Dibromido(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)zinc

Dehghani, A.; Amini, M.M.; Najafi, E.; Tadjarodi, A.; Notash, B.

doi:10.1107/S1600536812022738

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Dibromido(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κ²N,N′)zinc

Ali Dehghani,^a,^b Mostafa M. Amini,^a ^* Ezzatollah Najafi,^a Azadeh Tadjarodi ^b and Behrouz Notash ^a

^aDepartment of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Evin, Tehran 1983963113, Iran, and ^bDepartment of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
^*Correspondence e-mail: m-pouramini@sbu.ac.ir

(Received 12 May 2012; accepted 18 May 2012; online 26 May 2012)

The reaction of equimolar amounts of zinc bromide and 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline in dry methanol provided the title compound, [ZnBr₂(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)], in good yield. The Zn^II ion is coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral environment by two N atoms from the chelating 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline ligand and two bromide ions. There is intermolecular π–π stacking between adjacent phenanthroline units, with centroid–centroid distances of 3.594 (3) and 3.652 (3) Å.

Related literature

For similiar structures, see: Seebacher et al. (2004 ); Harvey et al. (1999 ); Jordan et al. (1991 ); Pallenberg et al. (1997 ).

Experimental

Crystal data

[ZnBr₂(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)]
M_r = 433.45
Monoclinic, P 2₁ /c
a = 9.4113 (19) Å
b = 18.424 (4) Å
c = 9.3362 (19) Å
β = 112.59 (3)°
V = 1494.6 (6) Å³
Z = 4
Mo Kα radiation
μ = 6.98 mm⁻¹
T = 298 K
0.25 × 0.20 × 0.17 mm

Data collection

Stoe IPDS 2T diffractometer
Absorption correction: numerical [shape of crystal determined optically (X-RED32; Stoe & Cie, (2005 )] T_min = 0.274, T_max = 0.383
11850 measured reflections
4014 independent reflections
2304 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
R_int = 0.076

Refinement

R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.050
wR(F²) = 0.100
S = 0.95
4014 reflections
174 parameters
H-atom parameters constrained
Δρ_max = 0.40 e Å⁻³
Δρ_min = −0.67 e Å⁻³

Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2005); cell refinement: X-AREA; data reduction: X-AREA; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ); 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 ).

Supporting information

Crystal structure: contains datablocks I, global. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812022738/bt5921sup1.cif

Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812022738/bt5921Isup2.hkl

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Comment top

1,10-phenanthroline is a good bidentate chelating ligand, we present the crystal structure of the title complex based on 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline.

In the molecule of the title compound, (Fig. 1), the two N atoms of one phen ligand and two Br atoms are coordinated to Zn^II atom in a distorted tetrahedral arrangement. The Zn—N bonds [average 2.062 Å] are somewhat shorter than the Zn—Br distances [average 2.328 Å] and they are closed to such bond lengths found in other discrete 1,10-phenanthroline derivatives of zinc complexes (Seebacher et al., (2004); Harvey et al.,(1999)). The two N atoms bite angle of phen ligand, N(2)—Zn(1)—N(1), significantly is smaller than N(2)—Zn(1)—Br(1)and N(1)—Zn(1)—Br(2). The bite angle in title complex is also similar to that of found in other zinc complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline, regardless of geometry of complex (Jordan et al.,(1991); Pallenberg et al.,(1997)).

In the crystal structure, There are intermolecular π–π stacking between adjacent phenanthroline, with a centroid–centroid distances of 3.594 (3) and 3.652 (3) Å (Fig. 2). These π-π stacking interactions lead to the stabilization of the crystal structure.

Related literature top

For similiar structures, see: Seebacher et al. (2004); Harvey et al. (1999); Jordan et al. (1991); Pallenberg et al. (1997).

Experimental top

ZnBr₂.2H₂O (0.22 g, 1 mmol) and 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (0.21, 1 mmol) were loaded in a convection tube; the tube was filled with methanol and kept at 333 K. Colorless crystals were collected from the side arm after several days(m.p. > 543 K).

Computing details top

Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2005); cell refinement: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2005); data reduction: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); 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).

Figures top

	Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, ellipsoids drawn at 30% probability level.
	Fig. 2. The packing diagram of the title compound showing π–π stacking between adjacent 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline ligands.

Dibromido(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-κ²N,N')zinc top

Crystal data top

[ZnBr₂(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)]	F(000) = 840
M_r = 433.45	D_x = 1.926 Mg m⁻³
Monoclinic, P2₁/c	Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc	Cell parameters from 4014 reflections
a = 9.4113 (19) Å	θ = 2.2–29.2°
b = 18.424 (4) Å	µ = 6.98 mm⁻¹
c = 9.3362 (19) Å	T = 298 K
β = 112.59 (3)°	Block, colorless
V = 1494.6 (6) Å³	0.25 × 0.20 × 0.17 mm
Z = 4

Data collection top

Stoe IPDS 2T diffractometer	4014 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube	2304 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromator	R_int = 0.076
Detector resolution: 0.15 mm pixels mm^-1	θ_max = 29.2°, θ_min = 2.2°
rotation method scans	h = −12→12
Absorption correction: numerical [shape of crystal determined optically (X-RED32; Stoe & Cie, (2005)]	k = −23→25
T_min = 0.274, T_max = 0.383	l = −12→12
11850 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)] = 0.050	Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F²) = 0.100	H-atom parameters constrained
S = 0.95	w = 1/[σ²(F_o²) + (0.0423P)²] where P = (F_o² + 2F_c²)/3
4014 reflections	(Δ/σ)_max < 0.001
174 parameters	Δρ_max = 0.40 e Å⁻³
0 restraints	Δρ_min = −0.67 e Å⁻³

Crystal data top

[ZnBr₂(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)]	V = 1494.6 (6) Å³
M_r = 433.45	Z = 4
Monoclinic, P2₁/c	Mo Kα radiation
a = 9.4113 (19) Å	µ = 6.98 mm⁻¹
b = 18.424 (4) Å	T = 298 K
c = 9.3362 (19) Å	0.25 × 0.20 × 0.17 mm
β = 112.59 (3)°

Data collection top

Stoe IPDS 2T diffractometer	4014 independent reflections
Absorption correction: numerical [shape of crystal determined optically (X-RED32; Stoe & Cie, (2005)]	2304 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
T_min = 0.274, T_max = 0.383	R_int = 0.076
11850 measured reflections

Refinement top

R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.050	0 restraints
wR(F²) = 0.100	H-atom parameters constrained
S = 0.95	Δρ_max = 0.40 e Å⁻³
4014 reflections	Δρ_min = −0.67 e Å⁻³
174 parameters

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	U_iso*/U_eq
Zn1	0.66996 (6)	0.13233 (3)	0.75289 (6)	0.03618 (15)
Br1	0.79790 (8)	0.24221 (4)	0.77098 (8)	0.0667 (2)
Br2	0.74325 (7)	0.03299 (3)	0.63755 (6)	0.05122 (17)
N1	0.6409 (4)	0.1030 (2)	0.9541 (4)	0.0317 (8)
N2	0.4348 (4)	0.1459 (2)	0.6749 (4)	0.0349 (9)
C1	0.9118 (6)	0.0852 (3)	1.1082 (6)	0.0514 (14)
H1A	0.9226	0.0590	1.0240	0.077*
H1B	0.9740	0.0627	1.2047	0.077*
H1C	0.9447	0.1345	1.1074	0.077*
C2	0.7466 (5)	0.0842 (3)	1.0900 (5)	0.0359 (10)
C3	0.7030 (6)	0.0634 (3)	1.2131 (5)	0.0429 (12)
H3	0.7775	0.0492	1.3077	0.051*
C4	0.5507 (6)	0.0641 (3)	1.1932 (6)	0.0434 (12)
H4	0.5217	0.0492	1.2733	0.052*
C5	0.4398 (6)	0.0872 (3)	1.0528 (5)	0.0376 (11)
C6	0.4904 (5)	0.1057 (2)	0.9352 (5)	0.0318 (10)
C7	0.2784 (7)	0.0920 (3)	1.0226 (7)	0.0479 (13)
H7	0.2437	0.0787	1.0996	0.058*
C8	0.1774 (6)	0.1151 (3)	0.8858 (7)	0.0561 (15)
H8	0.0740	0.1188	0.8706	0.067*
C9	0.2244 (6)	0.1343 (3)	0.7625 (6)	0.0442 (12)
C10	0.3796 (5)	0.1290 (3)	0.7864 (5)	0.0346 (10)
C11	0.1239 (6)	0.1607 (3)	0.6167 (7)	0.0557 (14)
H11	0.0195	0.1660	0.5956	0.067*
C12	0.1803 (6)	0.1781 (3)	0.5082 (6)	0.0549 (14)
H12	0.1140	0.1956	0.4124	0.066*
C13	0.3386 (6)	0.1702 (3)	0.5378 (6)	0.0442 (12)
C14	0.4045 (7)	0.1888 (3)	0.4201 (6)	0.0588 (15)
H14A	0.4686	0.2310	0.4535	0.088*
H14B	0.3224	0.1985	0.3222	0.088*
H14C	0.4648	0.1488	0.4089	0.088*

Atomic displacement parameters (Å²) top

	U¹¹	U²²	U³³	U¹²	U¹³	U²³
Zn1	0.0290 (3)	0.0397 (3)	0.0402 (3)	0.0015 (3)	0.0137 (2)	0.0058 (2)
Br1	0.0542 (4)	0.0502 (4)	0.0879 (5)	−0.0154 (3)	0.0186 (3)	0.0098 (3)
Br2	0.0539 (4)	0.0554 (4)	0.0464 (3)	0.0142 (3)	0.0216 (3)	0.0027 (3)
N1	0.028 (2)	0.032 (2)	0.035 (2)	0.0023 (17)	0.0115 (17)	0.0016 (16)
N2	0.032 (2)	0.035 (2)	0.0329 (19)	0.0022 (18)	0.0073 (16)	−0.0006 (17)
C1	0.037 (3)	0.062 (4)	0.050 (3)	0.005 (3)	0.011 (3)	0.003 (3)
C2	0.033 (3)	0.034 (3)	0.035 (2)	0.001 (2)	0.007 (2)	−0.0042 (19)
C3	0.049 (3)	0.041 (3)	0.033 (2)	0.002 (3)	0.008 (2)	0.000 (2)
C4	0.056 (3)	0.041 (3)	0.039 (3)	−0.002 (3)	0.024 (3)	0.000 (2)
C5	0.039 (3)	0.032 (3)	0.047 (3)	−0.005 (2)	0.023 (2)	−0.005 (2)
C6	0.025 (2)	0.027 (2)	0.042 (2)	0.0005 (19)	0.012 (2)	−0.0028 (19)
C7	0.046 (3)	0.046 (3)	0.064 (3)	0.000 (3)	0.034 (3)	0.004 (3)
C8	0.030 (3)	0.061 (4)	0.080 (4)	−0.004 (3)	0.024 (3)	0.002 (3)
C9	0.028 (2)	0.045 (3)	0.056 (3)	0.001 (2)	0.011 (2)	−0.002 (3)
C10	0.024 (2)	0.031 (3)	0.044 (2)	0.000 (2)	0.0077 (19)	−0.001 (2)
C11	0.025 (3)	0.065 (4)	0.066 (4)	0.011 (3)	0.004 (2)	−0.002 (3)
C12	0.039 (3)	0.058 (4)	0.047 (3)	0.012 (3)	−0.006 (2)	0.007 (3)
C13	0.043 (3)	0.037 (3)	0.044 (3)	0.010 (2)	0.007 (2)	−0.001 (2)
C14	0.066 (4)	0.061 (4)	0.039 (3)	0.013 (3)	0.010 (3)	0.013 (3)

Geometric parameters (Å, º) top

Zn1—N2	2.062 (4)	C5—C6	1.396 (6)
Zn1—N1	2.071 (3)	C5—C7	1.437 (7)
Zn1—Br1	2.3281 (9)	C6—C10	1.445 (7)
Zn1—Br2	2.3572 (8)	C7—C8	1.336 (8)
N1—C2	1.322 (6)	C7—H7	0.9300
N1—C6	1.360 (6)	C8—C9	1.427 (7)
N2—C13	1.329 (6)	C8—H8	0.9300
N2—C10	1.366 (5)	C9—C10	1.394 (7)
C1—C2	1.498 (7)	C9—C11	1.412 (8)
C1—H1A	0.9600	C11—C12	1.351 (7)
C1—H1B	0.9600	C11—H11	0.9300
C1—H1C	0.9600	C12—C13	1.414 (7)
C2—C3	1.414 (6)	C12—H12	0.9300
C3—C4	1.372 (7)	C13—C14	1.494 (7)
C3—H3	0.9300	C14—H14A	0.9600
C4—C5	1.392 (7)	C14—H14B	0.9600
C4—H4	0.9300	C14—H14C	0.9600

N2—Zn1—N1	81.63 (14)	N1—C6—C5	122.8 (4)
N2—Zn1—Br1	112.03 (11)	N1—C6—C10	117.8 (4)
N1—Zn1—Br1	113.94 (11)	C5—C6—C10	119.4 (4)
N2—Zn1—Br2	113.29 (11)	C8—C7—C5	121.2 (4)
N1—Zn1—Br2	112.05 (11)	C8—C7—H7	119.4
Br1—Zn1—Br2	118.32 (3)	C5—C7—H7	119.4
C2—N1—C6	119.7 (4)	C7—C8—C9	121.5 (5)
C2—N1—Zn1	128.7 (3)	C7—C8—H8	119.2
C6—N1—Zn1	111.5 (3)	C9—C8—H8	119.2
C13—N2—C10	119.5 (4)	C10—C9—C11	116.8 (4)
C13—N2—Zn1	128.5 (3)	C10—C9—C8	118.9 (5)
C10—N2—Zn1	112.0 (3)	C11—C9—C8	124.2 (5)
C2—C1—H1A	109.5	N2—C10—C9	123.0 (4)
C2—C1—H1B	109.5	N2—C10—C6	117.1 (4)
H1A—C1—H1B	109.5	C9—C10—C6	119.9 (4)
C2—C1—H1C	109.5	C12—C11—C9	119.6 (5)
H1A—C1—H1C	109.5	C12—C11—H11	120.2
H1B—C1—H1C	109.5	C9—C11—H11	120.2
N1—C2—C3	120.3 (4)	C11—C12—C13	121.1 (5)
N1—C2—C1	118.1 (4)	C11—C12—H12	119.5
C3—C2—C1	121.6 (4)	C13—C12—H12	119.5
C4—C3—C2	120.1 (5)	N2—C13—C12	120.0 (5)
C4—C3—H3	120.0	N2—C13—C14	117.6 (5)
C2—C3—H3	120.0	C12—C13—C14	122.4 (5)
C3—C4—C5	119.8 (4)	C13—C14—H14A	109.5
C3—C4—H4	120.1	C13—C14—H14B	109.5
C5—C4—H4	120.1	H14A—C14—H14B	109.5
C4—C5—C6	117.1 (4)	C13—C14—H14C	109.5
C4—C5—C7	123.9 (4)	H14A—C14—H14C	109.5
C6—C5—C7	119.0 (5)	H14B—C14—H14C	109.5

N2—Zn1—N1—C2	−177.9 (4)	C7—C5—C6—C10	−0.1 (7)
Br1—Zn1—N1—C2	−67.4 (4)	C4—C5—C7—C8	179.4 (5)
Br2—Zn1—N1—C2	70.3 (4)	C6—C5—C7—C8	−1.5 (8)
N2—Zn1—N1—C6	1.1 (3)	C5—C7—C8—C9	1.7 (9)
Br1—Zn1—N1—C6	111.6 (3)	C7—C8—C9—C10	−0.3 (9)
Br2—Zn1—N1—C6	−110.7 (3)	C7—C8—C9—C11	−178.5 (6)
N1—Zn1—N2—C13	176.8 (4)	C13—N2—C10—C9	1.5 (7)
Br1—Zn1—N2—C13	64.3 (4)	Zn1—N2—C10—C9	179.4 (4)
Br2—Zn1—N2—C13	−72.7 (4)	C13—N2—C10—C6	−177.5 (4)
N1—Zn1—N2—C10	−0.8 (3)	Zn1—N2—C10—C6	0.4 (5)
Br1—Zn1—N2—C10	−113.3 (3)	C11—C9—C10—N2	−1.9 (8)
Br2—Zn1—N2—C10	109.7 (3)	C8—C9—C10—N2	179.8 (5)
C6—N1—C2—C3	3.3 (7)	C11—C9—C10—C6	177.1 (5)
Zn1—N1—C2—C3	−177.8 (3)	C8—C9—C10—C6	−1.3 (8)
C6—N1—C2—C1	−177.3 (4)	N1—C6—C10—N2	0.6 (6)
Zn1—N1—C2—C1	1.7 (7)	C5—C6—C10—N2	−179.5 (4)
N1—C2—C3—C4	−1.5 (7)	N1—C6—C10—C9	−178.4 (4)
C1—C2—C3—C4	179.1 (5)	C5—C6—C10—C9	1.4 (7)
C2—C3—C4—C5	−1.7 (8)	C10—C9—C11—C12	1.0 (8)
C3—C4—C5—C6	2.8 (7)	C8—C9—C11—C12	179.2 (6)
C3—C4—C5—C7	−178.0 (5)	C9—C11—C12—C13	0.2 (9)
C2—N1—C6—C5	−2.0 (7)	C10—N2—C13—C12	−0.2 (7)
Zn1—N1—C6—C5	178.9 (4)	Zn1—N2—C13—C12	−177.7 (4)
C2—N1—C6—C10	177.8 (4)	C10—N2—C13—C14	179.4 (4)
Zn1—N1—C6—C10	−1.3 (5)	Zn1—N2—C13—C14	1.9 (7)
C4—C5—C6—N1	−1.1 (7)	C11—C12—C13—N2	−0.7 (9)
C7—C5—C6—N1	179.8 (5)	C11—C12—C13—C14	179.8 (6)
C4—C5—C6—C10	179.1 (4)

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formula	[ZnBr₂(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)]
M_r	433.45
Crystal system, space group	Monoclinic, P2₁/c
Temperature (K)	298
a, b, c (Å)	9.4113 (19), 18.424 (4), 9.3362 (19)
β (°)	112.59 (3)
V (Å³)	1494.6 (6)
Z	4
Radiation type	Mo Kα
µ (mm⁻¹)	6.98
Crystal size (mm)	0.25 × 0.20 × 0.17

Data collection
Diffractometer	Stoe IPDS 2T diffractometer
Absorption correction	Numerical [shape of crystal determined optically (X-RED32; Stoe & Cie, (2005)]
T_min, T_max	0.274, 0.383
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections	11850, 4014, 2304
R_int	0.076
(sin θ/λ)_max (Å⁻¹)	0.687

Refinement
R[F² > 2σ(F²)], wR(F²), S	0.050, 0.100, 0.95
No. of reflections	4014
No. of parameters	174
H-atom treatment	H-atom parameters constrained
Δρ_max, Δρ_min (e Å⁻³)	0.40, −0.67

Computer programs: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).

Acknowledgements

We thank Shahid Beheshti University and the Iran University of Science and Technology for supporting this study.

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