
Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m270-m271 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807064276 ]
In the title compound, [Mn(H2O)6](C6H2N3O7)2·2H2O, the manganese cation, on an inversion centre, is coordinated by six water molecules, but the picrate anion has no coordinative interaction with the manganese cation. The anions in the stack are linked via short intermolecular O
C (3.013 and 2.973 Å) and C
C (3.089 and 3.065 Å) contacts and hydrogen bonds.
The title compound (I) was obtained by the reaction of 3.20 g (13.96 mmol) picric acid with 0.80 g (6.98 mmol) manganese carbonate in water (350 ml), according to Ji et al., 1996. Heating has been continued for another 1 h and filtered while it was still hot. The filtrate was partially evaporated and left to stand in open atmosphere for a few days, during which time, yellow crystals suitable for X-Ray determination were obtained. Analysis, calculated for C12H20N6O22Mn: C 21.98, H 3.05, N 12.80, Mn 8.40%; Found: C 22.35, H 3.34, N 12.46, Mn 8.68%.
All H atoms of water were located from difference map and then refined with O—H distances restrained to 0.85 (1) Å. All other H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding mode with the C—H bond lengths of 0.93 Å and Uiso(H)=1.2Ueq(carrier atom).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1997); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 1997); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Bruker, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Bruker, 1997).
| [Mn(H2O)6](C6H2N3O7)2·2H2O | F000 = 1340 |
| Mr = 655.28 | Dx = 1.814 Mg m−3 |
| Orthorhombic, Pccn | Mo Kα radiation λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2ab 2ac | Cell parameters from 3819 reflections |
| a = 25.344 (6) Å | θ = 3.0–26.9º |
| b = 7.1625 (17) Å | µ = 0.67 mm−1 |
| c = 13.217 (3) Å | T = 294 (2) K |
| V = 2399.2 (9) Å3 | Prism, yellow |
| Z = 4 | 0.28 × 0.24 × 0.20 mm |
| Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2122 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1643 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Monochromator: graphite | Rint = 0.033 |
| T = 294(2) K | θmax = 25.0º |
| φ and ω scans | θmin = 3.0º |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −30→20 |
| Tmin = 0.835, Tmax = 0.878 | k = −6→8 |
| 11295 measured reflections | l = −14→15 |
| 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)] = 0.047 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| wR(F2) = 0.158 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1031P)2 + 1.8926P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 1.11 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
| 2122 reflections | Δρmax = 0.50 e Å−3 |
| 211 parameters | Δρmin = −1.20 e Å−3 |
| 8 restraints | Extinction correction: none |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| [Mn(H2O)6](C6H2N3O7)2·2H2O | V = 2399.2 (9) Å3 |
| Mr = 655.28 | Z = 4 |
| Orthorhombic, Pccn | Mo Kα |
| a = 25.344 (6) Å | µ = 0.67 mm−1 |
| b = 7.1625 (17) Å | T = 294 (2) K |
| c = 13.217 (3) Å | 0.28 × 0.24 × 0.20 mm |
| Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2122 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1643 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.835, Tmax = 0.878 | Rint = 0.033 |
| 11295 measured reflections |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.047 | 8 restraints |
| wR(F2) = 0.158 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| S = 1.11 | Δρmax = 0.50 e Å−3 |
| 2122 reflections | Δρmin = −1.20 e Å−3 |
| 211 parameters |
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 > σ(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 | ||
| Mn1 | 0.5000 | 0.0000 | 0.5000 | 0.0324 (3) | |
| O1 | 0.46126 (10) | 0.2424 (4) | 0.4457 (2) | 0.0421 (7) | |
| H1A | 0.4744 (16) | 0.322 (5) | 0.406 (3) | 0.051* | |
| H1B | 0.4352 (12) | 0.300 (6) | 0.472 (3) | 0.051* | |
| O2 | 0.55826 (9) | 0.1880 (4) | 0.56780 (19) | 0.0330 (6) | |
| H2A | 0.5744 (14) | 0.275 (4) | 0.537 (3) | 0.040* | |
| H2B | 0.5784 (12) | 0.128 (5) | 0.606 (2) | 0.040* | |
| O3 | 0.45862 (10) | 0.0148 (5) | 0.6406 (2) | 0.0445 (8) | |
| H3A | 0.4722 (18) | 0.009 (6) | 0.6979 (17) | 0.053* | |
| H3B | 0.4257 (5) | 0.002 (6) | 0.637 (4) | 0.053* | |
| O4 | 0.38727 (10) | 0.9511 (5) | 0.2517 (2) | 0.0513 (8) | |
| O5 | 0.31431 (10) | 0.8379 (4) | 0.30495 (17) | 0.0370 (6) | |
| O6 | 0.15343 (9) | 0.9452 (4) | 0.1363 (2) | 0.0377 (7) | |
| O7 | 0.15241 (9) | 1.0752 (4) | −0.0108 (2) | 0.0394 (7) | |
| O8 | 0.31310 (10) | 1.1774 (4) | −0.18909 (18) | 0.0380 (6) | |
| O9 | 0.38129 (10) | 1.0114 (4) | −0.15080 (19) | 0.0366 (7) | |
| O10 | 0.39594 (9) | 0.9860 (4) | 0.05051 (18) | 0.0341 (6) | |
| N1 | 0.34078 (10) | 0.9135 (4) | 0.2395 (2) | 0.0283 (7) | |
| N2 | 0.17602 (11) | 1.0079 (4) | 0.0613 (2) | 0.0251 (7) | |
| N3 | 0.33772 (10) | 1.0754 (4) | −0.1311 (2) | 0.0258 (6) | |
| C1 | 0.31536 (13) | 0.9605 (5) | 0.1440 (2) | 0.0242 (7) | |
| C2 | 0.26072 (13) | 0.9623 (5) | 0.1463 (3) | 0.0251 (7) | |
| H2 | 0.2428 | 0.9370 | 0.2062 | 0.030* | |
| C3 | 0.23318 (13) | 1.0019 (4) | 0.0588 (2) | 0.0235 (7) | |
| C4 | 0.25917 (13) | 1.0386 (4) | −0.0315 (3) | 0.0245 (7) | |
| H4 | 0.2402 | 1.0684 | −0.0895 | 0.029* | |
| C5 | 0.31330 (13) | 1.0304 (4) | −0.0340 (2) | 0.0229 (7) | |
| C6 | 0.34639 (13) | 0.9917 (4) | 0.0536 (3) | 0.0246 (7) | |
| O11 | 0.50741 (10) | 0.9801 (4) | 0.8282 (2) | 0.0377 (7) | |
| H11A | 0.4971 (15) | 0.878 (3) | 0.854 (3) | 0.045* | |
| H11B | 0.5400 (6) | 0.982 (6) | 0.842 (3) | 0.045* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Mn1 | 0.0302 (5) | 0.0345 (5) | 0.0324 (5) | −0.0018 (3) | −0.0020 (3) | 0.0010 (3) |
| O1 | 0.0328 (14) | 0.0450 (17) | 0.0486 (17) | 0.0143 (12) | 0.0079 (12) | 0.0177 (13) |
| O2 | 0.0237 (12) | 0.0355 (14) | 0.0398 (15) | −0.0053 (10) | −0.0081 (10) | 0.0038 (11) |
| O3 | 0.0233 (14) | 0.080 (2) | 0.0299 (15) | −0.0049 (13) | 0.0010 (11) | 0.0035 (14) |
| O4 | 0.0246 (14) | 0.098 (2) | 0.0312 (15) | −0.0061 (14) | −0.0079 (11) | 0.0097 (15) |
| O5 | 0.0351 (13) | 0.0514 (17) | 0.0247 (13) | 0.0044 (12) | 0.0019 (10) | 0.0052 (12) |
| O6 | 0.0214 (13) | 0.0518 (17) | 0.0399 (15) | 0.0010 (11) | 0.0062 (11) | 0.0082 (13) |
| O7 | 0.0202 (13) | 0.0538 (18) | 0.0443 (16) | 0.0023 (12) | −0.0087 (11) | 0.0137 (13) |
| O8 | 0.0415 (14) | 0.0462 (16) | 0.0263 (13) | 0.0089 (12) | −0.0015 (11) | 0.0059 (12) |
| O9 | 0.0194 (13) | 0.0578 (18) | 0.0325 (14) | 0.0028 (11) | 0.0030 (10) | −0.0004 (12) |
| O10 | 0.0160 (12) | 0.0588 (18) | 0.0274 (14) | 0.0035 (10) | −0.0005 (9) | 0.0030 (11) |
| N1 | 0.0224 (15) | 0.0361 (17) | 0.0265 (15) | 0.0045 (12) | −0.0018 (12) | −0.0022 (13) |
| N2 | 0.0187 (14) | 0.0231 (15) | 0.0334 (17) | −0.0001 (11) | −0.0012 (12) | −0.0012 (12) |
| N3 | 0.0235 (14) | 0.0308 (15) | 0.0231 (14) | −0.0023 (12) | −0.0018 (11) | −0.0031 (12) |
| C1 | 0.0208 (16) | 0.0291 (18) | 0.0226 (16) | 0.0028 (13) | −0.0026 (13) | −0.0010 (14) |
| C2 | 0.0218 (17) | 0.0265 (18) | 0.0269 (17) | 0.0002 (13) | 0.0015 (13) | −0.0006 (14) |
| C3 | 0.0180 (16) | 0.0232 (16) | 0.0294 (18) | 0.0012 (12) | −0.0011 (13) | −0.0019 (13) |
| C4 | 0.0204 (17) | 0.0259 (17) | 0.0271 (17) | 0.0018 (13) | −0.0060 (13) | −0.0009 (14) |
| C5 | 0.0200 (16) | 0.0263 (18) | 0.0224 (16) | −0.0011 (13) | 0.0000 (13) | −0.0007 (13) |
| C6 | 0.0208 (17) | 0.0265 (18) | 0.0265 (19) | 0.0016 (13) | −0.0029 (13) | −0.0023 (13) |
| O11 | 0.0303 (15) | 0.0455 (17) | 0.0374 (16) | −0.0029 (12) | −0.0032 (12) | 0.0069 (12) |
| Mn1—O1 | 2.120 (3) | C1—C2 | 1.385 (5) |
| Mn1—O1i | 2.120 (3) | C1—C6 | 1.447 (5) |
| Mn1—O3 | 2.136 (3) | C2—C3 | 1.380 (5) |
| Mn1—O3i | 2.136 (3) | C3—C4 | 1.389 (5) |
| Mn1—O2 | 2.190 (2) | C4—C5 | 1.374 (5) |
| Mn1—O2 | 2.190 (2) | C5—C6 | 1.456 (5) |
| O4—N1 | 1.219 (4) | C2—H2 | 0.931 |
| O5—N1 | 1.222 (4) | C4—H4 | 0.931 |
| O6—N2 | 1.229 (4) | O1—H1A | 0.846 (10) |
| O7—N2 | 1.225 (4) | O1—H1B | 0.852 (10) |
| O8—N3 | 1.229 (4) | O2—H2A | 0.848 (10) |
| O9—N3 | 1.224 (4) | O2—H2B | 0.841 (10) |
| O10—C6 | 1.257 (4) | O3—H3A | 0.832 (10) |
| N1—C1 | 1.456 (4) | O3—H3B | 0.841 (10) |
| N2—C3 | 1.450 (4) | O11—H11A | 0.847 (10) |
| N3—C5 | 1.460 (4) | O11—H11B | 0.846 (10) |
| O1—Mn1—O1i | 180.0 | O9—N3—O8 | 123.2 (3) |
| O1—Mn1—O3 | 91.52 (11) | O9—N3—C5 | 119.1 (3) |
| O1i—Mn1—O3 | 88.48 (11) | O8—N3—C5 | 117.7 (3) |
| O1—Mn1—O3i | 88.48 (11) | C2—C1—C6 | 124.1 (3) |
| O1i—Mn1—O3i | 91.52 (11) | C2—C1—N1 | 115.1 (3) |
| O3—Mn1—O3i | 180.0 | C6—C1—N1 | 120.7 (3) |
| O1—Mn1—O2i | 93.02 (11) | C3—C2—C1 | 119.3 (3) |
| O1i—Mn1—O2i | 86.98 (11) | C2—C3—C4 | 121.3 (3) |
| O3—Mn1—O2i | 93.18 (11) | C2—C3—N2 | 119.5 (3) |
| O3i—Mn1—O2i | 86.83 (11) | C4—C3—N2 | 119.2 (3) |
| O1—Mn1—O2 | 86.98 (11) | C5—C4—C3 | 119.1 (3) |
| O1i—Mn1—O2 | 93.02 (11) | C4—C5—C6 | 124.4 (3) |
| O3—Mn1—O2 | 86.83 (11) | C4—C5—N3 | 115.8 (3) |
| O3i—Mn1—O2 | 93.17 (11) | C6—C5—N3 | 119.8 (3) |
| O2i—Mn1—O2 | 180.0 | O10—C6—C1 | 124.4 (3) |
| O4—N1—O5 | 122.3 (3) | O10—C6—C5 | 123.8 (3) |
| O4—N1—C1 | 119.5 (3) | C1—C6—C5 | 111.9 (3) |
| O5—N1—C1 | 118.3 (3) | C3—C2—H2 | 120.36 |
| O7—N2—O6 | 123.0 (3) | C1—C2—H2 | 120.37 |
| O7—N2—C3 | 118.8 (3) | C3—C4—H4 | 120.43 |
| O6—N2—C3 | 118.2 (3) | C5—C4—H4 | 120.41 |
| O4—N1—C1—C2 | −162.6 (3) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | −2.3 (5) |
| O5—N1—C1—C2 | 17.1 (4) | C3—C4—C5—N3 | −178.5 (3) |
| O4—N1—C1—C6 | 20.8 (5) | O9—N3—C5—C4 | −154.6 (3) |
| O5—N1—C1—C6 | −159.6 (3) | O8—N3—C5—C4 | 25.5 (4) |
| C6—C1—C2—C3 | −2.2 (5) | O9—N3—C5—C6 | 29.0 (4) |
| N1—C1—C2—C3 | −178.8 (3) | O8—N3—C5—C6 | −150.8 (3) |
| C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.5 (5) | C2—C1—C6—O10 | −178.3 (3) |
| C1—C2—C3—N2 | −178.7 (3) | N1—C1—C6—O10 | −1.9 (5) |
| O7—N2—C3—C2 | 167.0 (3) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.6 (5) |
| O6—N2—C3—C2 | −12.8 (4) | N1—C1—C6—C5 | 178.0 (3) |
| O7—N2—C3—C4 | −12.2 (4) | C4—C5—C6—O10 | −179.4 (3) |
| O6—N2—C3—C4 | 168.0 (3) | N3—C5—C6—O10 | −3.4 (5) |
| C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.7 (5) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.7 (4) |
| N2—C3—C4—C5 | −179.1 (3) | N3—C5—C6—C1 | 176.7 (3) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O1—H1A···O11ii | 0.846 (10) | 1.938 (12) | 2.780 (4) | 173 (4) |
| O1—H1B···O10iii | 0.852 (10) | 2.10 (2) | 2.906 (4) | 157 (4) |
| O2—H2A···O10iv | 0.848 (10) | 2.048 (12) | 2.889 (4) | 172 (4) |
| O2—H2A···O9iv | 0.848 (10) | 2.53 (4) | 2.986 (4) | 115 (3) |
| O3—H3A···O11v | 0.832 (10) | 1.951 (12) | 2.782 (4) | 176 (5) |
| O3—H3B···O6vi | 0.841 (10) | 2.047 (12) | 2.884 (4) | 174 (5) |
| O11—H11A···O2vii | 0.847 (10) | 2.213 (19) | 3.006 (4) | 156 (4) |
| O11—H11B···O10viii | 0.846 (10) | 2.17 (2) | 2.938 (4) | 151 (4) |
| O11—H11B···O4viii | 0.846 (10) | 2.27 (3) | 2.913 (4) | 133 (4) |
| O2—H2B···O4ix | 0.841 (10) | 2.143 (19) | 2.930 (4) | 156 (4) |
| Symmetry codes: (ii) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (iii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iv) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (v) x, y−1, z; (vi) −x+1/2, y−1, z+1/2; (vii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (viii) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (ix) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
| Mn1—O1 | 2.120 (3) | C1—C2 | 1.385 (5) |
| Mn1—O3 | 2.136 (3) | C1—C6 | 1.447 (5) |
| Mn1—O2 | 2.190 (2) | C2—C3 | 1.380 (5) |
| O10—C6 | 1.257 (4) | C3—C4 | 1.389 (5) |
| N1—C1 | 1.456 (4) | C4—C5 | 1.374 (5) |
| N2—C3 | 1.450 (4) | C5—C6 | 1.456 (5) |
| N3—C5 | 1.460 (4) | ||
| O1—Mn1—O3 | 91.52 (11) | C2—C3—C4 | 121.3 (3) |
| O1—Mn1—O3i | 88.48 (11) | C2—C3—N2 | 119.5 (3) |
| O1—Mn1—O2i | 93.02 (11) | C4—C3—N2 | 119.2 (3) |
| O3i—Mn1—O2i | 86.83 (11) | C5—C4—C3 | 119.1 (3) |
| O1—Mn1—O2 | 86.98 (11) | C4—C5—C6 | 124.4 (3) |
| O3i—Mn1—O2 | 93.17 (11) | C4—C5—N3 | 115.8 (3) |
| C2—C1—C6 | 124.1 (3) | C6—C5—N3 | 119.8 (3) |
| C2—C1—N1 | 115.1 (3) | O10—C6—C1 | 124.4 (3) |
| C6—C1—N1 | 120.7 (3) | O10—C6—C5 | 123.8 (3) |
| C3—C2—C1 | 119.3 (3) | C1—C6—C5 | 111.9 (3) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O1—H1A···O11ii | 0.846 (10) | 1.938 (12) | 2.780 (4) | 173 (4) |
| O1—H1B···O10iii | 0.852 (10) | 2.10 (2) | 2.906 (4) | 157 (4) |
| O2—H2A···O10iv | 0.848 (10) | 2.048 (12) | 2.889 (4) | 172 (4) |
| O2—H2A···O9iv | 0.848 (10) | 2.53 (4) | 2.986 (4) | 115 (3) |
| O3—H3A···O11v | 0.832 (10) | 1.951 (12) | 2.782 (4) | 176 (5) |
| O3—H3B···O6vi | 0.841 (10) | 2.047 (12) | 2.884 (4) | 174 (5) |
| O11—H11A···O2vii | 0.847 (10) | 2.213 (19) | 3.006 (4) | 156 (4) |
| O11—H11B···O10viii | 0.846 (10) | 2.17 (2) | 2.938 (4) | 151 (4) |
| O11—H11B···O4viii | 0.846 (10) | 2.27 (3) | 2.913 (4) | 133 (4) |
| O2—H2B···O4ix | 0.841 (10) | 2.143 (19) | 2.930 (4) | 156 (4) |
| Symmetry codes: (ii) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (iii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iv) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (v) x, y−1, z; (vi) −x+1/2, y−1, z+1/2; (vii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (viii) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (ix) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
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Picrate is commonly used as an accompanying ion in many systems involving extraction and transport of metal ions to improve the extractability and selectivity (Zhang et al., 2003; Bibal et al., 2003; García et al., 2004). In many structures, picrate interacts as monodentate, bidentate and tridentate ligand (Olsher et al., 1996). Besides, picrate is a penta-dentate ligand when it coordinates with sodium or potassium cation by chelating pairs of oxygen atoms from p-nitro groups of adjacent picrates, and with successive cation linking the array into two or three-dimensional network (Harrowfield et al., 1995a; Maartmann-Moe, 1969). Furthermore, the picrate interacts as a heptadentate ligand through all its available oxygen donor atoms to coordinate with caesium (Harrowfield et al., 1995a).
Fig. 1 shows the structure and the atomic numbering schemes of the crystal structure of the title manganese picrate complex (I). This situation is similar to the crystal structure of iron (II) picrate (Honda et al., 2003) and Magnesium (II) picrate (Harrowfield et al., 1995b) and the picrate anion adopts a keto form with C6—O10 bond distance of 1.257 (4) Å, C1—C6 and C5—C6 bond distance of 1.447 (5) and 1.456 (5) Å, respectively, which is longer than the other C—C bond lengths (between 1.374 (5) to 1.460 (4) Å) in the benzene ring. The Mn—O distance ranges from 2.120 (2) to 2.190 (2) Å. The bond angle C1—C6—C5 is 111.9 (3)°, which is the case in some picrate complexes, while the corresponding bond angle of picric acid is 116.4 (5)° (Yang et al., 2001). Selected bond lengths and angles are given in Table 1.
In the case of planarity of picrate anion, the ortho nitro group are twisted relative to the plane of the benzene ring, (between 19.01 and 27.69°), while para-positioned nitro group is deviated 13.02° off the benzene ring. The picrate ions are stacked head-to-tail, presumably as a result of charge-transfer interactions. The anion in the stack are linked via short intermolecular O···C and C···C contacts of 3.013, 2.973, 3.089 and 3.065Å for O6···C1x, O7···C5xi, C2···C2x and C4···C4xi [symmetry codes: (x) 1/2 - x, 3/2 - y, z; (xi) 1/2 - x, 5/2 - y, z] respectively (Fig.2). The picrate anions are not parallel to one another, and the dihedral angles between neighbouring benzene planes are 25.01°, 25.25° and 3.48° respectively.