Effects of different oxygen-containing anions on the structure of water clusters

Using Ni(Im)₆²⁺ (Im = imidazole) as the structural unit, the effects of oxygen-containing anions, such as SO₄^2-, NO₃⁻ and CO₃^2- on the structure of water clusters were studied. The crystal structures of three compounds [Ni(Im)₆][SO₄(H₂O)₁₁] (1), [Ni(Im)₆][(NO₃)Cl(H₂O)₄] (2), and [Ni(Im)₆][CO₃(H₂O)₅] (3) were obtained. Using Mercury-3.8 software to analyze the above three crystal structures, find different anion of water clusters had a significant effect on the supramolecular structure. At the same time, it also significantly influences the number of water molecules in the crystal structure.