metal-organic compounds
{2,2′-[Cyclohexane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolato}nickel(II)
aDepartment of Chemistry, Jiaying University, Meizhou 514015, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: chunbao_tang@126.com
In the title mononuclear nickel(II) complex, [Ni(C20H20N2O2)], the Ni atom is four-coordinated in a square-planar geometry by the four donor atoms of the Schiff base ligand. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 9.4 (2)°. The cyclohexyl group adopts a C-form chair conformation.
Related literature
For nickel(II) complexes in bio-inorganic chemistry and coordination chemistry, see: Angulo et al. (2001); Dey et al. (2004); Edison et al. (2004); Ramadevi et al. (2005); Suh et al. (1996). For puckering parameters, see: Cremer & Pople (1975).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2002); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2002); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809006084/bq2125sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809006084/bq2125Isup2.hkl
Salicylaldehyde (0.2 mmol, 24.5 mg) and cyclohexyl-1,2-diamine (0.1 mmol, 11.4 mg) were dissolved in 10 ml methanol. To the mixture was added dropwise a 5 ml me thanol solution of nickel(II) nitrate hexahydrate (0.2 mmol, 58.2 mg) with stirring. The final solution was allowed to stand in air for two weeks, yielding red block-shaped crystals of (I).
H atoms were constrained to ideal geometries, with C—H = 0.93–0.97Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2002); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2002); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The structure of (I), showing the atom-numbering scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 30% probability level. |
[Ni(C20H20N2O2)] | F(000) = 792 |
Mr = 379.09 | Dx = 1.497 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.6193 (8) Å | Cell parameters from 3779 reflections |
b = 19.118 (2) Å | θ = 2.6–28.6° |
c = 11.5459 (12) Å | µ = 1.17 mm−1 |
β = 90.907 (1)° | T = 298 K |
V = 1681.6 (3) Å3 | Block, red |
Z = 4 | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.28 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3650 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3023 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.022 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.0°, θmin = 2.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.721, Tmax = 0.735 | k = −24→24 |
9694 measured reflections | l = −14→9 |
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)] = 0.027 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.069 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.033P)2 + 0.2023P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3650 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
226 parameters | Δρmax = 0.29 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
[Ni(C20H20N2O2)] | V = 1681.6 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 379.09 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.6193 (8) Å | µ = 1.17 mm−1 |
b = 19.118 (2) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 11.5459 (12) Å | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.28 mm |
β = 90.907 (1)° |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3650 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 3023 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.721, Tmax = 0.735 | Rint = 0.022 |
9694 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.027 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.069 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.29 e Å−3 |
3650 reflections | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
226 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 | ||
Ni1 | 0.80232 (3) | 0.468244 (10) | 0.481224 (17) | 0.03293 (8) | |
O1 | 0.86946 (19) | 0.37326 (6) | 0.49143 (10) | 0.0477 (3) | |
O2 | 0.89546 (18) | 0.48282 (6) | 0.63411 (11) | 0.0484 (3) | |
N1 | 0.6899 (2) | 0.45709 (7) | 0.33007 (12) | 0.0378 (3) | |
N2 | 0.7259 (2) | 0.56527 (7) | 0.46659 (12) | 0.0386 (3) | |
C1 | 0.8626 (2) | 0.32645 (9) | 0.40841 (15) | 0.0395 (4) | |
C2 | 0.9388 (3) | 0.26009 (9) | 0.42918 (17) | 0.0472 (5) | |
H2 | 0.9899 | 0.2508 | 0.5012 | 0.057* | |
C3 | 0.9392 (3) | 0.20924 (9) | 0.34579 (18) | 0.0500 (5) | |
H3 | 0.9903 | 0.1661 | 0.3625 | 0.060* | |
C4 | 0.8651 (3) | 0.22058 (10) | 0.23682 (18) | 0.0526 (5) | |
H4 | 0.8671 | 0.1859 | 0.1804 | 0.063* | |
C5 | 0.7887 (3) | 0.28423 (9) | 0.21422 (17) | 0.0488 (5) | |
H5 | 0.7383 | 0.2923 | 0.1415 | 0.059* | |
C6 | 0.7842 (2) | 0.33781 (9) | 0.29806 (15) | 0.0386 (4) | |
C7 | 0.6995 (2) | 0.40218 (9) | 0.26570 (15) | 0.0412 (4) | |
H7 | 0.6473 | 0.4044 | 0.1924 | 0.049* | |
C8 | 0.5917 (3) | 0.52030 (8) | 0.29253 (16) | 0.0401 (4) | |
H8 | 0.4767 | 0.5185 | 0.3292 | 0.048* | |
C9 | 0.5592 (3) | 0.52841 (9) | 0.16326 (16) | 0.0482 (5) | |
H9A | 0.4894 | 0.4895 | 0.1346 | 0.058* | |
H9B | 0.6703 | 0.5281 | 0.1233 | 0.058* | |
C10 | 0.4630 (3) | 0.59708 (10) | 0.13887 (18) | 0.0565 (5) | |
H10A | 0.4499 | 0.6032 | 0.0558 | 0.068* | |
H10B | 0.3464 | 0.5947 | 0.1712 | 0.068* | |
C11 | 0.5588 (3) | 0.65940 (10) | 0.18949 (17) | 0.0555 (5) | |
H11A | 0.4900 | 0.7013 | 0.1755 | 0.067* | |
H11B | 0.6703 | 0.6649 | 0.1512 | 0.067* | |
C12 | 0.5911 (3) | 0.65080 (9) | 0.31981 (16) | 0.0488 (5) | |
H12A | 0.6590 | 0.6901 | 0.3490 | 0.059* | |
H12B | 0.4797 | 0.6502 | 0.3594 | 0.059* | |
C13 | 0.6899 (2) | 0.58284 (9) | 0.34426 (15) | 0.0419 (4) | |
H13 | 0.8032 | 0.5860 | 0.3056 | 0.050* | |
C14 | 0.7157 (2) | 0.60977 (9) | 0.54952 (16) | 0.0423 (4) | |
H14 | 0.6733 | 0.6541 | 0.5315 | 0.051* | |
C15 | 0.7650 (2) | 0.59611 (9) | 0.66825 (15) | 0.0397 (4) | |
C16 | 0.7300 (3) | 0.64851 (10) | 0.75078 (17) | 0.0478 (5) | |
H16 | 0.6726 | 0.6890 | 0.7268 | 0.057* | |
C17 | 0.7777 (3) | 0.64176 (10) | 0.86443 (17) | 0.0551 (5) | |
H17 | 0.7512 | 0.6766 | 0.9175 | 0.066* | |
C18 | 0.8670 (3) | 0.58153 (11) | 0.89957 (17) | 0.0547 (5) | |
H18 | 0.9010 | 0.5764 | 0.9768 | 0.066* | |
C19 | 0.9054 (3) | 0.52957 (10) | 0.82153 (16) | 0.0478 (5) | |
H19 | 0.9663 | 0.4902 | 0.8469 | 0.057* | |
C20 | 0.8544 (2) | 0.53471 (8) | 0.70409 (15) | 0.0398 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Ni1 | 0.03599 (14) | 0.03109 (12) | 0.03155 (13) | 0.00174 (9) | −0.00469 (9) | −0.00265 (8) |
O1 | 0.0670 (9) | 0.0363 (6) | 0.0396 (7) | 0.0052 (6) | −0.0079 (6) | −0.0018 (5) |
O2 | 0.0549 (9) | 0.0475 (7) | 0.0424 (7) | 0.0133 (6) | −0.0129 (6) | −0.0091 (6) |
N1 | 0.0390 (9) | 0.0359 (7) | 0.0382 (8) | −0.0005 (6) | −0.0033 (6) | −0.0002 (6) |
N2 | 0.0408 (9) | 0.0366 (7) | 0.0383 (8) | 0.0000 (6) | −0.0041 (6) | −0.0020 (6) |
C1 | 0.0409 (10) | 0.0362 (9) | 0.0415 (10) | −0.0038 (7) | 0.0029 (8) | 0.0004 (7) |
C2 | 0.0541 (12) | 0.0384 (9) | 0.0491 (11) | 0.0025 (8) | −0.0001 (9) | 0.0025 (8) |
C3 | 0.0547 (13) | 0.0345 (9) | 0.0609 (13) | 0.0020 (8) | 0.0081 (10) | 0.0003 (8) |
C4 | 0.0640 (14) | 0.0391 (10) | 0.0548 (13) | −0.0022 (9) | 0.0059 (10) | −0.0113 (9) |
C5 | 0.0580 (13) | 0.0442 (10) | 0.0442 (11) | −0.0040 (9) | −0.0020 (9) | −0.0057 (8) |
C6 | 0.0406 (10) | 0.0365 (9) | 0.0388 (9) | −0.0046 (7) | 0.0013 (8) | −0.0021 (7) |
C7 | 0.0441 (11) | 0.0425 (9) | 0.0369 (10) | −0.0049 (8) | −0.0055 (8) | −0.0036 (8) |
C8 | 0.0400 (10) | 0.0393 (9) | 0.0410 (10) | 0.0001 (7) | −0.0040 (8) | 0.0013 (7) |
C9 | 0.0525 (12) | 0.0489 (11) | 0.0429 (11) | 0.0013 (9) | −0.0084 (9) | −0.0008 (8) |
C10 | 0.0652 (14) | 0.0527 (11) | 0.0511 (12) | 0.0051 (10) | −0.0157 (10) | 0.0055 (9) |
C11 | 0.0613 (14) | 0.0498 (11) | 0.0550 (12) | 0.0024 (10) | −0.0072 (10) | 0.0114 (9) |
C12 | 0.0562 (13) | 0.0391 (10) | 0.0507 (11) | 0.0022 (9) | −0.0070 (9) | 0.0029 (8) |
C13 | 0.0437 (11) | 0.0412 (9) | 0.0408 (10) | −0.0031 (8) | −0.0016 (8) | 0.0030 (7) |
C14 | 0.0443 (11) | 0.0349 (9) | 0.0476 (11) | −0.0004 (8) | −0.0023 (8) | −0.0030 (8) |
C15 | 0.0389 (10) | 0.0396 (9) | 0.0406 (10) | −0.0043 (8) | 0.0003 (8) | −0.0051 (7) |
C16 | 0.0510 (12) | 0.0420 (10) | 0.0506 (12) | −0.0018 (9) | 0.0021 (9) | −0.0090 (8) |
C17 | 0.0660 (14) | 0.0536 (11) | 0.0458 (12) | −0.0066 (10) | 0.0056 (10) | −0.0159 (9) |
C18 | 0.0616 (14) | 0.0647 (13) | 0.0377 (11) | −0.0109 (10) | −0.0017 (9) | −0.0072 (9) |
C19 | 0.0515 (12) | 0.0506 (11) | 0.0413 (11) | −0.0033 (9) | −0.0053 (9) | −0.0010 (8) |
C20 | 0.0376 (10) | 0.0426 (9) | 0.0391 (10) | −0.0050 (8) | −0.0010 (8) | −0.0047 (8) |
Ni1—O1 | 1.8897 (12) | C9—C10 | 1.528 (2) |
Ni1—O2 | 1.9125 (12) | C9—H9A | 0.9700 |
Ni1—N1 | 1.9435 (15) | C9—H9B | 0.9700 |
Ni1—N2 | 1.9507 (14) | C10—C11 | 1.510 (3) |
O1—C1 | 1.312 (2) | C10—H10A | 0.9700 |
O2—C20 | 1.320 (2) | C10—H10B | 0.9700 |
N1—C7 | 1.289 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.530 (3) |
N1—C8 | 1.483 (2) | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
N2—C14 | 1.284 (2) | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
N2—C13 | 1.473 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.526 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.414 (2) | C12—H12A | 0.9700 |
C1—C6 | 1.415 (2) | C12—H12B | 0.9700 |
C2—C3 | 1.368 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.9800 |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C14—C15 | 1.439 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.388 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C15—C16 | 1.411 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.372 (3) | C15—C20 | 1.416 (2) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C16—C17 | 1.362 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.410 (2) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C17—C18 | 1.394 (3) |
C6—C7 | 1.437 (2) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C18—C19 | 1.376 (3) |
C8—C9 | 1.517 (2) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C8—C13 | 1.527 (2) | C19—C20 | 1.408 (3) |
C8—H8 | 0.9800 | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
O1—Ni1—O2 | 89.22 (5) | H9A—C9—H9B | 108.2 |
O1—Ni1—N1 | 93.76 (5) | C11—C10—C9 | 112.26 (17) |
O2—Ni1—N1 | 175.27 (6) | C11—C10—H10A | 109.2 |
O1—Ni1—N2 | 177.83 (6) | C9—C10—H10A | 109.2 |
O2—Ni1—N2 | 92.71 (5) | C11—C10—H10B | 109.2 |
N1—Ni1—N2 | 84.25 (6) | C9—C10—H10B | 109.2 |
C1—O1—Ni1 | 127.04 (11) | H10A—C10—H10B | 107.9 |
C20—O2—Ni1 | 125.90 (11) | C10—C11—C12 | 111.42 (16) |
C7—N1—C8 | 121.87 (15) | C10—C11—H11A | 109.3 |
C7—N1—Ni1 | 125.39 (12) | C12—C11—H11A | 109.3 |
C8—N1—Ni1 | 112.73 (10) | C10—C11—H11B | 109.3 |
C14—N2—C13 | 123.45 (15) | C12—C11—H11B | 109.3 |
C14—N2—Ni1 | 125.94 (13) | H11A—C11—H11B | 108.0 |
C13—N2—Ni1 | 110.53 (10) | C13—C12—C11 | 110.17 (16) |
O1—C1—C2 | 118.46 (16) | C13—C12—H12A | 109.6 |
O1—C1—C6 | 124.38 (16) | C11—C12—H12A | 109.6 |
C2—C1—C6 | 117.16 (16) | C13—C12—H12B | 109.6 |
C3—C2—C1 | 121.58 (18) | C11—C12—H12B | 109.6 |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.2 | H12A—C12—H12B | 108.1 |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.2 | N2—C13—C12 | 117.09 (15) |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.41 (18) | N2—C13—C8 | 106.20 (13) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.3 | C12—C13—C8 | 110.91 (15) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.3 | N2—C13—H13 | 107.4 |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.45 (18) | C12—C13—H13 | 107.4 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.8 | C8—C13—H13 | 107.4 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.8 | N2—C14—C15 | 124.88 (16) |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.89 (19) | N2—C14—H14 | 117.6 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.1 | C15—C14—H14 | 117.6 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.1 | C16—C15—C20 | 119.10 (16) |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.49 (16) | C16—C15—C14 | 117.73 (16) |
C5—C6—C7 | 117.35 (16) | C20—C15—C14 | 123.08 (15) |
C1—C6—C7 | 123.16 (15) | C17—C16—C15 | 122.23 (18) |
N1—C7—C6 | 125.24 (16) | C17—C16—H16 | 118.9 |
N1—C7—H7 | 117.4 | C15—C16—H16 | 118.9 |
C6—C7—H7 | 117.4 | C16—C17—C18 | 118.67 (18) |
N1—C8—C9 | 116.41 (14) | C16—C17—H17 | 120.7 |
N1—C8—C13 | 106.37 (14) | C18—C17—H17 | 120.7 |
C9—C8—C13 | 112.08 (15) | C19—C18—C17 | 120.90 (19) |
N1—C8—H8 | 107.2 | C19—C18—H18 | 119.5 |
C9—C8—H8 | 107.2 | C17—C18—H18 | 119.5 |
C13—C8—H8 | 107.2 | C18—C19—C20 | 121.48 (18) |
C8—C9—C10 | 109.85 (15) | C18—C19—H19 | 119.3 |
C8—C9—H9A | 109.7 | C20—C19—H19 | 119.3 |
C10—C9—H9A | 109.7 | O2—C20—C19 | 118.21 (16) |
C8—C9—H9B | 109.7 | O2—C20—C15 | 124.17 (16) |
C10—C9—H9B | 109.7 | C19—C20—C15 | 117.61 (16) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Ni(C20H20N2O2)] |
Mr | 379.09 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.6193 (8), 19.118 (2), 11.5459 (12) |
β (°) | 90.907 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1681.6 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.17 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.28 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.721, 0.735 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9694, 3650, 3023 |
Rint | 0.022 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.639 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.027, 0.069, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 3650 |
No. of parameters | 226 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.29, −0.22 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2002), SAINT (Bruker, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Ni1—O1 | 1.8897 (12) | Ni1—N1 | 1.9435 (15) |
Ni1—O2 | 1.9125 (12) | Ni1—N2 | 1.9507 (14) |
O1—Ni1—O2 | 89.22 (5) | O1—Ni1—N2 | 177.83 (6) |
O1—Ni1—N1 | 93.76 (5) | O2—Ni1—N2 | 92.71 (5) |
O2—Ni1—N1 | 175.27 (6) | N1—Ni1—N2 | 84.25 (6) |
Acknowledgements
Financial support from the Jiaying University research fund is gratefully acknowledged.
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Nickel(II) complexes play an important role in both bioinorganic chemistry and coordination chemistry (Suh et al., 1996; Dey et al., 2004; Angulo et al., 2001; Ramadevi et al., 2005; Edison et al., 2004). As a further study of the structures of such complexes, the title mononuclear nickel(II) complex, (I), is reported in this paper.
In (I), the Ni atom is four-coordinated in a square planar geometry by the four donor atoms of the Schiff base ligand. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 9.4 (2)°. The cyclohexyl group adopts C-form chair conformation with the generalized puckering coordinates; q(3)=-0.569 (1)Å, q(2)=0.009 (1)Å and ϕ=96.288 (1)° (Cremer & Pople, 1975) (Fig. 1).