A Self-assembling Trinuclear Molecular Complex of Nickel(II) with Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic Acid

[Ni-3(trim)(2)(H2O)(14)]. 4H(2)O (trim = trimesate trianion), a self-complementary molecule organised In tapes using aqua ligands as hydrogen bond donors and carboxylate groups as hydrogen bond accepters, is synthesised and the structure confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Journal of Chemical Research-S