Abstract
A title compound has been synthesized and characterized. The complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Cmcm with a = 7.004(2) Å, b = 12.748(2) Å, c = 13.665(2) Å, V = 1220.1(3) Å3 and Z = 4. The complex consists of two-dimensional square arrays of nickel(II) ions bridged by pzdc2 and pyz ligands. Each nickel ion has a slightly distorted octahedral coordination with N4O2 chromopher. The magnetic susceptibility data over a range of 2–300 K were fitted by using an Heisenberg antiferromagnet with a mean field approximation. The obtained J and zJ' values are −1.70 cm−1 and −0.70 cm−1, respectively.