Crystal structure determination,and DFT Calculations of dichlorobis-(dimethylsulfoxide-O)copper(II)

The crystal structure of dichlorobis(dimethylsulfoxide-O)copper(II), [CuCl₂(DMSO)₂] (I), previously determined by Willett and Chang, is reinvestigated. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with the space group Pnma (N°62), Z = 4, and unit cell parameters a = 8.053(1) Å, b = 11.642(5) Å, c = 11.347(3) Å. Our structure determination is of a significantly higher precision in terms of bond lengths, angles, and R factors (e.g., Cu1–O1 = 1.9737(24) Å, O1–Cu1–O1ⁱ = 173.08(13)° (symmetry code: ^I x, 1/2–y, z) and R(F ²) = 0.046 compared to 1.955(4) Å, 173.0(3)° and R(F) = 0.075). In contrast to the previous investigation, all H atoms are placed at calculated positions. In the title molecule, the Cu^II atom is five coordinated in a distorted square pyramidal geometry. Thus, as reported previously, it can be shown that the crystal structure consists of [CuCl₂(DMSO)₂] molecules which, by virtue of long Cu–Cl interactions, are tied together to form chains parallel to the [100] direction. The density functional theory (DFT) optimized structure at the B3LYP/6-311++G(2d,2p) level is compared with the experimentally determined molecular structure. The HOMO-LUMO energy gap and other related molecular properties are also calculated. Comprehensive experimental and theoretical structural studies on the studied complex are carried out by FT-IR and UV-visible spectroscopies.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">trans</Emphasis>-Tetraaqua(dibromo)nickel(II) 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane dibromide: Synthesis and crystal structure

A new complex, trans-tetraaqua(dibromo)nickel(II) 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane dibromide, [NiBr₂(H₂O)₄][H₂(Crypt-222)]Br₂ (I), was synthesized and its crystal sructure was studied by X-ray diffraction analysis: space group P2₁/c, a = 13.573, b = 8.328, c = 14.523 Å, β = 111.08°, Z = 2. Structure I was solved by a direct method and refined by full-matrix least-squares method in anisotropic approximation to R = 0.067 on 2684 independent reflections (CAD-4 autodiffractometer, λMoKα). The octahedral complex molecule [NiBr₂(H₂O)₄] and the [H₂(Crypt-222)]²⁺ dication (with two protonated N atoms) are located around the inversion center; the latter is statistically disordered. The dication contains trifurcate hydrogen bonds N-H(…O)₃. Crystal I also contains intermolecular hydrogen bonds O(w)-H…Br^?, which join the complex molecules [NiBr₂(H₂O)₄] and the Br^? anions into infinite “thick” layers parallel to the plane yz.     

4,7,13,16,21,24-Hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane Bis[dibromodichloroiron(III)]: Synthesis and Crystal Structure

A novel complex salt, namely, 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane bis[dibromodichloroiron(III)] [H₂(Crypt-222)]²⁺[FeBr₂Cl₂] ₂ ^? (I), was synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis (monoclinic crystal system, a = 13.550 Å, b = 11.018 Å, c = 12.813 Å, β = 117.52°, space group C2, Z = 2). The structure was solved by the direct method and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.089 from 2593 independent reflections (CAD4 automated diffractometer, λMoKα radiation). In the crystal structure I, four bifurcate positions of Br and Cl in the tetrahedral anion [FeBr₂Cl₂]^? are a randomly disordered mixture of these atoms. The dication of 2.2.2-cryptand (with two protonated N atoms) in the crystallographic axis 2 contains trifurcate N⁺-H (?O)₃ hydrogen bonds.     

Disordered crystal structure of 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1-aza-10-azoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane perchlorate monohydrate

The disordered crystal structure of 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1-aza-10-azoniabicyclo[8.8.8]-hexacosane perchlorate monohydrate, [H(Crypt-222)·H₂O]⁺·ClO ₄ ^? (I), has been determined by XRD. The triclinic structure of I (space group \(P\overline 1 \), a = 9.748 Å, b = 10.570 Å, c = 13.820 Å; α = 109.40°, β = 109.75°, γ = 93.04°, Z = 2) was solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.072 over all 3675 independent reflections collected (CAD-4 automatic diffractometer, λCuK_α). This compound is the first crystal salt containing the 2.2.2-cryptand cation with one protonated nitrogen atom that was synthesized and structurally investigated.     

Disordered crystal structure of 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane <Emphasis Type="Italic">bis</Emphasis>(picrate) hydrate

For 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane bis(picrate) hydrate [H₂(Crypt-222)]²⁺·2Pic^?·1.19 H₂O (I), its disordered crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The structure of I (space group \(P\bar 1\), a = 10.662 Å, b = 12.586 Å, c = 15.342 Å, α = 107.73°, β = 102.33°, γ = 90.49°, Z = 2) was solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares in an anisotropic approximation to R = 0.111 for all 5000 independent reflections collected (CAD-4 automatic diffractometer, CAD-4, λMoK_α). The 2.2.2-cryptand dication is disordered and has two different conformations with probabilities of 66.7% and 33.7%. In addition to one independent water molecule, the cavity of the dication has a low-probability site of another water molecule, whose occupancy is 0.19. In the two independent picrate anions, some of their NO₂ groups are disordered over two orientations. The crystal structure of I has various interionic (intermolecular) and intracation hydrogen bonds.     

Reaction of copper(II) cysteinate with thiosemicarbazide: Crystal structure of a complex of copper(II) thiocyanate with thiosemicarbazide

The reaction of copper(II) cysteinate with thiosemicarbazide (TSC) in water was found to yield complex of copper(II) thiocyanate of the [Cu(TSC)₂(SCN)₂] composition, whose crystal structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. Crystals of the complex are triclinic with a = 6.040 Å, b = 7.112 Å, c = 8.276 Å, α = 91.34°, β = 101.72°, Γ = 114.83°, Z = 2, space group \(P\bar 1\). Structural units of the complex are [Cu(TSC)₂]²⁺ centrosymmetric cations and (SCN)^? anions linked by hydrogen bonds (HB), as well as by electrostatic and π-π stacking interactions. The coordination polyhedron of Cu atoms is a square completed to bipyramid; the bonds Cu(1)-N(3), Cu(1)-S(1), and Cu(1)-S(2) are 2.002 Å, 2.303 Å, and 3.015 Å, respectively.     

4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]-hexacosane tetrachloromanganese(II) and tetrachlorozinc(II) hydrates: Synthesis and crystal structures

Two complex salts, i.e., 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane tetrachloromanganese(II) and tetrachlorozinc(II) hydrates, [H₂(Crypt-222)][MnCl₄] · 1.5H₂O (I) and [H₂(Crypt-222)][ZnCl₄] · 2H₂O (II) were synthesized and their crystal structures were studied by X-ray diffraction. Crystals I and II are trigonal (space group R \(\bar 3\) c, Z = 12); I: a = 11.033, c = 77.775 Å; II: a = 11.046, c = 77.555 Å (the structures were solved by the direct method and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in anisotropic approximation to R = 0.056 (I) and 0.065 (II) for all 2634 (I) and 2636 (II) independent reflections; CAD-4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α). The [MnCl₄]^2? or [ZnCl₄]^2? anion in structures I or II and the 2.2.2-cryptand dication (with two protonated N atoms) lie on crystal axis 3. The dication contains trifurcate hydrogen bonds N⁺-H(…O)₃. The bond lengths and bond angles in tetrahedral anions [MnCl₄]^2? or [ZnCl₄]^2? are disproportional, probably, due to the Jahn-Teller effect. The molecules of water of crystallization in crystals I, II are disordered over two positions.     

4,7,13,16,21,24-Hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane Penta(nitrato)lanthanate(III): Synthesis and Crystal Structure

A new complex salt, 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane penta(nitrato)lanthanate(III) (H₂(Crypt-222)]²⁺ · [La(NO₃)₅]^2?), is synthesized. Its crystal structure is studied using X-ray diffraction analysis (space group Pbcm, a = 9.517 Å, b = 13.358 Å, c = 24.585 Å, Z = 4; direct method, full-matrix least-squares in the anisotropic approximation, R = 0.039 for 4650 measured independent reflections). The [La(NO₃)₅]^2? complex anion lies on the m plane, and the 2 axis passes through the 2.2.2-cryptand dication with two protonated nitrogen atoms. The coordination polyhedron of the La³⁺ cation (coordination number 11) is a distorted octahedron with five bifurcated vertices, each containing two O atoms from the same NO ₃ ^? . ligand. The [La(NO₃)₅]^2? anions are joined into infinite polymer chains along the y axis through the NO ₃ ^? bridging ligand.     

Hirshfeld Surface Analysis,Crystal Structure and Spectroscopic Studies of a New Cu(II) Halocuprate Salt with Protonated N-Amino-Ethyl-Piperazine

(C₆H₁₈N₃)₄[CuCl₅]₂[CuCl₄]₃·1.42H₂O is prepared and characterized by various physicochemical techniques. The single crystal X-ray diffraction structural analysis reveals that the title compound belongs to the orthorhombic system with the space group Cmca. Its unit cell dimensions are: a = 24.286(2) Å, b = 14.3082(14) Å, c = 16.6160(16) Å, Z = 4, V = 5773.8(10) ų. Its crystal structure is determined and refined down to R = 0.024 and wR(F²) = 0.059. The structure contains three crystallographically independent Cu²⁺ ions coordinated to chlorine anions in various fashions. Cu1 is five-coordinated in a distorted square pyramidal fashion, while Cu2 and Cu3 are four-coordinated in square planar and distorted tetrahedral fashions, respectively. The entities are interconnected by means of the hydrogen bonding [O(W)–H…Cl, N–H…Cl, C–H…Cl and C–H…O(W)], forming a three-dimensional network. Intermolecular interactions are investigated by Hirshfeld surfaces and the contacts of the eight different chloride atoms are notably compared. The vibrational absorption bands are identified by infrared spectroscopy. The optical study is performed by UV-vis absorption.     

4,7,13,16,21,24-Hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane hydrogen phosphate octahydrate: Synthesis and crystal structure

A crystalline hydrated salt of the 2.2.2-cryptand and phosphoric acid, [H₂(Crypt-222)](HPO₄) · 8H₂O (I), is synthesized. Its crystal structure is studied using X-ray diffraction analysis (space group P2₁/n, a = 9.244 Å, b = 25.750 Å, c = 13.218 Å, β = 95.87°, Z = 4; direct method, full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.055 for 4622 reflections, CAD4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α radiation). The structure contains the 2.2.2-cryptand dication with the rare exo-exo, conformation with two H atoms at two N atoms directed outside from the cavity. A P atom of the HPO ₄ ^2? anion has a considerably distorted tetrahedral coordination. The crystal of compound I contains a branched infinite three-dimensional system of intermolecular (interionic) hydrogen bonds.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of (2.2.2-cryptand)potassium chloride and (2.2.2-cryptand)ammonium bromide<Subscript>(0.75)</Subscript>chloride<Subscript>(0.25)</Subscript> hydrates

Two new complexes were synthesized, namely, 7: 2 (2.2.2-cryptand)potassium chloride and (2.2.2-cryptand)ammonium bromide_(0.75)chloride_(0.25) hydrates: [M(Crypt-222)]⁺ · Hal^? · 3.5H₂O, where M = K, Hal = Cl (I) and M = NH₄, Hal = Br_0.75Cl_0.25 (II). The structures of two isomorphous crystals were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. Trigonal (space group P \(\bar 3\), Z = 2) structures I (a = 11.763 Å, c = 11.262 Å) and II (a = 11.945 Å, c = 11.337 Å) were solved by direct methods and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.057 (I) and 0.065 (II) for all 2626 (I) and 1654 (II) independent measured reflections (CAD-4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α). In structures I and II, the host-guest [M(Crypt-222)]⁺ complex cation lies on the threefold crystallographic axis and has the approximate D ₃ symmetry. In complex I, the coordination polyhedron of the K⁺ cation (CN = 8) is a bicapped trigonal prism somewhat distorted toward an antiprism. Complexes I and II contain H-bonded disordered cubes of the water molecules and the Cl^? or Br^? anions.     

4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazaniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane tetra(nitrato-O)copper(II): Synthesis and crystal structure

A new crystalline complex salt, 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazaniabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane tetra(nitrato-O)copper(II) [H₂(Crypt-222)]²⁺ · [Cu(NO₃)₄]^2?(I), is synthesized and studied using X-ray diffraction analysis (space group P2₁/c, a = 10.264 Å, b = 14.798 Å, c = 19.516 Å, β = 100.20°, Z = 4). The structure is solved by a direct method and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.032 for 4050 independent reflections (CAD-4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α radiation). Salt I exist in crystals as individual ions: the [Cu(NO₃)₄]^2? complex anion and the slightly disordered dication of 2.2.2-cryptand with two protonated nitrogen atoms. The Cu²⁺ cation has a square coordination somewhat distorted toward a flattened tetrahedron with four coordination bonds with the O atoms of the four NO ₃ ^? ligands. Trifurcate hydrogen bonds of the [H₂(Crypt-222)]²⁺ type are observed in the N-H(? O)₃ dication.     

π-Complexes of Cu(I) with Alkynes. Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Cs[CuCl<Subscript>2</Subscript>(HOCH<Subscript>2</Subscript>C≡CCH<Subscript>2</Subscript>OH)] ⋅ H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

Crystals of anionic π-complex Cs[CuCl₂(HOCH₂C≡CCH₂OH)] ? H₂O were synthesized by reaction of 2-butyne-1,4-diol with CuCl in a saturated aqueous solution of CsCl at 90°C and studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystals are triclinic (space group \(P\bar 1\) ; a = 10.155(4) Å, b = 7.828(4) Å, c = 7.115(3) Å, α = 102.62(4)°, β = 100.77(3)°, γ = 106.71(4)°, V = 509(1) ų, Z = 2) and consist of stacks of individual anions [CuCl₂(HOCH₂C≡CCH₂OH)]^? and hydrated [Cs ? H₂O]⁺ cations between the stacks. The Cu(I) atom has trigonal surrounding of two Cl atoms and the C≡C bond of 2-butyne-1,4-diol molecule. The Cu-(C≡C) distance in the π-core is 1.905(8) Å; the C≡C bond is elongated to 1.223(11) Å. In addition to hydrogen bonds O-H?Cl, crystals of the complex also contain O(w)?H-O and O(w)?Cl bonds stabilizing their structure.     

Synthesis and crystal structures of (2.2.2-cryptand)rubidium chloride and bromide hydrates

Two complexes, (2.2.2-cryptand)rubidium chloride and bromide hydrates [Rb(Crypt-222]Hal · 3.5H₂O (Hal = Cl (I) and Br (II)), are synthesized. The structures of isomorphic crystals of compounds I and II are studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystals are trigonal: space group P \(\overline 3 \), Z = 2; I: a = 11.810 Å, c = 11.302 Å; II: a = 11.890 Å, c = 11.402 Å. The structures are solved by a direct method and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.060 (I) and 0.077 (II) for 2650 (I) and 2700 (II) independent reflections (CAD-4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α radiation). In crystals of complexes I and II, the [Rb(Crypt-222)]⁺ cation of the host-guest type lies on the crystallographic axis 3 and has the approximate symmetry D ₃. In complexes I and II, the coordination polyhedron of the Rb⁺ cation is a two-base-centered trigonal prism somewhat distorted to an antiprism. The crystals of compounds I and II contain H-bonded disordered cubes of the water molecules and Cl^? or Br^? anions.     

Copper(I) π-complexes with 2-butyne-1,4-diol. Synthesis and crystal structure of (2-AmpH)[CuCl<Subscript>2</Subscript>(HOCH<Subscript>2</Subscript>C≡CCH<Subscript>2</Subscript>OH)] (2-AmpH<Superscript>+</Superscript> is 2-aminopyridinium cation)

Crystals of the π-complex (2-AmpH)[CuCl₂(HOCH₂C≡CCH₂OH)] (2-AmpH⁺ is the 2-aminopyridinium cation) were obtained by the reaction of 2-butyne-1,4-diol with CuCl in aqueous 2-aminopyridinium chloride solution and studied by X-ray diffraction: space group P \(\overline 1 \), a= 7.172(4), b= 7.796(3), c = 11.60(9) Å, α = 99.75(6)°, β = 96.53(7)°, γ = 101.03(3)°, Z = 2. The crystals consist of individual anions [CuCl₂(HOCH₂C≡CCH₂OH)]^? and cations [2-AmpH]⁺. The π-coordinated Cu(I) atoms of the complex anion have trigonal-planar surrounding of two chlorine atoms and C≡C bond of the 2-butyne-1,4-diol molecule. The alcohol groups form stable hydrogen bonds N-H?O (1.89 Å) and O-H?Cl (2.20 Å).     

Synthesis,crystal structure,and thermal analysis of a copper(II) complex with imidazo[4,5-<Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis>]1,10-phenantroline

A new complex, [Cu₂(μ ₂-Cl)₂(IP)₂Cl₂] · 4H₂O (IP = imidazo[4,5-f]1,10-phenathroline), was synthesised and characterised by elemental analysis, thermal analysis, IR spectra, and X-ray crystallography. The results showed that the complex crystallises in the monoclinic space group P \(\bar 1\); a = 7.880 (2) Å, b = 9.227(2) Å, c = 10.694(2) Å; α = 97.788(4)°, β = 100.637(4)°, γ = 95.841(3)°; V = 750.7(3) ų, and Z = 1. The complex is further stabilised by H-bonds and a π-π stacking interaction between the pyridine and benzene rings of two neighbouring molecules with the centroid.centroid distance of 3.498(3) Å, leading to a 3D supramolecular architecture. Thermal decomposition procedure of the complex explored by TG-DTG has three stages, and the final product is Cu in residual rate of 16.18 % (calculated to be 16.26 %).     

Refinement of the crystal structure of (2.2.2-cryptand)potassium iodide

We again synthesized host-guest complex, (2.2.2-cryptand)potassium iodide [K(Crypt-222)⁺ · I^? and restudied it by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The trigonal rhombohedral crystal structure (space group R \(\bar 3\) c, a = 8.340 Å, c = 60.164 Å, Z = 6) is solved by a direct method and refined by full-matrix least squares in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.049 by 1415 independent reflections (CAD-4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α). We found that Moras et al. [1] heavily lowered the real symmetry of the crystals and failed to notice their disorder.     

Synthesis and structure of bis(1,2-diaminoethane) copper(II) bis(<Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-hydroxybenzoate) monohydrate and <Emphasis Type="Italic">trans</Emphasis>-diaquabis(1,2-diaminoethane)copper(II) bis(<Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-aminobenzoate)

X-ray structural analysis has been performed for two complex compounds: Cu(en)₂(o-HB)₂H₂O (I) (a = 16.873(4) Å, b = 8.713(2) Å, c = 14.803(3) Å, β = 91.15(2)°, V = 2175.8(8) ų, C2/c, Z = 4, R(F) = 0.0263, 1516 reflections with I > 3σ (I)) and [Cu(en)₂(OH₂)₂]²⁺(o-AB^?)₂ (II) (a = 7.488(5) Å, b = 22.122(8) Å, c = 7.856(5) Å, β = 118.77(2)°, V = 1140.7(11) ų, P2₁/n, Z = 2, R(F) = 0.0432, 1684 reflections with I > 3σ(I)) synthesized under identical conditions (en is ethylenediamine, o-HB is o-hydroxybenzoate, and o-AB is o-aminobenzoate). Although the compounds were assumed to have similar structures and the Cu-Lig bond lengths and the cis and trans angles are acceptable for an octahedral structure, the geometric parameters of o-HB suggest that the copper atom has a plane square environment.     

4,7,13,16,21,24-Hexaoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.8.8]-hexacosane Bis(nitrate-hydrogennitrate): Synthesis and crystal structure

A crystalline adduct of 2.2.2-cryptand and nitric acid, [H₂(Crypt-222)]²⁺·2(NO ₃ ^? ·HNO₃) (I), is synthesized and studied using X-ray diffraction analysis. The monoclinic structure of compound I (space group C2/c, a = 13.326 Å, b = 15.262 Å, c = 15.020 Å, β = 98.96°, Z = 4) is solved by a direct method and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.067 for 2647 independent reflections (CAD4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α radiation). In the structure of compound I, the 2.2.2-cryptand dication lies on an axis 2 and has an endo-endo conformation, for which two H atoms at two protonated N atoms are directed inside the cavity. One of the NO ₃ ^? ·HNO₃ dimers is situated in the inversion center, and the other dimer lies on another axis 2 and is disordered over three orientations. All H atoms in the NO ₃ ^? ·HNO₃ dimers are equiprobably disordered over two close sites. Each of the two NO ₃ ^? ·HNO₃ dimers is formed by the very strong disordered N-O-H···O=N hydrogen bond between the nitric acid molecule and nitrate anion.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of bis(2,2,2-cryptand potassium) tetrakis(isocyanato)cuprate(II)

A new complex compound, bis(2,2,2-cryptand potassium) tetrakis(isocyanato)cuprate(II), 2[K(Crypt-222)]⁺ [Cu(NCS)4]^2? was prepared and its crystal structure was studied by X-ray structural analysis. The structure includes one symmetrically independent complex cation [K(Crypt-222)]⁺ of a guest-host type and independent one half of [Cu(NCS)₄]^2? anion. Through the center of the anion passes crystallographic symmetry axis 2, the approximate point symmetry of the anion is D ₂, while the approximate point symmetry of the complex cation is D ₃. The coordination polyhedron of the [Cu(NCS)₄]^2? anion (four N atoms) conjugated with Cu²⁺ cation is a nonplanar square considerably screwed into a flattened tetrahedron. The K⁺ cation (coordination number 8) of the complex cation [K(Crypt-222)]⁺ is coordinated by all eight heteroatoms (6O + 2N) of the 2,2,2-cryptand ligand, and its coordination polyhedron can be described as bis-basecentered trigonal prism slightly screwed into an anti-prism.