Lithium diaquanickel(II)catena-borodiphosphate(V) monohydrate
The title borophosphate LiNi(H2O)2[BP2O8]·H2O was synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The crystal structure is isotypic with the Mg analogue and features helical [BP2O8]3−borophosphate ribbons, constructed by BO4(2 symmetry) and PO4tetrahedra. The borate groups share all their oxygen apices with adjacent phosphate tetrahedra. The ribbons are connectedviaNi2+cations that are located on twofold rotation axes. The cations have a slightly distorted octahedral oxygen coordination by four O atoms from the anion and by two water molecules. The voids within the helices are occupied by Li+cations, likewise located on twofold rotation axes, in an irregular environment of five O atoms. The structure is stabilized by O—H...O hydrogen bonds between coordinated or uncoordinated water molecules and O atoms that are part of the helices.