Bis(1,3-benzothiazole-2-thiolato)[(Z)-methyl2-(2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-(methoxyimino)acetate]nickel(II)

In the title compound, [Ni(C(7)H(4)NS(2))(2)(C(7)H(9)N(3)O(3)S)], the Ni(II) ion is in a slightly distorted N(4)S(2) octahedral coordination environment. The two benzothiazole-2-thiolate ligands chelate via their thiazole N and thiolate S atoms while the methyl 2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-(methoxyimino) acetate also acts as a chelate ligand binding through the thiazole and imino N atoms. Intramolecular N-H center dot center dot center dot N, C-H center dot center dot center dot N and C-H center dot center dot center dot O interactions contribute to the molecular conformation. In the crystal structure, intermolecular N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds produce R(1)(2) (6) rings and generate chains along the c axis. An extensive one-dimensional supramolecular network of NH center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds and C-H center dot center dot center dot pi interactions is responsible for the crystal structure stabilization.