1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-4-methylpyridinium bis(benzene-1,2-dithiolato)nickelate(III)

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, (C14H13N2)[Ni(C6H4S2)2], contains two cations, one anion and two half‐anions. One of the half‐anions has Ni on a twofold rotation axis, while the other has Ni on a centre of symmetry. In the anions, the Ni ions are surrounded by four S atoms in a distorted square‐planar geometry. In the crystal structure, the anions exhibit two different packing modes by stacking in face‐to‐face and side‐by‐side fashions.