Synthesis and crystal structure of [(C<Subscript>7</Subscript>H<Subscript>10</Subscript>N)<Subscript>2</Subscript>]<Superscript>2+</Superscript> [Sb<Subscript>2</Subscript>Cl<Subscript>8</Subscript>]<Superscript>2−1</Superscript>

The reaction of 2,6-dimethylpyridine with SbCl₃ and HCl affords the title compound, the structure of which is ascertained by X-ray diffraction. The unit cell consists of one bridged Sb₂Cl₈²⁻ anion and two 2,6-dimethylpyridinium cations. The trivalent antimony ion is bonded not only directly to chlorine anions, but also is coordinated with chlorine anions by secondary bonds. In the crystal, there exists infinite coordinated chains of [Sb₂Cl₈] _n ²ⁿ⁻ anions running along the a axis, which link 2,6-dimethylpyridinium cations by N-H…Cl hydrogen bonds.     

Crystal structures of bis(4-dimethylaminopyridinium) tetrachlorocobaltate(II) and bis-[1,3-di (ammoniummethyl)benzene]tetrachlorocobaltate(II)

The crystal structures consist of organoammonium cations hydrogen bonded to tetrahedral CoCl₄ ^2– anions. In the 4-dimethylaminopyridinium salt, [(CH₃)₂NC₅H₅NH]₂CoCl₄, pairs of cations hydrogen bond in an asymmetric fashion to two of the chlorines in each anion. The planar cations form two sets of – stacks, first parallel to the a axis and the second parallel to the b axis. The anions lie between these two nonintersecting sets of stacks. In contrast, for the second compound, [C₆H₄(CH₂NH₃)₂]CoCl₄, the tetrahedral CoCl₄ ^2– anions form layers lying parallel to the bc plane. The 1,3-di(ammoniummethyl)benzene cations crosslink adjacent anionic layers, forming a lamellar structure of alternating organic and inorganic layers.     

One-dimensional chain structure based on bifurcated hydrogen bonding

The structure of complex [PyH][Ni(mnt)₂], as determined by X-ray single crystal analysis, consists of pyridinium cations and [Ni(mnt)₂]^– anions. Crystallographic data for the complex: monoclinic P2₁/c, a = 16.5430(18) Å, b = 6.3847(9) Å, c = 17.430(2) Å, = 118.040(7)°, V = 1625.4(3) ų, Z = 4. The [Ni(mnt)₂]^– anion is not a planar and the CN groups bend away from the S₄ plane. The interactions between anions and cations via the formation of bifurcated N–H···NC hydrogen bonds give rise to an 1D zigzag chain of alternating cations and anions.     

[N(2-ammoniumethyl)piperazinium]tetrachloromono-bromocuprate(II) monohydrate: A compound containing a discrete square-pyramidal unit

The crystal and molecular structure of the [N(2-ammoniumethyl)piperazinium]tetra-chloromonobromocuprate(II) monohydrate is reported. The crystals are monoclinic, space groupP2₁/c,Z=4, witha=9.560(2),b=9.240(3),c=18.270(7)Å,=99.20(2)°. The structure consists of discrete N(2-ammoniumethyl)piperazinium cations, uncoordinated water molecules and [CuCl₄Br]^3– anions, in which four coplanar chlorine atoms occupy the square-basal plane and one bromine atom the axial position, giving the copper(II) ion a moderately elongated square-pyramidal geometry. The structure was refined to a finalR index of 0.0765.     

Metal-betaine interactions. IV. Crystal structures of trans-tetraaquabis(betaine)nickel(II) nitrate and trans-diaquatetrakis(pyridine betaine)cobalt(II) bis[trichloro(pyridine betaine)cobaltate(II)]

Two transition metal(II) complexes of betaine (Me₃N⁺CH₂COO^–, designated as BET) and pyridine betaine (C₅H₅N⁺CH₂COO^–, pyBET) have been prepared and investigated by X-ray crystallography and infrared spectroscopy. [Ni(BET)₂(H₂O)₄] (NO₃)₂ (1), (R _F=0.054 for 2518 observed MoK data) comprises slightly distorted octahedral [Ni(BET)₂(H₂O)₄]²⁺ cations in which the Ni(II) atom is centrosymmetrically coordinated by four aqua ligands and twotrans-related unidentate BET ligands, and the uncoordinated carboxy oxygens form intramolecular hydrogen bonds with the aqua ligands. [Co(pyBET)₄(H₂O)₂]·2[Co(pyBET)Cl₃] (2) (R _F=0.029 for 4696 observed data) consists of discrete octahedral [Co(pyBET)₄(H₂O)₂]²⁺ cations and tetrahedral [Co(pyBET)Cl₃]^– anions. In the centrosymmetric cation each of the twotrans-related aqua ligands form a pair of intramolecular hydrogen bonds with the uncoordinated oxygen atoms of two unidentate pyBET ligands. In the anion the cobalt atom is coordinated by one unidentate pyBET ligand and three chloro ligands.     

Crystal structure of tris (phenylammonium) chloride pentachloroantimonate (III) monohydrate

The tris (phenylammonium) chloride pentachloroantimonate (III) monohydrate salt is triclinic with the following cell parameters: a = 9.4283(3), b = 11.4482(3), c = 13.1748(3)Å, = 113.493(2), = 90.381(2), = 97.331(1)°, V = 1290.86(6)ų, with Z = 2 formula units. The structure consists of [C₆H₅NH₃]⁺ cations, water molecules, Cl^– anions, and SbCl₅ square pyramids. Hydrogen bonds, established through water molecule, link the anions [SbCl₅]^2– and Cl^– and make an infinite chain in the [011] direction. Chains are linked together via another hydrogen bond network originating from the ammonium groups. A distortion of the SbCl₅ square pyramid can be attributed to the stereo activity of the Sb(III) lone electron pair.     

Gold(III)-pteridine compounds: synthesis, spectral, and X-ray diffraction studies on new adducts between sodium tetrabromoaurate(III) and lumazine derivatives

In aqueous hydrobromic medium, Na[AuCl₄] reacts with 1,3-dimethyllumazine (1,3-dimethyl-pteridine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione, DLM) or 1,3,6,7-tetramethyllumazine (DLMD) to give three adducts with simplified formulas Na[AuBr₄](DLMD), Na[AuBr₄](DLM), and Na[AuBr₄](DLM)₂. These compounds have been characterized by means of analytical techniques, and IR and NMR spectroscopies. Single-crystal x-ray diffraction studies have been made on the Na[AuBr₄](DLM)₂ compound. The crystals belong to the orthorhombic Pbca space group, with a = 15.249(1), b = 15.238(2), c = 21.563(2) Å, Z = 8, and R = 0.053. The structure consists of planar [AuBr₄]^– anions and Na⁺ cations weakly linked to two crystallographically independent DLM molecules. The Na⁺ cation interacts weakly with four oxygen and one nitrogen atoms from four different pteridine molecules, its environment may be described as a very distorted square pyramid.     

Crystal structure of tetrakisdiphenylammonium hexadecachlorotetrabismuthate(III)

[(C₆H₅)₂NH₂]₄ ⁺[Bi₄Cl₁₆]^4– crystallizes in the triclinic space group witha=11.835(2),b=12.393(2),c=12.625(3)Å, =108.37(3), =108.69(3), =96.00(3)° andD _c=2.135 g cm^–3 forZ=1. The [Bi₄Cl₁₆]^4– anion is a centrosymmetric cluster of four distorted edge-sharing BiCl₆ octahedra. The ranges of the Bi–Cl bonds are 2.484(4)–2.606(3)Å for Bi–Cl(terminal), 2.691(3)–2.956(4)Å for Bi-Cl(µ₂), and 2.960(3)–3.120(4)Å for Bi-Cl(µ₃). The cations and anions are held in place by weak hydrogen bonds.     

Crystal structure of penthylenediammonium pentachlorothallate(III)

The penthylenediammonium pentachlorothallate(III) salt is orthorhombic with the following unit cell dimensions: a = 7.696(3) Å, b = 13.2890(17) Å, and c = 13.503(18) Å, space group P2₁2₁2₁ with Z = 4. The structure was solved by Patterson methods and refined to a final R value of 0.0387 for 1991 observed reflections. The structure consists of penthylenediammonium cations and polynuclear anions in which slightly distorted [TlCl₆]^3– octahedral sharing two vertices are interconnected into chains. These chains are themselves interconnected by means of the N–HCl bonds originating from the [NH₃(CH₂)₅NH₃]²⁺ entities forming a three-dimensional network.     

The molecular structure of the diacetic acid adduct of guanidinium tetrabromochromate(II)

The diacetic acid adduct of guanidinium tetrabromochromate(II) crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system:a=8.778,b=9.125,c=12.195 Å,=89.84°, space groupP2₁/n,Z=2. The structure was determined using the heavy atom method followed by Fourier methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares toR=0.061 for 2221 observed reflections. The structure contains discrete [CrBr₄(HO₂CCH₃)₂]^2– anions separated by [C(NH₂)₃]⁺ cations. The chromium(II) atom is six-coordinate withtrans pairs of Cr-Br bonds of unequal length (2.84 and 2.63 Å), and two acetic acid molecules completing the coordination.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of a 2D (6,3) coordination network, {[Ag(L)1.5]NO3} n [L = 1,3-bis(benzylthio)propane]

A new dithioether silver(I) complex, {[Ag(L)_1.5]NO₃} _n (1) has been prepared by the reaction of AgNO₃ with 1,3-bis(benzylthio)propane (L) in methanol/chloroform. The structure was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis: rhombohedral system, space group R –3c, with a =b = 15.651(7), c = 39.26(4) Å, V = 8328(1) ų, and Z = 6. The crystal structure consists of [Ag(L)_1.5]⁺ cations and NO₃ ^– anions. In 1, each silver(I) center is coordinated equivalently to three sulfur donors from three different ligands to give a trigonal-planar coordination geometry. Each L links two adjacent silver(I) centers in bis-monodentate bridging mode to form a 2D (6,3) network sheet. Furthermore, these 2D sheets are linked by the weak coordination interactions between nitrate ions and silver(I) atoms to form a 3D brick-wall framework.     

Two-dimensional crown ether complex. Synthesis and crystal structure of [Na(N15C5)]<Subscript>2</Subscript>[Cu(mnt)<Subscript>2</Subscript>]

A novel crown ether complex [Na(N15C5)]₂[Cu(mnt)₂] (1) (where N15C5 = 2,3-naphtho-15-crown-5 and mnt = maleonitriledithiolate, [C₂S₂(CN)₂]^2–) was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectra, UV-visible spectra and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Structural analysis reveals that the complex 1 consists of two [Na(N15C5)]⁺ complex cations and one [Cu(mnt)₂]^2– complex anion and the complex molecules are assembled into a novel 2D network by Na–N interactions. In the network, there are 34-member macrocycles formed by four sodium ions of complex cations and four complex anions through Na–N bonds. In each macrocycle, – stacking interactions occurred between two parallel naphthylene moieties of N15C5. It is interesting that the 2D network displays an open-capped wave-like sheet viewed along the crystallographic a axis.     

Crystal structure of triethylentetraammonium bis monohydrogen-monophosphate dihydrate β-NH3(CH2)2NH2(CH2)2NH2(CH2)2NH3(HPO4)2·2H2O

The salt triethylentetraammonium bis monohydrogen-monophosphate dihydrate is orthorhombic Pbca with unit cell dimensions a = 8.963(2), b = 10.326(2), c = 17.381(4)Å; Z = 4; D_m = 1.540 g cm^–3; D _x = 1.562 g cm^–3. The examination of the structure shows a layer arrangement parallel to the axis: planes of [HPO₄]^2– tetrahedra alternate with planes of [(NH₃(CH₂)₂NH₂CH₂)₂]⁴⁺. The [HPO₄]^2– tetrahedra are connected through O(W)s--H···O hydrogen bonds, so that infinite chains of the composition [HPO₄(H₂O)]_n ^2n– are formed in the structure parallel to the axis. The structure of this compound is built from [HPO₄]^2– anions, [(NH₃(CH₂)₂NH₂CH₂)₂]⁴⁺ cations and zeolitic water molecules connected by hydrogen bonds.     

Tri-(nitrato)-bis-(hexamethylenetetramine)-nona-(aquo) neodymium (III): Synthesis,crystal structure,IR and Raman spectroscopy

This paper reports the structural and spectroscopic properties of tri-(nitrato)-bis-(hexamethylene-tetramine)-nona-(aquo)neodymium (III). The crystals are monoclinic, space groupP2₁/n,Z=4, witha=17.902(4),b=9.335(2),c=18.489(4)Å, B=112.07(2)°. The crystal structure consists of one [Nd(NO₃)₂(H₂O)₆]⁺ cation, two NO ₃ ^– anions coordinated to the neodymium atom, two hexamethylene tetramine molecules, third free NO ₃ ^– anion and three water molecules. The structure was refined to a finalR index 0.039 and weightedR _w 0.039 for 6221 observed reflections. The IR and Raman spectra are fully consistent with the crystallographic results.     

Synthesis of homoleptic lanthanide amides and the crystal structure of [Li(THF)4][Y(NPh2)4]

Anhydrous LnCl₃ reacted with three equivalents of LiNPh₂ in THF to give the unexpected homoleptic lanthanide amides [Li(THF)₄][Ln(NPh₂)₄] (Ln = Sm (1), Y (2)) in high yield. The crystal structure of complex 2 has been determined by X-ray diffraction methods. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbcn with a = 17.522(3) Å, b = 16.321(3) Å, c = 19.947(3) Å, V = 5704.4(17) ų, and D _calc = 1.231 mg/m³ for Z = 4. Complex 2 is composed of discrete [Li(THF)₄]⁺ cations and [Y(NPh₂)₄]^– anions, both of which have crystallographically imposed two-fold symmetry. To achieve steric saturation of the metal center, there are interactions between the yttrium atom and one -carbon atom of each amide ligand. The yttrium and lithium atoms both exhibit distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry.     

Hydrothermal crystallization and X-ray structure determination of a new decavanadate with mixed cations [Mn(H2O)6]2[N(CH3)4]2[V10O28]·2H2O

A new decavanadate with mixed cations, [Mn(H₂O)₆]₂[N(CH₃)₄]₂[V₁₀O₂₈]·2H₂O (1), was crystallized from a hydrothermal reaction between MnCO₃ and V₂O₅ in the presence of N(CH₃)₄Br at 100°C. The structure of 1, as determined by x-ray single crystal analysis, consists of cations and anions of hexa-aqua manganese [Mn(H₂O)₆]²⁺, tetramethyl ammonium [N(CH₃)₄]⁺ and decavanadate [V₁₀O₂₈]^6–. The extended H-bonding between the [Mn(H₂O)₆]²⁺ and [V₁₀O₂₈]^6– ions gives rise to a pseudo- two-dimensional network in the crystal lattice x-ray crystallographic data for 1: monoclinic P2₁/n, a = 9.1499(5), b = 12.8725(7), c = 18.625(1) Å, = 92.252(1)°, V = 2192.0(2) ų, MZ = 2, and D _calcd = 2.22 g cm^–3.     

Tetrahedral complexes of 1,2-dimorpholinoethane and 1,3-dimorpholinopropane: Crystal and molecular structure of dichloro(1,2-dimorpholinoethane)cobalt(II)

The ligands 1,2-dimorpholinoethane (DME) and 1,3-dimorpholinopropane (DMP) have been used to prepare Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Hg(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) complexes having the general formulationMLX ₂ (L=DME and DMP,X=Cl^–). These complexes exhibit spectral properties indicative of a distorted tetrahedral geometry, with DME or DMP coordinating through two nitrogen atoms and two chloride anions making up the coordination sphere of the central metal atom. This is in contrast to six-coordinated, distorted octahedral geometry exhibited by metal complexes of DME when NO ₂ ^– or NO ₃ ^– were used as counter ions. The tetrahedral geometry was confirmed for [Co(DME)Cl₂] by X-ray structure determination. The structure was solved by the heavy-atom method using CAD4 diffractometer data, and refined to a finalR value of 0.028 for 1097 independent reflections. The morpholine moieties of DME in [Co(DME)Cl₂] are in a chair configuration, forbidding any coordination through ethereal oxygen atoms.     

Crystal structure of [Co(o-SC6H4NH2){P(OMe)3}3]PF6

A cobalt-thiolato-phosphite complex [Co(o-SC₆H₄NH₂){P(OMe)₃}₃]PF₆ has been prepared and characterized by X-ray crystallography. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group with a = 10.590(4), b = 11.122(3), c = 13.577(5) Å, = 101.85(1), = 108.50(1), = 101.75(1)°, V = 1420.6(8) ų, and Z = 2. The structure comprises discrete [Co(o-SC₆H₄NH₂){P(OMe)₃}₃]⁺ cations and PF ₆ ^– anions where the metal atom is coordinated in a highly distorted square-pyramidal environment by one chelate o-SC₆H₄NH ₂ ^– (abt) and two P(OMe)₃ ligands in the basal positions, and a third P(OMe)₃ in the axial site with Co–N,, 1.847(5), Co–S, 2.166(2), Co–P, 2.157(2), 2.147(2), and 2.125(2) Å.     

Crystal structure of 1,4,8,12-tetraazacyclopentadecane copper(II) tribromocuprate(I)

The title compound is a mixed valence compound obtained as one of the products of the reaction of Cu(15-ane N₄)Br₂ with CoBr₂·6H₂O in water/acetone solvent (15-ane N₄=1,4,8,12-tetraazacyclopentadecane). The compound is tetragonal, space group P4₂/mbc witha=16.675(2)Å,c=13.185(3)Å,V=3666(1)ų, withZ=8, for p_calc=2.106 g/cc. Refinement of 674 unique observed reflection yielded final values ofR=0.088 andR _w=0.083. The compound contains chains of alternating Cu(15-ane N₄)²⁺ cations and CuBr ₃ ^2– anions. The chains run perpendicular to thec axis, and are arranged in alternate layers running parallel toa andb. The chains lie athwart the mirror planes atz=0 andz=1/2, with disorder observed for both the (15-ane N₄) rings and the CuBr ₃ ^2– anions. The Cu(II) ion is coordinated by the tetradentate macrocycle to yield an approximate square planar coordination. The CuBr ₃ ^2– anions are nearly planar with Cu–Br(ave.)=2.37Å. Long semi-coordinate Cu(II)...Br bonds of 3.0Å link the cations and anions.     

Molecular structure and spectroscopic characterization of tetrakis (2,5-diamino-1,3,4-thiadiazolium) decabromodibismuthate(III)

The title compound [C₂H₅N₄S]₄[Bi₂Br₁₀]; [HL]₄[Bi₂Br₁₀] (L=2,5-diamino-1,3,4-thiadiazole) was prepared and characterized by means of X-ray, and IR measurements. The structure was solved by the heavy-atom method, and least-squares refinement of structural parameters led to a conventionalR factor of 0.036 (R _w =0.032) for 2425 independent reflections. The crystal consists of a condensed [Bi₂Br₁₀]^4– anion and four HL⁺ cations. The anion has three bromine atoms involved in hydrogen bonds with N-bonded H atoms; the nonprotonated nitrogen atom of the cation is involved in hydrogen bonds too. The metal atoms have distorted octahedral geometry.