Tetra-µ-benzoato-κO:O'-bis-[(benzoic acid-κO)nickel(II)].

The title compound, [Ni(2)(C(7)H(5)O(2))(4)(C(7)H(6)O(2))(2)], is composed of two Ni(II) ions, four bridging benzoate anions and two η(1)-benzoic acid mol-ecules. The [Ni(2)(PhCOO)(4)] unit adopts a typical paddle-wheel conformation. The center between the two Ni(II) atoms represents a crystallographic center of inversion. In addition, each Ni(II) ion also coordinates to one O atom from a benzoic acid mol-ecule. The crystal packing is realised by inter-molecular hydrogen-bonding inter-actions and π-π stacking inter-actions, with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.921 (1) Å.

Diaqua-bis(8-chloro-1,3-dimethyl-2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetra-hydro-7H-purinato-κN)copper(II) dihydrate.

The title mononuclear copper(II) complex, [Cu(C(7)H(6)ClN(4)O(2))(2)(H(2)O)(2)]·2H(2)O, based on 8-chloro-theophylline (HCt), has the Cu atom at a center of symmetry in a slightly distorted trans square-planar geometry coordinated by two N atoms of two deprotonated HCt ligands and two O atoms of water mol-ecules. The crystal packing is stabilized by hydrogen bonds involving deprotonated HCt ligands, coordinated water mol-ecules and uncoordinated solvent water mol-ecules.