The IR spectrum of 1 showed two strong CN stretching bands at 2229 and 2239 cm -1 , suggesting a distorted coordination geometry. The complex is highly soluble in dichloromethane and acetonitrile, moderately soluble in benzene, toluene, acetone, ether, chloroform, and THF, and insoluble in hexane. However, it decomposes in strongly coordinating solvents such as DMF.