title: trans-Bis(2-benzoyl-benzoato-κO)bis-(ethanol-κO)bis-(1H-imidazole-κN)nickel(II).
abstract: In the title centrosymmetric mononuclear nickel(II) complex, [Ni(C(14)H(9)O(3))(2)(C(3)H(4)N(2))(2)(CH(3)CH(2)OH)(2)], the central Ni(II) ion lies on an inversion centre and is octa-hedrally coordinated. The equatorial plane is formed by two O atoms from two symmetry-related 2-benzoyl-benzoate ligands and two N atoms from two symmetry-related imidazole ligands, whereas the axial positions are occupied by two O atoms from two ethanol ligands. Intramolecular O---H...O hydrogen bonds stabilize this arrangement. The mol-ecules are linked into chains running along the b axis by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Zerrin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Heren
authors.forename: Hümeyra
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Paşaoğlu
authors.forename: M Hakkı
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hıra