Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1105 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809032115 ]
3-nicotinato-
3-oxalato-samarium(III)silver(I)] dihydrate]In the title three-dimensional heterometallic complex, {[AgSm(C6H4NO2)2(C2O4)]·2H2O}n, the SmIII ion is eight-coordinated by four O atoms from four different nicotinate ligands and four O atoms from two different oxalate ligands. The three-coordinate AgI ion is bonded to two N atoms from two different nicotinate anions and one O atom from an oxalate anion. These metal coordination units are connected by bridging nicotinate and oxalate ligands, generating a three-dimensional network. The uncoordinated water molecules link the carboxylate groups via O-H
O hydrogen bonding. The crystal structure is further stabilized by hydrogen bonds between the water molecules.
A mixture of AgNO3 (0.057 g, 0.33 mmol), Sm2O3 (0.116 g, 0.33 mmol), nicotinic acid (0.164 g, 1.33 mmol), oxalic acid (0.119 g, 1.33 mmol), H2O (7 ml), and HClO4 (0.257 mmol)(pH 2) was sealed in a 20 ml Teflon-lined reaction vessel at 443 K for 6 days then slowly cooled to room temperature. The product was collected by filtration, washed with water and air-dried. Colorless block crystals suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained.
H atoms bonded to C atoms were positioned geometrically and refined as riding, with C—H = 0.93 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C). H atoms of water molecules were found from difference Fourier maps and included in the refinements with a restraint of O—H = 0.86 - 0.87 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5 Ueq(O). The largest residual electron density in the final difference map was located at a distance of 0.82 Å from Ag2 atom and was meaningless.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).
| [AgSm(C6H4NO2)2(C2O4)]·2H2O | F(000) = 1196 |
| Mr = 626.49 | Dx = 2.352 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 6346 reflections |
| a = 9.7145 (9) Å | θ = 2.4–27.8° |
| b = 22.3444 (15) Å | µ = 4.45 mm−1 |
| c = 9.1726 (6) Å | T = 296 K |
| β = 117.295 (1)° | Block, colorless |
| V = 1769.4 (2) Å3 | 0.23 × 0.20 × 0.19 mm |
| Z = 4 |
| Bruker APEXII area-detector diffractometer | 3171 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2995 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.027 |
| φ and ω scans | θmax = 25.2°, θmin = 2.4° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −5→11 |
| Tmin = 0.374, Tmax = 0.429 | k = −26→26 |
| 8972 measured reflections | l = −10→10 |
| 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)] = 0.023 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.052 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0174P)2 + 1.7329P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 1.12 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
| 3171 reflections | Δρmax = 0.84 e Å−3 |
| 254 parameters | Δρmin = −0.65 e Å−3 |
| 0 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: 0.00351 (16) |
| [AgSm(C6H4NO2)2(C2O4)]·2H2O | V = 1769.4 (2) Å3 |
| Mr = 626.49 | Z = 4 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
| a = 9.7145 (9) Å | µ = 4.45 mm−1 |
| b = 22.3444 (15) Å | T = 296 K |
| c = 9.1726 (6) Å | 0.23 × 0.20 × 0.19 mm |
| β = 117.295 (1)° |
| Bruker APEXII area-detector diffractometer | 3171 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 2995 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.374, Tmax = 0.429 | Rint = 0.027 |
| 8972 measured reflections | θmax = 25.2° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.023 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.052 | Δρmax = 0.84 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.12 | Δρmin = −0.65 e Å−3 |
| 3171 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 254 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 0 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
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 | ||
| Sm1 | 0.85715 (2) | 0.991315 (8) | 0.11767 (2) | 0.01683 (8) | |
| Ag2 | 0.82067 (4) | 0.852371 (14) | 0.48309 (5) | 0.04794 (12) | |
| O1 | 0.8835 (3) | 0.94402 (11) | 0.3695 (3) | 0.0275 (6) | |
| N1 | 0.6254 (4) | 0.88411 (15) | 0.5163 (4) | 0.0346 (8) | |
| C4 | 0.3834 (4) | 0.93617 (16) | 0.4147 (4) | 0.0231 (8) | |
| C3 | 0.4789 (5) | 0.88129 (19) | 0.6648 (5) | 0.0368 (10) | |
| H3 | 0.4696 | 0.8681 | 0.7560 | 0.044* | |
| C1 | 0.5154 (4) | 0.91951 (17) | 0.4047 (5) | 0.0291 (9) | |
| H1 | 0.5291 | 0.9334 | 0.3166 | 0.035* | |
| C2 | 0.6042 (5) | 0.86566 (19) | 0.6441 (5) | 0.0382 (10) | |
| H2 | 0.6788 | 0.8410 | 0.7221 | 0.046* | |
| C6 | 0.2586 (4) | 0.97226 (16) | 0.2811 (4) | 0.0222 (8) | |
| C5 | 0.3662 (5) | 0.91690 (17) | 0.5490 (4) | 0.0293 (9) | |
| H5 | 0.2795 | 0.9279 | 0.5608 | 0.035* | |
| O3 | 0.2900 (3) | 0.99674 (11) | 0.1769 (3) | 0.0284 (6) | |
| O2 | 0.1309 (3) | 0.97383 (13) | 0.2834 (3) | 0.0313 (6) | |
| N2 | 0.9619 (4) | 0.78296 (14) | 0.4537 (4) | 0.0332 (8) | |
| C7 | 0.9364 (4) | 0.72618 (16) | 0.4792 (5) | 0.0287 (8) | |
| H7 | 0.8605 | 0.7184 | 0.5117 | 0.034* | |
| C9 | 1.1309 (5) | 0.6899 (2) | 0.4136 (5) | 0.0390 (10) | |
| H9 | 1.1876 | 0.6589 | 0.3994 | 0.047* | |
| C8 | 1.0722 (5) | 0.79305 (19) | 0.4069 (5) | 0.0408 (10) | |
| H8 | 1.0903 | 0.8322 | 0.3859 | 0.049* | |
| O7 | 0.6156 (3) | 0.93618 (11) | 0.0496 (3) | 0.0253 (6) | |
| C10 | 1.0169 (4) | 0.67816 (16) | 0.4599 (4) | 0.0239 (8) | |
| C12 | 1.1588 (5) | 0.7483 (2) | 0.3889 (6) | 0.0490 (12) | |
| H12 | 1.2365 | 0.7573 | 0.3600 | 0.059* | |
| C13 | 0.9793 (4) | 0.96697 (16) | 0.5028 (4) | 0.0207 (7) | |
| O8 | 1.0418 (3) | 0.94114 (11) | 0.6386 (3) | 0.0255 (6) | |
| O6 | 0.3580 (3) | 0.94430 (11) | −0.0787 (3) | 0.0280 (6) | |
| O1W | 0.6113 (6) | 0.69616 (19) | 0.5607 (5) | 0.0925 (14) | |
| H1W | 0.6115 | 0.6576 | 0.5630 | 0.139* | |
| H2W | 0.5551 | 0.7081 | 0.6053 | 0.139* | |
| O2W | 0.4884 (7) | 0.7331 (2) | 0.7801 (6) | 0.1179 (19) | |
| H3W | 0.4044 | 0.7508 | 0.7119 | 0.177* | |
| H4W | 0.5226 | 0.7525 | 0.8720 | 0.177* | |
| C11 | 0.9771 (4) | 0.61643 (15) | 0.4922 (4) | 0.0236 (8) | |
| O4 | 0.8882 (3) | 0.61157 (11) | 0.5557 (3) | 0.0322 (6) | |
| O5 | 1.0350 (3) | 0.57246 (12) | 0.4552 (3) | 0.0353 (7) | |
| C14 | 0.4919 (4) | 0.96531 (16) | −0.0083 (4) | 0.0216 (8) |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Sm1 | 0.01410 (11) | 0.01776 (12) | 0.01771 (11) | 0.00069 (7) | 0.00649 (8) | 0.00163 (7) |
| Ag2 | 0.0358 (2) | 0.02335 (18) | 0.0903 (3) | 0.00795 (13) | 0.0338 (2) | 0.00929 (16) |
| O1 | 0.0327 (16) | 0.0290 (14) | 0.0187 (12) | −0.0129 (12) | 0.0100 (12) | −0.0031 (10) |
| N1 | 0.0243 (18) | 0.0306 (19) | 0.046 (2) | 0.0061 (14) | 0.0134 (16) | 0.0060 (15) |
| C4 | 0.021 (2) | 0.026 (2) | 0.0181 (17) | −0.0007 (15) | 0.0052 (15) | 0.0010 (14) |
| C3 | 0.044 (3) | 0.042 (3) | 0.024 (2) | 0.010 (2) | 0.0148 (19) | 0.0092 (17) |
| C1 | 0.023 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.0064 (16) | 0.0126 (17) | 0.0080 (17) |
| C2 | 0.032 (3) | 0.037 (2) | 0.034 (2) | 0.0069 (19) | 0.005 (2) | 0.0100 (18) |
| C6 | 0.0167 (19) | 0.0244 (19) | 0.0190 (17) | 0.0007 (15) | 0.0027 (15) | −0.0008 (14) |
| C5 | 0.026 (2) | 0.035 (2) | 0.027 (2) | 0.0038 (17) | 0.0124 (17) | 0.0024 (17) |
| O3 | 0.0231 (15) | 0.0376 (16) | 0.0205 (13) | 0.0005 (11) | 0.0066 (11) | 0.0056 (11) |
| O2 | 0.0161 (14) | 0.0495 (17) | 0.0254 (14) | 0.0082 (12) | 0.0070 (11) | 0.0042 (12) |
| N2 | 0.0314 (19) | 0.0210 (17) | 0.048 (2) | 0.0001 (14) | 0.0188 (16) | 0.0057 (15) |
| C7 | 0.024 (2) | 0.023 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.0007 (16) | 0.0171 (18) | 0.0021 (16) |
| C9 | 0.036 (3) | 0.037 (3) | 0.053 (3) | 0.0067 (19) | 0.029 (2) | 0.005 (2) |
| C8 | 0.044 (3) | 0.031 (2) | 0.053 (3) | −0.0032 (19) | 0.026 (2) | 0.010 (2) |
| O7 | 0.0179 (14) | 0.0232 (13) | 0.0326 (14) | 0.0020 (11) | 0.0097 (11) | 0.0017 (11) |
| C10 | 0.022 (2) | 0.0234 (19) | 0.0251 (18) | 0.0017 (15) | 0.0098 (16) | −0.0018 (15) |
| C12 | 0.041 (3) | 0.051 (3) | 0.071 (3) | −0.002 (2) | 0.040 (3) | 0.011 (2) |
| C13 | 0.0181 (19) | 0.0234 (19) | 0.0239 (19) | 0.0007 (14) | 0.0126 (16) | 0.0006 (14) |
| O8 | 0.0291 (15) | 0.0218 (13) | 0.0221 (13) | 0.0012 (11) | 0.0088 (11) | 0.0022 (10) |
| O6 | 0.0179 (14) | 0.0271 (14) | 0.0371 (15) | −0.0011 (11) | 0.0109 (12) | −0.0066 (11) |
| O1W | 0.120 (4) | 0.060 (3) | 0.108 (3) | 0.008 (3) | 0.062 (3) | −0.012 (2) |
| O2W | 0.147 (5) | 0.100 (4) | 0.106 (4) | 0.027 (4) | 0.056 (4) | 0.012 (3) |
| C11 | 0.024 (2) | 0.0162 (18) | 0.0233 (18) | 0.0018 (14) | 0.0045 (16) | −0.0033 (14) |
| O4 | 0.0308 (16) | 0.0235 (14) | 0.0488 (17) | −0.0014 (11) | 0.0239 (14) | 0.0039 (12) |
| O5 | 0.0417 (18) | 0.0265 (15) | 0.0296 (14) | 0.0111 (12) | 0.0092 (13) | −0.0050 (11) |
| C14 | 0.021 (2) | 0.025 (2) | 0.0208 (18) | −0.0003 (15) | 0.0115 (16) | −0.0035 (14) |
| Sm1—O5i | 2.340 (3) | N2—C7 | 1.334 (5) |
| Sm1—O2ii | 2.414 (2) | N2—C8 | 1.342 (5) |
| Sm1—O4iii | 2.420 (3) | C7—C10 | 1.386 (5) |
| Sm1—O3iv | 2.424 (2) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
| Sm1—O6iv | 2.425 (2) | C9—C12 | 1.372 (6) |
| Sm1—O1 | 2.444 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.381 (5) |
| Sm1—O7 | 2.464 (2) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
| Sm1—O8v | 2.496 (2) | C8—C12 | 1.366 (6) |
| Ag2—N2 | 2.168 (3) | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
| Ag2—N1 | 2.174 (3) | O7—C14 | 1.251 (4) |
| Ag2—O1 | 2.497 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.498 (5) |
| O1—C13 | 1.257 (4) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
| N1—C2 | 1.344 (5) | C13—O8 | 1.249 (4) |
| N1—C1 | 1.346 (5) | C13—C13v | 1.537 (7) |
| C4—C1 | 1.378 (5) | O8—Sm1v | 2.496 (2) |
| C4—C5 | 1.385 (5) | O6—C14 | 1.249 (4) |
| C4—C6 | 1.504 (5) | O6—Sm1iv | 2.425 (2) |
| C3—C2 | 1.361 (6) | O1W—H1W | 0.8624 |
| C3—C5 | 1.376 (5) | O1W—H2W | 0.8612 |
| C3—H3 | 0.9300 | O2W—H3W | 0.8629 |
| C1—H1 | 0.9300 | O2W—H4W | 0.8667 |
| C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C11—O4 | 1.249 (4) |
| C6—O2 | 1.251 (4) | C11—O5 | 1.253 (4) |
| C6—O3 | 1.254 (4) | O4—Sm1vii | 2.420 (3) |
| C5—H5 | 0.9300 | O5—Sm1viii | 2.340 (3) |
| O3—Sm1iv | 2.424 (2) | C14—C14iv | 1.559 (7) |
| O2—Sm1vi | 2.414 (2) | ||
| O5i—Sm1—O2ii | 78.29 (10) | N1—C2—C3 | 123.2 (4) |
| O5i—Sm1—O4iii | 123.28 (10) | N1—C2—H2 | 118.4 |
| O2ii—Sm1—O4iii | 76.96 (9) | C3—C2—H2 | 118.4 |
| O5i—Sm1—O3iv | 73.05 (9) | O2—C6—O3 | 126.2 (3) |
| O2ii—Sm1—O3iv | 129.50 (9) | O2—C6—C4 | 115.9 (3) |
| O4iii—Sm1—O3iv | 85.19 (9) | O3—C6—C4 | 117.9 (3) |
| O5i—Sm1—O6iv | 88.09 (10) | C3—C5—C4 | 119.2 (4) |
| O2ii—Sm1—O6iv | 144.58 (9) | C3—C5—H5 | 120.4 |
| O4iii—Sm1—O6iv | 136.12 (9) | C4—C5—H5 | 120.4 |
| O3iv—Sm1—O6iv | 75.08 (9) | C6—O3—Sm1iv | 132.3 (2) |
| O5i—Sm1—O1 | 137.60 (8) | C6—O2—Sm1vi | 143.9 (2) |
| O2ii—Sm1—O1 | 74.16 (9) | C7—N2—C8 | 117.1 (4) |
| O4iii—Sm1—O1 | 80.84 (9) | C7—N2—Ag2 | 118.6 (3) |
| O3iv—Sm1—O1 | 148.63 (9) | C8—N2—Ag2 | 124.2 (3) |
| O6iv—Sm1—O1 | 96.06 (9) | N2—C7—C10 | 123.6 (4) |
| O5i—Sm1—O7 | 144.52 (9) | N2—C7—H7 | 118.2 |
| O2ii—Sm1—O7 | 136.44 (9) | C10—C7—H7 | 118.2 |
| O4iii—Sm1—O7 | 70.86 (9) | C12—C9—C10 | 118.5 (4) |
| O3iv—Sm1—O7 | 76.49 (9) | C12—C9—H9 | 120.7 |
| O6iv—Sm1—O7 | 66.61 (8) | C10—C9—H9 | 120.7 |
| O1—Sm1—O7 | 72.42 (8) | N2—C8—C12 | 122.8 (4) |
| O5i—Sm1—O8v | 75.15 (9) | N2—C8—H8 | 118.6 |
| O2ii—Sm1—O8v | 70.51 (9) | C12—C8—H8 | 118.6 |
| O4iii—Sm1—O8v | 138.13 (9) | C14—O7—Sm1 | 117.7 (2) |
| O3iv—Sm1—O8v | 136.13 (8) | C9—C10—C7 | 118.1 (4) |
| O6iv—Sm1—O8v | 74.44 (8) | C9—C10—C11 | 123.5 (3) |
| O1—Sm1—O8v | 65.62 (8) | C7—C10—C11 | 118.4 (3) |
| O7—Sm1—O8v | 117.85 (8) | C8—C12—C9 | 119.8 (4) |
| N2—Ag2—N1 | 153.35 (12) | C8—C12—H12 | 120.1 |
| N2—Ag2—O1 | 104.18 (11) | C9—C12—H12 | 120.1 |
| N1—Ag2—O1 | 100.77 (11) | O8—C13—O1 | 125.9 (3) |
| C13—O1—Sm1 | 116.9 (2) | O8—C13—C13v | 117.5 (4) |
| C13—O1—Ag2 | 98.2 (2) | O1—C13—C13v | 116.6 (4) |
| Sm1—O1—Ag2 | 144.02 (10) | C13—O8—Sm1v | 115.2 (2) |
| C2—N1—C1 | 117.2 (4) | C14—O6—Sm1iv | 118.5 (2) |
| C2—N1—Ag2 | 120.9 (3) | H1W—O1W—H2W | 106.9 |
| C1—N1—Ag2 | 121.7 (3) | H3W—O2W—H4W | 106.8 |
| C1—C4—C5 | 118.1 (3) | O4—C11—O5 | 123.4 (3) |
| C1—C4—C6 | 121.2 (3) | O4—C11—C10 | 118.0 (3) |
| C5—C4—C6 | 120.7 (3) | O5—C11—C10 | 118.7 (3) |
| C2—C3—C5 | 119.1 (4) | C11—O4—Sm1vii | 112.3 (2) |
| C2—C3—H3 | 120.5 | C11—O5—Sm1viii | 179.0 (3) |
| C5—C3—H3 | 120.5 | O6—C14—O7 | 126.5 (3) |
| N1—C1—C4 | 123.1 (4) | O6—C14—C14iv | 117.3 (4) |
| N1—C1—H1 | 118.4 | O7—C14—C14iv | 116.2 (4) |
| C4—C1—H1 | 118.4 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) x+1, y, z; (iii) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (iv) −x+1, −y+2, −z; (v) −x+2, −y+2, −z+1; (vi) x−1, y, z; (vii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (viii) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O1W—H1W···O7vii | 0.86 | 2.10 | 2.960 (5) | 175 |
| O1W—H2W···O2W | 0.86 | 2.06 | 2.892 (7) | 161 |
| O2W—H4W···O1Wvii | 0.87 | 1.92 | 2.780 (7) | 171 |
| Symmetry code: (vii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O1W—H1W···O7i | 0.86 | 2.10 | 2.960 (5) | 175 |
| O1W—H2W···O2W | 0.86 | 2.06 | 2.892 (7) | 161 |
| O2W—H4W···O1Wi | 0.87 | 1.92 | 2.780 (7) | 171 |
| Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2. |
The authors acknowledge South China Normal University for supporting this work.
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In the past few years, lanthanide-transition metal heterometallic complexs with bridging multifunctionnal organic ligands have generated much interest, not only because of their impressive topological structures, but also due to their versatile applications in ion exchange, magnetism, bimetallic catalysis and luminescent probe (Cheng et al., 2006; Kuang et al., 2007; Luo et al., 2007; Peng et al., 2008). As an extension of this research, we report here the structure of the title compound, a new heterometallic coordination polymer.
In the title compound (Fig. 1), there are one SmIII ion, one AgI ion, two halves of oxalate ligand, two nicotinate ligands, and two lattice water molecules in the asymmetric unit. Each SmIII ion is eight-coordinated by four O atoms from four different nicotinate ligands, and four O atoms of two different oxalate ligands. The Sm center can be described as having a bicapped trigonal prism coordination geometry. The three-coordinate AgI ion is bonded to two N atoms from two different nicotinate anions and one O atom from an oxalate anion. Thus the AgI ion is in a T-shaped configuration. These metal coordination units are connected by bridging nicotinate and oxalate ligands, generating a three-dimensional network (Fig. 2). The uncoordinated water molecules link the carboxylate groups by O—H···O hydrogen bonding (Table 1). The crystal structure is further stabilized by hydrogen bonds.