Syntheses,crystal structures,and properties of nickel and cadmium complexes containing imidazole derivatives

[Ni₃(C₁₃H₉N₂O)₅(CH₃OH)₂] (1) and [Cd(C₁₂H₈N₃)₃] (2) were synthesized in methanol and characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectra, and X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 is trinuclear with three unsymmetric Ni(II)'s having different coordinated environments bridged by four oxygen atoms from five ligands. Intermolecular antiferromagnetic interactions were observed in 1. Complex 2 is mononuclear with Cd(II) six-coordinate by six nitrogen atoms from three bidentate HPBM anions. Complex 2 shows emission maxima in the blue region.