Di­chloro­bis­­[1-(2-eth­oxy­ethyl)-1H-benz­imidazole-κN3]­nickel(II)

Abstract

The title compound, [NiCl<inf>2</inf>(C<inf>11</inf>H<inf>14</inf>N <inf>2</inf>O)<inf>2</inf>], was synthesized from 1-(2-ethoxyethyl) benzimidazole and nickel dichloride in ethanol and is isostructural with its cobalt analogue. It shows a distorted tetrahedral geometry about Ni II, involving two Cl atoms and two benzimidazole N atoms. The crystal structure is stabilized by C-H⋯Cl and C-H⋯O interactions. © 2005 International Union of Crystallography Printed in Great Britain - all rights reserved.