New self-assembled one-dimensional nickel coordination polymers and hydrogen-bonded networks

Reaction of Ni(NCS)2 with aminobenzonitrile (ABN) isomers in solution gave rise to the formation of five coordination polymers of the general formula [Ni(NCS)2(ABN)2]n consisting of one-dimensional chains with adjacent nickel centres linked by bridging NCS– or ABN ligands. The compounds were characterised by single crystal X-ray diffraction, X-ray powder diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, differential scanning calorimetry and mass spectrometry.