2013, Vol.42, No.9

1040-1042

Bis[1-(3-methylphenyl)iminomethylnaphthalen-2-olato]nickel(II) was synthesized to see a potential use of this type of compounds as heat-storage materials utilizing cold crystallization. Its thermal, structural, and energetic properties were investigated by thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, and DFT calculation. Some principles in designing complexes for this purpose are deduced.