Tetra-μ(3)-methano­lato-tetra­kis­[(2-formyl-6-meth­oxy­phenolato)methano­lnickel(II)]

The molecule of the title compound, [Ni(4)(CH(3)O)(4)(C(8)H(7)O(3))(4)(CH(3)OH)(4)], has S (4) symmetry. Each of the four Ni(II) atoms occupies every other corner of a cube, with the alternate corners occupied by μ(3)-methano­late bridging groups linking to three Ni(II) atoms. Each Ni(II) atom is in an O(6) octa­hedral coordination environment formed by three O atoms from three μ(3)-methano­late groups, one from methanol, and two others from a bidentate 2-formyl-6-meth­oxy­phenolate ligand. The Ni—O bond distances range from 2.0020 (14) to 2.0938 (14) Å, the cis bond angles range from 81.74 (6) to 97.63°, and the trans bond angles range from 168.76 (5) to 175.22 (6)°. There are bifurcated hydrogen-bonding inter­actions between the coordinated methanol OH groups and both the phenolic and meth­oxy O atoms of an adjoining 2-formyl-6-meth­oxy­phenolate moiety. In addition, there are weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O inter­actions involving the meth­oxy O atoms.