Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of bis[μ-bis(3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole-N′,N1,N2)] bis[triaqua nickel(II)] tetranitrate

Abstract A new dinuclear nickel(II) coordination compound of formula Ni2(Hpt)2(H2O)6(NO3)4 (Hpt=3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole) was synthesized. The structure was solved at 298 K by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Bisμ-bis(3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole-N′,N1,N2) bistriaqua nickel(II) tetranitrate (C14H24N12O18Ni2) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1, a=7.2266(1), b=9.9144(1), c=11.2647(1) A, α=66.854(1)°, β=74.000(1)°, γ=86.400(2)°, V=712.42(1) A3, Z=1 (dinuclear units), 2823 reflections (1 > 2σ(I)), R1=0.0442, wR2=0.1197. The Ni(II) ions are bridged by two neutral Hpt ligands coordinating via N1 and N2 in the equatorial plane, Ni(1)-Ni(1)′=4.098(1) A. The Hpt bridging mode is a…