Tetrakis(1H-imidazole-κN3)(2-phenylpropanedioato-κ2O1,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