metal-organic compounds
Di-μ-pyridyl-1:2κ2N:C2;2:1κ2N:C2-μ-tetrahydrofuran-κ2O:O-bis[bromo(tetrahydrofuran)magnesium(II)] tetrahydrofuran hemisolvate
aN. S. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science, 31 Leninskii Prospect, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation, bDepartment of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119992, Russian Federation, and cDepartment of Chemistry, University of Durham, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, England
*Correspondence e-mail: churakov@igic.ras.ru
The title compound, [Mg2Br2(C5H4N)2(C4H8O)3]·0.5C4H8O, contains dimeric associations of Mg atoms bridged by tetrahydrofuran (THF) molecules. The of the Mg atom is a slightly distorted MgCNO2Br trigonal bipyramid with two THF molecules in the axial positions. One O atom occupies a site with symmetry 2.
Comment
The main molecule of the title Grignard reagent, (μ-C4H8O)[Br(C4H8O)(μ-η2-C,N—C5H4N-2)Mg]2, (I) (Fig. 1), is dimeric [Mg1⋯Mg1i = 3.3237 (18) Å; symmetry code: (i) −y, −x, − z] and is generated by twofold symmetry with O2 lying on a twofold rotation axis. The of the Mg atom is a slightly distorted MgCNO2Br trigonal bipyramid (Table 1) with two tetrahydrofuran (THF) molecules in the axial (ax) positions. Bromine, pyridyl N and C atoms occupy equatorial (eq) sites. The eq—Mg1—eq angles lie within the range 115.52 (11)–121.74 (8)° and the ax—Mg1—eq angles are close to 90° [83.16 (8)–95.07 (10)°].
This coordination environment of Mg is rather characteristic for adducts of ) and EtMgCl (Toney & Stucky, 1971). The Mg1—Br1, Mg1—O1 and Mg1—C1 bond lengths are normal and consistent with related structures (Cambridge Structural Database; Version 5.27 of January 2006; Allen, 2002). The Mg1—N1 distance in (I) is close to that found previously for pyridyl substituted alkylmagnesiumbromide [2.122 (4) Å; Al-Juaid et al., 2001].
with THF, as was observed for MeMgBr (Vallino, 1969The sum of valence angles around O1, 358.0°, corresponds to sp2-hybridization. Analysis of data in the CSD showed that the latter is common for structures with Hal—Mg(C)—O(THF, terminal) fragments where the sum of angles varies from 351.8 to 360.0°. The second (O2) THF molecule is bridging and the Mg1—O2—Mg1i angle is 88.86 (10)° [symmetry code: (i) −y, −x, − z]. As expected, the Mg—O2 bond length is much longer than Mg—O1.
To the best of our knowledge, (I) is only the second example of an Mg complex with a bridging THF molecule. Previously, the dinuclear complex [(THF)(η2-PhNCNPh)]2Mg2(μ-Cl)2(μ-THF), (II), was structurally investigated (Cotton et al., 1997); for comparison, the Mg—O(μ-THF) distances in (II) are 2.322 (6) and 2.357 (6) Å, while the Mg—O—Mg angle is 84.3 (2)°. However, the bridging THF ligand is well known in the structures of alkali and rare earth metals complexes; there are 70 entries in the CSD, of which 29 are Li derivatives.
Compound (I) is the first structurally characterized example of an Mg complex with bridging (μ-C,N-pyridyl-2) ligands. However, this bridging ligand is common for di- and polynuclear complexes of other metals (110 entries in the CSD, of which 85 are compounds of 8B group metals).
In the dimeric structure of (I), the Br atoms are terminal. In contrast, an analysis of the CSD demonstrates that in all previously investigated di- and polymeric structures of the halogen atoms serve as bridges forming [Mg2(μ-Hal)2] fragments (16 entries).
Previously, the synthesis of closely related X·2THF (X = Br and I) was reported and their unit-cell parameters were determined (Paradies, 1974). However, no information on their molecular structures was published.
(2-pyridyl)MgThe crystals of (I) contain disordered solvent THF molecules lying on a fourfold axis. These THF molecules occupy the cavities between the main molecules.
Experimental
The synthetic procedure for (I) reported by Paradies & Görbing (1969) was found to be non-reproducible. This fact was mentioned by Furukava et al. (1987). Compound (I) was prepared by treatment of i-PrMgBr with 2-brompyridine (Trécourt et al., 1999) and for the first time isolated in pure form (yield 58%). The crystals of (I) decompose rapidly in open air.
Crystal data
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Refinement
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The possibility of partial positional disorder of C1 and N1 was checked; no evidence for such disorder was found. The disordered solvent (THF) molecule was refined isotropically with restrained C—C and C—O distances. The position of the O atom in the five-membered ring of the solvent THF molecule was assigned by analysis of isotropic displacement parameters and confirmed by the fact that the methylene group could not be placed in the O22 site without forming unusually short intermolecular H⋯H contacts (1.90–1.94 Å). All H atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H = 0.95–0.99 Å) and refined using a riding model with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(carrier)
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL-Plus (Bruker, 2000); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL-Plus.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536806013742/hb2034sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536806013742/hb2034Isup2.hkl
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL-Plus (Bruker, 2000); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL-Plus.[Mg2Br2(C5H4N)2(C4H8O)3]·0.5C4H8O | Dx = 1.445 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 616.99 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Tetragonal, P4/ncc | Cell parameters from 5951 reflections |
Hall symbol: -P 4a 2ac | θ = 2.4–27.6° |
a = 17.3368 (3) Å | µ = 2.93 mm−1 |
c = 18.8696 (4) Å | T = 120 K |
V = 5671.53 (18) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 8 | 0.30 × 0.20 × 0.10 mm |
F(000) = 2528 |
Bruker SMART 1K diffractometer | 3108 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2022 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.093 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.0°, θmin = 1.7° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997) | h = −22→15 |
Tmin = 0.473, Tmax = 0.758 | k = −20→22 |
30363 measured reflections | l = −17→24 |
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)] = 0.039 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.085 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.00 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0384P)2 + 1.9833P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3108 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
161 parameters | Δρmax = 0.47 e Å−3 |
6 restraints | Δρmin = −0.36 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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
Br1 | 0.00140 (2) | 0.130532 (18) | 0.410058 (15) | 0.03633 (12) | |
Mg1 | 0.03748 (6) | 0.02350 (5) | 0.32866 (5) | 0.0227 (2) | |
N1 | −0.02342 (14) | −0.08313 (15) | 0.32806 (14) | 0.0306 (6) | |
C1 | −0.04365 (15) | −0.11090 (15) | 0.26120 (14) | 0.0185 (6) | |
C2 | −0.0382 (2) | −0.1275 (2) | 0.38650 (18) | 0.0391 (8) | |
H2A | −0.0231 | −0.1082 | 0.4315 | 0.047* | |
C3 | −0.0731 (2) | −0.1975 (2) | 0.3840 (2) | 0.0504 (10) | |
H3A | −0.0842 | −0.2252 | 0.4262 | 0.060* | |
C4 | −0.0918 (2) | −0.22714 (19) | 0.3187 (2) | 0.0512 (11) | |
H4A | −0.1148 | −0.2767 | 0.3148 | 0.061* | |
C5 | −0.07646 (18) | −0.18353 (19) | 0.2586 (2) | 0.0408 (9) | |
H5A | −0.0891 | −0.2046 | 0.2136 | 0.049* | |
O1 | 0.12524 (11) | −0.01943 (12) | 0.39346 (11) | 0.0297 (5) | |
C8 | 0.17086 (19) | −0.08419 (19) | 0.36970 (18) | 0.0354 (8) | |
H8A | 0.2209 | −0.0667 | 0.3502 | 0.043* | |
H8B | 0.1431 | −0.1139 | 0.3328 | 0.043* | |
C9 | 0.1827 (2) | −0.1326 (2) | 0.4360 (2) | 0.0499 (10) | |
H9A | 0.1386 | −0.1679 | 0.4439 | 0.060* | |
H9B | 0.2308 | −0.1633 | 0.4328 | 0.060* | |
C10 | 0.18817 (19) | −0.0729 (2) | 0.49443 (18) | 0.0469 (10) | |
H10A | 0.1694 | −0.0941 | 0.5400 | 0.056* | |
H10B | 0.2420 | −0.0551 | 0.5006 | 0.056* | |
C11 | 0.1372 (2) | −0.0084 (2) | 0.46924 (17) | 0.0461 (9) | |
H11A | 0.0873 | −0.0096 | 0.4946 | 0.055* | |
H11B | 0.1622 | 0.0420 | 0.4782 | 0.055* | |
O2 | −0.06215 (10) | 0.06215 (10) | 0.2500 | 0.0217 (6) | |
C6 | −0.14031 (16) | 0.05431 (17) | 0.27933 (16) | 0.0256 (7) | |
H6A | −0.1384 | 0.0318 | 0.3275 | 0.031* | |
H6B | −0.1722 | 0.0206 | 0.2488 | 0.031* | |
C7 | −0.17336 (18) | 0.13479 (18) | 0.28166 (16) | 0.0339 (8) | |
H7A | −0.1598 | 0.1612 | 0.3265 | 0.041* | |
H7B | −0.2302 | 0.1340 | 0.2763 | 0.041* | |
C21 | 0.7304 (14) | 0.751 (2) | −0.0028 (6) | 0.073 (7)* | 0.25 |
H21A | 0.6801 | 0.7243 | −0.0069 | 0.087* | 0.25 |
H21B | 0.7420 | 0.7770 | −0.0483 | 0.087* | 0.25 |
C24 | 0.7638 (17) | 0.7662 (10) | 0.1203 (6) | 0.064 (6)* | 0.25 |
H24A | 0.8090 | 0.7944 | 0.1392 | 0.076* | 0.25 |
H24B | 0.7251 | 0.7604 | 0.1585 | 0.076* | 0.25 |
C23 | 0.7875 (12) | 0.6884 (11) | 0.0919 (8) | 0.066 (5)* | 0.25 |
H23A | 0.8383 | 0.6732 | 0.1113 | 0.079* | 0.25 |
H23B | 0.7491 | 0.6487 | 0.1050 | 0.079* | 0.25 |
C25 | 0.7297 (18) | 0.8081 (12) | 0.0576 (10) | 0.111 (10)* | 0.25 |
H25A | 0.7609 | 0.8541 | 0.0457 | 0.133* | 0.25 |
H25B | 0.6763 | 0.8248 | 0.0681 | 0.133* | 0.25 |
O22 | 0.7917 (7) | 0.6964 (7) | 0.0158 (5) | 0.065 (3)* | 0.25 |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.0532 (2) | 0.03296 (19) | 0.02287 (16) | 0.01342 (15) | −0.00432 (15) | −0.00763 (14) |
Mg1 | 0.0277 (6) | 0.0229 (5) | 0.0176 (5) | −0.0017 (4) | 0.0006 (4) | −0.0012 (4) |
N1 | 0.0280 (15) | 0.0321 (15) | 0.0317 (15) | 0.0020 (11) | 0.0009 (12) | 0.0085 (12) |
C1 | 0.0185 (15) | 0.0150 (15) | 0.0220 (15) | 0.0005 (11) | 0.0058 (12) | −0.0039 (11) |
C2 | 0.0325 (19) | 0.051 (2) | 0.0335 (18) | 0.0004 (17) | 0.0006 (15) | 0.0196 (17) |
C3 | 0.038 (2) | 0.046 (3) | 0.067 (3) | 0.0085 (17) | 0.017 (2) | 0.030 (2) |
C4 | 0.032 (2) | 0.0179 (18) | 0.103 (4) | 0.0012 (14) | 0.032 (2) | 0.012 (2) |
C5 | 0.033 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.053 (2) | −0.0024 (15) | 0.0146 (17) | −0.0169 (17) |
O1 | 0.0308 (12) | 0.0336 (13) | 0.0246 (11) | 0.0063 (9) | −0.0043 (9) | 0.0000 (9) |
C8 | 0.0290 (19) | 0.037 (2) | 0.040 (2) | 0.0061 (15) | 0.0008 (15) | 0.0010 (16) |
C9 | 0.037 (2) | 0.042 (2) | 0.070 (3) | 0.0078 (17) | 0.0093 (19) | 0.025 (2) |
C10 | 0.033 (2) | 0.072 (3) | 0.036 (2) | 0.0074 (18) | 0.0024 (16) | 0.0212 (19) |
C11 | 0.057 (2) | 0.055 (2) | 0.0258 (17) | 0.0040 (19) | −0.0140 (16) | 0.0038 (17) |
O2 | 0.0206 (9) | 0.0206 (9) | 0.0238 (15) | 0.0000 (11) | 0.0027 (8) | 0.0027 (8) |
C6 | 0.0174 (16) | 0.0322 (18) | 0.0273 (16) | −0.0017 (13) | 0.0028 (12) | 0.0018 (13) |
C7 | 0.0302 (19) | 0.038 (2) | 0.0336 (19) | 0.0065 (15) | −0.0006 (14) | −0.0055 (14) |
Mg1—Br1 | 2.4887 (9) | C10—H10A | 0.9900 |
Mg1—O1 | 2.089 (2) | C10—H10B | 0.9900 |
Mg1—N1 | 2.129 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9900 |
Mg1—C1i | 2.149 (3) | C11—H11B | 0.9900 |
Mg1—O2 | 2.374 (2) | O2—C6 | 1.470 (3) |
Mg1—Mg1i | 3.3237 (18) | O2—C6i | 1.470 (3) |
N1—C2 | 1.369 (4) | O2—Mg1i | 2.374 (2) |
N1—C1 | 1.395 (3) | C6—C7 | 1.509 (4) |
C1—C5 | 1.383 (4) | C6—H6A | 0.9900 |
C1—Mg1i | 2.149 (3) | C6—H6B | 0.9900 |
C2—C3 | 1.356 (5) | C7—C7i | 1.524 (6) |
C2—H2A | 0.9500 | C7—H7A | 0.9900 |
C3—C4 | 1.373 (5) | C7—H7B | 0.9900 |
C3—H3A | 0.9500 | C21—O22 | 1.46 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.390 (5) | C21—C25 | 1.511 (19) |
C4—H4A | 0.9500 | C21—H21A | 0.9900 |
C5—H5A | 0.9500 | C21—H21B | 0.9900 |
O1—C8 | 1.445 (3) | C24—C23 | 1.507 (16) |
O1—C11 | 1.458 (4) | C24—C25 | 1.508 (15) |
C8—C9 | 1.521 (5) | C24—H24A | 0.9900 |
C8—H8A | 0.9900 | C24—H24B | 0.9900 |
C8—H8B | 0.9900 | C23—O22 | 1.444 (16) |
C9—C10 | 1.515 (5) | C23—H23A | 0.9900 |
C9—H9A | 0.9900 | C23—H23B | 0.9900 |
C9—H9B | 0.9900 | C25—H25A | 0.9900 |
C10—C11 | 1.502 (4) | C25—H25B | 0.9900 |
O1—Mg1—N1 | 93.15 (9) | C9—C10—H10B | 111.0 |
O1—Mg1—C1i | 95.07 (10) | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.0 |
N1—Mg1—C1i | 115.52 (11) | O1—C11—C10 | 107.3 (3) |
O1—Mg1—O2 | 175.18 (8) | O1—C11—H11A | 110.3 |
N1—Mg1—O2 | 83.16 (8) | C10—C11—H11A | 110.3 |
C1i—Mg1—O2 | 83.78 (8) | O1—C11—H11B | 110.3 |
O1—Mg1—Br1 | 95.02 (6) | C10—C11—H11B | 110.3 |
N1—Mg1—Br1 | 121.74 (8) | H11A—C11—H11B | 108.5 |
C1i—Mg1—Br1 | 120.98 (8) | C6—O2—C6i | 108.2 (3) |
O2—Mg1—Br1 | 89.57 (5) | C6—O2—Mg1i | 115.36 (12) |
O1—Mg1—Mg1i | 129.87 (6) | C6i—O2—Mg1i | 114.16 (12) |
N1—Mg1—Mg1i | 63.98 (7) | C6—O2—Mg1 | 114.16 (12) |
C1i—Mg1—Mg1i | 62.31 (8) | C6i—O2—Mg1 | 115.36 (12) |
O2—Mg1—Mg1i | 45.57 (5) | Mg1i—O2—Mg1 | 88.86 (10) |
Br1—Mg1—Mg1i | 135.11 (2) | O2—C6—C7 | 106.0 (2) |
C2—N1—C1 | 119.2 (3) | O2—C6—H6A | 110.5 |
C2—N1—Mg1 | 125.2 (2) | C7—C6—H6A | 110.5 |
C1—N1—Mg1 | 115.41 (18) | O2—C6—H6B | 110.5 |
C5—C1—N1 | 116.8 (3) | C7—C6—H6B | 110.5 |
C5—C1—Mg1i | 125.3 (2) | H6A—C6—H6B | 108.7 |
N1—C1—Mg1i | 117.92 (18) | C6—C7—C7i | 102.49 (18) |
C3—C2—N1 | 123.9 (4) | C6—C7—H7A | 111.3 |
C3—C2—H2A | 118.0 | C7i—C7—H7A | 111.3 |
N1—C2—H2A | 118.0 | C6—C7—H7B | 111.3 |
C2—C3—C4 | 118.1 (3) | C7i—C7—H7B | 111.3 |
C2—C3—H3A | 120.9 | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.2 |
C4—C3—H3A | 120.9 | O22—C21—C25 | 104.4 (13) |
C3—C4—C5 | 118.9 (3) | O22—C21—H21A | 110.9 |
C3—C4—H4A | 120.5 | C25—C21—H21A | 110.9 |
C5—C4—H4A | 120.5 | O22—C21—H21B | 110.9 |
C1—C5—C4 | 123.0 (3) | C25—C21—H21B | 110.9 |
C1—C5—H5A | 118.5 | H21A—C21—H21B | 108.9 |
C4—C5—H5A | 118.5 | C23—C24—C25 | 105.0 (9) |
C8—O1—C11 | 109.2 (2) | C23—C24—H24A | 110.7 |
C8—O1—Mg1 | 119.60 (18) | C25—C24—H24A | 110.7 |
C11—O1—Mg1 | 129.16 (18) | C23—C24—H24B | 110.7 |
O1—C8—C9 | 104.3 (3) | C25—C24—H24B | 110.7 |
O1—C8—H8A | 110.9 | H24A—C24—H24B | 108.8 |
C9—C8—H8A | 110.9 | O22—C23—C24 | 106.3 (11) |
O1—C8—H8B | 110.9 | O22—C23—H23A | 110.5 |
C9—C8—H8B | 110.9 | C24—C23—H23A | 110.5 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 108.9 | O22—C23—H23B | 110.5 |
C10—C9—C8 | 103.3 (3) | C24—C23—H23B | 110.5 |
C10—C9—H9A | 111.1 | H23A—C23—H23B | 108.7 |
C8—C9—H9A | 111.1 | C24—C25—C21 | 105.8 (11) |
C10—C9—H9B | 111.1 | C24—C25—H25A | 110.6 |
C8—C9—H9B | 111.1 | C21—C25—H25A | 110.6 |
H9A—C9—H9B | 109.1 | C24—C25—H25B | 110.6 |
C11—C10—C9 | 104.0 (3) | C21—C25—H25B | 110.6 |
C11—C10—H10A | 111.0 | H25A—C25—H25B | 108.7 |
C9—C10—H10A | 111.0 | C23—O22—C21 | 105.3 (12) |
C11—C10—H10B | 111.0 |
Symmetry code: (i) −y, −x, −z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the RFBR for financial support (grant 04-03-32288). AVC is grateful to the Russian Science Support Foundation.
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