Synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of bis{2-[(pyridin-2-yl)amino]pyridinium} tetracyanonickelate(II)

Abstract

In the title molecular salt, (C10H10N3)2[Ni(CN)4], the dihedral angle between the pyridine rings in the cation is 1.92 (13)° and the complete anion is generated by a crystallographic centre of symmetry. An intramolecular N—H...N hydrogen bond occurs in the cation, which closes an S(6) ring. In the crystal, the components are linked by N—H...N and weak C—H...N hydrogen bonds, which generate chains propagating in the [101] direction. Weak aromatic π–π stacking interactions are also observed. A Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots indicate that the most important contact types in the crystal packing are N...H/H...N, C...H/H...C and H...H with contributions of 37.2, 28.3 and 21.9%, respectively.