Secondary names

Nickel(cyclam), 2Cl; Ni(cyclam)Cl2; trans-[NiCl2(14aneN4)]; Nickel(2+);1,4,8,11-tetrazacyclotetradecane;dichlore; Nickel(2+);1,4,8,11-tetrazacyclotetradecane;dichlore

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	Formula	Name	Family	Number min-max	Mole fraction	Isotope mole fraction	State	Relevance
	$Ni^{2+}$	Nickel cation	element	1	0.25	1	constituent cation	main
	$(NHCH_2CH_2NHCH_2CH_2CH_2)_2-cycl$	Cyclam	molecule	1	0.25	1	constituent molecular	main
	$Cl^-$	Chloride anion	element	2	0.5	1	constituent anion	main

Chemical functions

	Function	Number
	$R-NH-R$	4
	$R-CH_2-R$	2

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$\cdot Ni^{2+} \cdot Cl^{-}$	2
	$\cdot\cdot-Ni^{2+}-N \leq$	4
	$\geq C-C \leq$	6
	$\geq C-H$	20
	$\geq C-N<$	8
	$>N-H$	4

Class

normal salts (07)

Type

simple normal salts (07.01)

Phase type

crystalline

Crystal system

monoclinic

Crystal class

prismatic

Crystal class symbol

2/m (C2h)

Crystal spacegroup

P2(1)/c

Composition order

ordered

Comments

alternating two six- and two five-membered chelate rings are in the chair and gauche conformation, respectively. This ring conformation is the most strain free of the 5 isomers

Refringence type

biaxial

Pure color

colorless

Color

white

Diaphaneity

transparent to translucent

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