Crystal Structure of Benzyldimethyl(ω-cyclohexylethyl)ammonium Bis(2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolato)nickelate(III)

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound, (C₁₇H₂₈N)[Ni(dmit)₂] (dmit = 2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolato, C₃S₅²⁻) is characterized by its unusually bent molecular structure in which two ligands, C₃S₅²⁻ in [Ni(dmit)₂]⁻, have a gradient of 19.01(6)° to one another, and [Ni(dmit)₂]⁻ anions are found to form a one-dimensional network in the direction of the a axis by intermolecular S–S contacts between the adjoining anions located almost vertically. Among these vertically arranged anions, the dihedral angle between the adjacent planes of the anions (S–S–Ni–S–S) is 69.51(2)°.