organic compounds
Benzamidinium tetrahydropentaborate sesquihydrate
aChemistry Department, University of Rome "La Sapienza", P.le A. Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy
*Correspondence e-mail: g.portalone@caspur.it
The 7H9N2+·B5H4O10−·1.5H2O, is composed of two protonated benzamidinium cations, two tetrahydropentaborate anions and three water molecules of crystallization. The ions and water molecules are associated in the by an extensive three-dimensional hydrogen-bonding network, which consists mainly of cation-to-anion N—H⋯O and anion-to-anion O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
of the title compound [systematic name: benzamidinium 3,3′,5,5′-tetrahydroxy-1,1′-spirobi[2,4,6-trioxa-1,3,5-triboracyclohexane](1−) sesquihydrate], CRelated literature
For et al., (1993, 1994); Wiebcke et al. (1993); Turdybekov et al. (1992); Freyhardt et al. (1994); Baber et al. (2004). For the computation of ring patterns formed by hydrogen bonds in crystal structures, see: Etter et al. (1990); Bernstein et al. (1995); Motherwell et al. (1999). For hydration in molecular crystals, see: Gillon et al. (2003).
determinations of the tetrahydropentaborate anion, see: LobodaExperimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction 2006); cell CrysAlis RED(Oxford Diffraction 2006); data reduction: CrysAlis RED; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536808017522/rz2220sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808017522/rz2220Isup2.hkl
B(OH)3 (90 mg, 0.15 mmol, Sigma Aldrich at 99.5% purity) was added to a stirred solution of benzamidine, C7H8N2, (12 mg, 0.1 mmol, Fluka at 95% purity) in water (10 ml) and heated under reflux for 3 h. After cooling the solution to ambient temperature, crystals suitable for single-crystal X-ray diffraction were grown by slow evaporation of the solvent over several days.
All H atoms were found in a difference map. Positional and isotropic parameters of H atoms of the hydroxy and amino groups, as well as positional parameters of H atoms of the water molecules having Uiso values equal to 1.5Ueq(O), were refined. H atoms of the phenyl rings were positioned with idealized geometry and refined isotropically using a riding model (C–H = 0.97 Å), and their Uiso values were kept equal to 1.2Ueq(C). An antibump restrain was introduced in the final calculation to prevent solvent molecules from approaching too close to one another.
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2006); cell
CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2006); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2006); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing the atom-labelling scheme. Displacements ellipsoids are at the 50% probability level. Hydrogen bonding is indicated by dashed lines. | |
Fig. 2. Crystal packing diagram for the title compound viewed approximately down the a axis. All atoms are shown as small spheres of arbitrary radii. For the sake of clarity, H atoms not involved in hydrogen bonding are omitted. Hydrogen bonding is indicated by dashed lines. |
C7H9N2+·B5H4O10−·1.5H2O | Z = 4 |
Mr = 366.27 | F(000) = 756 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.535 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 8.22314 (19) Å | Cell parameters from 36413 reflections |
b = 10.7814 (2) Å | θ = 2.6–32.6° |
c = 19.1997 (3) Å | µ = 0.14 mm−1 |
α = 75.9475 (11)° | T = 298 K |
β = 85.4458 (16)° | Block, colourless |
γ = 73.6979 (13)° | 0.15 × 0.12 × 0.10 mm |
V = 1584.74 (5) Å3 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur S CCD diffractometer | 9063 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance (Mo) X-ray source | 5688 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.050 |
Detector resolution: 16.0696 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 30.0°, θmin = 2.6° |
ω and ϕ scans | h = −11→11 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2006) | k = −15→15 |
Tmin = 0.975, Tmax = 0.988 | l = −27→27 |
142668 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)] = 0.041 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.098 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.99 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0514P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
9063 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
542 parameters | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
C7H9N2+·B5H4O10−·1.5H2O | γ = 73.6979 (13)° |
Mr = 366.27 | V = 1584.74 (5) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 4 |
a = 8.22314 (19) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 10.7814 (2) Å | µ = 0.14 mm−1 |
c = 19.1997 (3) Å | T = 298 K |
α = 75.9475 (11)° | 0.15 × 0.12 × 0.10 mm |
β = 85.4458 (16)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur S CCD diffractometer | 9063 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2006) | 5688 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.975, Tmax = 0.988 | Rint = 0.050 |
142668 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.098 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.99 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
9063 reflections | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
542 parameters |
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 | ||
B1 | 0.15368 (18) | 0.67509 (13) | 0.78017 (7) | 0.0240 (3) | |
O1 | 0.18508 (11) | 0.67022 (8) | 0.85446 (4) | 0.0285 (2) | |
B2 | 0.10340 (19) | 0.61230 (14) | 0.91179 (7) | 0.0264 (3) | |
O2 | 0.13937 (14) | 0.61947 (10) | 0.97783 (5) | 0.0411 (3) | |
H2 | 0.088 (2) | 0.5797 (18) | 1.0104 (10) | 0.061 (5)* | |
O3 | −0.01246 (12) | 0.54462 (9) | 0.90282 (4) | 0.0324 (2) | |
O4 | −0.14621 (13) | 0.46036 (10) | 0.82903 (6) | 0.0414 (3) | |
H4 | −0.146 (2) | 0.4444 (19) | 0.7868 (11) | 0.065 (6)* | |
B3 | −0.03994 (19) | 0.53439 (14) | 0.83403 (7) | 0.0275 (3) | |
O5 | 0.03619 (11) | 0.59533 (9) | 0.77633 (4) | 0.0298 (2) | |
O6 | 0.31411 (11) | 0.61782 (8) | 0.74602 (4) | 0.0276 (2) | |
O7 | 0.49090 (14) | 0.60254 (10) | 0.64314 (5) | 0.0415 (3) | |
H7 | 0.536 (3) | 0.521 (2) | 0.6692 (12) | 0.082 (7)* | |
O8 | 0.25892 (12) | 0.78921 (9) | 0.63891 (4) | 0.0337 (2) | |
B4 | 0.3560 (2) | 0.66751 (14) | 0.67700 (7) | 0.0282 (3) | |
O9 | 0.05933 (13) | 0.99063 (9) | 0.63637 (5) | 0.0370 (2) | |
H9 | −0.009 (3) | 1.037 (2) | 0.6630 (11) | 0.071 (6)* | |
O10 | 0.08133 (11) | 0.81424 (8) | 0.74163 (4) | 0.0286 (2) | |
B5 | 0.13056 (19) | 0.86493 (14) | 0.67397 (7) | 0.0261 (3) | |
B1A | 0.20283 (19) | 0.70679 (14) | 0.31266 (7) | 0.0251 (3) | |
O1A | 0.14676 (11) | 0.85043 (8) | 0.27918 (4) | 0.0294 (2) | |
B2A | 0.22073 (19) | 0.90684 (14) | 0.21888 (7) | 0.0256 (3) | |
O2A | 0.16712 (13) | 1.03877 (9) | 0.18762 (5) | 0.0331 (2) | |
H2A | 0.088 (2) | 1.0818 (18) | 0.2128 (10) | 0.058 (6)* | |
O3A | 0.35330 (12) | 0.83347 (9) | 0.18527 (5) | 0.0347 (2) | |
O4A | 0.55788 (14) | 0.63416 (10) | 0.18374 (5) | 0.0400 (3) | |
H4A | 0.602 (3) | 0.551 (2) | 0.2064 (11) | 0.077 (6)* | |
B3A | 0.4266 (2) | 0.70280 (14) | 0.21817 (7) | 0.0277 (3) | |
O5A | 0.36698 (11) | 0.64584 (8) | 0.28257 (4) | 0.0304 (2) | |
O6A | 0.08059 (12) | 0.63966 (9) | 0.29702 (5) | 0.0338 (2) | |
O7A | −0.14440 (18) | 0.53852 (17) | 0.33468 (7) | 0.0770 (5) | |
H7A | −0.126 (3) | 0.513 (2) | 0.2918 (12) | 0.094 (7)* | |
O8A | −0.04403 (13) | 0.63084 (11) | 0.41341 (5) | 0.0448 (3) | |
B4A | −0.0342 (2) | 0.60380 (18) | 0.34663 (9) | 0.0398 (4) | |
O9A | 0.09860 (16) | 0.66666 (12) | 0.50576 (5) | 0.0491 (3) | |
H9A | 0.018 (3) | 0.641 (2) | 0.5317 (11) | 0.075 (6)* | |
O10A | 0.21717 (11) | 0.69028 (9) | 0.38973 (4) | 0.0302 (2) | |
B5A | 0.0913 (2) | 0.66232 (15) | 0.43589 (8) | 0.0318 (3) | |
N1 | 0.67173 (18) | 0.80236 (14) | −0.07944 (6) | 0.0402 (3) | |
H11 | 0.631 (2) | 0.7525 (17) | −0.0989 (9) | 0.051 (5)* | |
H12 | 0.716 (2) | 0.8610 (17) | −0.1079 (9) | 0.050 (5)* | |
N2 | 0.61716 (17) | 0.68505 (12) | 0.03102 (7) | 0.0385 (3) | |
H21 | 0.581 (2) | 0.6316 (16) | 0.0105 (9) | 0.048 (5)* | |
H22 | 0.599 (2) | 0.6779 (16) | 0.0763 (10) | 0.049 (5)* | |
C1 | 0.73291 (16) | 0.87110 (13) | 0.02400 (7) | 0.0301 (3) | |
C2 | 0.71988 (18) | 1.00220 (14) | −0.01273 (8) | 0.0370 (3) | |
H2B | 0.6713 | 1.0354 | −0.0603 | 0.044* | |
C3 | 0.7765 (2) | 1.08450 (15) | 0.01889 (9) | 0.0471 (4) | |
H3 | 0.7675 | 1.1756 | −0.0066 | 0.057* | |
C4 | 0.8452 (2) | 1.03783 (17) | 0.08617 (10) | 0.0528 (4) | |
H4B | 0.8834 | 1.0965 | 0.1083 | 0.063* | |
C5 | 0.8603 (2) | 0.90783 (18) | 0.12271 (9) | 0.0514 (4) | |
H5 | 0.9105 | 0.8751 | 0.1700 | 0.062* | |
C6 | 0.80389 (19) | 0.82453 (15) | 0.09177 (8) | 0.0412 (3) | |
H6 | 0.8139 | 0.7334 | 0.1175 | 0.049* | |
C7 | 0.67193 (16) | 0.78329 (13) | −0.00935 (7) | 0.0297 (3) | |
N1A | 0.3078 (2) | 0.85153 (14) | 0.48086 (8) | 0.0550 (4) | |
H11A | 0.325 (2) | 0.8023 (18) | 0.4498 (10) | 0.058 (5)* | |
H12A | 0.268 (2) | 0.8266 (18) | 0.5252 (11) | 0.061 (5)* | |
N2A | 0.2464 (2) | 1.06351 (15) | 0.49387 (7) | 0.0478 (4) | |
H21A | 0.254 (2) | 1.1441 (19) | 0.4800 (10) | 0.063 (6)* | |
H22A | 0.193 (2) | 1.0430 (17) | 0.5356 (10) | 0.058 (5)* | |
C1A | 0.38252 (19) | 1.01425 (14) | 0.38368 (7) | 0.0358 (3) | |
C2A | 0.5160 (2) | 0.92500 (17) | 0.35919 (8) | 0.0490 (4) | |
H23A | 0.5592 | 0.8364 | 0.3889 | 0.059* | |
C3A | 0.5890 (2) | 0.96110 (19) | 0.29228 (9) | 0.0571 (5) | |
H3A | 0.6822 | 0.8976 | 0.2750 | 0.069* | |
C4A | 0.5286 (2) | 1.08720 (19) | 0.25051 (8) | 0.0550 (5) | |
H41A | 0.5811 | 1.1131 | 0.2042 | 0.066* | |
C5A | 0.3948 (2) | 1.17638 (17) | 0.27401 (8) | 0.0493 (4) | |
H5A | 0.3524 | 1.2648 | 0.2441 | 0.059* | |
C6A | 0.3197 (2) | 1.14088 (15) | 0.34044 (7) | 0.0411 (3) | |
H6A | 0.2240 | 1.2038 | 0.3567 | 0.049* | |
C7A | 0.30793 (19) | 0.97547 (15) | 0.45592 (7) | 0.0378 (3) | |
O1W | 0.53676 (17) | 0.59539 (14) | −0.10037 (7) | 0.0554 (3) | |
H11W | 0.441 (3) | 0.614 (2) | −0.1163 (13) | 0.089* | |
H12W | 0.603 (3) | 0.545 (2) | −0.1244 (12) | 0.089* | |
O2W | −0.25372 (16) | 0.66371 (12) | 0.54656 (6) | 0.0512 (3) | |
H21W | −0.296 (3) | 0.649 (2) | 0.5068 (12) | 0.082* | |
H22W | −0.335 (3) | 0.651 (2) | 0.5809 (12) | 0.082* | |
O3W | −0.41457 (19) | 0.58780 (16) | 0.44572 (9) | 0.0732 (4) | |
H31W | −0.492 (4) | 0.568 (2) | 0.4515 (8) | 0.117* | |
H32W | −0.329 (3) | 0.549 (3) | 0.4128 (15) | 0.117* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
B1 | 0.0284 (8) | 0.0219 (7) | 0.0200 (6) | −0.0071 (6) | 0.0052 (6) | −0.0030 (5) |
O1 | 0.0352 (5) | 0.0315 (5) | 0.0218 (4) | −0.0160 (4) | 0.0038 (4) | −0.0049 (4) |
B2 | 0.0314 (8) | 0.0229 (7) | 0.0236 (6) | −0.0070 (6) | 0.0053 (6) | −0.0052 (5) |
O2 | 0.0598 (7) | 0.0498 (6) | 0.0233 (5) | −0.0322 (6) | 0.0054 (5) | −0.0078 (4) |
O3 | 0.0402 (5) | 0.0402 (5) | 0.0224 (4) | −0.0222 (5) | 0.0081 (4) | −0.0070 (4) |
O4 | 0.0500 (6) | 0.0522 (6) | 0.0330 (5) | −0.0315 (5) | 0.0091 (5) | −0.0129 (5) |
B3 | 0.0278 (8) | 0.0276 (7) | 0.0271 (7) | −0.0081 (7) | 0.0052 (6) | −0.0071 (6) |
O5 | 0.0369 (5) | 0.0338 (5) | 0.0222 (4) | −0.0170 (4) | 0.0050 (4) | −0.0061 (4) |
O6 | 0.0298 (5) | 0.0230 (4) | 0.0245 (4) | −0.0036 (4) | 0.0067 (4) | −0.0013 (3) |
O7 | 0.0450 (6) | 0.0287 (5) | 0.0366 (5) | 0.0006 (5) | 0.0203 (5) | −0.0003 (4) |
O8 | 0.0427 (6) | 0.0266 (5) | 0.0232 (4) | −0.0019 (4) | 0.0090 (4) | −0.0016 (4) |
B4 | 0.0306 (8) | 0.0252 (7) | 0.0262 (7) | −0.0073 (7) | 0.0062 (6) | −0.0038 (6) |
O9 | 0.0433 (6) | 0.0262 (5) | 0.0293 (5) | 0.0011 (5) | 0.0089 (4) | 0.0009 (4) |
O10 | 0.0313 (5) | 0.0230 (4) | 0.0251 (4) | −0.0024 (4) | 0.0077 (4) | −0.0021 (3) |
B5 | 0.0283 (8) | 0.0250 (7) | 0.0234 (6) | −0.0065 (7) | 0.0033 (6) | −0.0046 (6) |
B1A | 0.0308 (8) | 0.0224 (7) | 0.0213 (6) | −0.0086 (6) | 0.0070 (6) | −0.0041 (5) |
O1A | 0.0314 (5) | 0.0227 (4) | 0.0290 (4) | −0.0046 (4) | 0.0097 (4) | −0.0025 (3) |
B2A | 0.0287 (8) | 0.0234 (7) | 0.0225 (6) | −0.0061 (7) | 0.0020 (6) | −0.0030 (5) |
O2A | 0.0392 (6) | 0.0231 (5) | 0.0298 (5) | −0.0035 (5) | 0.0113 (4) | −0.0022 (4) |
O3A | 0.0403 (6) | 0.0254 (5) | 0.0273 (4) | −0.0006 (4) | 0.0132 (4) | 0.0008 (4) |
O4A | 0.0451 (6) | 0.0278 (5) | 0.0310 (5) | 0.0040 (5) | 0.0176 (5) | 0.0016 (4) |
B3A | 0.0313 (8) | 0.0247 (7) | 0.0243 (6) | −0.0062 (7) | 0.0064 (6) | −0.0041 (6) |
O5A | 0.0340 (5) | 0.0222 (4) | 0.0273 (4) | −0.0031 (4) | 0.0108 (4) | −0.0004 (3) |
O6A | 0.0428 (6) | 0.0401 (5) | 0.0258 (4) | −0.0227 (5) | 0.0096 (4) | −0.0107 (4) |
O7A | 0.0885 (10) | 0.1351 (13) | 0.0538 (7) | −0.0873 (10) | 0.0356 (7) | −0.0531 (8) |
O8A | 0.0456 (6) | 0.0691 (7) | 0.0348 (5) | −0.0343 (6) | 0.0169 (5) | −0.0235 (5) |
B4A | 0.0435 (10) | 0.0510 (10) | 0.0350 (8) | −0.0250 (8) | 0.0115 (7) | −0.0181 (7) |
O9A | 0.0629 (7) | 0.0669 (7) | 0.0265 (5) | −0.0346 (6) | 0.0105 (5) | −0.0115 (5) |
O10A | 0.0352 (5) | 0.0343 (5) | 0.0226 (4) | −0.0143 (4) | 0.0043 (4) | −0.0054 (4) |
B5A | 0.0396 (9) | 0.0303 (8) | 0.0263 (7) | −0.0122 (7) | 0.0066 (6) | −0.0066 (6) |
N1 | 0.0556 (8) | 0.0442 (7) | 0.0269 (6) | −0.0247 (7) | 0.0057 (6) | −0.0083 (5) |
N2 | 0.0525 (8) | 0.0360 (7) | 0.0302 (6) | −0.0198 (6) | 0.0052 (6) | −0.0062 (5) |
C1 | 0.0297 (7) | 0.0317 (7) | 0.0289 (6) | −0.0092 (6) | 0.0054 (5) | −0.0079 (5) |
C2 | 0.0374 (8) | 0.0330 (7) | 0.0385 (7) | −0.0088 (6) | 0.0037 (6) | −0.0065 (6) |
C3 | 0.0453 (9) | 0.0326 (8) | 0.0653 (11) | −0.0120 (7) | 0.0026 (8) | −0.0141 (7) |
C4 | 0.0461 (10) | 0.0553 (10) | 0.0698 (11) | −0.0189 (8) | 0.0000 (8) | −0.0323 (9) |
C5 | 0.0511 (10) | 0.0648 (11) | 0.0447 (9) | −0.0196 (9) | −0.0080 (7) | −0.0175 (8) |
C6 | 0.0459 (9) | 0.0409 (8) | 0.0370 (7) | −0.0136 (7) | −0.0034 (6) | −0.0062 (6) |
C7 | 0.0295 (7) | 0.0286 (7) | 0.0286 (6) | −0.0062 (6) | 0.0039 (5) | −0.0055 (5) |
N1A | 0.0941 (12) | 0.0436 (8) | 0.0342 (7) | −0.0350 (8) | 0.0173 (8) | −0.0086 (6) |
N2A | 0.0679 (10) | 0.0420 (8) | 0.0358 (7) | −0.0226 (7) | 0.0164 (7) | −0.0096 (6) |
C1A | 0.0457 (9) | 0.0414 (8) | 0.0259 (6) | −0.0220 (8) | 0.0011 (6) | −0.0067 (6) |
C2A | 0.0588 (11) | 0.0464 (9) | 0.0380 (8) | −0.0137 (9) | 0.0055 (8) | −0.0050 (7) |
C3A | 0.0572 (11) | 0.0706 (12) | 0.0416 (9) | −0.0162 (10) | 0.0106 (8) | −0.0142 (8) |
C4A | 0.0590 (11) | 0.0799 (13) | 0.0296 (7) | −0.0331 (11) | 0.0037 (7) | −0.0037 (8) |
C5A | 0.0600 (11) | 0.0554 (10) | 0.0319 (7) | −0.0250 (9) | −0.0059 (7) | 0.0039 (7) |
C6A | 0.0472 (9) | 0.0451 (8) | 0.0332 (7) | −0.0181 (7) | −0.0022 (6) | −0.0058 (6) |
C7A | 0.0462 (9) | 0.0422 (8) | 0.0293 (7) | −0.0219 (7) | 0.0014 (6) | −0.0055 (6) |
O1W | 0.0458 (7) | 0.0704 (9) | 0.0604 (8) | −0.0210 (7) | −0.0036 (6) | −0.0271 (6) |
O2W | 0.0620 (8) | 0.0562 (7) | 0.0451 (6) | −0.0315 (6) | 0.0243 (6) | −0.0193 (5) |
O3W | 0.0637 (10) | 0.0796 (10) | 0.0819 (10) | −0.0187 (8) | 0.0071 (8) | −0.0325 (8) |
B1—O1 | 1.4555 (15) | N1—H11 | 0.870 (18) |
B1—O6 | 1.4674 (17) | N1—H12 | 0.872 (18) |
B1—O10 | 1.4771 (15) | N2—C7 | 1.3188 (16) |
B1—O5 | 1.4788 (16) | N2—H21 | 0.893 (17) |
O1—B2 | 1.3553 (15) | N2—H22 | 0.858 (17) |
B2—O2 | 1.3494 (16) | C1—C6 | 1.3874 (19) |
B2—O3 | 1.3955 (16) | C1—C2 | 1.3962 (18) |
O2—H2 | 0.83 (2) | C1—C7 | 1.4729 (18) |
O3—B3 | 1.3929 (16) | C2—C3 | 1.382 (2) |
O4—B3 | 1.3608 (17) | C2—H2B | 0.9700 |
O4—H4 | 0.87 (2) | C3—C4 | 1.372 (2) |
B3—O5 | 1.3484 (16) | C3—H3 | 0.9700 |
O6—B4 | 1.3593 (16) | C4—C5 | 1.382 (2) |
O7—B4 | 1.3472 (19) | C4—H4B | 0.9700 |
O7—H7 | 0.89 (2) | C5—C6 | 1.383 (2) |
O8—B5 | 1.3798 (18) | C5—H5 | 0.9700 |
O8—B4 | 1.3900 (17) | C6—H6 | 0.9700 |
O9—B5 | 1.3592 (17) | N1A—C7A | 1.3057 (19) |
O9—H9 | 0.87 (2) | N1A—H11A | 0.869 (19) |
O10—B5 | 1.3588 (15) | N1A—H12A | 0.892 (19) |
B1A—O10A | 1.4572 (15) | N2A—C7A | 1.302 (2) |
B1A—O5A | 1.4664 (18) | N2A—H21A | 0.86 (2) |
B1A—O6A | 1.4785 (16) | N2A—H22A | 0.891 (19) |
B1A—O1A | 1.4788 (16) | C1A—C2A | 1.377 (2) |
O1A—B2A | 1.3544 (16) | C1A—C6A | 1.394 (2) |
B2A—O2A | 1.3613 (16) | C1A—C7A | 1.4839 (18) |
B2A—O3A | 1.3721 (18) | C2A—C3A | 1.389 (2) |
O2A—H2A | 0.87 (2) | C2A—H23A | 0.9700 |
O3A—B3A | 1.3778 (17) | C3A—C4A | 1.376 (3) |
O4A—B3A | 1.3514 (19) | C3A—H3A | 0.9700 |
O4A—H4A | 0.89 (2) | C4A—C5A | 1.370 (3) |
B3A—O5A | 1.3601 (16) | C4A—H41A | 0.9700 |
O6A—B4A | 1.3533 (18) | C5A—C6A | 1.388 (2) |
O7A—B4A | 1.3559 (19) | C5A—H5A | 0.9700 |
O7A—H7A | 0.92 (2) | C6A—H6A | 0.9700 |
O8A—B4A | 1.3737 (18) | O1W—H11W | 0.82 (2) |
O8A—B5A | 1.3781 (18) | O1W—H12W | 0.85 (2) |
O9A—B5A | 1.3604 (18) | O2W—H21W | 0.93 (2) |
O9A—H9A | 0.87 (2) | O2W—H22W | 0.91 (2) |
O10A—B5A | 1.3592 (17) | O3W—H31W | 0.72 (3) |
N1—C7 | 1.3110 (17) | O3W—H32W | 0.98 (3) |
O1—B1—O6 | 109.01 (10) | C7—N1—H12 | 122.4 (11) |
O1—B1—O10 | 109.67 (10) | H11—N1—H12 | 117.7 (16) |
O6—B1—O10 | 110.02 (9) | C7—N2—H21 | 119.9 (11) |
O1—B1—O5 | 110.83 (9) | C7—N2—H22 | 121.9 (11) |
O6—B1—O5 | 107.59 (10) | H21—N2—H22 | 117.4 (15) |
O10—B1—O5 | 109.70 (10) | C6—C1—C2 | 119.52 (13) |
B2—O1—B1 | 124.25 (10) | C6—C1—C7 | 120.52 (12) |
O2—B2—O1 | 118.37 (12) | C2—C1—C7 | 119.97 (12) |
O2—B2—O3 | 120.85 (11) | C3—C2—C1 | 119.80 (14) |
O1—B2—O3 | 120.77 (11) | C3—C2—H2B | 120.1 |
B2—O2—H2 | 113.3 (13) | C1—C2—H2B | 120.1 |
B3—O3—B2 | 118.95 (10) | C4—C3—C2 | 120.24 (14) |
B3—O4—H4 | 113.7 (13) | C4—C3—H3 | 119.9 |
O5—B3—O4 | 122.84 (12) | C2—C3—H3 | 119.9 |
O5—B3—O3 | 120.79 (11) | C3—C4—C5 | 120.45 (14) |
O4—B3—O3 | 116.37 (11) | C3—C4—H4B | 119.8 |
B3—O5—B1 | 124.05 (10) | C5—C4—H4B | 119.8 |
B4—O6—B1 | 123.03 (10) | C4—C5—C6 | 119.90 (15) |
B4—O7—H7 | 111.2 (13) | C4—C5—H5 | 120.0 |
B5—O8—B4 | 119.26 (10) | C6—C5—H5 | 120.0 |
O7—B4—O6 | 122.12 (12) | C5—C6—C1 | 120.09 (14) |
O7—B4—O8 | 117.66 (11) | C5—C6—H6 | 120.0 |
O6—B4—O8 | 120.22 (13) | C1—C6—H6 | 120.0 |
B5—O9—H9 | 111.6 (13) | N1—C7—N2 | 119.55 (13) |
B5—O10—B1 | 122.74 (11) | N1—C7—C1 | 120.16 (12) |
O10—B5—O9 | 123.50 (13) | N2—C7—C1 | 120.28 (12) |
O10—B5—O8 | 120.89 (11) | C7A—N1A—H11A | 116.7 (12) |
O9—B5—O8 | 115.61 (11) | C7A—N1A—H12A | 119.3 (12) |
O10A—B1A—O5A | 109.86 (11) | H11A—N1A—H12A | 122.5 (17) |
O10A—B1A—O6A | 111.11 (9) | C7A—N2A—H21A | 122.3 (13) |
O5A—B1A—O6A | 106.98 (10) | C7A—N2A—H22A | 121.0 (11) |
O10A—B1A—O1A | 108.47 (10) | H21A—N2A—H22A | 116.7 (17) |
O5A—B1A—O1A | 110.50 (9) | C2A—C1A—C6A | 119.51 (13) |
O6A—B1A—O1A | 109.93 (11) | C2A—C1A—C7A | 119.90 (13) |
B2A—O1A—B1A | 122.37 (10) | C6A—C1A—C7A | 120.59 (14) |
O1A—B2A—O2A | 122.20 (13) | C1A—C2A—C3A | 120.39 (16) |
O1A—B2A—O3A | 121.68 (11) | C1A—C2A—H23A | 119.8 |
O2A—B2A—O3A | 116.12 (11) | C3A—C2A—H23A | 119.8 |
B2A—O2A—H2A | 112.4 (12) | C4A—C3A—C2A | 119.79 (18) |
B2A—O3A—B3A | 119.19 (10) | C4A—C3A—H3A | 120.1 |
B3A—O4A—H4A | 115.1 (14) | C2A—C3A—H3A | 120.1 |
O4A—B3A—O5A | 121.78 (12) | C5A—C4A—C3A | 120.32 (15) |
O4A—B3A—O3A | 117.46 (11) | C5A—C4A—H41A | 119.8 |
O5A—B3A—O3A | 120.76 (13) | C3A—C4A—H41A | 119.8 |
B3A—O5A—B1A | 122.46 (10) | C4A—C5A—C6A | 120.38 (15) |
B4A—O6A—B1A | 121.68 (10) | C4A—C5A—H5A | 119.8 |
B4A—O7A—H7A | 113.7 (14) | C6A—C5A—H5A | 119.8 |
B4A—O8A—B5A | 118.13 (11) | C5A—C6A—C1A | 119.59 (16) |
O6A—B4A—O7A | 123.06 (13) | C5A—C6A—H6A | 120.2 |
O6A—B4A—O8A | 121.13 (13) | C1A—C6A—H6A | 120.2 |
O7A—B4A—O8A | 115.80 (13) | N2A—C7A—N1A | 120.97 (14) |
B5A—O9A—H9A | 112.3 (13) | N2A—C7A—C1A | 120.29 (13) |
B5A—O10A—B1A | 121.15 (11) | N1A—C7A—C1A | 118.74 (14) |
O10A—B5A—O9A | 119.12 (13) | H11W—O1W—H12W | 107 (2) |
O10A—B5A—O8A | 121.56 (12) | H21W—O2W—H22W | 102.8 (18) |
O9A—B5A—O8A | 119.33 (12) | H31W—O3W—H32W | 118 (3) |
C7—N1—H11 | 119.8 (11) | ||
O6—B1—O1—B2 | −124.83 (12) | O6A—B1A—O5A—B3A | 99.35 (13) |
O10—B1—O1—B2 | 114.67 (13) | O1A—B1A—O5A—B3A | −20.30 (16) |
O5—B1—O1—B2 | −6.59 (17) | O10A—B1A—O6A—B4A | 17.60 (18) |
B1—O1—B2—O2 | −177.28 (12) | O5A—B1A—O6A—B4A | 137.51 (13) |
B1—O1—B2—O3 | 4.01 (19) | O1A—B1A—O6A—B4A | −102.48 (14) |
O2—B2—O3—B3 | −177.04 (12) | B1A—O6A—B4A—O7A | −177.91 (16) |
O1—B2—O3—B3 | 1.64 (19) | B1A—O6A—B4A—O8A | 1.3 (2) |
B2—O3—B3—O5 | −3.89 (19) | B5A—O8A—B4A—O6A | −17.0 (2) |
B2—O3—B3—O4 | 176.05 (12) | B5A—O8A—B4A—O7A | 162.24 (15) |
O4—B3—O5—B1 | −179.28 (12) | O5A—B1A—O10A—B5A | −140.66 (12) |
O3—B3—O5—B1 | 0.7 (2) | O6A—B1A—O10A—B5A | −22.48 (17) |
O1—B1—O5—B3 | 4.27 (17) | O1A—B1A—O10A—B5A | 98.46 (13) |
O6—B1—O5—B3 | 123.36 (12) | B1A—O10A—B5A—O9A | −170.58 (12) |
O10—B1—O5—B3 | −116.98 (13) | B1A—O10A—B5A—O8A | 8.9 (2) |
O1—B1—O6—B4 | −141.66 (11) | B4A—O8A—B5A—O10A | 12.0 (2) |
O10—B1—O6—B4 | −21.37 (16) | B4A—O8A—B5A—O9A | −168.55 (14) |
O5—B1—O6—B4 | 98.08 (13) | C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.5 (2) |
B1—O6—B4—O7 | −169.70 (12) | C7—C1—C2—C3 | 179.67 (13) |
B1—O6—B4—O8 | 10.48 (19) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.0 (2) |
B5—O8—B4—O7 | −173.33 (12) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.7 (3) |
B5—O8—B4—O6 | 6.49 (19) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.9 (3) |
O1—B1—O10—B5 | 137.70 (12) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.3 (2) |
O6—B1—O10—B5 | 17.80 (16) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.4 (2) |
O5—B1—O10—B5 | −100.36 (13) | C7—C1—C6—C5 | −179.81 (14) |
B1—O10—B5—O9 | 176.52 (12) | C6—C1—C7—N1 | −151.51 (14) |
B1—O10—B5—O8 | −3.40 (19) | C2—C1—C7—N1 | 28.3 (2) |
B4—O8—B5—O10 | −9.94 (19) | C6—C1—C7—N2 | 28.5 (2) |
B4—O8—B5—O9 | 170.13 (12) | C2—C1—C7—N2 | −151.66 (13) |
O10A—B1A—O1A—B2A | 133.89 (12) | C6A—C1A—C2A—C3A | 0.8 (2) |
O5A—B1A—O1A—B2A | 13.41 (16) | C7A—C1A—C2A—C3A | −178.70 (15) |
O6A—B1A—O1A—B2A | −104.44 (13) | C1A—C2A—C3A—C4A | 0.6 (3) |
B1A—O1A—B2A—O2A | 179.00 (11) | C2A—C3A—C4A—C5A | −1.3 (3) |
B1A—O1A—B2A—O3A | −0.22 (19) | C3A—C4A—C5A—C6A | 0.5 (3) |
O1A—B2A—O3A—B3A | −8.04 (19) | C4A—C5A—C6A—C1A | 0.8 (2) |
O2A—B2A—O3A—B3A | 172.69 (11) | C2A—C1A—C6A—C5A | −1.5 (2) |
B2A—O3A—B3A—O4A | −179.36 (12) | C7A—C1A—C6A—C5A | 177.97 (13) |
B2A—O3A—B3A—O5A | 1.16 (19) | C2A—C1A—C7A—N2A | 147.16 (16) |
O4A—B3A—O5A—B1A | −165.33 (12) | C6A—C1A—C7A—N2A | −32.3 (2) |
O3A—B3A—O5A—B1A | 14.13 (19) | C2A—C1A—C7A—N1A | −31.8 (2) |
O10A—B1A—O5A—B3A | −139.94 (12) | C6A—C1A—C7A—N1A | 148.75 (15) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H2···O3i | 0.83 (2) | 2.04 (2) | 2.8562 (13) | 167.4 (18) |
O4—H4···O6Aii | 0.87 (2) | 2.00 (2) | 2.8361 (13) | 161.3 (18) |
O7—H7···O5Aiii | 0.89 (2) | 1.80 (2) | 2.6877 (13) | 177 (2) |
O9—H9···O1Aiv | 0.87 (2) | 1.91 (2) | 2.7784 (14) | 174.6 (19) |
O2A—H2A···O10iv | 0.87 (2) | 1.84 (2) | 2.7050 (14) | 174.5 (17) |
O4A—H4A···O6iii | 0.89 (2) | 1.79 (2) | 2.6735 (13) | 178 (2) |
O7A—H7A···O5ii | 0.92 (2) | 1.93 (2) | 2.8085 (15) | 160 (2) |
O9A—H9A···O2W | 0.87 (2) | 2.18 (2) | 2.9474 (16) | 147.4 (18) |
N1—H11···O1W | 0.870 (18) | 2.059 (18) | 2.8756 (18) | 156.0 (16) |
N1—H12···O2Av | 0.872 (18) | 1.996 (18) | 2.8484 (15) | 165.7 (15) |
N2—H21···O1W | 0.893 (17) | 2.330 (17) | 3.0892 (18) | 142.8 (14) |
N2—H22···O4A | 0.858 (17) | 2.025 (18) | 2.8772 (16) | 172.0 (15) |
N1A—H11A···O10A | 0.869 (19) | 2.238 (19) | 3.0084 (18) | 147.7 (16) |
N1A—H12A···O8 | 0.892 (19) | 2.12 (2) | 2.9646 (17) | 157.4 (16) |
N2A—H21A···O2Wiv | 0.86 (2) | 2.01 (2) | 2.8703 (18) | 175.0 (18) |
N2A—H22A···O9 | 0.891 (19) | 2.181 (19) | 3.0717 (16) | 178.4 (16) |
O1W—H11W···O1vi | 0.82 (2) | 2.10 (2) | 2.9180 (15) | 173 (2) |
O1W—H12W···O4vii | 0.85 (2) | 2.22 (2) | 3.0033 (18) | 153 (2) |
O2W—H21W···O3W | 0.93 (2) | 1.92 (2) | 2.8199 (19) | 163 (2) |
O2W—H22W···O7viii | 0.91 (2) | 1.90 (2) | 2.8016 (14) | 169.3 (19) |
O3W—H31W···O3Wix | 0.72 (3) | 2.488 (10) | 3.003 (3) | 130.5 (17) |
O3W—H32W···O7A | 0.98 (3) | 2.05 (3) | 2.983 (2) | 159 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+2; (ii) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (v) −x+1, −y+2, −z; (vi) x, y, z−1; (vii) x+1, y, z−1; (viii) x−1, y, z; (ix) −x−1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C7H9N2+·B5H4O10−·1.5H2O |
Mr | 366.27 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.22314 (19), 10.7814 (2), 19.1997 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 75.9475 (11), 85.4458 (16), 73.6979 (13) |
V (Å3) | 1584.74 (5) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.14 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.15 × 0.12 × 0.10 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur S CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2006) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.975, 0.988 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 142668, 9063, 5688 |
Rint | 0.050 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.703 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.041, 0.098, 0.99 |
No. of reflections | 9063 |
No. of parameters | 542 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.23, −0.22 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2006), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2006), SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H2···O3i | 0.83 (2) | 2.04 (2) | 2.8562 (13) | 167.4 (18) |
O4—H4···O6Aii | 0.87 (2) | 2.00 (2) | 2.8361 (13) | 161.3 (18) |
O7—H7···O5Aiii | 0.89 (2) | 1.80 (2) | 2.6877 (13) | 177 (2) |
O9—H9···O1Aiv | 0.87 (2) | 1.91 (2) | 2.7784 (14) | 174.6 (19) |
O2A—H2A···O10iv | 0.87 (2) | 1.84 (2) | 2.7050 (14) | 174.5 (17) |
O4A—H4A···O6iii | 0.89 (2) | 1.79 (2) | 2.6735 (13) | 178 (2) |
O7A—H7A···O5ii | 0.92 (2) | 1.93 (2) | 2.8085 (15) | 160 (2) |
O9A—H9A···O2W | 0.87 (2) | 2.18 (2) | 2.9474 (16) | 147.4 (18) |
N1—H11···O1W | 0.870 (18) | 2.059 (18) | 2.8756 (18) | 156.0 (16) |
N1—H12···O2Av | 0.872 (18) | 1.996 (18) | 2.8484 (15) | 165.7 (15) |
N2—H21···O1W | 0.893 (17) | 2.330 (17) | 3.0892 (18) | 142.8 (14) |
N2—H22···O4A | 0.858 (17) | 2.025 (18) | 2.8772 (16) | 172.0 (15) |
N1A—H11A···O10A | 0.869 (19) | 2.238 (19) | 3.0084 (18) | 147.7 (16) |
N1A—H12A···O8 | 0.892 (19) | 2.12 (2) | 2.9646 (17) | 157.4 (16) |
N2A—H21A···O2Wiv | 0.86 (2) | 2.01 (2) | 2.8703 (18) | 175.0 (18) |
N2A—H22A···O9 | 0.891 (19) | 2.181 (19) | 3.0717 (16) | 178.4 (16) |
O1W—H11W···O1vi | 0.82 (2) | 2.10 (2) | 2.9180 (15) | 173 (2) |
O1W—H12W···O4vii | 0.85 (2) | 2.22 (2) | 3.0033 (18) | 153 (2) |
O2W—H21W···O3W | 0.93 (2) | 1.92 (2) | 2.8199 (19) | 163 (2) |
O2W—H22W···O7viii | 0.91 (2) | 1.90 (2) | 2.8016 (14) | 169.3 (19) |
O3W—H31W···O3Wix | 0.72 (3) | 2.488 (10) | 3.003 (3) | 130.5 (17) |
O3W—H32W···O7A | 0.98 (3) | 2.05 (3) | 2.983 (2) | 159 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+2; (ii) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (v) −x+1, −y+2, −z; (vi) x, y, z−1; (vii) x+1, y, z−1; (viii) x−1, y, z; (ix) −x−1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
We thank MIUR (Rome) for 2006 financial support of the project `X-ray diffractometry and spectrometry'.
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The asymmetric unit of the title compound (Fig. 1) comprises two planar benzamidinium cations, two tetrahydropentaborate anions and three water molecules of crystallization. The anions consist of a central BO4 tetrahedron fused to four trigonal planar BO3(OH) units. Both cations and the anions show normal geometric parameters (Table 1). Analysis of the crystal packing (Fig. 2) shows that adjacent [B5O6(OH)4]- units are hydrogen bonded to form eight-membered rings of graph set R22(8) (Etter et al., 1990; Bernstein et al., 1995; Motherwell et al., 1999). This anion-to-anion hydrogen-bonding framework is supplemented by the formation of five hydrogen bonds from each benzamidinium cation to adjacent [B5O6(OH)4]- anions (Table 2). Interestingly, two of the three water molecules of crystallization form hydrogen bonds which involve all the available hydrogen-bond donor/acceptor sites, at variance with what has been found in a survey of 3315 organic hydrate crystal structures. In this study (Gillon et al., 2003) it has been shown that the most common environment is one in which water forms three hydrogen bonds, two as donor and one as acceptor.