Diaquatetrakis(1H-imidazole-κN 3)magnesium dichloride

Abstract

In the title compound, [Mg(C3H3N2) 4 (H2O)2]Cl2, the MgII cation lies on a crystallographic inversion centre and is coordinated by two water molecules and four N-atom donors from monodentate imidazole ligands, giving a slightly distorted octahedral stereochemistry. In the crystal, water O - H⋯Cl and imidazole N - H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds give rise to a three-dimensional structure. © 2013 Kayalvizhi et al.