Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1497  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809044705 ]

Diaquabis(2,2'-bi-1H-imidazole-²N³,N^3')nickel(II) bis(3-methylbenzoate) 3-methylbenzoic acid disolvate

Z. Hui

Abstract: In the title compound, [Ni(C₆H₆N₄)₂(H₂O)₂](C₈H₇O₂)₂·2C₈H₈O₂, the Ni^II atom (site symmetry ) is coordinated by two N,N'-bidentate 2,2'-biimidazole ligands and two water molecules, resulting in a slightly distorted trans-NiO₂N₄ geometry for the metal ion. In the crystal, the components are linked by N-HO and O-HO hydrogen bonds, generating an infinite two-dimensional network running parallel to (100). The methyl group of the benzoic acid molecule is disordered over two sites in a 0.563 (17):0.437 (17) ratio.

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