Catena-Poly[[(3,10-diethyl-1,3,5,8,10,12-hexaazacyclotetradecane)nickel(II)]-μ-terephthalato

Abstract

In the title complex, [Ni(C8H4O4)(C12H30N6)]n, the 14-membered hexa­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane macrocycle ring chelates to the Ni atom through its four secondary N atoms; the Ni atom and the terephthalate anion lie on inversion centers. The terephthalate dianion links adjacent nickel–macrocycle cations through the carboxyl O atoms [Ni—O 2.144 (2) A] into a linear chain.