II) complex, [Ni2((R,R)-C4H4O6)2(H2O)4]2·10H2O, has been synthesized and its crystal structure has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure consists of two independent nickel (R,R)-tartrate units and ten water molecules. Each unit contains two (R,R)-tartrato dianions chelated to two nickel ions (5.049(2) and 4.994(2)Å for Ni(1)-Ni(2) and Ni(3)-Ni(4)), with the use of two hydroxyl oxygen atoms and two carboxyl oxygen atoms as donor atoms. The coordination geometry for each nickel ion can be described as octahedral.
