Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of 2D Network Complex {[K(N18C6)]2(CH3CN)}[Ni(mnt)2] with N18C6 = 2,3-Naphtho-18-Crown-6

A novel 2D network complex K(N18C6)]₂(CH₃CN) Ni(mnt)₂] (1) (where N18C6 = 2,3-naphtho-18-crown-6 and mnt = maleonitriledithiolate) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectrum, UV-visible spectrum and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex molecules are linked into 1D chains by the bridging CH₃CN molecules through weak K-N interactions and the result chains are assembled into a novel 2D network through the inter-chain π–π stacking interactions occurred between adjacent naphthylene moieties of N18C6. The cyclic voltammogram of the title complex displays a reversible process corresponding to the Ni(mnt)₂]^?/Ni(mnt)₂]^2? reaction.