Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and DNA-Binding Studies of a Nickel(II) Complex with the Bis(2-benzimidazolymethyl)amine Ligand

Table 2

Selected bond lengths (Å) and angles (deg) of the Ni(II) complex.

Bond lengths
Ni–N(1)	2.1647 (19)	Ni–N(4)	2.0793(18)	Ni–N(6)	2.1788(19)
Ni–N(3)	2.0899 (19)	Ni–N(7)	2.0667 (18)	Ni–N(9)	2.0628 (19)
Bond angles
N(1)–Ni–N(6)	94.12 (7)	N(9)–Ni–N(7)	173.40 (7)	N(9)–Ni–N(4)	98.11 (7)
N(3)–Ni–N(7)	173.40 (7)	N(3)–Ni–N(1)	79.29 (7)	N(7)–Ni–N(4)	166.55 (7)
N(9)–Ni–N(3)	107.52 (7)	N(7)–Ni–N(3)	98.95 (7)	N(3)–Ni–N(4)	89.98 (7)
N(1)–Ni–N(9)	173.19 (7)	N(7)–Ni–N(1)	90.23 (7)	N(1)–Ni–N(4)	81.52 (7)
N(9)–Ni–N(6)	79.07 (8)	N(7)–Ni–N(6)	81.11 (7)	N(4)–Ni–N(6)	88.87 (7)