A 3D hydrogen bonding framework of trinuclear Ni(II) complex in mixed ligands system: Structural and magnetic studies

Employing N-benzoyl-salicylhydrazide (H3bzshz) and imidazole (Himdz) as mixed ligands, a novel linear trinuclear Ni(II) complex [Ni3(bzshz)2(Himdz)2(H2O)2]·2DMF (1) has been synthesized and characterized. The three nickel atoms in 1 arrange in a strictly linear structure. The complex exhibits a novel 3D hydrogen bonding framework through the intermolecular Osingle bondH···O and Nsingle bondH···O hydrogen bonding interactions. The magnetic property of 1 has been investigated by variable temperature magnetic susceptibility measurement.