Crystal structure of diaquatris(1-ethyl-1H-imidazole-κN3)(sulfato-κO)nickel(II)

Abstract

In the title complex, [Ni(SO4)(C5H8N2)3(H2O)2], the NiIIion is coordinated by three facial 1-ethyl-1H-imidazole ligands, one monodentate sulfate ligand and two water molecules in a slightly distorted octahedral coordination environment. In the crystal, two pairs of O—H...O hydrogen bonds link complex molecules, forming inversion dimers incorporatingR24(8),R22(8) andR22(12) rings. The dimeric unit also contains two symmetry-unique intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds. In addition, weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds, weak C—H...π interactions and π–π interactions with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.560 (2) Å combine to form a three-dimensional network. One of the ethyl groups is disordered over two sets of sites with occupancies in the ratio 0.586 (7):0.414 (7).