Crystal structure of bis­{2-[(E)-(4-meth­oxy­lbenz­yl)imino­meth­yl]phenolato-κ²N,O¹}nickel(II)

The Ni^II atom in the title compound shows a square-planar NiN₂O₂ coordination with the imine N and phenolate O atoms of the two Schiff base ligands. C—H...O and C—H...π interactions result in the formation of sheets of molecules parallel to the ac plane.

Bis{2-meth­oxy-6-[(E)-(4-methyl­benz­yl)imino­meth­yl]phenolato}palladium(II) chloro­form monosolvate

In the title complex, [Pd(C₁₆H₁₆NO₂)₂]·CHCl₃, the Pd^II cation lies on an inversion center. One Cl atom of the CHCl₃ solvent mol­ecule lies on a twofold axis and the C—H group is disordered with equal occupancies about this axis with the other Cl atom in a general position with full occupancy. The Pd^II cation is four-coordinate and adopts a square-planar geometry via coordination of the imine N and phenolic O atoms of the two bidentate Schiff base anions. The N and O atoms of these ligands are mutually trans. The plane of the benzene ring makes a dihedral angle of 73.52 (10)° with that of the meth­oxy­phenolate ring. In the crystal, mol­ecules of the Pd^II complex are arranged into sheets parallel to the ac plane, and the chloro­form solvent mol­ecules are located in the inter­stitial areas between the complex mol­ecules. Weak inter­molecular C—H...O and C—H...π inter­actions stabilize the packing.