metal-organic compounds
Poly[[diaquacerium(III)]-μ5-propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylato]
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Dundee, Perth Road, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland
*Correspondence e-mail: j.c.barnes@dundee.ac.uk
Crystals of polymeric cerium(III) 1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate dihydrate, [Ce(C6H5O6)(H2O)2]n, were grown under hydrothermal conditions. The nine-coordinate Ce atoms occur as centrosymmetric pairs. Two bidentate and three monodentate carboxylate groups, each from a different anion, and two water molecules are coordinated to each cerium ion. Ce—O distances range from 2.390 (3) to 2.637 (2) Å. Each anion is joined to five cerium ions, forming a three-dimensional network.
Comment
Metal salts of polycarboxylic acids can often be prepared only as powders by precipitation from aqueous solution. The very low solubilities of these powders frequently defeat attempts to grow single crystals from solution. For example, in spite of many attempts in this laboratory, only one metal salt of tetrahydrofuran tetracarboxylic acid has been obtained with crystals adequate for ). The exploitation of hydrothermal recrystallization by Yaghi et al. (1996) and Plater et al. (1997) offers a new route to these crystals. These workers have used the relatively rigid 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate anion in attempts to stabilize open-network structures. In the present work, we report the hydrothermal recrystallization and structure of a cerium(III) salt, (I), of the very flexible 1,3,5-propanetricarboxylate anion (tca).
(Barnes & Paton, 1982Barnes & Paton (1988) reported the of 1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid (H3tca) at 298 K. A redetermination at 150 K, using better crystals, shows that no phase changes occur over this temperature range (Barnes, 2004).
Gupta & Powel (1963, 1964) prepared powdered samples of lanthanide–tca salts by precipitation from solutions at pH 4–5. They reported that, at room temperature, lanthanum formed La(tca)·5H2O, but all other lanthanides studied gave Ln(tca)·4H2O. From thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) measurements, they concluded that Ln(tca)·nH4O lost water by several different sequences to give anhydrous Ln(tca) between 423 and 473 K.
Solution studies by Barnes & Bristow (1969) showed the existence of of LnHtca+ and Lntca in the pH range 2–5. Almost quantitative precipitation occurs above pH 5.0.
In the present work, hydrothermal recrystallization of Ce(tca)·4H2O powder gave crystals shown by thermogravimetry and structural analysis to be Ce(tca)·2H2O, (I). Data were collected at 150 and 298 K using different crystals. There were no significant structural differences but the room-temperature crystal proved to be of much better quality; R is 0.028 compared with 0.055 for the low-temperature crystal. The low-temperature cell has a = 6.840 (6) Å, b = 8.687 (11) Å, c = 8.819 (14) Å, α = 99.72 (17)°, β = 110.25 (7)° and γ = 110.25 (7)°.
Fig. 1 shows that the Ce atoms occur as centrosymmetric pairs, bridged by the O8 atoms of two bidentate carboxylate groups. The nine-coordinate Ce3+ ion has an unusual 2–5–2 geometry, with trans bidentate carboxylate groups (C7/O8/O9 and C10/O11/O12) from different ligands. The angle between these carboxylate planes is 89.3 (4)°. Atoms O5, O6 and O8 from three more ligands and two water molecules O13 and O14 make up a pentagonal median plane (r.m.s. deviation = 0.344 Å) at 88.4 (3)° to the plane Ce/O11/O12. (A more familiar but less precise visualization is a monocapped square antiprism with O9 as the cap.) Ce—O distances are in the ranges 2.390 (3)–2.489 (2) Å (monodentate), 2.505 (3)–2.516 (2) Å (water) and 2.544 (2)–2.637 (2) Å (bidentate carboxylate groups).
The tca anion is shown in Fig. 2, with torsion angles in Table 1. Each anion is joined to five Ce atoms to form a three-dimensional network. This flexible anion allows the formation of a framework with no significant volumes of free space, unlike the open-network structures reported by Plater et al. (1997) for complexes of the rigid 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate anion.
The coordinated water molecules contribute to the network by inter-unit hydrogen bonding (Table 2).
X-ray powder diffraction showed that the powder sample of Ce(tca)·2H2O prepared at room temperature is identical to the observations of Ce(tca)·2H2O crystals. TGA studies on Ce(tca)·4H2O confirmed the observation of Gupta & Powel (1963, 1964) that Ce(tca)·2H2O is not formed by dehydration of Ce(tca)·4H2O at atmospheric pressure. In the present work, highly crystalline Ce(tca)·4H2O was converted at 423 K into the monohydrate which had not been not observed by Gupta & Powel. This Ce(tca)·H2O is of very low crystallinity. Ce(tca)·2H2O was thermally stable to 400 K, forming crystalline anhydrous Ce(tca) by 430 K.
Experimental
Two samples of hydrated Ce(tca) salts were prepared by mixing aqueous CeCl3 and H3tca solutions (0.01 mol) at room temperature and adjusting the pH to 5.5 with NaOH. The resulting fine precipitates were collected after stirring for 1 h. Analysis showed that one sample was Ce(tca)·4H2O and the other Ce(tca)·2H2O, in spite of no intentional differences in preparation.
Analytical data for Ce(tca)·4H2O: Ce found by edta titration: 37.92%; required: 38.14%. Thermogravimetry: weight loss to 423 K = 14.53%, required for Ce(tca)·H2O = 14.72%; weight loss to 1200 K = 51.68%, required for CeO2 = 52.05%
Analytical data for Ce(tca)·2H2O: Ce found by edta titration 39.83%, required = 40.11%. Thermogravimetry: weight loss to 430 K = 10.42%, required for Ce(tca) = 10.31%, weight loss to 1200 K = 49.83%, required for CeO2 = 49.58%.
Using a Parr model 4745 bomb with a PTFE liner, 0.5 g of Ce(tca)·4H2O and 15 ml of water were heated to 423 K for 16 h, cooled at 7.5 K h−1 to 363 K and then allowed to cool naturally to room temperature. Colourless poorly shaped crystals were obtained.
Crystal data
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Refinement
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H atoms of the tricarballylate anion were placed in calculated positions with Uiso values set at 1.3 times the Ueq value of the parent atom and the C—H distance set at 0.97 Å. H atoms of water were located in a difference synthesis and the coordinates were refined with Uiso values set at 1.3 times the Ueq value of the parent atom; the O—H distances were not constrained. The highest difference map peak was 0.83 Å from Ce1 and the deepest hole was 0.86 Å from Ce1.
Data collection: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); cell DENZO and COLLECT; data reduction: DENZO and COLLECT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1990); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536804011389/hg6042sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536804011389/hg6042Isup2.hkl
Data collection: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); cell
DENZO and COLLECT; data reduction: DENZO and COLLECT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1990); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 1992).[Ce(C6H5O6)(H2O)2] | Z = 2 |
Mr = 349.25 | F(000) = 334 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 2.486 Mg m−3 |
a = 6.9084 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
b = 8.7738 (4) Å | Cell parameters from 5965 reflections |
c = 8.8162 (4) Å | θ = 2.6–27.5° |
α = 99.552 (2)° | µ = 4.90 mm−1 |
β = 110.209 (2)° | T = 150 K |
γ = 104.461 (2)° | Block, colourless |
V = 466.51 (3) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.20 × 0.10 mm |
Enraf–Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 2091 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enraf Nonius FR591 rotating anode | 2046 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.045 |
Detector resolution: 9.091 pixels/mm pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.6° |
π and ω scans | h = −8→8 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SORTAV; Blessing, 1995) | k = −11→9 |
Tmin = 0.353, Tmax = 0.613 | l = −11→11 |
5965 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.026 | Hydrogen site location: mixed |
wR(F2) = 0.064 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.13 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0331P)2 + 0.7556P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2091 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.018 |
148 parameters | Δρmax = 1.05 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −2.89 e Å−3 |
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. H atoms of tricarballylate anion placed on calculated positions with U(iso) set to 1.3 times that of parent atom. H atoms of water located on a difference synthesis, coordinates refined with U(iso) set to 1.3 times that of parent atom. The O - H distances were not constrained. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Ce1 | 0.02449 (2) | 0.876953 (16) | 0.199738 (17) | 0.00936 (9) | |
C1 | −0.2152 (5) | 1.3184 (4) | 0.3811 (4) | 0.0125 (6) | |
H1A | −0.0956 | 1.4050 | 0.3820 | 0.016* | |
H1B | −0.2354 | 1.3532 | 0.4833 | 0.016* | |
C2 | −0.4245 (5) | 1.2984 (4) | 0.2294 (4) | 0.0142 (7) | |
H2 | −0.4044 | 1.2626 | 0.1262 | 0.018* | |
C3 | −0.4664 (6) | 1.4628 (4) | 0.2342 (5) | 0.0161 (7) | |
H3A | −0.6153 | 1.4417 | 0.1558 | 0.021* | |
H3B | −0.4552 | 1.5095 | 0.3459 | 0.021* | |
C4 | −0.1505 (5) | 1.1664 (4) | 0.3843 (4) | 0.0135 (6) | |
O5 | −0.1194 (5) | 1.1165 (3) | 0.5111 (3) | 0.0265 (6) | |
O6 | −0.1279 (4) | 1.0985 (3) | 0.2560 (3) | 0.0203 (5) | |
C7 | −0.6234 (5) | 1.1717 (4) | 0.2242 (4) | 0.0130 (7) | |
O8 | −0.7802 (3) | 1.0940 (3) | 0.0821 (3) | 0.0155 (5) | |
O9 | −0.6356 (4) | 1.1430 (3) | 0.3555 (3) | 0.0250 (6) | |
C10 | −0.3142 (6) | 1.5888 (4) | 0.1922 (4) | 0.0153 (7) | |
O11 | −0.1532 (4) | 1.5636 (3) | 0.1668 (3) | 0.0217 (5) | |
O12 | −0.3486 (4) | 1.7220 (3) | 0.1851 (3) | 0.0221 (5) | |
O13 | 0.0587 (5) | 0.7143 (3) | −0.0477 (3) | 0.0239 (6) | |
H131 | 0.091 (8) | 0.628 (6) | −0.077 (6) | 0.031* | |
H132 | 0.107 (7) | 0.764 (5) | −0.100 (5) | 0.031* | |
O14 | 0.3613 (5) | 0.7979 (4) | 0.3020 (4) | 0.0280 (6) | |
H141 | 0.434 (8) | 0.827 (6) | 0.414 (7) | 0.036* | |
H142 | 0.436 (8) | 0.777 (6) | 0.250 (6) | 0.036* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Ce1 | 0.01162 (13) | 0.00675 (12) | 0.01070 (13) | 0.00144 (8) | 0.00547 (9) | 0.00535 (8) |
C1 | 0.0079 (13) | 0.0101 (13) | 0.0159 (15) | −0.0011 (11) | 0.0039 (11) | 0.0026 (11) |
C2 | 0.0164 (15) | 0.0114 (14) | 0.0148 (16) | 0.0034 (12) | 0.0065 (13) | 0.0056 (12) |
C3 | 0.0164 (17) | 0.0137 (15) | 0.0232 (18) | 0.0063 (13) | 0.0102 (14) | 0.0109 (14) |
C4 | 0.0124 (14) | 0.0155 (14) | 0.0110 (14) | 0.0019 (11) | 0.0044 (11) | 0.0042 (11) |
O5 | 0.0443 (16) | 0.0342 (14) | 0.0174 (12) | 0.0263 (13) | 0.0173 (11) | 0.0181 (11) |
O6 | 0.0350 (14) | 0.0186 (12) | 0.0179 (11) | 0.0151 (10) | 0.0162 (10) | 0.0098 (9) |
C7 | 0.0123 (15) | 0.0086 (14) | 0.0179 (17) | 0.0022 (12) | 0.0053 (13) | 0.0067 (12) |
O8 | 0.0137 (10) | 0.0128 (10) | 0.0138 (11) | −0.0010 (8) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0047 (8) |
O9 | 0.0225 (12) | 0.0269 (13) | 0.0160 (12) | −0.0060 (10) | 0.0044 (10) | 0.0113 (10) |
C10 | 0.0129 (15) | 0.0131 (16) | 0.0167 (16) | −0.0006 (12) | 0.0056 (13) | 0.0041 (13) |
O11 | 0.0258 (13) | 0.0118 (11) | 0.0357 (14) | 0.0059 (10) | 0.0202 (11) | 0.0113 (10) |
O12 | 0.0226 (12) | 0.0144 (11) | 0.0394 (15) | 0.0074 (9) | 0.0199 (11) | 0.0150 (10) |
O13 | 0.0448 (16) | 0.0201 (13) | 0.0247 (13) | 0.0185 (12) | 0.0257 (12) | 0.0140 (10) |
O14 | 0.0253 (14) | 0.0452 (17) | 0.0171 (13) | 0.0199 (12) | 0.0079 (11) | 0.0063 (12) |
Ce1—O5i | 2.390 (3) | C2—C3 | 1.537 (5) |
Ce1—O6 | 2.489 (2) | C2—H2 | 0.9800 |
Ce1—O14 | 2.505 (3) | C3—C10 | 1.513 (5) |
Ce1—O13 | 2.518 (2) | C3—H3A | 0.9700 |
Ce1—O12ii | 2.544 (2) | C3—H3B | 0.9700 |
Ce1—O8iii | 2.572 (2) | C4—O5 | 1.237 (4) |
Ce1—O9iv | 2.611 (2) | C4—O6 | 1.267 (4) |
Ce1—O8iv | 2.619 (2) | C7—O9 | 1.251 (4) |
Ce1—O11ii | 2.637 (2) | C7—O8 | 1.272 (4) |
Ce1—C10ii | 2.958 (4) | C10—O12 | 1.257 (4) |
Ce1—C7iv | 2.994 (3) | C10—O11 | 1.270 (4) |
C1—C4 | 1.510 (4) | O13—H131 | 0.86 (5) |
C1—C2 | 1.539 (4) | O13—H132 | 0.79 (5) |
C1—H1A | 0.9700 | O14—H141 | 0.89 (5) |
C1—H1B | 0.9700 | O14—H142 | 0.83 (5) |
C2—C7 | 1.517 (5) | ||
O5i—Ce1—O6 | 86.43 (8) | O9iv—Ce1—C10ii | 152.85 (9) |
O5i—Ce1—O14 | 71.53 (9) | O8iv—Ce1—C10ii | 157.50 (9) |
O6—Ce1—O14 | 142.83 (9) | O11ii—Ce1—C10ii | 25.42 (9) |
O5i—Ce1—O13 | 136.27 (9) | O5i—Ce1—C7iv | 101.71 (10) |
O6—Ce1—O13 | 137.29 (8) | O6—Ce1—C7iv | 78.77 (9) |
O14—Ce1—O13 | 70.71 (9) | O14—Ce1—C7iv | 77.01 (10) |
O5i—Ce1—O12ii | 80.17 (9) | O13—Ce1—C7iv | 90.53 (9) |
O6—Ce1—O12ii | 76.77 (8) | O12ii—Ce1—C7iv | 155.30 (8) |
O14—Ce1—O12ii | 125.86 (10) | O8iii—Ce1—C7iv | 88.34 (8) |
O13—Ce1—O12ii | 105.21 (9) | O9iv—Ce1—C7iv | 24.59 (9) |
O5i—Ce1—O8iii | 153.05 (8) | O8iv—Ce1—C7iv | 25.08 (8) |
O6—Ce1—O8iii | 70.91 (7) | O11ii—Ce1—C7iv | 154.72 (8) |
O14—Ce1—O8iii | 135.40 (8) | C10ii—Ce1—C7iv | 177.42 (8) |
O13—Ce1—O8iii | 67.52 (8) | C4—C1—C2 | 115.1 (2) |
O12ii—Ce1—O8iii | 80.56 (8) | C4—C1—H1A | 108.5 |
O5i—Ce1—O9iv | 77.23 (9) | C2—C1—H1A | 108.5 |
O6—Ce1—O9iv | 75.00 (9) | C4—C1—H1B | 108.5 |
O14—Ce1—O9iv | 71.21 (9) | C2—C1—H1B | 108.5 |
O13—Ce1—O9iv | 109.96 (9) | H1A—C1—H1B | 107.5 |
O12ii—Ce1—O9iv | 144.63 (8) | C7—C2—C3 | 109.0 (3) |
O8iii—Ce1—O9iv | 109.35 (7) | C7—C2—C1 | 112.0 (3) |
O5i—Ce1—O8iv | 126.58 (9) | C3—C2—C1 | 110.4 (2) |
O6—Ce1—O8iv | 79.56 (8) | C7—C2—H2 | 108.4 |
O14—Ce1—O8iv | 89.83 (9) | C3—C2—H2 | 108.4 |
O13—Ce1—O8iv | 74.36 (8) | C1—C2—H2 | 108.4 |
O12ii—Ce1—O8iv | 142.78 (8) | C10—C3—C2 | 115.6 (3) |
O8iii—Ce1—O8iv | 64.65 (8) | C10—C3—H3A | 108.4 |
O9iv—Ce1—O8iv | 49.36 (7) | C2—C3—H3A | 108.4 |
O5i—Ce1—O11ii | 80.15 (9) | C10—C3—H3B | 108.4 |
O6—Ce1—O11ii | 126.43 (8) | C2—C3—H3B | 108.4 |
O14—Ce1—O11ii | 79.82 (9) | H3A—C3—H3B | 107.4 |
O13—Ce1—O11ii | 72.25 (8) | O5—C4—O6 | 123.7 (3) |
O12ii—Ce1—O11ii | 49.96 (7) | O5—C4—C1 | 119.0 (3) |
O8iii—Ce1—O11ii | 101.34 (8) | O6—C4—C1 | 117.3 (3) |
O9iv—Ce1—O11ii | 147.60 (8) | O9—C7—O8 | 119.9 (3) |
O8iv—Ce1—O11ii | 146.60 (7) | O9—C7—C2 | 121.6 (3) |
O5i—Ce1—C10ii | 75.71 (10) | O8—C7—C2 | 118.5 (3) |
O6—Ce1—C10ii | 101.01 (9) | O12—C10—O11 | 120.1 (3) |
O14—Ce1—C10ii | 101.94 (11) | O12—C10—C3 | 118.2 (3) |
O13—Ce1—C10ii | 91.34 (9) | O11—C10—C3 | 121.7 (3) |
O12ii—Ce1—C10ii | 24.97 (9) | O12—C10—Ce1v | 58.71 (18) |
O8iii—Ce1—C10ii | 94.03 (9) | ||
O5—C4—C1—C2 | −126.3 (3) | O5—C4—C1—C2 | −126.3 (3) |
C4—C1—C2—C3 | −176.7 (3) | C4—C1—C2—C7 | 61.7 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C10 | 72.6 (4) | C1—C2—C7—O8 | −151.6 (3) |
C2—C3—C10—O11 | −4.9 (5) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (ii) x, y−1, z; (iii) −x−1, −y+2, −z; (iv) x+1, y, z; (v) x, y+1, z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O13—H131···O11vi | 0.86 (5) | 1.95 (5) | 2.810 (3) | 174 (5) |
O13—H132···O6vi | 0.79 (5) | 1.99 (3) | 2.741 (4) | 160 (5) |
O14—H141···O9i | 0.89 (5) | 1.96 (5) | 2.830 (4) | 165 (5) |
O14—H142···O12vii | 0.83 (5) | 1.91 (5) | 2.718 (4) | 165 (5) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (vi) −x, −y+2, −z; (vii) x+1, y−1, z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank the EPSRC and Professor M. B. Hursthouse for collection of data at Cardiff and Southampton Universities.
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