Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Magneto‐Structural Correlation of an Unusual Thiocyanato‐Bridged Nickel( II ) Compound, [Ni(μ‐NCS)(dpt)(NCS)] 2 [Ni(μ‐NCS)(dpt)(NCS)] 4 [dpt = bis(3‐aminopropyl)amine]

Reaction of Ni(ClO4)2·6H2O with bis(3-aminopropyl)amine (dpt) and ammonium thiocyanate produces the novel thiocyanato-bridged nickel(II) compound [Ni(μ-NCS)(dpt)(NCS)]2[Ni(μ-NCS)(dpt)(NCS)]4, which has been structurally characterised. The structure determination reveals that there are two different molecules in the crystal lattice; one is dinuclear and other is tetranuclear. Low-temperature magnetic measurements show that there are ferro- as well as antiferromagnetic interactions. The ferromagnetic interaction arises from the dinuclear part and the doubly bridged part of the tetranuclear unit; the antiferromagnetic interaction occurs between singly bridged nickel centres in the tetranuclear…