Crystal Structure of trans-Bis(2-benzamido)oxazoline nickel(II)

trans-Bis(2-benzamido)oxazoline nickel(II) was synthesized and the crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffractometry. The crystal system is monoclinic with a space group of P21/n and Z = 2. The unit-cell dimensions are a = 5.1096(13)Å, b = 15.186(4)Å, c = 11.513(3)Å with β = 90.871(5)°, V = 893.2(4)Å. The final R value is 0.0526 for 1361 observed reflections (I > 2 σ (I)). The central nickel(II) coordinates with benzoyl oxygen atoms, nitrogen atoms of oxazoline, and forms a square-planar geometry.