Diaqua­bis(2-chloro­benzoato-κO)bis­(nicotinamide-κN (1))nickel(II)

The title Ni(II) complex, [Ni(C(7)H(4)ClO(2))(2)(C(6)H(6)N(2)O)(2)(H(2)O)(2)], is centrosymmetric with the Ni atom located on an inversion centre. The mol­ecule contains two 2-chloro­benzoate (CB) and two nicotinamide (NA) ligands and two water mol­ecules, all ligands being monodentate. The four O atoms in the equatorial plane around the Ni atom form a slightly distorted square-planar arrangement, while the slightly distorted octa­hedral coordination is completed by the two N atoms of the NA ligands in the axial positions. The dihedral angle between the carboxyl group and the adjacent benzene ring is 29.48 (16)°, while the pyridine and benzene rings are oriented at a dihedral angle of 83.16 (5)°. In the crystal structure, O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules into infinite chains. π–π Contacts between the benzene and pyridine rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.952 (1) Å] may further stabilize the crystal structure. There is also a C—H⋯π inter­action.