metal-organic compounds
Bis(4-aminopyridinium) tetrachloridocobaltate(II)
aDepartment of Physics, Karunya University, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore 641 114, India, bDepartment of Electronics, St. Josephs College, Tiruchirappalli 620 002, India, cDepartment of Chemistry, Popes College, Sawyerpuram 628 251, Tamilnadu, India, dInstitut für Organische Chemie, Universität Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55099 Mainz, Germany, and eDepartment of Physics, St. Josephs College, Tiruchirappalli 620 002, India
*Correspondence e-mail: jebas2@gmail.com
In the title compound, (C5H7N2)2[CoCl4], the cobalt(II) ion is coordinated by four chloride ions in a slightly distorted tetrahedral geometry. The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonding, forming a three-dimensional network. The crystal was a non-merohedral twin emulating tetragonal symmetry, but being in fact orthorhombic.
Related literature
For the biological activity of 4-aminopyridine, see: Judge & Bever (2006); Schwid et al. (1997); Strupp et al. (2004). For related structures, see: Anderson et al. (2005); Chao & Schempp (1977); Jebas et al. (2006); Zhang et al. (2005). For bond-length data, see: Anderson et al. (2005).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2008); 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 and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809013270/bt2925sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809013270/bt2925Isup2.hkl
4-aminopyridine (0.094 g, 1 mmol) and and CoCl2 (0.169 g, 1 mmol) in ethanol (10 ml each) and the solution was stirred well for 3 h. Blue crystals of (I) were obtained by slow evaporation of the solution over a period of one month.
The crystals of (I) crystallized with nearly tetragonal lattice parameters. It was was not possible to solve and refine the structure in any tetragonal
but it could be easily solved and refined in orthorhombic P212121. PLATON and the intensity statistic indicate Applying the twin instruction TWIN 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 with a BASF of 0.340 (1) the R1 value drops to 0.021 (0.095 without TWIN instruction). The nonstandard setting for the orthorhombic cell was kept to simplify the twin matrix.All the hydrogen atoms were fixed on the calculated positions and allowed to ride on their parent atoms with the C—H = 0.95 Å (aromatic); N—H = 0.84–0.89 Å with Uiso(C) in the range of 1.2Ueq(C)-1.5Ueq(N).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2008); 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) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing 50% probability displacement ellipsoids and the atom numbering scheme. Intramolecular hydrogen bondings are shown as dashed lines. | |
Fig. 2. The crystal packing of the title compound, viewed down the a axis, showing the three dimensional network. |
(C5H7N2)2[CoCl4] | F(000) = 788 |
Mr = 390.98 | Dx = 1.611 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 9192 reflections |
a = 15.0051 (12) Å | θ = 2.7–27.8° |
b = 14.9751 (12) Å | µ = 1.72 mm−1 |
c = 7.1723 (6) Å | T = 173 K |
V = 1611.6 (2) Å3 | Block, blue |
Z = 4 | 0.25 × 0.22 × 0.17 mm |
Bruker APEXII SMART CCD diffractometer | 3884 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed Tube | 3802 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.035 |
CCD scan | θmax = 28.0°, θmin = 1.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | h = −19→19 |
Tmin = 0.650, Tmax = 0.746 | k = −19→19 |
45299 measured reflections | l = −9→9 |
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)] = 0.021 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.052 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0281P)2 + 0.361P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.02 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3884 reflections | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
173 parameters | Δρmin = −0.13 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1654 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: −0.12 (2) |
(C5H7N2)2[CoCl4] | V = 1611.6 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 390.98 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 15.0051 (12) Å | µ = 1.72 mm−1 |
b = 14.9751 (12) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 7.1723 (6) Å | 0.25 × 0.22 × 0.17 mm |
Bruker APEXII SMART CCD diffractometer | 3884 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | 3802 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.650, Tmax = 0.746 | Rint = 0.035 |
45299 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.052 | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
S = 1.02 | Δρmin = −0.13 e Å−3 |
3884 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1654 Friedel pairs |
173 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: −0.12 (2) |
0 restraints |
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. Structure was refined as tetragonal twin with basf=0.34063 |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Co1 | 0.49922 (2) | 0.24481 (2) | 0.37955 (6) | 0.02580 (7) | |
Cl1 | 0.45208 (4) | 0.12712 (5) | 0.20160 (11) | 0.03485 (16) | |
Cl2 | 0.59477 (5) | 0.18722 (5) | 0.59594 (11) | 0.03872 (17) | |
Cl3 | 0.38406 (6) | 0.30281 (5) | 0.54058 (11) | 0.04194 (19) | |
Cl4 | 0.56931 (5) | 0.33990 (5) | 0.18373 (14) | 0.04232 (17) | |
C1 | 0.19394 (17) | 0.06484 (18) | 0.2826 (4) | 0.0289 (5) | |
C2 | 0.2459 (2) | −0.0132 (2) | 0.2552 (4) | 0.0337 (6) | |
H2 | 0.3091 | −0.0095 | 0.2540 | 0.040* | |
C3 | 0.2050 (2) | −0.0935 (2) | 0.2307 (4) | 0.0379 (7) | |
H3 | 0.2400 | −0.1455 | 0.2116 | 0.045* | |
N4 | 0.11624 (18) | −0.10010 (17) | 0.2331 (3) | 0.0413 (6) | |
H4 | 0.0873 | −0.1508 | 0.2248 | 0.050* | |
C5 | 0.0644 (2) | −0.0280 (2) | 0.2604 (4) | 0.0403 (7) | |
H5 | 0.0015 | −0.0348 | 0.2631 | 0.048* | |
C6 | 0.10048 (18) | 0.0545 (2) | 0.2843 (4) | 0.0342 (6) | |
H6 | 0.0630 | 0.1049 | 0.3021 | 0.041* | |
N7 | 0.23233 (15) | 0.14446 (15) | 0.3030 (4) | 0.0382 (5) | |
H7A | 0.2002 | 0.1883 | 0.3330 | 0.057* | |
H7B | 0.2909 | 0.1553 | 0.2895 | 0.057* | |
C8 | 0.32310 (18) | 0.44022 (18) | 0.0283 (4) | 0.0289 (5) | |
C9 | 0.3084 (2) | 0.34727 (18) | 0.0205 (4) | 0.0326 (6) | |
H9 | 0.3562 | 0.3066 | 0.0389 | 0.039* | |
C10 | 0.2245 (2) | 0.3171 (2) | −0.0139 (4) | 0.0398 (7) | |
H10 | 0.2142 | 0.2546 | −0.0204 | 0.048* | |
N11 | 0.15584 (17) | 0.37337 (19) | −0.0389 (3) | 0.0418 (6) | |
H11 | 0.1000 | 0.3568 | −0.0377 | 0.050* | |
C12 | 0.1679 (2) | 0.4632 (2) | −0.0254 (4) | 0.0382 (7) | |
H12 | 0.1183 | 0.5021 | −0.0385 | 0.046* | |
C13 | 0.24960 (17) | 0.4974 (3) | 0.0064 (4) | 0.0331 (6) | |
H13 | 0.2575 | 0.5602 | 0.0140 | 0.040* | |
N14 | 0.40431 (15) | 0.47315 (16) | 0.0593 (3) | 0.0375 (5) | |
H14A | 0.4522 | 0.4383 | 0.0767 | 0.056* | |
H14B | 0.4130 | 0.5288 | 0.0656 | 0.056* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Co1 | 0.02267 (19) | 0.0223 (2) | 0.03247 (13) | 0.00081 (16) | −0.00149 (13) | −0.00034 (12) |
Cl1 | 0.0261 (3) | 0.0370 (4) | 0.0415 (4) | −0.0058 (2) | 0.0005 (3) | −0.0129 (3) |
Cl2 | 0.0389 (4) | 0.0279 (3) | 0.0493 (4) | 0.0002 (2) | −0.0190 (3) | 0.0004 (3) |
Cl3 | 0.0407 (4) | 0.0315 (4) | 0.0536 (4) | 0.0119 (3) | 0.0134 (3) | 0.0012 (3) |
Cl4 | 0.0296 (3) | 0.0346 (4) | 0.0628 (4) | −0.0003 (3) | 0.0073 (3) | 0.0151 (3) |
C1 | 0.0278 (13) | 0.0327 (14) | 0.0263 (13) | 0.0030 (10) | −0.0015 (11) | 0.0023 (11) |
C2 | 0.0296 (15) | 0.0333 (15) | 0.0383 (15) | 0.0032 (11) | 0.0010 (11) | 0.0018 (13) |
C3 | 0.0486 (17) | 0.0302 (14) | 0.0349 (15) | 0.0031 (12) | −0.0027 (13) | −0.0019 (11) |
N4 | 0.0536 (15) | 0.0364 (13) | 0.0338 (12) | −0.0155 (11) | −0.0055 (11) | 0.0029 (10) |
C5 | 0.0334 (16) | 0.0515 (17) | 0.0359 (15) | −0.0080 (13) | −0.0017 (12) | 0.0069 (12) |
C6 | 0.0289 (14) | 0.0408 (16) | 0.0329 (14) | 0.0033 (11) | −0.0021 (12) | 0.0026 (12) |
N7 | 0.0303 (11) | 0.0273 (12) | 0.0570 (15) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0002 (11) | 0.0017 (11) |
C8 | 0.0279 (13) | 0.0328 (13) | 0.0261 (12) | 0.0014 (10) | 0.0004 (11) | 0.0015 (11) |
C9 | 0.0403 (15) | 0.0260 (13) | 0.0317 (13) | 0.0018 (11) | 0.0001 (12) | 0.0001 (11) |
C10 | 0.0500 (17) | 0.0372 (17) | 0.0321 (14) | −0.0146 (14) | 0.0024 (13) | −0.0031 (12) |
N11 | 0.0305 (12) | 0.0627 (17) | 0.0322 (11) | −0.0136 (12) | −0.0010 (10) | −0.0001 (12) |
C12 | 0.0342 (15) | 0.0499 (18) | 0.0304 (14) | 0.0011 (12) | 0.0018 (12) | 0.0038 (13) |
C13 | 0.0307 (14) | 0.0327 (16) | 0.0357 (14) | 0.0041 (10) | 0.0040 (13) | 0.0027 (11) |
N14 | 0.0279 (11) | 0.0295 (11) | 0.0550 (15) | −0.0007 (8) | −0.0018 (11) | −0.0008 (10) |
Co1—Cl3 | 2.2527 (8) | N7—H7A | 0.8422 |
Co1—Cl4 | 2.2597 (8) | N7—H7B | 0.8984 |
Co1—Cl2 | 2.2822 (8) | C8—N14 | 1.333 (3) |
Co1—Cl1 | 2.2880 (8) | C8—C13 | 1.405 (4) |
C1—N7 | 1.332 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.410 (4) |
C1—C6 | 1.411 (4) | C9—C10 | 1.360 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.419 (4) | C9—H9 | 0.9500 |
C2—C3 | 1.361 (4) | C10—N11 | 1.344 (4) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
C3—N4 | 1.335 (4) | N11—C12 | 1.360 (4) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | N11—H11 | 0.8737 |
N4—C5 | 1.345 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.348 (4) |
N4—H4 | 0.8772 | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.359 (4) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | N14—H14A | 0.8967 |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | N14—H14B | 0.8440 |
Cl3—Co1—Cl4 | 115.64 (3) | C1—N7—H7A | 118.5 |
Cl3—Co1—Cl2 | 106.20 (4) | C1—N7—H7B | 124.9 |
Cl4—Co1—Cl2 | 111.62 (3) | H7A—N7—H7B | 116.6 |
Cl3—Co1—Cl1 | 110.24 (3) | N14—C8—C13 | 120.7 (3) |
Cl4—Co1—Cl1 | 106.41 (4) | N14—C8—C9 | 121.0 (2) |
Cl2—Co1—Cl1 | 106.41 (3) | C13—C8—C9 | 118.3 (3) |
N7—C1—C6 | 121.8 (2) | C10—C9—C8 | 118.7 (3) |
N7—C1—C2 | 121.0 (3) | C10—C9—H9 | 120.7 |
C6—C1—C2 | 117.2 (3) | C8—C9—H9 | 120.7 |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.8 (3) | N11—C10—C9 | 121.7 (3) |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.1 | N11—C10—H10 | 119.1 |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.1 | C9—C10—H10 | 119.1 |
N4—C3—C2 | 121.0 (3) | C10—N11—C12 | 120.6 (3) |
N4—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C10—N11—H11 | 123.8 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C12—N11—H11 | 114.0 |
C3—N4—C5 | 121.2 (3) | C13—C12—N11 | 120.6 (3) |
C3—N4—H4 | 123.8 | C13—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
C5—N4—H4 | 114.8 | N11—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
N4—C5—C6 | 121.2 (3) | C12—C13—C8 | 120.1 (3) |
N4—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C12—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C8—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.6 (3) | C8—N14—H14A | 122.7 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.2 | C8—N14—H14B | 121.0 |
C1—C6—H6 | 120.2 | H14A—N14—H14B | 116.3 |
N7—C1—C2—C3 | −178.6 (3) | N14—C8—C9—C10 | −179.2 (3) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.5 (4) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | 2.2 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—N4 | −0.4 (4) | C8—C9—C10—N11 | −0.5 (4) |
C2—C3—N4—C5 | −0.2 (5) | C9—C10—N11—C12 | −1.8 (4) |
C3—N4—C5—C6 | 0.8 (4) | C10—N11—C12—C13 | 2.5 (5) |
N4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.7 (4) | N11—C12—C13—C8 | −0.8 (4) |
N7—C1—C6—C5 | 179.1 (3) | N14—C8—C13—C12 | 179.8 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.0 (4) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | −1.5 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N4—H4···Cl2i | 0.88 | 2.94 | 3.563 (3) | 130 |
N4—H4···Cl3i | 0.88 | 2.67 | 3.335 (3) | 134 |
N7—H7A···Cl2ii | 0.84 | 2.50 | 3.338 (2) | 175 |
N7—H7B···Cl1 | 0.90 | 2.53 | 3.387 (2) | 158 |
N11—H11···Cl1iii | 0.87 | 2.52 | 3.272 (3) | 144 |
N14—H14B···Cl2iv | 0.84 | 2.64 | 3.394 (3) | 149 |
N14—H14A···Cl4 | 0.90 | 2.42 | 3.303 (2) | 169 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, −y, z−1/2; (ii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1; (iii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z; (iv) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | (C5H7N2)2[CoCl4] |
Mr | 390.98 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 15.0051 (12), 14.9751 (12), 7.1723 (6) |
V (Å3) | 1611.6 (2) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.72 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.25 × 0.22 × 0.17 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII SMART CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.650, 0.746 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 45299, 3884, 3802 |
Rint | 0.035 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.660 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.021, 0.052, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 3884 |
No. of parameters | 173 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.25, −0.13 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1654 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | −0.12 (2) |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008), SAINT (Bruker, 2008), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N4—H4···Cl2i | 0.88 | 2.94 | 3.563 (3) | 130 |
N4—H4···Cl3i | 0.88 | 2.67 | 3.335 (3) | 134 |
N7—H7A···Cl2ii | 0.84 | 2.50 | 3.338 (2) | 175 |
N7—H7B···Cl1 | 0.90 | 2.53 | 3.387 (2) | 158 |
N11—H11···Cl1iii | 0.87 | 2.52 | 3.272 (3) | 144 |
N14—H14B···Cl2iv | 0.84 | 2.64 | 3.394 (3) | 149 |
N14—H14A···Cl4 | 0.90 | 2.42 | 3.303 (2) | 169 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, −y, z−1/2; (ii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1; (iii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z; (iv) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
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4-aminopyridine (Fampridine) is used clinically in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome and multiple sclerosis because by blocking potassium channels it prolongs action potentials thereby increasing transmitter release at the neuromuscular junction (Judge & Bever, 2006; Schwid et al., 1997; Strupp et al., 2004). The structure of 4-aminopyridine has been reported (Chao & Schempp, 1977). Redetermination of the structure of 4-aminopyridine has been reported (Anderson et al., 2005). As a part of our investigation of the reactions of the 4-aminopyridine with metals, we report here the crystal structure of the title compound (I).
The asymmetric unit of (I), consists of two molecules of 4-aminopyridinium cation and a [CoCl4]2- anion. The bond lengths and bond angles of the 4-aminopyridinium are comparable with the values reported earlier for the 4-aminopyridine in the its uncomplexed form (Anderson et al., 2005; Chao & Schempp, 1977). Protonation of the atoms N4 and N11 of the 4-aminopyridine leads to the widening of C3–N4–C5 and C10–N11–C12 angles in the pyridine ring to 121.3 (7)° and 120.4 (7)°, compared to 115.25 (13)° in 4-aminopyridine (Anderson et al., 2005). The 4-aminopyridine ring is essentially planar with the maximum deviation from planarity of 0.014 (3) Å for the atoms C8 and N11 respectively.
The anion exhibits distorted tetraedral geometry, with the CoII ion is surrounded by four Cl atoms, with Cl—Co—Cl angles ranging from 106.19 (11)–115.63 (8) Å. The mean Co—Cl bond length, 2.2707 (2) Å, is close to those observed in similar complex (Jebas et al., 2006; Zhang et al., 2005).
The crystal packing (Fig. 2) is consolidated by intermolecular N—H···Cl hydrogen bonding to form a three dimensional network.