Synthesis, Structure and CD Spectra of Chiral Dinuclear Nickel(II) Complex

L-[Ni-2(van)(Hvap)(2)(MeOH)(2)]ClO4 center dot 2.5MeOH center dot H2O (1) was prepared via the reaction of Ni(ClO4)(2)center dot H2O with o-vanillin and L-2-amino-3-phenyl-l-propanol in the presence of triethylamine. The structure of 1 was characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TGA, solid-state CD spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that the complex crystallizes in the monoclinic chiral space group P2(1) with Z=1. Two nickel Op ions are bridged by the deprotonated o-vanillin molecule, forming a {Ni2O} dinuclear structure. The solid-state CD spectra comfirm the chiral nature of 1. CCDC: 928211.