title: Synthesis and structural studies of a new complex of catena-poly[p-anisidinium [[diiodidobismu-thate(III)]-di-μ-iodido] dihydrate].
abstract: A new organic-inorganic hybrid material, {(C7H10NO)[BiI4]·2H2O} n , has been synthesized by slow evaporation of an aqueous solution at room temperature. The anionic sublattice of the crystal is built up by [BiI6] octa-hedra sharing edges. The resulting zigzag chains extend along the a-axis direction and are arranged in a distorted hexagonal rod packing. The p-anisidinium cations and the water mol-ecules are located in the voids of the anionic sublattice. The cations are linked to each other through N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds with the water mol-ecules, and also through weaker N-H⋯I inter-actions to the anionic inorganic layers.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Matériaux et Cristallochimie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, 2092 Manar II Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Mohamed El Mehdi
authors.initials: Mel M
authors.lastname: Touati
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique appliquée, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, 3018 BP 802, Tunisia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elleuch
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Matériaux et Cristallochimie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, 2092 Manar II Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boughzala
keywords: [BiI6] octa­hedron; bis­muth iodide; crystal structure; hybrid complex; hydrogen bonds; p-anisidinium