(2,9-Dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-N1,N10)bis(O-ethyl dithiocarbonato-S,S')nickel(II)

The crystal structure of [Ni(C2H5OCS2)2(C14H12N2)] cis- [Ni(EtXA)2(2,9-dmphen)] (EtXA = ethyl xanthate, 2,9-dmphen = 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline), containing a distorted octahedral NiS4N2 core, is reported. The Ni—S bond lengths range from 2.376 (2) to 2.522 (2) A and the Ni—N bond lengths are 2.107 (4) and 2.153 (3) A, while the N(1)—Ni—N(2) chelate angle is 78.3 (1)°.