Theoretical study of the geometry and electronic structure of the trinuclear [AunAgm (HNCOH)3] (m + n = 3) complex

The structures and properties of different gold and silver mixed-metal trinuclear complexes, [Au_nAg_m(HNCOH)₃] (m + n = 3), were investigated theoretically. The computed properties were compared with those of the [Au₃(HNCOH)₃] complex. The geometries of all complexes were optimized at the B3LYP level of theory using the GEN basis set. The optimization results revealed that the most stable structures of pure Au and Ag complexes are almost similar. In addition, all complexes are flat and highly symmetric. It was shown that the silver substitution had a significant influence on the electronic properties. The metal–metal distances were in the order of: Au–Au < Au–Ag < Ag–Ag. The ionization potential and hardness were found to be decreased while the electron affinity, HOMO–LUMO gap and chemical potential were found to be increased from the [Au₃(HNCOH)₃] to the [Ag₃(HNCOH)₃] complex. The [Au₃(HNCOH)₃] complex was the least reactive in the studied series with the electronic chemical potential equal to −3.98 eV. On the other hand, the value of the chemical potential characterizing the most reactive complex, [Ag₃(HNCOH)₃], was −3.80 eV.     

Vapour pressure of 4-methylpyridine (MePy) over [Ni(MePy)4(NCS)2]·y(MePy) and [Cu(MePy)4(NCS)2]·2/3(MePy) clathrates during their dissociation

Strain measurement and quasiequilibrium thermogravimetry were used to study the dissociation processes of two clathrates, [Ni(MePy)₄(NCS)₂]·(MePy) and [Cu(MePy)₄(NCS)₂]·2/3(MePy), accompanied by the liberation of MePy into the gaseous phase. In the Ni clathrate dissociation process in the temperature range 298–368 K the liberated MePy was redistributed between the solid clathrate and gaseous phases; the MePy vapour pressure over the clathrate is a function of temperature and the guest contenty, which agrees with the presence in the MePy-[Ni(MePy)₄(NCS)₂] system of a wide range of -clathrate solutions, [Ni(MePy)₄(NCS)₂]·y(MePy). The same methods used to study the Cu clathrate dissociation resulted in conclusions different from those obtained for the dissociation process of the above clathrate: the process is described by the equation [Cu(MePy)₄(NCS)₂]·2/3(MePy)_solid =[Cu(MePy)₂(NCS)₂]_solid+22/3(MePy)_gas; the temperature dependence of the Mepy vapour pressure over the solid sample does not depend on its composition, which points to the absence from the system of solid solutions based on the clathrate. Standard changes of the enthalpy, entropy, and isobaric-isothermal reaction potential for the temperature range 292–325 K are equal to 178.6±1.7 kJ (mole of clathrate)^–1, 463±5.6 J (mole of clathrate)^–1 K^–1, and 40.4±2.4 kJ (mole of clathrate)^–1, respectively.     

New charge transfer salts of two organic π-donors of the tetrathiafulvalene type with the paramagnetic [Cr(NCS)6]3– anion

The electrochemical combination of the paramagnetic anion [Cr(NCS)₆]^3– with the organic π-donors bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene (ET) and 4,5-bis(2-hydroxyethylthio)-4′,5′-ethylenedithiotetrathiafulvalene (DHET–EDTTTF) leads to two new radical cation salts, namely (ET)₄[Cr(NCS)₆]·PhCN (1) and (DHET– EDTTTF)₂(NEt₄)[Cr(NCS)₆] (2). Both have been characterized by X-ray crystallography, magnetic and resistivity measurements. The structure of 1 consists of alternating inorganic layers generated by the anions and organic layers in which the PhCN molecules are inserted; the organic sub-lattice is built up from four different ET units, three of them with a charge distribution of +1, the fourth being neutral. The organic sub-lattice of 2 contains a centrosymmetric [(DHET–EDTTTF^•)₂]²⁺ dimer, in which the overlap mode is of the eclipsed type. Conductivity measurements indicate that compounds 1 and 2 are semiconductors with room temperature conductivities of 1.4 × 10^–2 and 6.1 × 10^–5 S cm^–1 and activation energies of 0.24 and 0.23 eV, in 1 and 2, respectively. For both salts, magnetic measurements indicate (i) that the organic and inorganic parts are magnetically independent, and (ii) that the organic units are antiferromagnetically coupled. To cite this article: F. Thétiot et al., C. R. Chimie 6 (2003).     

Synthesis and Structure of the Complex [Mo3(μ3-S)(μ2-S2)3(Et2NCS2)3 +Br-

Tri-₂-disulfido-₃-thiotris(diethyldithiocarbamato)-S,S'-triangle-trimolybdenum bromide [Mo₃(₃-S)(₂-S₂)₃(Et₂NCS₂)₃ ⁺Br^- was obtained and characterized.     

Mechanism and Kinetics for the Reaction of NCS and OH Radicals

The mechanism and dynamical properties for the reaction of NCS and OH radicals have been investigated theoretically. The minimum energy paths (MEP) of the reaction were calculated using the density functional theory(DFT) at the B3LYP/6-311 G^** level, and the energies along the MEP were further refined at the QCISD(T)/6-311 G^** level. As a result, the reaction mechanism of the title reaction involves three channels, producing HCS NO and HNC SO products, respectively. Path Ⅰ and path Ⅱ are competitive, with some advantages for path Ⅰ in kinetics. As for path Ⅲ, it looks difficult to react for its high energy barrier. Moreover, the rate constant have been calculated over the temperature range of 8190-2500K using canonical variational transition-state theory (CVT). It was found that the rate constants for both path Ⅰ and path Ⅱ are negatively dependent on temperature, which is similarwith the experimental results for reactions of NCS with NO and NO2, and the variational effect for the rate constant calculation olavs an important role in whole temperature range.     

Synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of cs3[UO2(CH3COO)3]2[UO2(CH3COO)(NCS)2(H2O)] and Cs5[UO2(CH3COO)3]3[UO2(NCS)4(H2O)] · 2H2O

Cs₃[UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]₂[UO₂(CH₃COO)(NCS)₂(H₂O)] (I) and Cs₅[UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]₃[UO₂ (NCS)₄(H₂O)] · 2H₂O (II) have been synthesized via the reaction between uranyl acetate and cesium thiocyanate in aqueous solution. According to single-crystal X-ray diffraction data, both compounds crystallize in monoclinic system with the unit cell parameters a = 18.7036(5) Å, b = 16.7787(3) Å, c = 12.9636(3) Å, β = 92.532(1)°, space group C2/c, Z = 4, R = 0.0434 (I); and a = 21.7843(3) Å, b = 24.6436(5) Å, c = 13.1942(2) Å, β = 126.482(1)°, space group Cc, Z = 4, R = 0.0273 (II). Uranium-containing structural units of compound (I) are mononuclear [UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]^? and [UO₂(CH₃COO)(NCS)₂(H₂O)]^? moieties, which correspond to the AB ₃ ⁰¹ and AB⁰¹M ₃ ¹ crystallochemical groups (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , B⁰¹ = CH₃COO^?, M¹ = NCS^? and H₂O). The structure of compound II is built of [UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]^? and [UO₂(NCS)₄(H₂O)]^2? complexes, which belong to the AB ₃ ⁰¹ and AM ₅ ¹ crystallochemical groups, respectively. Uranium-containing complexes in both structures are linked into a framework by hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interactions with cesium cations. The IR spectra of compounds I and II agree well with X-ray diffraction data.     

Low-temperature heat capacities and thermodynamic properties of rare-earth triisothiocyanate hydrates (Ⅲ)——Sm(NCS)_3·6H_2O,Gd(NCS)_3·6H_2O,Yb(NCS)_3·6H_2O and Y(NCS)_3·6H_2O

The heat capacities of four RE isothiocyanate hydrates,Sm( NCS)3 6H2O,Gd( NCS)3 6H2O,Yb(NCS)3 6H2O and Y( NCS)3 6H2O,have been measured from 13 to 300 K with a fully-automated adiabatic calorimeter No obvious thermal anomaly was observed for the above-mentioned compounds in the experimental tem-peiatnre ranges.The polynomial equations for calculating the heat capacities of the four compounds in the range of 13-300K were obtained by the least-squares fitting based on the experimental Cp data.The Cp values below 13 K were estimated by using the Debye-Einstem heat capacity functions.The standard molar thermodynamic functions were calculated from 0 to 300 K.Gibbs energies of formation were also calculated.     

Monodentate and Bridging Bidentate Functions of 4,4′-Bipyridine in the Crystal Structures of [Zn(4,4′-Bipy){(n-C3H7)2NCS2}2] and [Zn2(4,4′-Bipy){(n-C3H7)2NCS2}4]

The structures of the mixed-ligand complexes Zn(4,4-Bipy){(n-C₃H₇)₂NCS₂}₂ (I) and Zn₂(4,4-Bipy){(n-C₃H₇)₂NCS₂}₄ (II) were determined by single crystal X-ray diffractometry (CAD-4 diffractometer, MoK radiation, 2479 and 1616 F_hkl, R = 0.0550 and 0.0523). The crystals are monoclinic with cell parameters a = 16.560(2), b = 11.423(1), c = 15.319(2) , = 94.27(1)°, V = 2889.8(6) ³, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c (for I) and a = 8.515(1), b = 10.965(1), c = 27.816(3) , = 95.860(1)°, V = 2583.5(5) ³, Z = 2, space group P2₁/n (for II). The structure of I is composed of discrete mononuclear molecules; the structure of II consists of discrete centrosymmetric binuclear molecules. The coordination polyhedra of the Zn atoms (c.n. 5) are formed by four S atoms of the two cyclic bidentate dithiocarbamate ligands and the N atom of the 4,4-Bipy ligand, which is monodentate in I and bridging bidentate in II. Molecular packings and interactions in the structures are considered.     

Physical properties of a new iron(III) complex, [3-pmH · 3-pm][Fe(NCS)4(3-pm)2]

The iron(III) compound of formula [3-pmH · 3-pm][Fe(NCS)₄(3-pm)₂] (3-pm = 3-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine) has been prepared by reaction between iron(III) thiocyanate and 3-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine in ethanol. The characterization was based on elemental analysis, infrared spectra and magnetic measurements. Single crystal X-ray diffraction methods show the monoclinic P2(1)/c space group with unit cell parameters: a = 12.295(3) Å, b = 15.854(3) Å, c = 16.880(3) Å, β = 100.12(3)° and Z = 4. The asymmetric unit of the title compound consists of [3-pmH · 3-pm]⁺ and [Fe(NCS)₄(3-pm)₂]^? held together by ionic interaction and a hydrogen bond interaction (O(68)–H(68) ··· O(78)). The central metal ion is octahedrally coordinated by six nitrogens, four from NCS^? form the equatorial plane and two from two 3-(hydroxymethyl)pyridines occupy axial positions. Magnetic susceptibility data in the temperature range 1.8–300 K show that iron(III) is high-spin S = 5/2(⁵ T _2g). Structural parameters and IR spectra of similar complexes are compared and discussed.     

The reaction of ammonium tetra(isothiocyanato)diamminechromate(III) with ?-caprolactam in aqueous solution. Revised refinement of the structure of (HCpl2)3[Cr(NCS)6]

A reaction of ammonium tetra(isothiocyanato)diamminechromate(III) (ammonium reineckate) with ?-caprolactam in aqueous solution at different pH values gave the novel complexes (NH₄)[Cr(NH₃)₂(NCS)₄] · 7Cpl (I), (NH₄)[Cr(NH₃)₂(NCS)₄] · 2.5Cpl · 0.5(H₂O) (II), and (HCpl₂)[Cr(NH₃)₂(NCS)₄] (III), where Cpl is ?-caprolactam (?-C₆H₁₁NO). The crystals of complexes I?CIII are triclinic, space group $P\bar 1$ ; I: a = 12.7058(4) ?, b = 13.2544(4) ?, c = 19.4487(7) ?, ?? = 105.2360(10)°, ?? = 106.6410(10)°, ?? = 91.5290(10)°, V = 3009.37(17) ?³, ??_calc = 1.245 g/cm³, Z = 2; II: a = 12.3144(5) ?, b = 12.6518(5) ?, c = 23.3300(8) ?, ?? = 75.4580(10)°, ?? = 80.0760(10)°, ?? = 61.0830(10)°, V = 3074.1(2) ?³, ??_calc = 1.358 g/cm³, Z = 4; III: a = 6.4701(4) ?, b = 12.5973(9) ?, c = 16.5556(12) ?, ?? = 108.769(2)°, ?? = 98.543(2)°, ?? = 90.345(2)°, V = 1261.36(15) ?³, ??_calc = 1.437 g/cm³, Z = 2. The structure refinement for (HCpl₂)₃[Cr(NCS)₆] (IV) was revised. Like complex III, complex IV contains the cation (HCpl₂)⁺ stabilized by a strong hydrogen bond between the O atoms of the ?-caprolactam molecules; the cation was structurally characterized for the first time.     

Crystal structure and magnetic properties of a thiocyanato-bridged dinuclear Cr(III)Cu(II) complex [(HL)Cu(SCN)Cr(NCS)3(NH3)2]·DMF

The complex [(HL)Cu(SCN)Cr(NCS)₃(NH₃)₂]·DMF [H₂L=3,3′-trimethylenedinitrilobis(2-butanoneoxime), DMF=N,N′-dimethylformamide] has been synthesized and the structure determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure consists of a dinuclear thiocyanato-bridged Cr(III)Cu(II) unit and a DMF molecule as crystal solvate. The chromium ion is six-coordinated with two NH₃ molecules in axial positions and four nitrogen atoms, from four NCS⁻, in equatorial positions. One of the NCS⁻ bridges the Cr and Cu ions, the S atom of which occupies the apex of the square-pyramidal coordination at Cu with the tetradentate HL ligand in the basal site. Cryomagnetic measurement revealed a weak antiferromagnetic coupling between the heterometal ions with J=−0.63 cm⁻¹ based on the spin Hamiltonian H=−2JS₁S₂.     

Facile synthesis of nanoparticles of the molecule-based superconductor κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu(NCS)2

Well-dispersed roughly spherical nano-objects of the molecule-based superconductor κ-(BEDT-TTF)₂Cu(NCS)₂ have been prepared in an organic solution by using an easy synthetic route. Long alkyl-chain aconitate esters have been used as growth controlling agents. Nano-objects exhibiting sizes in the 35–120 nm range are made of aggregated individual smaller nanoparticles ranging from 3 to 10 nm. Nanoparticle powders have been studied by X-ray diffraction, high resolution electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy in the conductivity mode.     

Studies of the oxovanadium-organophosphonate system: Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of the mixed valence cluster [V5O9(PhPO3)3(PhPO3H)2]2− and a comparison to the structure of the fully oxidized parent cluster [V5O7(OCH3)2(PhPO3)5]1−

The room temperature reaction of (Bu₄N)₃V₅O₁₄ with PhPO₃H₂ in methanol yields the pentanuclear V(V) cluster (Bu₄N)[V₅O₇(OCH₃)₂(PhPO₃)₅]·CH₃OH (1·CH₃OH). In contrast, the hydrothermal reaction of (Ph₄P) [VO₂Cl₂], PhPO₃H₂ and (NH₄)H₂PO₄ at 125°C for 96 hr yields the mixed valence V(IV)/V(V) species (Ph₄P)₂[V₅O₉(PhPO₃)₃(PhPO₃H)₂] (3). While the anions of both 1 and 3 exhibit a pentanuclear core, the structural consequences of 1-electron reduction of the fully oxidized cluster of 1 to produce 3 are quite dramatic, including reduction in coordination numbers at two vanadium sites and protonation of two phosphonate oxygen sites with concomitant structural reorganization. Crystal data: 1, monoclinic P2₁/n,a=12.167(2) Å,b=23.348(5) Å,c=22.508(5) Å,β=98.49(2)°,V=6323.9(19) ų,Z=4,D _calc=1.558 g cm^?3; 3, triclinic, $P\bar 1$ ,a=13.478(3) Å,b=14.399(3) Å,c=23.638(5) Å,α=72.53(2)°,β=85.58(2)°,γ=69.88(4)°,V=4107.0(16) ų,Z=2, D_calc=1.479 g cm^?3.     

The synthesis and reactivity of the heptanuclear dianion [Os7(CO)20]2− including the synthesis and structural characterizations of the compounds [Os7(CO)20(AuPEt)3 2] and [Os8(CO)20(η6-C6H6]

Reduction of the heptaosmium cluster [Os₇(CO)₂₁] With [Et₄N][NH₄) gives the cluster dianion [Os₇(CO)₂₀]^2–,1, in high yield. The reaction of the dianion with [AuPR ₃Cl] (R=Et or Ph) in the presence of TlPF₆ forms [Os₇((CO)₂₀(AuPR ₃)₂] [R=Et (2a);R = Ph(2b)] in 80% yield, while the corresponding reaction with (Os(C₆H₆)(CH₃CN)₃]²⁺ gives [Os₈(CO)₂₀ ( ⁶-C₆H₆)] (3) in reasonable yield (ca. 30%). The dianion,1, and the clusters2 and3 have been fully characterized by bout spectroscopic and crystallographic methods. The crystal structure of the [Ph₄P]⁺ salt of1 shows that the metals in the anion adopt a capped octahedral geometry, with all twenty carbonyl ligands in terminal sites. The metal core geometry in2a is best described as a tricapped octahedron, and is based on the structure of the dianion1 with two adjacent octahedral faces capped by the Au atoms of the two AuPEt₃ groups. In a similar fashion, the geometry of3 is related to that of1 with the addition of an Os(C₆H₆) unit capped to a triangular face, to give a bicapped octahedral framework.     

Synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of K4[(UO2)2(C2O4)3(NCS)2] · 4H2O

Single crystals of K₄[(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)₃(NCS)₂] · 4H₂O(I) have been synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic with the unit cell parameters a = 8.0226(7) Å, b = 14.9493(11) Å, c = 11.1670(9) Å, β = 98.299(3)°, space group P2₁/n, Z = 2, V = 1325.26(19) ų, R = 0.0186. The main structural units of the crystals of structure I are discrete binuclear groups [(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)₃(NCS)₂]^4? belonging to the crystal-chemical group A₂K⁰²B ₂ ⁰¹ M ₂ ¹ (A =UO ₂ ²⁺ , K⁰² =C₂O ₄ ^2? , B⁰¹ =C₂O ₄ ^2? , M¹ = NCS^?) of the uranyl complexes. The uranium-containing complexes are linked into a three-dimensional framework through the potassium ions and a system of hydrogen bonds involving the outer-sphere water molecules.     

Synthesis and characterisation of [tris(1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-dithiolato)-stannate]2−, [Q]2[Sn(dmit)3], [tris(1,3-dithiole-2-one-4,5-dithiolato)stannate]2−, [Q]2[Sn(dmio)3] and [tris(1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-selenolato)stannate]2−, [Q]2[Sn(dsit)3], complexes: Analysis of the structural variations of the [Sn(dmit)3]2− and [Sn(dmio)3]2− dianions

[Tris(1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-dithiolato)stannate]²⁻, [Q]₂[Sn(C₃S₅)₃], [tris(1,3-dithiole-2-one-4,5-dithiolato)stannate]²⁻, [Q]₂[Sn(C₃S₄O)₃], and [tris(1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-diselenolato)stannate]²⁻ [Q]₂[Sn(C₃S₃Se₂)₃], complexes, have been synthesised and characterised. Crystal structure determinations of [Q]₂[Sn(C₃S₅)₃] (Q=1,4-dimethylpyridinium, monoclinic and orthorhombic forms; NMe₄, NEt₄, and PPh₄) and [NEt₄]₂[Sn(C₃S₄O)₃] revealed variations in the overall dianion structures. The geometry about tin in each case is essentially octahedral with the chelate bite angles in the range 80.7(5)–87.45(4)°: the range of Sn–S distances is 2.5207(18)–2.571(17) Å. A statistical analysis, carried out on the crystal structure data for the six complexes, indicated that the most critical factors in controlling the overall shape of the dianion were the distances of the Sn atom from the dithiolate ligand planes [Sn–OOP]. Interanionic S⋯S interactions, within the sum of the van der Waals’ radii for two S atoms, are affected by the size of the cation, Q; the secondary connectivity is 3-dimensional for the smallest cations, Q=1,4-dimethylpyridinium and NMe₄, in chains for the somewhat larger cation, NEt₄ and is absent for the still larger, PPh₄ cation.     

Nickel(II), copper(II), palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes of bidentate SN ligands derived from S-alkyldithiocarbazates and the X-ray crystal structures of the [Ni(tasbz)2] and [Cu(tasbz)2] · CHCl3 complexes

New complexes of general empirical formula, [M(NS)₂] · nCHCl₃ (M = Ni^II, Cu^II, Pd^II or Pt^II; NS = anionic form of the thiophene-2-aldehyde Schiff bases of S-methyl- and S-benzyldithiocarbazate; n = 0, 1) have been synthesized and characterized by physico-chemical techniques. Magnetic and spectroscopic evidence support a square-planar structure for these complexes. The crystal structures of the [Ni(tasbz)₂] and [Cu(tasbz)₂] · CHCl₃ complexes (tasbz = anionic form of the thiophene-2-aldehyde Schiff base of S-benzyldithiocarbazate) have been determined by X-ray diffraction. Both complexes have a trans-planar structure in which the two Schiff base ligands are coordinated to the metal(II) ion as uninegatively charged bidentate ligands via the thiolate sulfur and the azomethine nitrogen atoms. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Crystal structure of Ni(NCS)2 · 2Ph3P

Crystals of the complex Ni(NCS)₂ · 2Ph₃P are triclinic with a = 7.939(4) Å, b = 10.457(5) Å, c = 11.474(5) Å, α = 111.08(3)°, β = 74.56(3)° and γ = 92.25(3)°. X-ray data for 2692 independent observed reflections were collected and the structure determined by Fourier methods and refined to R = 0.038. The nickel geometry is square planar with the triphenylphosphine ligands occupying trans positions. A feature of the structure is the large value (173.3°) for the NiNC angles.     

Synthesis, structure and characterization of the trinuclear copper (Ⅰ) complex [Cu_3(μ_3Br)_2(dppm)_3]Br

The novel trinuelear copper(I) complex [Cu3(μ3-Br)2(dppm)3]Br has been obtained by reaction of bis(diphenyl-phosphino)methane (dppm) with cupric bromide. The title complex was characterized by single-crystal X-ray analysis, elemental analysis, molecular weight determination, 31P NMR and its conductivity was also measured. The [Cu3(dppm)3Br2] cation consists of a triangular array of copper atoms, with dppm ligands (Ph2PCH2PPh2) bridging each edge of the triangle and two triply bridging Br groups bound to the two faces of the Cu3 unit. Crystallographic data: monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 1.4739(4) , b = 1.7708(5), c = 2.8395(8) nm, β= 97.16(3)°, V = 7.353nm3, Z = 4,F(000)= 3296, Dcalc = 1.472 g/cm3, μ= 26.478 cm-1, R = 0.06, Rw = 0.08, 4654 reflections observed with I > 3σ(I).     

Synthesis and crystal structure of tris(ɛ-caprolactamium) hexa(isothiocyanato)chromate(III) tricaprolactam (C6H14NO)3[Cr(NCS)6] · 3(C6H13NO)

A novel complex, tris(?-caprolactamium) hexa(isothiocyanato)chromate(III) tricaprolactam (C₆H₁₂NO)₃[Cr(NCS)₆] · 3(C₆H₁₁NO), has been synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction. The structure can be referred to the discrete ionic type. The coordination polyhedron of the chromium atom is a nearly regular octahedron. The crystals of the complex (C₄₂H₆₉CrN₁₂O₆S₆, FW = 1082.45) are triclinic, space group P $\overline 1 $ , Z = 1, V = 1359.3(2) ų, d _calcd = 1.322 g/cm³. Unit cell parameters: a = 11.1784(9) Å, b = 11.3196(7) Å, c = 12.580(2) Å, α = 109.347(5)°, β = 106.304(5)°, γ = 102.025(4)°. The unit cell contains three caprolactamium cations and three caprolactam molecules related by the inversion center of the space group, which leads to random occupancy of the positions of the cations and solvation molecules.