The properties,crystal, and molecular structure of catena-[(μ-acetato-) (μ-phthalazine)silver(I)dihydrate]: {[Ag(μ-O2CCH3) (μ-PHZ) (H2O)2]2}n

The crystal and molecular structure of catena-[(-acetato) (-phthalazine)-silver(I)dihydrate], {[Ag(O₂CCH₃) (C₈H₆N₂)(H₂O)₂]₂}_n, has been determined by single crystal X-ray analysis: the space group is P2₁/n,a=16.150(8) Å,b=3.886(5) Å,c=18.716(9) Å, =96.02(5)°,V=1168 ų. Phthalazine (PHZ) bridges the silver atoms to form {Ag--PHZ]₂ dimeric subunits. These dimeric subunits are planar and stack by bridging acetates to form a polymeric lattice. The acetates also form an asymrnetric chelate ring with the silver atoms which result in a distorted, square pyramidal configuration. The complex is further characterized by its IR and thermal properties.     

Diaquobis-μ-(dimethylsulfoxo)bis(dimethylsulfoxo) dilithium tetraphenylborate

The structure of diaquobis--(dimethylsulfoxo)bis(dimethylsulfoxo)dilithium tetraphenyl- borate, [Li₂(Me₂SO)₄(H₂O)₂][BPh₄]₂, has been determined at 293 K. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group (a = 11.429(2) Å, b = 14.068(3) Å, c = 19.215(4) Å, = 69.31(3), = 88.98(3), = 89.03(3)). The lithium is coordinated to the oxygens of an aquo ligand, a terminal dimethylsulfoxo ligand, and two bridging dimethylsulfoxo ligands. The coordination geometry of each lithium is significantly distorted from a tetrahedron by the twisting of the plane containing the lithium ion and the two bridging dimethylsulfoxo oxygens relative to the plane containing the lithium ion and the terminal dimethylsulfoxo and aquo oxygen atoms. Hydrogen bonding between the aquo hydrogens and the phenyls of the tetraphenylborate anion is observed but does not result in a polymeric structure as has been observed in other lithium tetraphenylborate salts because of the 1:1 ratio of aquo ligands and tetraphenylborate anions.     

μ-(2,2,9,9-tetramethyl-3,7-dithiadecane) decacarbonylditungsten(0)

The title compound crystallizes in the centrosymmetric triclinic unit cell, a = 6.6662(8) Å, b = 8.8584(6) Å, c = 13.574(2) Å, = 71.468(7)°, = 82.182(9)°, = 75.270(7)°, Z = 1. Refinement converged at R = 0.0396 for 1383 observed reflections. The molecule consists of two W(CO)₅ fragments bridged centrosymmetrically by the 2,2,9,9-tetramethyl-3,7-dithiadecane ligand.     

Crystal structure of tetrakis (μ-betaine-O,O′) dichloro-dicopper(II) dichloride tetrahydrated

[Cu₂(bet)₄Cl₂]Cl₂·4H₂O (bet = betaine: IUPAC name: trimethylammonioacetate) is monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, a = 11.0510(10) Å, b = 14.7140(4) Å, c = 11.1620(15) Å, = 107.40(2)°. The dinuclear copper(II) cation [Cu₂(bet)₄Cl₂]²⁺ is counterbalanced by two naked Cl^– ions. The copper(II) ions have a square bipyramidal environment with oxygen atoms from the acetato groups in the basal planes and a chlorine and a copper atom occupying the apical positions. The metal atoms are ₂-bridged by four acetato groups and the molecular symmetry is close to C _2h. The two symmetry-independent chelating betaine molecules are present in their zwitterionic, neutral form.     

Structure ofcatena-(2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazolium, 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole bis(μ-iodo)-di-iodo-bismuth(III)

[(C₂H₄N₃S) (C₂H₃N₃S) BiI₄]; [(HL) (L) BiI₄] (L=2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole),M _r=919.86. monoclinic, P 1 2₁/a 1,a=7.622(1),b=18.977(2),c=12.821(1) Å, =102.77(1)°, finalR=0.033. The crystals consist of HL⁺ cations, neutral L molecules and polymeric [BiI₄] ^– anions built up of edge-sharing [BiI₆]^3– octahedra, with Bi–I(bridging) distances in the range 3.320(1)–3.057(1) Å and Bi–I(terminal) distances in the range 2.917(1)–2.929(1) Å. The¹H and¹³C spectra in DMSO-d₆ solution are used in conjunction with the X-ray structural results to establish the preferred protonation site of the thiadiazole ring.     

Synthesis and X-ray structure of [(μ-H)Ru3(CO)8(μ-Cl)(μ-dppm)] [dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane]

The reaction of [Ru₃(CO)₁₀(-dppm)] 1 with PPhCl₂ in refluxing CHCl₃ results in the isolation of [(-H)Ru₃(CO)₈(-Cl)(-dppm)] 3 in 10% yield. Compound 3, which has been structurally characterized by crystallographic methods, is also formed from the reaction of 1 with H₂ in refluxing CCl₄. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 16.814(2), b = 18.7590(12), c = 11.486(2) Å, = 97.745(11)°, V = 3589.8(8) ų, and Z = 4. The hydride and chloride ligands bridge the same edge of the triruthenium cluster as the dppm ligand.     

Synthesis, redox chemistry, and X-ray structure of the mixed-metal cluster Fe2(CO)6(μ3-S)2Ni(dppf)

The reaction between the dianion [Fe₂(CO)₆(₂-S)₂]^2– and NiCl₂(dppf) occurs readily at room temperature to give the mixed-metal cluster Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(dppf) in moderate yield. Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(dppf) was isolated by preparative chromatography and its solid-state structure established by X-ray diffraction analysis. Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(dppf) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c, a = 20.320(6), b = 13.114(2), c = 15.622(2) Å, = 110.25(2)°, V = 3905.4(11) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 1.630 g/cm.³ The X-ray structure of Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(dppf) exhibits an Fe₂S₂Ni arachno polyhedral core, with the pendant dppf ligand attached to an essentially square planar Ni center. The redox chemistry of Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(dppf) was investigated by cyclic voltammetry which showed a reversible, one-electron oxidation localized on the Fe₂S₂ core along with an irreversible, one-electron reduction that is antibonding with respect to the Fe—Fe and Fe—S bonds. The electrochemical assignments were confirmed by carrying out extended Hückel MO calculations on the model cluster Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-S)₂Ni(H₄-dppf).     

Bridging and chelating diphosphine ligands in Ru3(μ-H)(μ-N=CPh2)(CO)8(P—P). X-ray diffraction structures of Ru3(μ-H)(μ-N=CPh2)(CO)8(dmpe) and Ru3(μ-H)(μ-N=CPh2)(CO)8(bpcd)

Treatment of the azavinylidene-bridged cluster Ru₃(-H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₁₀ (1) with the diphosphine ligand bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane (dmpe) gives Ru₃( -H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₈(dmpe) (2) in moderate yield, while the ligand 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd) reacts with Ru₃( -H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₁₀ in the presence of Me₃NO to furnish Ru₃( -H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₈(bpcd) (3) in low yield. Each new cluster has been isolated and characterized in solution by IR and NMR (¹H and ³¹P) spectroscopies, and the coordination mode exhibited by the ancillary diphosphine ligand in 2 and 3 has been established by X-ray crystallography. Ru₃( -H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₈(dmpe) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c, a = 10.791(1) Å, b = 16.377(1) Å, c = 18.148(1) Å, = 96.675(2)°, V = 3185.3(4) ų, Z = 4, D _cacl = 1.791 Mg/m³; R = 0.0360, R _w = 0.0866 for 7522 observed reflections with I > 2(I). Ru₃(-H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₈(bpcd) crystallizes, as the CH₂Cl₂ solvate, in the triclinic space group , a = 11.956(1) Å, b = 14.228(1) Å, c = 31.409(3) Å, = 89.377(2)°, = 79.344(2)°, = 77.235(2)°, V = 5118.4(8) ų, Z = 2, D _calc = 1.670 Mg/m³; R = 0.0557, R _w = 0.1069 for 10977 observed reflections with I > 2(I). The structural details of clusters 2 and 3 are contrasted with Ru₃(-H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₇(-dppm)(-dppm), which is the only known structurally characterized phosphine-substituted cluster of this genre.     

Synthesis, spectroscopy, and X-ray structure of the polymer catena-[bis(azido-N)-copper(II)-μ-bis(2-benzimidazolyl)butane]

The title compound, catena-[bis(azido-N)-copper(II)-(bis(2-benzimidazolyl)butane), [Cu(C₁₈H₁₈N₄)(N₃)₂]_n, was obtained from the reaction of the ligand bis(2-benzimidazolyl)butane and Cu(N₃)₂. The x-ray crystal structure is reported. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 8.2524(10), b = 12.765(5), c = 9.1125(15) Å, = 106.423(12)°, Z = 2. The Cu(II) ions are square-planar coordinated with trans-oriented end-on binding azido ligands. The structure is a polynuclear chain with the benzimidazole bridging at each end. In addition a N_(ligand)-H···N_(azido) H-bridge [N_(ligand)···N_(azido) = 2.994(7) Å] is present, resulting in a pseudo 2-dimensional lattice. The characteristic azido infrared vibrations are found at 2060 and 2077 cm^–1 (_as(N₃)) and 1284 and 1297 cm^–1 ((N₃)).     

Synthesis and crystallographic characterization of [Cd(OH2)2 (μ-Br)4 (Cd(2-hydroxyethyl sulfide) (μ-Br))2]n

The reaction of equal millimolar quantities of CdBr₂ and 2-hydroxyethyl sulfide in 31 CH₃CNCH₃OH produced [Cd(OH₂)₂(Br)₄ (Cd(2-hydroxy ethyl sulfide) (-Br))₂]_n. The compound crystallizes as a bromide-bridged polymer with hydrogen bonding interactions between the polymeric chains. Each of the two unique metal centers has a distorted octahedral geometry. The thioether ligand is bidentate to one cadmium position with one alcoholic terminus uncoordinated. The uncoordinated portion of the molecule is disordered with each conformation participating in slightly different hydrogen bonding environments. The other unique cadmium center is coordinated to four bridging bromides and twotrans water molecules.     

The Crystal Structure and Magnetic Susceptibility of Tetrakis-(μ2-phenylacetato-O,O′)-bis(caprolactam-O)copper(II)

Abstract  

Tetrakis-(μ₂-phenylacetato-O,O′)-bis(caprolactam-O)copper(II) (1) was synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography, magnetic susceptibility and FT-IR spectroscopy. The title compound (1) crystallized in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with unit cell parameters a = 18.2242(4) ?, b = 10.0994(2) ?, c = 23.0696(5) ?, β = 101.117(2)°; V = 4166.37(15) ?³; Z = 4. The molecular structure of (1) consists of a copper dimer bridged by four phenylacetate ligands in the paddlewheel geometry with caprolactam coordinated in both axial sites. The copper dimers of (1) are organized into one-dimensional columns by N–H···O interactions between bound caprolactam ligands. Magnetic susceptibility studies indicate antiferromagnetic coupling between the Cu⁺² ions with a singlet ground-state and triplet excited-state separated by |2J = 319(1) cm⁻¹ |.     

Regiospecific CO substitution in (μ-H)Ru3(μ3− η3-CHCHCMe)(CO)9 by 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione(bpcd). X-ray structure of (μ-H)Ru3(μ3−η3-CHCHCMe)(CO)7(bpcd)⋅MeOH

The triruthenium cluster ( -H)Ru₃( ₃–³-CHCHCMe)(CO)₉ reacts with the diphosphine ligand 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd) in the presence of Me₃NO to afford ( -H)Ru₃( ₃– ³-CHCHCMe)(CO)₇(bpcd) in moderate yield. This new cluster has been isolated and characterized in solution by IR and NMR (¹H, ³¹P) spectroscopies, and the solid-state structure has been established by X-ray crystallography. ( -H)Ru₃( ₃– ³-CHCHCMe)(CO)₇(bpcd) MeOH crystallizes in the triclinic space group P , a = 11.2426(8) Å, b = 11.7141(8) Å, c = 16.195(1) Å, = 102.041(5)°, = 95.128(5)°, = 102.553(6)°, V = 2008.4(3) ų, Z = 2, d _calc. = 1.733 g/cm³; R = 0.0488, R _w = 0.0546 for 2212 observed reflections with I > 3 (I). The X-ray structure reveals that the bpcd ligand is bound exclusively to the Ru₃ core at the ruthenium center coordinated by the terminal CH unit of the -allylic ₃– ³-CHCHCMe moiety.     

Crystal structure of (3-aminopropionato)bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) catena-di(μ-chloro)dichloroplumbate(II) monohydrate

Crystals of [Co(C₂H₈N₂)₂(C₃H₆NO₂)]PbCl₄ · H₂O [a = 7.627(1) Å, b = 11.238(1) Å, c = 11.444(1) Å, α = 99.125(1)°, β = 103.80(1)°, γ = 94.739(1)°, V = 933.09(1) ų, Z = 2, and space group $P\bar 1$ ] contain the octahedral PbCl₆ groups that share edges to form infinite [Cl₂Pb(μ-Cl)₂] _n ²ⁿ chains, in which the terminal Cl atoms occupy the cis positions. The Pb-Cl bond lengths are 2.763(1)–3.180(3) Å. In the discrete cationic complexes, the Co atom is coordinated by two ethylenediamine molecules and the 3-aminopropionate anion. In the enantiomeric complex with the Δ absolute configuration, the ethylenediamine rings have the λ and δ configurations and the aminopropionate ring has the λ configuration.     

Poly-μ-2,5-dimethylpyrazine-μ-dithiocyanato-N, S,S-dicopper(I): a three-dimensional coordination polymer containing both molecular and anionic rod ligands

Reaction of CuSCN with 2,5-dimethylpyrazine (2,5-me₂pyz) yields a polymeric material, [Cu₂(SCN)₂(2,5-me₂pyz)], which has been crystallographically characterized. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/N with a = 5.6850(2) Å, b = 6.92877(3) Å, c = 14.3575(6) Å, = 93.435(1), and Z = 2. It contains [Cu(SCN)] sheets in which each thiocyanate ligand acts in a -N,S,S-bridging mode. The sheets are bridged by 2,5-dimethylpyrazine ligands to generate a three dimensional network. The compound has also been characterized by infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis.     

Alkyne insertion and coupling reactions of methyl propiolate with the heterometallic dimers CoRu(CO)7(μ-PPh2) and CoRu(CO)5[(Z)-Ph2PCH = CHPPh2](μ-PPh2): X-ray diffraction structures of CoRu(CO)4(μ-CO)[μ-PPh2C(O)CH(CCO2Me)C(O)CHC (CO2Me)] and CoRu(CO)3(μ-CO)[(Z)-Ph2PCH = CHPPh2][μ-PPh2C(O)C(CO2Me)CH]

The reaction of the terminal alkyne methyl propiolate with the heterometallic dimers CoRu(CO)₇(μ-PPh₂) (1) and CoRu(CO)₅[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂](μ-PPh₂) (2) has been investigated at 65^°C in toluene. In the reaction of 1, chromatographic purification afforded a minor band, from which the two species RuCo(CO)₄(μ-CO)[μ-PPh₂C(O)CHC(CO₂Me)] and RuCo(CO)₄(μ-CO)[μ-PPh₂CHC(CO₂Me)] were observed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and one major band, whose ¹H NMR spectrum revealed the presence of multiple species. The identity of one of the compounds in the major component has been established as that of CoRu(CO)₄(μ-CO)[μ-PPh₂C(O)CH(CCO₂Me)C(O)CHC(CO₂Me)] (3) by X-ray diffraction analysis. The solid-state structure of 3 confirms the double insertion of CO and head-to-head coupling of the methyl propiolate that accompanies the formation of this product. Compound 3 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1, a = 8.4035(4), b = 9.6721(5), c = 17.678(1) Å, α = 94.135(2), β = 103.318(2), γ = 101.336(2)^°, V = 1360.5(1) ų, Z = 2, D _calc = 1.732 Mg/m³; R = 0.0300, R _w = 0.0760 for 8630 reflections with I > 2σ(I). The ruthenium-bound diphosphine ligand in 2 exerts a controlling influence on the reaction with added alkyne insomuch as only the mono-insertion product CoRu(CO)₃(μ-CO)[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂][μ-PPh₂C(O)C(CO₂Me)CH] (4) is formed as a single regioisomer. The molecular structure of 4 was established by X-ray diffraction analysis and 4 was found to crystallize in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, a = 19.483(7), b = 11.905(4), c = 20.131(7) Å, β = 110.455(6)^°, V = 4375(3) ų, Z = 4, D _calc = 1.466 Mg/m³; R = 0.0961, R _w = 0.1683 for 6262 reflections with I > 2σ(I). The reactivity of methyl propiolate with 1 and 2 is compared with the known reactivity that has been reported for other alkynes.     

Supramolecular structure of tetrakis-μ-(4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoato)-bis(methanol)dicopper(II)

The title compound, [Cu₂(II)(4-Cl-3-NO₂–C₆H₃CO₂)₄(CH₃OH)₂] or [Cu₂(4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoate)₄(MeOH)₂] has been prepared and its structure determined using X-ray crystallography. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1 with a = 9.6887(9)Å, b = 10.6448(9)Å, c = 11.4194(10)Å, = 108.094(2), = 110.682(2), = 105.055(2), V = 952.691(15)ų, and Z = 1. The structure consists of centrosymmetric dimers in which the Cu(II) atoms display a square pyramidal CuO₅ coordination, with four carboxylate O atoms in the basal plane [CuO 1.951(2)–1.968(2)Å] and the methanol O atoms in the apical position [CuO 2.170(2)Å]. The Cu atoms are 2.614(1)Å apart and are bridged by four benzoate groups. The discrete dimers are extended into 1D chains that result from hydrogen bonding between the coordinated methanol on one Cu(II) dimer and the nitro substituent on an adjacent Cu(II) dimer. The chains are interdigited and held by – stacking interactions forming 3D supramolecular array.     

Reaction of ethyl diazoacetate with Co3(CO)9(μ3-CCl): Isolation and X-ray structures of Co3(CO)9(μ3-CCO2Et), Co3(CO)9(μ3-CCH2CO2Et), and [Co3(CO)9(μ3-CCHCO2Et)]2

The reaction between the tricobalt cluster Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCl) (1) and AlCl₃, followed by treatment with ethyl diazoacetate, N₂CHCO₂Et, affords a complex mixture of products in low yields. Column chromatography has allowed the isolation of the four cluster compounds Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CH) (2), Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCO₂Et) (3), Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCH₂CO₂Et) (4), and [Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCHCO₂Et)]₂ (5). Clusters 4 and 5 are new and have been fully characterized in solution by IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The molecular structures of clusters 3–5 have also been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCO₂Et) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P , a = 8.8393(5), b = 14.727(1), c = 15.272(1) Å, = 93.361(6), = 105.509(5)°, = 100.336(6)°, V = 1872.6(2) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 1.823 g/cm³. Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCH₂CO₂Et) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n, a = 9.3806(7), b = 9.2617(8), c = 22.455(2) Å, = 94.483(7)°, V = 1944.9(3) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 1.803 g/cm³. [Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCHCO₂Et)]₂ crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c, a = 21.585(2), b = 8.7977(7), c = 20.784(1) Å, = 104.807(6)°, V = 3815.8(5) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 1.835 g/cm³. Plausible pathways leading to the formation of clusters 2, 4, and 5 are discussed.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Mixed-valence Hexanuclear Manganase Oxide Complex,Hexakis(μ<Subscript>2</Subscript>-pivalato)-tetrakis(μ<Subscript>3</Subscript>-pivalato)-mono(pyridine)-tris(pivalic acid)-bis(μ<Subscript>4</Subscript>-oxo)dimanganese(III) tetramanganase(II)

Abstract  The complex, [Mn₆O₂(OOCCMe₃)₁₀(HOOCCMe₃)₃(py)], has a hexanuclear structure with a Mn₆O₂ core. This complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 17.757(5) ?, b = 27.413(5) ?, c = 22.348(5) ?, β = 90.233(5)°, V = 9,040(4) ?³ and Z = 4. It contains a [Mn₆O₂]¹⁰⁺ core that can be described as two edge-sharing Mn₄ tetrahedra at the centre of each of which tetrahedron lies a μ₄-O²⁻ ion. All Mn atoms are six-coordinate and possess distorted octahedral geometry. Mn₄ exhibits butterfly arrangement with both μ₄-O atoms on the same side of the molecule. The complex is mixed-valence , and the Mn^III centers are assigned as the two central metal ions bridged by two O²⁻ ions. Index abstract  The complex, [Mn₆O₂(OOCCMe₃)₁₀(HOOCCMe₃)₃(py)], has a hexanuclear structure with a Mn₆O₂ core. This complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 17.757(5) ?, b = 27.413(5) ?, c = 22.348(5) ?, β = 90.233(5)°, V = 9040(4) ?³ and Z = 4. It contains a [Mn₆O₂]¹⁰⁺ core that can be described as two edge-sharing Mn₄ tetrahedra at the centre of each of which tetrahedron lies a μ₄-O²⁻ ion. All Mn atoms are six-coordinate and possess distorted octahedral geometry. Mn₄ exhibits butterfly arrangement with both μ₄-O atoms on the same side of the molecule. The complex is mixed-valence , and the Mn^III centers are assigned as the two central metal ions bridged by two O²⁻ ions.      

Synthesis, properties, and crystal structure of barium 1-oxyethylidenediphosphonatohydroxogermanate(IV) polyhydrate Ba3[Ge(μ-OH)(μ-Oedph)]6 · 25H2O

The barium salt of 1-oxyethylidenediphosphonatohydroxogermanium acid Ba₃[Ge(μ-OH)(μ-Oedph)]₆ · 25H₂O (I) (H₄Oedph is 1-oxyethylidenediphosphonic acid) was synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction. The complex was characterized by elemental analysis, thermogravimetry, and IR spectroscopy. The hexanuclear cyclic complex anions [Ge(μ-OH)(μ-Oedph)] ₆ ^6-t- ] cations, and water molecules of crystallization are the structural units of the crystal of I.     

Crystal Structures and Properties of Bis(2-Aminopyrimidine-N-)-Bis(Thiocyanato-N)Zinc(II) and Catena-[2-Aminopyrimidine-N- (μ-Thiocynanto-S,N)(Thiocyanato-S)Cadmium(II)]

Abstract  

Complexes [Zn(NCS)₂(2-AMP)₂] (2-AMP = 2-aminopyrimidine) 1 and [Cd(SCN)₂(2-AMP)₂]_n 2 are prepared and characterized by X-ray crystallographic methods. 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic, space group C2/c, with a = 13.5761(14), b = 8.3330(10), c = 13.5962(15) ?, β = 99.5450(10)°, V = 1516.8(3) ?³, Z = 4. In 1, the zinc atom is coordinated by four N atoms from two AMP and two NCS⁻. 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic, space group C2/c, with a = 9.7259(11), b = 19.332(2), c = 8.2149(9) ?, β = 99.817(2)°, V = 1522.0(3) ?³, Z = 4. Complex 2 is made up of 1D chains along a-axis. Each Cd is attached to four NCS⁻ bridges and two pendant 2-AMP ligands.