{2-[(2-Hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)iminomethyl]-4,6-dinitrophenolato(2 -)-O,N,O'}tris(3-methylpyridine-N)nickel(II)

In the title compound, [Ni(C₁₄H₉N₃O₆)(C₆H₇N)₃], the coordination polyhedron around Ni^II is a slightly distorted octahedron, with one N atom from the tridentate ligand and three N atoms from three monodentate ligands forming the equatorial plane. The apical positions are occupied by the two O atoms of the tridentate ligand. The Ni-O distances are 2.013 (2) and 2.008 (2) Å and the Ni-N distances range from 2.043 (2) to 2.168 (3) Å. The cis bond angles at Ni^II range from 82.75 (9) to 96.2 (1)°. There are intramolecular as well as intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the structure.

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