Crystal structure of aqua[N-(2-oxidobenzyl-κO)-L-leucinato-κ2N,O](1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)nickel(II) pentahydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, [Ni(C13H17NO3)(C12H8N2)(H2O)]·5H2O, the NiIIatom is in a distorted octahedral coordination environment provided by the two N atoms of one bidentate phenanthroline ligand and two O atoms and one N atom from a tridentate 2-[(2-hydroxybenzyl)amino]-4-methylpentanoic acid (HAMA) ligand and one water molecule. The complex was prepared by the reaction of nickel(II) nitrate with HAMA in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline in a 1:1:1 ratio. In the crystal, the complex molecules and solvate water molecules are associatedviaO—H...O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.