metal-organic compounds
2-Acetylpyridinium 3-amino-2-chloropyridinium tetrachloridocobaltate(II)
aDepartment of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780 Poznań, Poland
*Correspondence e-mail: mkubicki@amu.edu.pl
In the title complex, (C5H6ClN2)(C7H8NO)[CoCl4], the CoII ions are tetrahedrally coordinated. The is built from hydrogen-bonded centrosymmetric tetramers of tetrachloridocobaltate(II) dianions and 3-amino-2-chloropyridinium cations, additionally strengthened by significant π–π stacking of pyridinium rings [interplanar distance 3.389 (3) Å]. The tetramers are linked by N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds into chains; the second kind of cations, viz. 2-acetylpyridinium, are connected by N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds to both sides of the chain. The Co—Cl bond lengths in the dianion correlate with the number of hydrogen bonds accepted by the Cl atom. An intramolecular C—H⋯Cl interaction is also present.
Related literature
There are only few examples of structures involving the ligands present in the title structure. For related structures, see: 2-acetylpyridine itself (Laurent, 1966) and its cation in perchlorate (Husak, 1996) and in the complex with tetraphenylporphyrin-zinc(II) (Byrn et al., 1993), and a free base 3-amino-2-chloropyridine (Saha et al., 2006), and the latter as the dihydrogenphosphate (Hamed et al., 2007) and as the silver complexes (Tong et al., 2002; Li et al., 2002). For literature on the Schiff base complexes, see Häner & Hall (1999); Mukherjee et al. (2005); Radecka-Paryzek et al. (2005); Yam & Lo (1999).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); cell CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); data reduction: CrysAlis RED; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: Stereochemical Workstation Operation Manual (Siemens, 1989); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809000713/lx2085sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809000713/lx2085Isup2.hkl
To a mixture of cobalt chloride hexahydrate (18.2 mg; 0.08 mmol) and 2-acetylpyridine (9.4 mg; 0.08.m mol) in acetonitrile (20 cm3), 3-amino-2-chloropyridine (0.01 g; 0.08 mmol) in acetonitrile (10 cm3) was added dropwise with stirring. The reaction mixture was stirred for 24 h, at room temperature. The green crystals were obtained by slow diffusion of chloroform to the acetonitrile solution.
Hydrogen atoms from N—H groups were located in difference Fourier maps and isotropically refined; other H atoms were located geometrically and refined as the 'riding model' with Uiso's set at 1.2 (1.4 for methyl group) times Ueq's of appropriate oxygen atoms.
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); cell
CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: Stereochemical Workstation Operation Manual (Siemens, 1989); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. Anisotropic ellipsoid representation of compound 1 together with atom labelling scheme (Siemens, 1989). The ellipsoids are drawn at 50% probability level, hydrogen atoms are depicted as spheres with arbitrary radii. Hydrogen bonds are drawn as dashed lines. | |
Fig. 2. The fragment of the crystal packing of complex 1. Hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions are shown as dashed lines. Symmetry codes: (i) -x+1, -y+2, -z; (ii) -x+2, -y+1, -z; (iii) -x+1, -y+2, -z; (iv) x-1, y+1 , z.] |
(C5H6ClN2)(C7H8NO)[CoCl4] | Z = 2 |
Mr = 452.44 | F(000) = 454 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.700 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.3255 (5) Å | Cell parameters from 7316 reflections |
b = 8.3188 (5) Å | θ = 3–25° |
c = 16.2657 (11) Å | µ = 1.73 mm−1 |
α = 89.114 (5)° | T = 100 K |
β = 82.806 (5)° | Plate, blue |
γ = 64.145 (6)° | 0.4 × 0.15 × 0.1 mm |
V = 884.13 (10) Å3 |
Kuma KM-4-CCD four-circle diffractometer | 3798 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3470 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.019 |
Detector resolution: 8.1929 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.0°, θmin = 2.7° |
ω scans | h = −9→9 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | k = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.616, Tmax = 0.841 | l = −20→19 |
10954 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)] = 0.031 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.065 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.24 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0083P)2 + 1.4737P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3798 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
216 parameters | Δρmax = 0.70 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3 |
(C5H6ClN2)(C7H8NO)[CoCl4] | γ = 64.145 (6)° |
Mr = 452.44 | V = 884.13 (10) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.3255 (5) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.3188 (5) Å | µ = 1.73 mm−1 |
c = 16.2657 (11) Å | T = 100 K |
α = 89.114 (5)° | 0.4 × 0.15 × 0.1 mm |
β = 82.806 (5)° |
Kuma KM-4-CCD four-circle diffractometer | 3798 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | 3470 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.616, Tmax = 0.841 | Rint = 0.019 |
10954 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.065 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.24 | Δρmax = 0.70 e Å−3 |
3798 reflections | Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3 |
216 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 | ||
Co1 | 0.88393 (5) | 0.59259 (4) | 0.24288 (2) | 0.01220 (9) | |
Cl1 | 1.00305 (9) | 0.37850 (8) | 0.33709 (4) | 0.01584 (13) | |
Cl2 | 0.70499 (9) | 0.51487 (8) | 0.15843 (4) | 0.01614 (13) | |
Cl3 | 1.15608 (9) | 0.60998 (8) | 0.16588 (4) | 0.01751 (13) | |
Cl4 | 0.66564 (10) | 0.86213 (8) | 0.30354 (4) | 0.01991 (14) | |
N1A | 0.5900 (3) | 1.1877 (3) | −0.05439 (15) | 0.0177 (5) | |
H1A | 0.542 (5) | 1.229 (4) | −0.098 (2) | 0.026 (9)* | |
C2A | 0.7364 (4) | 1.0189 (3) | −0.06482 (16) | 0.0175 (5) | |
Cl2A | 0.82058 (10) | 0.92797 (9) | −0.16337 (4) | 0.02218 (15) | |
C3A | 0.8134 (4) | 0.9213 (3) | 0.00390 (16) | 0.0161 (5) | |
N31A | 0.9566 (4) | 0.7490 (3) | −0.00534 (16) | 0.0236 (5) | |
H31A | 1.011 (5) | 0.705 (4) | −0.058 (2) | 0.033 (9)* | |
H31B | 1.015 (5) | 0.690 (4) | 0.042 (2) | 0.032 (9)* | |
C4A | 0.7311 (4) | 1.0089 (4) | 0.08237 (17) | 0.0186 (5) | |
H4A | 0.7798 | 0.9479 | 0.1307 | 0.022* | |
C5A | 0.5794 (4) | 1.1834 (4) | 0.08995 (17) | 0.0209 (6) | |
H5A | 0.5254 | 1.2408 | 0.1434 | 0.025* | |
C6A | 0.5065 (4) | 1.2742 (4) | 0.02109 (18) | 0.0198 (6) | |
H6A | 0.4014 | 1.3933 | 0.0259 | 0.024* | |
N1B | 0.7520 (3) | 0.5002 (3) | 0.51335 (13) | 0.0148 (4) | |
H1B | 0.844 (5) | 0.447 (4) | 0.470 (2) | 0.032 (9)* | |
C2B | 0.7401 (4) | 0.4099 (3) | 0.58207 (15) | 0.0148 (5) | |
C21B | 0.9013 (4) | 0.2182 (3) | 0.57886 (16) | 0.0162 (5) | |
O21B | 1.0417 (3) | 0.1707 (3) | 0.52259 (12) | 0.0222 (4) | |
C22B | 0.8761 (4) | 0.1020 (4) | 0.64563 (17) | 0.0210 (6) | |
H22A | 0.9764 | −0.0222 | 0.6320 | 0.029* | |
H22B | 0.7376 | 0.1102 | 0.6503 | 0.029* | |
H22C | 0.8978 | 0.1416 | 0.6985 | 0.029* | |
C3B | 0.5901 (4) | 0.4969 (4) | 0.64742 (16) | 0.0176 (5) | |
H3B | 0.5773 | 0.4356 | 0.6959 | 0.021* | |
C4B | 0.4563 (4) | 0.6782 (4) | 0.64097 (17) | 0.0201 (6) | |
H4B | 0.3530 | 0.7407 | 0.6857 | 0.024* | |
C5B | 0.4745 (4) | 0.7655 (4) | 0.56984 (17) | 0.0198 (6) | |
H5B | 0.3839 | 0.8878 | 0.5653 | 0.024* | |
C6B | 0.6263 (4) | 0.6729 (3) | 0.50503 (17) | 0.0179 (5) | |
H6B | 0.6410 | 0.7308 | 0.4556 | 0.022* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Co1 | 0.01261 (16) | 0.01326 (16) | 0.01084 (17) | −0.00584 (13) | −0.00127 (12) | 0.00103 (13) |
Cl1 | 0.0180 (3) | 0.0160 (3) | 0.0126 (3) | −0.0066 (2) | −0.0024 (2) | 0.0034 (2) |
Cl2 | 0.0149 (3) | 0.0185 (3) | 0.0152 (3) | −0.0069 (2) | −0.0039 (2) | −0.0007 (2) |
Cl3 | 0.0151 (3) | 0.0224 (3) | 0.0162 (3) | −0.0097 (2) | −0.0007 (2) | 0.0032 (2) |
Cl4 | 0.0213 (3) | 0.0151 (3) | 0.0190 (3) | −0.0047 (2) | 0.0003 (2) | −0.0023 (2) |
N1A | 0.0163 (11) | 0.0158 (11) | 0.0217 (12) | −0.0073 (9) | −0.0041 (9) | 0.0036 (9) |
C2A | 0.0176 (12) | 0.0193 (13) | 0.0167 (13) | −0.0099 (10) | 0.0010 (10) | 0.0011 (10) |
Cl2A | 0.0260 (3) | 0.0232 (3) | 0.0140 (3) | −0.0083 (3) | −0.0004 (2) | 0.0017 (2) |
C3A | 0.0156 (12) | 0.0185 (13) | 0.0174 (13) | −0.0105 (10) | −0.0020 (10) | 0.0037 (10) |
N31A | 0.0246 (12) | 0.0212 (12) | 0.0157 (12) | −0.0018 (10) | −0.0010 (10) | 0.0022 (10) |
C4A | 0.0201 (13) | 0.0201 (13) | 0.0172 (13) | −0.0106 (11) | −0.0019 (10) | 0.0023 (11) |
C5A | 0.0221 (13) | 0.0223 (14) | 0.0211 (14) | −0.0132 (11) | 0.0012 (11) | −0.0038 (11) |
C6A | 0.0190 (13) | 0.0161 (13) | 0.0300 (15) | −0.0122 (11) | −0.0072 (11) | 0.0051 (11) |
N1B | 0.0162 (10) | 0.0166 (11) | 0.0122 (10) | −0.0077 (9) | −0.0016 (8) | −0.0002 (9) |
C2B | 0.0160 (12) | 0.0197 (13) | 0.0131 (12) | −0.0114 (10) | −0.0038 (10) | 0.0004 (10) |
C21B | 0.0184 (12) | 0.0193 (13) | 0.0140 (13) | −0.0102 (10) | −0.0051 (10) | 0.0014 (10) |
O21B | 0.0212 (10) | 0.0225 (10) | 0.0173 (10) | −0.0051 (8) | −0.0007 (8) | 0.0025 (8) |
C22B | 0.0244 (14) | 0.0222 (14) | 0.0183 (13) | −0.0117 (11) | −0.0048 (11) | 0.0063 (11) |
C3B | 0.0177 (12) | 0.0256 (14) | 0.0138 (12) | −0.0133 (11) | −0.0021 (10) | 0.0009 (11) |
C4B | 0.0167 (12) | 0.0237 (14) | 0.0195 (14) | −0.0088 (11) | 0.0001 (10) | −0.0066 (11) |
C5B | 0.0196 (13) | 0.0175 (13) | 0.0231 (14) | −0.0083 (11) | −0.0046 (11) | −0.0021 (11) |
C6B | 0.0221 (13) | 0.0176 (13) | 0.0175 (13) | −0.0112 (11) | −0.0056 (10) | 0.0039 (10) |
Co1—Cl4 | 2.2593 (7) | N1B—C6B | 1.342 (3) |
Co1—Cl1 | 2.2751 (7) | N1B—C2B | 1.352 (3) |
Co1—Cl3 | 2.2771 (7) | N1B—H1B | 0.88 (3) |
Co1—Cl2 | 2.2893 (7) | C2B—C3B | 1.378 (4) |
N1A—C2A | 1.341 (3) | C2B—C21B | 1.512 (4) |
N1A—C6A | 1.362 (4) | C21B—O21B | 1.214 (3) |
N1A—H1A | 0.84 (3) | C21B—C22B | 1.490 (4) |
C2A—C3A | 1.399 (4) | C22B—H22A | 0.9800 |
C2A—Cl2A | 1.705 (3) | C22B—H22B | 0.9800 |
C3A—N31A | 1.354 (3) | C22B—H22C | 0.9800 |
C3A—C4A | 1.406 (4) | C3B—C4B | 1.406 (4) |
N31A—H31A | 0.90 (4) | C3B—H3B | 0.9500 |
N31A—H31B | 0.96 (4) | C4B—C5B | 1.379 (4) |
C4A—C5A | 1.386 (4) | C4B—H4B | 0.9500 |
C4A—H4A | 0.9500 | C5B—C6B | 1.388 (4) |
C5A—C6A | 1.372 (4) | C5B—H5B | 0.9500 |
C5A—H5A | 0.9500 | C6B—H6B | 0.9500 |
C6A—H6A | 0.9500 | ||
Cl4—Co1—Cl1 | 112.35 (3) | C6B—N1B—C2B | 123.6 (2) |
Cl4—Co1—Cl3 | 110.42 (3) | C6B—N1B—H1B | 116 (2) |
Cl1—Co1—Cl3 | 108.54 (3) | C2B—N1B—H1B | 121 (2) |
Cl4—Co1—Cl2 | 106.68 (3) | N1B—C2B—C3B | 119.1 (2) |
Cl1—Co1—Cl2 | 109.10 (3) | N1B—C2B—C21B | 114.6 (2) |
Cl3—Co1—Cl2 | 109.72 (3) | C3B—C2B—C21B | 126.3 (2) |
C2A—N1A—C6A | 123.7 (2) | O21B—C21B—C22B | 124.9 (2) |
C2A—N1A—H1A | 113 (2) | O21B—C21B—C2B | 117.8 (2) |
C6A—N1A—H1A | 123 (2) | C22B—C21B—C2B | 117.3 (2) |
N1A—C2A—C3A | 120.3 (2) | C21B—C22B—H22A | 109.5 |
N1A—C2A—Cl2A | 118.0 (2) | C21B—C22B—H22B | 109.5 |
C3A—C2A—Cl2A | 121.7 (2) | H22A—C22B—H22B | 109.5 |
N31A—C3A—C2A | 121.0 (2) | C21B—C22B—H22C | 109.5 |
N31A—C3A—C4A | 122.0 (2) | H22A—C22B—H22C | 109.5 |
C2A—C3A—C4A | 116.9 (2) | H22B—C22B—H22C | 109.5 |
C3A—N31A—H31A | 117 (2) | C2B—C3B—C4B | 118.8 (2) |
C3A—N31A—H31B | 119 (2) | C2B—C3B—H3B | 120.6 |
H31A—N31A—H31B | 123 (3) | C4B—C3B—H3B | 120.6 |
C5A—C4A—C3A | 120.7 (2) | C5B—C4B—C3B | 120.2 (2) |
C5A—C4A—H4A | 119.7 | C5B—C4B—H4B | 119.9 |
C3A—C4A—H4A | 119.7 | C3B—C4B—H4B | 119.9 |
C6A—C5A—C4A | 120.7 (3) | C4B—C5B—C6B | 119.4 (2) |
C6A—C5A—H5A | 119.6 | C4B—C5B—H5B | 120.3 |
C4A—C5A—H5A | 119.6 | C6B—C5B—H5B | 120.3 |
N1A—C6A—C5A | 117.7 (2) | N1B—C6B—C5B | 118.9 (2) |
N1A—C6A—H6A | 121.2 | N1B—C6B—H6B | 120.5 |
C5A—C6A—H6A | 121.2 | C5B—C6B—H6B | 120.5 |
C6A—N1A—C2A—C3A | −0.5 (4) | C6B—N1B—C2B—C21B | −178.2 (2) |
C6A—N1A—C2A—Cl2A | 178.5 (2) | N1B—C2B—C21B—O21B | 10.7 (3) |
N1A—C2A—C3A—N31A | 177.9 (2) | C3B—C2B—C21B—O21B | −168.3 (2) |
Cl2A—C2A—C3A—N31A | −1.0 (4) | N1B—C2B—C21B—C22B | −169.7 (2) |
N1A—C2A—C3A—C4A | −0.3 (4) | C3B—C2B—C21B—C22B | 11.3 (4) |
Cl2A—C2A—C3A—C4A | −179.19 (19) | N1B—C2B—C3B—C4B | −1.1 (4) |
N31A—C3A—C4A—C5A | −177.7 (3) | C21B—C2B—C3B—C4B | 177.9 (2) |
C2A—C3A—C4A—C5A | 0.5 (4) | C2B—C3B—C4B—C5B | 0.8 (4) |
C3A—C4A—C5A—C6A | 0.0 (4) | C3B—C4B—C5B—C6B | −0.2 (4) |
C2A—N1A—C6A—C5A | 1.0 (4) | C2B—N1B—C6B—C5B | −0.3 (4) |
C4A—C5A—C6A—N1A | −0.8 (4) | C4B—C5B—C6B—N1B | −0.1 (4) |
C6B—N1B—C2B—C3B | 0.9 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1B—H1B···Cl1 | 0.88 (3) | 2.28 (4) | 3.126 (2) | 161 (3) |
N1A—H1A···Cl2i | 0.84 (3) | 2.41 (3) | 3.127 (2) | 145 (3) |
N31A—H31A···Cl2ii | 0.90 (4) | 2.51 (4) | 3.323 (3) | 151 (3) |
N31A—H31B···Cl3 | 0.96 (4) | 2.33 (4) | 3.267 (3) | 167 (3) |
C6B—H6B···Cl4 | 0.95 | 2.71 | 3.647 (3) | 171 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | (C5H6ClN2)(C7H8NO)[CoCl4] |
Mr | 452.44 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.3255 (5), 8.3188 (5), 16.2657 (11) |
α, β, γ (°) | 89.114 (5), 82.806 (5), 64.145 (6) |
V (Å3) | 884.13 (10) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.73 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.4 × 0.15 × 0.1 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Kuma KM-4-CCD four-circle diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.616, 0.841 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10954, 3798, 3470 |
Rint | 0.019 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.639 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.031, 0.065, 1.24 |
No. of reflections | 3798 |
No. of parameters | 216 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.70, −0.36 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2007), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Stereochemical Workstation Operation Manual (Siemens, 1989).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1B—H1B···Cl1 | 0.88 (3) | 2.28 (4) | 3.126 (2) | 161 (3) |
N1A—H1A···Cl2i | 0.84 (3) | 2.41 (3) | 3.127 (2) | 145 (3) |
N31A—H31A···Cl2ii | 0.90 (4) | 2.51 (4) | 3.323 (3) | 151 (3) |
N31A—H31B···Cl3 | 0.96 (4) | 2.33 (4) | 3.267 (3) | 167 (3) |
C6B—H6B···Cl4 | 0.95 | 2.71 | 3.647 (3) | 171.4 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z. |
Acknowledgements
This research was carried out as part of a Polish Ministry of Higher Education and Science project (grant No. NN 204 2716 33).
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Schiff bases are often employed as ligands in the metal ion - directed assembly of coordination architectures (Radecka-Paryzek et al., 2005). Such complexes are used as luminescent probes in the visible and near-IR spectral domains (Yam et al., 1999), as precursors for doped materials where metal centers must be implemented at a fixed distance and as catalysts for specific DNA (Mukherjee et al., 2005) and RNA (Häner & Hall, 1999) cleavage. In the course of our studies of Schiff base metal complexes with novel chemical properties we have accidentally synthesized the interesting example of three-component complex with CoCl4 dianion and two different cations: 3-amino-chloropyridinium (a) and 2-acetylpyridinium (b) (Scheme & Fig. 1).
Both cations are planar within the experimental error; the maximum deviation from the least-squares planes are as small as 0.006 (2)Å in (a) and 0.002 (2)Å in (b). In the latter case the plane of acetyl group makes a dihedral angle of 11.0 (2)° with the ring plane. In the crystal structure, two motifs involving the (a) cations, R44(12) and R44(18, act together to make the double chain of these cations and dianions along [110] direction. The R44(18) motif is additionally strengthened by the π-π stacking of pyridinium rings. The distance between the exactly parallel least-squares planes is 3.389 (3) Å, with relatively small offset of only 0.708 Å. The second kind of cations, (b) are joined - by means of the N—H···Cl hydrogen bonds - to the chain, on its both sides (Fig. 2). Additionally, relatively short and linear C—H···Cl hydrogen bond is accepted by the Cl4 atom, not involved in any N—H···Cl interactions.
The Co is tetrahedrally coordinated in the anions (Fig. 1); the distortion from the ideal geometry is small. The angles are close to the ideal values {106.68 (3) - 112.35 (3)°}. The differences in the Co—Cl bond lengths correlate with the number of hydrogen bonds accepted by the Cl atom: Co—Cl2 bond is the longest {2.2893 (7) Å; Cl2 accepts two h.b.'s}, Co—Cl1 and Co—Cl3 have similar, intermediate lengths of 2.2751 (7)Å and 2.2771 (7) Å, and Cl4, which accepts only C—H···Cl hydrogen bonds, makes the shortest Co—Cl bond of 2.2593 (7) Å.