metal-organic compounds
Bis(2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole-κN)dichloridozinc(II)
aX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia, bDepartment of Chemistry, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah 711 103, India, and cCrystal Materials Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my
In the title complex, [ZnCl2(C6H4N2Se)2], the ZnII center is tetracoordinated by a Cl2N2 donor set in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. Some of the distortion from the ideal tetrahedral geometry might be ascribed to two agostic Z⋯H interactions The two 2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole ligands are each essentially planar and form a dihedral angle of 35.06 (9)°. An interesting feature of the crystal packing is the observation of short intermolecular contacts between Se and Se, Se and N, and N and N atoms. These arise as a result of three-center bridging of adjacent molecules into chains along the b axis. The is stablilized by π–π interactions [minimum centroid–centroid distance = 3.5694 (18) Å].
Related literature
For related literature and applications of the 2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole molecule and its metal complexes, see, for example: Galet et al. (1994); Grivas (2000); Iwaoka & Tomoda (1994, 2000); Saiki et al. (1997); Zhou et al. (2005).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell APEX2; data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and PLATON (Spek, 2003).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536808026366/tk2296sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808026366/tk2296Isup2.hkl
A slurry of 2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole (1 g, 5.4 mmol) and anhydrous zinc chloride (270 mg, 2.72 mmol) in dry methanol (15 ml) was heated at 343–353 K for 2 h. After completion of the reaction, the mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and the precipitate (I) was collected by filtration. Recrystallization of (I) from 40% methanol in chloroform afforded a yellow microcrystalline solid (1.16 g, 85% yield).
All H atoms were placed in calculated positions with C—H = 0.93 Å, and with Uiso=1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell
APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2003).[ZnCl2(C6H4N2Se)2] | Z = 2 |
Mr = 502.43 | F(000) = 480 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 2.198 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.5593 (2) Å | Cell parameters from 4425 reflections |
b = 9.7269 (3) Å | θ = 1.9–30.0° |
c = 10.6083 (3) Å | µ = 6.76 mm−1 |
α = 95.103 (1)° | T = 297 K |
β = 92.581 (1)° | Block, yellow |
γ = 101.713 (1)° | 0.48 × 0.32 × 0.30 mm |
V = 759.15 (4) Å3 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4425 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3836 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.035 |
Detector resolution: 8.33 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 30.0°, θmin = 1.9° |
ω scans | h = −10→10 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | k = −13→13 |
Tmin = 0.141, Tmax = 0.236 | l = −14→14 |
17787 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.032 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.094 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0556P)2 + 0.3045P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.06 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
4425 reflections | Δρmax = 0.79 e Å−3 |
191 parameters | Δρmin = −0.54 e Å−3 |
0 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: 0.0238 (15) |
[ZnCl2(C6H4N2Se)2] | γ = 101.713 (1)° |
Mr = 502.43 | V = 759.15 (4) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.5593 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 9.7269 (3) Å | µ = 6.76 mm−1 |
c = 10.6083 (3) Å | T = 297 K |
α = 95.103 (1)° | 0.48 × 0.32 × 0.30 mm |
β = 92.581 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4425 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | 3836 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.141, Tmax = 0.236 | Rint = 0.035 |
17787 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.032 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.094 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.79 e Å−3 |
4425 reflections | Δρmin = −0.54 e Å−3 |
191 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 | ||
Zn1 | 0.28675 (5) | 0.75148 (3) | 0.25160 (3) | 0.04191 (10) | |
Se1 | 0.12303 (4) | 0.41702 (3) | 0.29459 (2) | 0.04073 (9) | |
Se2 | 0.15677 (4) | 1.04989 (3) | 0.33867 (3) | 0.04686 (10) | |
Cl1 | 0.27521 (13) | 0.62664 (8) | 0.06430 (7) | 0.05663 (19) | |
Cl2 | 0.53270 (11) | 0.90507 (8) | 0.33168 (8) | 0.05477 (18) | |
N1 | 0.2184 (3) | 0.5929 (2) | 0.3668 (2) | 0.0382 (4) | |
N2 | 0.1617 (3) | 0.3407 (2) | 0.4366 (2) | 0.0440 (5) | |
N3 | 0.0973 (3) | 0.8770 (2) | 0.2511 (2) | 0.0423 (5) | |
N4 | −0.0058 (3) | 1.1149 (2) | 0.2476 (2) | 0.0439 (5) | |
C1 | 0.2687 (3) | 0.5849 (3) | 0.4871 (2) | 0.0369 (5) | |
C2 | 0.3457 (4) | 0.7016 (3) | 0.5778 (3) | 0.0484 (6) | |
H2B | 0.3642 | 0.7937 | 0.5561 | 0.058* | |
C3 | 0.3908 (5) | 0.6740 (4) | 0.6958 (3) | 0.0549 (7) | |
H3A | 0.4396 | 0.7494 | 0.7558 | 0.066* | |
C4 | 0.3669 (4) | 0.5338 (4) | 0.7330 (3) | 0.0529 (7) | |
H4B | 0.4025 | 0.5203 | 0.8153 | 0.063* | |
C5 | 0.2933 (4) | 0.4204 (3) | 0.6502 (3) | 0.0495 (6) | |
H5A | 0.2780 | 0.3295 | 0.6747 | 0.059* | |
C6 | 0.2399 (4) | 0.4432 (3) | 0.5250 (2) | 0.0385 (5) | |
C7 | −0.0380 (4) | 0.8768 (3) | 0.1657 (2) | 0.0391 (5) | |
C8 | −0.1276 (4) | 0.7592 (3) | 0.0802 (3) | 0.0453 (6) | |
H8A | −0.0962 | 0.6717 | 0.0811 | 0.054* | |
C9 | −0.2595 (4) | 0.7790 (3) | −0.0020 (3) | 0.0495 (6) | |
H9A | −0.3217 | 0.7025 | −0.0564 | 0.059* | |
C10 | −0.3070 (4) | 0.9128 (4) | −0.0086 (3) | 0.0513 (7) | |
H10A | −0.3962 | 0.9217 | −0.0687 | 0.062* | |
C11 | −0.2262 (4) | 1.0266 (3) | 0.0700 (3) | 0.0448 (6) | |
H11A | −0.2582 | 1.1133 | 0.0639 | 0.054* | |
C12 | −0.0907 (4) | 1.0119 (3) | 0.1627 (2) | 0.0393 (5) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Zn1 | 0.05150 (19) | 0.03211 (16) | 0.04206 (17) | 0.00843 (12) | 0.00312 (13) | 0.00397 (11) |
Se1 | 0.04956 (16) | 0.03208 (14) | 0.03864 (14) | 0.00715 (10) | −0.00216 (10) | −0.00116 (9) |
Se2 | 0.05777 (18) | 0.03321 (15) | 0.04748 (16) | 0.00941 (12) | −0.00718 (12) | −0.00210 (10) |
Cl1 | 0.0774 (5) | 0.0494 (4) | 0.0440 (3) | 0.0175 (4) | 0.0075 (3) | −0.0020 (3) |
Cl2 | 0.0527 (4) | 0.0431 (4) | 0.0637 (4) | 0.0004 (3) | 0.0045 (3) | 0.0012 (3) |
N1 | 0.0460 (11) | 0.0290 (9) | 0.0388 (10) | 0.0070 (8) | 0.0016 (8) | 0.0008 (8) |
N2 | 0.0537 (13) | 0.0324 (10) | 0.0454 (11) | 0.0082 (9) | 0.0022 (10) | 0.0035 (8) |
N3 | 0.0533 (13) | 0.0281 (9) | 0.0442 (11) | 0.0069 (9) | 0.0002 (9) | 0.0010 (8) |
N4 | 0.0498 (12) | 0.0323 (10) | 0.0494 (12) | 0.0090 (9) | 0.0025 (10) | 0.0020 (9) |
C1 | 0.0375 (11) | 0.0341 (11) | 0.0383 (11) | 0.0067 (9) | 0.0021 (9) | 0.0014 (9) |
C2 | 0.0534 (15) | 0.0393 (13) | 0.0474 (14) | 0.0017 (11) | 0.0018 (12) | −0.0048 (11) |
C3 | 0.0552 (17) | 0.0569 (18) | 0.0453 (14) | 0.0023 (14) | −0.0042 (13) | −0.0100 (13) |
C4 | 0.0503 (16) | 0.0693 (19) | 0.0377 (13) | 0.0110 (14) | −0.0035 (11) | 0.0038 (12) |
C5 | 0.0568 (16) | 0.0506 (15) | 0.0433 (13) | 0.0138 (13) | 0.0006 (12) | 0.0110 (12) |
C6 | 0.0402 (12) | 0.0366 (12) | 0.0390 (11) | 0.0084 (9) | 0.0028 (9) | 0.0043 (9) |
C7 | 0.0423 (12) | 0.0319 (11) | 0.0413 (12) | 0.0034 (9) | 0.0053 (10) | 0.0032 (9) |
C8 | 0.0503 (15) | 0.0334 (12) | 0.0494 (14) | 0.0038 (11) | 0.0075 (12) | −0.0019 (10) |
C9 | 0.0450 (14) | 0.0497 (15) | 0.0477 (14) | 0.0010 (12) | 0.0041 (11) | −0.0080 (12) |
C10 | 0.0436 (14) | 0.0647 (19) | 0.0455 (14) | 0.0127 (13) | 0.0015 (11) | 0.0025 (13) |
C11 | 0.0437 (13) | 0.0465 (14) | 0.0464 (13) | 0.0132 (11) | 0.0058 (11) | 0.0071 (11) |
C12 | 0.0416 (12) | 0.0340 (11) | 0.0421 (12) | 0.0066 (9) | 0.0070 (10) | 0.0032 (9) |
Zn1—N1 | 2.052 (2) | C3—C4 | 1.433 (5) |
Zn1—N3 | 2.062 (2) | C3—H3A | 0.9300 |
Zn1—Cl2 | 2.2169 (8) | C4—C5 | 1.353 (5) |
Zn1—Cl1 | 2.2231 (8) | C4—H4B | 0.9300 |
Se1—N2 | 1.776 (2) | C5—C6 | 1.420 (4) |
Se1—N1 | 1.803 (2) | C5—H5A | 0.9300 |
Se2—N4 | 1.777 (2) | C7—C8 | 1.427 (4) |
Se2—N3 | 1.809 (2) | C7—C12 | 1.451 (3) |
N1—C1 | 1.328 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.349 (4) |
N2—C6 | 1.330 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.9300 |
N3—C7 | 1.335 (4) | C9—C10 | 1.425 (4) |
N4—C12 | 1.324 (4) | C9—H9A | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.428 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.344 (4) |
C1—C6 | 1.447 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.347 (5) | C11—C12 | 1.425 (4) |
C2—H2B | 0.9300 | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
Se1···Se2i | 3.7002 (4) | Se2···Cl2 | 3.4192 (9) |
Se1···N4i | 2.893 (2) | Cl1···N1 | 3.293 (2) |
Se2···N2ii | 2.918 (2) | Zn1···H2B | 3.23 |
N2···N4i | 2.882 (3) | Zn1···H8B | 3.26 |
Se1···Cl1 | 3.4111 (8) | ||
N1—Zn1—N3 | 111.13 (9) | C5—C4—H4B | 119.5 |
N1—Zn1—Cl2 | 110.81 (7) | C3—C4—H4B | 119.5 |
N3—Zn1—Cl2 | 101.44 (7) | C4—C5—C6 | 118.6 (3) |
N1—Zn1—Cl1 | 100.70 (6) | C4—C5—H5A | 120.7 |
N3—Zn1—Cl1 | 110.32 (7) | C6—C5—H5A | 120.7 |
Cl2—Zn1—Cl1 | 122.58 (4) | N2—C6—C5 | 124.0 (2) |
N2—Se1—N1 | 92.42 (10) | N2—C6—C1 | 115.9 (2) |
N4—Se2—N3 | 92.48 (11) | C5—C6—C1 | 120.1 (2) |
C1—N1—Se1 | 108.40 (16) | N3—C7—C8 | 125.9 (2) |
C1—N1—Zn1 | 130.93 (18) | N3—C7—C12 | 114.2 (2) |
Se1—N1—Zn1 | 118.64 (11) | C8—C7—C12 | 119.9 (2) |
C6—N2—Se1 | 108.54 (17) | C9—C8—C7 | 117.9 (3) |
C7—N3—Se2 | 108.30 (17) | C9—C8—H8A | 121.1 |
C7—N3—Zn1 | 129.73 (18) | C7—C8—H8A | 121.1 |
Se2—N3—Zn1 | 117.85 (13) | C8—C9—C10 | 122.4 (3) |
C12—N4—Se2 | 108.45 (18) | C8—C9—H9A | 118.8 |
N1—C1—C2 | 125.9 (2) | C10—C9—H9A | 118.8 |
N1—C1—C6 | 114.7 (2) | C11—C10—C9 | 121.8 (3) |
C2—C1—C6 | 119.4 (2) | C11—C10—H10A | 119.1 |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.0 (3) | C9—C10—H10A | 119.1 |
C3—C2—H2B | 121.0 | C10—C11—C12 | 118.8 (3) |
C1—C2—H2B | 121.0 | C10—C11—H11A | 120.6 |
C2—C3—C4 | 122.9 (3) | C12—C11—H11A | 120.6 |
C2—C3—H3A | 118.6 | N4—C12—C11 | 124.3 (2) |
C4—C3—H3A | 118.6 | N4—C12—C7 | 116.5 (2) |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.0 (3) | C11—C12—C7 | 119.2 (2) |
N2—Se1—N1—C1 | −0.83 (19) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.0 (5) |
N2—Se1—N1—Zn1 | 164.72 (14) | Se1—N2—C6—C5 | −178.8 (2) |
N3—Zn1—N1—C1 | −95.1 (2) | Se1—N2—C6—C1 | 1.4 (3) |
Cl2—Zn1—N1—C1 | 16.9 (2) | C4—C5—C6—N2 | −178.1 (3) |
Cl1—Zn1—N1—C1 | 148.1 (2) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | 1.6 (4) |
N3—Zn1—N1—Se1 | 103.20 (13) | N1—C1—C6—N2 | −2.2 (3) |
Cl2—Zn1—N1—Se1 | −144.82 (10) | C2—C1—C6—N2 | 177.7 (2) |
Cl1—Zn1—N1—Se1 | −13.67 (13) | N1—C1—C6—C5 | 178.0 (2) |
N1—Se1—N2—C6 | −0.4 (2) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | −2.0 (4) |
N4—Se2—N3—C7 | −1.8 (2) | Se2—N3—C7—C8 | −178.1 (2) |
N4—Se2—N3—Zn1 | 157.59 (14) | Zn1—N3—C7—C8 | 25.8 (4) |
N1—Zn1—N3—C7 | −100.4 (2) | Se2—N3—C7—C12 | 2.9 (3) |
Cl2—Zn1—N3—C7 | 141.8 (2) | Zn1—N3—C7—C12 | −153.21 (19) |
Cl1—Zn1—N3—C7 | 10.4 (3) | N3—C7—C8—C9 | −178.6 (3) |
N1—Zn1—N3—Se2 | 105.33 (13) | C12—C7—C8—C9 | 0.4 (4) |
Cl2—Zn1—N3—Se2 | −12.50 (13) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 2.1 (4) |
Cl1—Zn1—N3—Se2 | −143.86 (10) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −2.1 (5) |
N3—Se2—N4—C12 | 0.16 (19) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.6 (4) |
Se1—N1—C1—C2 | −178.1 (2) | Se2—N4—C12—C11 | −177.8 (2) |
Zn1—N1—C1—C2 | 18.7 (4) | Se2—N4—C12—C7 | 1.5 (3) |
Se1—N1—C1—C6 | 1.8 (3) | C10—C11—C12—N4 | −177.9 (3) |
Zn1—N1—C1—C6 | −161.37 (18) | C10—C11—C12—C7 | 2.9 (4) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −179.3 (3) | N3—C7—C12—N4 | −3.1 (3) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.8 (4) | C8—C7—C12—N4 | 177.8 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.8 (5) | N3—C7—C12—C11 | 176.2 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −1.3 (5) | C8—C7—C12—C11 | −2.9 (4) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y−1, z; (ii) x, y+1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [ZnCl2(C6H4N2Se)2] |
Mr | 502.43 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 297 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.5593 (2), 9.7269 (3), 10.6083 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 95.103 (1), 92.581 (1), 101.713 (1) |
V (Å3) | 759.15 (4) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 6.76 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.48 × 0.32 × 0.30 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.141, 0.236 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 17787, 4425, 3836 |
Rint | 0.035 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.703 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.032, 0.094, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 4425 |
No. of parameters | 191 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.79, −0.54 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005), SAINT (Bruker, 2005), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2003).
Se1···Se2i | 3.7002 (4) | Se2···Cl2 | 3.4192 (9) |
Se1···N4i | 2.893 (2) | Cl1···N1 | 3.293 (2) |
Se2···N2ii | 2.918 (2) | Zn1···H2B | 3.23 |
N2···N4i | 2.882 (3) | Zn1···H8B | 3.26 |
Se1···Cl1 | 3.4111 (8) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y−1, z; (ii) x, y+1, z. |
Footnotes
‡Additional correspondence author, e-mail: suchada.c@psu.ac.th.
Acknowledgements
We thank the DST [SR/S1/OC-13/2005], Government of India, for financial support. ACM and SM thank the Government of India for their fellowships. The authors also thank the Malaysian Government and Universiti Sains Malaysia for Research University Golden Goose grant No. 1001/PFIZIK/811012.
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Metal complexes of 2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole continue to attract the interest of inorganic chemists (e.g. Grivas, 2000). Organoselenium derivatives stabilized by non-bonded Se···N interactions (Galet et al., 1994); Iwaoka & Tomoda, 1994; 2000; Saiki et al., 1997) are also of interest because of their vital roles in many chemical phenomena, such as molecular recognition and molecular packing in crystal phases as well as due to their biological roles (Zhou et al., 2005). The reaction of 2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole with ZnCl2 results in the formation of the title zinc(II) complex (I).
The structure of (I) comprises a neutral ZnCl2L2 molecule (L= 2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole ligand), Fig. 1. The ZnII ion is tetra-coordinated by two Cl- ions and two N atoms derived from the L ligands. The L ligands are each essentially planar with the maximum deviation of 0.028 (2)Å being for atom N1 in one ligand and 0.044 (2) Å for the N3 atom in the other ligand. The dihedral angle between the their mean planes is 35.06 (9)°. The distorted tetrahedral geometry can be indicated by the bond angles subtended at Zn: N—Zn—N = 111.13 (9)°, Cl—Zn—Cl = 122.58 (4)°, and N—Zn—Cl in the range of 100.70 (6) - 110.81 (7)°. Some of the distortion from the ideal tetrahedral geometry might be ascribed to two agostic Zn···H interactions, Table 1.
The interesting feature of the crystal packing is the observation of short intermolecular contacts between Se and Se, Se and N, and N and N atoms (Table 1). These arise as a result of three-center bridging of adjacent molecules into chains along the b-axis, Fig. 2. The crystal is further stabilized by π–π interactions with the shortest of these being 3.5694 (18) Å for Cg(C7/C12/N4/Se2/N3)···Cg(C7–C12)i for i: -x, 2-y, -z.