Bis(pyridin‐2‐ylmethanolato‐κ 2 N,O )bis(trifluoroacetato)nickel(II)

The Ni II atom in the title compound, [Ni(C 2 F 3 O 2 ) 2 (C 6 H 7 NO) 2 ], is located on an inversion centre and is in an irregular coordination environment. Two trifluoroacetate ions and two pyridin‐2‐ylmethanol molecules coordinate to the Ni II atom. The pyridin‐2‐ylmethanol ligand coordinates via its pyridyl N atom and its methanol O atom, resulting in a five‐membered chelate ring. The ring is puckered in an envelope conformation, with the methanol O atom as flap. The trifluoroacetate ions coordinate via one O atom only. The second O atom accepts a strong hydrogen bond from the methanol hydroxy group.