The preparation, characterization and X-ray structural analysis of tetrakis[1-methyl-3-(2-propyl)-2(3H)-imidazolethione]zinc(II) tetrafluoroborate and tetrakis[1-methyl-3-(1-butyl)-2(3H)- imidazolethione]zinc(II) tetrafluoroborate

Two compounds, [Zn(mipit)₄][BF₄]₂ (1) and [Zn(mnbit)₄][BF₄]₂ (2) have been synthesized and characterized via standard solid and solution state methods including single crystal X-ray crystallography (mipit: 1-methyl-3-(2-propyl)-2(3H)-imidazolethione and mnbit: 1-methyl-3-(1-butyl)-2(3H)-imidazolethione). Compound 1 crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 11.804(2) ?, b = 16.710(3) ?, c = 25.763(5) ?, γ = 90.14(3)° and Z = 4, whereas compound 2 crystallizes in tetragonal space group $${\rm I}\bar{4}$$ with a = b = 11.6517(16) ?, c= 16.820(3) ?, and Z = 2. Both complexes are high melting, colorless water soluble 2:1 electrolyte solids that state have flattened tetrahedral ZnS₄ coordination geometry. The isopropyl analog is slightly more distorted than the n-butyl analog, and the degree of distortion is not directly related to the steric bulk of the ligand.     

Palladium(II) and platinum(II) tetrakisthiourea dichloride bis(7-hydroxy-5-methyl[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5a]pyrimidine) dihydrate solvates

The title compounds palladium(II) and platinum(II) tetrakisthiourea dichloride bis(7-hydroxy-5-methyl[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5a]pyrimidine (Hmtpo)) dihydrate solvates, have been synthesized by reacting thecis-[MCl₂(Hmtpo)₂] (where M=Pt(II), Pd(II)) complexes with an excess of thiourea (tu) and the structure of the palladium compound was solved by X-ray diffraction. Crystals of [Pd(tu)₄]Cl₂·2Hmtpo·2H₂O are triclinic with space groupP and unit cell dimensionsa=7.972(1),b=9.049(1),c=11.808(2)Å, =88.20(1), =75.15(1), =76.54(1)^o. The cation [Pd(tu)₄]²⁺ is centrosymmetric involving four sulfur thiourea atoms in a near square planar environment. The triazolopyrimidine molecules, chloride anions and water molecules do not take part in the metal center coordination but interact by hydrogen bonding between them and the thiourea moieties. A comparison between powder diffraction data of palladium(II) and platinum(II) compounds clearly indicates that both compounds are isomorphous.     

Synthesis and X-ray structure of dichlorobis(8-(diphenylphosphinyl)quinoline)nickel(II)

Dichlorobis(8-(diphenylphosphinyl)quinoline)nickel(II) was formed in the reaction of 8-(diphenylphosphino)quinoline with nickel chloride in air. The title complex crystallized in P1 with the following cell dimensions: a = 8.5685(3) Å, b = 10.7736(2) Å, c = 13.4391(5) Å, and = 110.447(2)°, = 94.577(2)°; = 111.138(2)°, giving a volume of 1053.75(6) ų. The trans-dichlorobis(8-(diphenylphosphinyl)quinoline) nickel(II) adapts a central symmetric distorted octahedron. The structure is compared to other nickel(II) cation complexes, and possible reasons for the bonding states are discussed.     

X-ray crystal and molecular structure of dichlorobis [2(1H)-pyridinethione-S]iron(II)

Attempts to prepare the mixed ligand complex, FeCl₂(pyS)(Ph₃P)₂ from the reaction of iron(III) chloride with 2(1H)-pyridinethione-S(HpyS) and triphenylphosphine(Ph₃P) in ethanol instead formed FeCl₂(HPyS)₂ characterized by X-ray crystallography. The structure was determined by the heavy atom method, using MoK diffractometer data, and refined by full-matrix least squares toR=0.049 for 1123 observed reflections. The molecule possesses twofold symmetry with a distorted tetrahedral geometry about the iron(II) center with S-Fe-S and Cl-Fe-Cl bond angles of 98.76(5)° and 115.79(5)° and Fe-S and Fe-Cl bond distances 2.345(1) Å and 2.288(1) Å, respectively. Hydrogen bonding between NH and chlorine atoms leads to a polymeric type structure of linked molecules running approximately parallel to thea axis.     

Crystal structure oftrans-tetrachlorobis[2-(2-1H-imidazolyl)-1H-imidazolium]cadmium(II), [Cd(H3biim)2Cl4]

The reaction between cadmium(II) chloride and 2,2'-bi-1H-imidazole (H₂biim) in an acidic solution affords [Cd(H₃biim)₂Cl₄] (H₃biim=2-(2-1H-imidazolyl)-1H-imidazolium) in 63% yield. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic space groupP1, wherea=8.072(2),b=8.100(2),c=8.593(2) Å, =75.89(2), =62.94(2), =63.29(1)°,V=446.4(2) ų, andZ=1. The central Cd atom exhibits an octahedral geometry composed of a Cl₄N₂ core. The Cd-N bond distance is 2.392(2) Å. Cd–Cl distances are 2.5919(9) and 2.671(1) Å.     

Coordination properties of sulfonyl-N-aminoacids: Crystal and molecular structure of the [Zn(II) (N-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-L-glutaminate)2(H2O)2] complex

The coordination behavior of N-tosyl-L-glutamine (hereafter abbreviated as tsglnH, tosyl =toluenesulfonyl group) toward the Zn(II) ion is investigated by means of structural and spectroscopic techniques. From aqueous solution, at acidic pH the Zn(II) ion separates a compound of empirical formula Zn(tsgln)₂·2H₂O whose crystal structure is determined. The crystal is monoclinic, space group C2, with cell dimensions:a=19.775(5),b=5.3146(3),c=16.543(8) Å, =119.93(3)°,Z=2. The Zn(II) is tetrahedrally coordinated by two symmetry-related tsgln monoanions acting as monodentate carboxylate ligands and two symmetry related water molecules. The Zn–O bond distances are similar while the angles at Zn(II) ion differ significantly from those of regular tetrahedron. The side chain amide group does not participate in metal coordination and forms intermolecular hydrogen bonds.     

The structure of [Co(H-tptz)Cl3]·H2O (tptz=2,4,6-tri(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine) prepared by crystallization from the ionic liquid, N-butyl-N-methyl-pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide

The structure of tris-chloro[2,6-bis(2′-pyridyl)-4-(2′-pyridinium)-1,3,5-triazine]cobalt(II) monohydrate, [Co(C₁₈H₁₃N₆)Cl₃]·H₂O (C2/c (No. 15), a=7.783(11), b=22.42(3), c=11.001(15) ?, β=90.05(2)°), crystallized from the open air reaction of CoCl₂ and 2,4,6-tri(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine in the ionic liquid, N-butyl-N-methyl-pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide is reported. The structure consists of six coordinate cobalt in an octahedral geometry bonded to the tridentate tptz ligand and three chlorines. The non-coordinating pyridyl group in the tptz ligand is protonated (with the protonated nitrogen crystallographically disordered over two possible sites), providing overall charge neutrality for the complex.     

Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of a complex formed by reaction of 1,2-bis(2′-pyridylethynyl)benzene and mercury(II) chloride

The X-ray crystal structure of the complex formed between 1,2-bis(2′-pyridylethynyl) benzene and mercuric(II) chloride is described. The complex (C₄₀H₂₄Cl₆Hg₃N₄) crystallized in the triclinic space group P-1 with a=9.0414(6), b=9.4631(7), c=12.1134(9) ?, α=97.4680(10), β=94.8130(10), γ=105.4700(10)°. The structure reveals that the ligand is distorted from planarity to accommodate the mercury cation and a third mercuric chloride moiety is held between two ligand-mercury coordination complexes. The central mercury cation has octahedral coordination geometry surrounded by six chlorides while the other two mercury cations have distorted tetrahedral geometry each coordinated by two pyridyl nitrogen atoms and two chlorides.     

Spectrofluorometric determination of mercury (II) with murexide

A very sensitive and selective spectrofluorometric method has been developed for Hg(II) determination in pharmaceutical and environmental samples. The method is based on measuring the decrease in fluorescence intensity of murexide after binding Hg(II) . The intensity of the fluorescence emission peak was measured at ex/em 335/435 nm in several buffer solutions (acetic acid/acetate, NaH₂PO₄/Na₂HPO₄, NH₄ ⁺/NH₃) targeting the pH interval 3.0–9.0. The fluorescence intensity decrease was found to be linear in the concentration range of 8 × 10^–7 to 1 × 10^–5 M of Hg(II) by using 5 × 10^–5 M murexide in 0.1 M acetic acid/acetate buffer at pH 4.2. The detection limit was 2 × 10^–7 M. This method was found to be almost free of interference from large excesses of 40 cations and anions. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of Hg(II) in synthetic mixtures, pharmaceutical preparations, and wastewater samples. The recovery was quantitative and the standard deviation for 10 replicates of a sample containing 1 × 10^–6 M Hg(II) was lower than ±4%.     

Self-assembly in transition metal complexes: structural characterization of a copper histamine nitrate [Cu(II)(him)2(NO3)2]

A new monomeric copper (II) complex with histamine (him), [Cu(II)(him)₂(No₃)₂], has been prepared by the reaction of Cu(NO₃)₂ with histaminium dichloride and its structure was determined by x-ray crystallography. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group with a = 5.7238(4), b = 8.7094(7), c = 9.2481(11) Å, = 69.693(8), = 73.242(7), = 71.050(7)°, V = 400.84(6) ų, and Z = 1. The structure consists of discrete [Cu(II)(him)₂(NO₃)₂] molecules in which the metal atom is centrosymmetrically coordinated by two histamine ligands forming an equatorial plane with Cu–N(imidazole ring) being 2.032(2) and Cu–N(NH₂ group) being 2.023(2) Å. Two O atoms from nitrate anions coordinate on the elongated axial positions with Cu–O being 2.549(2) Å. In the crystal structure, the molecules are organized by hydrogen bonds forming a two-dimensional network.     

The Preparation, Characterization and X-ray Structural Analysis of Tetrakis[1-Methyl-3-(2-Propyl)-2(3H)-Imidazolethione]Cadmium(II) Hexafluorophosphate

Abstract  A new compound, [Cd(mipit)₄][PF₆]₂ has been synthesized and characterized via standard solid and solution state methods including single crystal X-ray crystallography (mipit = 1-methyl-3-(2-propyl)-2(3H)-imidazolethione). The title compound crystallizes in tetragonal space group I4 ₁ /a with a = 12.478(2) ?, b = 12.478(2) ?, c = 28.806(6) ?, and Z = 4. The complex is a high melting, colorless solid that has a distorted tetrahedral CdS₄ coordination geometry. Thermogravimetric analysis results for the title compound as well as for another potential CdS synthon and two potential CdSe synthons are reported. Graphical Abstract  The synthesis and characterization of the title compound, a new ionic homoleptic cadmium complex, tetrakis[1-methyl-3-(2-propyl)-2(3H)-imidazolethione]cadmium(II) hexafluorophosphate is reported. The results of a single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveal a distorted tetrahedral CdS₄ coordination sphere about the cadmium. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Synthesis, properties, and X-ray structure of [Cu(dpa)Cl2] (dpa = di-(2-picolyl)amine)

The mono(dpa)copper(II) complex [Cu(dpa)Cl₂] (1) (dpa = di-(2-picolyl)amine) has been synthesized and structurally characterized. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system P2₁/n with a = 8.155(1), b = 12.560(1), c = 12.817(2) Å, = 91.64(2)°, V = 1312.3(2) ų, Z = 4. The copper atom is coordinated by three nitrogen atoms from the dpa ligand and two chlorides in a distorted square-pyramidal environment. Cyclic voltammetric data show that 1 undergoes the reversible one-electron oxidation to the Cu(III) and the reversible one-electron reduction to the Cu(I) state.     

Crystal and molecular structure of [5,10,15,20-tetrakisphenyl-2-ethoxy-3-oxa-chlorinato]Ag(II)

The silver(II) complex of the chlorin-like derivativev [5,10,15,20-tetrakisphenyl-2-ethoxy-3-oxa-chlorinato]Ag(II) (1Ag), formally formed by substitution of one pyrrolic subunit in silvermeso-tetraphenylporphyrin by one ethoxy-substituted hydrooxazole moiety, crystallizes in the tetragonal space groupI4/m witha = 13.4811(10) Å,c = 9.7361(13) Å, andZ = 2. The molecule, which is asymmetric, accommodates the high-symmetry space group by rotational disorder with the silver atom located on the four-fold axis.     

Crystal structure of [Cu2(II)(dmpa)2(p-Cl-C6H5COO)2] (Hdmpa = N,N-dimethyl-3-amino-1-propanol)

The copper complex, [Cu₂(II)(dmpa)₂(p-Cl-C₆H₅COO)₂], has been prepared and its structure determined using X-ray crystallography. The dimer is a di-₂-alkoxo complex which is a five-coordinate copper dimer with unsupported alkoxo bridges. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1 with a = 11.384(2), b = 14.636(5), c = 9.609(2) Å, = 100.07(2), = 104.33(3), = 72.79(2)°, V = 1471.8(7) ų, and Z = 2. The structure is comprised of discrete binuclear clusters in which the metal atoms are bridged by two alkoxo oxygens of the dmpa^– ligands. The Cu-O and Cu-N distances are in good agreement with those found for other copper(II) aminoalcoholato complexes. The Cu···Cu distance is 2.9765(6) Å. In the crystal, every two dimeric coordination molecules are combined together by the recognition through intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions between the apical water molecule and the non-coordinated O atom from the p-chlorobenzoato ligand, forminga tetramer.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of a terephthalato-bridged copper(II) complex [Cu2(tpt)(bpy)2(H2O)4] [Cu2(tpt)3 (bpy)2(H2O)2]

A terephthalato-bridged copper(II) complex [Cu₂(tpt)(bpy)₂(H₂O)₄][Cu₂(tpt)₃(bpy)₂ (H₂O)₂] (1) (tpt = terephthalate, bpy =; 2,2'-bipyridine) was synthesized by the reaction of Cu(ClO₄)₂ 6H₂O and terephthalic acid in the presence of 2,2'-bipyridine in H₂O solution. Crystal structure of 1 was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis in the triclinic space group P , with a = 10.7327(10) Å, b = 11.1658(11) Å, c = 17.3768(16) Å, = 108.063(2), = 91.064(2), = 116.721(2), V = 1737.5(3) ų, and Z = 2. Both the anion and the countercation in 1 are copper(II) complexes linked by terephthalate bridges in the bis(monodentate) (syn–anti) mode. The anion and the countercation are also linked by two hydrogen bonds between coordinating water molecules and terephthalate ligand.     

Crystal structure of bis[dihydrobis(3,5-dimethy-1-pyrazolyl)borato]cadmium(II)

The structure of [H₂B(3,5-Me₂pz)₂]₂Cd shows the four nitrogen donor atoms form a pseudotetrahedral arrangement about the cadmium(II). The intraligand N—Cd—N angles are restricted to an average of 91.4° by the chelate rings forcing the interligand N—Cd—N bond angles to average 119.4°. The Cd—N bond distances average 2.21 Å with a range of 0.04 Å. The crystal is in the triclinic space group, P with a = 7.6793(2) Å, b = 8.5992(2) Å, c = 25.0874(4) Å, = 91.0791(2)°, = 97.9769(4)°, = 110.2344(6)°, and Z = 2.     

Polymeric copper(II)-orotato complexes, [(C5H2N2O4)Cu(H2O)2]n

The compound [(C₅H₂N₂O₄)Cu(H₂O)₂]_n has been synthesized and its structure determined at room temperature. The primary coordination sphere at the Cu ion is square planar with the orotate dianion coordinating at the metal through heterocyclic nitrogen atom and adjacent oxygen of the carboxylate group, the remaining coordination sites are occupied by two water molecules. The orotate dianion is tricoordinated to one copper via N₁ and one oxygen of the carboxylato group and to another copper atom via the other oxygen of the carboxylato group. The coordination at copper is extended to five by the other oxygen of the carboxylate group of another orotate molecule. Thus, the molecules are associated to form chains, the carboxylato group acting as a bridge between the metal ions, the orotato-group being tridentate. The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group. P2₁/n₁ with a = 9.515(5), b = 6.925(2), c = 11.861(6) Å, = 95.285(9)°, D _calc = 2.17 g cm^–3, and z = 4.     

1-[2-(p-Tolyl)-1-diazenyl]-3-({3-[2-(p-tolyl)-1-diazenyl] perhydrobenzo[d]imidazol-1-yl}methyl)perhydrobenzo[d]imidazole: synthesis,characterization and X-ray crystal structure

1-[2-(p-Tolyl)-1-diazenyl]-3-({3-[2-(p-tolyl)-1-diazenyl]perhydrobenzo[d]imidazol-1-yl}methyl)perhydrobenzo[d]imidazole(1) has been synthesized by reactionof a mixture of 1,2-diaminocyclohexane and formaldehyde withp-toluene diazonium chloride inaqueous solution. The product has been characterized by IR and NMRspectroscopy and elemental analysis. A crystal grown from solution ina mixed solvent system of ethyl acetate and hexanes was analyzed byX-ray crystallography. The solution of the crystal structure of(1) is important in establishing theconnectivity of this molecule and other compounds of similarstructure. The crystal structure of (1) is compared with the previously reportedstructure of the p-cyano analogue(2). Compounds (1) and (2)differ principally in the relative orientation of the heterocyclicrings; in (1), the molecule has adistinct V-shape, whereas compound (2) adopts a more extended conformation.Significant conjugation within the triazene moieties is evident inboth (1) and (2), as manifested in the N465=N andN–N bond lengths. The conjugation is greater in (2) due to the extended conjugation through tothe nitrile group. The title compound (1){C₂₉H₄₀N₈}crystallizes in the monoclinic, space group C2/c, with lattice constants: a = 30.532(6) ?,b =5.9050(12) ?, c= 15.463(3) ?, α = 90°,β = 99.94(3)°, γ = 90°,V =2746.0(10) ?³, Z = 4, D _c =1.209 mg m⁻³,F(000) = 1076, R ₁ = 0.0785,wR ₂= 0.1877.     

Synthesis, spectroscopy, magnetism, and X-ray structures of hexakis(1-(2-chloroethyl)-tetrazole-N4)copper(II) salts

The compounds hexakis(1-(2-chloroethyl)-tetrazole-N4)copper(II) tetrafluoroborate mono(1-(2-chloroethyl)-tetrazole) (1) and hexakis(1-(2-chloroethyl)-tetrazole-N4) copper(II) perchlorate mono(1-(2-chloroethyl)-tetrazole) (2) were obtained from the crystallization of 1-(2-chloroethyl)-tetrazole (teec) with the respective copper salt. The X-ray structures are reported. Both compounds crystallize in the monoclinic space group C2/c for 1: a = 25.754(3) Å, b = 18.162(3) Å, c = 10.298(2) Å = 104.294(7)° and Z = 4 and for 2: a = 25.745(3) Å, b = 18.197(3) Å, c = 10.29355(3) Å = 104.512(10)° and Z = 4. The Cu^II ions are octahedrally surrounded by six teec ligands. One free teec ligand is present in the structures. The Cu–N distances in the centrosymmetrical units are 2.01, 2.04, and 2.39 Å in both compounds, consistent with a Jahn–Teller elongated octahedron. The ligand field spectra of both compounds show a signal in the visible range at about 15.200 cm^–1 and by an EPR spectrum the following values are found: g _| = 2.29 and g = 2.03. The compounds are both paramagnetic and the T value of 0.37 cm^–1 K mol^–1, which is associated with S = 1/2, is what would be expected for a mononuclear Cu^II complex.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of aquo-N-(2-hydroxyphenylmethenylimino)-1, 5-diamine-3-azapentanecopper(II), chloride

The title compound is [CuL(H₂O)]Cl, C₁₁H₁₈N₃ClO₂Cu, where L is N-(2-hydro- xyphenylmethenylimino)-1,5-diamine-3-azapentane. In the cation the metal atom is coordinated by three N and two O atoms from L and a water molecule in a distorted square-pyramidal geometry.