Complexes in the Ni²⁺-imidazole-RN(CH₂COO⁻)₂ systems. The crystal structures of tris(imidazole)iminodiacetatonickel(II) monohydrate, hexa(imidazole)nickel(II) bis(N-methyliminodiacetato)nickelate(II) hexahydrate, and tetra(aqua)bis(imidazole)nickel(II) bis(N-benzyliminodiacetato)nickelate(II)

Abstract

Crystals of different compositions, namely, [Ni(Ida)(Im)₃] ⋅ H₂O (I), [Ni(Im)₆][Ni(Mida)₂] ⋅ 6H₂O (II), and [Ni(Im)₂(H₂O)₄][Ni(Bida)₂] (III), have been precipitated from aqueous solutions of the Ni²⁺-Lig ²⁻-Im systems, where Lig ²⁻ is Ida, Mida, and Bida, respectively. The crystal structures of I–III are determined by X-ray diffraction analysis (R = 0.0307, 0.0348, and 0.0302 for 3061, 4706, and 2882 reflections, respectively). Crystals I are built of monomeric mixed-ligand complexes and molecules of crystallization water, which are interlinked by hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional framework. In II and III, the ligands Lig ²⁻ and Im form charged complexes separately. In II, the cationic and anionic layers of the complexes alternate along the c-axis. Numerous hydrogen bonds involving molecules of crystallization water link the layers into a three-dimensional framework. In III, the cationic and anionic complexes, which serve as proton donors and acceptors, respectively, are bound into layers parallel to the xy plane.