Synthesis and Structure of a Novel 3-Fold Interpenetrating Three-dimensional Coordination Polymer:[Ni(Hbyip2-)（bix）0.5（H2O）]n

A three-dimensional coordination polymer,[Ni(Hbyip2-)(bix)0.5(H2O)]n,has been hydrothermally synthesized.Each Ni2+ ion is five-coordinated by three carboxylate O atoms from three different 5-(benzoic acid-4-yldiazenyl)isophthalate(Hbyip2-) anions,one N atom from one 1,4-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene(bix) ligand and one O atom from an aqua ligand displaying a distorted square-pyramid.Each Ni atom is defined by three Hbyip2-anions and each Hbyip2-anion adopts a tris(mono-dentate) ligand coordinating to three Ni2+ ions affording a 36-membered inorganic ring.These rings are further arranged into an undulated two-dimensional layer parallel to the(101) plane.Adjacent two-dimensional networks are linked by bix ligands into a three-dimensional {63,83}{63} framework with a large channel(ca.26.3 × 13.6) along the [100] direction.Each individual {63,83}{63} network interpenetrates with two others in a parallel fashion to generate a 3-fold interpenetrating network.