Stereochemistry of racemic hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradeca-4,11-dienenickel(II) thiocyanate,C16H32N4Ni(SCN)2 · H2O

The diamagnetictrans-diene thiocyanate salt of the macrocyclic hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecadienenickel(II) complex crystallizes in the triclinic system with unit cell dimensions:a = 7·334(4),b = 8·808(6),c = 21·04(2) Å; = 63·7(0·9), = 103·8(1·4), = 110·2(1·3) °; space groupP¯1;Z = 2. The positions of all 62 atoms of the formula unit C₁₆H₃₂N₄Ni(SCN)₂.H₂O have been determined and refined by least-squares methods toR= 0·071 for 3536 X-ray diffractometric reflections. The optical activity of the two amine groups yields a racemic isomer. The only local symmetry element of the macrocyclic complex is the twofold rotation axis with the N-H bonds oriented on the same side of the approximate ligand plane. Both the C(CH₃)₂ and the imine groups are in atrans-configuration in the ring. The space group ensures that the crystal is a racemate, containing equal numbers of both enantiomers. One of the (SCN)^– groups is at a distance Ni-S 3·28 Å, the other one is 4·65 Å. No rotational disorder of the CH₃ groups has been observed. The three C-H bonds of the CH₃ groups are in approximately antiprismatic orientations with respect to the three -bonds in the case of bonding to a C(sp³) atom. The average of the C(sp³)-C(sp²) bond lengths is 1·53 Å, and the mean value for the C(sp³)-C(sp²) bonds is 1·50 Å, with 3 = 0·03 to 0·04 Å. The distances N(sp²)-C(sp³) 1·47 Å and 1·48 Å are significantly longer than the bond lengths N(sp²)=C(sp²) of 1·28 and 1·30 Å.     

A comparison of the coordination preferences of Zn, Co, and Cd(II) with the heteroscorpionate ligand (2-hydroxy-3-t-butyl-methylphenyl)bis (3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)methane

Reaction of the Zn, Cd, or Co nitrate salts with the deprotonated ligand (2-hydroxy-3-t-butyl-methylphenyl)bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)methane (L1O^–) in methanol produced the following complexes: [(L1OH)Zn(NO₃)₂] in two isomorphs, a = 40.983(8) Å, b = 9.571(2) Å, c = 15.667(8) Å, = 90, = 106.38(1), = 90, C2/c, and a = 13.027(3) Å, b = 14.781(4) Å, c = 16.107(3) Å, = 90, = 105.30(1), = 90, P2₁/n; [(L1OH)Cd(pz)(NO₃)₂] a = 14.7476(2) Å, b = 13.5411(2) Å, c = 16.7223(2) Å, = 90, = 110.3840(10), = 90, P2₁/c; and [(L1O)Co(pz)(NO₃)] a = 11.4240(2) Å, b = 13.4498(2) Å, c = 13.8056(2) Å, = 105.2080(10), = 105.8130(10), = 112.7470(10), P . The Zn adopts a pseudotetrahedral four-coordinate geometry where the potentially tridentate ligand is actually bidentate with a protonated and uncoordinated phenoxy arm. The Co complex is pseudooctahedral six-coordinate where the phenoxy arm is deprotonated and coordinated. Finally the Cd complex is seven-coordinate but the metal is not coordinated through the phenoxy group that is again protonated.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of two vanadium(V) hydroxylamido complexes with amino acid ligands

Two vanadium(V) hydroxylamido complexes with amino acid ligands including Alanine, [VO(NH₂O)₂(Ala)]·2H₂O, and Threonine, VO(NH₂O)₂(Thr), were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectrum, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The two complexes are seven-coordinated with four nitrogen atoms and three oxygen atoms in pentagonal bipyramidal geometry. The different hydrogen bonds (N–H···O, O–H···O) observed in the two complexes result in the two-dimensional network structure. [VO(NH₂O)₂(Ala)]·2H₂O belongs to monoclinic: space group P2(1)/c, with a = 21.874(13) Å, b = 8.874(5) Å, c = 15.865(9) Å, = 100.423(8)°, V = 3029(3) ų, Z = 12, D _c = 1.678 g/cm³, (MoK) = 1.002 mm^–1, F (000) = 1584, and final R ₁ = 0.0375, wR ₂ = 0.0886 for observed reflections 1189 (IT > I> 2(I)). VO(NH₂O)₂(Thr) is rhombohedral: space group R-3, with a = 21.460(16) Å, b = 21.460(16) Å, c = 11.184(12) Å, = 120°, V = 4461(7) ų, Z = 18, D _c = 1.669 g/cm³, (MoK) = 1.012 mm^–1, F(000) = 2304, and final R ₁ = 0.0356, wR ₂ = 0.0924 for observed reflections 1306 (I > 2(I)).     

Crystal and molecular structure of bis(acetylacetonato) nickel(II)diethanol

The title compound, Ni(C₅H₇O₂)₂· (C₂H₅OH)₂, crystallizes in the triclinic system with unit cell dimensionsa = 8·923,b = 5·283,c = 9·522 Å, = 81·4, = 106·1 and = 103·3 °;Z= 1, space groupP¯1. The structure was solved by Fourier methods, and the 1557 three-dimensional counter diffraction intensity data (CuK) were used in a least-squares refinement to a conventional unweightedR of 0·053. The nickel atom is surrounded by the four oxygen atoms of the two acetylacetone ligands and the two oxygen atoms of the ethanol molecules, forming a tetragonally-distorted octahedron with acetylacetone oxygen atoms at 1·997 and 2·026 Å and ethanol oxygen atoms at 2·140 Å. Parallel molecules are linked into columns along theb-axis by hydrogen bonds between the ethanol oxygen atom of one molecule and an acetylacetone oxygen atom of a neighboring molecule.Presented at the Amer. Cryst. Ass'n. Summer Meeting, Ames, Iowa, Aug. 1971.Taken in part from the M.S. Thesis in Physics of T. S. Burke, Syracuse University, 1971.     

Crystal structure of vanadocene (η5-C5H5)2V

The crystal structure of vanadocene has been determined from counter data, and refined by full-matrix least-squares techniques. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space groupP2₁/n witha = 9.269(3),b = 8.020(3),c = 5.892(2) Å, = 91.21(3)°, andD _x = 1.37 gcm^-3 for Z = 2. The finalR value for 583 observed reflections is 0.031. The vanadium atom resides on a crystallographic center of inversion. The cyclopentadienyl groups are statistically disordered 70–30%. The average vanadium-carbon (⁵) bond distance is 2.26(2) Å.     

Crystal and molecular structure of [(C6H5)3Sb]3CuCl·CHC13

The X-ray crystallographic structure determination of [(C₆H₅)₃Sb]₃ Cu(I)Cl·CHC1₃ reveals that the compound crystallizes in the triclinic space groupP¯1 witha=18.827(3),b=14.279(3),c=14.399(3) Å,=84.43,=87.39(2), and=75.18(1)°,V=2734.7(9) ų,Z=2. Least-squares refinement based on 4689 independent observed data [(F _obs)²3(F _obs)²], resulted in a finalR value of 0.064. The cocrystallized solvent molecules were highly disordered. The coordination about Cu(I) of three Sb(C₆H₅)₃ molecules and one Cl ligand is approximately tetrahedral. The Cu-Cl distance, 2.235(5) Å, is extremely short in comparison to previously reported Cu-Cl distances in four-coordinate Cu(I) complexes. In keeping with the short Cu-Cl distance are very long Cu-Sb distances, av. 2.554(5) Å.     

Structural and spectral studies of binuclear copper(II) 2-acetylpyridine 3-azacyclothiosemicarbazones with sulfato bridges

Structures of two binuclear copper(II) complexes with sulfato bridges and tridentate 2-acetylpyridine 3-azacyclothiosemicarbazone ligands have been solved. The complex-sulfato-bis{(2-acetylpyridine 3-hexamethyleneiminyl-thiosemicarbazonato)copper(II)} N,N-dimethylformamide, [Cu(Achexim)]₂SO₄·DMF, has the following structural properties: triclinic, P1¯(#2), a = 12.314(4), b = 15.885(4), c = 10.959(4) Å, = 103.25(2), = 103.60(2), = 109.94(2)°, V = 1843(2) ų, and Z = 2; for -sulfato-bis{(2-acetylpyridine 3-piperidylthiosemicarbazonato)copper(II)}chloroform, [Cu(Acpip)]₂SO₄·CHCl₃: triclinic, P1¯(#2), a = 11.657(1), b = 17.101(2), c = 10.338(1) Å, = 98.51(1), = 109.294(7), = 107.016(9)°, V = 1790.3(4) ų, and Z = 2. The size of the azacyclo ring significantly affects the stereochemistry of these binuclear complexes.     

Structure of 2-{2-[3-methyl-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) cyclobutyl]-2-oxoethyl}isoindole-1,3-dione

2-{2-[3-Methyl-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)cyclobutyl]-2-oxoethyl}isoindole-1,3-dione (C₂₄ H₂₅NO₃) was synthesized, and its crystal structure was determined by X-ray crystallographic techniques. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1, with unit cell parameters: a = 14.109(9) Å, b = 14.130(8) Å, c = 12.152(6) Å, = 105.62(5)°, = 113.75(4)°, = 98.78(5)°, V = 2039.8(19) ų, D _c= 1.223 g/cm³, and Z = 4. The crystal structure has two crystallographically independent molecules, I and II. These molecules are held together by weak intermolecular C—H···O interactions, forming a continuous chain. The dihedral angles between the N-substituted phthalimide moiety and cyclobutane ring in molecules I and II are 60.37(14) and 68.18(18)°, respectively.     

Crystal structure and thermal analysis of 1,5-diammonium-2-methyl pentane sulfate monohydrate

Chemical preparation, x-ray single crystal, and thermal analysis of C₆H₁₈N₂SO₄·H₂O (denoted DMPS) are described. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic system with P space group. Its unit cell dimensions are a = 5.826(1) Å, b = 10.014(1) Å, c = 11.221(1) Å, = 66.716(1)°, = 84.395(1)°, = 83.759(1)°, V = 596.7(1) ų, and Z = 2. The DMPS structure is built up from inorganic chains parallel to the a axis and linked via O(W)-H···O hydrogen bonds. These chains are interconnected by organic groups. Thermal analysis reveals the presence of one water molecule in the structure and shows a reversible weak phase transition.     

Crystal structure of lanthanum(III) oxalate decahydrate

La₂(C₂O₄)₃·10H₂O crystallizes in space groupP2¹/c (No. 14) witha=11.382(6),b=9.624(5),c=10.502(8) Å,=114.52(4)°, andZ=2. The structure (R=0.029 for 3190 MoK data) is composed of two-dimensional networks of edge-sharing 153 coordination polyhedra matching the (020) set of planes, each La(III) atom being surrounded by three ⁴ chelating oxalate groups and three aqua ligands with La-O distances in the range 2.518(4)–2.622(4) Å. The remaining water molecules are disordered over seven principal sites in the intervening space.     

Crystal structure of 25,27-bis[(2-cyanophenyl)methoxy] calix[4]arene

The crystal structure of 25,27-bis[(2-cyanophenyl)methoxy] calix[4]arene (C₄₄H₃₄N₂O₄) was determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis. It possesses space group R , with a = b = 35.993(8) Å, c = 13.842(3) Å, = = 90°, = 120°, and D _calc = 1.260 mg/cm³ for Z = 18. Crystal data indicate that Compound 1 exists in a pinched-cone conformation with intramolecular hydrogen bonds.     

Molecular structure of 1-phenyl-1-dimethylamino-4,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2-aza-3λ3-phosphabutadiene-1,3

The crystal and molecular structure of 1-phenyl-1-dimethylamino-4,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2-aza-3³-phosphabutadiene-1,3, Me₂N(Ph)C=N—P=C(SiMe₃)₂ (1), has been determined. Crystal data: triclinic, P1¯, a = 8.975(4), b = 10.001(5), c = 12.440(6) Å, = 79.04(4), = 77.98(4), = 73.07(4)°, V = 1034.7 ų, Z = 2, and D _c = 1.08 g cm^–3. The main geometrical parameters of 1 as well as ab initio (HF/6-31+G**) calculations of the model systems show no clear evidence of high efficiency of the (C=N)— (P=C) conjugation.     

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.     

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.     

Structure oftrans-difluorobis(1,3-propanediamine)chromium(III) perchlorate,trans-[Cr(N2C3H10)2F2](C104)

The title compound is monoclinic,M _r =337.8,P2₁/c-C _2h ⁵ (No. 14),a=5.508(2),b=13.944(6),c=18.238(5) Å,=95.99(3)°,V=1393.1(9) ų,Z=4,D _x =1.61 g cm^–3, (MoK)=0.71073 Å,F(000)=660.0,=10.3 cm^–1, finalR=0.051 for 2122 observed [I>3(I)] reflections. The two six-membered rings resulting from the coordination of the 1,3-propanediamine ligands to the chromium atom are in the chair conformation. The Cr-N and Cr-F distances average 2.085(4) and 1.876(3) Å, respectively.     

Short H· · ·H distances in norbornene derivatives

A short H···H intramolecular interaction was reported previously for an anhydride of syn-sesquinorbornene. The synthesis and structure of a such an anhydride with an additional five-membered dithiole ring has been investigated. While hydrogen atom positions are not accurately located, the 1.62 Å separation indicates this molecule is a candidate for the shortest H···H interaction. Two cycloadducts of norbornadiene, which literature suggests might exhibit additional short interactions, are reported also; however, the isomers with minimal intramolecular interactions are the isolated products. C₂₂H₂₀O₃S₂, 3, crystallizes in P with a = 10.881(4), b = 13.712(8), C = 6.548(8) Å, = 101.32(6), = 107.49(5), = 90.49(4)°, D _calc = 1.445 g cm^–3, and Z = 2, C₂₁H₂₀O₄Cl₈, 5, in P2₁/n with a = 8.168(2), b = 13.488(4), c = 23.500(6) Å, = 94.72(2)°, D _calc = 1.597 g cm^–3, and Z = 4, C₂₁H₂₈O₄, 6, in P> with a = 12.667(2), b = 12.792(2), c = 12.540(2) Å, = 113.51(1), = 98.18(1), = 74.39(1)°, D _calc = 1.276 g cm^–3, and Z = 4.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of [WI(CO)(cis-dppen) η2-MeC2Me)2]I·CH2Cl2 {cis-dppen = bis(diphenylphosphino)ethene}

The complex [WI(CO)(cis-dppen)(²-MeC₂Me)₂]I·CH₂Cl₂(1) is prepared as a by-product from the reaction of equimolar quantities of [WI₂(CO)(NCMe)(²-MeC₂Me)₂] and cisdppen {dppen = bis(diphenylphosphino)ethene}. Complex 1, [WI(CO)(cis-dppen)(²-MeC₂Me)₂]I·CH₂Cl₂ crystallizes in the triclinic space group with a = 11.189(13), b = 12.331(14), c = 15.395(17) Å, = 83.61(1), = 86.06(1), = 64.48(1)°, U = 1904 ų, and Z = 2. The metal environment in the cation can best be considered as a distorted octahedron with the two but-2-yne groups taking up individual sites trans to phosphorus atoms of the dppen ligand. The coordination sphere is completed by mutually trans-carbonyl and iodide groups.     

Structure of the larvicideN-(2-chlorobenzoyl)-N′-[4-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)phenyl]urea,C17H11Cl2F3O2N2

Mw=403,2 amu,P2₁/c,a 18.944(8) Å,b=8.540(4) Å,c=10.794(7) Å,=98.11(4)°,V=1729(2) ų,Z=4,D _x=1.548 g·cm^–3, (MoK)=4.26 cm^–1; m.p. 202–204°C. FinalR=0.083 for 1632 independent observed reflections having 2 (Mo K)<50° andI>2 (I). The molecule has an extended overall nonplanar conformation with onecis and twotrans-C(O)-NH- units and intramolecular hydrogen bridges. The relatively highR factor is on account of conformational disorder of the trifluoromethyl and chloro substituents of the 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl moiety.     

2D hexagonal grids assembled into 3D nets via Ag···Ag interactions

A three-dimensional coordination polymer [Ni(en)₂Ag₃(CN)₅]_n (en = 1,2-diaminoethane) was synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. It crystallizes in the triclinic space group ,a = 7.520(2) Å, b = 8.194(2) Å, c = 8.426(2) Å, = 65.35(3)°, = 69.57(3)°, = 68.91(3)°, V = 428.0(2), ų Z = 1. The 2D hexagonal grids are constructed using cyanides as bridges, and the Ag···Ag interactions between layers lead to a three-dimensional network.     

Crystal and molecular structure of chloro(2,2′,2″-terpyridine)palladium(II)chloride dihydrate,C15H15Cl2N3O2Pd

The crystal and molecular structure of chloro(2,2,2-terpyridine)palladium(II)-chloride dihydrate, C₁₅H₁₅Cl₂N₃O₂Pd, has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The crystals are orthorhombic: space groupPna2₁,a = 17·217(9),b = 14·026(8),c = 6·801(5) Å,Z = 4. Least-squares refinement of 2064 non-zero manually gathered diffractometer reflexions was carried out to a conventional unweightedR of 0·069. The molecule consists of a basically planar 4-coordinate [Pd(terpy)Cl]⁺ cation and a Cl^– anion. The molecules are packed in a layer structure in which the average separation is about 3·4 Å, the closest approach being 3·13 Å between a palladium atom and one of the nitrogen atoms of a neighboring molecule. Bond distances are within acceptable limits of predicted values. Deviations from planarity in the coordinated terpyridine ligand are presumably due to its steric limitations and are similar to those found in other terpyridine complexes.This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grants GP-7510 and GP-11776.