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

In the title complex, [Ni(SO4)(C5H8N2)3(H2O)2], the NiII ion 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 incorporating R24(8), R22(8) and R22(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)