Crystal structure of catena-poly[[[triaqua(4-cyanobenzoato-κO)nickel(II)]-μ-4,4′-bipyridine-κ2N:N′] 4-cyanobenzoate]

In the title polymeric complex salt, {[Ni(C8H4NO2)(C10H8N2)(H2O)3](C8H4NO2)}n, the NiII cation is coordinated by a 4-cyanobenzoate anion, two 4,4′-bipyridine ligands and three water molecules in a distorted N2O4 octahedral geometry. The 4,4′-bipyridine ligands bridge the NiII cations to form polymeric chains of the title complex cations, propagating along the c-axis direction. The dihedral angle between the pyridine rings of the 4,4′-bipyridine ligand is 24.9 (6)°. In the crystal, the uncoordinating 4-cyanobenzoate anions link with the complex cations via O—H...O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture. Weak C—H...O, C—H...N interactions and π–π stacking [centroid-to-centroid distances = 3.566 (4) and 3.885 (4) Å] are also observed in the crystal