The title compound, [Ni(C20H14N2S2)], was formed from a Schiff base re
action of 2-tert-butylthiobenzaldehyde with 1,2-phenylenediamine, foll
owed by reaction with Ni(BF4)(2).6H(2)O. The square-planar NiN2S2 comp
lex has Ni-N distances of 1.8992(17) and 1.9014(15)Angstrom, and Ni C
distances of 2.1519(6) and 2.1587 (6) Angstrom. Molecules pack in laye
rs with a tilt angle of 46.09(1)degrees; the (001) packing plane is ar
ranged so that the molecules in superimposed layers stack approximatel
y perpendicular to each ether.