catena-Poly[(diaqua­strontium)-bis­{μ-5-[4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phen­yl]tetra­zolido}]

In the title complex polymer, [Sr(C₁₀H₇N₆)₂(H₂O)₂]_n, the Sr^II atom lies on an inversion centre and is coordinated by four N atoms from two bidentate bridging trans-related 5-[4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phen­yl]tetra­zolide ligands [Sr—N = 2.387 (4) Å for the tetrazolide moiety and Sr—N = 2.273 (5) Å for the imidazole moiety], and by two O atoms from water mol­ecules [Sr—O = 2.464 (4) Å], giving a distorted octa­hedral coordination. Pairs of ligand bridges link the complex units, forming chains which extend along [111] and are inter-associated through O_water—H...N hydrogen bonds, giving a two-dimensional network structure parallel to (001). Weak π–π stacking inter­actions between the benzene and imidazole rings are also present [minimum ring centroid separation = 3.691 (4) Å].

1,2,4,5-Tetra­phenyl-1H-imidazole

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₂₇H₂₀N₂, contains two independent mol­ecules, A and B. In both mol­ecules, the N atom in the 1-position and the C atom in the 5-position are statistically disordered [as 0.571 (8):0.429 (8) in A and 0.736 (9):0.264 (9) in B]. The phenyl rings in the 1-, 2-, 4- and 5-positions in A are twisted from the central imidazole ring by 84.3 (2), 21.6 (2), 21.5 (2) and 75.7 (2)°, respectively. The corresponding dihedral angles in B are 85.5 (2), 3.8 (2), 2.4 (2) and 81.7 (2)°, respectively.