3-Ammonio­pyridinium tetra­bromido­mercurate(II) monohydrate

Ali, B.F.; Al-Far, R.H.; Haddad, S.F.

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3-Ammoniopyridinium tetrabromidomercurate(II) monohydrate

Basem Fares Ali,^a Rawhi H. Al-Far ^b ^* and Salim F. Haddad ^c

^aDepartment of Chemistry, Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq 25113, Jordan, ^bFaculty of Information Technology and Science, Al-Balqa'a Applied University, Salt, Jordan, and ^cDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
^*Correspondence e-mail: rohi@bau.edu.jo

(Received 25 March 2008; accepted 28 April 2008; online 3 May 2008)

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, (C₅H₈N₂)[HgBr₄]·H₂O, consists of one cation, one anion and one water molecule. The anion exhibits a distorted tetrahedral arrangement about the Hg atom. The crystal structure contains alternating sheets of cations (in the ac plane) and stacks of anions. Several strong hydrogen-bonding interactions (pyN—H⋯Br and C—H⋯Br; py is pyridine), along with O—H⋯Br interactions, connect the sheets of cations to the stacks of anions. Cation–cation π–π stacking is also present (C⋯C distances in the range 3.424–3.865 Å). The shortest Br⋯Br distance is 3.9527 (9) Å.

Related literature

For general background, see: Al-Far & Ali (2007a ); Desiraju (1997 ). For related literature, see: Al-Far, Ali & Al-Sou'od (2006 ); Al-Far & Ali (2007b ); Ali & Al-Far (2007a , 2007b , 2008 ); Ali, Al-Far & Haddad (2008 ). For bond distances see: Orpen et al. (1989 ).

Experimental

Crystal data

(C₅H₈N₂)[HgBr₄]·H₂O
M_r = 634.34
Monoclinic, P 2₁ /n
a = 8.1896 (7) Å
b = 14.0245 (12) Å
c = 11.5711 (10) Å
β = 94.730 (2)°
V = 1324.5 (2) Å³
Z = 4
Mo Kα radiation
μ = 23.66 mm⁻¹
T = 296 (2) K
0.20 × 0.10 × 0.03 mm

Data collection

Bruker–Siemens SMART APEX diffractometer
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001 ) T_min = 0.034, T_max = 0.492
16873 measured reflections
3780 independent reflections
2628 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
R_int = 0.056

Refinement

R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.035
wR(F²) = 0.074
S = 1.03
3780 reflections
126 parameters
3 restraints
H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
Δρ_max = 0.85 e Å⁻³
Δρ_min = −1.32 e Å⁻³

Table 1
Selected geometric parameters (Å, °)

Hg1—Br4	2.5818 (7)
Hg1—Br1	2.5875 (6)
Hg1—Br3	2.6216 (7)
Hg1—Br2	2.6309 (7)

Br4—Hg1—Br1	120.99 (2)
Br4—Hg1—Br3	104.23 (2)
Br1—Hg1—Br3	109.78 (2)
Br4—Hg1—Br2	103.42 (2)
Br1—Hg1—Br2	107.40 (2)
Br3—Hg1—Br2	110.73 (2)

Table 2
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A	D—H	H⋯A	D⋯A	D—H⋯A
O1—H1⋯Br2ⁱ	0.89 (6)	2.98 (6)	3.564 (5)	125 (5)
O1—H2⋯Br3	0.89 (6)	2.65 (3)	3.513 (5)	162 (7)
N1—H1A⋯O1ⁱⁱ	0.89	1.80	2.686 (7)	174
N1—H1B⋯Br4ⁱ	0.89	2.79	3.442 (5)	132
N1—H1B⋯Br2ⁱⁱⁱ	0.89	2.84	3.535 (5)	136
N1—H1C⋯Br3ⁱ	0.89	2.63	3.436 (5)	152
N4—H4⋯Br1^iv	0.86	2.73	3.419 (5)	138
Symmetry codes: (i) $[x+{\script{1\over 2}}, -y+{\script{3\over 2}}, z-{\script{1\over 2}}]$ ; (ii) $[-x+{\script{3\over 2}}, y+{\script{1\over 2}}, -z+{\script{1\over 2}}]$ ; (iii) x, y, z-1; (iv) $[x-{\script{1\over 2}}, -y+{\script{3\over 2}}, z-{\script{1\over 2}}]$ .

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell refinement: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; program(s) used to solve structure: XS in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008 ); program(s) used to refine structure: XL in SHELXTL; molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: XCIF in SHELXTL.

Supporting information

Crystal structure: contains datablocks I, global. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808012336/cs2074sup1.cif

Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808012336/cs2074Isup2.hkl

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Comment top

Noncovalent interactions play an important role in organizing structural units in both natural and artificial systems (Desiraju, 1997). In connection with ongoing studies (Al-Far et al., 2006; Al-Far & Ali 2007a,b; Ali & Al-Far 2007a,b; Ali & Al-Far 2008; Ali et al., 2008) of the structural aspects of bromometal anions' salts, we herein report the crystal structure of the title compound.

In the title compound, Fig. 1, the asymmetric unit contains one cation and one anion along with one water molecules. The anion exhibits a distorted tetrahedral arrangement about Hg atom (Table 1). The Hg—Br1 and Hg—Br4 [2.5875 (6) and 2.5818 (7) Å, respectively] bonds are almost invariant and significantly shorter than Hg—Br2 and Hg—Br3 [2.6309 (7) and 2.6216 (7) Å, respectively]. These lengths fall within the range of Hg—Br distances reported previously for compounds containing [HgBr₄]^2- anions (Al-Far et al., 2006; Ali & Al-Far 2008). It is noteworthy that the longer Hg—Br2, Br3 bonds are involved in more interactions than the shorter ones (Table 2). In the cation, the bond lengths and angles are in accordance with normal values (Orpen et al., 1989). The cation is, of course, planar, in which N1 and N2 atoms are also coplanar.

The packing can be regarded as sheets of cations in the ac plane that are separated by stacks of anions.

Each two cations are connected via two water centers in a cation···2H₂O···cation supramolecular motif, (Fig. 2), through N—H···O and O—H···O hydrogen bonding. These motifs are further connected to the next one via π···π stacking leading to infinite layers of ···pyNH₃···OH₂···H₂O···H₃Npy··· pyNH₃···OH₂···H₂O···H₃Npy··· connected molecules (Fig. 3). These layers are then connected by π···π stacking to the next layer causing the sheet arrangement (Fig. 3). The sheets are separated by the anion stacks (Fig. 4), where no significant Br···Br interactions (shortest Br···Br is 3.9527 (9) Å) were observed. The anion stacks are interacting extensively with cation sheets by different significant hydrogen bonds of the type pyN—H···Br and C—H···Br (Table 2), along with extra O—H···Br—Hg interactions (Table 2), cause to the formation of a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture. π···π Stacking may be effective in the stabilization of the crystal structure apart from hydrogen bonding, dipole-dipole and van der Waals interactions.

Related literature top

For general background, see: Al-Far & Ali (2007a); Desiraju (1997). For related literature, see: Al-Far, Ali & Al-Sou'od (2006). For bond distances see: Orpen et al. (1989).

For related literature, see: Al-Far & Ali (2007b); Ali & Al-Far (2007a, 2007b, 2008); Ali, Al-Far & Haddad (2008).

Experimental top

A warm solution of HgCl₂ (1.0 mmol) dissolved in ethanol (10 ml) and HBr (60%, 3 ml), was added dropwise to a stirred hot solution of 2-aminopyridine (1 mmol) dissolved in ethanol (10 ml). After refluxing for 2 h, the mixture was filtered off, and then allowed to stand undisturbed at room temperature. The salt crystallized over 3 days as pink crystals. Crystals were filtered off and one crystal suitable for diffraction measurements was used to collect data.

Computing details top

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell refinement: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: XS in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: XL in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: XCIF in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).

Figures top

	Fig. 1. A view of the asymmetric unit with the atom-numbering scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level.
	Fig. 2. A cation···2H₂O···cation supramolecular motif, via significant N—H···O and O—H···O hydrogen bonding. Hydrogen bonds are shown as dashed lines.
	Fig. 3. Cationic sheets in the ac plane. π···π stacking is represented as double headed arrows. Solid double headed arrows are intra-layer interactions, while dashed double headed arrows are inter-layers interactions.
	Fig. 4. Overall packing of alternating anion stacks and sheets of cations and water molecules. Hydrogen atoms omitted for clarity.

3-Ammoniopyridinium tetrabromidomercurate(II) monohydrate top

Crystal data top

(C₅H₈N₂)[HgBr₄]·H₂O	F(000) = 1128
M_r = 634.34	D_x = 3.181 Mg m⁻³
Monoclinic, P2₁/n	Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2yn	Cell parameters from 5049 reflections
a = 8.1896 (7) Å	θ = 2.3–27.6°
b = 14.0245 (12) Å	µ = 23.66 mm⁻¹
c = 11.5711 (10) Å	T = 296 K
β = 94.730 (2)°	Chunk, pink
V = 1324.5 (2) Å³	0.20 × 0.10 × 0.03 mm
Z = 4

Data collection top

Bruker–Siemens SMART APEX diffractometer	3780 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube	2628 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromator	R_int = 0.056
Detector resolution: 8.3 pixels mm^-1	θ_max = 30.1°, θ_min = 2.3°
ω scans	h = −11→11
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001)	k = −19→19
T_min = 0.034, T_max = 0.492	l = −16→16
16873 measured reflections

Refinement top

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)] = 0.035	H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
wR(F²) = 0.074	w = 1/[σ²(F_o²) + (0.018P)² + 0.74P] where P = (F_o² + 2F_c²)/3
S = 1.03	(Δ/σ)_max = 0.001
3780 reflections	Δρ_max = 0.85 e Å⁻³
126 parameters	Δρ_min = −1.32 e Å⁻³
3 restraints	Extinction correction: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc^*=kFc[1+0.001xFc²λ³/sin(2θ)]^-1/4
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods	Extinction coefficient: 0.00271 (13)

Crystal data top

(C₅H₈N₂)[HgBr₄]·H₂O	V = 1324.5 (2) Å³
M_r = 634.34	Z = 4
Monoclinic, P2₁/n	Mo Kα radiation
a = 8.1896 (7) Å	µ = 23.66 mm⁻¹
b = 14.0245 (12) Å	T = 296 K
c = 11.5711 (10) Å	0.20 × 0.10 × 0.03 mm
β = 94.730 (2)°

Data collection top

Bruker–Siemens SMART APEX diffractometer	3780 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001)	2628 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
T_min = 0.034, T_max = 0.492	R_int = 0.056
16873 measured reflections

Refinement top

R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.035	3 restraints
wR(F²) = 0.074	H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
S = 1.03	Δρ_max = 0.85 e Å⁻³
3780 reflections	Δρ_min = −1.32 e Å⁻³
126 parameters

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å²) top

	x	y	z	U_iso*/U_eq
O1	0.8331 (6)	0.5315 (4)	0.4741 (5)	0.0770 (15)
H1	0.883 (9)	0.575 (4)	0.433 (5)	0.116*
H2	0.802 (10)	0.560 (4)	0.538 (4)	0.116*
Hg1	0.68459 (3)	0.763019 (18)	0.84039 (2)	0.05085 (10)
Br1	0.95522 (7)	0.85483 (4)	0.89061 (5)	0.04424 (15)
Br2	0.53644 (7)	0.74688 (4)	1.03273 (5)	0.04900 (16)
Br3	0.74834 (8)	0.59454 (4)	0.75688 (5)	0.05157 (17)
Br4	0.45943 (8)	0.83129 (5)	0.69416 (6)	0.0622 (2)
N1	0.8418 (6)	0.9030 (4)	0.1560 (4)	0.0506 (13)
H1A	0.7884	0.9447	0.1089	0.076*
H1B	0.8181	0.8440	0.1317	0.076*
H1C	0.9492	0.9128	0.1560	0.076*
C2	0.7926 (6)	0.9151 (4)	0.2726 (4)	0.0337 (11)
C3	0.6981 (6)	0.8466 (4)	0.3172 (5)	0.0413 (13)
H3	0.6637	0.7934	0.2737	0.050*
N4	0.6563 (6)	0.8582 (4)	0.4258 (4)	0.0501 (12)
H4	0.5957	0.8158	0.4547	0.060*
C5	0.7057 (7)	0.9339 (4)	0.4914 (5)	0.0462 (14)
H5	0.6764	0.9390	0.5672	0.055*
C6	0.7989 (7)	1.0030 (4)	0.4463 (5)	0.0424 (13)
H6	0.8318	1.0562	0.4903	0.051*
C7	0.8433 (7)	0.9933 (4)	0.3356 (5)	0.0419 (13)
H7	0.9074	1.0395	0.3036	0.050*

Atomic displacement parameters (Å²) top

	U¹¹	U²²	U³³	U¹²	U¹³	U²³
O1	0.061 (3)	0.073 (4)	0.096 (4)	−0.012 (3)	0.003 (3)	−0.027 (3)
Hg1	0.04444 (15)	0.05348 (17)	0.05300 (16)	−0.00161 (11)	−0.00571 (10)	−0.00193 (11)
Br1	0.0406 (3)	0.0417 (3)	0.0508 (3)	−0.0052 (2)	0.0063 (2)	−0.0018 (2)
Br2	0.0451 (3)	0.0563 (4)	0.0451 (3)	−0.0050 (3)	0.0014 (3)	−0.0036 (3)
Br3	0.0573 (4)	0.0473 (4)	0.0506 (3)	−0.0023 (3)	0.0077 (3)	−0.0071 (3)
Br4	0.0454 (3)	0.0673 (5)	0.0713 (4)	−0.0031 (3)	−0.0099 (3)	0.0294 (3)
N1	0.053 (3)	0.061 (3)	0.037 (3)	0.010 (2)	0.003 (2)	0.000 (2)
C2	0.034 (3)	0.039 (3)	0.027 (2)	0.008 (2)	−0.001 (2)	0.002 (2)
C3	0.030 (3)	0.040 (3)	0.053 (3)	−0.004 (2)	−0.003 (2)	−0.012 (3)
N4	0.041 (3)	0.048 (3)	0.062 (3)	−0.009 (2)	0.007 (2)	0.003 (2)
C5	0.045 (3)	0.057 (4)	0.036 (3)	0.001 (3)	0.003 (2)	−0.004 (3)
C6	0.045 (3)	0.038 (3)	0.044 (3)	−0.003 (2)	−0.001 (3)	−0.009 (2)
C7	0.045 (3)	0.034 (3)	0.047 (3)	0.000 (2)	0.006 (3)	0.006 (2)

Geometric parameters (Å, º) top

O1—H1	0.89 (6)	C2—C3	1.362 (7)
O1—H2	0.89 (6)	C3—N4	1.339 (7)
Hg1—Br4	2.5818 (7)	C3—H3	0.9300
Hg1—Br1	2.5875 (6)	N4—C5	1.349 (7)
Hg1—Br3	2.6216 (7)	N4—H4	0.8600
Hg1—Br2	2.6309 (7)	C5—C6	1.364 (8)
N1—C2	1.450 (6)	C5—H5	0.9300
N1—H1A	0.8900	C6—C7	1.367 (7)
N1—H1B	0.8900	C6—H6	0.9300
N1—H1C	0.8900	C7—H7	0.9300
C2—C7	1.363 (7)

H1—O1—H2	108 (5)	N4—C3—C2	117.8 (5)
Br4—Hg1—Br1	120.99 (2)	N4—C3—H3	121.1
Br4—Hg1—Br3	104.23 (2)	C2—C3—H3	121.1
Br1—Hg1—Br3	109.78 (2)	C3—N4—C5	122.4 (5)
Br4—Hg1—Br2	103.42 (2)	C3—N4—H4	118.8
Br1—Hg1—Br2	107.40 (2)	C5—N4—H4	118.8
Br3—Hg1—Br2	110.73 (2)	N4—C5—C6	119.7 (5)
C2—N1—H1A	109.5	N4—C5—H5	120.2
C2—N1—H1B	109.5	C6—C5—H5	120.2
H1A—N1—H1B	109.5	C5—C6—C7	119.3 (5)
C2—N1—H1C	109.5	C5—C6—H6	120.4
H1A—N1—H1C	109.5	C7—C6—H6	120.4
H1B—N1—H1C	109.5	C2—C7—C6	119.2 (5)
C7—C2—C3	121.6 (5)	C2—C7—H7	120.4
C7—C2—N1	119.7 (5)	C6—C7—H7	120.4
C3—C2—N1	118.7 (5)

C7—C2—C3—N4	−0.2 (8)	N4—C5—C6—C7	−1.3 (9)
N1—C2—C3—N4	178.8 (5)	C3—C2—C7—C6	0.3 (8)
C2—C3—N4—C5	−0.7 (8)	N1—C2—C7—C6	−178.7 (5)
C3—N4—C5—C6	1.4 (9)	C5—C6—C7—C2	0.4 (8)

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top

D—H···A	D—H	H···A	D···A	D—H···A
O1—H1···Br2ⁱ	0.89 (6)	2.98 (6)	3.564 (5)	125 (5)
O1—H2···Br3	0.89 (6)	2.65 (3)	3.513 (5)	162 (7)
N1—H1A···O1ⁱⁱ	0.89	1.80	2.686 (7)	174
N1—H1B···Br4ⁱ	0.89	2.79	3.442 (5)	132
N1—H1B···Br2ⁱⁱⁱ	0.89	2.84	3.535 (5)	136
N1—H1C···Br3ⁱ	0.89	2.63	3.436 (5)	152
N4—H4···Br1^iv	0.86	2.73	3.419 (5)	138

Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (ii) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x, y, z−1; (iv) x−1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formula	(C₅H₈N₂)[HgBr₄]·H₂O
M_r	634.34
Crystal system, space group	Monoclinic, P2₁/n
Temperature (K)	296
a, b, c (Å)	8.1896 (7), 14.0245 (12), 11.5711 (10)
β (°)	94.730 (2)
V (Å³)	1324.5 (2)
Z	4
Radiation type	Mo Kα
µ (mm⁻¹)	23.66
Crystal size (mm)	0.20 × 0.10 × 0.03

Data collection
Diffractometer	Bruker–Siemens SMART APEX diffractometer
Absorption correction	Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001)
T_min, T_max	0.034, 0.492
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections	16873, 3780, 2628
R_int	0.056
(sin θ/λ)_max (Å⁻¹)	0.705

Refinement
R[F² > 2σ(F²)], wR(F²), S	0.035, 0.074, 1.03
No. of reflections	3780
No. of parameters	126
No. of restraints	3
H-atom treatment	H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
Δρ_max, Δρ_min (e Å⁻³)	0.85, −1.32

Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001), XS in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), XL in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), XP in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), XCIF in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).

Selected geometric parameters (Å, º) top

Hg1—Br4	2.5818 (7)	Hg1—Br3	2.6216 (7)
Hg1—Br1	2.5875 (6)	Hg1—Br2	2.6309 (7)

Br4—Hg1—Br1	120.99 (2)	Br4—Hg1—Br2	103.42 (2)
Br4—Hg1—Br3	104.23 (2)	Br1—Hg1—Br2	107.40 (2)
Br1—Hg1—Br3	109.78 (2)	Br3—Hg1—Br2	110.73 (2)

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top

D—H···A	D—H	H···A	D···A	D—H···A
O1—H1···Br2ⁱ	0.89 (6)	2.98 (6)	3.564 (5)	125 (5)
O1—H2···Br3	0.89 (6)	2.65 (3)	3.513 (5)	162 (7)
N1—H1A···O1ⁱⁱ	0.89	1.80	2.686 (7)	173.9
N1—H1B···Br4ⁱ	0.89	2.79	3.442 (5)	131.5
N1—H1B···Br2ⁱⁱⁱ	0.89	2.84	3.535 (5)	136.3
N1—H1C···Br3ⁱ	0.89	2.63	3.436 (5)	151.5
N4—H4···Br1^iv	0.86	2.73	3.419 (5)	138.1

Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (ii) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x, y, z−1; (iv) x−1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2.

Acknowledgements

Al al-Bayt University and Al-Balqa'a Applied University are thanked for support.

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