Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m491-m492 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809012264 ]
In the anion of the title compound, (C14H11N4)[AuCl4], the AuIII atom has an almost perfect square-planar coordination. In the crystal structure, an intramolecular N-H
N and intermolecular C-H
Cl hydrogen bonds are observed. In addition, there is also a ring-metal interaction between the pyrazine ring and the AuIII atom; the distance between the centroid of the pyrazine ring and the AuIII atom is 3.628 (2) Å.
For the preparation of the title compound, a solution of 2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine (0.13 g, 0.55 mmol) in acetonitrile (10 ml) was added to a solution of HAuCl4.3H2O, (0.21 g, 0.55 mmol) in ethanol (5 ml) and the resulting yellow solution was stirred for 15 min at 313 K. This solution was left to evaporate slowly at room temperature. After one week, yellow block crystals of the title compound were isolated (yield 0.23 g, 72.8%; m.p. 419 K).
All H atoms were found in a difference Fourier map. H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with C—H = 0.93 Å and N—H = 0.86 Å, and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C or N). The highest residual peak is located 0.79 Å from atom Au1 and the deepest hole is located 1.55 Å from atom Au1.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
| (C14H11N4)[AuCl4] | F(000) = 1080 |
| Mr = 574.04 | Dx = 2.268 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 6388 reflections |
| a = 7.4098 (6) Å | θ = 2.6–30.4° |
| b = 15.5188 (13) Å | µ = 9.39 mm−1 |
| c = 14.6197 (12) Å | T = 150 K |
| β = 90.380 (1)° | Block, yellow |
| V = 1681.1 (2) Å3 | 0.19 × 0.14 × 0.09 mm |
| Z = 4 |
| Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 5261 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: sealed tube | 4363 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.034 |
| φ and ω scans | θmax = 31.0°, θmin = 1.9° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | h = −10→10 |
| Tmin = 0.238, Tmax = 0.430 | k = −22→21 |
| 19688 measured reflections | l = −21→20 |
| 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)] = 0.024 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| wR(F2) = 0.052 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| S = 0.98 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.025P)2], where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| 5261 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 208 parameters | Δρmax = 1.19 e Å−3 |
| 0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.59 e Å−3 |
| (C14H11N4)[AuCl4] | V = 1681.1 (2) Å3 |
| Mr = 574.04 | Z = 4 |
| Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
| a = 7.4098 (6) Å | µ = 9.39 mm−1 |
| b = 15.5188 (13) Å | T = 150 K |
| c = 14.6197 (12) Å | 0.19 × 0.14 × 0.09 mm |
| β = 90.380 (1)° |
| Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 5261 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | 4363 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.238, Tmax = 0.430 | Rint = 0.034 |
| 19688 measured reflections | θmax = 31.0° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.024 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.052 | Δρmax = 1.19 e Å−3 |
| S = 0.98 | Δρmin = −0.59 e Å−3 |
| 5261 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 208 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 0 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
Refinement. Refinement on F2 for ALL reflections except those flagged by the user for potential systematic errors. Weighted R-factors wR and all goodnesses of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The observed criterion of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating -R-factor-obs 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 | ||
| N1 | 1.1698 (4) | −0.52205 (18) | 0.12698 (19) | 0.0357 (8) | |
| N2 | 1.1649 (4) | −0.54680 (16) | 0.3126 (2) | 0.0360 (9) | |
| N3 | 1.0216 (3) | −0.30683 (16) | 0.16412 (16) | 0.0294 (8) | |
| N4 | 1.0255 (3) | −0.32719 (16) | 0.33648 (16) | 0.0282 (7) | |
| C1 | 1.2037 (5) | −0.5982 (2) | 0.1627 (3) | 0.0409 (11) | |
| C2 | 1.1997 (5) | −0.6103 (2) | 0.2554 (3) | 0.0431 (13) | |
| C3 | 1.1299 (4) | −0.4683 (2) | 0.2781 (2) | 0.0296 (9) | |
| C4 | 1.1307 (4) | −0.45514 (18) | 0.1822 (2) | 0.0268 (8) | |
| C5 | 1.0952 (4) | −0.37680 (19) | 0.1264 (2) | 0.0260 (8) | |
| C6 | 1.1306 (4) | −0.3760 (2) | 0.0328 (2) | 0.0334 (9) | |
| C7 | 1.0901 (4) | −0.3036 (2) | −0.0181 (2) | 0.0392 (10) | |
| C8 | 1.0152 (4) | −0.2326 (2) | 0.0230 (2) | 0.0374 (10) | |
| C9 | 0.9807 (4) | −0.2366 (2) | 0.1154 (2) | 0.0334 (9) | |
| C10 | 1.0970 (4) | −0.40505 (19) | 0.3547 (2) | 0.0280 (8) | |
| C11 | 1.1365 (4) | −0.4282 (2) | 0.4450 (2) | 0.0330 (10) | |
| C12 | 1.0989 (4) | −0.3714 (2) | 0.5152 (2) | 0.0361 (10) | |
| C13 | 1.0247 (4) | −0.2920 (2) | 0.4954 (2) | 0.0355 (10) | |
| C14 | 0.9907 (4) | −0.2725 (2) | 0.4046 (2) | 0.0332 (9) | |
| Au1 | 0.88109 (1) | 0.05497 (1) | 0.26548 (1) | 0.0239 (1) | |
| Cl1 | 0.97121 (13) | 0.19452 (5) | 0.24868 (6) | 0.0427 (3) | |
| Cl2 | 0.86854 (13) | 0.07321 (6) | 0.41954 (5) | 0.0401 (3) | |
| Cl3 | 0.78564 (11) | −0.08392 (5) | 0.28205 (5) | 0.0346 (2) | |
| Cl4 | 0.89453 (13) | 0.03479 (6) | 0.11117 (5) | 0.0418 (3) | |
| H1 | 1.23080 | −0.64430 | 0.12450 | 0.0490* | |
| H2 | 1.22220 | −0.66500 | 0.27880 | 0.0520* | |
| H3 | 0.99980 | −0.30700 | 0.22180 | 0.0350* | |
| H6 | 1.18110 | −0.42400 | 0.00480 | 0.0400* | |
| H7 | 1.11370 | −0.30280 | −0.08050 | 0.0470* | |
| H8 | 0.98850 | −0.18330 | −0.01060 | 0.0450* | |
| H9 | 0.92800 | −0.18960 | 0.14430 | 0.0400* | |
| H11 | 1.18790 | −0.48160 | 0.45780 | 0.0400* | |
| H12 | 1.12350 | −0.38670 | 0.57550 | 0.0430* | |
| H13 | 0.99840 | −0.25280 | 0.54160 | 0.0430* | |
| H14 | 0.94140 | −0.21900 | 0.39040 | 0.0400* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| N1 | 0.0365 (15) | 0.0331 (14) | 0.0375 (15) | 0.0023 (12) | 0.0026 (12) | −0.0081 (12) |
| N2 | 0.0393 (15) | 0.0238 (14) | 0.0446 (17) | 0.0003 (11) | −0.0106 (13) | 0.0026 (11) |
| N3 | 0.0322 (13) | 0.0321 (14) | 0.0240 (12) | 0.0022 (11) | 0.0001 (10) | 0.0000 (10) |
| N4 | 0.0301 (13) | 0.0277 (13) | 0.0268 (12) | 0.0001 (10) | 0.0003 (10) | 0.0021 (10) |
| C1 | 0.0405 (19) | 0.0322 (18) | 0.050 (2) | 0.0046 (15) | 0.0005 (16) | −0.0094 (15) |
| C2 | 0.0360 (18) | 0.0280 (17) | 0.065 (3) | 0.0023 (14) | −0.0124 (17) | −0.0007 (16) |
| C3 | 0.0251 (14) | 0.0253 (14) | 0.0384 (18) | −0.0014 (11) | −0.0038 (12) | 0.0010 (13) |
| C4 | 0.0231 (14) | 0.0268 (15) | 0.0304 (15) | −0.0001 (11) | 0.0011 (11) | −0.0020 (12) |
| C5 | 0.0232 (13) | 0.0288 (15) | 0.0260 (14) | −0.0025 (11) | −0.0014 (11) | −0.0032 (12) |
| C6 | 0.0336 (16) | 0.0368 (17) | 0.0299 (16) | 0.0024 (13) | 0.0043 (13) | −0.0030 (13) |
| C7 | 0.0327 (17) | 0.055 (2) | 0.0298 (16) | −0.0009 (15) | 0.0047 (13) | 0.0038 (15) |
| C8 | 0.0367 (17) | 0.0423 (19) | 0.0333 (17) | 0.0008 (15) | 0.0012 (13) | 0.0121 (14) |
| C9 | 0.0399 (17) | 0.0312 (16) | 0.0289 (15) | 0.0063 (13) | −0.0030 (13) | 0.0006 (12) |
| C10 | 0.0272 (14) | 0.0268 (15) | 0.0300 (15) | −0.0050 (12) | 0.0001 (12) | 0.0030 (12) |
| C11 | 0.0303 (16) | 0.0327 (17) | 0.0359 (17) | −0.0044 (12) | −0.0045 (13) | 0.0061 (13) |
| C12 | 0.0411 (18) | 0.0435 (19) | 0.0236 (15) | −0.0077 (15) | −0.0049 (13) | 0.0024 (13) |
| C13 | 0.0385 (17) | 0.0395 (18) | 0.0286 (16) | −0.0011 (14) | −0.0004 (13) | −0.0044 (14) |
| C14 | 0.0368 (17) | 0.0331 (16) | 0.0296 (16) | 0.0038 (13) | 0.0032 (13) | 0.0025 (13) |
| Au1 | 0.0246 (1) | 0.0239 (1) | 0.0232 (1) | 0.0008 (1) | −0.0003 (1) | 0.0022 (1) |
| Cl1 | 0.0579 (5) | 0.0295 (4) | 0.0407 (4) | −0.0118 (4) | −0.0047 (4) | 0.0055 (3) |
| Cl2 | 0.0549 (5) | 0.0410 (4) | 0.0245 (4) | −0.0015 (4) | 0.0016 (3) | −0.0010 (3) |
| Cl3 | 0.0420 (4) | 0.0243 (3) | 0.0376 (4) | −0.0005 (3) | 0.0064 (3) | 0.0020 (3) |
| Cl4 | 0.0535 (5) | 0.0485 (5) | 0.0235 (4) | −0.0127 (4) | 0.0017 (3) | −0.0010 (3) |
| Au1—Cl1 | 2.2801 (8) | C6—C7 | 1.380 (4) |
| Au1—Cl2 | 2.2725 (8) | C7—C8 | 1.374 (4) |
| Au1—Cl3 | 2.2818 (8) | C8—C9 | 1.378 (4) |
| Au1—Cl4 | 2.2805 (8) | C10—C11 | 1.397 (4) |
| N1—C4 | 1.348 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.383 (4) |
| N1—C1 | 1.316 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.379 (4) |
| N2—C2 | 1.319 (5) | C13—C14 | 1.383 (4) |
| N2—C3 | 1.343 (4) | C1—H1 | 0.9300 |
| N3—C9 | 1.336 (4) | C2—H2 | 0.9300 |
| N3—C5 | 1.336 (4) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
| N4—C14 | 1.335 (4) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
| N4—C10 | 1.345 (4) | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
| N3—H3 | 0.8600 | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
| C1—C2 | 1.369 (6) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
| C3—C10 | 1.510 (4) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
| C3—C4 | 1.417 (4) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
| C4—C5 | 1.487 (4) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
| C5—C6 | 1.395 (4) | ||
| Cl1···Cl4 | 3.2394 (12) | C10···N3 | 3.222 (4) |
| Cl1···C2i | 3.471 (3) | C11···Cl4xiv | 3.497 (3) |
| Cl1···Cl2 | 3.2230 (12) | C11···C11ix | 3.419 (4) |
| Cl2···Cl3 | 3.2167 (12) | C11···Cl4xii | 3.622 (3) |
| Cl2···Cl1 | 3.2230 (12) | C12···N2ix | 3.440 (4) |
| Cl2···N1ii | 3.472 (3) | C12···C8xiv | 3.483 (4) |
| Cl2···C5iii | 3.582 (3) | C12···C9xiv | 3.592 (4) |
| Cl3···Cl2 | 3.2167 (12) | C12···Cl4xiv | 3.627 (3) |
| Cl3···Cl4 | 3.2113 (11) | C13···C7ii | 3.550 (4) |
| Cl4···Cl1 | 3.2394 (12) | C14···C7ii | 3.395 (4) |
| Cl4···C11iv | 3.622 (3) | C1···H7x | 3.0500 |
| Cl4···C12v | 3.627 (3) | C3···H3 | 2.8000 |
| Cl4···C11v | 3.497 (3) | C7···H1x | 2.9500 |
| Cl4···Cl3 | 3.2113 (11) | C7···H14viii | 2.9600 |
| Cl1···H2i | 2.9000 | C9···H2iv | 2.9000 |
| Cl1···H7vi | 3.0400 | C10···H3 | 2.5700 |
| Cl2···H6ii | 2.9800 | C12···H8xiv | 3.0400 |
| Cl2···H13vii | 3.0100 | C14···H3 | 2.7300 |
| Cl3···H7ii | 2.9600 | C14···H1iv | 2.9000 |
| Cl3···H14 | 2.8700 | C14···H7ii | 3.0400 |
| Cl3···H9 | 2.8100 | H1···C14xii | 2.9000 |
| Cl4···H8vi | 2.8700 | H1···C7x | 2.9500 |
| Cl4···H12v | 3.0900 | H2···C9xii | 2.9000 |
| Cl4···H11v | 2.8300 | H2···Cl1xi | 2.9000 |
| N1···N2 | 2.741 (4) | H3···C3 | 2.8000 |
| N1···Cl2viii | 3.472 (3) | H3···C10 | 2.5700 |
| N2···C12ix | 3.440 (4) | H3···N4 | 1.7100 |
| N2···N1 | 2.741 (4) | H3···C14 | 2.7300 |
| N3···C10 | 3.222 (4) | H6···N1 | 2.3500 |
| N3···N4 | 2.540 (3) | H6···Cl2viii | 2.9800 |
| N4···N3 | 2.540 (3) | H7···Cl1vi | 3.0400 |
| N4···C5 | 3.212 (4) | H7···C1x | 3.0500 |
| N1···H6 | 2.3500 | H7···Cl3viii | 2.9600 |
| N2···H11 | 2.3600 | H7···C14viii | 3.0400 |
| N2···H12ix | 2.8900 | H7···H14viii | 2.4900 |
| N4···H3 | 1.7100 | H8···Cl4vi | 2.8700 |
| C1···C7x | 3.387 (5) | H8···C12v | 3.0400 |
| C2···Cl1xi | 3.471 (3) | H9···Cl3 | 2.8100 |
| C2···C9xii | 3.600 (5) | H11···N2 | 2.3600 |
| C5···N4 | 3.212 (4) | H11···Cl4xiv | 2.8300 |
| C5···Cl2xiii | 3.582 (3) | H12···Cl4xiv | 3.0900 |
| C7···C14viii | 3.395 (4) | H12···N2ix | 2.8900 |
| C7···C1x | 3.387 (5) | H13···Cl2vii | 3.0100 |
| C7···C13viii | 3.550 (4) | H14···H7ii | 2.4900 |
| C8···C12v | 3.483 (4) | H14···Cl3 | 2.8700 |
| C9···C2iv | 3.600 (5) | H14···C7ii | 2.9600 |
| C9···C12v | 3.592 (4) | ||
| Cl3—Au1—Cl4 | 89.48 (3) | C3—C10—C11 | 120.0 (3) |
| Cl1—Au1—Cl4 | 90.52 (3) | N4—C10—C3 | 120.2 (3) |
| Cl1—Au1—Cl2 | 90.14 (3) | N4—C10—C11 | 119.9 (3) |
| Cl1—Au1—Cl3 | 178.97 (3) | C10—C11—C12 | 119.7 (3) |
| Cl2—Au1—Cl3 | 89.87 (3) | C11—C12—C13 | 119.7 (3) |
| Cl2—Au1—Cl4 | 179.25 (3) | C12—C13—C14 | 117.8 (3) |
| C1—N1—C4 | 119.7 (3) | N4—C14—C13 | 122.8 (3) |
| C2—N2—C3 | 118.5 (3) | N1—C1—H1 | 120.00 |
| C5—N3—C9 | 122.3 (3) | C2—C1—H1 | 120.00 |
| C10—N4—C14 | 120.1 (2) | C1—C2—H2 | 119.00 |
| C9—N3—H3 | 119.00 | N2—C2—H2 | 119.00 |
| C5—N3—H3 | 119.00 | C5—C6—H6 | 120.00 |
| N1—C1—C2 | 120.7 (3) | C7—C6—H6 | 120.00 |
| N2—C2—C1 | 122.1 (3) | C6—C7—H7 | 120.00 |
| C4—C3—C10 | 129.9 (3) | C8—C7—H7 | 120.00 |
| N2—C3—C4 | 120.0 (3) | C9—C8—H8 | 121.00 |
| N2—C3—C10 | 110.1 (3) | C7—C8—H8 | 121.00 |
| N1—C4—C5 | 109.8 (3) | N3—C9—H9 | 119.00 |
| N1—C4—C3 | 118.9 (3) | C8—C9—H9 | 119.00 |
| C3—C4—C5 | 131.2 (3) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.00 |
| C4—C5—C6 | 120.8 (3) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.00 |
| N3—C5—C6 | 118.5 (3) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.00 |
| N3—C5—C4 | 120.6 (3) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.00 |
| C5—C6—C7 | 119.7 (3) | C12—C13—H13 | 121.00 |
| C6—C7—C8 | 120.3 (3) | C14—C13—H13 | 121.00 |
| C7—C8—C9 | 118.1 (3) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.00 |
| N3—C9—C8 | 121.1 (3) | N4—C14—H14 | 119.00 |
| C4—N1—C1—C2 | 0.0 (5) | N2—C3—C10—C11 | 11.3 (4) |
| C1—N1—C4—C3 | 1.0 (5) | C4—C3—C10—N4 | 14.0 (5) |
| C1—N1—C4—C5 | −179.2 (3) | C4—C3—C10—C11 | −167.7 (3) |
| C3—N2—C2—C1 | 1.0 (5) | N1—C4—C5—N3 | 167.6 (3) |
| C2—N2—C3—C4 | 0.1 (5) | N1—C4—C5—C6 | −9.6 (4) |
| C2—N2—C3—C10 | −179.1 (3) | C3—C4—C5—N3 | −12.7 (5) |
| C9—N3—C5—C4 | −177.1 (3) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 170.2 (3) |
| C9—N3—C5—C6 | 0.1 (4) | N3—C5—C6—C7 | 0.3 (4) |
| C5—N3—C9—C8 | −0.9 (4) | C4—C5—C6—C7 | 177.6 (3) |
| C14—N4—C10—C3 | 177.7 (3) | C5—C6—C7—C8 | 0.0 (4) |
| C14—N4—C10—C11 | −0.7 (4) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | −0.7 (4) |
| C10—N4—C14—C13 | −0.1 (4) | C7—C8—C9—N3 | 1.1 (4) |
| N1—C1—C2—N2 | −1.1 (6) | N4—C10—C11—C12 | 1.1 (4) |
| N2—C3—C4—N1 | −1.1 (4) | C3—C10—C11—C12 | −177.3 (3) |
| N2—C3—C4—C5 | 179.2 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.8 (4) |
| C10—C3—C4—N1 | 177.9 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.0 (4) |
| C10—C3—C4—C5 | −1.9 (5) | C12—C13—C14—N4 | 0.5 (5) |
| N2—C3—C10—N4 | −167.1 (3) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z; (ii) x−1/2, −y−1/2, z+1/2; (iii) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x+5/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (v) x−1/2, −y−1/2, z−1/2; (vi) −x+2, −y, −z; (vii) −x+2, −y, −z+1; (viii) x+1/2, −y−1/2, z−1/2; (ix) −x+2, −y−1, −z+1; (x) −x+2, −y−1, −z; (xi) x, y−1, z; (xii) −x+5/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (xiii) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (xiv) x+1/2, −y−1/2, z+1/2. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N3—H3···N4 | 0.86 | 1.71 | 2.540 (3) | 160 |
| C6—H6···N1 | 0.93 | 2.35 | 2.667 (4) | 100 |
| C9—H9···Cl3 | 0.93 | 2.81 | 3.699 (3) | 161 |
| C11—H11···N2 | 0.93 | 2.36 | 2.680 (4) | 100 |
| C11—H11···Cl4xiv | 0.93 | 2.83 | 3.497 (3) | 130 |
| Symmetry codes: (xiv) x+1/2, −y−1/2, z+1/2. |
| Au1—Cl1 | 2.2801 (8) | Au1—Cl3 | 2.2818 (8) |
| Au1—Cl2 | 2.2725 (8) | Au1—Cl4 | 2.2805 (8) |
| Cl3—Au1—Cl4 | 89.48 (3) | Cl1—Au1—Cl3 | 178.97 (3) |
| Cl1—Au1—Cl4 | 90.52 (3) | Cl2—Au1—Cl3 | 89.87 (3) |
| Cl1—Au1—Cl2 | 90.14 (3) | Cl2—Au1—Cl4 | 179.25 (3) |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N3—H3···N4 | 0.86 | 1.71 | 2.540 (3) | 160 |
| C9—H9···Cl3 | 0.93 | 2.81 | 3.699 (3) | 161 |
| C11—H11···Cl4i | 0.93 | 2.83 | 3.497 (3) | 130 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, −y−1/2, z+1/2. |
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There are several proton transfer systems using HAuCl4 with proton acceptor molecules, such as [EMI][AuCl4] and [BMI]2[AuCl4].2H2O (Hasan et al., 1999), [H2bipy][AuCl4][Cl] (Zhang et al., 2006), [H7O3][15-crown-5][AuCl4] and [H5O2][benzo-15-crown-5]2[AuCl4] (Johnson & Steed, 1998), [H5O2]2[12-crown-4]2[AuCl4]2, [H3O][18-crown-6][AuCl4] and [H3O][4-nitrobenzo-18-crown-6][AuCl4] (Calleja et al., 2001), [DPpy.H][AuCl4] (Yap et al., 1995), [H2DA18C6][AuCl4].2H2O (Hojjat Kashani et al., 2008) and [dafonium][dafone][AuCl4] (Safari et al., 2009), where EMI is 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium, BMI is 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium, H2bipy is 2, 2'-bipyridinium, DPpy.H is 2,6-diphenylpyridinium, H2DA18C6 is 1,10-diazonia-18-crown-6, dafonium is 9-oxo-4,5-diazafluoren-4-ium and dafone is 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one, have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. We report herein the synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound.
In the anion of the title compound (Fig. 1), the AuIII ion has a square-planar coordination. In the anion, the Au—Cl bond lengths and angles (Table 1) are within normal ranges.
In the crystal structure, inter- and intramolecular C—H···Cl hydrogen bonding interactions (Table 2) link the molecules. Furthermore, it is also observed a ring-metal interaction between the centroid of the pyrazine ring (N1/N2/C1–C4) and the atom Au1 (5/2 - x, -1/2 + y, 1/2 - z) with a distance of 3.628 (2) Å. The packing and the hydrogen bonding interactions of (I) down the a, b and c-axes are given in Figures 2, 3 and 4, respectively.