Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m947-m949  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805012055 ]

Tris(1,10-phenanthroline)nickel(II) squarate octahydrate

I. Uçar, O. Z. Yesilel, A. Bulut, H. Ölmez and O. Büyükgüngör

Abstract: In the title mononuclear [Ni(phen)₃]sq·8H₂O complex [phen is 1,10-phenanthroline (C₁₂H₈N₂) and sq is squarate (C₄O₄^2-)], the Ni^II ion has a distorted octahedral coordination geometry composed of six N atoms from three bidentate chelating phen ligands. An extensive three-dimensional network of O_water-HO, O_water-HO_water and C-HO hydrogen-bonding interactions is responsible for crystal stabilization.

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