STRUCTURES OF PYRIDINE CARBOXYLATE COMPLEXES OF COBALT(II) AND COPPER(II)

Abstract

The syntheses and crystal structures of Co(nic)₂(H₂O)₄] (1). Co(iso)₂(H₂O)₄] (2). Cu(nic)₂(H₂O)₄] (3), and Cu(iso)₂(H₂O)₄] (4) (nic = nicotinate; iso = isonicotinate) are reported. Complex 1 crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/m with cell parameters a =14.150(4). b = 6.883(2)., c = 8.497(2) Å, β= 118.28(2)° and Z = 2. The other crystals. 2. 3. and 4. are all triclinic, Pī; a = 9.777(3), b = 6.348(4), c = 6.888(3)Å, a= 113.10(6)., β= 110.55(3). γ = 97.61(5)°, and Z=l for 2; a = 7.0281(4), b = 7.7176(6), c = 8.6978(7)Å, a = 68.103(7), β = 68.526(5), γ = 62.550(6)°, and Z=1 for 3; a = 9.1807(4), b = 6.3334(3), c = 6.8871(3)Å, a= 108.213(4), β = 99.433(4), γ= 105.190(4)°, and Z= 1 for 4. The arrangements around the metal ions are trans-octahedra with two pyridyl nitrogens and two aqua oxygens in the equatorial positions and two aqua oxygens in the axial positions, although the Cu(II) complexes show a larger Jahn-Teller distortion.