[Bis(3,5‐dimethylpyrazol‐1‐yl‐κN2)dithioacetato‐κS](triphenylphosphine‐κP)copper(I)

In the title compound, [Cu(C₁₂H₁₅N₄S₂)(C₁₈H₁₅P)], the copper(I) center is tetrahedrally coordinated by one S atom and two N atoms from one bis(3,5‐dimethylpyrazol‐1‐yl)dithioacetate ligand and one P atom from a triphenylphosphine ligand. In the crystal structure, adjacent pyrazole rings are involved in weak π–π interactions, thereby forming a one‐dimensional zigzag chain running along the b axis.     

(Acetato‐κO)[tris(3,5‐dimethylpyrazol‐1‐yl‐κN2)hydroborato]zinc(II)

The title complex, [Zn(C₁₅H₂₂BN₆)(C₂H₃O₂)] or (Tp^Me,Me)Zn(OAc), contains a tripodal tris(pyrazolyl)hydroborate ligand, a monodentate acetate ligand and a Zn^II centre in a distorted tetrahedral coordination environment capped on one triangular face by a secondary Zn...O interaction with the second O atom of the acetate ligand. The four‐coordination of Zn^II and the essentially monodentate character of the acetate ligand are due to the high steric demands of the ligand set, which prevent chelate formation and five‐coordination and lead to relatively long Zn—O and Zn—N bonds compared with related complexes of Zn^II and other metals.     

Dichlorido{2‐[(3,5‐diphenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl‐κN2)methyl]pyridine‐κN}palladium(II)

The title compound, [PdCl₂(C₂₁H₁₇N₃)], is a member of a sequence of Pd, Pt and Co dichloride complexes bearing polysubstituted (pyrazol‐1‐ylmethyl)pyridine ligands. It is shown that there is a correlation between the steric bulkiness of the bidentate (pyrazol‐1‐ylmethyl)pyridine ligands and the Pd—N_pyrazole distances, i.e. the larger the ligand, the longer the bond. In contrast, no trend is observed between the steric properties of the ligand and the Pd—N_pyridine bond lengths.     

Bis{2,6‐bis[3‐(2,4,6‐trimethylphenyl)pyrazol‐1‐yl‐κN2]pyridine‐κN}zinc(II) diperchlorate bis(nitromethane) solvate

The title compound, [Zn(C₂₉H₂₉N₅)₂](ClO₄)₂·2CH₃NO₂, contains a Zn^II ion showing only small deviations from local D_2d symmetry. The lower rhombicity exhibited by this complex compared with that of its Cu^II congener suggests that the highly rhombic stereochemistry exhibited by the latter is largely imposed by the stereoelectronic preferences of the Cu^II ion.     

Bis(acetonitrile‐κN)bis[hydridotris(3,5‐dimethylpyrazol‐1‐yl‐κN2)borato]di‐μ3‐sulfido‐tetra‐μ2‐sulfido‐di‐μ2‐thiocyanato‐κ2N:S;κ2S:N‐tetracopper(I)ditungsten(VI)

Reactions of (Et₄N)[Tp*WS₃] [Tp* is hydridotris(3,5‐dimethylpyrazol‐1‐yl)borate] with CuSCN in MeCN in the presence of melamine afforded the title neutral dimeric cluster [Cu₄W₂(C₁₅H₂₂BN₆)₂(NCS)₂S₆(C₂H₃N)₂] or [Tp*W(μ₂‐S)₂(μ₃‐S)Cu(μ₂‐SCN)(CuMeCN)]₂, which has two butterfly‐shaped [Tp*WS₃Cu₂] cores bridged across a centre of inversion by two (CuSCN)⁻ anions. The S atoms of the bridging thiocyanate ligands interact with the H atoms of the methyl groups of the Tp* units of a neighbouring dimer to form a C—H...S hydrogen‐bonded chain. The N atoms of the thiocyanate anions interact with the H atoms of the methyl groups of the Tp* units of neighbouring chains, affording a two‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded network.     

Bis{2,6‐bis[3‐(2,4,6‐trimethylphenyl)pyrazol‐1‐yl‐κN2]pyridine‐κN}cobalt(II) dinitrate at 290 and 150 K

The title compound, [Co(C₂₉H₂₉N₅)₂](NO₃)₂, contains a six‐coordinate high‐spin Co^II ion with approximate local D_2d symmetry. The bond lengths and angles at cobalt undergo only small changes between the two temperatures, which confirms that the Co^II ion does not undergo a spin‐state transition over this temperature range.     

[2,6‐Bis(3,5‐di­methyl­pyrazol‐1‐yl­methyl‐κN2)­pyridine‐κN]bis­(thiocyanato‐N)copper(II)

The title compound, [Cu(NCS)₂(C₁₇H₂₁N₅)], displays a distorted square‐pyramidal coordination geometry, where the basal plane is defined by the tridentate ligand and by one of the thio­cyanate ions. The apical position is occupied by the other thio­cyanate ion.     

Diaqua­bis[5‐(pyrazin‐2‐yl‐κN1)‐1H‐tetra­zolato‐κN1]manganese(II) and diaqua­bis[5‐(pyrazin‐2‐yl‐κN1)‐1H‐tetra­zolato‐κN1]zinc(II)

The two new title complexes, [Mn(C₅H₃N₆)₂(H₂O)₂] and [Zn(C₅H₃N₆)₂(H₂O)₂], are isomorphous. In both compounds, the metal atom is located on an inversion center and is coordinated by four N atoms from two 5‐(pyrazin‐2‐yl)‐1H‐tetra­zolate anions in the basal plane and by two O atoms of water ligands in the apical positions to form a distorted octa­hedral geometry. Inter­molecular hydrogen‐bond inter­actions between the uncoordinated N atoms of the tetra­zolate anions and the H atoms of the water mol­ecules lead to the formation of a three‐dimensional network.     

A novel three‐dimensional copper(II) network via hydrogen bonds: diaquabis[bis(pyrazol‐1‐yl‐κN2)methane]copper(II) diperchlorate

The crystal structure of the title complex, [Cu(C₇H₈N₄)₂(H₂O)₂](ClO₄)₂, consists of a discrete centrosymmetric [Cu(C₇H₈N₄)₂(H₂O)₂]²⁺ cation and two perchlorate anions. The Cu^II centre is six‐coordinated by four N donors from the two pyrazole rings [Cu—N 1.998 (2) and 2.032 (3) Å] and two O atoms from the water mol­ecules occupying the apical sites [Cu—O 2.459 (3) Å]. The coordination geometry of the complex can be described as octahedral. There is a unique three‐dimensional network in which the perchlorate units are linked by a combination of strong O—H?O and weak C—H?O hydrogen bonds.     

[2,6‐Bis(3,5‐dimethylpyrazol‐1‐ylmethyl)pyridine]iodocopper(I) dichloromethane solvate

The title compound, [CuI(C₁₇H₂₁N₅)]·CH₂Cl₂, contains a tetracoordinate Cu^I centre with an unusual distorted tetrahedral stereochemistry, which has also been observed in other Cu^I complexes containing this tridentate ligand. This distortion is probably a result of intermolecular steric contacts between the I^? ligand and a neighbouring CH₂Cl₂ mol­ecule.     

A new polymorph of bis[2,6‐bis(1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl‐κN3)pyridinido‐κN]zinc(II)

The title compound, [Zn(C₁₉H₁₂N₅)₂], crystallizes in the tetragonal space group P4₃2₁2, with the monomer residing on a twofold axis. The imidazole N‐bound H atoms are disordered over the two positions, with refined occupancies of 0.59 (3) and 0.41 (3). The strong similarities to, and slight differences from, a reported P4₂2₁2 polymorph which has a 50% smaller unit‐cell volume [Harvey, Baggio, Muñoz & Baggio (2003). Acta Cryst. C 59 , m283–m285], to which the present structure bears a group–subgroup relationship, are discussed.     

Bis­[2,6‐bis(1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl‐κN3)pyridinato‐κN]zinc(II)

The structure of [Zn(C₁₉H₁₂N₅)₂], which is monomeric and consists of neutral Zn(bbip‐H)₂ entities [bbip‐H is the anionic form of bis­(benz­imidazolyl)­pyridine, formed by the loss of one H atom], has been solved from a racemic twin. The Zn atom lies at a site with imposed 222 symmetry and the bbip‐H ligand has imposed twofold symmetry. The imidazolyl H atom is disordered over two symmetry‐related positions, thus raising the molecular symmetry as required by the space group. The angle between the planes of the two coordinated bbip‐H ligands is 84.6 (3)°, so defining a distorted octahedral environment around the metal atom.     

Carbonyl­[di­hydro­bis­(pyrazol‐1‐yl‐κN2)­borato]­hydrido­bis­(tri‐p‐tolyl­phosphine‐κP)­ruthenium(II)

The title compound, [RuH(C₆H₈BN₄)(C₂₁H₂₁P)₂(CO)], possesses two trans‐disposed tri‐p‐tolyl­phosphines in axial positions and the remaining ligands in equatorial positions. The overall geometry of the Ru^II ion is a distorted octahedral structure. The P—Ru—P axis deviates from linearity by about 13°. This distortion arises mainly from the steric congestion between the bulky phosphine moieties and the tetrahedral di­hydro­bis­(pyrazol‐1‐yl)­borate ligands.     

Bis­[1,3‐bis(2‐methyl­tetrazol‐5‐yl‐κN4)­triazenido‐κN2]­nickel(II)

The title compound, [Ni(BMTT)₂], where BMTT is 1,3‐bis(2‐methyl­tetrazol‐5‐yl)­triazenide (C₄H₆N₁₁), presents a molecular complex with tridentate ligands. The tridentate mode of the ligand is realised through the central N atom of the triazene group and two N atoms of the two tetrazole rings. The [Ni(BMTT)₂] mol­ecule is the meridional isomer, with crystallographic symmetry in space group P4₂/n. The nickel centre has a distorted octahedral environment, with two axial Ni—N bonds of 2.041 (2) Å and four equatorial Ni—N bonds of 2.0739 (14) Å. The mol­ecules are linked together by van der Waals interactions only.     

[2,6‐Bis(1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl‐κN3)­pyridine‐κN](di­methyl­form­amide‐κO)­(thio­sulfato‐κ2O,S)­nickel(II) mono­hydrate

The structure of the title compound, [Ni(ths)(bbip)(dmf)]·­H₂O [ths is thio­sulfate, S₂O₃; bbip is 2,6‐bis(1H‐benz­imidazol‐2‐yl)­pyridine, C₂₁H₁₃N₅; and dmf is di­methyl­form­amide, C₃H₇NO], is monomeric, with the nickel ion octahe­drally surrounded by an N,N′,N′′‐tridentate bbip mol­ecule, an S,O‐bidentate ths mol­ecule and an O‐monodentate dmf mol­ecule. The H atoms of the hydration water mol­ecule and the amino groups of bbip are involved in hydrogen bonding and determine a spatial organization of broad layers parallel to (001), which are connected by weak interactions.     

trans‐Bis[3‐(2‐fluorophenyl)‐1‐(4‐nitrophenyl)triazenido‐κN3]bis(pyridine‐κN)palladium(II)

In the title complex, [Pd(C₁₂H₈FN₄O₂)₂(C₅H₅N)₂] or trans‐[Pd(FC₆H₄N=N—NC₆H₄NO₂)(C₅H₅N)₂], the Pd atom lies on a centre of inversion in space group P. The coordination geometry about the Pd²⁺ ion is square planar, with two deprotonated 3‐(2‐fluoro­phenyl)‐1‐(4‐nitro­phenyl)­triazenide ions, FC₆H₄N=N—NC₆H₄NO₂^?, acting as monodentate ligands (two‐electron donors), while two neutral pyridine mol­ecules complete the metal coordination sphere. The whole triazenide ligand is not planar, with the largest interplanar angle being 16.8 (5)° between the phenyl ring of the 2‐­fluorophenyl group and the plane defined by the N=N—N moiety. The Pd—N(triazenide) and Pd—N(pyridine) distances are 2.021 (3) and 2.039 (3) Å, respectively.     

Bis[1,1‐di­methyl­biguanide(1–)‐κ2N2,N5]copper(II) monohydrate

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu(C₄H₁₀N₅)₂]·H₂O, contains two independent copper N,N‐di­methyl­biguanide complex units, each with square‐planar coordination of the Cu atom by four N atoms. The two complexes have different symmetry, with one Cu atom lying on an inversion centre and the other on a twofold rotation axis. The Cu—N bond lengths are 1.923 (2) and 1.950 (2) Å in the centrosymmetric complex, and 1.928 (2) and 1.938 (2) Å in the non‐centrosymmetric complex. The crystal structure is stabilized by N—H⋯O, O—H⋯N and N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds; each water mol­ecule forms four hydrogen bonds involving three different Cu complexes.     

trans‐Bis[3,5‐bis­(trifluoro­meth­yl)‐1H‐pyrazole‐κN2]dichloro­palladium(II) monohydrate

The palladium(II) center in the title compound, trans‐[PdCl₂(C₅H₂F₆N₂)₂]·H₂O, possesses a distorted square‐planar geometry. The NH groups are positioned on the same side of the PdN₂Cl₂ coordination plane. Four symmetry‐independent strong hydrogen bonds of three types (N—H⋯Cl, N—H⋯Cl and O—H⋯Cl) hold the structure together.     

Novel Octahedral Bis[2‐(1‐aziridinyl)ethanol‐κ2N,O] Complexes of Cobalt(II)

The synthesis and molecular structure of trans‐{bis[(acetato‐κO)‐(2‐(1‐aziridinyl)ethanol‐κ²N,O)]}cobalt(II) ( 4 ) and cis‐{bis[chlorido‐(2‐(1‐aziridinyl)ethanol‐κ²N,O)]}cobalt(II) ( 5 ) is reported. Both neutral chelate complexes are prepared from the corresponding Co^II salt [CoX₂; X = OAc ( 1 ), Cl ( 2 )] and 2‐(1‐aziridinyl)ethanol (azolH, 3 ) in dry dichloromethane. A third, ionic complex, cis‐{bis[aqua‐(2‐(1‐aziridinyl)ethanol‐κ²N,O)]}cobalt(II) diacetate ( 6 ) is formed from 4 in the presence of water and could be crystallized from aqueous dichloromethane. In all cases, 2‐(1‐aziridinyl)ethanol is coordinating as bidentate chelate ligand by the nitrogen and oxygen atom of the aziridinyl and hydroxy moiety. After purification, the compounds have been fully characterized using IR spectroscopy and FAB⁺‐MS. The single‐crystal X‐ray structure analysis revealed a distorted octahedral geometry for all complexes with either trans ( 4 ) or cis ( 5 , 6 ) configuration.     

Dichloro[N,N‐dimethyl‐1‐(1‐methyl‐1H‐tetrazol‐5‐yl‐κN4)methanamine‐κN]copper(II)

The title compound, [CuCl₂(C₅H₁₁N₅)], is the first structurally characterized molecular chelate complex involving an α‐­amino­alkyl­tetrazole. There are two complex mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. The ligand mol­ecules are bidentate. Both Cu atoms reveal rather distorted square‐planar coordinations. The complex mol­ecules are linked together by van der Waals interactions only.