First structural characterisation of nitro–nitrito linkage isomers of nickel(II): synthesis and single crystal structures of [NiL2(NO2)2] and [NiL2(ONO)2] [L = 1-(2-aminoethyl)piperidine]

Abstract

The linkage isomers trans-bis[1-(2-aminoethyl)piperidine]dinitronickel(II) (brown) 1 and trans-bis[1-(2-aminoethyl)piperidine]dinitritonickel(II) (blue) 2 have been synthesized and characterised by X-ray single crystal structure analysis.