Crystal structure of the molecular inclusion complex tetra-p-nitro-tetra-O-butyl calix[4]arene with acetone (1:2)

The crystal structure of the inclusion complex of tetra-p-nitro-tetra-O-butyl calix[4]arene 1 with acetone, [(C₄₄H₅₂N₄O₁₂)·2CH₃COCH₃], was measured by X-ray crystallographic analysis with an imaging plate method. It belongs to the space group C2/c, with a = 13.131(3),b = 21.480(4), c = 19.645(4)Å, = 105.69(3)°, and D_cale = 1.177 mg/m³ for Z = 4. Crystal data indicate that the host molecule 1 exist in a pinched-cone conformation, and the action of one molecule of host upon two molecules of acetone forms a channel type intermolecular inclusion complex.     

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.     

The preparation and crystal structures of a covalent tetrafluoroborato complex, (CO)<Subscript>3</Subscript>(dppfe)MnFBF<Subscript>3</Subscript>, and of a related ionic complex, [(CO)<Subscript>4</Subscript>(dppfe)Mn]BF<Subscript>4</Subscript> [(dppfe) = bis-(1,1′-diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]

The titled covalent tetrafluoroborato dppfe complex was prepared by treating the precursor hydride, (CO)₃(dppfe)MnH, with tetrafluoroboric acid. Similar treatment of analogous hydrido complexes with other chelating phosphines always gave ionic tetrafluoroborates, presumably via similar intermediate FBF₃ covalent complexes, which however could not be isolated. Crystal structures for the covalent complex (CO)₃(dppfe)MnFBF₃.3/2CH₂Cl₂, 3, and the ionic complex [(CO)₄(dppfe)Mn]BF₄.CH₂Cl₂, 4, were determined. Crystal data for 3, monoclinic crystal system, space group = P2₁/n, a = 11.458(2) Å, b = 19.348(3) Å, c = 17.810(3) Å, = 104.410(4), V = 3823.9(12) ų, Z = 4; for 4, monoclinic crystal system, space group = P2₁/n, a = 15.6521(2) Å, b = 14.3107(4) Å, c = 17.0933(5) Å, = 95.075(1), V = 3813.8(2) ų, Z = 4.     

Gallium-complex of anguibactin, a siderophore from fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum

The crystal structure determination of the Ga(III) complex of racemized anguibactin (C₁₅H₁₆N₄O₄S) confirms the previously predicted chemical structure of this novel siderophore isolated from the fish pathogenic bacterium, Vibrio anguillarum 775. The structure of the complex consists of a dimeric binuclear unit, (C₁₅H₁₄N₄O₄S·CH₃O)₂Ga₂ which possesses a crystallographic center of symmetry. Each Ga ion forms a distorted octahedral coordination using one of the dihydroxy catechol O atoms, the thiazoline nitrogen, the hydroxamate (N–O) group and the nonprotonated nitrogen atom of the imidazole ring. The coordination sphere is completed by two bridging methoxide oxygen atoms. The dimer is further stabilized by a pair of hydrogen bonds between the second benzohydroxy group and the nitroso oxygen of the hydroxamate group. Crystal data: C₁₅H₁₄N₄O₄SGa·(CH₃O)·(1.5) (CH₃OH), monoclinic, P2₁/n, a = 16.890(4), b = 11.680(3), c = 11.227(3)Å, = 110.29(4)°, V = 2077.4(9)ų, Z = 4, D _calc = 1.583 g cm^–3, = 1.54178Å.     

The crystal structure of hexabenzoylhexaazaisowurtzitane

The crystal and molecular structure of an interesting cage compound is described. Crystal data: C₄₈H₃₆N₆O₆·(CH₃)₂CO; monoclinic; space group: P2 ₁ /n; a = 14.948(3) Å, b = 15.079(3) Å, c = 19.539(4)Å, = 93.93(3)°, V = 4394(2)ų; and Z = 4.     

Cyclic dithiophosphate salts [Et3NH+[(OCH2CMe2CH2O)P(S)S]− and [Et3NH]+[CH2{6-t-Bu-4-Me-C6H4O}2P(S)S]−

X-ray structures of the cyclic dithiophosphate salts [Et₃NH]⁺[(OCH₂CMe₂CH₂O)P(S)(S)]^– (1) and [Et₃NH]⁺[CH₂{6-t-Bu-4-Me-C₆H₄O}₂P(S)S]^– (2) have been determined. Crystal data for 1: Tetragonal, P4₂/m, a = 13.416(7), b = 13.416(2), c = 9.153(2) Å, and Z = 4. Crystal data for 2 = Monoclinic, P2₁/c, a = 19.1112(17), b = 14.649(9), c = 22.7166(19) Å, = 102.883(7)°, and Z = 8. The six- and eight-membered rings in 1 and 2 have chair and boat-chair conformations respectively. Both of these compounds show weak N—H······S hydrogen bonds; interestingly, in 2 both two-center and three-center hydrogen bonds are observed in the solid state.     

The crystal structures of p-iodo-N-(p-cyanobenzylidene)aniline and p-cyano-N-(p-iodobenzylidene)aniline

The crystal structures of the isomers NC–C₆H₄–CH=N–C₆H₄–I (CN/I) and I–C₆H₄–CH=N–C₆H₄–CN (I/CN) have been determined. CN/I is triclinic, space group P1¯ with a = 7.504(3), b = 11.936(4), c = 7.304(2) Å, = 93.09(2), = 110.49(2), = 99.04(2)°, V = 601.1(3) ų, Z = 2, and D _x = 1.818(1) g cm^–3. In both compounds there are chains of molecules held together by CN···I interactions, with N···I distances of 3.15 and 3.26 Å, respectively. The chains form similar two-dimensional sheets, which, however, stack differently in the two compounds.     

X-ray structure of 6-(N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)thioquinanthrene

The crystal and molecular structures of 6-(N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)thioquinanthrene 1 have been determined as monoclinic, with space group C2/c, a = 22.484(4) Å, b = 10.251(2) Å, c = 16.972(3) Å, = 110.18(3)°. Due to the 6-dimethylcarbamoyl substituent causing overcrowding in the environment of position 6-, the carbonyl group carbon atom (C61) deviates from planarity with the parent pyridine ring by 0.249(8) Å, and differences between respective bond lengths and bond angles in both pyridine rings by about of 4–5 are also observed. X-ray data show spatial non-equivalency of N-methyl groups. The values of the S······S,S······O distances are well below the sum of the van der Waals radii of the heteroatoms.     

Isolation and crystal structures of triethylenediamine-hydroquinone (1/1) and triethylenediamine-phenol (1/2)

Two crystalline adducts of triethylenediamine with hydroquinone [N(CH₂CH₂)₃N·C₆H₄(OH)₂,I] and phenol [N(CH₂CH₂)₃N·2C₆H₅OH,II] have been isolated and characterized by X-ray analysis. ComplexI crystallizes in the monoclinic space groupC2/c, witha=11.944(2),b=9.491(2),c=11.986(2) Å,=121.70(1)°, andZ=4. Both molecular components occupy sites of symmetry 2, and are linked alternately by N H-O hydrogen bonds to form infinite zigzag chains. Crystals ofII are also monoclinic, with space groupP2₁/c,a=12.987(2),b=6.376(1),c=21.350(3) Å,=106.94(1)°, andZ=4. The structure is composed of discrete hydrogen-bonded molecular aggregates corresponding to the stoichiometric formula. The triethylenediamine moieties in both adducts closely approximate to the idealizedD ₃ h conformation. The structures have been refined toR values of 0.097 (I) and 0.092 (II) using, respectively, 479 and 1580 observed MoK data.     

syn,E-1-cyclopentano-4-ethyl-3-thiosemicarbazone and syn,E-1-cyclopentano-4-phenyl-3-thiosemicarbazone

The structures of two thiosemicarbazones are described: syn,E-1-cyclopentano-4-ethyl-3-thiosemicarbazone (1) and syn,E-1-cyclopentano-4-phenyl-3-thiosemicarbazone (2). Crystal data: for 1: tetragonal, P4₃ (#78), a = b = 8.922(7) Å, c = 12.899(13) Å, and Z = 4; for 2: monoclinic a = 15.163(18) Å, b = 7.482(5) Å, c = 12.467(15) Å, = 119.04(7)°, and Z = 4. In 1, molecules are linked by hydrogen-bonding into infinite chains with non-planar 9-ring subunits in which thioamides interact with the H—N—C—N—N groups of neighbors. Thioamide groups in 2 form dimers linked by N—B···HS hydrogen-bonds with a planar 8-ring as in solid state structures of carboxylic acids. The semicarbazide syn conformation fosters formation of N—H···N intramolecular hydrogen-bonding in each structure. The solid state structures are consistent with their infrared and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectra.     

Hydrogen bonding in labdane diterpenoids, labda-7,12(E),14-triene-17-oic acid and labda-12(Z),14,17-triene-18-oic acid

Two labdane diterpenoids, labda-7,12(E),14-triene-17-oic acid (1) and labda-12(Z),14,17-triene-18-oic acid (2), C₂₀H₃₀O₂, have been isolated from Croton oblongifolius. Both 1 and 2 crystallized in the monoclinic system, space group C2, with cell dimensions of a = 21.912(1) Å, b = 7.4002(4) Å, c = 11.5079(7) Å, = 101.999(1)^o and a = 21.308(2) Å, b = 11.9067(9) Å, c = 7.5606(6) Å, = 100.763(1)^o, respectively. Compound 1, a rare example of carboxylic group bound to a cyclohexene ring, forms an infinite intermolecular hydrogen-bonded polymer [O1 O2(–x + 1/2, y + 1/2, –z + 2) 2.697(2) Å], whereas molecules of compound 2 are linked to form an asymmetric hydrogen-bonded dimer [O1 O2(–x, y, –z) 2.657(3) Å].     

Di- and triindolylmethanes: molecular structures and spectroscopic characterization of potentially bidentate and tridentate ligands

4-Bromophenyldi(3-methylindol-2-yl)methane (2) and 2-methoxyphenyldi(3-methylindol-2-yl)methane (3) were prepared by sulfuric-acid-catalyzed reactions of 3-methylindole with 4-bromobenzaldehyde and o-anisaldehyde, respectively. Di(3-methylindol-2-yl)phenylmethane (1) and tri(3-methylindol-2-yl)methane (4) were similarly prepared as described previously. Spectroscopic data (¹H, ¹³C NMR) and the X-ray crystal structures for 1 C₂H₅OH and 2–4 are reported. The molecular structure of 1 C₂H₅OH shows hydrogen bonding of both indolyl NH protons to the oxygen of an ethanol molecule. Crystal data for 1 C₂H₅OH: Orthorhombic, Pca2₁, a = 23.9782(17) Å, b = 8.4437(7) Å, c = 11.3029(9) Å, V = 2288.4(3) ų, R ₁ = 0.0597. Crystal data for 2: Orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁, a = 8.911(3) Å, b = 9.584(4) Å, c = 24.040(11) Å, V = 2053.0(14) ų, R ₁ = 0.0454. Crystal data for 3: Monoclinic, P2₁/c, a = 9.737(2) Å, b = 25.035(6) Å, c = 9.359(2) Å, = 114.853(4), V = 2070.2(8) ų, R ₁ = 0.0511. Crystal data for 4: Trigonal, R3, a = 14.2214(10) Å, c = 9.6190(10) Å, V = 1684.8(2) ų, R ₁ = 0.0425.     

Crystal and molecular structure of 2,7-di-tert-butyl-9,9-dimethyl-4,5-xanthenedicarboxylic acid

The crystal and molecular structure of molecular cleft 2,7-di-tert-butyl-9,9-dimethyl-4,5-xanthenedicarboxylic acid (1) is reported. Crystal data for 1: triclinic, space group P, a = 7.934(2), b = 10.387(2), c = 14.084(3) Å, = 96.049(3), = 101.231(4), = 95.635(4)°, V = 1123.7(4) ų, and D _c = 1.21 g/cm³, for Z = 2. The molecule crystallizes as a cyclic, hydrogen-bonded dimer held together by four O–H······O hydrogen bonds involving four carboxyl groups each of which interact by way of a cyclic hydrogen-bonded motif. The complex organizes in the solid state to form a 2D layered structure.     

Self-assemblies of Ni(II) with phenanthroline and maleate anions: [Ni(H2O)3(phen)L] ⋅ H2O (1) and [Ni(H2O)2(phen)L] ⋅ 2H2O (2) with H2L = maleic acid

The complex [Ni(H₂O)₃(phen)(C₄H₂O₄)] H₂O (1), which was obtained by reaction of phenanthroline, Ni(NO₃)₂ 6H₂O, and maleic acid in CH₃OH/H₂O at pH = 7.05, crystallized in the monoclinic space group P2₁ (no. 4) with cell dimensions: a = 9.350(1) Å, b = 7.631(1) Å, c = 12.821(1) Å, = 106.25(1), and D _calc = 1.607 g/cm³ for Z = 2. The Ni atoms are each octahe drally coordinated by one chelating phen ligand, three H₂O molecules and one monodentate maleato ligand to form [Ni(H₂O)₃(phen)(C₄H₂O₄)] complex molecules with d(Ni–O) = 2.038–2.090 Å, d(Ni–N) = 2.066, 2.089 Å. The formed complex molecules are, via the intermolecular hydrogen bonds, assembled into columnar 1D chains. Interdigitation of the chelating phen ligands of the neighboring chains leads to 2D layers and the crystal H₂O molecules are hydrogen bonded to the oxygen atoms of the maleate not coordinated to the Ni atom. However, reaction of NiCO₃, phen, and maleic acid in CH₃OH/H₂O at pH = 6.33 afforded [Ni(H₂O)₂(phen)(C₄H₂O₄)] 2H₂O (2), which crystallized in the triclinic space group (no. 2) with cell dimensions: a = 7.971(1) Å, b = 8.237(1) Å, c = 13.304(1) Å, = 81.005(6)°, = 87.877(8)°, = 78.322(8)°, and D _calc = 1.671 g/cm³ for Z = 2. The Ni atoms are each octahedrally coordinated by two N atoms of one phen ligand and four O atoms of two H₂O molecules and two bis–monodentate maleato ligands with d(Ni–O) = 2.041–2.120 Å and d(Ni–N) = 2.095 Å. The Ni atoms are bridged by the maleato ligands to generate 1D ¹ [Ni(H₂O)₂(phen)(C₄H₂O₄)_2/2] chains along [100]. The supramolecular assemblies of the 1D chains via – stacking inter- actions result in thick 2D layers parallel to (001), between which the noncoordinating H₂O molecules are sandwiched. The paramagnetic [Ni(H₂O)₂(phen)(C₄H₂O₄)_2/2] 2H₂O (2) obeys the Curie–Weiss law _m(T-) = 1.139cm³ mol^–1 K with the Weiss constant = –0.95 K.     

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.     

Molecular assembly in an inclusion crystal of tris(2-benzimidazylmethyl)amine with 4-nitrobenzoic acid

A 1:2 inclusion compound of tris(2-benzimidazylmethyl)amine with 4-nitrobenzoic acid [(C₂₄H₂₁N₇) · (C₇H₅NO₂)₂] has been prepared and the molecular assembly in solid state has been determined by X-ray crystal structural analysis. The crystal structure (C 2/c, a = 25.488(5), b = 13.304(3), c = 21.479(4) Å, = 93.35 (3)°, Z = 8, R = 0.065) consists of discrete dimeric inclusion compounds joined together by N(5)...N(6) intermolecular hydrogen bonds between pairs of centrosymmetrically related benzimidazole rings of the hosts. There are two types of guest molecules in the crystal, one is incorporated within the cavity of the host via three intramolecular N—H···O hydrogen bonds while the other is situated outside the cavity and connected with the host through one O—H···N hydrogen bond. The – stacking interactions between guests and benzimidazole rings result in one-dimensional columns. The aromatic face–face interactions between neighbouring columns facilitate the assembly of those columns into two-dimensional layers.     

Synthesis and crystal structures of quadruply carboxylate-bridged dimeric lanthanide(III) complexes of betaine

Three dimeric lanthanide(III) complexes, [Eu₂(bet)₈(H₂O)₄](CIO₄)₆ (1), [Tb₂(bet)₈(H₂O)₄](ClO₄)₆ (2), and [Eu₂(bet)₄(H₂O)₈] Cl₆·6H₂O (3) (bet = Me₃N⁺CH₂COO^–, trimethyl-aminoacetate), have been prepared and structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. Complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, with a = 11.7807(8), b = 27.757(5), c = 11.7980(8) Å, = 99.500(4)°, V = 3805.1(8) ų, and Z = 2. Complex 2 is isomorphous to complex 1, crystallizing in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, with a = 11.7769(14), b = 27.725(3), c = 11.795(5) Å, = 99.668(14)°, V = 3797(2) ų, and Z = 2. Complex 3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca, with a = 12.5664(8), b = 17.8645(9), c = 22.2573(8) Å, V = 4996.6(4) ų and Z = 4. Both complexes 1 and 2 comprise quadruply carboxylate-O,O-bridged [M₂(bet)₄]⁶⁺ dimeric cores (M = Eu, Tb), and each metal ion is further coordinated by two terminal aqua ligands and two monodentate bet carboxylates to form a distorted square-antiprismatic coordination geometry. Complex 3 also has a [Eu₂(bet)₄]⁶⁺ core, in which two bet ligands act in the ¹:¹:₂ bridging fashion, and the other two bet ligands in the less common ²:¹:₂ bridging fashion, namely bridging-chelate mode. Each europium(III) ion in complex 3 is further coordinated by four water molecules to complete a monocapped square antiprism.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a 1D Silver(I) Complex {[Ag (<Emphasis Type="Bold">L</Emphasis>)(CH<Subscript>3</Subscript>CN)](ClO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)}<Subscript>n</Subscript> [<Emphasis Type="Bold">L</Emphasis> = 5,6-dicyano-2,3-di(2-pyridyl)pyrazine]

Abstract The reaction of the organic ligand, 5,6-dicyano-2,3-di(2-pyridyl)pyrazine (L) with AgClO₄, leads to the formation of a novel complex {[Ag(L)(CH₃CN)](ClO₄)}n 1, which has been characterized by elemental analysis, IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (monoclinic system, space group P2(1)/n, with a = 11.290(4), b = 12.660(5), c = 15.202(6) ?, β = 90.141(6)°, V = 13371(2) ?³ and Z = 4). The crystal structure of complex consists of polymeric chains of {[Ag(L)(CH₃CN)]⁺}n cations and anions. In the cation of 1, each Ag(I) center is coordinated to four N atoms from two symmetry-equivalent L ligands and a CH₃CN molecule. The adjacent two Ag(I) ions are linked by L ligands which adopt N₃-coordinated bridging mode to form a zig-zag chain. Index abstract Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a 1D Silver(I) Complex {[Ag (L)(CH₃CN)](ClO₄)}_n [L = 5,6-dicyano-2,3-di(2-pyridyl)pyrazine] Qian Gao, Ya-Bo Xie*, Sha Chen, and Dao Wang The crystal structure of complex {[Ag(L)(CH₃CN)](ClO₄)}_n (L = 5,6-dicyano-2,3-di(2-pyridyl)pyrazine) consists of polymeric chains of {[Ag(L)(CH₃CN)]⁺}_n cations and anions. Each Ag(I) center is coordinated to four N atoms from two symmetry-equivalent ligands and a CH₃CN molecule. The adjacent two Ag(I) ions are linked by ligands which adopt N₃-coordinated bridging mode to form a zig-zag chain.      

Regiospecific ligand addition to the donor–acceptor compound Ru2(CO)6(bpcd): syntheses and X-ray diffraction structures of Ru2(CO)5L(bpcd) and Ru2(CO)5L[μ-C=C(PPh2)C(O)CH2C}(O)](μ2-PPh2) (where L = PMe3 and tBuNC)

Thermal and Me₃NO-assisted activation of the donor–acceptor complex Ru₂(CO)₆(bpcd) (1) [where bpcd = 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione] with PMe₃ or ^tBuNC affords the mono-substituted complexes Ru₂(CO)₅L(bpcd), as a result of regiospecific ligand attack at the diphosphine-substituted ruthenium center. Solution NMR measurements (¹H and ³¹P) reveal that the PMe₃ derivative exists as a noninterconverting mixture of axial (3a) and equatorial (3e) isomers, with the only the equatorial isomer being observed for Ru₂(CO)₅(^tBuNC)(bpcd) (5). Near-UV irradiation of 1 in the presence of added ligand yields Ru₂(CO)₅L(bpcd), in addition to the known ₂-phosphido complex Ru²(CO)⁶ [-C=C(PPh₂)C(O)CH₂C(O)](₂-PPh₂) (2) and the corresponding phosphido-substituted complexes Ru²(CO)_5L[-{C =C(PPh₂)C(O)CH₂C}(O)]₂-PPh₂)[4 (L = PMe₃); 6 (L = ^tBuNC)]. As with compounds 3a, 3e, and 5, both 4 and 6 exhibit ligand attachment at the diphosphine-substituted ruthenium center. The molecular structures of 3e, 4, 5, and 6 were determined by X-ray crystallography. 3e, as the 1/2 C₆H₆ solvate, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c: a = 40.573(3) Å, b = 10.2663(9) Å, c = 18.347(1) Å, = 95.371(6)°, V = 7609(1) ų and Z = 8; 4, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n: a = 10.8241(8) Å, b = 18.074(1) Å, c = 19.194(1) Å, = 96.968(6)°, V = 3727.3(5) ų, and Z = 4; 5, as the 1/2CH₂Cl₂ solvate, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c: a = 40.955(3) Å, b = 9.7230(6) Å, c = 20.542(1) Å, = 106.596(5)°, V = 7839.2(9) ų, and Z = 8; 6, as the 1/2C₅H₁₂ solvate, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c: a = 21.773(2) Å, b = 10.907(3) Å, c = 18.744(4) Å, = 114.68(1)°, V = 4045(1) ų, and Z = 4. The site occupied by the PMe₃ and ^tBuNC ligands in these compounds is discussed relative to the steric size/electronic properties of the ancillary ligand and its interaction with the bpcd ligand.     

Crystal and molecular structure of tetrapyridyl-copper(II)-bis-nitrato-bis-pyridine

The crystal and molecular structure of a pyridine complex of anhydrous copper(II)nitrate is described. The structure has been solved by vector search methods and refined by least-squares methods to R₁=0.049 [I>2(I)]. The complex lies on a twofold axis parallel toa, and two solvent pyridine molecules lie on twofold axes parallel toc. The copper atom is coordinated by four pyridyl groups and two monodentate NO₃ groups. Crystal data: C₃₀H₃₀N₈O₆Cu, orthorhombic, space group Pnna(52),a=14.446(7),b=12.154(5),c=16.881(4) Å,V=2964(2) ų,Z=4.