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cyclo-Tetra-
-oxido-tetrakis[3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsenic(III)]
The title compound was prepared by hydrolysis of the dichloride 3-O2N-4-HOC6H3AsCl2, which in turn was prepared by reduction of 3-O2N-4-HOC6H3AsO3H2 with SO2 in conc HCl. Crystals suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained from an aqueous solution.
All H-atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model with C—H = 0.95 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for aromatic and O—H = 0.84 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O) for the OH groups. As only very small needle crystals were available, the data set was weak and so Rint and the final agreement factors are higher than usual. The highest residual electron density was 0.87Å from atom As1.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker 2001); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker 2001); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
cyclo-Tetra-µ-oxido-tetra[3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsenic(III)]
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Crystal data top
| [As4O4(C6H4NO3)4] | F000 = 1792 |
| Mr = 916.09 | Dx = 2.091 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 4805 reflections |
| a = 7.1289 (2) Å | θ = 2–25º |
| b = 31.6743 (9) Å | µ = 4.64 mm−1 |
| c = 13.0217 (4) Å | T = 93 (2) K |
| β = 98.286 (1)º | Needle, yellow |
| V = 2909.64 (15) Å3 | 0.16 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
| Z = 4 | |
Data collection top
Siemens SMART CCD diffractometer | 5490 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3294 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Monochromator: graphite | Rint = 0.114 |
| T = 93(2) K | θmax = 25.7º |
| φ and ω scans | θmin = 1.7º |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −8→8 |
| Tmin = 0.524, Tmax = 0.801 | k = −38→38 |
| 16032 measured reflections | l = −11→15 |
Refinement top
| Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.068 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.131 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0328P)2 + 6.0469P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 1.08 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 5490 reflections | Δρmax = 1.03 e Å−3 |
| 433 parameters | Δρmin = −0.91 e Å−3 |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction correction: none |
Crystal data top
| [As4O4(C6H4NO3)4] | V = 2909.64 (15) Å3 |
| Mr = 916.09 | Z = 4 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα |
| a = 7.1289 (2) Å | µ = 4.64 mm−1 |
| b = 31.6743 (9) Å | T = 93 (2) K |
| c = 13.0217 (4) Å | 0.16 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
| β = 98.286 (1)º | |
Data collection top
Siemens SMART CCD diffractometer | 5490 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 3294 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.524, Tmax = 0.801 | Rint = 0.114 |
| 16032 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.068 | 433 parameters |
| wR(F2) = 0.131 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 1.03 e Å−3 |
| 5490 reflections | Δρmin = −0.91 e Å−3 |
Special details top
Refinement. As only small needle crystals were available, the data set was weak and so the final agreement factors are higher than usual. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top| | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
| As1 | 0.02562 (13) | 0.64613 (3) | 0.12402 (7) | 0.0189 (2) | |
| As2 | −0.24608 (13) | 0.60197 (3) | 0.25665 (8) | 0.0204 (2) | |
| As3 | 0.29993 (13) | 0.67460 (3) | 0.31865 (8) | 0.0212 (3) | |
| As4 | 0.07624 (14) | 0.61371 (3) | 0.45063 (8) | 0.0236 (3) | |
| N1 | −0.1904 (10) | 0.7965 (2) | −0.0349 (7) | 0.0242 (19) | |
| N2 | −0.3338 (12) | 0.5235 (3) | −0.1123 (7) | 0.034 (2) | |
| N3 | 0.2923 (12) | 0.8406 (3) | 0.2570 (7) | 0.039 (2) | |
| N4 | 0.7762 (13) | 0.5809 (3) | 0.6360 (7) | 0.034 (2) | |
| O1 | −0.2016 (8) | 0.64360 (17) | 0.1704 (5) | 0.0197 (14) | |
| O2 | −0.0071 (8) | 0.59444 (18) | 0.3221 (5) | 0.0216 (15) | |
| O3 | 0.1553 (8) | 0.66539 (18) | 0.4188 (5) | 0.0221 (15) | |
| O4 | 0.1206 (8) | 0.68753 (17) | 0.2095 (5) | 0.0197 (15) | |
| O11 | −0.2457 (8) | 0.76047 (19) | −0.2455 (5) | 0.0241 (15) | |
| H11 | −0.2551 | 0.7859 | −0.2288 | 0.036* | |
| O12 | −0.2549 (8) | 0.82023 (19) | −0.1079 (5) | 0.0262 (16) | |
| O13 | −0.1622 (10) | 0.8085 (2) | 0.0547 (5) | 0.0325 (18) | |
| O21 | −0.2054 (9) | 0.4438 (2) | −0.0092 (6) | 0.0377 (19) | |
| H21 | −0.2416 | 0.4477 | −0.0728 | 0.057* | |
| O22 | −0.3260 (10) | 0.4912 (2) | −0.1659 (6) | 0.043 (2) | |
| O23 | −0.3879 (12) | 0.5576 (2) | −0.1491 (6) | 0.049 (2) | |
| O31 | 0.4044 (10) | 0.8558 (2) | 0.4784 (6) | 0.048 (2) | |
| H31 | 0.3830 | 0.8736 | 0.4303 | 0.072* | |
| O32 | 0.2570 (13) | 0.8322 (2) | 0.1640 (6) | 0.057 (2) | |
| O33 | 0.2920 (11) | 0.8781 (2) | 0.2897 (6) | 0.052 (2) | |
| O41 | 0.8297 (9) | 0.5182 (2) | 0.4778 (5) | 0.0338 (18) | |
| H41 | 0.9070 | 0.5263 | 0.5288 | 0.051* | |
| O42 | 0.7476 (10) | 0.6104 (2) | 0.6930 (5) | 0.040 (2) | |
| O43 | 0.9213 (10) | 0.5587 (2) | 0.6485 (6) | 0.044 (2) | |
| C11 | −0.0641 (12) | 0.6837 (3) | 0.0105 (7) | 0.019 (2) | |
| C12 | −0.0898 (12) | 0.7266 (3) | 0.0266 (7) | 0.020 (2) | |
| H12 | −0.0634 | 0.7383 | 0.0944 | 0.024* | |
| C13 | −0.1554 (12) | 0.7524 (3) | −0.0587 (7) | 0.017 (2) | |
| C14 | −0.1879 (12) | 0.7370 (3) | −0.1586 (7) | 0.021 (2) | |
| C15 | −0.1662 (12) | 0.6946 (3) | −0.1739 (7) | 0.021 (2) | |
| H15 | −0.1932 | 0.6832 | −0.2420 | 0.026* | |
| C16 | −0.1051 (12) | 0.6679 (3) | −0.0911 (7) | 0.022 (2) | |
| H16 | −0.0908 | 0.6385 | −0.1032 | 0.026* | |
| C21 | −0.2211 (12) | 0.5540 (3) | 0.1643 (7) | 0.019 (2) | |
| C22 | −0.2801 (12) | 0.5560 (3) | 0.0605 (7) | 0.022 (2) | |
| H22 | −0.3236 | 0.5820 | 0.0293 | 0.027* | |
| C23 | −0.2766 (12) | 0.5194 (3) | −0.0008 (7) | 0.021 (2) | |
| C24 | −0.2126 (13) | 0.4805 (3) | 0.0424 (8) | 0.028 (2) | |
| C25 | −0.1569 (13) | 0.4790 (3) | 0.1489 (8) | 0.027 (2) | |
| H25 | −0.1170 | 0.4529 | 0.1811 | 0.032* | |
| C26 | −0.1591 (13) | 0.5148 (3) | 0.2082 (8) | 0.025 (2) | |
| H26 | −0.1177 | 0.5132 | 0.2808 | 0.030* | |
| C31 | 0.3370 (12) | 0.7330 (3) | 0.3635 (8) | 0.026 (2) | |
| C32 | 0.3039 (12) | 0.7657 (3) | 0.2948 (9) | 0.028 (3) | |
| H32 | 0.2640 | 0.7603 | 0.2232 | 0.034* | |
| C33 | 0.3301 (13) | 0.8084 (3) | 0.3322 (9) | 0.034 (3) | |
| C34 | 0.3886 (13) | 0.8159 (4) | 0.4376 (8) | 0.033 (3) | |
| C35 | 0.4198 (13) | 0.7831 (4) | 0.5059 (9) | 0.038 (3) | |
| H35 | 0.4586 | 0.7880 | 0.5778 | 0.045* | |
| C36 | 0.3934 (12) | 0.7424 (3) | 0.4678 (8) | 0.027 (2) | |
| H36 | 0.4151 | 0.7196 | 0.5154 | 0.032* | |
| C41 | 0.3192 (13) | 0.5837 (3) | 0.4575 (7) | 0.022 (2) | |
| C42 | 0.4625 (13) | 0.5922 (3) | 0.5381 (7) | 0.024 (2) | |
| H42 | 0.4426 | 0.6128 | 0.5886 | 0.029* | |
| C43 | 0.6336 (14) | 0.5715 (3) | 0.5465 (7) | 0.024 (2) | |
| C44 | 0.6650 (14) | 0.5406 (3) | 0.4736 (7) | 0.025 (2) | |
| C45 | 0.5206 (12) | 0.5315 (3) | 0.3945 (7) | 0.023 (2) | |
| H45 | 0.5392 | 0.5102 | 0.3456 | 0.027* | |
| C46 | 0.3488 (13) | 0.5527 (3) | 0.3846 (8) | 0.023 (2) | |
| H46 | 0.2518 | 0.5463 | 0.3288 | 0.028* | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top| | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
| As1 | 0.0183 (5) | 0.0151 (5) | 0.0225 (6) | 0.0018 (4) | 0.0000 (4) | −0.0001 (4) |
| As2 | 0.0208 (5) | 0.0148 (5) | 0.0253 (6) | −0.0013 (4) | 0.0022 (4) | −0.0004 (4) |
| As3 | 0.0167 (5) | 0.0169 (5) | 0.0281 (6) | 0.0021 (4) | −0.0030 (4) | −0.0031 (5) |
| As4 | 0.0259 (5) | 0.0211 (6) | 0.0227 (6) | 0.0022 (4) | 0.0002 (4) | −0.0007 (4) |
| N1 | 0.016 (4) | 0.027 (5) | 0.029 (5) | −0.003 (4) | 0.001 (4) | −0.001 (4) |
| N2 | 0.024 (5) | 0.047 (6) | 0.031 (6) | −0.019 (4) | −0.003 (4) | −0.001 (5) |
| N3 | 0.040 (6) | 0.038 (6) | 0.034 (6) | −0.010 (5) | −0.012 (5) | 0.008 (5) |
| N4 | 0.037 (5) | 0.032 (5) | 0.029 (5) | −0.002 (4) | −0.007 (4) | 0.009 (5) |
| O1 | 0.017 (3) | 0.012 (3) | 0.031 (4) | −0.002 (3) | 0.005 (3) | 0.002 (3) |
| O2 | 0.024 (3) | 0.018 (3) | 0.020 (4) | 0.001 (3) | −0.006 (3) | −0.005 (3) |
| O3 | 0.026 (4) | 0.016 (3) | 0.023 (4) | 0.004 (3) | 0.001 (3) | −0.004 (3) |
| O4 | 0.023 (3) | 0.014 (3) | 0.020 (4) | 0.003 (3) | −0.003 (3) | −0.002 (3) |
| O11 | 0.021 (3) | 0.026 (4) | 0.025 (4) | −0.002 (3) | 0.000 (3) | 0.005 (3) |
| O12 | 0.021 (3) | 0.019 (4) | 0.036 (4) | 0.004 (3) | −0.003 (3) | 0.013 (3) |
| O13 | 0.049 (5) | 0.023 (4) | 0.026 (4) | 0.002 (3) | 0.004 (4) | −0.002 (3) |
| O21 | 0.039 (4) | 0.034 (4) | 0.038 (5) | −0.002 (3) | −0.001 (4) | −0.019 (4) |
| O22 | 0.045 (5) | 0.056 (5) | 0.029 (5) | −0.015 (4) | 0.008 (4) | −0.023 (4) |
| O23 | 0.066 (6) | 0.046 (5) | 0.031 (5) | −0.009 (4) | −0.010 (4) | 0.008 (4) |
| O31 | 0.039 (4) | 0.019 (4) | 0.081 (6) | 0.007 (4) | −0.005 (4) | −0.017 (4) |
| O32 | 0.087 (7) | 0.041 (5) | 0.041 (6) | −0.009 (5) | 0.001 (5) | 0.004 (4) |
| O33 | 0.067 (6) | 0.013 (4) | 0.073 (6) | −0.009 (4) | −0.005 (5) | −0.001 (4) |
| O41 | 0.026 (4) | 0.035 (4) | 0.037 (5) | 0.009 (3) | −0.005 (3) | 0.002 (4) |
| O42 | 0.052 (5) | 0.041 (5) | 0.025 (4) | −0.004 (4) | −0.002 (4) | −0.010 (4) |
| O43 | 0.035 (4) | 0.049 (5) | 0.043 (5) | 0.011 (4) | −0.016 (4) | 0.010 (4) |
| C11 | 0.017 (5) | 0.025 (6) | 0.016 (5) | −0.003 (4) | 0.002 (4) | 0.005 (4) |
| C12 | 0.016 (5) | 0.028 (6) | 0.015 (5) | −0.001 (4) | 0.004 (4) | 0.004 (4) |
| C13 | 0.019 (5) | 0.010 (5) | 0.022 (6) | 0.000 (4) | 0.007 (4) | −0.001 (4) |
| C14 | 0.012 (5) | 0.034 (6) | 0.016 (6) | −0.004 (4) | 0.001 (4) | 0.008 (4) |
| C15 | 0.017 (5) | 0.029 (6) | 0.019 (5) | −0.010 (4) | 0.005 (4) | −0.007 (5) |
| C16 | 0.014 (5) | 0.024 (6) | 0.028 (6) | −0.001 (4) | 0.004 (4) | −0.001 (5) |
| C21 | 0.018 (5) | 0.018 (5) | 0.019 (6) | −0.008 (4) | −0.001 (4) | −0.008 (4) |
| C22 | 0.008 (4) | 0.024 (5) | 0.033 (6) | −0.006 (4) | 0.001 (4) | −0.005 (5) |
| C23 | 0.020 (5) | 0.032 (6) | 0.011 (5) | −0.005 (4) | −0.001 (4) | 0.001 (4) |
| C24 | 0.016 (5) | 0.031 (6) | 0.035 (7) | −0.006 (4) | 0.003 (5) | −0.012 (5) |
| C25 | 0.028 (6) | 0.020 (5) | 0.030 (6) | 0.009 (4) | −0.005 (5) | −0.001 (5) |
| C26 | 0.025 (5) | 0.024 (6) | 0.023 (6) | 0.001 (4) | −0.003 (4) | −0.007 (5) |
| C31 | 0.009 (5) | 0.019 (5) | 0.049 (7) | −0.003 (4) | 0.005 (5) | −0.008 (5) |
| C32 | 0.010 (5) | 0.026 (6) | 0.048 (7) | −0.008 (4) | 0.003 (5) | −0.008 (5) |
| C33 | 0.012 (5) | 0.030 (6) | 0.060 (8) | 0.000 (4) | 0.005 (5) | 0.013 (6) |
| C34 | 0.014 (5) | 0.050 (8) | 0.034 (7) | −0.003 (5) | 0.004 (5) | 0.000 (6) |
| C35 | 0.015 (5) | 0.055 (8) | 0.046 (8) | −0.003 (5) | 0.013 (5) | −0.003 (6) |
| C36 | 0.013 (5) | 0.027 (6) | 0.041 (7) | −0.001 (4) | 0.003 (5) | −0.010 (5) |
| C41 | 0.030 (6) | 0.016 (5) | 0.020 (5) | 0.004 (4) | −0.003 (4) | 0.006 (4) |
| C42 | 0.029 (6) | 0.019 (5) | 0.025 (6) | 0.006 (4) | 0.004 (5) | 0.006 (4) |
| C43 | 0.030 (6) | 0.022 (6) | 0.017 (5) | −0.008 (4) | −0.003 (5) | 0.003 (4) |
| C44 | 0.037 (6) | 0.021 (6) | 0.018 (6) | 0.005 (5) | 0.002 (5) | 0.009 (4) |
| C45 | 0.023 (5) | 0.022 (5) | 0.021 (6) | −0.002 (4) | −0.002 (4) | −0.001 (4) |
| C46 | 0.023 (5) | 0.021 (5) | 0.025 (6) | −0.004 (4) | −0.001 (4) | 0.006 (5) |
Geometric parameters (Å, °) top
| As1—O4 | 1.789 (6) | C12—C13 | 1.403 (12) |
| As1—O1 | 1.811 (6) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
| As1—C11 | 1.934 (9) | C13—C14 | 1.377 (12) |
| As2—O1 | 1.790 (6) | C14—C15 | 1.371 (13) |
| As2—O2 | 1.807 (6) | C15—C16 | 1.391 (12) |
| As2—C21 | 1.962 (9) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
| As3—O3 | 1.799 (6) | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
| As3—O4 | 1.816 (6) | C21—C22 | 1.357 (12) |
| As3—C31 | 1.948 (9) | C21—C26 | 1.411 (12) |
| As4—O3 | 1.799 (6) | C22—C23 | 1.411 (12) |
| As4—O2 | 1.800 (6) | C22—H22 | 0.9500 |
| As4—C41 | 1.966 (9) | C23—C24 | 1.402 (13) |
| N1—O13 | 1.216 (9) | C24—C25 | 1.387 (13) |
| N1—O12 | 1.247 (9) | C25—C26 | 1.376 (12) |
| N1—C13 | 1.461 (11) | C25—H25 | 0.9500 |
| N2—O23 | 1.219 (10) | C26—H26 | 0.9500 |
| N2—O22 | 1.243 (10) | C31—C32 | 1.365 (13) |
| N2—C23 | 1.457 (12) | C31—C36 | 1.391 (13) |
| N3—O32 | 1.229 (11) | C32—C33 | 1.441 (14) |
| N3—O33 | 1.262 (10) | C32—H32 | 0.9500 |
| N3—C33 | 1.412 (13) | C33—C34 | 1.396 (14) |
| N4—O42 | 1.227 (10) | C34—C35 | 1.367 (14) |
| N4—O43 | 1.242 (10) | C35—C36 | 1.383 (14) |
| N4—C43 | 1.463 (12) | C35—H35 | 0.9500 |
| O11—C14 | 1.367 (10) | C36—H36 | 0.9500 |
| O11—H11 | 0.8400 | C41—C42 | 1.382 (12) |
| O21—C24 | 1.349 (11) | C41—C46 | 1.402 (13) |
| O21—H21 | 0.8400 | C42—C43 | 1.376 (13) |
| O31—C34 | 1.370 (12) | C42—H42 | 0.9500 |
| O31—H31 | 0.8400 | C43—C44 | 1.402 (13) |
| O41—C44 | 1.367 (11) | C44—C45 | 1.378 (12) |
| O41—H41 | 0.8400 | C45—C46 | 1.387 (12) |
| C11—C12 | 1.391 (12) | C45—H45 | 0.9500 |
| C11—C16 | 1.405 (12) | C46—H46 | 0.9500 |
| | | |
| O4—As1—O1 | 95.8 (3) | C26—C21—As2 | 118.9 (7) |
| O4—As1—C11 | 94.5 (3) | C21—C22—C23 | 119.7 (9) |
| O1—As1—C11 | 94.0 (3) | C21—C22—H22 | 120.1 |
| O1—As2—O2 | 98.8 (3) | C23—C22—H22 | 120.1 |
| O1—As2—C21 | 98.4 (3) | C24—C23—C22 | 121.8 (9) |
| O2—As2—C21 | 91.4 (3) | C24—C23—N2 | 120.5 (9) |
| O3—As3—O4 | 101.0 (3) | C22—C23—N2 | 117.7 (9) |
| O3—As3—C31 | 90.2 (4) | O21—C24—C25 | 116.2 (9) |
| O4—As3—C31 | 94.0 (3) | O21—C24—C23 | 126.2 (9) |
| O3—As4—O2 | 99.6 (3) | C25—C24—C23 | 117.5 (9) |
| O3—As4—C41 | 98.4 (3) | C26—C25—C24 | 120.5 (9) |
| O2—As4—C41 | 92.8 (3) | C26—C25—H25 | 119.7 |
| O13—N1—O12 | 122.3 (8) | C24—C25—H25 | 119.7 |
| O13—N1—C13 | 119.7 (8) | C25—C26—C21 | 121.8 (9) |
| O12—N1—C13 | 118.0 (8) | C25—C26—H26 | 119.1 |
| O23—N2—O22 | 123.0 (9) | C21—C26—H26 | 119.1 |
| O23—N2—C23 | 119.9 (9) | C32—C31—C36 | 118.5 (9) |
| O22—N2—C23 | 117.1 (9) | C32—C31—As3 | 121.3 (8) |
| O32—N3—O33 | 121.7 (9) | C36—C31—As3 | 120.2 (8) |
| O32—N3—C33 | 121.3 (9) | C31—C32—C33 | 119.2 (10) |
| O33—N3—C33 | 117.0 (9) | C31—C32—H32 | 120.4 |
| O42—N4—O43 | 124.0 (9) | C33—C32—H32 | 120.4 |
| O42—N4—C43 | 118.7 (8) | C34—C33—N3 | 124.0 (10) |
| O43—N4—C43 | 117.2 (9) | C34—C33—C32 | 119.9 (10) |
| As2—O1—As1 | 119.3 (3) | N3—C33—C32 | 116.1 (10) |
| As4—O2—As2 | 123.8 (3) | C35—C34—O31 | 117.0 (10) |
| As3—O3—As4 | 123.1 (3) | C35—C34—C33 | 120.5 (10) |
| As1—O4—As3 | 118.8 (3) | O31—C34—C33 | 122.4 (10) |
| C14—O11—H11 | 109.5 | C34—C35—C36 | 118.3 (11) |
| C24—O21—H21 | 109.5 | C34—C35—H35 | 120.8 |
| C34—O31—H31 | 109.5 | C36—C35—H35 | 120.8 |
| C44—O41—H41 | 109.5 | C35—C36—C31 | 123.6 (10) |
| C12—C11—C16 | 118.5 (8) | C35—C36—H36 | 118.2 |
| C12—C11—As1 | 121.5 (7) | C31—C36—H36 | 118.2 |
| C16—C11—As1 | 120.0 (7) | C42—C41—C46 | 119.0 (9) |
| C11—C12—C13 | 118.9 (8) | C42—C41—As4 | 119.4 (7) |
| C11—C12—H12 | 120.5 | C46—C41—As4 | 121.6 (7) |
| C13—C12—H12 | 120.5 | C43—C42—C41 | 121.1 (9) |
| C14—C13—C12 | 122.3 (8) | C43—C42—H42 | 119.5 |
| C14—C13—N1 | 121.9 (8) | C41—C42—H42 | 119.5 |
| C12—C13—N1 | 115.8 (8) | C42—C43—C44 | 120.4 (9) |
| O11—C14—C15 | 116.1 (8) | C42—C43—N4 | 118.1 (9) |
| O11—C14—C13 | 125.4 (9) | C44—C43—N4 | 121.5 (9) |
| C15—C14—C13 | 118.5 (9) | O41—C44—C45 | 117.7 (9) |
| C14—C15—C16 | 120.8 (9) | O41—C44—C43 | 123.7 (9) |
| C14—C15—H15 | 119.6 | C45—C44—C43 | 118.5 (9) |
| C16—C15—H15 | 119.6 | C44—C45—C46 | 121.5 (9) |
| C15—C16—C11 | 120.8 (9) | C44—C45—H45 | 119.3 |
| C15—C16—H16 | 119.6 | C46—C45—H45 | 119.3 |
| C11—C16—H16 | 119.6 | C45—C46—C41 | 119.6 (9) |
| C22—C21—C26 | 118.7 (8) | C45—C46—H46 | 120.2 |
| C22—C21—As2 | 122.1 (7) | C41—C46—H46 | 120.2 |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °) top
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O11—H11···O12 | 0.84 | 1.91 | 2.614 (9) | 140 |
| O21—H21···O22 | 0.84 | 1.88 | 2.579 (11) | 141 |
| O31—H31···O33 | 0.84 | 1.86 | 2.572 (11) | 142 |
| O41—H41···O43 | 0.84 | 1.86 | 2.569 (10) | 142 |
| O11—H11···O1i | 0.84 | 2.65 | 3.260 (8) | 131 |
| C15—H15···O42ii | 0.95 | 2.47 | 3.191 (12) | 132 |
| C25—H25···O43iii | 0.95 | 2.47 | 3.151 (12) | 128 |
| C15—H15···O13i | 0.95 | 2.70 | 3.539 (12) | 148 |
| C12—H12···O11iv | 0.95 | 2.61 | 3.340 (11) | 134 |
| C42—H42···O32iv | 0.95 | 2.48 | 3.355 (13) | 154 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (ii) x−1, y, z−1; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2. |
Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °) top
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O11—H11···O12 | 0.84 | 1.91 | 2.614 (9) | 140 |
| O21—H21···O22 | 0.84 | 1.88 | 2.579 (11) | 141 |
| O31—H31···O33 | 0.84 | 1.86 | 2.572 (11) | 142 |
| O41—H41···O43 | 0.84 | 1.86 | 2.569 (10) | 142 |
| O11—H11···O1i | 0.84 | 2.65 | 3.260 (8) | 131 |
| C15—H15···O42ii | 0.95 | 2.47 | 3.191 (12) | 132 |
| C25—H25···O43iii | 0.95 | 2.47 | 3.151 (12) | 128 |
| C15—H15···O13i | 0.95 | 2.70 | 3.539 (12) | 148 |
| C12—H12···O11iv | 0.95 | 2.61 | 3.340 (11) | 134 |
| C42—H42···O32iv | 0.95 | 2.48 | 3.355 (13) | 154 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (ii) x−1, y, z−1; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2. |
We thank Dr Tania Groutso, University of Auckland, for collection of X-ray intensity data. We also thank the Marsden Fund, administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand, for financial support.
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Aryl arsenoxides of empirical formula RAsO exist as either hydrates RAs(OH)2 as for the 4-H2NC6H4 example (Knock et al., 1995), or as cyclic (RAsO)n where n = 4 for R = Me (DiMaio & Rheingold, 1991), Ph (Muller & Muhle, 1999), mesityl (Arif et al., 1987), or 3-F3CC6H4 (Sun et al., 2005) and n = 5 for R = Et (Hausler & Sheldrick, 1997). The title compound, [3-O2N-4-HOC6H3AsO]4, also forms an eight-membered As4O4 ring which has a slightly twisted boat-chair conformation. The aryl groups complete the 3-coordination for each As atom. Average parameters are: As—O = 1.801 (6) Å, O—As—O = 98.8 (3)° and As—O—As = 121.3 (4)°. The OH group is internally H-bonded to the adjacent NO2 group, so the intermolecular interactions between tetramers are weak C—H···O and O····As ones. There are also some short intermolecular O···O interactions involving the NO2 groups.