supplementary materials
Monomers, dimers, and trimers of [Au(CN)2]- in a Ba(diaza-18-crown-6)2+ coordination polymer
The structure of the title compound, poly[triaquatetra-
-cyanido-tetracyanidobis(1,4,10,13-tetraoxa-7,16-diazacyclooctadecane)dibarium(II)tetragold(I)], [Au4Ba2(CN)8(C12H26N2O4)2(H2O)3]n, displays O-H
N hydrogen bonding between water molecules and cyano ligands and an unusual pattern of aurophilic interactions that yields a monomer, dimer, and trimer of [Au(CN)2]- within the same crystal structure. In two of the five Au positions, the atom resides on a center of inversion. The overall arrangement is that of a coordination polymer assisted by aurophilic and hydrogen-bonded interactions.
A salt of Ba[Au(CN)2]2 was prepared by mixing 162 mg (0.62 mmol)
Ba(NO3)2 and 288 mg (1.0 mmol) K[Au(CN)2] in water and heating until
both compounds were dissolved. The solution was then put in an ice bath to
precipitate out Ba[Au(CN)2]2. An excess of
1,4,10,13-tetraoxa-7,16-diazacyclooctadecane (diaza-18-crown-6), 400 mg (1.5 mmol) was dissolved in methanol and added to the precipitated material. This
solution was placed in a 5 mm diameter glass tube and layered with water.
After 24 h, suitable prismatic crystals formed.
Hydrogen atoms on water and aza-N atoms were located in a difference map and
subsequently refined with Uiso = 1.2Ueq(N or O) and distance
restraints of 0.84 (1) Å for O—H, 0.88 Å for N—H and H···H of 1.32 (3) Å for water. The C—H geometry was determined by a riding model with
idealized geometry and a C—H distance of 0.99 Å. The largest difference
map peaks are due to a small amount of conformational disorder in one of the
aza crown rings but this was not modeled. The disorder is reflected in
somewhat elongated thermal ellipsoids in the cation involving Ba2.
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: XP in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).
poly[triaquatetra-µ-cyanido-tetracyanidobis(1,4,10,13-tetraoxa-7,16-
diazacyclooctadecane)dibarium(II)tetragold(I)]
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Crystal data top
| [Au4Ba2(CN)8(C12H26N2O4)2(H2O)3] | Z = 2 |
| Mr = 1849.45 | F(000) = 1700 |
| Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 2.480 Mg m−3 |
| Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| a = 11.0962 (3) Å | Cell parameters from 7386 reflections |
| b = 15.9223 (5) Å | θ = 2.4–31.5° |
| c = 16.5480 (5) Å | µ = 13.43 mm−1 |
| α = 64.142 (2)° | T = 90 K |
| β = 70.523 (2)° | Prism, colorless |
| γ = 79.027 (3)° | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.12 mm |
| V = 2476.90 (13) Å3 | |
Data collection top
Bruker SMART APEXII diffractometer | 15056 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 13234 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.028 |
| Detector resolution: 8.3 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 30.5°, θmin = 2.0° |
| ω scans | h = −15→15 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | k = −22→22 |
| Tmin = 0.174, Tmax = 0.296 | l = −23→23 |
| 46665 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
| Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| wR(F2) = 0.041 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| S = 1.03 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.01P)2 + 2.3943P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| 15056 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.004 |
| 585 parameters | Δρmax = 1.06 e Å−3 |
| 13 restraints | Δρmin = −0.89 e Å−3 |
Crystal data top
| [Au4Ba2(CN)8(C12H26N2O4)2(H2O)3] | γ = 79.027 (3)° |
| Mr = 1849.45 | V = 2476.90 (13) Å3 |
| Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
| a = 11.0962 (3) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
| b = 15.9223 (5) Å | µ = 13.43 mm−1 |
| c = 16.5480 (5) Å | T = 90 K |
| α = 64.142 (2)° | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.12 mm |
| β = 70.523 (2)° | |
Data collection top
Bruker SMART APEXII diffractometer | 15056 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 13234 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.174, Tmax = 0.296 | Rint = 0.028 |
| 46665 measured reflections | θmax = 30.5° |
Refinement top
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| wR(F2) = 0.041 | Δρmax = 1.06 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.03 | Δρmin = −0.89 e Å−3 |
| 15056 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 585 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 13 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
Special details top
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. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top| | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
| Ba1 | 0.755709 (15) | 0.334179 (12) | 0.759393 (11) | 0.01240 (3) | |
| Ba2 | 0.742307 (15) | 0.821847 (11) | 0.765305 (11) | 0.01231 (3) | |
| Au1 | 0.836864 (11) | −0.115019 (9) | 1.242169 (9) | 0.02120 (3) | |
| Au2 | 1.0000 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.01559 (3) | |
| Au3 | 0.551751 (11) | 0.686535 (8) | 0.561101 (8) | 0.01723 (3) | |
| Au4 | 0.337214 (11) | 0.634372 (8) | 0.764727 (8) | 0.01702 (3) | |
| Au5 | 1.0000 | 0.5000 | 1.0000 | 0.01710 (3) | |
| O1 | 0.8799 (2) | 0.37038 (15) | 0.56699 (14) | 0.0192 (4) | |
| O2 | 0.49357 (19) | 0.39306 (16) | 0.79701 (15) | 0.0212 (4) | |
| O3 | 0.6317 (2) | 0.37402 (15) | 0.91746 (15) | 0.0196 (4) | |
| O4 | 1.02624 (19) | 0.34617 (15) | 0.68338 (14) | 0.0178 (4) | |
| O5 | 0.6461 (2) | 0.17261 (17) | 0.80175 (19) | 0.0304 (6) | |
| H5C | 0.711 (2) | 0.141 (2) | 0.784 (3) | 0.036* | |
| H5D | 0.585 (2) | 0.160 (3) | 0.791 (3) | 0.036* | |
| O6 | 0.8761 (3) | 0.88170 (17) | 0.56832 (16) | 0.0346 (6) | |
| O7 | 0.6071 (3) | 0.88026 (18) | 0.62624 (19) | 0.0385 (6) | |
| O8 | 0.6167 (2) | 0.86170 (17) | 0.92912 (16) | 0.0312 (6) | |
| O9 | 0.8862 (3) | 0.86207 (18) | 0.86293 (18) | 0.0361 (6) | |
| O10 | 0.8497 (2) | 0.67323 (16) | 0.70570 (17) | 0.0226 (5) | |
| H10C | 0.9171 (19) | 0.644 (2) | 0.717 (2) | 0.027* | |
| H10D | 0.803 (3) | 0.6342 (18) | 0.711 (3) | 0.027* | |
| O11 | 0.7417 (2) | 1.01450 (16) | 0.68894 (17) | 0.0241 (5) | |
| H11C | 0.792 (3) | 1.042 (2) | 0.696 (2) | 0.029* | |
| H11D | 0.711 (3) | 1.0566 (17) | 0.6479 (19) | 0.029* | |
| N1 | 0.6063 (3) | 0.36039 (19) | 0.63095 (18) | 0.0200 (5) | |
| H1 | 0.597 (4) | 0.3021 (10) | 0.644 (3) | 0.032 (11)* | |
| N2 | 0.9045 (2) | 0.39262 (18) | 0.84017 (18) | 0.0181 (5) | |
| H2 | 0.917 (3) | 0.4529 (9) | 0.812 (2) | 0.030 (10)* | |
| N3 | 0.5818 (3) | −0.1406 (2) | 1.2162 (2) | 0.0325 (7) | |
| N4 | 1.0905 (3) | −0.1036 (3) | 1.2788 (2) | 0.0372 (8) | |
| N5 | 0.8290 (2) | 0.17401 (19) | 0.90908 (18) | 0.0203 (5) | |
| N6 | 0.7368 (3) | 0.53453 (19) | 0.66500 (19) | 0.0221 (5) | |
| N7 | 0.3765 (3) | 0.8392 (2) | 0.4486 (2) | 0.0298 (6) | |
| N8 | 0.1005 (3) | 0.5907 (2) | 0.72896 (19) | 0.0249 (6) | |
| N9 | 0.5559 (3) | 0.68713 (19) | 0.81265 (18) | 0.0216 (5) | |
| N10 | 0.4887 (2) | 0.9078 (2) | 0.7923 (2) | 0.0276 (6) | |
| H10 | 0.508 (3) | 0.9636 (12) | 0.779 (3) | 0.033* | |
| N11 | 1.0211 (3) | 0.8329 (2) | 0.6984 (2) | 0.0293 (7) | |
| H11 | 1.036 (4) | 0.7737 (9) | 0.712 (3) | 0.035* | |
| N12 | 0.8064 (3) | 0.65633 (19) | 0.91243 (18) | 0.0217 (5) | |
| C1 | 0.8104 (3) | 0.3508 (2) | 0.5183 (2) | 0.0245 (7) | |
| H1D | 0.8024 | 0.2826 | 0.5430 | 0.029* | |
| H1B | 0.8566 | 0.3734 | 0.4507 | 0.029* | |
| C2 | 0.6811 (3) | 0.3991 (2) | 0.5322 (2) | 0.0250 (7) | |
| H1C | 0.6900 | 0.4666 | 0.5112 | 0.030* | |
| H2B | 0.6354 | 0.3918 | 0.4936 | 0.030* | |
| C3 | 0.4815 (3) | 0.4099 (2) | 0.6491 (2) | 0.0252 (7) | |
| H3A | 0.4272 | 0.3997 | 0.6176 | 0.030* | |
| H3B | 0.4932 | 0.4778 | 0.6226 | 0.030* | |
| C4 | 0.4152 (3) | 0.3767 (2) | 0.7524 (2) | 0.0253 (7) | |
| H4A | 0.3309 | 0.4108 | 0.7631 | 0.030* | |
| H4B | 0.4009 | 0.3091 | 0.7792 | 0.030* | |
| C5 | 0.4311 (3) | 0.3700 (2) | 0.8944 (2) | 0.0259 (7) | |
| H5A | 0.4316 | 0.3013 | 0.9295 | 0.031* | |
| H5B | 0.3410 | 0.3949 | 0.9032 | 0.031* | |
| C6 | 0.5012 (3) | 0.4122 (2) | 0.9303 (2) | 0.0252 (7) | |
| H6A | 0.4999 | 0.4810 | 0.8957 | 0.030* | |
| H6B | 0.4590 | 0.3976 | 0.9976 | 0.030* | |
| C7 | 0.7032 (3) | 0.4129 (2) | 0.9502 (2) | 0.0252 (7) | |
| H7A | 0.6608 | 0.4012 | 1.0169 | 0.030* | |
| H7B | 0.7071 | 0.4812 | 0.9134 | 0.030* | |
| C8 | 0.8359 (3) | 0.3674 (2) | 0.9393 (2) | 0.0231 (7) | |
| H8A | 0.8832 | 0.3878 | 0.9683 | 0.028* | |
| H8B | 0.8309 | 0.2987 | 0.9719 | 0.028* | |
| C9 | 1.0344 (3) | 0.3478 (2) | 0.8259 (2) | 0.0236 (7) | |
| H9B | 1.0292 | 0.2790 | 0.8581 | 0.028* | |
| H9C | 1.0849 | 0.3674 | 0.8534 | 0.028* | |
| C10 | 1.1001 (3) | 0.3746 (2) | 0.7230 (2) | 0.0240 (7) | |
| H10A | 1.1085 | 0.4431 | 0.6909 | 0.029* | |
| H10B | 1.1870 | 0.3438 | 0.7142 | 0.029* | |
| C11 | 1.0825 (3) | 0.3751 (2) | 0.5846 (2) | 0.0243 (7) | |
| H11A | 1.1733 | 0.3520 | 0.5717 | 0.029* | |
| H11B | 1.0793 | 0.4442 | 0.5535 | 0.029* | |
| C12 | 1.0113 (3) | 0.3369 (2) | 0.5466 (2) | 0.0226 (6) | |
| H12A | 1.0491 | 0.3576 | 0.4780 | 0.027* | |
| H12B | 1.0173 | 0.2678 | 0.5757 | 0.027* | |
| C13 | 0.9970 (3) | −0.1053 (2) | 1.2646 (2) | 0.0248 (7) | |
| C14 | 0.6740 (3) | −0.1307 (2) | 1.2255 (2) | 0.0243 (7) | |
| C15 | 0.8885 (3) | 0.1093 (2) | 0.9446 (2) | 0.0175 (6) | |
| C16 | 0.6695 (3) | 0.5908 (2) | 0.6263 (2) | 0.0179 (6) | |
| C17 | 0.4399 (3) | 0.7836 (2) | 0.4903 (2) | 0.0217 (6) | |
| C18 | 0.1896 (3) | 0.6048 (2) | 0.7407 (2) | 0.0204 (6) | |
| C19 | 0.4775 (3) | 0.6657 (2) | 0.7950 (2) | 0.0188 (6) | |
| C20 | 0.8099 (5) | 0.8607 (3) | 0.5204 (3) | 0.0476 (12) | |
| H20A | 0.7989 | 0.7926 | 0.5479 | 0.057* | |
| H20B | 0.8590 | 0.8799 | 0.4535 | 0.057* | |
| C21 | 0.6840 (5) | 0.9118 (3) | 0.5291 (3) | 0.0479 (12) | |
| H21A | 0.6960 | 0.9796 | 0.5038 | 0.058* | |
| H21B | 0.6385 | 0.9021 | 0.4918 | 0.058* | |
| C22 | 0.4890 (4) | 0.9331 (3) | 0.6355 (3) | 0.0411 (10) | |
| H22A | 0.4389 | 0.9243 | 0.6004 | 0.049* | |
| H22B | 0.5052 | 1.0003 | 0.6085 | 0.049* | |
| C23 | 0.4141 (3) | 0.9032 (3) | 0.7363 (3) | 0.0441 (11) | |
| H23A | 0.3352 | 0.9441 | 0.7419 | 0.053* | |
| H23B | 0.3885 | 0.8384 | 0.7609 | 0.053* | |
| C24 | 0.4193 (4) | 0.8799 (3) | 0.8896 (3) | 0.0449 (11) | |
| H24A | 0.4107 | 0.8115 | 0.9194 | 0.054* | |
| H24B | 0.3324 | 0.9107 | 0.8958 | 0.054* | |
| C25 | 0.4878 (4) | 0.9064 (3) | 0.9372 (3) | 0.0449 (12) | |
| H25A | 0.4934 | 0.9752 | 0.9087 | 0.054* | |
| H25B | 0.4395 | 0.8873 | 1.0041 | 0.054* | |
| C26 | 0.6879 (5) | 0.8926 (3) | 0.9667 (3) | 0.0441 (11) | |
| H26A | 0.6419 | 0.8806 | 1.0329 | 0.053* | |
| H26B | 0.6984 | 0.9607 | 0.9314 | 0.053* | |
| C27 | 0.8161 (4) | 0.8417 (3) | 0.9603 (3) | 0.0430 (11) | |
| H27A | 0.8651 | 0.8609 | 0.9891 | 0.052* | |
| H27B | 0.8053 | 0.7736 | 0.9951 | 0.052* | |
| C28 | 1.0160 (4) | 0.8261 (3) | 0.8502 (3) | 0.0439 (11) | |
| H28A | 1.0189 | 0.7569 | 0.8789 | 0.053* | |
| H28B | 1.0592 | 0.8475 | 0.8808 | 0.053* | |
| C29 | 1.0828 (3) | 0.8602 (3) | 0.7471 (3) | 0.0453 (11) | |
| H29A | 1.0841 | 0.9292 | 0.7200 | 0.054* | |
| H29B | 1.1725 | 0.8346 | 0.7378 | 0.054* | |
| C30 | 1.0738 (4) | 0.8775 (3) | 0.5983 (3) | 0.0507 (13) | |
| H30A | 1.1665 | 0.8604 | 0.5811 | 0.061* | |
| H30B | 1.0632 | 0.9462 | 0.5781 | 0.061* | |
| C31 | 1.0091 (4) | 0.8489 (3) | 0.5484 (3) | 0.0485 (12) | |
| H31A | 1.0509 | 0.8766 | 0.4801 | 0.058* | |
| H31B | 1.0157 | 0.7801 | 0.5701 | 0.058* | |
| C32 | 0.8760 (3) | 0.5980 (2) | 0.9448 (2) | 0.0186 (6) | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top| | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
| Ba1 | 0.01125 (7) | 0.01328 (8) | 0.01126 (7) | −0.00179 (6) | −0.00387 (6) | −0.00274 (6) |
| Ba2 | 0.01208 (7) | 0.01168 (8) | 0.01154 (7) | −0.00047 (6) | −0.00365 (6) | −0.00308 (6) |
| Au1 | 0.02148 (6) | 0.02113 (6) | 0.02549 (6) | 0.00010 (5) | −0.00862 (5) | −0.01244 (5) |
| Au2 | 0.01522 (7) | 0.01358 (7) | 0.01744 (7) | 0.00157 (6) | −0.00750 (6) | −0.00462 (6) |
| Au3 | 0.01753 (5) | 0.01549 (6) | 0.01742 (5) | −0.00105 (4) | −0.00516 (4) | −0.00528 (4) |
| Au4 | 0.01769 (5) | 0.01667 (6) | 0.01733 (5) | −0.00038 (4) | −0.00625 (4) | −0.00666 (4) |
| Au5 | 0.01969 (8) | 0.01373 (8) | 0.01890 (8) | 0.00225 (6) | −0.01073 (6) | −0.00489 (6) |
| O1 | 0.0210 (11) | 0.0224 (12) | 0.0160 (10) | −0.0025 (9) | −0.0038 (8) | −0.0099 (9) |
| O2 | 0.0146 (10) | 0.0233 (12) | 0.0211 (11) | −0.0044 (9) | −0.0029 (8) | −0.0050 (9) |
| O3 | 0.0197 (11) | 0.0173 (11) | 0.0204 (11) | 0.0014 (8) | −0.0026 (9) | −0.0096 (9) |
| O4 | 0.0138 (10) | 0.0186 (11) | 0.0186 (10) | −0.0028 (8) | −0.0028 (8) | −0.0057 (9) |
| O5 | 0.0321 (14) | 0.0211 (13) | 0.0455 (16) | 0.0010 (11) | −0.0217 (12) | −0.0133 (12) |
| O6 | 0.0570 (17) | 0.0228 (13) | 0.0167 (12) | −0.0110 (12) | 0.0039 (11) | −0.0085 (10) |
| O7 | 0.0507 (17) | 0.0250 (14) | 0.0415 (16) | −0.0065 (12) | −0.0318 (14) | 0.0006 (12) |
| O8 | 0.0482 (16) | 0.0201 (12) | 0.0181 (12) | 0.0000 (11) | −0.0005 (11) | −0.0083 (10) |
| O9 | 0.0453 (16) | 0.0313 (15) | 0.0348 (14) | −0.0091 (12) | −0.0259 (13) | −0.0028 (12) |
| O10 | 0.0205 (11) | 0.0212 (12) | 0.0301 (12) | −0.0005 (9) | −0.0100 (10) | −0.0121 (10) |
| O11 | 0.0274 (12) | 0.0167 (12) | 0.0290 (13) | −0.0023 (9) | −0.0157 (10) | −0.0038 (10) |
| N1 | 0.0242 (13) | 0.0149 (13) | 0.0211 (13) | −0.0020 (11) | −0.0116 (11) | −0.0033 (11) |
| N2 | 0.0242 (13) | 0.0143 (13) | 0.0168 (12) | −0.0027 (10) | −0.0090 (10) | −0.0041 (10) |
| N3 | 0.0294 (16) | 0.0315 (17) | 0.0419 (19) | 0.0025 (13) | −0.0157 (14) | −0.0171 (15) |
| N4 | 0.0334 (17) | 0.053 (2) | 0.0303 (17) | −0.0164 (15) | −0.0080 (14) | −0.0169 (16) |
| N5 | 0.0198 (13) | 0.0196 (14) | 0.0206 (13) | −0.0001 (10) | −0.0064 (11) | −0.0071 (11) |
| N6 | 0.0242 (14) | 0.0173 (13) | 0.0232 (14) | −0.0034 (11) | −0.0046 (11) | −0.0075 (11) |
| N7 | 0.0289 (15) | 0.0247 (16) | 0.0292 (16) | −0.0028 (12) | −0.0103 (13) | −0.0029 (13) |
| N8 | 0.0240 (14) | 0.0292 (16) | 0.0251 (14) | 0.0018 (12) | −0.0080 (12) | −0.0145 (13) |
| N9 | 0.0240 (13) | 0.0176 (13) | 0.0198 (13) | −0.0013 (11) | −0.0081 (11) | −0.0033 (11) |
| N10 | 0.0115 (12) | 0.0229 (15) | 0.0368 (17) | −0.0031 (11) | 0.0001 (11) | −0.0059 (13) |
| N11 | 0.0139 (13) | 0.0155 (14) | 0.0452 (18) | −0.0019 (11) | −0.0018 (12) | −0.0047 (13) |
| N12 | 0.0233 (13) | 0.0185 (14) | 0.0213 (13) | −0.0015 (11) | −0.0060 (11) | −0.0062 (11) |
| C1 | 0.0352 (18) | 0.0253 (17) | 0.0186 (15) | −0.0042 (14) | −0.0113 (14) | −0.0100 (13) |
| C2 | 0.0350 (18) | 0.0220 (17) | 0.0221 (16) | −0.0047 (14) | −0.0163 (14) | −0.0053 (13) |
| C3 | 0.0243 (16) | 0.0192 (16) | 0.0372 (19) | 0.0004 (13) | −0.0207 (15) | −0.0078 (14) |
| C4 | 0.0152 (14) | 0.0203 (16) | 0.040 (2) | 0.0004 (12) | −0.0115 (14) | −0.0100 (15) |
| C5 | 0.0182 (15) | 0.0244 (17) | 0.0198 (16) | −0.0035 (13) | 0.0032 (12) | −0.0006 (13) |
| C6 | 0.0243 (16) | 0.0229 (17) | 0.0210 (16) | 0.0068 (13) | −0.0030 (13) | −0.0079 (14) |
| C7 | 0.0357 (18) | 0.0237 (17) | 0.0198 (16) | −0.0030 (14) | −0.0058 (14) | −0.0128 (14) |
| C8 | 0.0327 (17) | 0.0239 (17) | 0.0176 (15) | −0.0064 (14) | −0.0091 (13) | −0.0094 (13) |
| C9 | 0.0222 (16) | 0.0237 (17) | 0.0256 (17) | −0.0095 (13) | −0.0098 (13) | −0.0049 (14) |
| C10 | 0.0152 (14) | 0.0251 (17) | 0.0313 (18) | −0.0070 (12) | −0.0064 (13) | −0.0087 (14) |
| C11 | 0.0153 (14) | 0.0285 (18) | 0.0197 (16) | −0.0054 (13) | 0.0036 (12) | −0.0058 (14) |
| C12 | 0.0253 (16) | 0.0215 (16) | 0.0177 (15) | 0.0008 (13) | −0.0003 (12) | −0.0099 (13) |
| C13 | 0.0278 (17) | 0.0277 (18) | 0.0198 (16) | −0.0079 (14) | −0.0042 (13) | −0.0096 (14) |
| C14 | 0.0296 (17) | 0.0190 (16) | 0.0306 (18) | 0.0036 (13) | −0.0137 (14) | −0.0139 (14) |
| C15 | 0.0165 (14) | 0.0162 (15) | 0.0181 (14) | −0.0011 (11) | −0.0050 (11) | −0.0052 (12) |
| C16 | 0.0195 (14) | 0.0155 (15) | 0.0189 (14) | −0.0038 (11) | −0.0024 (12) | −0.0081 (12) |
| C17 | 0.0187 (15) | 0.0221 (16) | 0.0202 (15) | −0.0026 (12) | −0.0040 (12) | −0.0054 (13) |
| C18 | 0.0217 (15) | 0.0193 (16) | 0.0214 (15) | 0.0036 (12) | −0.0083 (12) | −0.0095 (13) |
| C19 | 0.0228 (15) | 0.0173 (15) | 0.0136 (14) | −0.0019 (12) | −0.0051 (12) | −0.0035 (12) |
| C20 | 0.095 (4) | 0.029 (2) | 0.0180 (18) | −0.012 (2) | −0.013 (2) | −0.0068 (16) |
| C21 | 0.102 (4) | 0.027 (2) | 0.0231 (19) | −0.023 (2) | −0.035 (2) | 0.0036 (16) |
| C22 | 0.048 (2) | 0.0212 (19) | 0.061 (3) | −0.0042 (17) | −0.041 (2) | −0.0035 (18) |
| C23 | 0.0218 (18) | 0.0214 (19) | 0.096 (4) | 0.0069 (15) | −0.032 (2) | −0.022 (2) |
| C24 | 0.0221 (18) | 0.031 (2) | 0.049 (3) | −0.0013 (16) | 0.0132 (17) | −0.0044 (19) |
| C25 | 0.052 (3) | 0.0237 (19) | 0.0247 (19) | 0.0129 (18) | 0.0159 (17) | −0.0049 (16) |
| C26 | 0.090 (3) | 0.025 (2) | 0.0240 (19) | −0.003 (2) | −0.021 (2) | −0.0123 (16) |
| C27 | 0.085 (3) | 0.029 (2) | 0.0265 (19) | −0.019 (2) | −0.034 (2) | −0.0020 (16) |
| C28 | 0.045 (2) | 0.025 (2) | 0.068 (3) | −0.0060 (17) | −0.042 (2) | −0.004 (2) |
| C29 | 0.0190 (17) | 0.026 (2) | 0.090 (4) | 0.0009 (15) | −0.021 (2) | −0.020 (2) |
| C30 | 0.029 (2) | 0.033 (2) | 0.071 (3) | −0.0104 (17) | 0.023 (2) | −0.027 (2) |
| C31 | 0.057 (3) | 0.029 (2) | 0.035 (2) | −0.0129 (19) | 0.0285 (19) | −0.0169 (18) |
| C32 | 0.0224 (15) | 0.0163 (15) | 0.0167 (14) | −0.0014 (12) | −0.0069 (12) | −0.0051 (12) |
Geometric parameters (Å, °) top
| Ba1—N1 | 2.959 (2) | N10—C23 | 1.463 (5) |
| Ba1—N2 | 2.919 (2) | N10—H10 | 0.87 (3) |
| Ba1—N5 | 2.889 (3) | N11—C30 | 1.441 (5) |
| Ba1—N6 | 2.877 (3) | N11—C29 | 1.447 (5) |
| Ba1—O1 | 2.854 (2) | N11—H11 | 0.87 (3) |
| Ba1—O2 | 2.827 (2) | N12—C32 | 1.147 (4) |
| Ba1—O3 | 2.802 (2) | C1—C2 | 1.489 (5) |
| Ba1—O4 | 2.850 (2) | C1—H1D | 0.9900 |
| Ba1—O5 | 2.764 (2) | C1—H1B | 0.9900 |
| Ba2—N9 | 2.939 (3) | C2—H1C | 0.9900 |
| Ba2—N10 | 2.867 (3) | C2—H2B | 0.9900 |
| Ba2—N11 | 2.929 (3) | C3—C4 | 1.505 (5) |
| Ba2—N12 | 2.867 (3) | C3—H3A | 0.9900 |
| Ba2—O6 | 2.888 (2) | C3—H3B | 0.9900 |
| Ba2—O7 | 2.884 (2) | C4—H4A | 0.9900 |
| Ba2—O8 | 2.888 (2) | C4—H4B | 0.9900 |
| Ba2—O9 | 2.929 (2) | C5—C6 | 1.505 (5) |
| Ba2—O10 | 2.859 (2) | C5—H5A | 0.9900 |
| Ba2—O11 | 2.761 (2) | C5—H5B | 0.9900 |
| Au1—Au2 | 3.5655 (2) | C6—H6A | 0.9900 |
| Au1—C13 | 1.978 (3) | C6—H6B | 0.9900 |
| Au1—C14 | 1.991 (3) | C7—C8 | 1.502 (5) |
| Au2—C15i | 1.986 (3) | C7—H7A | 0.9900 |
| Au2—C15 | 1.986 (3) | C7—H7B | 0.9900 |
| Au3—C16 | 1.985 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
| Au3—C17 | 1.990 (3) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
| Au3—Au4 | 3.2670 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.506 (4) |
| Au4—C18 | 1.988 (3) | C9—H9B | 0.9900 |
| Au4—C19 | 1.989 (3) | C9—H9C | 0.9900 |
| Au5—C32ii | 1.985 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9900 |
| Au5—C32 | 1.985 (3) | C10—H10B | 0.9900 |
| O1—C12 | 1.434 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.495 (4) |
| O1—C1 | 1.438 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9900 |
| O2—C5 | 1.432 (4) | C11—H11B | 0.9900 |
| O2—C4 | 1.432 (4) | C12—H12A | 0.9900 |
| O3—C7 | 1.440 (4) | C12—H12B | 0.9900 |
| O3—C6 | 1.443 (4) | C20—C21 | 1.474 (6) |
| O4—C11 | 1.431 (4) | C20—H20A | 0.9900 |
| O4—C10 | 1.437 (3) | C20—H20B | 0.9900 |
| O5—H5C | 0.84 (3) | C21—H21A | 0.9900 |
| O5—H5D | 0.83 (3) | C21—H21B | 0.9900 |
| O6—C20 | 1.413 (5) | C22—C23 | 1.494 (6) |
| O6—C31 | 1.447 (5) | C22—H22A | 0.9900 |
| O7—C22 | 1.417 (5) | C22—H22B | 0.9900 |
| O7—C21 | 1.452 (5) | C23—H23A | 0.9900 |
| O8—C26 | 1.412 (5) | C23—H23B | 0.9900 |
| O8—C25 | 1.462 (5) | C24—C25 | 1.478 (6) |
| O9—C28 | 1.427 (5) | C24—H24A | 0.9900 |
| O9—C27 | 1.453 (5) | C24—H24B | 0.9900 |
| O10—H10C | 0.83 (4) | C25—H25A | 0.9900 |
| O10—H10D | 0.84 (4) | C25—H25B | 0.9900 |
| O11—H11C | 0.84 (4) | C26—C27 | 1.492 (6) |
| O11—H11D | 0.84 (3) | C26—H26A | 0.9900 |
| N1—C3 | 1.464 (4) | C26—H26B | 0.9900 |
| N1—C2 | 1.467 (4) | C27—H27A | 0.9900 |
| N1—H1 | 0.88 (3) | C27—H27B | 0.9900 |
| N2—C8 | 1.463 (4) | C28—C29 | 1.501 (6) |
| N2—C9 | 1.473 (4) | C28—H28A | 0.9900 |
| N2—H2 | 0.88 (3) | C28—H28B | 0.9900 |
| N3—C14 | 1.134 (4) | C29—H29A | 0.9900 |
| N4—C13 | 1.145 (4) | C29—H29B | 0.9900 |
| N5—C15 | 1.147 (4) | C30—C31 | 1.500 (6) |
| N6—C16 | 1.155 (4) | C30—H30A | 0.9900 |
| N7—C17 | 1.145 (4) | C30—H30B | 0.9900 |
| N8—C18 | 1.147 (4) | C31—H31A | 0.9900 |
| N9—C19 | 1.152 (4) | C31—H31B | 0.9900 |
| N10—C24 | 1.437 (5) | | |
| | | |
| O5—Ba1—O3 | 102.83 (7) | O1—C1—H1D | 110.0 |
| O5—Ba1—O2 | 79.48 (7) | C2—C1—H1D | 110.0 |
| O3—Ba1—O2 | 59.26 (6) | O1—C1—H1B | 110.0 |
| O5—Ba1—O4 | 119.33 (7) | C2—C1—H1B | 110.0 |
| O3—Ba1—O4 | 119.43 (6) | H1D—C1—H1B | 108.4 |
| O2—Ba1—O4 | 159.10 (6) | N1—C2—C1 | 111.0 (3) |
| O5—Ba1—O1 | 96.10 (7) | N1—C2—H1C | 109.4 |
| O3—Ba1—O1 | 157.80 (6) | C1—C2—H1C | 109.4 |
| O2—Ba1—O1 | 114.11 (6) | N1—C2—H2B | 109.4 |
| O4—Ba1—O1 | 58.19 (6) | C1—C2—H2B | 109.4 |
| O5—Ba1—N6 | 143.22 (7) | H1C—C2—H2B | 108.0 |
| O3—Ba1—N6 | 82.11 (7) | N1—C3—C4 | 111.3 (3) |
| O2—Ba1—N6 | 71.92 (7) | N1—C3—H3A | 109.4 |
| O4—Ba1—N6 | 87.18 (7) | C4—C3—H3A | 109.4 |
| O1—Ba1—N6 | 75.77 (7) | N1—C3—H3B | 109.4 |
| O5—Ba1—N5 | 66.95 (7) | C4—C3—H3B | 109.4 |
| O3—Ba1—N5 | 76.74 (7) | H3A—C3—H3B | 108.0 |
| O2—Ba1—N5 | 115.92 (7) | O2—C4—C3 | 108.9 (2) |
| O4—Ba1—N5 | 81.94 (7) | O2—C4—H4A | 109.9 |
| O1—Ba1—N5 | 122.06 (7) | C3—C4—H4A | 109.9 |
| N6—Ba1—N5 | 147.29 (7) | O2—C4—H4B | 109.9 |
| O5—Ba1—N2 | 136.59 (7) | C3—C4—H4B | 109.9 |
| O3—Ba1—N2 | 60.51 (7) | H4A—C4—H4B | 108.3 |
| O2—Ba1—N2 | 114.90 (7) | O2—C5—C6 | 108.6 (3) |
| O4—Ba1—N2 | 58.94 (7) | O2—C5—H5A | 110.0 |
| O1—Ba1—N2 | 111.94 (7) | C6—C5—H5A | 110.0 |
| N6—Ba1—N2 | 77.83 (7) | O2—C5—H5B | 110.0 |
| N5—Ba1—N2 | 70.12 (7) | C6—C5—H5B | 110.0 |
| O5—Ba1—N1 | 67.30 (7) | H5A—C5—H5B | 108.3 |
| O3—Ba1—N1 | 118.09 (7) | O3—C6—C5 | 108.8 (3) |
| O2—Ba1—N1 | 58.85 (7) | O3—C6—H6A | 109.9 |
| O4—Ba1—N1 | 117.43 (7) | C5—C6—H6A | 109.9 |
| O1—Ba1—N1 | 59.24 (7) | O3—C6—H6B | 109.9 |
| N6—Ba1—N1 | 78.16 (7) | C5—C6—H6B | 109.9 |
| N5—Ba1—N1 | 134.01 (7) | H6A—C6—H6B | 108.3 |
| N2—Ba1—N1 | 155.87 (7) | O3—C7—C8 | 108.5 (2) |
| O11—Ba2—O10 | 137.70 (7) | O3—C7—H7A | 110.0 |
| O11—Ba2—N12 | 143.24 (7) | C8—C7—H7A | 110.0 |
| O10—Ba2—N12 | 67.64 (7) | O3—C7—H7B | 110.0 |
| O11—Ba2—N10 | 67.46 (8) | C8—C7—H7B | 110.0 |
| O10—Ba2—N10 | 131.20 (8) | H7A—C7—H7B | 108.4 |
| N12—Ba2—N10 | 120.42 (8) | N2—C8—C7 | 110.5 (3) |
| O11—Ba2—O7 | 75.90 (7) | N2—C8—H8A | 109.5 |
| O10—Ba2—O7 | 84.97 (7) | C7—C8—H8A | 109.5 |
| N12—Ba2—O7 | 140.41 (7) | N2—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
| N10—Ba2—O7 | 58.47 (9) | C7—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
| O11—Ba2—O8 | 78.61 (7) | H8A—C8—H8B | 108.1 |
| O10—Ba2—O8 | 143.09 (7) | N2—C9—C10 | 110.5 (3) |
| N12—Ba2—O8 | 77.51 (7) | N2—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
| N10—Ba2—O8 | 58.82 (8) | C10—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
| O7—Ba2—O8 | 117.22 (8) | N2—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
| O11—Ba2—O6 | 72.53 (7) | C10—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
| O10—Ba2—O6 | 65.32 (7) | H9B—C9—H9C | 108.1 |
| N12—Ba2—O6 | 125.57 (8) | O4—C10—C9 | 109.3 (2) |
| N10—Ba2—O6 | 110.74 (8) | O4—C10—H10A | 109.8 |
| O7—Ba2—O6 | 58.40 (8) | C9—C10—H10A | 109.8 |
| O8—Ba2—O6 | 151.00 (7) | O4—C10—H10B | 109.8 |
| O11—Ba2—O9 | 75.86 (7) | C9—C10—H10B | 109.8 |
| O10—Ba2—O9 | 115.52 (7) | H10A—C10—H10B | 108.3 |
| N12—Ba2—O9 | 67.84 (7) | O4—C11—C12 | 109.7 (3) |
| N10—Ba2—O9 | 111.03 (8) | O4—C11—H11A | 109.7 |
| O7—Ba2—O9 | 151.71 (7) | C12—C11—H11A | 109.7 |
| O8—Ba2—O9 | 58.02 (8) | O4—C11—H11B | 109.7 |
| O6—Ba2—O9 | 110.70 (8) | C12—C11—H11B | 109.7 |
| O11—Ba2—N11 | 84.00 (7) | H11A—C11—H11B | 108.2 |
| O10—Ba2—N11 | 71.79 (7) | O1—C12—C11 | 108.6 (2) |
| N12—Ba2—N11 | 81.66 (8) | O1—C12—H12A | 110.0 |
| N10—Ba2—N11 | 151.42 (8) | C11—C12—H12A | 110.0 |
| O7—Ba2—N11 | 117.33 (9) | O1—C12—H12B | 110.0 |
| O8—Ba2—N11 | 115.65 (8) | C11—C12—H12B | 110.0 |
| O6—Ba2—N11 | 58.97 (9) | H12A—C12—H12B | 108.3 |
| O9—Ba2—N11 | 57.70 (9) | N4—C13—Au1 | 177.1 (3) |
| O11—Ba2—N9 | 134.24 (7) | N3—C14—Au1 | 179.2 (3) |
| O10—Ba2—N9 | 66.20 (7) | N5—C15—Au2 | 176.8 (3) |
| N12—Ba2—N9 | 75.11 (7) | N6—C16—Au3 | 179.2 (3) |
| N10—Ba2—N9 | 70.20 (8) | N7—C17—Au3 | 179.1 (3) |
| O7—Ba2—N9 | 67.68 (7) | N8—C18—Au4 | 176.4 (3) |
| O8—Ba2—N9 | 93.98 (7) | N9—C19—Au4 | 177.2 (3) |
| O6—Ba2—N9 | 108.12 (7) | O6—C20—C21 | 108.0 (3) |
| O9—Ba2—N9 | 137.08 (7) | O6—C20—H20A | 110.1 |
| N11—Ba2—N9 | 137.13 (8) | C21—C20—H20A | 110.1 |
| C13—Au1—C14 | 177.12 (14) | O6—C20—H20B | 110.1 |
| C15i—Au2—C15 | 179.999 (1) | C21—C20—H20B | 110.1 |
| C16—Au3—C17 | 177.40 (13) | H20A—C20—H20B | 108.4 |
| C16—Au3—Au4 | 87.75 (9) | O7—C21—C20 | 111.0 (3) |
| C17—Au3—Au4 | 94.85 (9) | O7—C21—H21A | 109.4 |
| C18—Au4—C19 | 176.60 (12) | C20—C21—H21A | 109.4 |
| C18—Au4—Au3 | 101.99 (9) | O7—C21—H21B | 109.4 |
| C19—Au4—Au3 | 81.12 (8) | C20—C21—H21B | 109.4 |
| C32ii—Au5—C32 | 179.998 (2) | H21A—C21—H21B | 108.0 |
| C12—O1—C1 | 111.8 (2) | O7—C22—C23 | 110.4 (3) |
| C12—O1—Ba1 | 115.33 (16) | O7—C22—H22A | 109.6 |
| C1—O1—Ba1 | 116.57 (18) | C23—C22—H22A | 109.6 |
| C5—O2—C4 | 111.7 (2) | O7—C22—H22B | 109.6 |
| C5—O2—Ba1 | 113.39 (17) | C23—C22—H22B | 109.6 |
| C4—O2—Ba1 | 119.24 (18) | H22A—C22—H22B | 108.1 |
| C7—O3—C6 | 110.9 (2) | N10—C23—C22 | 111.5 (3) |
| C7—O3—Ba1 | 118.93 (17) | N10—C23—H23A | 109.3 |
| C6—O3—Ba1 | 119.53 (17) | C22—C23—H23A | 109.3 |
| C11—O4—C10 | 110.8 (2) | N10—C23—H23B | 109.3 |
| C11—O4—Ba1 | 119.65 (16) | C22—C23—H23B | 109.3 |
| C10—O4—Ba1 | 121.32 (17) | H23A—C23—H23B | 108.0 |
| Ba1—O5—H5C | 101 (3) | N10—C24—C25 | 109.8 (3) |
| Ba1—O5—H5D | 136 (3) | N10—C24—H24A | 109.7 |
| H5C—O5—H5D | 107 (3) | C25—C24—H24A | 109.7 |
| C20—O6—C31 | 111.5 (3) | N10—C24—H24B | 109.7 |
| C20—O6—Ba2 | 111.6 (2) | C25—C24—H24B | 109.7 |
| C31—O6—Ba2 | 114.4 (2) | H24A—C24—H24B | 108.2 |
| C22—O7—C21 | 111.1 (3) | O8—C25—C24 | 110.8 (3) |
| C22—O7—Ba2 | 120.4 (2) | O8—C25—H25A | 109.5 |
| C21—O7—Ba2 | 116.8 (2) | C24—C25—H25A | 109.5 |
| C26—O8—C25 | 111.7 (3) | O8—C25—H25B | 109.5 |
| C26—O8—Ba2 | 120.0 (2) | C24—C25—H25B | 109.5 |
| C25—O8—Ba2 | 117.8 (2) | H25A—C25—H25B | 108.1 |
| C28—O9—C27 | 113.4 (3) | O8—C26—C27 | 109.3 (3) |
| C28—O9—Ba2 | 115.4 (2) | O8—C26—H26A | 109.8 |
| C27—O9—Ba2 | 112.4 (2) | C27—C26—H26A | 109.8 |
| Ba2—O10—H10C | 120 (2) | O8—C26—H26B | 109.8 |
| Ba2—O10—H10D | 121 (2) | C27—C26—H26B | 109.8 |
| H10C—O10—H10D | 106 (3) | H26A—C26—H26B | 108.3 |
| Ba2—O11—H11C | 121 (2) | O9—C27—C26 | 110.1 (3) |
| Ba2—O11—H11D | 134 (2) | O9—C27—H27A | 109.6 |
| H11C—O11—H11D | 104 (3) | C26—C27—H27A | 109.6 |
| C3—N1—C2 | 112.9 (2) | O9—C27—H27B | 109.6 |
| C3—N1—Ba1 | 114.07 (18) | C26—C27—H27B | 109.6 |
| C2—N1—Ba1 | 112.68 (18) | H27A—C27—H27B | 108.2 |
| C3—N1—H1 | 111 (2) | O9—C28—C29 | 108.8 (3) |
| C2—N1—H1 | 105 (2) | O9—C28—H28A | 109.9 |
| Ba1—N1—H1 | 100 (2) | C29—C28—H28A | 109.9 |
| C8—N2—C9 | 112.6 (2) | O9—C28—H28B | 109.9 |
| C8—N2—Ba1 | 107.68 (17) | C29—C28—H28B | 109.9 |
| C9—N2—Ba1 | 109.42 (17) | H28A—C28—H28B | 108.3 |
| C8—N2—H2 | 110 (2) | N11—C29—C28 | 112.2 (3) |
| C9—N2—H2 | 104 (2) | N11—C29—H29A | 109.2 |
| Ba1—N2—H2 | 113 (2) | C28—C29—H29A | 109.2 |
| C15—N5—Ba1 | 158.4 (2) | N11—C29—H29B | 109.2 |
| C16—N6—Ba1 | 137.8 (2) | C28—C29—H29B | 109.2 |
| C19—N9—Ba2 | 149.6 (2) | H29A—C29—H29B | 107.9 |
| C24—N10—C23 | 113.0 (3) | N11—C30—C31 | 111.3 (3) |
| C24—N10—Ba2 | 112.3 (2) | N11—C30—H30A | 109.4 |
| C23—N10—Ba2 | 115.7 (2) | C31—C30—H30A | 109.4 |
| C24—N10—H10 | 100 (3) | N11—C30—H30B | 109.4 |
| C23—N10—H10 | 116 (3) | C31—C30—H30B | 109.4 |
| Ba2—N10—H10 | 98 (3) | H30A—C30—H30B | 108.0 |
| C30—N11—C29 | 111.7 (3) | O6—C31—C30 | 108.3 (3) |
| C30—N11—Ba2 | 115.4 (2) | O6—C31—H31A | 110.0 |
| C29—N11—Ba2 | 118.3 (2) | C30—C31—H31A | 110.0 |
| C30—N11—H11 | 105 (3) | O6—C31—H31B | 110.0 |
| C29—N11—H11 | 110 (3) | C30—C31—H31B | 110.0 |
| Ba2—N11—H11 | 95 (3) | H31A—C31—H31B | 108.4 |
| C32—N12—Ba2 | 153.4 (2) | N12—C32—Au5 | 178.2 (3) |
| O1—C1—C2 | 108.5 (2) | | |
| | | |
| C14—Au1—Au2—C15 | 53.73 (13) | O3—Ba1—N1—C2 | 141.49 (19) |
| C13—Au1—Au2—C15 | −127.71 (13) | O2—Ba1—N1—C2 | 143.1 (2) |
| C14—Au1—Au2—C15i | −126.27 (13) | O4—Ba1—N1—C2 | −13.3 (2) |
| C13—Au1—Au2—C15i | 52.29 (13) | O1—Ba1—N1—C2 | −13.15 (19) |
| C16—Au3—Au4—C18 | −125.59 (12) | N6—Ba1—N1—C2 | 67.2 (2) |
| C17—Au3—Au4—C18 | 54.37 (13) | N5—Ba1—N1—C2 | −119.6 (2) |
| C16—Au3—Au4—C19 | 55.81 (12) | N2—Ba1—N1—C2 | 61.5 (3) |
| C17—Au3—Au4—C19 | −124.22 (13) | O5—Ba1—N2—C8 | −51.2 (2) |
| O5—Ba1—O1—C12 | −95.75 (19) | O3—Ba1—N2—C8 | 25.70 (18) |
| O3—Ba1—O1—C12 | 115.7 (2) | O2—Ba1—N2—C8 | 50.2 (2) |
| O2—Ba1—O1—C12 | −176.93 (18) | O4—Ba1—N2—C8 | −152.5 (2) |
| O4—Ba1—O1—C12 | 25.14 (18) | O1—Ba1—N2—C8 | −177.53 (18) |
| N6—Ba1—O1—C12 | 120.7 (2) | N6—Ba1—N2—C8 | 113.4 (2) |
| N5—Ba1—O1—C12 | −29.2 (2) | N5—Ba1—N2—C8 | −59.96 (19) |
| N2—Ba1—O1—C12 | 50.4 (2) | N1—Ba1—N2—C8 | 119.2 (2) |
| N1—Ba1—O1—C12 | −154.7 (2) | O5—Ba1—N2—C9 | 71.4 (2) |
| O5—Ba1—O1—C1 | 38.4 (2) | O3—Ba1—N2—C9 | 148.3 (2) |
| O3—Ba1—O1—C1 | −110.1 (2) | O2—Ba1—N2—C9 | 172.83 (17) |
| O2—Ba1—O1—C1 | −42.8 (2) | O4—Ba1—N2—C9 | −29.84 (17) |
| O4—Ba1—O1—C1 | 159.3 (2) | O1—Ba1—N2—C9 | −54.9 (2) |
| N6—Ba1—O1—C1 | −105.1 (2) | N6—Ba1—N2—C9 | −123.9 (2) |
| N5—Ba1—O1—C1 | 104.9 (2) | N5—Ba1—N2—C9 | 62.67 (19) |
| N2—Ba1—O1—C1 | −175.44 (19) | N1—Ba1—N2—C9 | −118.2 (2) |
| N1—Ba1—O1—C1 | −20.59 (19) | O5—Ba1—N5—C15 | 92.1 (6) |
| O5—Ba1—O2—C5 | 84.9 (2) | O3—Ba1—N5—C15 | −157.5 (6) |
| O3—Ba1—O2—C5 | −27.02 (19) | O2—Ba1—N5—C15 | 156.8 (6) |
| O4—Ba1—O2—C5 | −119.6 (2) | O4—Ba1—N5—C15 | −34.6 (6) |
| O1—Ba1—O2—C5 | 176.92 (19) | O1—Ba1—N5—C15 | 9.6 (7) |
| N6—Ba1—O2—C5 | −118.5 (2) | N6—Ba1—N5—C15 | −106.4 (6) |
| N5—Ba1—O2—C5 | 27.1 (2) | N2—Ba1—N5—C15 | −94.4 (6) |
| N2—Ba1—O2—C5 | −51.9 (2) | N1—Ba1—N5—C15 | 86.0 (6) |
| N1—Ba1—O2—C5 | 154.6 (2) | O5—Ba1—N6—C16 | 4.4 (4) |
| O5—Ba1—O2—C4 | −49.8 (2) | O3—Ba1—N6—C16 | −96.5 (3) |
| O3—Ba1—O2—C4 | −161.8 (2) | O2—Ba1—N6—C16 | −36.4 (3) |
| O4—Ba1—O2—C4 | 105.7 (2) | O4—Ba1—N6—C16 | 143.2 (3) |
| O1—Ba1—O2—C4 | 42.2 (2) | O1—Ba1—N6—C16 | 85.4 (3) |
| N6—Ba1—O2—C4 | 106.7 (2) | N5—Ba1—N6—C16 | −146.4 (3) |
| N5—Ba1—O2—C4 | −107.6 (2) | N2—Ba1—N6—C16 | −157.9 (4) |
| N2—Ba1—O2—C4 | 173.4 (2) | N1—Ba1—N6—C16 | 24.5 (3) |
| N1—Ba1—O2—C4 | 19.9 (2) | O11—Ba2—N9—C19 | 38.5 (5) |
| O5—Ba1—O3—C7 | 143.6 (2) | O10—Ba2—N9—C19 | −95.8 (5) |
| O2—Ba1—O3—C7 | −147.1 (2) | N12—Ba2—N9—C19 | −167.6 (5) |
| O4—Ba1—O3—C7 | 8.8 (2) | N10—Ba2—N9—C19 | 61.7 (5) |
| O1—Ba1—O3—C7 | −68.5 (3) | O7—Ba2—N9—C19 | −1.4 (5) |
| N6—Ba1—O3—C7 | −73.4 (2) | O8—Ba2—N9—C19 | 116.4 (5) |
| N5—Ba1—O3—C7 | 81.4 (2) | O6—Ba2—N9—C19 | −44.5 (5) |
| N2—Ba1—O3—C7 | 7.0 (2) | O9—Ba2—N9—C19 | 161.6 (4) |
| N1—Ba1—O3—C7 | −145.5 (2) | N11—Ba2—N9—C19 | −108.1 (5) |
| O5—Ba1—O3—C6 | −75.0 (2) | O11—Ba2—N10—C24 | −120.0 (3) |
| O2—Ba1—O3—C6 | −5.7 (2) | O10—Ba2—N10—C24 | 105.5 (3) |
| O4—Ba1—O3—C6 | 150.1 (2) | N12—Ba2—N10—C24 | 19.6 (3) |
| O1—Ba1—O3—C6 | 72.8 (3) | O7—Ba2—N10—C24 | 153.1 (3) |
| N6—Ba1—O3—C6 | 67.9 (2) | O8—Ba2—N10—C24 | −29.9 (2) |
| N5—Ba1—O3—C6 | −137.2 (2) | O6—Ba2—N10—C24 | −179.7 (2) |
| N2—Ba1—O3—C6 | 148.3 (2) | O9—Ba2—N10—C24 | −56.3 (3) |
| N1—Ba1—O3—C6 | −4.1 (2) | N11—Ba2—N10—C24 | −116.9 (3) |
| O5—Ba1—O4—C11 | 85.4 (2) | N9—Ba2—N10—C24 | 77.8 (3) |
| O3—Ba1—O4—C11 | −147.1 (2) | O11—Ba2—N10—C23 | 108.2 (3) |
| O2—Ba1—O4—C11 | −66.7 (3) | O10—Ba2—N10—C23 | −26.3 (3) |
| O1—Ba1—O4—C11 | 7.2 (2) | N12—Ba2—N10—C23 | −112.1 (2) |
| N6—Ba1—O4—C11 | −67.8 (2) | O7—Ba2—N10—C23 | 21.3 (2) |
| N5—Ba1—O4—C11 | 143.2 (2) | O8—Ba2—N10—C23 | −161.7 (3) |
| N2—Ba1—O4—C11 | −145.2 (2) | O6—Ba2—N10—C23 | 48.5 (3) |
| N1—Ba1—O4—C11 | 7.3 (2) | O9—Ba2—N10—C23 | 171.9 (2) |
| O5—Ba1—O4—C10 | −129.2 (2) | N11—Ba2—N10—C23 | 111.3 (3) |
| O3—Ba1—O4—C10 | −1.6 (2) | N9—Ba2—N10—C23 | −54.0 (2) |
| O2—Ba1—O4—C10 | 78.7 (3) | O11—Ba2—N11—C30 | −63.8 (2) |
| O1—Ba1—O4—C10 | 152.7 (2) | O10—Ba2—N11—C30 | 81.0 (2) |
| N6—Ba1—O4—C10 | 77.7 (2) | N12—Ba2—N11—C30 | 150.2 (3) |
| N5—Ba1—O4—C10 | −71.4 (2) | N10—Ba2—N11—C30 | −66.7 (3) |
| N2—Ba1—O4—C10 | 0.2 (2) | O7—Ba2—N11—C30 | 6.9 (3) |
| N1—Ba1—O4—C10 | 152.8 (2) | O8—Ba2—N11—C30 | −138.1 (2) |
| O11—Ba2—O6—C20 | −114.7 (2) | O6—Ba2—N11—C30 | 9.4 (2) |
| O10—Ba2—O6—C20 | 69.0 (2) | O9—Ba2—N11—C30 | −140.8 (3) |
| N12—Ba2—O6—C20 | 101.5 (2) | N9—Ba2—N11—C30 | 92.8 (3) |
| N10—Ba2—O6—C20 | −58.0 (3) | O11—Ba2—N11—C29 | 72.4 (3) |
| O7—Ba2—O6—C20 | −30.8 (2) | O10—Ba2—N11—C29 | −142.8 (3) |
| O8—Ba2—O6—C20 | −120.7 (3) | N12—Ba2—N11—C29 | −73.6 (3) |
| O9—Ba2—O6—C20 | 178.4 (2) | N10—Ba2—N11—C29 | 69.5 (3) |
| N11—Ba2—O6—C20 | 151.8 (3) | O7—Ba2—N11—C29 | 143.1 (2) |
| N9—Ba2—O6—C20 | 17.1 (3) | O8—Ba2—N11—C29 | −1.9 (3) |
| O11—Ba2—O6—C31 | 117.5 (2) | O6—Ba2—N11—C29 | 145.6 (3) |
| O10—Ba2—O6—C31 | −58.9 (2) | O9—Ba2—N11—C29 | −4.6 (2) |
| N12—Ba2—O6—C31 | −26.4 (3) | N9—Ba2—N11—C29 | −131.0 (2) |
| N10—Ba2—O6—C31 | 174.2 (2) | O11—Ba2—N12—C32 | −83.9 (5) |
| O7—Ba2—O6—C31 | −158.6 (2) | O10—Ba2—N12—C32 | 57.8 (5) |
| O8—Ba2—O6—C31 | 111.5 (3) | N10—Ba2—N12—C32 | −176.4 (5) |
| O9—Ba2—O6—C31 | 50.6 (2) | O7—Ba2—N12—C32 | 107.6 (5) |
| N11—Ba2—O6—C31 | 24.0 (2) | O8—Ba2—N12—C32 | −134.6 (5) |
| N9—Ba2—O6—C31 | −110.7 (2) | O6—Ba2—N12—C32 | 26.0 (5) |
| O11—Ba2—O7—C22 | −63.9 (2) | O9—Ba2—N12—C32 | −74.3 (5) |
| O10—Ba2—O7—C22 | 154.2 (2) | N11—Ba2—N12—C32 | −15.8 (5) |
| N12—Ba2—O7—C22 | 109.1 (2) | N9—Ba2—N12—C32 | 127.8 (5) |
| N10—Ba2—O7—C22 | 8.1 (2) | C12—O1—C1—C2 | −172.1 (3) |
| O8—Ba2—O7—C22 | 5.2 (3) | Ba1—O1—C1—C2 | 52.2 (3) |
| O6—Ba2—O7—C22 | −141.8 (3) | C3—N1—C2—C1 | 176.1 (3) |
| O9—Ba2—O7—C22 | −67.3 (3) | Ba1—N1—C2—C1 | 45.0 (3) |
| N11—Ba2—O7—C22 | −139.3 (2) | O1—C1—C2—N1 | −65.0 (3) |
| N9—Ba2—O7—C22 | 87.9 (2) | C2—N1—C3—C4 | −172.5 (3) |
| O11—Ba2—O7—C21 | 76.0 (2) | Ba1—N1—C3—C4 | −42.2 (3) |
| O10—Ba2—O7—C21 | −66.0 (2) | C5—O2—C4—C3 | 175.2 (3) |
| N12—Ba2—O7—C21 | −111.1 (2) | Ba1—O2—C4—C3 | −49.4 (3) |
| N10—Ba2—O7—C21 | 147.9 (3) | N1—C3—C4—O2 | 59.9 (3) |
| O8—Ba2—O7—C21 | 145.0 (2) | C4—O2—C5—C6 | −165.0 (3) |
| O6—Ba2—O7—C21 | −2.0 (2) | Ba1—O2—C5—C6 | 56.8 (3) |
| O9—Ba2—O7—C21 | 72.5 (3) | C7—O3—C6—C5 | 179.6 (3) |
| N11—Ba2—O7—C21 | 0.5 (3) | Ba1—O3—C6—C5 | 35.4 (3) |
| N9—Ba2—O7—C21 | −132.3 (3) | O2—C5—C6—O3 | −60.2 (3) |
| O11—Ba2—O8—C26 | −72.1 (2) | C6—O3—C7—C8 | 177.4 (3) |
| O10—Ba2—O8—C26 | 99.1 (3) | Ba1—O3—C7—C8 | −38.2 (3) |
| N12—Ba2—O8—C26 | 79.8 (2) | C9—N2—C8—C7 | −178.6 (3) |
| N10—Ba2—O8—C26 | −142.5 (3) | Ba1—N2—C8—C7 | −57.9 (3) |
| O7—Ba2—O8—C26 | −139.5 (2) | O3—C7—C8—N2 | 65.8 (3) |
| O6—Ba2—O8—C26 | −66.2 (3) | C8—N2—C9—C10 | 179.1 (3) |
| O9—Ba2—O8—C26 | 8.3 (2) | Ba1—N2—C9—C10 | 59.4 (3) |
| N11—Ba2—O8—C26 | 5.5 (3) | C11—O4—C10—C9 | 176.9 (3) |
| N9—Ba2—O8—C26 | 153.6 (2) | Ba1—O4—C10—C9 | 28.7 (3) |
| O11—Ba2—O8—C25 | 69.8 (2) | N2—C9—C10—O4 | −59.1 (3) |
| O10—Ba2—O8—C25 | −119.0 (2) | C10—O4—C11—C12 | 174.6 (3) |
| N12—Ba2—O8—C25 | −138.3 (2) | Ba1—O4—C11—C12 | −36.6 (3) |
| N10—Ba2—O8—C25 | −0.6 (2) | C1—O1—C12—C11 | 169.5 (3) |
| O7—Ba2—O8—C25 | 2.4 (3) | Ba1—O1—C12—C11 | −54.2 (3) |
| O6—Ba2—O8—C25 | 75.7 (3) | O4—C11—C12—O1 | 58.7 (3) |
| O9—Ba2—O8—C25 | 150.2 (3) | C31—O6—C20—C21 | −169.0 (3) |
| N11—Ba2—O8—C25 | 147.4 (2) | Ba2—O6—C20—C21 | 61.6 (3) |
| N9—Ba2—O8—C25 | −64.5 (2) | C22—O7—C21—C20 | 176.5 (3) |
| O11—Ba2—O9—C28 | −118.5 (2) | Ba2—O7—C21—C20 | 33.1 (4) |
| O10—Ba2—O9—C28 | 18.0 (3) | O6—C20—C21—O7 | −63.5 (4) |
| N12—Ba2—O9—C28 | 67.5 (2) | C21—O7—C22—C23 | −177.0 (3) |
| N10—Ba2—O9—C28 | −177.1 (2) | Ba2—O7—C22—C23 | −35.1 (4) |
| O7—Ba2—O9—C28 | −115.0 (3) | C24—N10—C23—C22 | 179.7 (3) |
| O8—Ba2—O9—C28 | 156.3 (3) | Ba2—N10—C23—C22 | −48.9 (3) |
| O6—Ba2—O9—C28 | −53.7 (2) | O7—C22—C23—N10 | 54.6 (4) |
| N11—Ba2—O9—C28 | −26.7 (2) | C23—N10—C24—C25 | −167.2 (3) |
| N9—Ba2—O9—C28 | 99.7 (2) | Ba2—N10—C24—C25 | 59.7 (3) |
| O11—Ba2—O9—C27 | 109.4 (2) | C26—O8—C25—C24 | 174.7 (3) |
| O10—Ba2—O9—C27 | −114.1 (2) | Ba2—O8—C25—C24 | 29.8 (4) |
| N12—Ba2—O9—C27 | −64.6 (2) | N10—C24—C25—O8 | −59.4 (4) |
| N10—Ba2—O9—C27 | 50.8 (2) | C25—O8—C26—C27 | 177.6 (3) |
| O7—Ba2—O9—C27 | 112.9 (3) | Ba2—O8—C26—C27 | −38.4 (4) |
| O8—Ba2—O9—C27 | 24.1 (2) | C28—O9—C27—C26 | 172.1 (3) |
| O6—Ba2—O9—C27 | 174.2 (2) | Ba2—O9—C27—C26 | −54.8 (3) |
| N11—Ba2—O9—C27 | −158.8 (3) | O8—C26—C27—O9 | 61.8 (4) |
| N9—Ba2—O9—C27 | −32.4 (3) | C27—O9—C28—C29 | −173.7 (3) |
| O5—Ba1—N1—C3 | 103.9 (2) | Ba2—O9—C28—C29 | 54.6 (3) |
| O3—Ba1—N1—C3 | 11.0 (2) | C30—N11—C29—C28 | 171.3 (3) |
| O2—Ba1—N1—C3 | 12.63 (19) | Ba2—N11—C29—C28 | 33.6 (4) |
| O4—Ba1—N1—C3 | −143.73 (19) | O9—C28—C29—N11 | −58.0 (4) |
| O1—Ba1—N1—C3 | −143.6 (2) | C29—N11—C30—C31 | −179.9 (3) |
| N6—Ba1—N1—C3 | −63.3 (2) | Ba2—N11—C30—C31 | −40.9 (4) |
| N5—Ba1—N1—C3 | 109.9 (2) | C20—O6—C31—C30 | 177.6 (3) |
| N2—Ba1—N1—C3 | −69.0 (3) | Ba2—O6—C31—C30 | −54.6 (4) |
| O5—Ba1—N1—C2 | −125.7 (2) | N11—C30—C31—O6 | 63.8 (4) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y, −z+2; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °) top
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O5—H5C···N4i | 0.84 (3) | 2.19 (2) | 2.997 (4) | 161 (4) |
| O5—H5D···N3iii | 0.84 (3) | 1.98 (3) | 2.804 (4) | 168 (3) |
| O10—H10C···N8iv | 0.83 (4) | 2.09 (3) | 2.916 (3) | 170 (3) |
| O10—H10D···N6 | 0.84 (4) | 2.35 (2) | 3.132 (3) | 156 (3) |
| O11—H11C···N4ii | 0.84 (4) | 2.01 (3) | 2.845 (4) | 177 (3) |
| O11—H11D···N7v | 0.84 (3) | 2.09 (3) | 2.920 (4) | 176 (4) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y, −z+2; (iii) −x+1, −y, −z+2; (iv) x+1, y, z; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2; (v) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1. |
Table 1
Selected geometric parameters (Å, °) top| Ba1—N1 | 2.959 (2) | Ba2—O8 | 2.888 (2) |
| Ba1—N2 | 2.919 (2) | Ba2—O9 | 2.929 (2) |
| Ba1—N5 | 2.889 (3) | Ba2—O10 | 2.859 (2) |
| Ba1—N6 | 2.877 (3) | Ba2—O11 | 2.761 (2) |
| Ba1—O1 | 2.854 (2) | Au1—Au2 | 3.5655 (2) |
| Ba1—O2 | 2.827 (2) | Au1—C13 | 1.978 (3) |
| Ba1—O3 | 2.802 (2) | Au1—C14 | 1.991 (3) |
| Ba1—O4 | 2.850 (2) | Au2—C15 | 1.986 (3) |
| Ba1—O5 | 2.764 (2) | Au3—C16 | 1.985 (3) |
| Ba2—N9 | 2.939 (3) | Au3—C17 | 1.990 (3) |
| Ba2—N10 | 2.867 (3) | Au3—Au4 | 3.2670 (2) |
| Ba2—N11 | 2.929 (3) | Au4—C18 | 1.988 (3) |
| Ba2—N12 | 2.867 (3) | Au4—C19 | 1.989 (3) |
| Ba2—O6 | 2.888 (2) | Au5—C32 | 1.985 (3) |
| Ba2—O7 | 2.884 (2) | | |
| | | |
| C13—Au1—C14 | 177.12 (14) | C18—Au4—C19 | 176.60 (12) |
| C16—Au3—C17 | 177.40 (13) | | |
| | | |
| C14—Au1—Au2—C15 | 53.73 (13) | C16—Au3—Au4—C18 | −125.59 (12) |
| C13—Au1—Au2—C15 | −127.71 (13) | C17—Au3—Au4—C18 | 54.37 (13) |
| C14—Au1—Au2—C15i | −126.27 (13) | C16—Au3—Au4—C19 | 55.81 (12) |
| C13—Au1—Au2—C15i | 52.29 (13) | C17—Au3—Au4—C19 | −124.22 (13) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y, −z+2. |
Table 2
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °) top
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O5—H5C···N4i | 0.84 (3) | 2.19 (2) | 2.997 (4) | 161 (4) |
| O5—H5D···N3ii | 0.84 (3) | 1.98 (3) | 2.804 (4) | 168 (3) |
| O10—H10C···N8iii | 0.83 (4) | 2.09 (3) | 2.916 (3) | 170 (3) |
| O10—H10D···N6 | 0.84 (4) | 2.35 (2) | 3.132 (3) | 156 (3) |
| O11—H11C···N4iv | 0.84 (4) | 2.01 (3) | 2.845 (4) | 177 (3) |
| O11—H11D···N7v | 0.84 (3) | 2.09 (3) | 2.920 (4) | 176 (4) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y, −z+2; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z+2; (iii) x+1, y, z; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2; (v) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1. |
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Two coordinate gold(I) compounds often associate through aurophilic interactions that span the range of ca 2.9 - 3.6 Å (Pathaneni & Desiraju, 1993; Schmidbaur, 1995; Anderson et al., 2007). In previous work (Olmstead et al., 2005) we reported a coordination polymer of Ba(18-crown-6)[Pt(CN)4].2H2O. The title compound represents an extension of that work to the [Au(CN)2]- anion, using a diaza-18-crown-6 to complex Ba2+. A related coordination polymer with aurophilic association between gold(I) species is the result.
The asymmetric unit of the title compound consists of two Ba(diaza-18-crown-6)2+ cations, four dicyanidoaurate anions, and three molecules of water (Fig. 1). There are five gold positions, two of which, Au2 and Au5, are located on centers of inversion. The monomeric dicyanidoaurate is comprised of Au5, linearly coordinated to two cyanide groups. It functions as a linker anion between two Ba2 complexes via N12 of its cyanide group (Fig. 2). It does not participate in any hydrogen bonding nor aurophilic interactions. The closest dicyanidoaurate is that of Au4, at an Au···Au distance of 4.4501 (2) Å. The Au1 and Au2 atoms are involved in the trimer while Au3 and Au4 form the dimer. Distances and angles are reported in Table 1. As shown in Fig. 2, the polymer is connected through a combination of coordination of the [Au(CN)2]- nitrogen atoms to barium and aurophilic interactions. All of the hydrogen atoms of the three coordinated waters behave as hydrogen bond donors to N3, N4, N6, N7 and N8 of the cyanide groups (see Table 2). Fig. 3 depicts how a portion of the polymeric structure is supported by these hydrogen bonds.
The bariums, Ba1 and Ba2, have coordination numbers of 9 and 10, respectively. Ba1 is six-coordinated by the diaza-18-crown-6, two [Au(CN)2]- anions and one water molecule. It is 0.56 (2) Å out of the N2O4 plane of the crown, giving endo and exo faces. One dicyanidoaurate is coordinated to each face while the water molecule coordinates on the exo face. The coordination environment of Ba2 is different. Ba2, which is 0.71 (2) Å out of the N2O4 plane of the crown, is also coordinated by two dicyanidoaurates, but both are found on the exo face. Two water molecules are coordinated to Ba2, one on each face. Four of the eight independent cyanide groups are coordinated through their cyanide N atom to a barium (N5, N6, N9, N12). Interestingly, even though the dimer and trimer differ in their Au···Au distances, they show similar C-Au-Au-C torsion angles that are intermediate between eclipsed and staggered. The average value of the two smaller angles is 53° for the trimer and 55° for the dimer (see Table 1 for details).