[N,N'-Bis(salicylidene)-1,2-diphenyl-(RS,SR)-1,2-ethanediaminato]nickel(II).

In crystals of the title compound, [Ni(C(28)H(22)N(2)O(2))], the coordination geometry around the Ni atom is square planar with a slight tetrahedral distortion. The five-membered N,N'-chelate ring adopts a distorted gauche conformation with the two phenyl groups in axial and equatorial orientations.