catena‐Poly­[[di­aqua­(isonicotinato‐O,O′)­europium(III)]‐di‐μ‐isonicotin­ato‐O:O′]

The title complex, [Eu(C₆H₄O₂)₃(H₂O)₂], has a double carboxyl­ate‐bridged infinite‐chain structure, with one chelating carboxyl­ate group on each Eu ion centre, which also binds to two water mol­ecules to yield an eight‐coordinate square‐antiprismatic geometry, with Eu—O bond lengths in the range 2.338 (3)–2.594 (3) Å. The pyridine N atoms of the isonicotinate groups do not coordinate to the Eu ions; instead, they direct the formation of Eu^III coordination polymers via hydrogen bonding with coordinated water mol­ecules.     

catena‐Poly­[[di­aqua­di­chloro­iron(II)]‐μ‐1,4‐dioxane‐κ2O:O′]

The crystal structure of the title compound, [FeCl₂(C₄H₈O₂)(H₂O)₂]_n, contains six‐coordinate Fe^II atoms in approximately octahedral environments. The Fe^II atoms have symmetry, i.e. all pairs of identical ligands are trans. The structure consists of polymeric chains made up of dioxane mol­ecules, in the chair conformation with symmetry, linking the Fe^II centers. The chains are crosslinked by O—H?Cl hydrogen bonds.     

catena‐Poly­[[tetra­aqua­iron(II)]‐μ‐succinato‐κ2O:O′]

The title complex, {[Fe(C₄H₄O₄)(H₂O)₄]}_n, is an infinite poly­meric compound bridged by the succinate dianion. Two carboxyl­ate groups coordinate in a monodentate manner to the Fe^II atom, in a trans fashion, with an O—Fe—O bond angle of 175.72 (6)° and Fe—O distances of 2.0886 (14) and 2.1008 (15) Å. One of the uncoordinated carboxyl­ate O atom forms an intramolecular hydrogen bond with a coordinated water mol­ecule. Extensive hydrogen bonding between parallel poly­meric complex chains results in a three‐dimensional supramolecular structure.     

catena‐Poly­[[di­aqua­cobalt(II)]‐μ‐oxalato]

Single crystals of the title compound, [Co(C₂O₄)(H₂O)₂]_n, have been prepared by hydro­thermal methods and characterized by X‐ray diffraction analysis. The crystal structure consists of infinite one‐dimensional chains of di­aqua­cobalt(II) units bridged by oxalate groups. These chains lie on twofold symmetry axes parallel to the b axis, and the [Co(C₂O₄)]_n system is nearly planar within experimental error. The cobalt(II) coordination polyhedra are irregular octahedra, with oxalate O atoms at the equatorial positions and water mol­ecules at the axial positions. The chains are linked by hydrogen bonds via the water mol­ecules.     

catena‐Poly­[[trans‐bis­(ethane‐1,2‐di­amine‐κ2N,N′)copper(II)]‐μ‐di­thion­ato‐κ2O:O′] and trans‐di­aqua­bis­(propane‐1,3‐di­amine‐κ2N,N′)copper(II) di­thionate

In title an­hydro­us catena‐poly­[[trans‐bis­(ethane‐1,2‐di­amine‐κ²N,N′)copper(II)]‐μ‐di­thionato‐κ²O:O′], [Cu(S₂O₆)(C₂H₈N₂)₂]_n or [{H₂N(CH₂)₂NH₂}₂Cu(O·O₂SSO₂·O)]_∞, successive Cu atoms are bridged by a single doubly charged di­thionate group, forming a one‐dimensional polymer with inversion centres at the metal atoms and the mid‐point of the S—S bond [Cu—O = 2.5744 (15) Å]. In title (hydrated) trans‐di­aqua­bis­(propane‐1,3‐di­amine‐κ²N,N′)copper(II) di­thionate, [Cu(C₃H₁₀N₂)₂(H₂O)₂](S₂O₆) or [{H₂N(CH₂)₃NH₂}₂Cu(OH₂)₂](S₂O₆), both ions have imposed 2/m symmetry. The `axial' anion components are displaced by a pair of water ligands [Cu—O = 2.439 (3) Å], the shorter Cu—O distance being compensated by the lengthened Cu—N distance [2.0443 (18), cf. 2.0100 (13) and 2.0122 (16) Å].     

catena‐Poly­[[aqua(2,2′‐bi­pyridine‐κ2N,N′)­manganese(II)]‐μ‐terephthalato‐κ3O,O′:O′′]

The title complex, [Mn(C₈H₄O₄)(C₁₀H₈N₂)(H₂O)]_n, takes the form of a zigzag chain, with the terephthalate dianion (tp) acting as a tridentate ligand. The Mn^II center is surrounded by two tp ligands, one water mol­ecule and one 2,2′‐bi­pyridine (bipy) ligand and exhibits a severely distorted octahedral coordination environment, with cis angles ranging from 57.31 (8) to 123.97 (11)°. The complete solid‐state structure can be described as a three‐dimensional supramolecular framework stabilized by hydrogen‐bonding interactions involving the coordinated water mol­ecule and the carboxy O atoms of the tp ligands, and by π–π stacking interactions involving the bipy rings and the benzene ring of the tp ligand.     

catena‐Poly­[[[aqua­bis(1H‐benz­imidazole‐κN3)­cadmium(II)]‐μ‐phthalato‐κ3O,O′:O′′] hemihydrate]

The title compound is a polymeric complex bridged by a phthalate dianion, {[Cd(C₈H₄O₄)(C₇H₆N₂)₂(H₂O)]·0.5H₂O}_n. The asymmetric unit contains two Cd complex units, and both Cd^II atoms have the same distorted octahedral coordination geometry. Each phthalate dianion bridges two Cd atoms through the two terminal carboxy groups, one in a monodentate fashion and the other in a chelating mode, thus forming zigzag polymeric chains; π–π stacking occurs between neighboring chains. The bond angle involving the chelating carboxy group is large, but the corresponding bond distance is normal. This implies the existence of an electrostatic interaction between the Cd^II atoms and the carboxy groups.     

catena‐Poly­[[bis­(hexa­fluoro­acetyl­acetonato‐κ2O,O′)­zinc(II)]‐μ‐4,4′‐bi­pyridine‐κ2N:N′]

The structure of the title compound, catena‐poly[[bis(1,1,1,5,5,5‐hexafluoropentane‐2,4‐dionato‐κ²O,O′)zinc(III)]‐μ‐4,4′‐bipyridine‐κ²N:N′], [Zn(C₅HF₆O₂)₂(C₁₀H₈N₂)]_n, con­sists of polymeric chains, running in two perpendicular directions, organized as planes normal to the tetragonal axis. The elemental unit of the chains is the zinc(II) coordination polyhedron bisected by a twofold symmetry axis, and thus only half of the unit is independent. The octahedral coordination geometry of the metal centre is composed of two oxy­gen‐chelating (symmetry‐related) hexa­fluoro­acetyl­acetonate groups and two translationally related 4,4′‐bi­pyridine groups, which act as connecting agents in the polymer structure. The stabilization of this architecture of chains and planes is associated with a number of weak C—H⋯O and C—H⋯F hydrogen bonds.     

catena‐Poly­[[bis(pentane‐2,4‐dionato‐κ2O,O′)­cobalt(II)]‐μ‐4,4′‐methylene­dianiline‐κ2N:N′]

In the title compound, [Co(C₅H₇O₂)₂(C₁₃H₁₄N₂)]_n or [Co(acac)₂(dadpm)]_n, where acac is acetyl­acetonate and dadpm is 4,4′‐methylenedianiline, the Co atom is on a centre of symmetry and is octahedrally coordinated by four O atoms from two acac anions and by two N atoms from two dadpm ligands. Each dadpm ligand, which has a twofold axis passing through its methyl­ene C atom, bridges two Co atoms to form a spiral polymeric chain. Neighbouring chains connect via hydrogen bonds to form a two‐dimensional network.     

catena‐Poly[[diaquabis(2‐chloronicotinato‐κ2O,O′)cadmium(II)]‐μ‐2‐chloronicotinato‐κ3O,O′:N]

In the title neutral coordination polymer, [Cd(C₆H₃ClNO₂)₂(H₂O)₂]_n, each Cd^II ion is coordinated by one N and four O atoms from three 2‐chloro­nicotinate ligands and by two aqua ligands, defining a distorted monocapped octahedral coordination geometry. Adjacent Cd atoms are linked by the pyridyl N atom and the bidentate carboxyl­ate functional group of a 2‐­chloro­nicotinate ligand, forming a one‐dimensional infinite chain along the b axis. The Cd⋯Cd distance is 8.112 (3) Å. These chains are linked by O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds into a three‐dimensional network structure.     

Poly­[[di­aqua­cobalt(II)]‐di‐μ‐4‐cyano­benzoato‐κ4O:O′]

The title compound, [Co(C₈H₄NO₂)₂(H₂O)₂]_n, which was obtained by the reaction of CoCl₂·6H₂O with 4‐cyano­benzoic acid, is the first two‐dimensional 4‐cyano­benzoate cobalt(II) polymer. The Co atom lies on a centre of symmetry and its coordination polyhedron is a slightly distorted octahedron, defined by two water and four carboxyl­ate O atoms. The 4‐cyano­benzoate (cba) anion is bridging in a syn‐skew coordination mode, which ensures a two‐dimensional architecture with the building block Co₄(cba)₄.     

catena‐Poly­[[di­aqua­cadmium(II)]‐μ‐5‐carboxyimidazole‐4‐carboxylato‐κ4N1,O5:O4,N3]

A new cadmium coordination polymer, [Cd(C₅H₂N₂O₄)(H₂O)₂]_n, possesses a one‐dimensional zigzag chain structure built from Cd^II centers bridged sequentially by pairs of O and N atoms of the 5‐carboxyimidazole‐4‐carboxylate ligand. The Cd^II center is in a distorted octahedral geometry, being coordinated by two O atoms from two coordinated water mol­ecules [Cd—O = 2.322 (7) and 2.364 (7) Å], and by two N atoms [Cd—N = 2.222 (6) and 2.232 (6) Å] and two carboxyl O atoms [Cd—O = 2.383 (6) and 2.414 (6) Å] from two 5‐carboxyimidazole‐4‐carboxylate ligands.     

catena‐Poly­[[bis­(nitrato)(pyrimidine)­copper(II)]‐μ‐pyrimidine‐N:N′]

The title compound, [Cu(NO₃)₂(C₄H₄N₂)₂]_n, crystallizes as a linear polymeric compound with one pyrimidine ligand bridging between two Cu^II atoms and a second pyrimidine ligand coordinated in a monodentate manner. The distorted octahedral geometry around the Cu^II atom consists of two pyrimidine N atoms at distances of 2.033 (4) and 2.025 (4) Å, and two nitrate O atoms at distances at 1.987 (3) and 1.973 (3) Å. The apical positions are occupied by an N atom of a bridging pyrimidine ligand [2.291 (4) Å] and a nitrate O atom at a long distance of 2.781 (3) Å. The basal plane is almost planar, with trans angles of 176.23 (14) and 165.34 (15)°.     

Poly­[[bis­(pyridine‐κN)copper(II)]‐μ3‐5‐hydroxy­isophthalato‐κ3O:O′:O′′]

In the title compound, [Cu(C₈H₄O₅)(C₅H₅N)₂]_n or [Cu(OH‐BDC)(py)₂]_n (where OH‐H₂BDC is 5‐hydroxy­isophthalic acid and py is pyridine), the Cu atoms are coordinated by two N atoms from the pyridine ligands and by three O atoms from hydroxy­isophthalate ligands in a highly distorted triangular bipyramidal environment, with Cu—O distances in the range 1.941 (4)–2.225 (5) Å and Cu—N distances of 2.014 (6) and 2.046 (6) Å. The [Cu(OH‐BDC)]_n two‐dimensional network is built up from interlocking 22‐, 15‐ and eight‐membered rings via sharing of Cu atoms and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Consolidation of the packing structure is achieved by edge‐ or point‐to‐face C—H⋯π interactions and offset or slipped π–π stacking interactions.     

catena‐Poly[[(acetato‐κ2O,O′)triaquabarium(II)]‐μ3‐acetato‐κ4O:O,O′:O′]

The present form of barium acetate, formulated as [Ba(C₂H₃O₂)₂(H₂O)₃]_n, is the largest reported hydrate of the salt and this leads to a distinct structural behaviour setting it apart from the rest of the family. The compound is a linear polymer with a nine‐coordinate Ba(O_aqua)₃(O_acetate)₆ monomer unit. The non‐H part of the structure is ordered according to C2/m symmetry, while the disordered water H atoms only abide by this symmetry in a statistical sense. Each molecule is halved by a mirror plane bisecting the Ba centre, one water molecule and one acetate ligand, while containing the other acetate ligand. The chains are interconnected by a disordered water–water/acetate O—H...O hydrogen‐bonding network involving all water H atoms. The structure and stability of this phase are compared with the other known acetates of barium which differ in the degree of hydration.     

catena‐Poly­[[chloro(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)copper(II)]‐μ‐imidazolato‐κ2N:N′]

In the polymeric title compound, [Cu(im)Cl(phen)]_n, where im is the imidazolate anion (C₃H₃N₂) and phen is 1,10‐phenanthroline (C₁₂H₈N₂), each Cu^II ion is five‐coordinated by four basal N atoms (two from two different im anions and two from one phen ligand) and one axial Cl atom, in a distorted square‐pyramidal coordination geometry. Moreover, each im anion bridges two identical {CuCl(phen)}⁺ cations through its two N atoms, resulting in a one‐dimensional zigzag chain along the crystallographic a axis. In addition, pairs of adjacent chains are staggered by π–π interactions, generating a two‐dimensional layer, and neighbouring layers are further linked by two different kinds of C—H⋯Cl interactions, producing a three‐dimensional network.     

catena‐Poly­[[tetrakis­[μ‐(3‐methoxy­phenyl)­acetato‐O:O′]­dicopper(II)]‐μ‐2‐aminopyrimidine‐N1:N3]

The structure of the title compound, [Cu₂(C₉H₉O₃)₄(C₄H₅N₃)], comprises a zigzag polymer of alternating tetrakis­(carboxyl­ato‐O:O′)­dicopper(II) and 2‐amino­pyrimidine units linked by axial Cu—N bonds, and the non‐centrosymmetric structure has four unique (3‐methoxy­phenyl)­acetate moieties.     

Poly­[methyl­ammonium tris(μ2‐form­ato‐κ2O:O′)­cobalt(II)]

The structure of the title compound, {(CH₆N)[Co(CHO₂)₃]}_n, consists of a three‐dimensional net of central Co^II ions connected via formate (methane­diolate) bridges. The negative charge is compensated by protonated methyl­amine cations. The CoO₆ chromophores form slightly distorted octahedra, which are bridged by C atoms of formate groups. The central Co atom lies on an inversion center and most of the other atoms lie on an m plane.     

catena‐Poly­[[[(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)­manganese(II)]‐μ‐l‐tartrato‐κ4O1,O2:O3,O4] hexahydrate]

The title compound, {[Mn(C₄H₄O₆)(C₁₂H₈N₂)]·6H₂O}_n, has a linear chain structure containing monomeric [Mn(C₄H₄O₆)(C₁₂H₈N₂)] repeat units. Each manganese ion is six‐coordinate, with the two phenanthroline N atoms [Mn—N = 2.229 (2) and 2.235 (2) Å] and four O atoms from two tartrate anions [Mn—O_COO = 2.1252 (19) and 2.1310 (19) Å, and Mn—O_OH = 2.2404 (19) and 2.2424 (19) Å] forming a seriously distorted octahedral coordination environment. Six water mol­ecules exist outside every repeat unit as solvate mol­ecules. Extensive hydrogen‐bonding interactions and π–π stacking of the phenanthroline moieties exist between the chains.     

catena‐Poly­[[[bis­(perchlorato‐O)­(1,10‐phenanthroline‐N,N′)­copper(II)]‐μ‐4,4′‐bi­pyridine‐N:N′] monohydrate]

The Cu atom in the title complex {[Cu(C₁₀H₈N₂)(C₁₂H₈N₂)(ClO₄)₂]·H₂O}_n, has an N₄O₂ octahedral coordination geometry, the Cu atoms being bridged by the bi­pyridine and chelated by the phenanthroline heterocycles. Adjacent mol­ecules are linked into a zigzag chain running along the c axis of the monoclinic unit cell. The chains are connected through lattice water mol­ecules to produce a layer structure.