[N,N′‐Bis(3‐aminopropyl)ethylenediamine‐κ4N,N′,N′′,N′′′](trithiocyanurato‐κ2N,S)zinc(II) ethanol solvate

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [N,N′‐bis(3‐­amino­propyl)­ethyl­enedi­amine‐κ⁴N,N′,N′′,N′′′][1,3,5‐triazine‐2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)‐tri­thionato(2−)‐κ²N,S]­zinc(II) ethanol sol­vate, [Zn(C₈H₂₂N₄)₂(C₃HN₃S₃)]·C₂H₆O, the Zn^II atom is octa­hedrally coordinated by four N atoms [Zn—N = 2.104 (2)–2.203 (2) Å] of a tetradentate N‐donor N,N′‐bis(3‐­amino­propyl)­ethyl­enedi­amine (bapen) ligand and by two S and N atoms [Zn—S = 2.5700 (7) Å and Zn—N = 2.313 (2) Å] of a tri­thio­cyanurate(2−) (ttcH²⁻) dianion bonded as a bidentate ligand in a cis configuration. The crystal structure of the compound is stabilized by a network of hydrogen bonds.     

catena‐Poly­[[chloro(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)copper(II)]‐μ‐imidazolato‐κ2N:N′]

In the polymeric title compound, [Cu(im)Cl(phen)]_n, where im is the imidazolate anion (C₃H₃N₂) and phen is 1,10‐phenanthroline (C₁₂H₈N₂), each Cu^II ion is five‐coordinated by four basal N atoms (two from two different im anions and two from one phen ligand) and one axial Cl atom, in a distorted square‐pyramidal coordination geometry. Moreover, each im anion bridges two identical {CuCl(phen)}⁺ cations through its two N atoms, resulting in a one‐dimensional zigzag chain along the crystallographic a axis. In addition, pairs of adjacent chains are staggered by π–π interactions, generating a two‐dimensional layer, and neighbouring layers are further linked by two different kinds of C—H⋯Cl interactions, producing a three‐dimensional network.     

(2,2′‐Biquinoline‐κ2N,N′)dichloropalladium(II), ‐copper(II) and ‐zinc(II)

In the three title complexes, namely (2,2′‐biquinoline‐κ²N,N′)dichloro­palladium(II), [PdCl₂(C₁₈H₁₂N₂)], (I), and the corresponding copper(II), [CuCl₂(C₁₈H₁₂N₂)], (II), and zinc(II) complexes, [ZnCl₂(C₁₈H₁₂N₂)], (III), each metal atom is four‐coordinate and bonded by two N atoms of a 2,2′‐biquinoline molecule and two Cl atoms. The Pd^II atom has a distorted cis‐square‐planar coordination geometry, whereas the Cu^II and Zn^II atoms both have a distorted tetra­hedral geometry. The dihedral angles between the N—M—N and Cl—M—Cl planes are 14.53 (13), 65.42 (15) and 85.19 (9)° for (I), (II) and (III), respectively. The structure of (II) has twofold imposed symmetry.     

(Acetonitrile‐κN){2‐[bis­(2‐pyridylethyl)­amino]ethanol‐κ4N,N′,N′′,O}zinc(II) bis­(perchlorate) monohydrate

In the title compound, [Zn(C₂H₃N)(C₁₆H₂₁N₃O)](ClO₄)₂·H₂O, the Zn^II ion is coordinated by two pyridyl N atoms, one amine N atom, and an ethanol O atom from the N,N′,N′′,O‐tetra­dentate 2‐[bis­(2‐pyridylethyl)amino]­ethanol donor ligand. The fifth coordination site is filled by an acetonitrile N atom, and there is one solvent water mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. The 2+ charge of the cationic portion of the complex is balanced by two perchlorate counter‐anions.     

μ‐Acetato‐1:2κ2O:O′‐diacetato‐1κ2O,O′;2κO‐bis(di‐2‐pyridylamine)‐1κ2N,N′;2κ2N,N′‐isothiocyanato‐2κN‐dicopper(II)

In the title dinuclear acetate‐bridged complex, [Cu₂(C₂H₃O₂)₃(NCS)(C₁₀H₉N₃)₂], the two Cu atoms are five‐coordinated, with a basal plane consisting of two N atoms of a di‐2‐pyridylamine (dpyam) ligand and two O atoms of two different acetate ligands. The axial positions of these Cu atoms are coordinated to N and O atoms from thio­cyanate and acetate mol­ecules, respectively, leading to a distorted square‐pyramidal geometry with τ values of 0.30 and 0.22. Both Cu^II ions are linked by an acetate group in the equatorial–equatorial positions and have syn–anti bridging configurations. Hydrogen‐bond inter­actions between the amine H atom and the coordinated and uncoordinated O atoms of the acetate anions generate an infinite one‐dimensional chain.     

Poly[[chlorido(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)copper(II)]‐μ3‐1,1,3,3‐tetracyano‐2‐ethoxypropenido‐κ3N:N′:N′′]: coordination polymer sheets linked into bilayers by hydrogen bonds

In the title compound, [Cu(C₉H₅N₄O)Cl(C₁₂H₈N₂)]_n or [Cu(tcnoet)Cl(phen)]_n, where phen is 1,10‐phenanthroline and tcnoet is 1,1,3,3‐tetracyano‐2‐ethoxypropenide, the axially elongated (4 + 2) coordination polyhedron around the Cu^II centre contains N atoms from three different tcnoet ligands. The resulting coordination polymer takes the form of sheets which are linked in pairs by a single C—H...N hydrogen bond to form bilayers. The bond lengths provide evidence for significant bond fixation in the phen ligand and extensive electronic delocalization in the tcnoet ligand, where the two –C(CN)₂ units are rotated, in conrotatory fashion, out of the plane of the central C₃O fragment.     

Poly[(N,N‐dimethylformamide‐κO)(μ3‐4,4′‐ethylenedibenzoato‐κ5O,O′:O′:O′′,O′′′)(pyrazino[2,3‐f][1,10]phenanthroline‐κ2N8,N9)lead(II)]

In the title Pb^II coordination polymer, [Pb(C₁₆H₁₀O₄)(C₁₄H₈N₄)(C₃H₇NO)]_n, each Pb^II atom is eight‐coordinated by two chelating N atoms from one pyrazino[2,3‐f][1,10]phenanthroline (L) ligand, one dimethylformamide (DMF) O atom and five carboxylate O atoms from three different 4,4′‐ethylenedibenzoate (eedb) ligands. The eedb dianions bridge neighbouring Pb^II centres through four typical Pb—O bonds and one longer Pb—O interaction to form a two‐dimensional structure. The C atoms from the L and eedb ligands form C—H...O hydrogen bonds with the O atoms of eedb and DMF ligands, which further stabilize the structure. The title compound is the first Pb^II coordination polymer incorporating the L ligand.     

(μ‐C‐meso‐5,5,7,12,12,14‐Hexa­methyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane‐N‐acetato‐1κ5N,N′,N′′,N′′′,O:2κO′)­tetra­chloro‐1κCl,2κ3Cl‐cobalt(III)­zinc(II)

The crystal structure of the title compound, [CoCl(C₁₈H₃₇N₄O₂){ZnCl₃}], has been determined by X‐ray diffraction.C‐meso‐5,5,7,12,12,14‐Hexa­methyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetra­aza­cyclotetradecane‐N‐acetate acts as a bridging ligand to coodinate with Co^III and Zn^II ions. The Co^III ion is six‐coordinate in a nearly octahedral environment provided by one Cl atom, four N atoms of the bridging ligand, and one O atom. The Zn^II ion is four‐coordinate in a distorted tetrahedral environment completed by three Cl atoms and an O atom of the bridging ligand.     

(N‐{[4‐(1,3‐Benzothiazol‐2‐yl)anilino]carbonylmethyl‐κO}iminodiacetato‐κ3O,N,O′)(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)cobalt(II) pentahydrate

The title compound, [Co(C₁₉H₁₅N₃O₅S)(C₁₂H₈N₂)]·5H₂O, has a moderately distorted octahedral coordination environment composed of two N atoms of a 1,10‐phenanthroline ligand and one N and three O atoms of an N‐{[4‐(1,3‐benzothiazol‐2‐yl)anilino]carbonylmethyl}iminodiacetate (ZL‐5²⁻) ligand. The ring systems of the phenanthroline and ZL‐5²⁻ ligands are coplanar and the complexes pack in layers parallel to the ab plane with the rings of adjacent complexes facing one another. The layers stack along the c axis and are linked by hydrogen bonds involving the five water solvent molecules in the asymmetric unit and O atoms of the acetate groups of the ZL‐5²⁻ ligand. This is believed to be the first crystal structure of a complex of a 2‐(4‐aminophenyl)benzothiazole ligand.     

catena‐Poly[[(2,2′‐biimidazole‐κ2N,N′)chloro­copper(II)]‐μ‐chloro]

In the polymeric title compound, [CuCl₂(C₆H₆N₄)]_n, each Cu^II ion is five‐coordinated by four basal atoms (two N atoms from a 2,2′‐biimidazole mol­ecule and two Cl⁻ anions) and one axial Cl⁻ anion, in a distorted square‐pyramidal coordination geometry. Cl⁻ anions bridge the {Cu(C₆H₆N₄)Cl} units into one‐dimensional linear chains, which are reinforced by π–π inter­actions. Adjacent linear chains are linked by N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, resulting in a grid layer. The hydrogen‐bonding pattern can be described in graph‐set notation as C(9)R(9)R(14). This study extends our knowledge of the multifunctional properties of the 2,2′‐biimidazole ligand and of the coordination stereochemistry of copper(II).     

(1,3‐Dimethylimidazolidine‐2‐selone‐κSe)bis(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)copper(II) bis(perchlorate) and bis(2,2′‐bipyridyl‐κ2N,N′)(imidazolidine‐2‐thione‐κS)copper(II) bis(perchlorate)

In the first title salt, [Cu(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂(C₅H₁₀N₂Se)](ClO₄)₂, the Cu^II centre occupies a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal environment defined by four N donors from two 1,10‐phenanthroline (phen) ligands and by the Se donor of a 1,3‐dimethylimidazolidine‐2‐selone ligand, with the equatorial plane defined by the Se and by two N donors from different phen ligands and the axial sites occupied by the two remaining N donors, one from each phen ligand. The Cu—N distances span the range 1.980 (10)–2.114 (11) Å and the Cu—Se distance is 2.491 (3) Å. Intermolecular π–π contacts between imidazolidine rings and the central rings of phen ligands generate chains of cations. In the second salt, [Cu(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂(C₃H₆N₂S)](ClO₄)₂, the Cu^II centre occupies a similar distorted trigonal–bipyramidal environment comprising four N donors from two 2,2′‐bipyridyl (bipy) ligands and an S donor from an imidazolidine‐2‐thione ligand. The equatorial plane is defined by the S donor and two N donors from different bipy ligands. The Cu—N distances span the range 1.984 (6)–2.069 (7) Å and the Cu—S distance is 2.366 (3) Å. Intermolecular π–π contacts between imidazolidine and pyridyl rings form chains of cations. A major difference between the two structures is due to the presence in the second complex of two N—H...O hydrogen bonds linking the imidazolidine N—H hydrogen‐bond donors to perchlorate O‐atom acceptors.     

Dichloro­[(6R,7S,8S,14S)‐(–)‐sparteine‐κ2N,N′]mercury(II)

In the title compound, [HgCl₂(C₁₅H₂₆N₂)], the chiral alkaloid (6R,7S,8S,14S)‐(−)‐l ‐sparteine acts as a bident­ate ligand, with two Cl⁻ ligands occupying the remaining coordination sites, producing a distorted tetra­hedron. The N—Hg—N plane is twisted by 81.1 (2)° from the Cl—Hg—Cl plane. The mid‐point of the N⋯N line does not lie exactly on the Cl—Hg—Cl plane but is tilted towards one of the N atoms by 0.346 Å. Similarly, the mid‐point of the Cl⋯Cl line is tilted toward one of the Cl atoms by 0.163 Å. The packing structure shows that the complex is stabilized by two inter­atomic Cl⋯H contacts involving both Cl atoms and the methyl­ene or methine H atoms of the (−)‐sparteine ligand.     

Tris(2,2′‐bioxazoline‐κ2N,N′)copper(II) diperchlorate and tris(2,2′‐bioxazoline‐κ2N,N′)­nickel(II) diperchlorate

In the two isomorphous title compounds, viz. tris­[2,2′‐bi(4,5‐di­hydro‐1,3‐oxazole)‐κ²N,N′]copper(II) diperchlorate, [Cu(C₆H₈N₂O₂)₃](ClO₄)₂, (I), and tris­[2,2′‐bi(4,5‐di­hydro‐1,3‐oxazole)‐κ²N,N′]­nickel(II) diperchlorate, [Ni(C₆H₈N₂O₂)₃](ClO₄)₂, (II), the M^II ions each have a distorted octahedral coordination geometry formed via six N atoms from three 2,2′‐bioxazoline ligands. For each ligand, the two five‐membered rings are nearly coplanar. It is noteworthy that the Jahn–Teller effect is stronger in (I) than in (II). The three‐dimensional supramolecular structures of (I) and (II) are formed via weak hydrogen‐bonding interactions between O atoms from per­chlorate anions and H atoms from 2,2′‐bioxazoline ligands.     

Tetrakis(2,2′‐bipyridine‐κ2N,N′)­tetrakis(μ‐salicyl­ato‐κ3O,O′:O′′)‐quadro‐tetrazinc(II) decahydrate

The title compound, [Zn₄(C₇H₄O₃)₄(C₁₀H₈N₂)₄]·10H₂O, crystallizes as a centrosymmetric tetranuclear cyclic complex containing four Zn^II atoms bridged by four carboxyl­ate groups from salicyl­ate ligands, with a syn–anti configuration. Each Zn^II atom has a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal coordination geometry, formed by two N atoms of a 2,2′‐bipyridine ligand and three O atoms from two salicyl­ate ligands. The complex is stabilized by intramolecular π–π interactions between pairs of bi­pyridine rings and a 16‐membered gear‐wheel‐shaped cyclic framework. The hydrogen‐bonding network is formed via the water mol­ecules.     

Tetra­kis(μ2‐1,8‐naphthyridine)‐1:2κ4N:N′;3:4κ4N:N′‐bis­(μ2‐salicylato)‐1:4κ2O:O′;2:3κ2O:O′‐tetrakis­(salicylic acid)‐1κO,2κO,3κO,4κO‐tetra­silver(I)(4 Ag—Ag)

The title complex, [Ag₄(C₇H₅O₃)₂(C₈H₆N₂)₄(C₇H₆O₃)₄], lies about an inversion centre and has a unique tetra­nuclear structure consisting of four Ag^I atoms bridged by four N atoms from two 1,8‐naphthyridine (napy) ligands to form an N:N′‐bridge and four O atoms from two salicylate (SA) ligands to form an O:O′‐bridge. The Ag atoms have distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry. The centrosymmetric Ag₄ ring has Ag—Ag separations of 2.772 (2) and 3.127 (2) Å, and Ag—Ag—Ag angles of 107.70 (4) and 72.30 (4)°. All SA hydroxy groups take part in intra­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonding. In the crystal packing, the napy rings are oriented parallel and overlap one another. These π–π inter­actions, together with weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O contacts, stabilize the crystal structure.     

Aqua(dipicolinato‐κ3O,N,O′)(1H‐imidazole‐κN3)(1,10‐phenanthroline‐N,N′)manganese(II)

In the title compound, [Mn(C₇H₃NO₄)(C₃H₄N₂)(C₁₂H₈N₂)(H₂O)], the Mn^II centre is surrounded by one bidentate phenanthroline ligand [Mn—N = 2.383 (3) and 2.421 (3) Å], one tridentate dipicolinate ligand [Mn—N = 2.300 (3) Å, and Mn—O = 2.300 (2) and 2.357 (2) Å], one monodentate imidazole ligand [Mn—N = 2.238 (3) Å] and one water molecule [Mn—O = 2.157 (3) Å]. It displays a distorted pentagonal‐bipyramidal geometry, with neighbouring angles within the equatorial plane ranging from 68.05 (9) to 77.48 (10)°. Intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into infinite chains. The chains are crosslinked by hydrogen bonds involving the carboxyl O atoms of the dipicolinate ligand and the protonated imidazole N atom, leading to an infinite two‐dimensional network sheet packing mode. The complete solid‐state structure can be described as a three‐dimensional supramolecular framework, stabilized by these intermolecular hydrogen‐bonding interactions and π–π stacking interactions involving the phenanthroline rings.     

catena‐Poly[[dicyanamido(5,5′‐dimethyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine‐κ2N,N′)copper(II)]‐μ‐dicyanamido‐κ2N1:N5]

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu(C₂N₃)₂(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)]_n, the Cu^II atom adopts a distorted square‐pyramidal geometry, the basal plane of which is formed by two N atoms of the bi­pyridine ligand, one N atom of a bidentate dicyan­amide anion and one N atom of a monodentate dicyan­amide anion [Cu—N = 1.9760 (15)–2.0157 (15) Å]. The apical position is occupied by an N atom of a bidentate dicyan­amide anion, located 2.2468 (16) Å from the Cu atom, thus forming a one‐dimensional polymeric chain.     

Dichloro­[(1E,1′E)‐1,1′‐(pyridine‐2,6‐di­yl)diethanone bis­(O‐methyloxime)‐κ3N1,N2,N6]cobalt(II)

In the title compound, [CoCl₂(C₁₁H₁₅N₃O₂)], the Co^II ion is five‐coordinated in a strongly distorted square‐pyramidal arrangement, with one of the two Cl atoms located in the apical position, and the other Cl atom and the three N‐donor atoms of the tridentate methyloxime ligand located in the basal plane. The non‐H atoms, except for the Cl atoms, lie on a mirror plane. The two equatorial Co—N_oxime distances are almost equal (mean 2.253 Å) and are substanti­ally longer than the equatorial Co—N_pyridine bond [2.0390 (19) Å]. The structure is stabilized by intra‐ and inter­molecular C—H⋯Cl contacts, which involve one of the methyl C atoms belonging to the methyloxime groups.     

(η3‐Allyl‐2κ3C)(chloro‐1κCl)(μ‐N,N′‐diethyldithioxamidato‐1:2κ4S,S′:N,N′)[diphenyl(2‐pyridyl)phosphine‐1κP]palladium(II)platinum(II) chloroform solvate

The title compound, [PdPtCl(C₃H₅)(C₆H₁₀N₂S₂)(C₁₇H₁₄NP)]·CHCl₃, was obtained by deprotonation of the initial platinum(II) complex of the di­thio­xamide and subsequent reaction with [Pd(η³‐C₃H₅)(μ‐Cl)]₂. Both metal atoms exhibit a square‐planar coordination geometry, with the two planes forming a dihedral angle of 21.7 (2)°. The di­thio­xamide bis‐chelating bridge is flat.     

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.