title: catena-Poly[[(1,12,15,26-tetra-aza-5,8,19,22-tetra-oxa-3,4:9,10:17,18:23,24-tetra-benzocyclo-octa-cosane-κN,N,N,N)nickel(II)]-μ-terephthalato-κO:O].
abstract: In the title compound, [Ni(C(8)H(4)O(4))(C(36)H(44)N(4)O(4))](n), the Ni(II) atom is coordinated in a distorted octa-hedral geometry by the four N atoms of the 1,12,15,26-tetra-aza-5,8,19,22-tetra-oxa-3,4:9,10:17,18:23,24-tetra-benzocyclo-octa-cosane ligand and two O atoms from the terephthalate dianions. The Ni(II) atoms, which lie on inversion centres, are linked via terephthalate ligands to form a chain structure along [101]. The structure is stabilized by three intra-molecular and one inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037009, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shuang-Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Yue-Qin
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo