Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Complex [Ni(phen)_3][(C_6H_5)_2C(OH)COO]_2·6H_2O

The title complex with benzilic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline monohydrate has been synthesized and characterized in the solvent mixture of water and methyl-alcohol. It falls into the triclinic, characteristic of the space group P1 with a=1.142 8(3) nm, b=1.638 8(4) nm, c=1.645 6(4) nm, α=74.428(5)°, β=84.205(5)°, γ=74.917(5)°, V=2.864 9(12) nm3, Dc=1.347 g·cm-3. Z=2, F(000)=1 216, the reliability factor R1=0.068 9, wR2=0.189 9. The crystal structure shows that the nickel atom is coordinated with six nitrogen atoms from the three phens, forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The cyclic voltametric behavior of the complex is also reported. CCDC: 274184.