title: catena-Poly[[triaqua-(pyridine-κN)nickel(II)]-μ-sulfato-κO:O'].
abstract: The title compound, [Ni(SO(4))(C(5)H(5)N)(H(2)O)(3)](n), was synthesized by the hydro-thermal reaction of NiSO(4)·6H(2)O, pyridine and water. The central Ni(II) atom is coordinated in a distorted octa-hedral environment by a pyridine N atom, three aqua O atoms and two O atoms of bridging sulfate anions, yielding a zigzag chain. A three-dimensional network is generated via complex hydrogen bonds involving the sulfate and aqua ligands and a pyridine C-H group.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yan-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Fu-Xing
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Yan-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhen-Feng
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Chen