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trans-Diaquatetrakis(3,5-dimethylpyrazole-N2)nickel(II) dichloride
M Malecka1, A Rybarczyk-Pirek, T A Olszak
1Department of Crystallography, University of Lódz, Pomorska 149/153, PL-90236 Lódz, Poland. malecka@krysia.uni.lodz.pl
Abstract:
The X-ray structure analysis of [Ni(C(5)H(8)N(2))(4)(H(2)O)(2)]Cl(2) was undertaken to elucidate the geometry around the Ni(2+) ion. The molecule lies on a twofold axis which runs through the O-Ni-O atoms. The geometry around the Ni(2+) ion is best described as slightly distorted tetragonal bipyramidal.
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