Table 3. Experimental details.
| Crystal data | |
| Chemical formula | [Ni2(CN)4(C10H8N2)] |
| M r | 377.68 |
| Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c |
| Temperature (K) | 293 |
| a, b, c () | 6.519(5), 16.698(5), 12.019(5) |
| () | 90.852(5) |
| V (3) | 1308.2(12) |
| Z | 4 |
| Radiation type | Mo K |
| (mm1) | 2.88 |
| Crystal size (mm) | 0.40 0.10 0.06 |
| Data collection | |
| Diffractometer | Siemens SMART CCD |
| No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2(I)] reflections | 3858, 1156, 1039 |
| R int | 0.032 |
| (sin /)max (1) | 0.594 |
| Refinement | |
| R[F 2 > 2(F 2)], wR(F 2), S | 0.028, 0.074, 1.10 |
| No. of reflections | 1156 |
| No. of parameters | 118 |
| H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| max, min (e 3) | 0.71, 0.40 |