Octaakis(4-aminopyridine)-1κ4N1,2κ4N1-aqua-2κO-μ-carbonato-1:2κ3O,O′:O′′-dinickel(II) dichloride pentahydrate

In the title compound, [Ni2(CO3)(C5H6N2)8(H2O)]Cl2·5H2O, one of the the NiII ions is six-coordinated in a distorted octahedral geometry, with the equatorial plane defined by four pyridine N atoms from four aminopyridine ligands, the axial positions being occupied by one water O and a carbonate O atom. The other NiII ion is also six-coordinated, by four other pyridine N atoms from four other aminopyridine ligands and two carbonate O atoms to complete a distorted octahedral geometry. In the crystal structure, molecules are linked into an infinite three-dimensional network by O—H...O, N—H...Cl, N—H...O, O—H...N, C—H...O, C—H...N and C/N—H...π interactions involving the pyridine rings.