Chemistry Letters, Vol.29, No.8, 952-953, 2000
One-dimensional S = 1 ferromagnetic chain formed by a square Ni2S2 motif in Ni(qt)(2) (qt = quinoline-8-thiolate)
X-ray crystallographic analysis of the title complex reveals that nickel(II) ions are arranged to form a one-dimensional chain structure with double thiolate-bridges. The Ni-S-Ni angle is 94.3 degrees. Magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate that the nickel S = 1 spins are ferromagnetically coupled within a chain.