catena-Poly[[diaqua(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)nickel(II)]-μ-1H-benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxylato-κ2N3:O6]

In the title complex, [Ni(C9H4N2O4)(C12H8N2)(H2O)2]n, the NiII atom is hexacoordinated by one N and one O atom from two different 1H-benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxylate ligands, two N atoms from one 1,10-phenanthroline ligand and two water molecules. The flexible 1H-benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxylate ligands link the NiII centres, forming an infinite zigzag chain parallel to [001]. The crystal packing is governed by intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions of the O—H...O, N—H...O and C—H...O types.