Metal-organic hybrid networks constructed with the 4,4′-bisimidazolylbiphenyl ligand

The ligand 4,4′-bisimidazolylbiphenyl has been used to prepare three new 2D hybrid networks. Compound 1 is a copper(II) network, whereas compounds 2 and 3 are nickel-based hybrid networks of different topologies. The crystal structures for all three complexes are reported.