Aquabis(1H-imidazole-κN3)bis(4-methylbenzoato)-κO;κO,O′-nickel(II)

Abstract

In the mononuclear title compound, [Ni(C8H7O2)2(C3H4N2)2(H2O)], the NiII atom is coordinated by three carboxylate O atoms (from a bidentate 4-methylbenzoate ligand and a monodentate 4-methylbenzoate ligand), two N atoms (from two imidazole ligands) and a water molecule in an octahedral geometry. Intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions lead to infinite chains, which are further self-assembled into a supramolecular network through intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions and π–π stacking [centroid–centroid distance = 3.717 (2) Å].