{3,3′‐[2,2′‐(Ethylenedioxy)dibenzyl­idene]bis(S‐methyl dithiocarbazate)}­nickel(II)

The tetradentate N2S2Schiff base ligand 3,3′‐[2,2′‐(ethyl­ene­di­oxy)di­benzyl­idene]­bis­(S‐methyl di­thio­car­ba­zate) (H2L), prepared by the condensation of S‐methyl di­thio­carb­aza­te with 1,4‐bis(2‐formyl­phenyl)‐1,4‐dioxa­butane in a 1:2 molar ratio, reacts with nickel acetate to form the title neutral metal complex, [Ni(C20H20N4O2S4)]. The X‐ray structure of the complex shows a distorted square‐planar geometry around the Ni atom. The monomeric units are weakly associated into dimers viaa long Ni⃛S interaction [3.569 (1) Å]. These dimeric units are then linked by C—H⃛S intermolecular contacts to form a polymeric chain along the aaxis.