Synthesis, X-ray Structures, and spectroscopic characterization of cis and trans-bis(O-propyldithiocarbonato)bis(pyridine)nickel(II), cis and trans-[Ni (CH3CH2CH2OC(S)S)2(C5H5N)2]

Single crystals of cis and trans-bis(O-propyldithiocarbonato)bis(pyridine)nickel(II), cis and trans-[Ni (CH3CH2CH2OC(S)S)(2)(C5H5N)(2)], have been prepared and studied using single crystal X-ray diffraction method and IR spectroscopy. The crystal structure of tetracoordinated Ni(II) xanthate complex, bis(O-propyldithiocarbonato)nickel(II), [Ni(CH3CH2CH2OC(S)S)(2)], was also determined and compared with the pre-viously reported structure. The existence of a cis form for a hexacoordinated species of the [NiS4N2] type is infrequent for this family of complexes.

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This paper presents the crystal structure of cis and trans-bis(O-propyldithiocarbonato)bis(pyridine)nickel(II) and tetracoordinated nickel(II) xanthate complex, as determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction method. The findings also compared the newly determined structure with the previously reported structure and highlighted the infrequent presence of a cis form for a hexacoordinated species of the [NiS4N2] type.