16 , has been synthesized and explained as structure using some elemental analyses. FT-IR spectra, UV-Vis reflectance, magnetic measurements, thermal analysis and x-ray diffraction methods. The results showed that the unit cell of complex includes two molecules Ni II cation, four molecules salicylates as bridge and two molecules N,N-diethylnicotinamide ligands, also there is one molecule hydrated aqua. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2 1 /c with the following unit-cell parameters: a = 13.6776(6) Å, b = 10.5238(3) Å, c = 21.8165(9), a = 90.00º, b = 126.546(3)º, g = 90.00º and Z = 2. The compound [Ni 2 (m-Sal) 4 (Dena) 2 ]H 2 O is a typical paddle-wheel complex structure. Two Ni II ions are bridged by four salicylate ligands (O2, O2 i , O3, O3 i , O5, O5 i , O6 and O6 i ) using a m-COOcoordination mode [symmetry code: (i) 1-x, 1-y, 1-z]. Each Ni II also coordinates to one nitrogen atom (N1 and N1 i ) from one N,N-diethylnicotinamide ligand molecule in the axial position. The complex has strong paramagnetic properties.