Crystal Structure and Electrical Conductivity of Nickel 6,13-Di(p-tolyl)-5,14-dihydrodibenzo-1,4,8,11-tetraazaannulene Iodide2.58>

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/hlca.19810640810

Single crystals of the title compound are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n with two formula units per cell of the following dimensions: a=18.209, b=19.076, c=4.075 Angstroem, β=92.43 deg.The crystals show metallic conductivity along the needle axis from room temperature down to ca. 180 K, the maximum conductivity at room temperature being 455 (Ωcm)^-1.The unoxidized (iodine free) parent compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with 2 molecules per cell of dimensions: a=4.988, b=20.192, c=11.871 Angstroem, β=94.41 deg.