
Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m1119 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808024331 ]
The crystal structure of the title compound, 2Na+·C14H8O52-, consists of alternating layers of sodium cations and 4,4'-oxydibenzoate anions; the layers are perpendicular to the a axis, with the distance between the layers of cations (or anions) being half this axial length. The Na atoms are disordered over three sites [occupancies 0.775 (4), 0.781 (6) 0.444 (6)].
Betaine (0.047 g, 0.4 mmol), 4,4'-oxybis(benzoic acid) (0.103 g, 0.4 mmol) and guanidine hydrochloride (0.076 g, 0.8 mmol) were mixed in a molar ratio 1:1:2. The mixture was dissolved in mixture of ethanol (4 ml), 1 M sodium hydroxide (0.5 ml) and water (0.5 ml). Colorless crystals were obtained after about 10 days.
The Na1, Na2 and Na3 atoms were refined such that the total occupancy is two.
Carbon bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H 0.93 Å) and were included in the refinement in the riding model approximation, with Uiso(H) 1.2Ueq(C).
Friedel pairs were merged as there are no anomalous scatterers.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2008).
| 2Na+·C14H8O52– | F000 = 616 |
| Mr = 302.18 | Dx = 1.562 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, Cc | Mo Kα radiation λ = 0.71073 Å |
| a = 29.1091 (4) Å | Cell parameters from 4314 reflections |
| b = 5.7801 (1) Å | θ = 4.0–27.5º |
| c = 7.6429 (1) Å | µ = 0.18 mm−1 |
| β = 92.4420 (1)º | T = 295 (2) K |
| V = 1284.78 (3) Å3 | Block, colorless |
| Z = 4 | 0.5 × 0.4 × 0.2 mm |
| Bruker SMART APEXII diffractometer | 1471 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1464 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Monochromator: graphite | Rint = 0.015 |
| T = 295(2) K | θmax = 27.5º |
| φ and ω scans | θmin = 4.1º |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −37→37 |
| Tmin = 0.888, Tmax = 1.000 | k = −7→7 |
| 5002 measured reflections | l = −9→9 |
| 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)] = 0.042 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.135 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0883P)2 + 0.9438P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 1.27 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 1471 reflections | Δρmax = 0.79 e Å−3 |
| 203 parameters | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
| 3 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.024 (4) |
| 2Na+·C14H8O52– | V = 1284.78 (3) Å3 |
| Mr = 302.18 | Z = 4 |
| Monoclinic, Cc | Mo Kα |
| a = 29.1091 (4) Å | µ = 0.18 mm−1 |
| b = 5.7801 (1) Å | T = 295 (2) K |
| c = 7.6429 (1) Å | 0.5 × 0.4 × 0.2 mm |
| β = 92.4420 (1)º |
| Bruker SMART APEXII diffractometer | 1471 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1464 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.888, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.015 |
| 5002 measured reflections |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.042 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.135 | Δρmax = 0.79 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.27 | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
| 1471 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 203 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 3 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
Experimental. A somewhat large crystal was used in the measurements, but this does not seem to have an adverse efffect on the quality of the diffraction data. |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
| Na1 | 0.50001 (5) | 0.1573 (3) | 0.50001 (18) | 0.0119 (4) | 0.775 (4) |
| Na2 | 0.44106 (5) | 0.3880 (3) | 0.84063 (18) | 0.0113 (5) | 0.781 (6) |
| Na3 | 0.47490 (10) | 0.7168 (5) | 0.7153 (4) | 0.0147 (9) | 0.444 (6) |
| O1 | 0.53701 (10) | 0.4833 (5) | 0.9932 (4) | 0.0273 (6) | |
| O2 | 0.51425 (9) | 0.1864 (5) | 0.8264 (4) | 0.0243 (6) | |
| O3 | 0.91491 (10) | 0.5648 (5) | 0.9768 (4) | 0.0279 (6) | |
| O4 | 0.92132 (9) | 0.1917 (5) | 1.0487 (4) | 0.0249 (6) | |
| O5 | 0.72485 (10) | 0.1735 (6) | 0.6575 (4) | 0.0338 (7) | |
| C1 | 0.54493 (12) | 0.3222 (6) | 0.8891 (5) | 0.0199 (7) | |
| C2 | 0.59376 (12) | 0.2835 (6) | 0.8364 (4) | 0.0199 (7) | |
| C3 | 0.60419 (13) | 0.0883 (6) | 0.7386 (5) | 0.0234 (7) | |
| H3 | 0.5812 | −0.0182 | 0.7088 | 0.028* | |
| C4 | 0.64896 (13) | 0.0513 (7) | 0.6849 (5) | 0.0250 (7) | |
| H4 | 0.6559 | −0.0793 | 0.6201 | 0.030* | |
| C5 | 0.68284 (12) | 0.2121 (7) | 0.7296 (5) | 0.0230 (7) | |
| C6 | 0.67343 (13) | 0.4048 (7) | 0.8307 (5) | 0.0251 (8) | |
| H6 | 0.6966 | 0.5089 | 0.8634 | 0.030* | |
| C7 | 0.62823 (12) | 0.4391 (7) | 0.8825 (5) | 0.0228 (7) | |
| H7 | 0.6214 | 0.5685 | 0.9488 | 0.027* | |
| C8 | 0.76546 (12) | 0.2304 (8) | 0.7501 (5) | 0.0261 (8) | |
| C9 | 0.78630 (13) | 0.0650 (7) | 0.8574 (5) | 0.0266 (8) | |
| H9 | 0.7713 | −0.0733 | 0.8792 | 0.032* | |
| C10 | 0.82982 (14) | 0.1068 (7) | 0.9322 (5) | 0.0248 (7) | |
| H10 | 0.8442 | −0.0052 | 1.0026 | 0.030* | |
| C11 | 0.85196 (11) | 0.3161 (6) | 0.9022 (4) | 0.0194 (7) | |
| C12 | 0.82984 (13) | 0.4838 (7) | 0.7983 (5) | 0.0243 (7) | |
| H12 | 0.8440 | 0.6256 | 0.7813 | 0.029* | |
| C13 | 0.78638 (13) | 0.4407 (7) | 0.7192 (5) | 0.0264 (7) | |
| H13 | 0.7719 | 0.5509 | 0.6475 | 0.032* | |
| C14 | 0.89941 (12) | 0.3616 (6) | 0.9821 (5) | 0.0200 (7) |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Na1 | 0.0114 (7) | 0.0098 (7) | 0.0144 (7) | 0.0005 (5) | −0.0009 (5) | −0.0005 (5) |
| Na2 | 0.0119 (8) | 0.0094 (7) | 0.0127 (8) | −0.0011 (5) | 0.0003 (5) | 0.0001 (5) |
| Na3 | 0.0169 (14) | 0.0144 (15) | 0.0127 (14) | 0.0013 (10) | 0.0008 (10) | −0.0004 (10) |
| O1 | 0.0230 (11) | 0.0294 (14) | 0.0299 (15) | 0.0020 (11) | 0.0043 (10) | −0.0037 (11) |
| O2 | 0.0183 (11) | 0.0254 (13) | 0.0293 (13) | −0.0020 (9) | 0.0007 (10) | 0.0005 (10) |
| O3 | 0.0262 (13) | 0.0292 (15) | 0.0282 (14) | −0.0081 (11) | −0.0015 (11) | 0.0009 (11) |
| O4 | 0.0209 (12) | 0.0281 (13) | 0.0254 (13) | 0.0042 (10) | −0.0017 (10) | 0.0008 (10) |
| O5 | 0.0171 (12) | 0.056 (2) | 0.0288 (14) | −0.0011 (12) | 0.0005 (10) | −0.0141 (13) |
| C1 | 0.0181 (15) | 0.0215 (15) | 0.0200 (15) | 0.0019 (12) | 0.0015 (12) | 0.0039 (12) |
| C2 | 0.0165 (15) | 0.0228 (16) | 0.0204 (15) | 0.0011 (12) | −0.0006 (12) | 0.0030 (12) |
| C3 | 0.0187 (16) | 0.0241 (17) | 0.0274 (18) | −0.0015 (13) | 0.0007 (13) | −0.0029 (13) |
| C4 | 0.0223 (17) | 0.0260 (17) | 0.0267 (17) | 0.0035 (15) | 0.0008 (13) | −0.0051 (14) |
| C5 | 0.0179 (16) | 0.0299 (17) | 0.0211 (15) | 0.0015 (13) | 0.0003 (12) | −0.0001 (13) |
| C6 | 0.0174 (16) | 0.0290 (19) | 0.0287 (17) | −0.0044 (13) | −0.0014 (13) | −0.0039 (15) |
| C7 | 0.0226 (17) | 0.0217 (16) | 0.0243 (17) | −0.0001 (13) | 0.0016 (13) | −0.0034 (12) |
| C8 | 0.0159 (16) | 0.039 (2) | 0.0232 (17) | −0.0016 (14) | 0.0031 (13) | −0.0074 (15) |
| C9 | 0.0227 (17) | 0.0278 (18) | 0.0294 (18) | −0.0069 (14) | 0.0037 (14) | −0.0022 (14) |
| C10 | 0.0260 (18) | 0.0237 (16) | 0.0247 (17) | −0.0007 (14) | 0.0024 (13) | 0.0025 (14) |
| C11 | 0.0162 (15) | 0.0232 (16) | 0.0187 (15) | 0.0003 (11) | 0.0008 (11) | −0.0018 (12) |
| C12 | 0.0237 (17) | 0.0238 (17) | 0.0255 (18) | −0.0004 (13) | 0.0028 (13) | 0.0033 (13) |
| C13 | 0.0210 (16) | 0.033 (2) | 0.0252 (16) | 0.0056 (15) | −0.0003 (12) | 0.0026 (15) |
| C14 | 0.0188 (16) | 0.0252 (16) | 0.0162 (14) | −0.0013 (12) | 0.0023 (12) | −0.0001 (12) |
| Na1—O1i | 2.342 (3) | O5—C8 | 1.391 (5) |
| Na1—O2ii | 2.434 (3) | C1—C2 | 1.511 (5) |
| Na1—O4iii | 2.494 (3) | C2—C7 | 1.382 (5) |
| Na1—O2 | 2.517 (3) | C2—C3 | 1.394 (5) |
| Na1—O3iii | 2.789 (3) | C3—C4 | 1.399 (5) |
| Na2—O3iv | 2.285 (3) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
| Na2—O4iii | 2.326 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.388 (5) |
| Na2—O2 | 2.435 (3) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
| Na2—O4v | 2.453 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.389 (6) |
| O1—C1 | 1.252 (5) | C6—C7 | 1.404 (5) |
| O1—Na1vi | 2.342 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
| O1—Na3vi | 2.784 (4) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
| O2—C1 | 1.268 (4) | C8—C9 | 1.382 (6) |
| O2—Na1vii | 2.434 (3) | C8—C13 | 1.384 (6) |
| O3—C14 | 1.260 (5) | C9—C10 | 1.389 (5) |
| O3—Na2viii | 2.285 (3) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
| O3—Na3ix | 2.774 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.394 (5) |
| O3—Na1x | 2.789 (3) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
| O4—C14 | 1.266 (5) | C11—C12 | 1.393 (5) |
| O4—Na2x | 2.326 (3) | C11—C14 | 1.509 (5) |
| O4—Na2xi | 2.453 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.401 (5) |
| O4—Na1x | 2.494 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
| O5—C5 | 1.381 (4) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
| O1i—Na1—O2ii | 128.52 (12) | O2—C1—C2 | 117.6 (3) |
| O1i—Na1—O4iii | 96.84 (11) | C7—C2—C3 | 119.4 (3) |
| O2ii—Na1—O4iii | 123.07 (11) | C7—C2—C1 | 121.1 (3) |
| O1i—Na1—O2 | 84.62 (11) | C3—C2—C1 | 119.5 (3) |
| O2ii—Na1—O2 | 124.75 (10) | C2—C3—C4 | 120.5 (3) |
| O4iii—Na1—O2 | 86.69 (10) | C2—C3—H3 | 119.7 |
| O1i—Na1—O3iii | 144.60 (11) | C4—C3—H3 | 119.7 |
| O2ii—Na1—O3iii | 76.17 (10) | C5—C4—C3 | 119.1 (3) |
| O4iii—Na1—O3iii | 49.58 (9) | C5—C4—H4 | 120.4 |
| O2—Na1—O3iii | 101.66 (10) | C3—C4—H4 | 120.4 |
| O3iv—Na2—O4iii | 101.63 (12) | O5—C5—C4 | 115.2 (3) |
| O3iv—Na2—O2 | 86.45 (11) | O5—C5—C6 | 123.4 (3) |
| O4iii—Na2—O2 | 92.48 (11) | C4—C5—C6 | 121.3 (3) |
| O3iv—Na2—O4v | 101.41 (12) | C5—C6—C7 | 118.6 (3) |
| O4iii—Na2—O4v | 135.10 (11) | C5—C6—H6 | 120.7 |
| O2—Na2—O4v | 126.93 (11) | C7—C6—H6 | 120.7 |
| O2—Na2—Na3vi | 72.45 (9) | C2—C7—C6 | 121.0 (3) |
| C1—O1—Na1vi | 140.4 (3) | C2—C7—H7 | 119.5 |
| C1—O1—Na3vi | 102.7 (2) | C6—C7—H7 | 119.5 |
| Na1vi—O1—Na3vi | 92.50 (11) | C9—C8—C13 | 121.6 (3) |
| C1—O2—Na1vii | 115.6 (2) | C9—C8—O5 | 118.7 (4) |
| C1—O2—Na2 | 106.9 (2) | C13—C8—O5 | 119.4 (4) |
| Na1vii—O2—Na2 | 101.34 (11) | C8—C9—C10 | 119.6 (3) |
| C1—O2—Na1 | 120.0 (2) | C8—C9—H9 | 120.2 |
| Na1vii—O2—Na1 | 117.45 (12) | C10—C9—H9 | 120.2 |
| Na2—O2—Na1 | 88.21 (10) | C9—C10—C11 | 120.2 (4) |
| C14—O3—Na2viii | 154.6 (3) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.9 |
| C14—O3—Na3ix | 128.3 (2) | C11—C10—H10 | 119.9 |
| Na2viii—O3—Na3ix | 73.42 (10) | C12—C11—C10 | 119.4 (3) |
| C14—O3—Na1x | 83.5 (2) | C12—C11—C14 | 120.1 (3) |
| Na2viii—O3—Na1x | 95.35 (10) | C10—C11—C14 | 120.4 (3) |
| Na3ix—O3—Na1x | 68.61 (9) | C11—C12—C13 | 120.6 (3) |
| C14—O4—Na2x | 129.7 (2) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
| C14—O4—Na2xi | 115.0 (2) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
| Na2x—O4—Na2xi | 115.15 (12) | C8—C13—C12 | 118.6 (4) |
| C14—O4—Na1x | 96.8 (2) | C8—C13—H13 | 120.7 |
| Na2x—O4—Na1x | 91.23 (10) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.7 |
| Na2xi—O4—Na1x | 84.93 (10) | O3—C14—O4 | 124.1 (3) |
| C5—O5—C8 | 120.4 (3) | O3—C14—C11 | 118.2 (3) |
| O1—C1—O2 | 123.7 (3) | O4—C14—C11 | 117.7 (3) |
| O1—C1—C2 | 118.7 (3) | ||
| O3iv—Na2—O2—C1 | −128.5 (2) | C3—C4—C5—O5 | −174.1 (4) |
| O4iii—Na2—O2—C1 | 130.0 (2) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 1.9 (6) |
| O4v—Na2—O2—C1 | −26.9 (3) | O5—C5—C6—C7 | 173.5 (3) |
| O3iv—Na2—O2—Na1vii | −7.05 (12) | C4—C5—C6—C7 | −2.2 (6) |
| O4iii—Na2—O2—Na1vii | −108.56 (12) | C3—C2—C7—C6 | 0.7 (6) |
| O4v—Na2—O2—Na1vii | 94.58 (14) | C1—C2—C7—C6 | −178.9 (3) |
| O3iv—Na2—O2—Na1 | 110.60 (11) | C5—C6—C7—C2 | 0.9 (6) |
| O4iii—Na2—O2—Na1 | 9.09 (11) | C5—O5—C8—C9 | 90.4 (5) |
| O4v—Na2—O2—Na1 | −147.78 (12) | C5—O5—C8—C13 | −96.2 (5) |
| O1i—Na1—O2—C1 | −19.8 (3) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | −1.9 (6) |
| O2ii—Na1—O2—C1 | 114.3 (2) | O5—C8—C9—C10 | 171.3 (3) |
| O4iii—Na1—O2—C1 | −117.0 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 1.3 (6) |
| O3iii—Na1—O2—C1 | −164.5 (3) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.7 (5) |
| C14iii—Na1—O2—C1 | −138.8 (3) | C9—C10—C11—C14 | −179.5 (3) |
| O1i—Na1—O2—Na1vii | −169.42 (13) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −2.2 (5) |
| O2ii—Na1—O2—Na1vii | −35.3 (2) | C14—C11—C12—C13 | 178.0 (3) |
| O4iii—Na1—O2—Na1vii | 93.37 (13) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | 0.5 (6) |
| O3iii—Na1—O2—Na1vii | 45.83 (14) | O5—C8—C13—C12 | −172.7 (3) |
| C14iii—Na1—O2—Na1vii | 71.53 (14) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | 1.6 (6) |
| O1i—Na1—O2—Na2 | 88.72 (11) | Na2viii—O3—C14—O4 | 113.0 (6) |
| O2ii—Na1—O2—Na2 | −137.17 (13) | Na3ix—O3—C14—O4 | −31.9 (5) |
| O4iii—Na1—O2—Na2 | −8.48 (10) | Na1x—O3—C14—O4 | 24.2 (3) |
| O3iii—Na1—O2—Na2 | −56.02 (11) | Na2viii—O3—C14—C11 | −66.2 (7) |
| Na1vi—O1—C1—O2 | −69.3 (5) | Na3ix—O3—C14—C11 | 148.8 (3) |
| Na3vi—O1—C1—O2 | 40.8 (4) | Na1x—O3—C14—C11 | −155.1 (3) |
| Na1vi—O1—C1—C2 | 111.7 (4) | Na2viii—O3—C14—Na1x | 88.8 (6) |
| Na3vi—O1—C1—C2 | −138.3 (3) | Na3ix—O3—C14—Na1x | −56.1 (2) |
| Na1vii—O2—C1—O1 | −88.5 (4) | Na2x—O4—C14—O3 | 70.0 (5) |
| Na2—O2—C1—O1 | 23.4 (4) | Na2xi—O4—C14—O3 | −114.9 (4) |
| Na1—O2—C1—O1 | 121.4 (3) | Na1x—O4—C14—O3 | −27.3 (4) |
| Na1vii—O2—C1—C2 | 90.6 (3) | Na2x—O4—C14—C11 | −110.7 (3) |
| Na2—O2—C1—C2 | −157.5 (2) | Na2xi—O4—C14—C11 | 64.4 (3) |
| Na1—O2—C1—C2 | −59.6 (4) | Na1x—O4—C14—C11 | 152.0 (3) |
| O1—C1—C2—C7 | −8.4 (5) | Na2x—O4—C14—Na1x | 97.3 (3) |
| O2—C1—C2—C7 | 172.5 (3) | Na2xi—O4—C14—Na1x | −87.57 (17) |
| O1—C1—C2—C3 | 172.0 (4) | C12—C11—C14—O3 | 11.6 (5) |
| O2—C1—C2—C3 | −7.1 (5) | C10—C11—C14—O3 | −168.2 (3) |
| C7—C2—C3—C4 | −1.0 (5) | C12—C11—C14—O4 | −167.7 (3) |
| C1—C2—C3—C4 | 178.6 (3) | C10—C11—C14—O4 | 12.5 (5) |
| C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.3 (6) | C12—C11—C14—Na1x | −95.3 (6) |
| C8—O5—C5—C4 | −146.1 (4) | C10—C11—C14—Na1x | 84.9 (6) |
| C8—O5—C5—C6 | 37.9 (6) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1, z−1/2; (ii) x, −y, z−1/2; (iii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (iv) x−1/2, y−1/2, z; (v) x−1/2, y+1/2, z; (vi) x, −y+1, z+1/2; (vii) x, −y, z+1/2; (viii) x+1/2, y+1/2, z; (ix) x+1/2, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (x) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (xi) x+1/2, y−1/2, z. |
We thank Beijing Normal University and the University of Malaya for supporting this study.
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The crystal structure of disodium 4,4'-oxydibenzoate (Scheme I, Fig. 1) consists of alternating bands of sodium cations and 4,4'-oxydibenzoate anions. The two symmetry-independent sodium atoms over three positions. The lowest occupancy sodium atom is only weakly linked to two oxygen atoms, and probably "rattles" about in the crystal structure.