The first phosphite complex of a metalloporphyrin

(Di­phenyl phosphite‐κO)(5,10,15,20‐tetra­phenyl­porphyrinato‐κ⁴N)­manganese(III) hexa­fluoro­antimonate(V), [Mn(C₄₄H₂₈N₄)(C₁₂H₁₁O₃P)](SbF₆), is the first example of a structurally characterized di­aryl or di­alkyl phosphite complex of a metal–porphyrin ion. The axial phosphite ligand binds to the Mn^III ion via the P=O O atom, affording a nominally five‐coordinate complex with an Mn—O distance of 2.120 (4) Å. The mean porphyrin Mn—N distance is 2.000 (4) Å and the Mn^III ion is displaced from the 24‐atom porphyrin mean plane by 0.1548 (13) Å towards the axial O atom. The porphyrin adopts a marked saddle conformation, with a small domed component. The saddle distortion of the porphyrin ligand reflects the tight back‐to‐back dimers formed in the lattice by pairs of neighboring cations. The `non‐covalent' dimers in the lattice exhibit an unusual (weak) η²‐type coordination of a pyrrole C=C bond from a neighboring mol­ecule, with Mn^III⃛C distances of 3.697 (5) and 3.537 (5) Å.     

Aqua(dipicolinato‐κ3O2,N,O6)(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)manganese(II) monohydrate

In the title compound [systematic name: aqua(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ²N,N′)(pyridine‐2,6‐di­carboxyl­ato‐κ³O²,N,O⁶)manganese(II) monohydrate, [Mn(C₇H₃NO₄)(C₁₂H₈N₂)(H₂O)]·H₂O, the manganese(II) centre is surrounded by one bidentate phenanthroline ligand [Mn—N = 2.248 (3) and 2.278 (3) Å], one tridentate dipicolinate ligand [Mn—N = 2.179 (3) Å, and Mn—O = 2.237 (2) and 2.266 (2) Å] and one water mol­ecule [Mn—O = 2.117 (3) Å], and it exhibits a strongly distorted octahedral geometry, with trans angles ranging from 144.12 (9) to 158.88 (11)°. Extensive intermolecular hydrogen‐bonding interactions involving coordinated and uncoordinated water mol­ecules and the carboxyl O atoms of the dipicolinate ligand, as well as a stacking interaction involving the phenanthroline rings, are observed in the crystal structure.     

Chloro{2,2′‐[(1S,2S)‐1,2‐di­phenyl‐1,2‐ethanediyl­bis­(nitrilo­methyl­idyne)]­diphenolato‐κ4O,N,N′,O′}(ethanol‐κO)­manganese(III)

The crystal structure of the title compound, [MnCl(C₂₈H₂₂N₂O₂)(C₂H₆O)], has been determined at 173 (2) K in the non‐centrosymmetric space group P2₁2₁2₁. The asymmetric unit contains two molecular units. An intermolecular O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bond is formed between the OH group of an ethanol mol­ecule coordinated to the Mn atom and the coordinated Cl⁻ anion, and so polymeric chains of Mn‐containing fragments are formed [O—H⋯Cl = 3.1281 (16) and 3.1282 (15) Å]. The Mn atoms have a pseudo‐octahedral coordination sphere, with the four donor atoms of the Schiff base forming an equatorial plane [Mn—O distances are 1.8740 (13), 1.8717 (13), 1.8749 (13) and 1.8823 (13) Å, and Mn—N distances are 1.9868 (15), 1.9910 (14), 1.9828 (15) and 1.9979 (14) Å]. The axial positions are occupied by an ethanol mol­ecule [Mn—O distances of 2.3069 (15) and 2.3130 (15) Å] and a Cl⁻ ligand [Mn—Cl distances of 2.5732 (6) and 2.5509 (6) Å].     

catena‐Poly[[aqua­bis(1H‐benzimidazole‐κN3)manganese(II)]‐μ‐adipato]

In the title polymeric complex, [Mn(C₆H₈O₄)(C₇H₆N₂)₂(H₂O)]_n, the Mn^II atom is surrounded by two adipate dianions, two benzimidazole mol­ecules and one coordinated water mol­ecule. The Mn atoms and coordinated water mol­ecule are located on a twofold axis, and the bridging adipate ligand is located on an inversion center. The adipate dianions bridge neighboring Mn^II atoms to form polymeric chains. Each Mn^II atom is seven‐coordinate, the longest Mn—O bond length being 2.5356 (16) Å.     

trans‐Diaquabis(1H‐imidazole‐4,5‐di­carboxyl­ate‐κ2N3,O4)­manganese(II)

In the title compound, [Mn(C₅H₃N₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₂], the Mn^II atom lies on an inversion centre, is trans‐coordinated by two N,O‐bidentate 1H‐imidazole‐4,5‐di­carboxyl­ate monoanionic ligands [Mn—O = 2.202 (3) Å and Mn—N = 2.201 (4) Å] and two water mol­ecules [Mn—O = 2.197 (4) Å], and exhibits a distorted octahedral geometry, with adjacent cis angles of 76.45 (13), 86.09 (13) and 89.20 (13)°. The complete solid‐state structure can be described as a three‐dimensional supramol­ecular framework, stabilized by extensive hydrogen‐bonding interactions involving the coordinated water mol­ecules, the carboxy O atoms and the protonated imidazole N atoms of the imidazole‐4,5‐di­carboxyl­ate ligands.     

catena‐Poly[[(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)manganese(II)]‐di‐μ‐salicylato‐κ4O:O′]

In the title polymeric complex, [Mn(C₇H₅O₃)₂(C₁₂H₈N₂)]_n, the Mn^II atom is located on a twofold axis and displays a distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry, formed by four salicylate anions and one 1,10‐phenanthroline (phen) mol­ecule. The salicylate anions doubly bridge the Mn^II atoms to form one‐dimensional polymeric chains. A comparison of Mn—O bond distances with the corresponding Mn—O—C angles suggests a significant electrostatic content in the Mn—O bonds. A face‐to‐face distance of 3.352 (7) Å between neighbouring parallel phen planes indicates π–π stacking inter­actions between polymeric chains.     

Aqua(2,2′‐di­amino‐4,4′‐bi‐1,3‐thia­zole‐κ2N,N′)(imino­diacetato‐κ3O,N,O′)­chromium(III) chloride mono­hydrate

Crystals of the title compound, [Cr(C₄H₅NO₄)(C₆H₆N₄S₂)(H₂O)]Cl·H₂O, consist of Cr^III complex cations, Cl⁻ counter‐ions and lattice water mol­ecules. The complex cation assumes an octahedral coordination geometry, formed by a tridentate imino­di­acetate dianion (IDA), a di­amino­bi­thia­zole (DABT) mol­ecule and a water mol­ecule. The planar DABT group chelates the Cr^III ion with normal Cr—N distances [2.0574 (17) and 2.0598 (17) Å], but the DABT mol­ecule is inclined to the coordination plane by a dihedral angle of 17.23 (7)°. In the monodentate carboxylate groups of the IDA ion, the coordinated C—O bonds [1.288 (3) and 1.284 (3) Å] are much longer than the uncoordinated C—O bonds [1.222 (3) and 1.225 (3) Å].     

A binuclear manganese(II) complex,deca­aqua(μ‐1,2,4,5‐benzene­tetra­carboxyl­ato‐O1:O4)­di­manganese(II) hydrate

In the title Mn^II complex, [Mn₂(C₁₀H₂O₈)(H₂O)₁₀]·H₂O, two independent binuclear mol­ecules bridged by the 1,2,4,5‐benzene­tetra­carboxyl anion exist in a unit cell, with each anion lying about an inversion centre. One of the Mn—O_water distances [2.2922 (13) Å] is significantly longer than the Mn^II—O_water distances reported so far for Mn^II complexes and very close to the Mn—O_water distances found in the axial direction of Mn^III complexes.     

5‐Chloro‐N‐(2‐hydroxy‐5‐methyl­phenyl)­salicyl­ald­imine

The title compound, N‐(5‐chloro‐2‐oxido­benzyl­idene)‐2‐hydroxy‐5‐methyl­anilinium, C₁₄H₁₂ClNO₂, is a tridentate Schiff base with almost planar molecules. Each mol­ecule contains a strong intramolecular N—H?O hydrogen bond [2.576 (2) Å]. There is also an intermolecular O—H?O hydrogen bond [2.695 (2) Å] linking neighbouring mol­ecules into infinite chains along the [101] direction.     

Diaqua{6,6′‐dimethoxy‐2,2′‐[propane‐1,3‐diylbis(nitrilomethylidyne‐N)]diphenolato‐O,O′}nickel(II)

In the title compound, [Ni(C₁₉H₂₀N₂O₄)(H₂O)₂], the Ni atom has a distorted octahedral coordination geometry in which the tetradentate Schiff base ligand acts as a cis‐N₂O₂ donor defining an equatorial plane, and water mol­ecules occupy the axial positions. The two parts of the mol­ecule are related by a mirror plane that passes through the Ni atom and is perpendicular to the equatorial plane. The angular distortions from normal octahedral geometry are in the range 1–6°, and the equatorial plane, defined by the donor atoms of the Schiff base, is almost square planar. The six‐membered ring comprising the Ni, the imine N and the propyl­ene C atoms adopts a half‐chair conformation. The Ni—O [2.017 (2) Å] and Ni—N [2.071 (2) Å] distances are within the ranges expected for high‐spin octahedral nickel complexes.     

Dichloro­(O‐ethyl 3‐methyl­pyridine‐2‐carboximidic acid‐κ2N,N′)copper(II)

In the title compound, [CuCl₂(C₉H₁₂N₂O)], the Cu^II atom is coordinated by two Cl⁻ anions and two N atoms of one O‐ethyl 3‐methyl­pyridine‐2‐carboximidic acid mol­ecule in a slightly distorted square‐planar geometry, with Cu—N distances of 2.0483 (17) and 1.9404 (18) Å, and Cu—Cl distances of 2.2805 (10) and 2.2275 (14) Å. In addition, each Cu^II atom is connected by one Cl⁻ anion and the Cu^II atom from a neighbouring mol­ecule, with Cu⋯Cl and Cu⋯Cu distances of 2.9098 (13) and 3.4022 (12) Å, respectively, and, therefore, a centrosymmetric dimer is formed. Adjacent mol­ecular dimers are connected by π–π stacking inter­actions between pyridine rings to form a zigzag mol­ecular chain. The mol­ecular chains are also enforced by N—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯Cl inter­actions.     

Bis[4‐(salicylideneamino)phenyl]methane

The crystal structure of the title Schiff base {systematic name: 2,2′‐[methyl­ene­di‐p‐phenyl­ene­bis(nitrilo­methyl­idyne)]­diphenol}, C₂₇H₂₂N₂O₂, consists of intra­molecularly hydro­gen‐bonded mol­ecules inter­linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds [C⋯O = 3.426 (2) Å and C—H⋯O = 152.7 (17)°]. The mol­ecule is in the enol form and is located on a twofold axis. The central methane C atom of the diphenyl­methane motif is displaced from the aromatic ring planes. This effect is compared with previous results, which display an inverse correlation between the out‐of‐plane displacement and the C—C—C angle around the central methane C atom. In the title compound, the displacement is 0.124 (2) Å and the C—C—C angle is 110.18 (19)°.     

Aquabromo(6‐carboxypyridine‐2‐carboxylato‐O,N,O′)mercury(II)

The title compound, [HgBr(C₇H₄NO₄)(H₂O)], was obtained by the reaction of an aqueous solution of mercury(II) bromide and pyridine‐2,6‐di­carboxylic acid (picolinic acid, dipicH₂). The shortest bond distances to Hg are Hg—Br 2.412 (1) Å and Hg—N 2.208 (5) Å; the corresponding N—Hg—Br angle of 169.6 (1)° corresponds to a slightly distorted linear coordination. There are also four longer Hg—O interactions, three from dipicH^? [2.425 (4) and 2.599 (4) Å within the asymmetric unit, and 2.837 (4) Å from a symmetry‐related mol­ecule] and one from the bonded water mol­ecule [2.634 (4) Å]. The effective coordination of Hg can thus be described as 2+4. The mol­ecules are connected to form double‐layer chains parallel to the y axis by strong O—H?O hydrogen bonds between carboxylic acid groups of neighbouring mol­ecules, and by weaker hydrogen bonds involving both H atoms of the water mol­ecule and the O atoms of the carboxylic acid groups.     

[1,3‐Bis(2‐ethoxy­phenyl)imidazolidin‐2‐yl­idene]bromo­(cyclo­octa‐1,5‐diene)­rhodium(I)

The title complex, [RhBr(C₈H₁₂)(C₁₉H₂₂N₂O₂)], has a distorted square‐planar geometry. There are two mol­ecules, A and B, in the asymmetric unit. The Rh—C bond distance between the N‐heterocyclic ligand and the metal atom is 2.039 (2) Å in mol­ecule A and 2.042 (2) Å in mol­ecule B. The angle between the carbene heterocycle and the coordination plane is 87.56 (12)° in mol­ecule A and 87.03 (11)° in mol­ecule B. It is shown that the average Rh—C(COD) (COD is cyclo­octa­diene) distance is linearly dependent on the Rh—C(imidazolidine) distance in this type of compound. This can be ascribed to the steric hindrance produced by the packing. The crystal structure contains intra­molecular C—H⋯O and inter­molecular C—H⋯Br inter­actions.     

Triaqua(2,2′‐bipyridine‐κ2N,N′)(nitrato‐κO)manganese(II) nitrate

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Mn(NO₃)(C₁₀H₈N₂)(H₂O)₃]NO₃, contains a monomeric [Mn(NO₃)(bpy)(H₂O)₃]⁺ cation (bpy is 2,2′‐bi­pyridine) and a nitrate anion. The Mn^II ion is coordinated by one chelating bpy [Mn—N 2.241 (3) and 2.259 (3) Å], three water mol­ecules [Mn—O 2.120 (3)–2.188 (3) Å] and a nitrate ligand [Mn—O 2.228 (2) Å] in a distorted octahedral geometry. There are O?H—O hydrogen‐bonding interactions between the ligated water mol­ecules and the ligated and unligated nitrate anions, resulting in double columns of stacked cations and anions.     

Di‐μ‐acetato‐bis­[bis(4‐amino­benzoato)(2,2′‐bipyridyl)­manganese(II)]

In the title compound, [Mn₂(C₇H₆NO₂)₂(C₂H₃O₂)₂(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂], the two Mn^II atoms are each coordinated by one 2,2′‐bi­pyridyl mol­ecule, one 4‐amino­benzoate ion and two acetate ions. The two Mn atoms exhibit different coordination environments: one is coordinated by two N and four O atoms, while the other is coordinated by two N and three O atoms. The two Mn atoms are bridged by two acetate ions in a syn–anti mode, with an Mn⋯Mn distance of 4.081 (1) Å.     

Poly[aquaneodymium(III)‐μ5‐2‐oxido‐5‐sulfonatobenzoato]

The title compound, [Nd(C₇H₃O₆S)(H₂O)]_n or [Nd(SSA)(H₂O)]_n (H₃SSA is 5‐sulfosalicylic acid), was synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of Nd₂O₃ with H₃SSA in water. The compound forms a three‐dimensional network in which the asymmetric unit contains one Nd^III atom, one SSA ligand and one coordinated water mol­ecule. The central Nd^III ion is eight‐coordinate, bonded to seven O atoms from five different SSA ligands [Nd—O = 2.405 (4)–2.612 (4) Å] and one aqua O atom [Nd—OW = 2.441 (4) Å].     

(2S,RS)‐6‐Phenyl‐1‐(p‐tolyl­sulfinyl)­hexa‐3(E),5(E)‐dien‐2‐ol

The mol­ecule of the title compound, C₁₉H₂₀O₂S, corresponds to a chiral sulfinyldienol with two stereogenic centres, viz. the C atom susbtituted by the hydr­oxy group and the sulfinyl S atom. The mol­ecule displays a V‐shape in the solid state. The dihedral angle defined by the least‐squares planes of the aromatic rings is 72.9 (1)°. The packing pattern exhibits the following inter­molecular hydrogen bonds: one O—H⋯O [H⋯O = 1.98 Å, O⋯O = 2.785 (4) Å and O—H⋯O = 166°] and two C—H⋯O [H⋯O = 2.58 and 2.60 Å, C⋯O = 3.527 (5) and 3.347 (5) Å, and C—H⋯O = 164 and 134°]. These define a chain along b.     

catena‐Poly­[[[(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)­manganese(II)]‐μ‐l‐tartrato‐κ4O1,O2:O3,O4] hexahydrate]

The title compound, {[Mn(C₄H₄O₆)(C₁₂H₈N₂)]·6H₂O}_n, has a linear chain structure containing monomeric [Mn(C₄H₄O₆)(C₁₂H₈N₂)] repeat units. Each manganese ion is six‐coordinate, with the two phenanthroline N atoms [Mn—N = 2.229 (2) and 2.235 (2) Å] and four O atoms from two tartrate anions [Mn—O_COO = 2.1252 (19) and 2.1310 (19) Å, and Mn—O_OH = 2.2404 (19) and 2.2424 (19) Å] forming a seriously distorted octahedral coordination environment. Six water mol­ecules exist outside every repeat unit as solvate mol­ecules. Extensive hydrogen‐bonding interactions and π–π stacking of the phenanthroline moieties exist between the chains.     

trans‐[N,N′‐Bis­(salicyl­idene)­cyclo­hexane‐1,2‐diaminato]­nickel(II)–chloro­form (1/1)

In the title complex, trans‐{2,2′‐[cyclo­hexane‐1,2‐diyl­bis­(ni­t­rilo­methyl­idyne)]­di­phenol­ato‐κ⁴O,N,N′,O′}­nickel(II)–chloro­form (1/1), [Ni(C₂₀H₂₀N₂O₂)]·CHCl₃, the Ni atom has a square‐planar geometry, slightly tetrahedrally distorted. The Ni—N and Ni—O bonding distances are within the expected ranges for Ni–Schiff base derivatives. The di­imine bridge has a gauche conformation with the cyclo­hexyl ring almost coplanar with the NiN₂O₂ plane. The complex mol­ecules pack in dimers with an Ni?Ni distance of 3.59 (1) Å and form a three‐dimensional structure displaying a herring‐bone configuration. Channels are occupied by solvent mol­ecules, which are involved in C—H?O hydrogen bonds with the ligand O atoms.