The title compound, [Ni-2(C5HF6O2)(4)(C9H11NOS)(2)], crystallizes as a
centrosymmetric dimer containing two Ni(hfac)(2) moieties bridged by
two nitrone ligands (hfac is the 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dio
nate anion), The Ni ... Ni distance is 3.2904(5) Angstrom, with Ni-O-n
itrone distances of 2.0776 (12) and 2.0974 (12) Angstrom. The average
Ni-O-hfac distance is 2.022 (16) Angstrom.