
Acta Cryst. (2010). E66, m1430 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536810041577 ]
N3)(2-phenylpropanedioato-
2O1,O3)nickel(II)In the title complex, [Ni(C9H6O4)(C3H4N2)4], the NiII ion is O,O'-chelated by the phenylmalonato ligand and coordinated by four imidazole ligands in a slightly distorted octahedral geometry. In the crystal structure, symmetry-related molecules are linked by N-H
O hydrogen bonds, generating a three-dimensional network.
Imidazole (0.339 g. 0.56 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (10 ml) and to the solution was added nickel nitrate hexahydrate (0.480 g, 1.65 mmol) dissolved in water (6 ml). To the clear soluiton was added phenylmalonic acid (0.300 g, 1.65 mmol) and sodium hydroxide (0.120 g, 3.30 mmol) dissolved in water (10 ml). The filtered solution was set aside for the growth of green crystals over several days; yield 50%. CH&N elemental analysis. Calc. for C21H22N8NiO4: C 49.53, H 4.36, N 22.00%. Found: C 49.61, H 4.49, N 21.91%.
Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C–H 0.93–0.98 Å) and were included in the refinement in the riding model approximation, with Uiso(H) set to 1.2Ueq(C).
The imidazolium H-atoms were similarly treated (N–H 0.88 Å; Uiso(H) 1.2Ueq(N)).
The crystal has several voids but these are too small (20Å3) to accomodate a solvent molecule.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
| Fig. 1. Thermal ellipsoid plot (Barbour, 2001) of Ni(C3H4N2)4(C9H6O4) at the 50% probability level; hydrogen atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radius. |
| [Ni(C9H6O4)(C3H4N2)4] | F(000) = 1056 |
| Mr = 509.18 | Dx = 1.438 Mg m−3 |
| Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 2481 reflections |
| a = 8.5358 (8) Å | θ = 2.6–21.7° |
| b = 13.3148 (12) Å | µ = 0.87 mm−1 |
| c = 20.6996 (19) Å | T = 293 K |
| V = 2352.6 (4) Å3 | Prism, green |
| Z = 4 | 0.25 × 0.20 × 0.15 mm |
| Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | 5516 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 4013 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.051 |
| ω scans | θmax = 27.8°, θmin = 1.8° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −11→11 |
| Tmin = 0.812, Tmax = 0.881 | k = −17→17 |
| 15962 measured reflections | l = −19→27 |
| Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.086 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0326P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 0.98 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 5516 reflections | Δρmax = 0.41 e Å−3 |
| 307 parameters | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
| 0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 2344 Friedel pairs |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Flack parameter: 0.082 (13) |
| [Ni(C9H6O4)(C3H4N2)4] | V = 2352.6 (4) Å3 |
| Mr = 509.18 | Z = 4 |
| Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
| a = 8.5358 (8) Å | µ = 0.87 mm−1 |
| b = 13.3148 (12) Å | T = 293 K |
| c = 20.6996 (19) Å | 0.25 × 0.20 × 0.15 mm |
| Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | 5516 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 4013 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.812, Tmax = 0.881 | Rint = 0.051 |
| 15962 measured reflections | θmax = 27.8° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.086 | Δρmax = 0.41 e Å−3 |
| S = 0.98 | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
| 5516 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 2344 Friedel pairs |
| 307 parameters | Flack parameter: 0.082 (13) |
| 0 restraints |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| Ni1 | 0.66167 (4) | 0.40568 (3) | 0.336577 (18) | 0.02636 (10) | |
| O1 | 0.8851 (2) | 0.40575 (17) | 0.29819 (9) | 0.0324 (4) | |
| O2 | 1.0679 (2) | 0.37546 (16) | 0.22649 (12) | 0.0433 (6) | |
| O3 | 0.5823 (2) | 0.41866 (15) | 0.24132 (9) | 0.0323 (5) | |
| O4 | 0.6203 (3) | 0.43579 (17) | 0.13674 (11) | 0.0515 (7) | |
| N1 | 0.6652 (3) | 0.24683 (16) | 0.33088 (13) | 0.0338 (6) | |
| N2 | 0.5969 (3) | 0.0939 (2) | 0.30389 (16) | 0.0597 (9) | |
| H2 | 0.5388 | 0.0432 | 0.2908 | 0.072* | |
| N3 | 0.4310 (2) | 0.4058 (2) | 0.37002 (11) | 0.0301 (5) | |
| N4 | 0.1739 (3) | 0.4091 (2) | 0.36620 (12) | 0.0388 (6) | |
| H4 | 0.0782 | 0.4110 | 0.3504 | 0.047* | |
| N5 | 0.6703 (3) | 0.56328 (16) | 0.33579 (12) | 0.0312 (5) | |
| N6 | 0.7570 (3) | 0.7169 (2) | 0.32201 (14) | 0.0424 (8) | |
| H6 | 0.8180 | 0.7667 | 0.3098 | 0.051* | |
| N7 | 0.7489 (3) | 0.4034 (2) | 0.43160 (11) | 0.0324 (6) | |
| N8 | 0.8143 (4) | 0.4576 (2) | 0.52810 (14) | 0.0500 (8) | |
| H8 | 0.8359 | 0.4991 | 0.5599 | 0.060* | |
| C1 | 0.9291 (3) | 0.3761 (2) | 0.24304 (17) | 0.0300 (7) | |
| C2 | 0.8045 (3) | 0.3333 (2) | 0.19607 (15) | 0.0343 (8) | |
| H2A | 0.7662 | 0.2713 | 0.2161 | 0.041* | |
| C3 | 0.6602 (3) | 0.4033 (2) | 0.19068 (14) | 0.0315 (6) | |
| C4 | 0.8732 (3) | 0.3022 (2) | 0.13164 (16) | 0.0361 (8) | |
| C5 | 0.8607 (4) | 0.2032 (3) | 0.11128 (17) | 0.0468 (9) | |
| H5 | 0.8055 | 0.1569 | 0.1360 | 0.056* | |
| C6 | 0.9301 (5) | 0.1738 (3) | 0.0545 (2) | 0.0635 (12) | |
| H6A | 0.9202 | 0.1075 | 0.0410 | 0.076* | |
| C7 | 1.0126 (5) | 0.2392 (4) | 0.0179 (2) | 0.0683 (13) | |
| H7 | 1.0602 | 0.2173 | −0.0199 | 0.082* | |
| C8 | 1.0264 (5) | 0.3368 (3) | 0.0363 (2) | 0.0643 (12) | |
| H8A | 1.0831 | 0.3817 | 0.0110 | 0.077* | |
| C9 | 0.9556 (4) | 0.3689 (3) | 0.09264 (17) | 0.0471 (9) | |
| H9 | 0.9632 | 0.4360 | 0.1047 | 0.057* | |
| C10 | 0.5503 (4) | 0.1886 (2) | 0.31110 (17) | 0.0450 (9) | |
| H10 | 0.4488 | 0.2108 | 0.3031 | 0.054* | |
| C11 | 0.7919 (4) | 0.1839 (2) | 0.3360 (2) | 0.0493 (9) | |
| H11 | 0.8920 | 0.2036 | 0.3484 | 0.059* | |
| C12 | 0.7502 (4) | 0.0899 (3) | 0.3204 (2) | 0.0626 (12) | |
| H12 | 0.8139 | 0.0333 | 0.3208 | 0.075* | |
| C13 | 0.3064 (3) | 0.4087 (2) | 0.33245 (16) | 0.0361 (7) | |
| H13 | 0.3106 | 0.4102 | 0.2876 | 0.043* | |
| C14 | 0.3722 (3) | 0.4050 (3) | 0.43166 (15) | 0.0391 (7) | |
| H14 | 0.4318 | 0.4040 | 0.4693 | 0.047* | |
| C15 | 0.2137 (4) | 0.4060 (3) | 0.42918 (17) | 0.0446 (8) | |
| H15 | 0.1454 | 0.4048 | 0.4642 | 0.054* | |
| C16 | 0.7835 (4) | 0.6195 (2) | 0.31334 (16) | 0.0383 (8) | |
| H16 | 0.8728 | 0.5941 | 0.2935 | 0.046* | |
| C17 | 0.5650 (4) | 0.6304 (2) | 0.36077 (17) | 0.0427 (9) | |
| H17 | 0.4705 | 0.6132 | 0.3802 | 0.051* | |
| C18 | 0.6178 (4) | 0.7249 (2) | 0.35329 (17) | 0.0426 (9) | |
| H18 | 0.5690 | 0.7837 | 0.3668 | 0.051* | |
| C19 | 0.7768 (4) | 0.4830 (3) | 0.46802 (16) | 0.0392 (8) | |
| H19 | 0.7709 | 0.5489 | 0.4533 | 0.047* | |
| C20 | 0.7710 (5) | 0.3241 (3) | 0.47194 (18) | 0.0585 (12) | |
| H20 | 0.7590 | 0.2571 | 0.4604 | 0.070* | |
| C21 | 0.8133 (6) | 0.3571 (3) | 0.53140 (18) | 0.0682 (13) | |
| H21 | 0.8368 | 0.3179 | 0.5673 | 0.082* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Ni1 | 0.02413 (16) | 0.02630 (16) | 0.02864 (19) | −0.00065 (17) | −0.00168 (18) | −0.00153 (19) |
| O1 | 0.0262 (10) | 0.0397 (11) | 0.0312 (11) | −0.0002 (10) | 0.0005 (9) | −0.0080 (11) |
| O2 | 0.0255 (11) | 0.0565 (15) | 0.0479 (15) | 0.0019 (10) | 0.0034 (11) | −0.0166 (12) |
| O3 | 0.0296 (10) | 0.0422 (13) | 0.0252 (11) | 0.0041 (10) | 0.0009 (9) | −0.0002 (10) |
| O4 | 0.0486 (14) | 0.0700 (17) | 0.0359 (14) | 0.0183 (12) | 0.0071 (12) | 0.0217 (12) |
| N1 | 0.0380 (13) | 0.0312 (13) | 0.0322 (15) | −0.0052 (12) | −0.0028 (18) | 0.0004 (11) |
| N2 | 0.0581 (18) | 0.0281 (14) | 0.093 (3) | −0.0143 (16) | −0.0013 (17) | −0.0146 (18) |
| N3 | 0.0258 (11) | 0.0332 (12) | 0.0313 (14) | −0.0023 (13) | −0.0017 (11) | −0.0005 (14) |
| N4 | 0.0232 (11) | 0.0497 (15) | 0.0436 (15) | 0.0030 (15) | −0.0003 (13) | 0.0011 (15) |
| N5 | 0.0278 (12) | 0.0303 (12) | 0.0356 (14) | −0.0031 (10) | 0.0006 (17) | −0.0003 (11) |
| N6 | 0.0387 (15) | 0.0343 (15) | 0.054 (2) | −0.0088 (13) | −0.0008 (14) | 0.0059 (15) |
| N7 | 0.0331 (12) | 0.0349 (13) | 0.0291 (14) | 0.0015 (13) | −0.0029 (11) | −0.0033 (15) |
| N8 | 0.064 (2) | 0.053 (2) | 0.0330 (18) | 0.0026 (18) | −0.0074 (17) | −0.0125 (15) |
| C1 | 0.0243 (15) | 0.0255 (16) | 0.040 (2) | 0.0061 (12) | −0.0016 (14) | −0.0010 (13) |
| C2 | 0.0326 (18) | 0.0358 (17) | 0.0346 (18) | −0.0004 (14) | 0.0001 (15) | 0.0012 (15) |
| C3 | 0.0283 (13) | 0.0343 (14) | 0.0319 (15) | −0.0006 (18) | 0.0009 (14) | −0.0023 (15) |
| C4 | 0.0273 (16) | 0.049 (2) | 0.0322 (17) | 0.0077 (15) | −0.0009 (14) | −0.0051 (16) |
| C5 | 0.0362 (18) | 0.051 (2) | 0.053 (2) | 0.0041 (18) | −0.0058 (18) | −0.0053 (18) |
| C6 | 0.064 (3) | 0.069 (3) | 0.057 (3) | 0.018 (2) | −0.007 (2) | −0.031 (2) |
| C7 | 0.075 (3) | 0.088 (3) | 0.042 (3) | 0.032 (3) | −0.001 (2) | −0.013 (2) |
| C8 | 0.060 (3) | 0.088 (3) | 0.045 (3) | 0.018 (2) | 0.015 (2) | 0.015 (2) |
| C9 | 0.052 (2) | 0.048 (2) | 0.042 (2) | 0.0090 (17) | 0.0023 (19) | 0.0043 (17) |
| C10 | 0.0379 (18) | 0.0350 (18) | 0.062 (3) | −0.0055 (15) | 0.0071 (17) | −0.0004 (17) |
| C11 | 0.0431 (19) | 0.0379 (18) | 0.067 (3) | 0.0085 (14) | −0.018 (2) | −0.004 (2) |
| C12 | 0.056 (2) | 0.0342 (19) | 0.098 (4) | 0.006 (2) | −0.009 (2) | −0.003 (3) |
| C13 | 0.0293 (14) | 0.0416 (16) | 0.0374 (17) | −0.0031 (14) | −0.0022 (14) | −0.0015 (19) |
| C14 | 0.0350 (16) | 0.0509 (18) | 0.0313 (17) | 0.0019 (18) | −0.0008 (14) | 0.0026 (18) |
| C15 | 0.0366 (16) | 0.056 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.0009 (19) | 0.0089 (15) | 0.006 (2) |
| C16 | 0.0365 (17) | 0.0314 (19) | 0.047 (2) | 0.0011 (13) | 0.0027 (15) | −0.0013 (15) |
| C17 | 0.0347 (17) | 0.0400 (18) | 0.053 (2) | 0.0016 (14) | 0.0081 (17) | 0.0003 (16) |
| C18 | 0.0430 (19) | 0.0261 (16) | 0.059 (3) | 0.0068 (14) | 0.0016 (17) | 0.0031 (15) |
| C19 | 0.0401 (19) | 0.044 (2) | 0.034 (2) | −0.0004 (16) | −0.0038 (16) | −0.0028 (17) |
| C20 | 0.102 (3) | 0.038 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.003 (2) | −0.020 (2) | 0.0050 (17) |
| C21 | 0.112 (4) | 0.057 (3) | 0.036 (2) | 0.006 (3) | −0.025 (3) | 0.0050 (19) |
| Ni1—O1 | 2.0662 (18) | C2—C4 | 1.515 (4) |
| Ni1—N3 | 2.087 (2) | C2—C3 | 1.549 (4) |
| Ni1—O3 | 2.092 (2) | C2—H2A | 0.9800 |
| Ni1—N5 | 2.100 (2) | C4—C5 | 1.388 (5) |
| Ni1—N7 | 2.103 (2) | C4—C9 | 1.391 (4) |
| Ni1—N1 | 2.118 (2) | C5—C6 | 1.372 (5) |
| O1—C1 | 1.265 (4) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
| O2—C1 | 1.234 (3) | C6—C7 | 1.352 (6) |
| O3—C3 | 1.258 (3) | C6—H6A | 0.9300 |
| O4—C3 | 1.245 (3) | C7—C8 | 1.359 (5) |
| N1—C10 | 1.316 (4) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
| N1—C11 | 1.373 (4) | C8—C9 | 1.382 (5) |
| N2—C10 | 1.330 (4) | C8—H8A | 0.9300 |
| N2—C12 | 1.353 (4) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
| N2—H2 | 0.8800 | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
| N3—C13 | 1.318 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.340 (5) |
| N3—C14 | 1.371 (4) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
| N4—C13 | 1.329 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
| N4—C15 | 1.348 (4) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
| N4—H4 | 0.8800 | C14—C15 | 1.355 (4) |
| N5—C16 | 1.308 (4) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
| N5—C17 | 1.369 (4) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
| N6—C16 | 1.329 (4) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
| N6—C18 | 1.357 (4) | C17—C18 | 1.345 (4) |
| N6—H6 | 0.8800 | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
| N7—C19 | 1.323 (4) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
| N7—C20 | 1.359 (4) | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
| N8—C19 | 1.328 (4) | C20—C21 | 1.356 (5) |
| N8—C21 | 1.339 (4) | C20—H20 | 0.9300 |
| N8—H8 | 0.8800 | C21—H21 | 0.9300 |
| C1—C2 | 1.550 (4) | ||
| O1—Ni1—N3 | 176.75 (9) | C5—C4—C2 | 119.8 (3) |
| O1—Ni1—O3 | 86.37 (7) | C9—C4—C2 | 122.2 (3) |
| N3—Ni1—O3 | 90.39 (8) | C6—C5—C4 | 119.9 (4) |
| O1—Ni1—N5 | 87.95 (9) | C6—C5—H5 | 120.1 |
| N3—Ni1—N5 | 91.98 (10) | C4—C5—H5 | 120.1 |
| O3—Ni1—N5 | 85.50 (9) | C7—C6—C5 | 121.4 (4) |
| O1—Ni1—N7 | 91.88 (8) | C7—C6—H6A | 119.3 |
| N3—Ni1—N7 | 91.36 (9) | C5—C6—H6A | 119.3 |
| O3—Ni1—N7 | 175.72 (9) | C6—C7—C8 | 120.3 (4) |
| N5—Ni1—N7 | 90.54 (10) | C6—C7—H7 | 119.9 |
| O1—Ni1—N1 | 88.05 (10) | C8—C7—H7 | 119.9 |
| N3—Ni1—N1 | 91.88 (10) | C7—C8—C9 | 119.6 (4) |
| O3—Ni1—N1 | 91.98 (9) | C7—C8—H8A | 120.2 |
| N5—Ni1—N1 | 175.40 (10) | C9—C8—H8A | 120.2 |
| N7—Ni1—N1 | 91.87 (10) | C8—C9—C4 | 120.9 (4) |
| C1—O1—Ni1 | 128.36 (18) | C8—C9—H9 | 119.5 |
| C3—O3—Ni1 | 126.92 (18) | C4—C9—H9 | 119.5 |
| C10—N1—C11 | 104.6 (2) | N1—C10—N2 | 111.8 (3) |
| C10—N1—Ni1 | 126.6 (2) | N1—C10—H10 | 124.1 |
| C11—N1—Ni1 | 128.0 (2) | N2—C10—H10 | 124.1 |
| C10—N2—C12 | 107.3 (3) | C12—C11—N1 | 110.0 (3) |
| C10—N2—H2 | 126.3 | C12—C11—H11 | 125.0 |
| C12—N2—H2 | 126.3 | N1—C11—H11 | 125.0 |
| C13—N3—C14 | 104.7 (2) | C11—C12—N2 | 106.3 (4) |
| C13—N3—Ni1 | 124.44 (19) | C11—C12—H12 | 126.8 |
| C14—N3—Ni1 | 130.84 (18) | N2—C12—H12 | 126.8 |
| C13—N4—C15 | 107.1 (2) | N3—C13—N4 | 112.1 (3) |
| C13—N4—H4 | 126.5 | N3—C13—H13 | 123.9 |
| C15—N4—H4 | 126.5 | N4—C13—H13 | 123.9 |
| C16—N5—C17 | 104.2 (3) | C15—C14—N3 | 109.3 (3) |
| C16—N5—Ni1 | 126.9 (2) | C15—C14—H14 | 125.4 |
| C17—N5—Ni1 | 128.8 (2) | N3—C14—H14 | 125.4 |
| C16—N6—C18 | 106.8 (3) | N4—C15—C14 | 106.8 (3) |
| C16—N6—H6 | 126.6 | N4—C15—H15 | 126.6 |
| C18—N6—H6 | 126.6 | C14—C15—H15 | 126.6 |
| C19—N7—C20 | 104.3 (3) | N5—C16—N6 | 112.7 (3) |
| C19—N7—Ni1 | 125.8 (2) | N5—C16—H16 | 123.7 |
| C20—N7—Ni1 | 129.4 (2) | N6—C16—H16 | 123.7 |
| C19—N8—C21 | 107.5 (3) | C18—C17—N5 | 110.3 (3) |
| C19—N8—H8 | 126.2 | C18—C17—H17 | 124.8 |
| C21—N8—H8 | 126.2 | N5—C17—H17 | 124.8 |
| O2—C1—O1 | 122.5 (3) | C17—C18—N6 | 106.0 (3) |
| O2—C1—C2 | 118.9 (3) | C17—C18—H18 | 127.0 |
| O1—C1—C2 | 118.5 (3) | N6—C18—H18 | 127.0 |
| C4—C2—C3 | 114.1 (2) | N7—C19—N8 | 111.9 (3) |
| C4—C2—C1 | 112.8 (2) | N7—C19—H19 | 124.1 |
| C3—C2—C1 | 111.7 (2) | N8—C19—H19 | 124.1 |
| C4—C2—H2A | 105.8 | C21—C20—N7 | 110.1 (3) |
| C3—C2—H2A | 105.8 | C21—C20—H20 | 125.0 |
| C1—C2—H2A | 105.8 | N7—C20—H20 | 125.0 |
| O4—C3—O3 | 123.1 (3) | N8—C21—C20 | 106.2 (4) |
| O4—C3—C2 | 119.4 (3) | N8—C21—H21 | 126.9 |
| O3—C3—C2 | 117.2 (3) | C20—C21—H21 | 126.9 |
| C5—C4—C9 | 118.0 (3) | ||
| O3—Ni1—O1—C1 | −28.3 (3) | Ni1—O3—C3—O4 | −161.4 (2) |
| N5—Ni1—O1—C1 | −113.9 (3) | Ni1—O3—C3—C2 | 23.8 (4) |
| N7—Ni1—O1—C1 | 155.7 (3) | C4—C2—C3—O4 | −6.3 (4) |
| N1—Ni1—O1—C1 | 63.9 (3) | C1—C2—C3—O4 | 123.0 (3) |
| O1—Ni1—O3—C3 | 15.1 (2) | C4—C2—C3—O3 | 168.7 (3) |
| N3—Ni1—O3—C3 | −164.7 (2) | C1—C2—C3—O3 | −61.9 (4) |
| N5—Ni1—O3—C3 | 103.4 (2) | C3—C2—C4—C5 | −111.2 (3) |
| N1—Ni1—O3—C3 | −72.8 (2) | C1—C2—C4—C5 | 120.0 (3) |
| O1—Ni1—N1—C10 | −137.2 (3) | C3—C2—C4—C9 | 71.8 (4) |
| N3—Ni1—N1—C10 | 39.6 (3) | C1—C2—C4—C9 | −57.1 (4) |
| O3—Ni1—N1—C10 | −50.9 (3) | C9—C4—C5—C6 | 0.6 (5) |
| N7—Ni1—N1—C10 | 131.0 (3) | C2—C4—C5—C6 | −176.6 (3) |
| O1—Ni1—N1—C11 | 30.7 (3) | C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.8 (6) |
| N3—Ni1—N1—C11 | −152.6 (3) | C5—C6—C7—C8 | −1.1 (7) |
| O3—Ni1—N1—C11 | 117.0 (3) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | 0.1 (7) |
| N7—Ni1—N1—C11 | −61.1 (3) | C7—C8—C9—C4 | 1.4 (6) |
| O3—Ni1—N3—C13 | 2.8 (3) | C5—C4—C9—C8 | −1.7 (5) |
| N5—Ni1—N3—C13 | 88.3 (3) | C2—C4—C9—C8 | 175.4 (3) |
| N7—Ni1—N3—C13 | 178.9 (3) | C11—N1—C10—N2 | 0.3 (4) |
| N1—Ni1—N3—C13 | −89.2 (3) | Ni1—N1—C10—N2 | 170.4 (2) |
| O3—Ni1—N3—C14 | −175.9 (3) | C12—N2—C10—N1 | 0.5 (4) |
| N5—Ni1—N3—C14 | −90.4 (3) | C10—N1—C11—C12 | −1.0 (4) |
| N7—Ni1—N3—C14 | 0.2 (3) | Ni1—N1—C11—C12 | −171.0 (3) |
| N1—Ni1—N3—C14 | 92.1 (3) | N1—C11—C12—N2 | 1.3 (5) |
| O1—Ni1—N5—C16 | 3.4 (3) | C10—N2—C12—C11 | −1.1 (5) |
| N3—Ni1—N5—C16 | −173.4 (3) | C14—N3—C13—N4 | −0.4 (4) |
| O3—Ni1—N5—C16 | −83.1 (3) | Ni1—N3—C13—N4 | −179.4 (2) |
| N7—Ni1—N5—C16 | 95.3 (3) | C15—N4—C13—N3 | −0.2 (4) |
| O1—Ni1—N5—C17 | −173.2 (3) | C13—N3—C14—C15 | 0.8 (4) |
| N3—Ni1—N5—C17 | 10.1 (3) | Ni1—N3—C14—C15 | 179.7 (2) |
| O3—Ni1—N5—C17 | 100.3 (3) | C13—N4—C15—C14 | 0.7 (4) |
| N7—Ni1—N5—C17 | −81.3 (3) | N3—C14—C15—N4 | −1.0 (4) |
| O1—Ni1—N7—C19 | 92.3 (2) | C17—N5—C16—N6 | −0.3 (4) |
| N3—Ni1—N7—C19 | −87.6 (3) | Ni1—N5—C16—N6 | −177.6 (2) |
| N5—Ni1—N7—C19 | 4.4 (3) | C18—N6—C16—N5 | 1.1 (4) |
| N1—Ni1—N7—C19 | −179.5 (3) | C16—N5—C17—C18 | −0.5 (4) |
| O1—Ni1—N7—C20 | −96.5 (3) | Ni1—N5—C17—C18 | 176.7 (2) |
| N3—Ni1—N7—C20 | 83.5 (3) | N5—C17—C18—N6 | 1.2 (4) |
| N5—Ni1—N7—C20 | 175.5 (3) | C16—N6—C18—C17 | −1.3 (4) |
| N1—Ni1—N7—C20 | −8.4 (3) | C20—N7—C19—N8 | −0.1 (4) |
| Ni1—O1—C1—O2 | −176.5 (2) | Ni1—N7—C19—N8 | 172.8 (2) |
| Ni1—O1—C1—C2 | −0.1 (4) | C21—N8—C19—N7 | 0.9 (5) |
| O2—C1—C2—C4 | −4.3 (4) | C19—N7—C20—C21 | −0.6 (5) |
| O1—C1—C2—C4 | 179.1 (3) | Ni1—N7—C20—C21 | −173.2 (3) |
| O2—C1—C2—C3 | −134.4 (3) | C19—N8—C21—C20 | −1.2 (6) |
| O1—C1—C2—C3 | 49.0 (4) | N7—C20—C21—N8 | 1.2 (6) |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N2—H2···O3i | 0.88 | 2.06 | 2.943 (3) | 176 |
| N4—H4···O1ii | 0.88 | 1.97 | 2.839 (3) | 168 |
| N6—H6···O2iii | 0.88 | 1.90 | 2.774 (3) | 172 |
| N8—H8···O4iv | 0.88 | 1.85 | 2.718 (3) | 169 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) −x+2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x+3/2, −y+1, z+1/2. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N2—H2···O3i | 0.88 | 2.06 | 2.943 (3) | 176 |
| N4—H4···O1ii | 0.88 | 1.97 | 2.839 (3) | 168 |
| N6—H6···O2iii | 0.88 | 1.90 | 2.774 (3) | 172 |
| N8—H8···O4iv | 0.88 | 1.85 | 2.718 (3) | 169 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) −x+2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x+3/2, −y+1, z+1/2. |
We thank the Key Laboratory of Environmental Material and Environmental Engineering of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University and the University of Malaya for supporting this study.
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We have previously reported the crystal structure of the tetrakis(imidazole) adduct of cobalt(II) phenylmalonate. The structure features the carboxylate-chelated cobalt(II) atom bonded to four N-heterocycles; each of these has a nitrogen-donor site that enables the octahedrally coordinated mononuclear molecule to connect with each other to form a three-dimensional network (Zhang et al., 2007). The nickel analog (Fig. 1) is isostructural, the two compounds crystallizing with similar unit cell dimensions.