Abstract
A cyano-bridged heteronuclear bimetallic complex [Ni(dmen)(2){Ag(CN)(2)}(2)] center dot 0.5H(2)O (dmen = N,N'-dimethylethylenediamine) has been prepared and characterized by IR spectroscopy and X-ray Crystallography. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c. The crystal structure of the complex consists of two independent centrosymmetric trinuclear molecules made up of a [Ni(dmen)(2)](+2) unit linked to two [Ag(CN)(2)](-) anions in a trans configuration. The trinuclear units are joined by hydrogen bonding to form irregular chains.