Synthesis, Characterization And Structure Of The Dimmer Complex [Ni(Tssb)(Phen)H2o]Center Dot C2h5oh Center Dot 0.5h(2)O

The title complex [Ni(TSSB)(phen)H2O]center dot C2H5OH center dot 0.5H(2)O (C23H26N3NiO6.5S, TSSB = taurine salicylaldehyde Schiff base, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) has been synthesized by the reaction of taurine salicylaldehyde Schiff base (TSSB),1,10-phenanthroline and nickel acetate in water-ethanol. Its single-crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction method. The crystal belongs to triclinic, space group Pi with a = 1.0562(2), b = 1.1604(2), c = 2.1170(3) rim, a = 103.257(3), beta = 96.958(4), gamma = 105.179(3)degrees, M-r = 539.24, V = 2.3917(6) nm(3), Z = 4, D-c = 1.498 g/cm(3), mu = 0.945 mm(-1) and F(000) = 1124. The compound is a one-dimensional network, infinitely extending with hydrogen bonds. The Ni(II) is 6-coordinated by one nitrogen and two oxygen atoms from taurine salicylaldehyde Schiff base, two nitrogen from 1,10-phenanthroline and one oxygen from water to form a distorted octahedronal coordination geometry.