title: Bis(1-methyl-piperazine-1,4-diium) di-μ-bromido-bis-[tetra-bromido-bismuthate(III)] dihydrate.
abstract: In the title hydrated salt, (C5H14N2)2[Bi2Br10]·2H2O, the com-plete [Bi2Br10](4-) biocta-hedron is generated by crystallographic inversion symmetry. The diprotonated piperazine ring adopts a chair conformation, with the methyl group occupying an equatorial position. In the crystal, the tetra-anions and water mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯Br and O-H⋯(Br,Br) hydrogen bonds to generate [100] chains. The chains are crosslinked by N-H⋯Br, N-H⋯O and C-H⋯Br hydrogen bonds originating from the piperazinediium dications, thereby forming a three-dimensional network.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna Bizerte, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Essid
authors.affiliation: Centre de Diffractométrie X, UMR 6226 CNRS, Unité Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, Université de Rennes I, 263 Avenue du Général Leclerc, 35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roisnel
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna Bizerte, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Houda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marouani