Diazido(2,2′-bipyridyl)dimethanolnickel(II)

The title complex, [Ni(N3)2(C10H8N2)(CH3OH)2], lies on a twofold roation axis which runs through the NiII ion and the mid-point of the bipyridine ligand. The NiII ion is coordinated in a distorted octahedral environment by two azide ligands in a trans configuration. The methanol ligands are in a cis configuration and their hydroxy groups form intramolecular O—H...(N,N) hydrogen bonds with the azide ligands.