Dinuclear CuII and NiII complexes of 3-formylsalicylic acid oxime: cis/trans topology and extension of a cis-CuII2 complex to a pentanuclear CuIICuIIMnIICuIICuII<
3-Formylsalicylic acid oxime (H3L) formed the following dinuclear CuII and NiII complexes: [Cu2(HL)2]·0.5H2O (1), Na[Cu2(HL)(L)]·3H2O (2) and [Ni2(HL)2