C 33H45N4Ni2O11.5,m onoclinic, P121/c1(no. 14), a =10.531(5) Å, b =20.032(5) Å, c =17.057(5) Å, b =101.778(5)°, V =3522.6 Å 3 , Z =4,R gt (F) =0.055,
Source of materialThe H 2Ll igand was synthesized by following the procedure described previously [1]. Amixture of H2L(0.0412 g, 0.1 mmol), 1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylic acid (0.014 g, 0.07 mmol), Ni(OH) 2 (0.020 g, 0.2 mmol), methanol (5 mL) and water (5 mL) was sealed in a15mLTeflon-lined stainless steel container. The container was heated to 120°Ca nd held at this temperature for 3days. The reaction system was then slowly cooled to room temperature at arate of 10°C/ h. Green crystals were obtained in a 30 %yield.
Experimental detailsAll Hatoms on Catoms were generated geometrically and refined as riding atoms with d(C-H) =0.93 Å and U iso(H) =1.2 Ueq(C). The nitrogen Hatoms, carboxyl Hatom and water Hatoms were located from difference Fourier map and refined with U iso (H) = 1.5 U eq(O).
DiscussionIn recent years, nickel(II) complexes of polyaza macrocyclic ligands, especially those of tetraaza macrocycles, have received more attention [2]. The title compound is adinuclear nickel complex. Each of the two Ni(II) ions is six-coordinated by two oxygen atoms and two nitrogen atoms from the L 2-ligand, one oxygen atom from the hydrogen 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate ligand, and one coordinated water molecule in ad istorted octahedral manner. Two Ni(II) atoms are bridged by two phenolate Oatoms to form aNi 2 O 2 ring with the Ni···Ni distance of 3.009 Å.The Ni-Oand Ni-Ndistances are similar to the reported values [3]. The water molecules and hydrogen 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate anion interact through O-H···Oh ydrogen bonding to form at hree-dimensional supramolecular network structure.