Synthesis,crystal structure,and luminescent properties of silver complexes with 2-methylquinoline

The complexes [AgL₂(NO₃)] (I) and [AgL₂(CH₃SO₃)] · H₂O (II) (L is 2-methylquinoline, C₁₀H₉N) have been synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystals of I are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a = 9.296(1) Å, b = 13.495(1) Å, c = 14.931(1) Å, β = 95.06(1)°, V = 1865.8(3) ų, ρ_calc = 1.624 g/cm³, Z = 4. Crystals of II are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a = 13.147(1) Å, b = 11.767(1) Å, c = 13.814(1) Å, β = 96.06(1)°, V = 2124.3(3) ų, ρ_calc = 1.599 g/cm³, Z = 4. Compounds I and II are composed of discrete complexes of similar structure but with different orientation of the methyl groups of ligand L (trans and cis arrangement, respectively). Both anions, NO ₃ ^- and CH₃SO ₃ ^- function as a chelating weakly bound ligand for the Ag⁺ ion. The presence of water molecules in II is favorable for the formation of dimeric supramolecular moieties between the centrosymmetrically arranged Ag⁺ complexes with 2-methylquinoline. The luminescence spectra of solid complexes I and II showed a bathochromic shift as compared to the spectrum of L in acetonitrile. Complexes I and II have been characterized by ¹H and ¹³C{H} NMR spectra in CD₃CN.     

Three- and four-coordinated silver(I) ions in the coordination polymers [Ag(Me<Subscript>4</Subscript>Pyz)<Subscript>2</Subscript>]PF<Subscript>6</Subscript> and [Ag(2,3-Et<Subscript>2</Subscript>Pyz)<Subscript>2</Subscript>]PF<Subscript>6</Subscript>

The coordination polymers [AgPF₆(Me₄Pyz)₂] (I) and [AgPF₆(2,3-Et₂Pyz)₂] (II) were synthesized, and their structures were determined. Crystals of I are monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 10.213(2) Å, b = 16.267(3) Å, c = 12.663(3) Å, β = 92.90(3)°, V = 2102.1(7) ų, ρ_calcd = 1.660 g/cm³, Z = 4. The structure of I is built of polymeric zigzag [Ag(C₈H₁₂N₂)] _∞ ⁺ chains and octahedral [PF₆] anions. The coordination polyhedron of the Ag⁺ ion is a flat triangle. Crystals of II are tetragonal, space group P \(\bar 4\)2(1)/c,a = b = 10.641(1) Å, c = 18.942(1) Å, V = 2144.6(2) ų, ρ_calcd = 1.627 g/cm³, Z = 4. In the structure of II, 2D cationic layers of fused square rings exist; the rings consist of four Ag⁺ cations linked by four bridging ligands of diethylpyrazine Et₂Pyz. The coordination polyhedron of the Ag⁺ ion is an irregular four-vertex polyhedron.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of Fe(III) and Al(III) complexes with 2-diphenylacetyl-1,3-indandione

Iron(III) and aluminum(III) complexes with 2-diphenylacetyl-1,3-indandione (HL) have been synthesized. The structures of the obtained compounds FeL₃(I) and AlL₃(II) were studied. The isostructural crystals are monoclinic, I: Z = 8, space group P2_1/c, a = 16.061(3) Å, b = 16.658(3) Å, c = 22.015(4) Å, β = 111.41(3)°; II: Z = 8, space group P2_1/c, a = 16.115(14) Å, b = 16.476(8) Å, c = 21.949(20) Å, β = 111.04(11)°. The structural units of crystals I and II are neutral molecules in which each ligand is bidentately coordinated to a central metal atom through the oxygen atom of the acyl keto group and an oxygen atom of the indandione fragment to form a six-membered chelate ring. In the crystals, neutral molecules I and II form pseudodimers due to stacking of indandione moieties of two adjacent coordination spheres and additional C-H…O contacts. Each pseudodimer is in contact with six neighboring dimers also through hydrogen bonds C-H…O to form an infinite framework.     

Synthesis and crystal structures of cobalt(III) and zinc(II) complexes derived from 4-chloro-2-[(2-morpholin-4-ylethylimino)methyl]phenol with urease inhibitory activity

A new mononuclear cobalt(III) complex, [CoL₂(N₃)]₂ · CH₃OH (I), and a new mononuclear zinc(II) complex, [ZnLCl(CH₃OH)] (II) (HL = 4-chloro-2-[(2-morpholin-4-ylethylimino)methyl]phenol), were prepared and structurally characterized by elemental analyses, infrared spectroscopy, and single- crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal of I is monoclinic: space group P2₁/c, a = 18.742(2) Å, b = 15.197(2) Å, c = 25.646(2) Å, β = 125.996(3)°, V = 5909.8(11) ų, Z = 4. The crystal of II is monoclinic: space group P2₁/c, a = 7.257(1) Å, b = 24.707(2) Å, c = 9.637(1) Å, β = 101.557(2)°, V = 1692.9(3) ų, Z = 4. The Co atom in I is in an octahedral coordination, and the Zn atom in II is in a trigonal-bipyramidal coordination. The urease inhibitory test shows that complex I has strong urease inhibitory activity, while complex II has no activity.     

Synthesis and crystal structures of binuclear complexes of cobalt(II) and cadmium(II) diisobutyldithiophosphinates with hexamethylenetetramine

Heteroligand complexes [Co₂(HMTA)(iso-Bu₂PS₂)₄] (I) (μ_eff = 4.67 μB) and [Cd₂(HMTA)(iso-Bu₂PS₂)₄] (II) have been synthesized. Single crystals of compounds I and II have been obtained. The crystals are monoclinic: a = 32.622(2) Å, b = 9.4891(6) Å, c = 21.7570(13) Å, β = 125.774(1)^o, V = 5464.3(6) Å,³, Z = 4, ρ_calcd = 1.331 g/cm³ for I; a = 34.6092(7) Å, b = 9.5595(2) Å, c = 22.3473(5) Å, β = 127.144(1)^o, V = 5893.5(2) Å, Z = 4, ρ_calcd = 1.355 g/cm³ for II; space group for both complexes C2/c. Structures I and II are based on discrete binuclear molecules. The coordination polyhedra of the Co and Cd atoms are distorted tetragonal pyramids NS₄, with the bases formed by four S atoms of two bidentate chelating ligand iso-Bu₂PS ₂ ^? and the axial vertices occupied by N atoms of bidentate bridging HMTA ligand. The character of interaction of the molecules in structures I and II is considered.     

Synthesis and structure of diethylenetriammonium tetrachloroaurates(III)

The (DienH₃)[AuCl₄]₃ · H₂O (I) and (DienH₃)₂[AuCl₄]Cl₅ (II) compounds were obtained by the reaction of HAuCl₄ with diethylenetriamine trihydrochloride (DienH₃Cl₃) in hydrochloric acid. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, and IR spectroscopy. Crystals of I and II are monoclinic with space group P2₁/n. For I, a = 12.2314(3) Å, b = 14.6077(5) Å, c = 13.2680(5) Å, β = 106.7350(10)°, V = 2270.22(13) ų, Z = 8. For II, a = 6.62990(10) Å, b = 17.9026(5) Å, c = 10.3661(3) Å, β = 101.9230(10)°, V = 1203.83(5) ų, Z = 2. Both structures are ionic. The gold atoms in I and II have a 4 + 2 coordination environment. The Au-Cl bond lengths are within 2.276–2.294 Å, and the axial Au…Cl contacts are within 3.315–3.405 Å. The diethylenetriammonium cation in I and II has different conformations.     

(18-Crown-6)(nitrato-<Emphasis Type="Italic">O,O</Emphasis>′)potassium and (18-crown-6)(nitrato-O,O′)potassium<Subscript>(0.91)</Subscript>silver<Subscript>(0.09)</Subscript>: Synthesis and crystal structures

Two complexes with similar compositions are synthesized: (18-crown-6)(nitrato-O,O′)potassium (I) and (18-crown-6)(nitrato-O,O′)potassium_(0.91)silver_(0.09) (II). Their isomorphic orthorhombic crystals (space group P2₁2₁2₁, Z = 4) are studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. Structure I (a = 8.553 Å, b = 11.967 Å, c = 17.871 Å) and structure II (a = 8.540 Å, b = 11.956 Å, c = 17.867 Å) are solved by a direct method and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.044 (I) and 0.055 (II) for all 2385 (I) and 2379 (II) measured independent reflections. Complex molecules [K(NO₃)(18-crown-6)] in structure I and [K_0.91Ag_0.09(NO₃)(18-crown-6)] in compound II are of the host-guest type and rather similar in structure. Their 18-crown-6 and NO ₃ ^? ligands are disordered over two orientations. The K⁺ cation in complex I and the mixed cation (K_0.91Ag_0.09)⁺ in complex II reside in the cavity of the disordered 18-crown-6 ligand and is coordinated by its six O atoms and by two disordered O atoms of the NO ₃ ^? . ligand. The coordination polyhedron (CN = 8) of the K⁺ cation in complex I and that of (K_0.91Ag_0.09)⁺ cation in complex II is a distorted hexagonal pyramid with a base of six O atoms of the 18-crown-6 ligand and a split vertex at two O atoms of the NO ₃ ^? ligand.     

Synthesis and crystal structures of tetraacetylethylenediamine and <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(2-ammoniumethyl)carbamate

Two ethylenediamine derivatives—N-(2-ammoniumethyl)carbamate HN(COO^?)CH₂CH₂N⁺H₃ (I) and tetraacetylethylenediamine (H₃CC(O))₂NCH₂CH₂N(C(O)CH₃)₂ (II) (synthesized for the first time)—have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. Compounds I and II are isolated as minor admixtures upon an attempt to synthesize ethylenediamine complexes of lanthanum and neodymium nitrates, respectively. The crystals of I and II are monoclinic: a = 7.778 Å, b = 8.060 Å, c = 7.568 Å, β = 95.73°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c (I); a = 5.946, b = 10.255, c = 9.343 Å, β = 95.72°, Z = 2, space group P2₁/c (II). The bond lengths and bond angles lie within the corresponding standard values. Compounds I and II have different conformations of the N-C-C-N ethylenediamine moiety: gauche in I and trans in II, and the corresponding torsion angles are equal to 66.6° and 180°, respectively.     

Crystal structure of adducts of copper(II) acetylacetonate and hexafluoroacetylacetonate with 4-aminopyridine

Single crystal X-ray diffraction is used to investigate two synthesized β-diketonate complexes of copper(II) with aminopyridine: Cu(4-NH₂Py)(aa)₂ (I) and Cu(4-NH₂Py)(hfa)₂ (II). The crystals of I and II have a monoclinic system; the unit cell parameters of I are: P2₁/n space group, a = 8.2921(3) Å, b = 14.7243(5) Å, c = 13.4970(4) Å, β = 102.426(1)°, V = 1609.32(9) ų, Z = 4; for II: C2/c space group, a = 23.5704(5) Å, b = 11.4977(2) Å, c = 16.0285(3) Å, β = 109.265(1)°, V = 4100.6(1) ų, Z = 8. The structures of I and II are molecular; they are composed of isolated molecules. The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom is formed by the O atoms of two acetylacetonate ligands (Cu-O 1.940(2)–2.171(2) I and the O atoms of two hexafluoroacetylacetonate ligands (Cu-O 1.940(2)–2.215(3) Å) in II. The molecules of 4-NH₂Py are bonded to the copper atom via the nitrogen atom of the aromatic ring (Cu-N 2.008(2) Å in I and Cu-N 1.978(3) Å in II). Noncoordinated amino groups join the molecules of the complexes together by means of N-H…O hydrogen bonds.     

Crystal Chemistry Study of Two Magnesium Complexes with Trifluoroacetylacetone

Single crystal X-ray diffraction at a temperature of 150(2) K is used to determine the structures of two magnesium complexes with trifluoroacetylacetone: [Mg(tfac)₂]₃I and [Mg(H₂O)₂(tfac)₂]·H₂O II. Crystallographic data for I: space group P2₁/n, a = 12.5226(10) Å, b = 13.0591(7) Å, c = 12.6034(13) Å, β = 95.243(2)°, V = 2052.5(3) ų, Z = 2; for II: space group P2₁/c, a = 10.826(2) Å, b = 7.0742(13) Å, c = 21.858(4) Å, β = 102.712(5)°, V = 1632.9(5) ų, Z = 4. The isle structure of I is formed by linear trimeric molecules; in the structure of II the molecules of the complex and crystallization water form a layered framework using hydrogen bondings; the coordinated water molecules are in a trans position. The magnesium atoms have a distorted octahedral coordination environment, the Mg–O distances are 1.991(4)- 2.146(4) Å and 2.040(5)-2.073(5) Å in molecules of I and II respectively.     

Synthesis and study of hexaamminecadmium hydrogen hexamolybdocobaltate(III) and hexamolybdochromate(III)

Hexaamminecadmium hydrogen hexamolybdocobaltate(III) and hydrogen hexamolybdochromate(III) of compositions [Cd(NH₃)₆] · H[CoMo₆O₁₈(OH)₆] · 6H₂O (I) and [Cd(NH₃)₆] · H[CrMo₆O₁₈(OH)₆] · 6H₂O (II), respectively, were synthesized and studied by mass spectroscopy, thermo-gravimetry, X-ray powder diffraction, and IR spectroscopy. Crystals of I and II are monoclinic. For I: a = 10.79 Å, b = 3.70 Å, c = 11.95 Å, β = 91.05°, V = 470.12 ų, ρ_calc = 2.37 g/cm³, Z = 2; and for II: a = 10.80 Å, b = 3.68 Å, c = 11.97 Å, β = 91.07°, V = 468.98 ų, ρ_calc = 2.36 g/cm³, Z = 2.     

Synthesis and crystal structures of the zinc(II) complexes with a tridentate Schiff base (1-pyridin-2-ylethylidene)pyridin-2-ylmethylamine

Two new isostructural zinc(II) complexes, [ZnCl₂(L)] (I) and [ZnBr₂(L)] (II), derived from the Schiff base ligand (1-pyridin-2-ylethylidene)pyridin-2-ylmethylamine (L), have been prepared and characterized by physicochemical methods and single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The crystal of I is monoclinic: space group P2₁/c, a = 11.699(3) Å, b = 8.460(2) Å, c = 14.766(3) Å, β = 99.686(3)°, V = 1440.6(6) ų, Z = 4. The crystal of II is monoclinic: space group P2₁/n, a = 8.166(2) Å, b = 15.153(3) Å, c = 11.966(2) Å, β = 96.964(2)°, V = 1469.7(5) ų, Z = 4. The geometry of the pentacoordinated zinc atoms in both complexes is best described as a square pyramid.     

Synthesis,crystal structures,and antimicrobial activity of copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes derived from 2-bromo-4-chloro-6-[(2-morpholin-4-ylethylimino)methyl]phenol

An end-to-end azido-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complex [Cu₂L₂(μ_1,3-N₃)](NO₃) (I) and a mononuclear zinc(II) complex [ZnCl₂(HL)] ? CH₃OH (II), where L is 2-brom-4-chloro-6-[(2-morpholin- 4-ylethylimino)methyl]phenolate, have been prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, and single crystal X-ray crystallographic determination (CIF files CCDC nos. 1415217 (I), 1415218 for (II)). The crystal of I is monoclinic: space group C2/c, a = 28.684(2), b = 7.1787(5), c = 18.292(1) Å, β = 117.887(3)°, V = 3329.1(4) ų, Z = 4. The crystal of II is monoclinic: space group P2₁/c, a = 10.8207(9), b = 12.3398(7), c = 14.9477(7) Å, β = 93.473(3)°, V = 1992.2(2) ų, Z = 4. The Schiff base ligand in I coordinates to the Cu atom through the phenolate O, imine N, and morpholine N atoms, while the Schiff base ligand in II coordinates to the Zn atom through the phenolate O and imine N atoms, with the morpholine N atom protonated. The effect of these complexes on the antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans was studied.     

XRD and EXAFS study of nitrato ammine complexes of nitrosyl ruthenium

The structure of trans-[RuNO(NH₃)₄(H₂O)](NO₃)₃ (I) and trans-[RuNO(NH₃)₄(NO₃)](NO₃)₂ (II) was determined by XRD. Crystallographic data are as follows: space group I4₁/a; a = b = 18.280(1) Å, c = 15.129(1) Å, R = 0.0244 (I), and space group Cm, a = 11.5620(3) Å, b = 7.9934(2) Å, c = 7.7864(2) Å, β = 127.124(1)°, R = 0.0139 (II). Interatomic distances for complex particles of fac- and mer- [RuNO(NH₃)₂(NO₃)₃] (III and IV, respectively) were determined by EXAFS.     

Synthesis,crystal structure,and antibacterial activity of oxovanadium(V) complexes derived from <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>'-[1-(5-fluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]nicotinohydrazide and <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>'-(5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-hydroxynaphthylhydrazide

Two new oxovanadium(V) complexes, [VOL¹(OCH₃)(CH₃OH)] (I) and [VOL²(OCH₃)] (II), where L¹ and L² are the di-anionic form of N'-[1-(5-fluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]nicotinohydrazide and N'-(5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-2-hydroxynaphthylhydrazide, respectively, have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectra, and single crystal X-ray determination (CIF files CCDC nos. 891852 (I), 891853 (II)). The crystal of I is monoclinic: space group P2₁/c, a = 8.061(1), b = 15.293(2), c = 13.471(2) Å, ß = 92.595(2)°, V = 1658.8(4) ų, Z = 4. The crystal of II is monoclinic: space group P2₁/n, a = 7.4454(9), b = 8.0833(9), c = 28.906(2) Å, ß = 92.644(2)°, V = 1737.8(3) ų, Z = 4. The V atom in I is in an octahedral coordination, and that in II is in a square-pyramidal coordination. The antibacterial activity of the compounds against various bacteria was assayed.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of (2.2.2-cryptand)potassium chloride and (2.2.2-cryptand)ammonium bromide<Subscript>(0.75)</Subscript>chloride<Subscript>(0.25)</Subscript> hydrates

Two new complexes were synthesized, namely, 7: 2 (2.2.2-cryptand)potassium chloride and (2.2.2-cryptand)ammonium bromide_(0.75)chloride_(0.25) hydrates: [M(Crypt-222)]⁺ · Hal^? · 3.5H₂O, where M = K, Hal = Cl (I) and M = NH₄, Hal = Br_0.75Cl_0.25 (II). The structures of two isomorphous crystals were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. Trigonal (space group P \(\bar 3\), Z = 2) structures I (a = 11.763 Å, c = 11.262 Å) and II (a = 11.945 Å, c = 11.337 Å) were solved by direct methods and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.057 (I) and 0.065 (II) for all 2626 (I) and 1654 (II) independent measured reflections (CAD-4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α). In structures I and II, the host-guest [M(Crypt-222)]⁺ complex cation lies on the threefold crystallographic axis and has the approximate D ₃ symmetry. In complex I, the coordination polyhedron of the K⁺ cation (CN = 8) is a bicapped trigonal prism somewhat distorted toward an antiprism. Complexes I and II contain H-bonded disordered cubes of the water molecules and the Cl^? or Br^? anions.     

Crystal structures of rhodium(III) aqua ion with tetrahedral anions

The crystal structures of compounds of the composition [Rh(H₂O)₆]₂(SO₄)₃·5H₂O (I) and [Rh(H₂O)₆]PO₄ (II) are determined. Crystallographic data for I: a = 7.272(9) Å, b = 27.047(1) Å, c = 12.464(9) Å, β = 97.038(10)°, P2₁ space group, Z = 4, d _x = 2.184 g/cm³; for II: a = 9.746(6)Å, b = 6.877(7) Å, c = 23.623(6) Å, β = 100.601(10)°, C2/c space group, Z = 8, d _x = 2.611 g/cm³. Compounds are analyzed by IR spectroscopy and powder XRD. Crystalline phase I is well soluble in water, whereas II is almost insoluble.     

Tetranuclear rhenium chalcochloride cluster complexes Cs<Subscript>3</Subscript>H[Re<Subscript>4</Subscript>Q<Subscript>4</Subscript>Cl<Subscript>12</Subscript>] · 3.33H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O (Q = Se and Te): Synthesis and structures

The tetranuclear cluster rhenium complexes Cs₃H[Re₄Q₄Cl₁₂] · 3.33H₂O (Q = Te (I) and Se (II)) with the Cl atoms as terminal ligands were obtained and structurally characterized. The structures of complexes I and II were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Their isostructural crystals are monoclinic; space group C2, Z = 6; a = 26.403(8) Å, b = 16.495(5) Å, c = 11.744(3) Å, β = 91.25(2)°, V = 5113(2) ų (I); a = 26.573(3) Å, b = 16.461(3) Å, c = 11.726(2) Å, β = 91.381(4)°, V = 5127.6(14) ų (II).     

Crystal structures of two new dinuclear Ag(I) complexes constructed from 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylic acid and N-containing ligands

The reaction of silver 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate with 1,3-diaminopropane (DAP) and 2-amino-5-methylpyridine (AMP) respectively results in the formation of two dinuclear silver(I) complexes: [Ag₂(DAP)₂](BPC)·2H₂O (1) and [Ag₂(BPC)(AMP)₄]·2H₂O (2), where BPC is 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate. The complexes are characterized by elemental analysis and X-ray crystallography. Complex 1 crystallizes in the triclinic system, P-1 space group, a = 8.585(2) Å, b = 8.849(2) Å, c = 9.890(3) Å, α = 107.893(3)°, β = 94.139(3)°, γ = 113.202(3)°, V = 640.9(3) ų, Z = 1. Complex 2 crystallizes in the triclinic system, P-1 space group, a = 11.818(3) Å, b = 13.132(4) Å, c = 13.281(4) Å, α = 92.571(4)°, β = 96.425(3)°, γ = 102.142(4)°, V = 1997.5(10) ų, Z = 2. Complex 1 consists of a macrocyclic dinuclear silver(I) dication, a 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate anion, and two water molecules of crystallization. Each Ag atom is in a linear coordination. Complex 2 consists of a dinuclear silver(I) complex molecule and two water molecules of crystallization. Each Ag atom is in a T-shaped coordination. The Ag...Ag separations are 5.127(2) Å in 1 and 3.172(2) Å in 2.     

Syntheses,characterization, and crystal structures of two dinuclear nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes with Schiff bases

The phenolic azide bridged dinuclear nickel(II) complex, [Ni₂(L¹)₂(N₃)(H₂O)(μ_1,1-N₃)] · EtOH (I), and the thiocyanate bridged dinuclear copper(II) complex, [Cu₂(L²)₂(μ_1,1-NCS)₂] (II), where L¹ and L² are the deprotonated forms of 2-mothoxy-6-[(2-piperidin-1-ylethylimino)methyl]phenol and 2,4-dichloro-6-[(2-methylaminoethylimino)methyl]phenol, respectively, were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal of I is orthorhombic: space group Pbca, a = 12.172(1), b = 20.953(1), c = 29.779(2) Å, V = 7594.8(9) ų, Z = 8. The crystal of II is monoclinic: space group P2₁/n, a = 8.7615(11), b = 19.672(2), c = 16.568(2) Å, β = 99.449(2)°, V = 2816.9(6) ų, Z = 4. The Ni atoms in I are in octahedral coordinations, and the Cu atoms in II are in square-pyramidal coordinations.