title: Poly[[tetra-kis-(μ-2-anilinobenzoato-κO:O')tetra-μ(1,1,1)-azido-tetra-μ(1,1)-azido-octa-methano-lhexa-nickel(II)] methanol hexa-solvate].
abstract: The crystal structure of the title compound, [Ni(6)(C(13)H(10)NO(2))(4)(N(3))(8)(CH(3)OH)(8)]·6CH(3)OH, consists of a centrosymmetric hexa-nuclear [Ni(II) (6)(C(13)H(10)NO(2))(4)(N(3))(8)(CH(3)OH)(8)] mol-ecule and six methanol solvent mol-ecules. In the hexa-nuclear unit, the six octa-hedrally coordinated Ni(II) atoms are linked by four μ(1,1,1)-azide and four μ(1,1)-azide bridges, forming a face-sharing Ni(6)N(8) tetra-cubane-like unit with four missing corners. The Ni(II) atoms are further bridged by four μ(1,2)-carboxalate groups. Neighbouring hexa-nuclear units are connected via N-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actions into a three-dimensional structure. Although the H atoms of the methanol OH groups could not be located, O⋯N/O contacts between 2.65 and 2.86 Å suggest that these mol-ecules participate in hydrogen bonding.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy College, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450008, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yan-Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xian-Jiao
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Xi-Feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tian-Bao
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Huai-Xia
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Yang