Poly[[μ-1,4-bis-(imidazol-1-ylmeth-yl)benzene]bis-(μ(4)-cyclo-hexane-1,4-dicarboxyl-ato)dinickel(II)].

The structure of the polymeric title compound, [Ni(2)(C(8)H(10)O(4))(2)(C(14)H(14)N(4))](n), features a five-coordinate Ni(II) centre defined by four carboxyl-ate O atoms from two different cyclo-hexane-1,4-dicarboxyl-ate (chdc) ligands and an N atom from one end of a 1,4-bis-(imidazol-1-ylmeth-yl)benzene (1,4-bix) mol-ecule. The NO(4) coordination geometry is distorted square-pyramidal with the N atom in the apical position. Each end of the chdc ligand links pairs of Ni(II) atoms into a paddle-wheel assembly, i.e. Ni(2)(O(2)CR')(4). These are connected into rows owing to the bridging nature of the chdc ligands, and the rows are connected into a two-dimensional grid via the 1,4-bix ligands. The 1,4-bix ligand, which is disposed about a centre of inversion, is disorderd. Two positions of equal occupancy were discerned for the -H(2)C(C(6)H(4))CH(2)- residue.

Related literature

For background to coordination polymers, see: Batten & Robson (1998 ▶); Kim & Jung (2002 ▶); Yang et al. (2008 ▶). For a related Ni(II) structure, see: Lee et al. (2003 ▶).

Experimental

Crystal data

[Ni2(C8H10O4)2(C14H14N4)]

M = 696.03

Triclinic,

a = 8.4966 (6) Å

b = 8.8076 (6) Å

c = 10.7327 (8) Å

α = 93.567 (6)°

β = 100.608 (6)°

γ = 105.807 (6)°

V = 754.22 (9) Å3

Z = 1

Mo Kα radiation

μ = 1.31 mm−1

T = 293 K

0.31 × 0.22 × 0.18 mm

Data collection

Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer

Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 ▶) T min = 0.557, T max = 0.791

6115 measured reflections

2640 independent reflections

2287 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

R int = 0.025

Refinement

R[F 2 > 2σ(F 2)] = 0.052

wR(F 2) = 0.139

S = 1.11

2640 reflections

224 parameters

36 restraints

H-atom parameters constrained

Δρmax = 1.30 e Å−3

Δρmin = −1.25 e Å−3

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1997 ▶); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 1999 ▶); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006 ▶); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.

Crystal structure: contains datablocks global, I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809029249/ng2618sup1.cif

Structure factors: contains datablocks I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809029249/ng2618Isup2.hkl

Additional supplementary materials: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report

[Ni2(C8H10O4)2(C14H14N4)]	Z = 1
Mr = 696.03	F(000) = 362
Triclinic, P1	Dx = 1.532 Mg m−3
Hall symbol: -P 1	Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
a = 8.4966 (6) Å	Cell parameters from 3051 reflections
b = 8.8076 (6) Å	θ = 3.0–26.4°
c = 10.7327 (8) Å	µ = 1.31 mm−1
α = 93.567 (6)°	T = 293 K
β = 100.608 (6)°	Block, green
γ = 105.807 (6)°	0.31 × 0.22 × 0.18 mm
V = 754.22 (9) Å3

Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer	2640 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube	2287 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
graphite	Rint = 0.025
φ and ω scans	θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 4.3°
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)	h = −10→10
Tmin = 0.557, Tmax = 0.791	k = −10→10
6115 measured reflections	l = −12→12

Refinement on F2	Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: full	Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.052	Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F2) = 0.139	H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.11	w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0653P)2 + 2.0659P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
2640 reflections	(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
224 parameters	Δρmax = 1.30 e Å−3
36 restraints	Δρmin = −1.25 e Å−3

Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'s involving l.s. planes.

Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > 2σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger.

	x	y	z	Uiso*/Ueq	Occ. (<1)
Ni	1.02456 (6)	0.46763 (6)	0.61988 (5)	0.0239 (2)
O1	0.9631 (4)	0.6690 (4)	0.6585 (3)	0.0338 (7)
O2	0.9113 (4)	0.7154 (4)	0.4545 (3)	0.0335 (7)
O3	0.2691 (4)	0.5884 (4)	0.6790 (3)	0.0397 (8)
O4	0.2180 (4)	0.6331 (4)	0.4772 (3)	0.0418 (8)
N1	0.9779 (5)	0.3729 (5)	0.7773 (4)	0.0437 (8)
C1	0.9120 (5)	0.7449 (5)	0.5710 (4)	0.0264 (9)
C2	0.8505 (5)	0.8851 (5)	0.6088 (4)	0.0297 (10)
H2	0.9473	0.9801	0.6264	0.036*
C3	0.7810 (5)	0.8673 (6)	0.7302 (4)	0.0358 (11)
H3A	0.8616	0.8425	0.7962	0.043*
H3B	0.7655	0.9675	0.7597	0.043*
C4	0.6153 (5)	0.7376 (6)	0.7096 (4)	0.0323 (10)
H4A	0.5740	0.7329	0.7882	0.039*
H4B	0.6319	0.6356	0.6870	0.039*
C5	0.4869 (5)	0.7705 (5)	0.6037 (4)	0.0245 (9)
H5	0.4763	0.8750	0.6305	0.029*
C6	0.5532 (5)	0.7863 (6)	0.4803 (4)	0.0298 (10)
H6A	0.5667	0.6854	0.4501	0.036*
H6B	0.4726	0.8126	0.4152	0.036*
C7	0.7204 (5)	0.9147 (6)	0.5016 (5)	0.0340 (11)
H7A	0.7040	1.0172	0.5226	0.041*
H7B	0.7620	0.9179	0.4231	0.041*
C8	0.3134 (5)	0.6545 (5)	0.5852 (4)	0.0287 (10)
C9	1.0595 (8)	0.2825 (7)	0.8462 (5)	0.0573 (9)
H9	1.1499	0.2520	0.8274	0.069*
C10	0.9880 (8)	0.2448 (7)	0.9457 (6)	0.0573 (9)
H10	1.0191	0.1824	1.0070	0.069*
C11	0.8601 (8)	0.3888 (7)	0.8366 (5)	0.0573 (9)
H11	0.7842	0.4449	0.8098	0.069*
N2	0.8646 (6)	0.3123 (5)	0.9419 (4)	0.0437 (8)	0.50
C12	0.782 (2)	0.287 (2)	1.0446 (17)	0.047 (4)	0.50
H12A	0.7309	0.3719	1.0558	0.057*	0.50
H12B	0.8638	0.2931	1.1222	0.057*	0.50
C13	0.645 (2)	0.125 (2)	1.025 (2)	0.037 (4)	0.50
C14	0.653 (4)	0.031 (4)	1.109 (3)	0.063 (7)	0.50
H14	0.7448	0.0329	1.1717	0.075*	0.50
C15	0.520 (3)	0.084 (3)	0.916 (2)	0.050 (5)	0.50
H15	0.5460	0.1367	0.8469	0.060*	0.50
N2'	0.8646 (6)	0.3123 (5)	0.9419 (4)	0.0437 (8)	0.50
C12'	0.716 (2)	0.324 (2)	1.0150 (16)	0.059 (5)	0.50
H12C	0.7636	0.3649	1.1041	0.071*	0.50
H12D	0.6598	0.3975	0.9768	0.071*	0.50
C13'	0.594 (3)	0.164 (2)	1.005 (2)	0.045 (5)	0.50
C14'	0.606 (3)	0.063 (4)	1.104 (3)	0.057 (8)	0.50
H14'	0.6670	0.1156	1.1832	0.068*	0.50
C15'	0.464 (3)	0.114 (3)	0.898 (3)	0.055 (5)	0.50
H15'	0.4271	0.1766	0.8397	0.066*	0.50

	U11	U22	U33	U12	U13	U23
Ni	0.0223 (3)	0.0278 (3)	0.0238 (3)	0.0071 (2)	0.0085 (2)	0.0080 (2)
O1	0.0353 (17)	0.0345 (18)	0.0354 (17)	0.0157 (14)	0.0079 (14)	0.0050 (14)
O2	0.0375 (18)	0.0329 (18)	0.0368 (18)	0.0149 (14)	0.0161 (14)	0.0087 (14)
O3	0.0254 (16)	0.043 (2)	0.049 (2)	0.0002 (14)	0.0171 (15)	0.0070 (16)
O4	0.0239 (16)	0.044 (2)	0.049 (2)	0.0069 (15)	−0.0055 (15)	−0.0014 (16)
N1	0.0501 (18)	0.0403 (17)	0.0287 (15)	−0.0138 (14)	0.0191 (13)	0.0039 (13)
C1	0.0152 (18)	0.024 (2)	0.039 (3)	0.0019 (16)	0.0096 (17)	0.0062 (19)
C2	0.0181 (19)	0.022 (2)	0.047 (3)	0.0016 (17)	0.0077 (18)	0.0006 (19)
C3	0.024 (2)	0.046 (3)	0.033 (2)	0.010 (2)	−0.0002 (18)	−0.010 (2)
C4	0.024 (2)	0.049 (3)	0.026 (2)	0.012 (2)	0.0081 (18)	0.010 (2)
C5	0.0177 (19)	0.026 (2)	0.031 (2)	0.0065 (17)	0.0069 (17)	0.0043 (17)
C6	0.024 (2)	0.038 (3)	0.030 (2)	0.0124 (19)	0.0068 (17)	0.0096 (19)
C7	0.028 (2)	0.034 (3)	0.050 (3)	0.014 (2)	0.021 (2)	0.017 (2)
C8	0.020 (2)	0.028 (2)	0.041 (3)	0.0090 (18)	0.0101 (19)	0.0035 (19)
C9	0.065 (2)	0.050 (2)	0.0432 (18)	−0.0045 (16)	0.0031 (16)	0.0189 (15)
C10	0.065 (2)	0.050 (2)	0.0432 (18)	−0.0045 (16)	0.0031 (16)	0.0189 (15)
C11	0.065 (2)	0.050 (2)	0.0432 (18)	−0.0045 (16)	0.0031 (16)	0.0189 (15)
N2	0.0501 (18)	0.0403 (17)	0.0287 (15)	−0.0138 (14)	0.0191 (13)	0.0039 (13)
C12	0.048 (10)	0.042 (8)	0.041 (8)	−0.010 (6)	0.020 (7)	0.003 (6)
C13	0.041 (9)	0.033 (10)	0.036 (8)	0.002 (6)	0.021 (7)	−0.006 (6)
C14	0.058 (15)	0.064 (14)	0.065 (11)	−0.004 (10)	0.041 (10)	0.009 (10)
C15	0.057 (14)	0.056 (11)	0.039 (9)	0.008 (9)	0.022 (10)	0.013 (8)
N2'	0.0501 (18)	0.0403 (17)	0.0287 (15)	−0.0138 (14)	0.0191 (13)	0.0039 (13)
C12'	0.070 (13)	0.054 (11)	0.040 (10)	−0.020 (8)	0.044 (9)	−0.016 (7)
C13'	0.064 (13)	0.031 (9)	0.039 (9)	−0.007 (7)	0.042 (10)	−0.001 (7)
C14'	0.050 (13)	0.071 (15)	0.035 (9)	−0.013 (10)	0.030 (9)	−0.026 (9)
C15'	0.047 (12)	0.058 (13)	0.056 (12)	0.001 (8)	0.022 (10)	0.010 (8)

Ni—N1	1.987 (4)	C7—H7A	0.9700
Ni—O2i	2.003 (3)	C7—H7B	0.9700
Ni—O3ii	2.019 (3)	C9—C10	1.339 (8)
Ni—O1	2.021 (3)	C9—H9	0.9300
Ni—O4iii	2.054 (3)	C10—N2	1.334 (8)
Ni—Nii	2.6529 (10)	C10—N2'	1.334 (8)
O1—C1	1.266 (5)	C10—H10	0.9300
O2—C1	1.260 (5)	C11—N2	1.352 (7)
O2—Nii	2.003 (3)	C11—N2'	1.352 (7)
O3—C8	1.260 (6)	C11—H11	0.9300
O3—Niiv	2.019 (3)	N2—C12	1.409 (18)
O4—C8	1.256 (6)	C12—C13	1.55 (3)
O4—Niiii	2.054 (3)	C12—H12A	0.9700
N1—C11	1.314 (8)	C12—H12B	0.9700
N1—C9	1.360 (8)	C13—C14	1.27 (5)
C1—C2	1.526 (6)	C13—C15	1.38 (3)
C2—C3	1.526 (6)	C14—C15v	1.50 (4)
C2—C7	1.530 (6)	C14—H14	0.9300
C2—H2	0.9800	C15—C14v	1.50 (4)
C3—C4	1.521 (6)	C15—H15	0.9300
C3—H3A	0.9700	N2'—C12'	1.626 (16)
C3—H3B	0.9700	C12'—C13'	1.49 (3)
C4—C5	1.524 (6)	C12'—H12C	0.9700
C4—H4A	0.9700	C12'—H12D	0.9700
C4—H4B	0.9700	C13'—C15'	1.39 (4)
C5—C8	1.517 (6)	C13'—C14'	1.43 (5)
C5—C6	1.531 (6)	C14'—C15'v	1.50 (5)
C5—H5	0.9800	C14'—H14'	0.9300
C6—C7	1.525 (6)	C15'—C14'v	1.50 (5)
C6—H6A	0.9700	C15'—H15'	0.9300
C6—H6B	0.9700
N1—Ni—O2i	95.33 (16)	C6—C7—H7B	109.2
N1—Ni—O3ii	100.50 (16)	C2—C7—H7B	109.2
O2i—Ni—O3ii	89.68 (14)	H7A—C7—H7B	107.9
N1—Ni—O1	96.72 (16)	O4—C8—O3	122.9 (4)
O2i—Ni—O1	167.83 (12)	O4—C8—C5	118.1 (4)
O3ii—Ni—O1	89.76 (14)	O3—C8—C5	119.0 (4)
N1—Ni—O4iii	92.29 (16)	C10—C9—N1	108.5 (6)
O2i—Ni—O4iii	89.74 (14)	C10—C9—H9	125.7
O3ii—Ni—O4iii	167.19 (14)	N1—C9—H9	125.7
O1—Ni—O4iii	88.12 (13)	N2—C10—N2	0.00 (18)
N1—Ni—Nii	159.62 (13)	N2—C10—C9	108.3 (5)
O2i—Ni—Nii	83.45 (9)	N2'—C10—C9	108.3 (5)
O3ii—Ni—Nii	99.83 (10)	N2—C10—H10	125.9
O1—Ni—Nii	84.67 (9)	N2'—C10—H10	125.9
O4iii—Ni—Nii	67.40 (10)	C9—C10—H10	125.9
C1—O1—Ni	122.0 (3)	N1—C11—N2	110.5 (6)
C1—O2—Nii	124.7 (3)	N1—C11—N2'	110.5 (6)
C8—O3—Niiv	106.2 (3)	N2—C11—N2	0.0 (3)
C8—O4—Niiii	143.4 (3)	N1—C11—H11	124.7
C11—N1—C9	106.2 (5)	N2—C11—H11	124.7
C11—N1—Ni	125.6 (4)	N2'—C11—H11	124.7
C9—N1—Ni	128.2 (4)	C10—N2—C11	106.4 (5)
O2—C1—O1	124.8 (4)	C10—N2—C12	114.4 (8)
O2—C1—C2	117.1 (4)	C11—N2—C12	139.1 (8)
O1—C1—C2	118.1 (4)	N2—C12—C13	112.9 (15)
C1—C2—C3	112.5 (4)	N2—C12—H12A	109.0
C1—C2—C7	112.5 (4)	C13—C12—H12A	109.0
C3—C2—C7	109.7 (3)	N2'—C12—H12B	109.0
C1—C2—H2	107.3	C13—C12—H12B	109.0
C3—C2—H2	107.3	H12A—C12—H12B	107.8
C7—C2—H2	107.3	C14—C13—C15	121 (2)
C4—C3—C2	112.4 (4)	C14—C13—C12	119 (2)
C4—C3—H3A	109.1	C15—C13—C12	120.2 (18)
C2—C3—H3A	109.1	C13—C14—C15v	105 (3)
C4—C3—H3B	109.1	C13—C14—H14	127.7
C2—C3—H3B	109.1	C15v—C14—H14	127.7
H3A—C3—H3B	107.9	C13—C15—C14v	131 (3)
C3—C4—C5	110.5 (4)	C13—C15—H15	114.6
C3—C4—H4A	109.6	C14v—C15—H15	114.6
C5—C4—H4A	109.6	C10—N2—C11	106.4 (5)
C3—C4—H4B	109.6	C10—N2—C12'	141.6 (8)
C5—C4—H4B	109.6	C11—N2—C12'	111.8 (9)
H4A—C4—H4B	108.1	C13'—C12'—N2	109.7 (13)
C8—C5—C4	113.8 (4)	C13'—C12'—H12C	109.7
C8—C5—C6	113.3 (4)	N2'—C12'—H12C	109.7
C4—C5—C6	110.4 (3)	C13'—C12'—H12D	109.7
C8—C5—H5	106.2	N2'—C12'—H12D	109.7
C4—C5—H5	106.2	H12C—C12'—H12D	108.2
C6—C5—H5	106.2	C15'—C13'—C14'	119 (2)
C7—C6—C5	111.1 (4)	C15'—C13'—C12'	118.9 (18)
C7—C6—H6A	109.4	C14'—C13'—C12'	122 (2)
C5—C6—H6A	109.4	C13'—C14'—C15'v	131 (2)
C7—C6—H6B	109.4	C13'—C14'—H14'	114.4
C5—C6—H6B	109.4	C15'v—C14'—H14'	114.4
H6A—C6—H6B	108.0	C13'—C15'—C14'v	106 (2)
C6—C7—C2	112.0 (4)	C13'—C15'—H15'	126.8
C6—C7—H7A	109.2	C14'v—C15'—H15'	126.8
C2—C7—H7A	109.2
N1—Ni—O1—C1	−153.4 (3)	C11—N1—C9—C10	0.4 (6)
O2i—Ni—O1—C1	18.7 (8)	Ni—N1—C9—C10	179.5 (4)
O3ii—Ni—O1—C1	106.0 (3)	N1—C9—C10—N2	−1.1 (7)
O4iii—Ni—O1—C1	−61.3 (3)	N1—C9—C10—N2'	−1.1 (7)
Nii—Ni—O1—C1	6.1 (3)	C9—N1—C11—N2	0.4 (6)
O2i—Ni—N1—C11	−144.6 (5)	Ni—N1—C11—N2	−178.7 (3)
O3ii—Ni—N1—C11	124.7 (5)	C9—N1—C11—N2'	0.4 (6)
O1—Ni—N1—C11	33.7 (5)	Ni—N1—C11—N2'	−178.7 (3)
O4iii—Ni—N1—C11	−54.7 (5)	N2—C10—N2—C11	0(100)
Nii—Ni—N1—C11	−59.1 (7)	C9—C10—N2—C11	1.3 (7)
O2i—Ni—N1—C9	36.5 (5)	N2—C10—N2'—C12	0(100)
O3ii—Ni—N1—C9	−54.2 (5)	C9—C10—N2'—C12	−177.6 (9)
O1—Ni—N1—C9	−145.2 (5)	N1—C11—N2—C10	−1.1 (6)
O4iii—Ni—N1—C9	126.4 (5)	N2—C11—N2—C10	0(100)
Nii—Ni—N1—C9	122.0 (5)	N1—C11—N2'—C12	177.4 (12)
Nii—O2—C1—O1	4.6 (6)	N2—C11—N2'—C12	0(100)
Nii—O2—C1—C2	−177.0 (3)	C10—N2—C12—C13	−82.7 (13)
Ni—O1—C1—O2	−8.1 (6)	C11—N2—C12—C13	98.9 (15)
Ni—O1—C1—C2	173.4 (3)	N2—C12—C13—C14	124 (2)
O2—C1—C2—C3	153.7 (4)	N2—C12—C13—C15	−55 (2)
O1—C1—C2—C3	−27.8 (5)	C15—C13—C14—C15v	−19 (3)
O2—C1—C2—C7	29.2 (5)	C12—C13—C14—C15v	162.1 (17)
O1—C1—C2—C7	−152.3 (4)	C14—C13—C15—C14v	24 (4)
C1—C2—C3—C4	−70.5 (5)	C12—C13—C15—C14v	−157 (2)
C7—C2—C3—C4	55.6 (5)	N2—C10—N2—C11	0(100)
C2—C3—C4—C5	−57.3 (5)	C9—C10—N2—C11	1.3 (7)
C3—C4—C5—C8	−174.8 (4)	N2—C10—N2'—C12'	0(100)
C3—C4—C5—C6	56.5 (5)	C9—C10—N2'—C12'	176.8 (11)
C8—C5—C6—C7	174.9 (3)	N1—C11—N2—C10	−1.1 (6)
C4—C5—C6—C7	−56.2 (5)	N2—C11—N2—C10	0(100)
C5—C6—C7—C2	55.8 (5)	N1—C11—N2'—C12'	−178.1 (8)
C1—C2—C7—C6	71.4 (5)	N2—C11—N2'—C12'	0(100)
C3—C2—C7—C6	−54.6 (5)	C10—N2'—C12'—C13'	−62.7 (19)
Niiii—O4—C8—O3	8.4 (8)	C11—N2'—C12'—C13'	112.6 (15)
Niiii—O4—C8—C5	−169.0 (3)	N2'—C12'—C13'—C15'	−86 (2)
Niiv—O3—C8—O4	−4.3 (5)	N2'—C12'—C13'—C14'	94.8 (19)
Niiv—O3—C8—C5	173.0 (3)	C15'—C13'—C14'—C15'v	22 (4)
C4—C5—C8—O4	−154.6 (4)	C12'—C13'—C14'—C15'v	−159 (2)
C6—C5—C8—O4	−27.4 (5)	C14'—C13'—C15'—C14'v	−17 (3)
C4—C5—C8—O3	27.9 (5)	C12'—C13'—C15'—C14'v	163.9 (16)
C6—C5—C8—O3	155.1 (4)