
Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m138-m139 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807064835 ]
The title compound, (C10H22N2)[Pt(CN)4]·H2O, was isolated from solution as a molecular salt. The compound contains discrete 4,4'-bipiperidinium cations and tetracyanoplatinate(II) anions that are involved in a hydrogen-bonding network with one water molecule of hydration. The structure differs from that of the similar acetonitrile solvate, (C10H22N2)[Pt(CN)4]·2CH3CN, in the orientation of the ions relative to one another. The hydrate reported here contains layers of nearly parallel cations and anions with an angle between their mean planes of only 4.35 (11)°, while in the acetonitrile solvate the cations and anions are nearly perpendicular to one another (86.1° between mean planes). The crystal showed partial inversion twinning.
K2Pt(CN)4.3H2O (Alfa Aesar, 99.9%), 4,4'-bipiperidine dihydrochloride (Aldrich, 97%), and Pr(NO3)3.6H2O (Strem Chemicals, 99.9%) were used as received without further purification. K2Pt(CN)4.3H2O (1 ml, 0.14 M) in 90%:10% CH3CN:H2O was added to an CH3CN solution of Pr(NO3)3.6H2O (1 ml, 0.10 M). 4,4'-bipiperidine dihydrochloride (1 ml, 0.077 M) in CH3CN was then layered on this solution. Slow evaporation of the solvents over a period of several days resulted in colorless, prismatic crystals of the title compound.
H atoms of the 4,4'-bipiperidinium cation were placed in calculated positions and allowed to ride during subsequent refinement, with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) and C—H distances of 0.97 Å for H atoms bonded to the C atoms and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(N) and N—H distances of 0.90 Å for the H atoms bonded to the N atoms. The H atoms on the water molecule were not located in the difference map, but were placed in calculated positions with O—H distances of 0.85 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(O). The H atoms were not allowed to move during refinement. The crystal of I that was used for the diffraction study was found to be a racemic twin and therefore the refinement was carried out taking into account the inverted component.
Data collection: CAD-4-PC Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1993); cell refinement: CAD-4-PC Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1993); data reduction: XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1996); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Bruker, 1998); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2007).
| (C10H22N2)[Pt(CN)4]·H2O | F000 = 944 |
| Mr = 487.48 | Dx = 1.843 Mg m−3 |
| Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 25 reflections |
| a = 9.5246 (13) Å | θ = 8.2–11.7º |
| b = 11.966 (3) Å | µ = 8.00 mm−1 |
| c = 15.411 (3) Å | T = 290 (2) K |
| V = 1756.4 (6) Å3 | Rectangular prism, colorless |
| Z = 4 | 0.63 × 0.60 × 0.40 mm |
| Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | Rint = 0.025 |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | θmax = 25.4º |
| Monochromator: graphite | θmin = 2.2º |
| T = 290(2) K | h = 0→11 |
| θ/2θ scans | k = 0→14 |
| Absorption correction: analytical (XPREP; Bruker, 1998) | l = −18→18 |
| Tmin = 0.014, Tmax = 0.104 | 3 standard reflections |
| 3591 measured reflections | every 120 min |
| 3233 independent reflections | intensity decay: none |
| 3030 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Refinement on F2 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| Least-squares matrix: full | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0571P)2 + 1.1497P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.033 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| wR(F2) = 0.088 | Δρmax = 1.74 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.10 | Δρmin = −0.69 e Å−3 |
| 3233 reflections | Extinction correction: SHELXL97, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
| 201 parameters | Extinction coefficient: 0.0087 (5) |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure: (Flack, 1983), 1371 Friedel pairs |
| Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map | Flack parameter: 0.39 (10) |
| Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| (C10H22N2)[Pt(CN)4]·H2O | V = 1756.4 (6) Å3 |
| Mr = 487.48 | Z = 4 |
| Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα |
| a = 9.5246 (13) Å | µ = 8.00 mm−1 |
| b = 11.966 (3) Å | T = 290 (2) K |
| c = 15.411 (3) Å | 0.63 × 0.60 × 0.40 mm |
| Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | 3030 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Absorption correction: analytical (XPREP; Bruker, 1998) | Rint = 0.025 |
| Tmin = 0.014, Tmax = 0.104 | 3 standard reflections |
| 3591 measured reflections | every 120 min |
| 3233 independent reflections | intensity decay: none |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.033 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.088 | Δρmax = 1.74 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.10 | Δρmin = −0.69 e Å−3 |
| 3233 reflections | Absolute structure: (Flack, 1983), 1371 Friedel pairs |
| 201 parameters | Flack parameter: 0.39 (10) |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > 2σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| Pt1 | 0.78147 (3) | 0.08308 (3) | 0.143832 (18) | 0.03168 (13) | |
| C1 | 0.7890 (11) | 0.2485 (8) | 0.1344 (5) | 0.0431 (18) | |
| C2 | 0.9911 (9) | 0.0805 (8) | 0.1605 (6) | 0.042 (2) | |
| C3 | 0.7736 (10) | −0.0821 (7) | 0.1573 (5) | 0.0381 (17) | |
| C4 | 0.5765 (8) | 0.0854 (8) | 0.1287 (6) | 0.0378 (18) | |
| C5 | 0.1305 (10) | 0.8253 (9) | 0.1135 (7) | 0.044 (2) | |
| H5C | 0.0523 | 0.8616 | 0.0846 | 0.053* | |
| H5D | 0.1119 | 0.8247 | 0.1754 | 0.053* | |
| C6 | 0.1454 (11) | 0.7054 (7) | 0.0804 (6) | 0.038 (2) | |
| H6C | 0.0598 | 0.6646 | 0.0928 | 0.046* | |
| H6D | 0.1580 | 0.7066 | 0.0179 | 0.046* | |
| C7 | 0.2665 (10) | 0.6462 (6) | 0.1210 (6) | 0.0330 (18) | |
| H7A | 0.2521 | 0.6462 | 0.1840 | 0.040* | |
| C8 | 0.3971 (12) | 0.7103 (8) | 0.1024 (8) | 0.048 (3) | |
| H8A | 0.4145 | 0.7101 | 0.0404 | 0.058* | |
| H8B | 0.4760 | 0.6740 | 0.1306 | 0.058* | |
| C9 | 0.3868 (11) | 0.8308 (8) | 0.1341 (9) | 0.057 (3) | |
| H9A | 0.3787 | 0.8315 | 0.1969 | 0.068* | |
| H9B | 0.4718 | 0.8707 | 0.1185 | 0.068* | |
| C10 | 0.1598 (12) | 0.3338 (8) | 0.0928 (6) | 0.037 (2) | |
| H10A | 0.0749 | 0.2943 | 0.1091 | 0.045* | |
| H10B | 0.1741 | 0.3237 | 0.0309 | 0.045* | |
| C11 | 0.1436 (11) | 0.4557 (7) | 0.1125 (6) | 0.035 (2) | |
| H11A | 0.1209 | 0.4648 | 0.1735 | 0.042* | |
| H11B | 0.0663 | 0.4857 | 0.0789 | 0.042* | |
| C12 | 0.2812 (11) | 0.5236 (7) | 0.0912 (6) | 0.0336 (17) | |
| H12A | 0.2954 | 0.5228 | 0.0283 | 0.040* | |
| C13 | 0.4053 (10) | 0.4656 (8) | 0.1339 (7) | 0.039 (2) | |
| H13A | 0.4914 | 0.5003 | 0.1138 | 0.046* | |
| H13B | 0.3997 | 0.4765 | 0.1962 | 0.046* | |
| C14 | 0.4117 (12) | 0.3420 (9) | 0.1151 (7) | 0.045 (3) | |
| H14A | 0.4288 | 0.3303 | 0.0537 | 0.053* | |
| H14B | 0.4887 | 0.3087 | 0.1472 | 0.053* | |
| N1 | 0.7856 (10) | 0.3441 (7) | 0.1291 (6) | 0.059 (2) | |
| N2 | 1.1070 (9) | 0.0788 (8) | 0.1678 (8) | 0.070 (3) | |
| N3 | 0.7651 (10) | −0.1777 (6) | 0.1673 (5) | 0.0474 (19) | |
| N4 | 0.4565 (10) | 0.0854 (9) | 0.1178 (7) | 0.066 (3) | |
| N5 | 0.2634 (9) | 0.8885 (5) | 0.0956 (6) | 0.0413 (18) | |
| H5A | 0.2755 | 0.8949 | 0.0379 | 0.050* | |
| H5B | 0.2565 | 0.9578 | 0.1179 | 0.050* | |
| N6 | 0.2788 (8) | 0.2880 (6) | 0.1401 (5) | 0.0383 (15) | |
| H6A | 0.2849 | 0.2142 | 0.1296 | 0.046* | |
| H6B | 0.2648 | 0.2973 | 0.1974 | 0.046* | |
| O1 | 0.2238 (9) | 0.0836 (6) | 0.4148 (5) | 0.0655 (19) | |
| H1A | 0.2210 | 0.0146 | 0.4017 | 0.079* | |
| H1B | 0.2269 | 0.1486 | 0.3921 | 0.079* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Pt1 | 0.03236 (18) | 0.02454 (17) | 0.03815 (18) | −0.00054 (13) | 0.00362 (13) | 0.00082 (13) |
| C1 | 0.051 (5) | 0.028 (4) | 0.050 (4) | −0.005 (4) | −0.002 (5) | −0.002 (4) |
| C2 | 0.041 (5) | 0.009 (3) | 0.075 (6) | 0.006 (4) | 0.009 (4) | 0.001 (5) |
| C3 | 0.042 (4) | 0.037 (5) | 0.035 (3) | −0.007 (5) | −0.003 (4) | −0.002 (4) |
| C4 | 0.027 (4) | 0.019 (3) | 0.067 (5) | 0.002 (4) | 0.002 (4) | 0.010 (5) |
| C5 | 0.021 (4) | 0.037 (5) | 0.075 (6) | 0.003 (4) | 0.003 (4) | 0.001 (4) |
| C6 | 0.034 (5) | 0.022 (4) | 0.058 (5) | 0.001 (4) | −0.006 (5) | −0.005 (4) |
| C7 | 0.034 (5) | 0.015 (4) | 0.050 (4) | −0.004 (3) | −0.002 (4) | −0.004 (3) |
| C8 | 0.036 (5) | 0.027 (5) | 0.082 (7) | 0.003 (4) | −0.002 (5) | −0.005 (4) |
| C9 | 0.032 (5) | 0.031 (5) | 0.107 (9) | −0.002 (4) | −0.017 (6) | −0.007 (6) |
| C10 | 0.037 (5) | 0.024 (4) | 0.051 (5) | −0.007 (4) | −0.009 (4) | 0.005 (4) |
| C11 | 0.032 (4) | 0.024 (4) | 0.050 (5) | −0.002 (4) | −0.002 (4) | 0.010 (3) |
| C12 | 0.031 (4) | 0.027 (4) | 0.042 (4) | 0.000 (4) | −0.001 (4) | −0.002 (3) |
| C13 | 0.024 (4) | 0.028 (4) | 0.064 (6) | 0.002 (3) | −0.002 (5) | −0.001 (5) |
| C14 | 0.032 (5) | 0.029 (5) | 0.072 (7) | −0.004 (4) | 0.006 (4) | 0.000 (4) |
| N1 | 0.043 (4) | 0.035 (5) | 0.097 (7) | −0.008 (4) | 0.005 (6) | 0.004 (4) |
| N2 | 0.035 (5) | 0.034 (4) | 0.140 (9) | 0.002 (4) | 0.007 (5) | −0.003 (6) |
| N3 | 0.051 (5) | 0.030 (4) | 0.061 (5) | −0.006 (4) | −0.001 (4) | 0.007 (3) |
| N4 | 0.049 (5) | 0.030 (4) | 0.118 (8) | 0.000 (5) | −0.005 (5) | 0.006 (6) |
| N5 | 0.036 (4) | 0.021 (4) | 0.067 (5) | 0.002 (3) | −0.004 (4) | 0.000 (3) |
| N6 | 0.040 (4) | 0.021 (3) | 0.054 (4) | 0.003 (3) | 0.005 (5) | 0.000 (3) |
| O1 | 0.085 (5) | 0.037 (3) | 0.074 (5) | 0.008 (5) | −0.007 (4) | −0.005 (4) |
| Pt1—C4 | 1.967 (8) | C9—H9B | 0.9700 |
| Pt1—C1 | 1.986 (9) | C10—N6 | 1.455 (12) |
| Pt1—C3 | 1.989 (8) | C10—C11 | 1.498 (14) |
| Pt1—C2 | 2.013 (9) | C10—H10A | 0.9700 |
| C1—N1 | 1.147 (12) | C10—H10B | 0.9700 |
| C2—N2 | 1.110 (13) | C11—C12 | 1.577 (14) |
| C3—N3 | 1.157 (10) | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
| C4—N4 | 1.155 (12) | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
| C5—N5 | 1.500 (12) | C12—C13 | 1.520 (14) |
| C5—C6 | 1.529 (13) | C12—H12A | 0.9800 |
| C5—H5C | 0.9700 | C13—C14 | 1.508 (13) |
| C5—H5D | 0.9700 | C13—H13A | 0.9700 |
| C6—C7 | 1.491 (13) | C13—H13B | 0.9700 |
| C6—H6C | 0.9700 | C14—N6 | 1.472 (13) |
| C6—H6D | 0.9700 | C14—H14A | 0.9700 |
| C7—C8 | 1.490 (14) | C14—H14B | 0.9700 |
| C7—C12 | 1.543 (10) | N5—H5A | 0.9000 |
| C7—H7A | 0.9800 | N5—H5B | 0.9000 |
| C8—C9 | 1.526 (14) | N6—H6A | 0.9000 |
| C8—H8A | 0.9700 | N6—H6B | 0.9000 |
| C8—H8B | 0.9700 | O1—H1A | 0.8503 |
| C9—N5 | 1.487 (13) | O1—H1B | 0.8532 |
| C9—H9A | 0.9700 | ||
| C4—Pt1—C1 | 90.7 (4) | C11—C10—H10A | 109.6 |
| C4—Pt1—C3 | 89.4 (4) | N6—C10—H10B | 109.6 |
| C1—Pt1—C3 | 178.2 (3) | C11—C10—H10B | 109.6 |
| C4—Pt1—C2 | 179.5 (4) | H10A—C10—H10B | 108.1 |
| C1—Pt1—C2 | 89.4 (4) | C10—C11—C12 | 112.0 (9) |
| C3—Pt1—C2 | 90.5 (4) | C10—C11—H11A | 109.2 |
| N1—C1—Pt1 | 176.3 (10) | C12—C11—H11A | 109.2 |
| N2—C2—Pt1 | 178.5 (10) | C10—C11—H11B | 109.2 |
| N3—C3—Pt1 | 177.5 (9) | C12—C11—H11B | 109.2 |
| N4—C4—Pt1 | 178.3 (10) | H11A—C11—H11B | 107.9 |
| N5—C5—C6 | 109.5 (8) | C13—C12—C7 | 112.1 (8) |
| N5—C5—H5C | 109.8 | C13—C12—C11 | 108.7 (7) |
| C6—C5—H5C | 109.8 | C7—C12—C11 | 110.7 (8) |
| N5—C5—H5D | 109.8 | C13—C12—H12A | 108.4 |
| C6—C5—H5D | 109.8 | C7—C12—H12A | 108.4 |
| H5C—C5—H5D | 108.2 | C11—C12—H12A | 108.4 |
| C7—C6—C5 | 112.2 (8) | C14—C13—C12 | 113.4 (9) |
| C7—C6—H6C | 109.2 | C14—C13—H13A | 108.9 |
| C5—C6—H6C | 109.2 | C12—C13—H13A | 108.9 |
| C7—C6—H6D | 109.2 | C14—C13—H13B | 108.9 |
| C5—C6—H6D | 109.2 | C12—C13—H13B | 108.9 |
| H6C—C6—H6D | 107.9 | H13A—C13—H13B | 107.7 |
| C8—C7—C6 | 108.7 (7) | N6—C14—C13 | 110.2 (9) |
| C8—C7—C12 | 110.9 (8) | N6—C14—H14A | 109.6 |
| C6—C7—C12 | 113.4 (8) | C13—C14—H14A | 109.6 |
| C8—C7—H7A | 107.9 | N6—C14—H14B | 109.6 |
| C6—C7—H7A | 107.9 | C13—C14—H14B | 109.6 |
| C12—C7—H7A | 107.9 | H14A—C14—H14B | 108.1 |
| C7—C8—C9 | 111.8 (9) | C9—N5—C5 | 111.1 (7) |
| C7—C8—H8A | 109.3 | C9—N5—H5A | 109.4 |
| C9—C8—H8A | 109.3 | C5—N5—H5A | 109.4 |
| C7—C8—H8B | 109.3 | C9—N5—H5B | 109.4 |
| C9—C8—H8B | 109.3 | C5—N5—H5B | 109.4 |
| H8A—C8—H8B | 107.9 | H5A—N5—H5B | 108.0 |
| N5—C9—C8 | 111.2 (9) | C10—N6—C14 | 111.9 (7) |
| N5—C9—H9A | 109.4 | C10—N6—H6A | 109.2 |
| C8—C9—H9A | 109.4 | C14—N6—H6A | 109.2 |
| N5—C9—H9B | 109.4 | C10—N6—H6B | 109.2 |
| C8—C9—H9B | 109.4 | C14—N6—H6B | 109.2 |
| H9A—C9—H9B | 108.0 | H6A—N6—H6B | 107.9 |
| N6—C10—C11 | 110.2 (8) | H1A—O1—H1B | 142.2 |
| N6—C10—H10A | 109.6 |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N5—H5A···O1i | 0.90 | 1.92 | 2.809 (12) | 172 |
| N5—H5B···N2ii | 0.90 | 2.17 | 2.940 (12) | 143 |
| N5—H5B···N4iii | 0.90 | 2.44 | 3.008 (13) | 121 |
| N6—H6A···N4 | 0.90 | 2.25 | 2.976 (13) | 137 |
| N6—H6A···N2iv | 0.90 | 2.42 | 3.021 (12) | 125 |
| N6—H6B···N3v | 0.90 | 2.13 | 3.026 (12) | 179 |
| O1—H1A···N1vi | 0.85 | 2.10 | 2.946 (11) | 179.4 |
| O1—H1B···N3v | 0.85 | 2.27 | 3.125 (10) | 179.6 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, −y+1, z−1/2; (ii) x−1, y+1, z; (iii) x, y+1, z; (iv) x−1, y, z; (v) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (vi) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N5—H5A···O1i | 0.90 | 1.92 | 2.809 (12) | 172 |
| N5—H5B···N2ii | 0.90 | 2.17 | 2.940 (12) | 143 |
| N5—H5B···N4iii | 0.90 | 2.44 | 3.008 (13) | 121 |
| N6—H6A···N4 | 0.90 | 2.25 | 2.976 (13) | 137 |
| N6—H6A···N2iv | 0.90 | 2.42 | 3.021 (12) | 125 |
| N6—H6B···N3v | 0.90 | 2.13 | 3.026 (12) | 179 |
| O1—H1A···N1vi | 0.85 | 2.10 | 2.946 (11) | 179.4 |
| O1—H1B···N3v | 0.85 | 2.27 | 3.125 (10) | 179.6 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, −y+1, z−1/2; (ii) x−1, y+1, z; (iii) x, y+1, z; (iv) x−1, y, z; (v) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (vi) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
The authors gladly acknowledge the Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the loan of an Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 X-ray diffractometer.
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The title compound, (C10H22N2)Pt(CN)4.H2O, was obtained as an unexpected product during a reaction that attempted to prepare a praseodymium tetracyanoplatinate incorporating 4,4'-bipiperidine.
The structure of (I) consists of separated 4,4'-bipiperidinium dications and tetracyanoplatinate anions, additionally one water molecule of crystallization is also present. Fig. 1 shows an illustration of the units of the structure along with the atomic labeling scheme. The 4,4'-bipiperidinium cations and tetracyanoplatinate anions lie in approximately the ab crystallographic planes and contain multiple hydrogen bonding interactions as can be seen in Fig. 2. Each of the approximately square planar anions is hydrogen bonded to four cations and each cation is also hydrogen bonded to four anions. See Table 1 for bond distances and angles of these hydrogen bonding interactions. The mean plane that passes through the 4,4'-bipiperidinium cation makes an angle of 4.35 (11)° with the mean plane of the tetracyanoplatinate anion in the structure, illustrating the nearly parallel nature of these groups relative to one another. Small cavities in these two dimensional planes are filled with water molecules that hydrogen bond within the plane to N1 and N3 atoms of the tetracyanoplatinate anions. Additional hydrogen bonding interactions are also present between the water molecules in one plane and H5A atoms of neighboring planes. See Table 1 for details of these H-bonding interactions.
Several major structural differences exist between I and the previously reported (C10H22N2)Pt(CN)4.2CH3CN, II (Crawford et al., 2004). While compound I contains a nearly parallel arrangement of the cations and anions, the 4,4'-bipiperidinium cations in II are nearly perpendicular to the tetracyanoplatinate anions. The angle between the mean planes formed by the two groups in II is 86.1°. This packing arrangement of the cations and anions in II leaves relatively large holes in the structure that accommodate acetonitrile solvate molecules. In I, the smallercavities contain water molecules.