Tetrakis(2,2′‐bipyridine‐κ2N,N′)­tetrakis(μ‐salicyl­ato‐κ3O,O′:O′′)‐quadro‐tetrazinc(II) decahydrate

The title compound, [Zn₄(C₇H₄O₃)₄(C₁₀H₈N₂)₄]·10H₂O, crystallizes as a centrosymmetric tetranuclear cyclic complex containing four Zn^II atoms bridged by four carboxyl­ate groups from salicyl­ate ligands, with a syn–anti configuration. Each Zn^II atom has a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal coordination geometry, formed by two N atoms of a 2,2′‐bipyridine ligand and three O atoms from two salicyl­ate ligands. The complex is stabilized by intramolecular π–π interactions between pairs of bi­pyridine rings and a 16‐membered gear‐wheel‐shaped cyclic framework. The hydrogen‐bonding network is formed via the water mol­ecules.     

Bis(2,2′‐bipyridyl‐N,N′)­tris­(nitrato‐O,O′)­neodymium

The title compound, [Nd(bipy‐N,N′)₂(NO₃–O,O′)₃], is found to be isomorphous with the La and Lu analogues having three bidentate nitrate and two bipyridyl ligands giving a ten co‐ordinate environment.     

Bis(4,4′‐bi­pyridine‐κN)­bis­(hydrogen phthalato)‐κ2O,O′;κO‐zinc(II)

The title compound, [Zn(C₈H₅O₄)₂(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂], was obtained by the hydro­thermal reaction of ZnSO₄·7H₂O with phthalic acid (H₂pht) and 4,4′‐bi­pyridine (4,4′‐bipy). Crystallographic analysis shows that it has a one‐dimensional double‐chain structure via hydrogen‐bonding interactions. Each Zn^II atom, adopting a distorted tetrahedral geometry, is coordinated by two N atoms from two 4,4′‐bipy ligands, with Zn—N distances of 2.054 (4) and 2.104 (4) Å, and by two O atoms from symmetry‐related Hpht⁻ ligands, with Zn—O distances of 1.921 (4) and 2.019 (4) Å.     

Bis[bis­(methoxy­carbimido)amine‐κ2N,N′]bis­(perchlorato‐κO)copper(II) bis­[bis­(methoxy­carbimido)amine‐κ2N,N′]bis­(methanol‐κO)copper(II) bis­(perchlorate) methanol disolvate

The title compound, [Cu(ClO₄)₂(C₄H₉N₃O₂)₂][Cu(C₄H₉N₃O₂)₂(CH₄O)₂](ClO₄)₂·2CH₃OH, comprises two independent Cu^II species lying on different inversion sites. In the Cu complexes, a distorted octa­hedral geometry arises (from basic square‐planar N₄ coordination) from the weak coordination of two perchlorate ions (as Cu—O) in one species and two methanol mol­ecules in the other (also as Cu—O). Inter­actions between the O atoms of the perchlorate anions or methanol groups and the imide or amine NH groups afford an extensive inter­molecular hydrogen‐bonding network.     

(2,2′‐Biquinoline‐κ2N,N′)bis(nitrato‐κ2O,O′)copper(II)

In the title monomer, [Cu(NO₃)₂(C₁₈H₁₂N₂)], the six‐coordinated Cu^II atom lies on a twofold axis which bisects one of the ligands (a chelating biquinoline) and duplicates the remaining ligand, a chelating nitrate. The latter binds in a very asymmetric way, consistent with a Jahn–Teller distortion in the coordination polyhedron which, due to the triple chelation, is extremely distorted and difficult to describe in terms of any regular model.     

(Acetonitrile‐κN){2‐[bis­(2‐pyridylethyl)­amino]ethanol‐κ4N,N′,N′′,O}zinc(II) bis­(perchlorate) monohydrate

In the title compound, [Zn(C₂H₃N)(C₁₆H₂₁N₃O)](ClO₄)₂·H₂O, the Zn^II ion is coordinated by two pyridyl N atoms, one amine N atom, and an ethanol O atom from the N,N′,N′′,O‐tetra­dentate 2‐[bis­(2‐pyridylethyl)amino]­ethanol donor ligand. The fifth coordination site is filled by an acetonitrile N atom, and there is one solvent water mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. The 2+ charge of the cationic portion of the complex is balanced by two perchlorate counter‐anions.     

Bis(2,2′‐bi­pyridine‐κ2N,N′)(oxalato‐κ2O,O′)­cobalt(II) pentahydrate

The synthesis and crystal structure of the mononuclear title compound, [Co(C₂O₄)(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂]·5H₂O, is reported. The Co atom is six‐coordinated by two O atoms of a bidentate oxalate group and by four N atoms of two bi­pyridine ligands. The neutral [Co(C₂O₄)(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂] entities are connected by π–π stacking interactions of the aromatic systems into a two‐dimensional layer, interconnected through a ladder‐like hydrogen‐bonding pattern of solvate water mol­ecules.     

Tris(2,2′‐bioxazoline‐κ2N,N′)copper(II) diperchlorate and tris(2,2′‐bioxazoline‐κ2N,N′)­nickel(II) diperchlorate

In the two isomorphous title compounds, viz. tris­[2,2′‐bi(4,5‐di­hydro‐1,3‐oxazole)‐κ²N,N′]copper(II) diperchlorate, [Cu(C₆H₈N₂O₂)₃](ClO₄)₂, (I), and tris­[2,2′‐bi(4,5‐di­hydro‐1,3‐oxazole)‐κ²N,N′]­nickel(II) diperchlorate, [Ni(C₆H₈N₂O₂)₃](ClO₄)₂, (II), the M^II ions each have a distorted octahedral coordination geometry formed via six N atoms from three 2,2′‐bioxazoline ligands. For each ligand, the two five‐membered rings are nearly coplanar. It is noteworthy that the Jahn–Teller effect is stronger in (I) than in (II). The three‐dimensional supramolecular structures of (I) and (II) are formed via weak hydrogen‐bonding interactions between O atoms from per­chlorate anions and H atoms from 2,2′‐bioxazoline ligands.     

Bis[(acetato‐κ2O,O′)bis­(4,4′‐dimeth­yl‐2,2′‐bipyrid­yl‐κ2N,N′)zinc(II)] trithion­ate penta­hydrate

The title ionic zinc–acetate complex, [Zn(C₂H₃O₂)(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)₂]₂(S₃O₆)·5H₂O, contains a ZnN₄O₂ nucleus provided by the three bidentate ligands acting in a chelating mode. The trithio­nate unit, in turn, acts as an isolated charge‐balancing counter‐ion. The structure has a three‐dimensional assembly achieved through three different inter­action types, viz. Coulomb, hydrogen bonding and π–π. The trithio­nate group and one of the solvent water mol­ecules are disordered around inversion centers.     

μ‐{N,N′‐Bis[2‐(dimethyl­amino)ethyl]oxamidato(2–)}‐1κ2O,O′:2κ4N,N′,N′′,N′′′‐bis­(4,4′‐dimethyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine‐1κ2N,N′)dinickel(II) bis­(perchlorate)

In the crystal structure of the title complex, [Ni₂(C₁₀H₂₀N₄O₂)(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)₂](ClO₄)₂ or [Ni(dmaeoxd)Ni(dmbp)₂](ClO₄)₂ {H₂dmaeoxd is N,N′‐bis­[2‐(dimethyl­amino)ethyl]oxamide and dmbp is 4,4′‐dimethyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine}, the deprotonated dmaeoxd²⁻ ligand is in a cis conformation and bridges two Ni^II atoms, one of which is located in a slightly distorted square‐planar environment, while the other is in an irregular octa­hedral environment. The cation is located on a twofold symmetry axis running through both Ni atoms. The dmaeoxd²⁻ ligands inter­act with each other via C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π–π inter­actions, which results in an extended chain along the c axis.     

Bis(1‐ferrocenylbutane‐1,3‐dionato‐κ2O,O′)copper(II) and bis­(1,3‐diferrocenylpropane‐1,3‐dionato‐κ2O,O′)­copper(II)

The title compounds, [CuFe₂(C₅H₅)₂(C₉H₈O₂)₂], (I), and [CuFe₄(C₅H₅)₄(C₁₃H₉O₂)₂], (II), are four‐coordinate square‐planar copper(II) complexes with two bidentate 1‐ferrocenylbutane‐1,3‐dionate or 1,3‐diferrocenylpropane‐1,3‐dionate ligands, respectively. The copper ion in (I) lies on an inversion centre, with one‐half of the mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit, while in (II), there are two independent half mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, with the copper ions also situated on inversion centres. The ferrocene substituents in (I) are in an anti arrangement. The mol­ecules assemble in the crystal structure in layers with ferrocene groups at the surface. The pairs of ferrocene substituents on each ligand in complex (II) are syn and these adopt an anti arrangement with respect to the pair on the other diketonate ligand. As found in (I), complexes assemble in a layered structure with ferrocene‐coated surfaces.     

(Croconato‐κ2O,O′)bis­(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)cobalt(II), and the nickel(II) and copper(II) analogues

The title complexes, [M(C₅O₅)(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂], with M = Co^II, Ni^II and Cu^II, all lie across twofold rotation axes, around which two 1,10‐phenanthroline ligands are arranged in a chiral propeller manner. The Co^II and Ni^II complexes are isostructural, with octa­hedral coordination geometry, while the local geometry of the Cu^II complex is severely distorted from octa­hedral.     

Di­aqua­bis(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)­manganese(II) thiodiglycolate bis(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)(thiodiglycolato‐κ2O,O′)­manganese(II) tridecahydrate

The title compound, [Mn(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂(H₂O)₂](C₄H₄O₄S)·[Mn(C₄H₄O₄S)(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂]·13H₂O, contains one dianion of thio­diglycolic acid (tdga²⁻) and two independent man­ganese(II) moieties, viz. [Mn(phen)₂(H₂O)₂]²⁺ and [Mn(tdga)(phen)₂], where phen is 1,10‐phenanthroline. The Mn^II atoms are octahedrally coordinated by four N atoms of two bidentate phen ligands [Mn—N = 2.240 (2)–2.3222 (19) Å] and either two water O atoms or two tdga carboxyl O atoms [Mn—O = 2.1214 (17)–2.1512 (17) Å]. The tdga ligand chelates as an O,O′‐bidentate ligand, forming an eight‐membered ring with one Mn atom. The free tdga²⁻ dianion is hydrogen bonded to an [Mn(phen)₂(H₂O)₂]²⁺ ion, with O⋯O distances of 2.606 (2) and 2.649 (2) Å. The crystal structure is further stabilized by an extensive network of hydrogen bonds involving 13 water mol­ecules.     

{μ‐N,N′‐Bis[3‐(dimethyl­amino)prop­yl]­oxamidato(2–)‐κ6N,N′,O′:N′′,N′′′,O}­bis­[(1H‐imidazole‐κN3)(methanol‐κO)copper(II)] bis­(perchlorate)

The structure of the title compound, [Cu₂(C₁₂H₂₄N₄O₂)(C₃H₄N₂)₂(CH₄O)₂](ClO₄)₂ or [Cu₂(dmoxpn)(HIm)₂(CH₃OH)₂](ClO₄)₂, where dmoxpn is the dianion of N,N′‐bis­[3‐(dimethyl­amino)prop­yl]oxamide and HIm is imidazole, consists of a centrosymmetric trans‐oxamidate‐bridged copper(II) binuclear cation, having an inversion centre at the mid‐point of the central C—C bond, and two perchlorate anions. The Cu^II atom has square‐pyramidal coordination geometry involving two N atoms and an O atom from the dmoxpn ligand, an N atom from an imidazole ring, and an O atom from a methanol mol­ecule. The crystal structure is stabilized by O—H⋯O, N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and imidazole π–π stacking inter­actions to form a three‐dimensional supra­molecular array.     

(2,2′‐Bi­pyridine‐κ2N,N′)(2,3‐naph­tha­lene­diolato‐κ2O,O′)­palladium(II) and (2,2′‐bi­quinoline‐κ2N,N′)(2,3‐naph­thal­ene­diolato‐κ2O,O′)­palladium(II)

In the title compounds, [Pd(C₁₀H₆O₂)(C₁₀H₈N₂)], (I), and [Pd(C₁₀H₆O₂)(C₁₈H₁₂N₂)], (II), each Pd^II atom has a similar distorted cis‐planar four‐coordination geometry involving two O atoms of the 2,3‐­naphthalenediolate dianion and two N atoms of the 2,2′‐bi­pyridine or 2,2′‐bi­quinoline ligand. The overall structure of (I) is essentially planar, but that of (II) is not, as a result of intramolecular overcrowding leading to bowing of the bi­quinoline ligand.     

Aqua­(5,6‐di­methyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline‐N,N′)­(glycolato‐O,O′)­copper(II) nitrate

The title compound, [Cu(C₂H₃O₃)(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)(H₂O)]NO₃, is the first example of a mixed copper glycolate compound with a di­imine ligand. The copper(II) compound lies in a slightly distorted square‐pyramidal coordination environment with one water mol­ecule coordinated in the apical position. The glycolate ligand binds to the Cu atom as a chelate through a carboxyl­ate and the α‐OH O atom which, together with the N atoms of the substituted phenanthroline, constitute the base of the pyramid.     

(Aqua‐2κO)bis(2,2′‐bipyridine‐1κ2N,N′){μ‐N‐[3‐(dimethylamino)propyl]‐N′‐(2‐oxidophenyl)oxamidato(3−)‐1:2κ2O,O′:κ4O′′,N,N′,N′′}copper(II)nickel(II) perchlorate

The title complex, [CuNi(C₁₃H₁₆N₃O₃)(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂(H₂O)]ClO₄, has a cis‐oxamide‐bridged heterobinuclear cation, with a Cu...Ni separation of 5.3297 (6) Å, counterbalanced by a disordered perchlorate anion. The Cu^II and Ni^II cations are located in square‐pyramidal and octahedral coordination environments, respectively. The complex molecules are assembled into a three‐dimensional supramolecular structure through hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking interactions. The influence of the two types of metal cation on the supramolecular structure is discussed.     

Polymeric aqua­(nitrato‐κ2O,O′)(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)(2,3‐pyrazine­di­carboxyl­ato‐κ2N,O)­europium(III) monohydrate

In polymeric {[Eu(pzdc)(NO₃)(phen)(H₂O)]·H₂O}_n [pzdc is 2,3‐pyrazine­di­carboxyl­ate (C₆H₂O₄) and phen is 1,10‐phenanthroline (C₁₂H₈N₂)], each europium(III) ion is coordinated by seven O atoms (from three pzdc anions, a nitrate anion and a water mol­ecule) and the two N atoms of the phen ligand, resulting in a nine‐coordinated europium(III) center with a distorted monocapped square‐antiprismatic coordination polyhedron. Four pzdc anions bridge four europium(III) ions, forming a parallelogram unit, the four vertices of which are occupied by the four pzdc anions. Moreover, each parallelogram unit links six other adjacent parallelogram units, forming a two‐dimensional network with disordered lattice water mol­ecules.     

Bis(μ‐diphenyl­phosphinato‐κ2O:O′)bis­[aqua­(diphenyl­phosphinato‐κO)bis­(pyridine‐κN)cobalt(II)]

In the centrosymmetric title compound, [Co₂(C₁₂H₁₀O₂P)₄(C₅H₅N)₄(H₂O)₂], each approximately octa­hedral Co atom features two trans‐coordinated pyridine mol­ecules, one water mol­ecule, a terminally coordinated monodentate diphenyl­phosphinate ligand, and two bidentate diphenyl­phosphinate ligands that bridge the two Co atoms across a centre of inversion to form a dimeric binuclear complex. The discrete mol­ecules are linked by double hydrogen bonds between the terminally coordinated diphenyl­phosphinate ligand and the water mol­ecule to form a continuous chain along the crystallographic b axis.     

Chlorido[N,N′‐dibenzyl‐N′′‐(trichloroacetyl)phosphoramidato‐κ2O,O′](1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)copper(II)

In the title complex, [Cu(C₁₆H₁₆Cl₃N₃O₂P)Cl(C₁₂H₈N₂)], the Cu^II cation presents a square‐pyramidal environment, where the CuO₂N₂ base is formed by two O atoms from carbonyl and phosphoryl groups, and by two N atoms from a 1,10‐phenanthroline molecule. A coordinated Cl atom occupies the apex. N—H...Cl hydrogen bonds link the molecules into one‐dimensional chains. The trichloromethyl group is rotationally disordered over two positions, with occupancies of 0.747 (7) and 0.253 (7).