metal-organic compounds
trans-Diaquabis[5-carboxy-2-(3-pyridyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylato-κ2N3,O4]iron(II)
aDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan, Henan 467044, People's Republic of China, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: lixia@zzu.edu.cn, wbl@zzu.edu.cn
In the title complex, [Fe(C10H6N3O4)2(H2O)2], the FeII atom is located on an inversion centre and is trans-coordinated by two N,O-bidentate 5-carboxy-2-(3-pyridyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylate ligands and two water molecules, defining a distorted octahedral environment. A two-dimensional network of N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds extending parallel to (110) helps to stabilize the crystal packing.
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N-Heterocyclic are efficient N/O donors exhibiting versatile coordination modes and hydrogen bonding and can be successively deprotonated, resulting in a large diversity of supramolecular architectures, see: Gu et al. (2007); Liu et al. (2004); Maji et al. (2005); Rajendiran et al. (2003); Sun et al. (2005); Zou et al. (2005).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2000); cell CrystalClear; data reduction: CrystalClear; 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/S1600536809027457/bv2118sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809027457/bv2118Isup2.hkl
A mixture of Fe(II) sulfate (0.056 g, 0.2 mmol), 2-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid (0.047 g, 0.2 mmol) and water (10 ml) was sealed into a Teflon-lined stainless autoclave and heated at 433 K for 4 days. The bomb was allowed to cooled to room temperature gradually and red prismatic crystals of (I) were obtained. Analysis calculated for C20H16FeN6O10: C 43.19, H 2.90, N 15.11; found: C 43.12, H 2.94, N 15.13.
Water H atoms and the carboxylic acid H atom were located from difference maps and refined with a DFIX restraint of 0.86 (2) Å applied to the three O—H distances. Aromatic H atoms were positioned geometrically with C—H = 0.95 Å and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2000); cell
CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2000); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2000); 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).[Fe(C10H6N3O4)2(H2O)2] | Z = 1 |
Mr = 556.24 | F(000) = 284 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.732 Mg m−3 |
a = 7.0100 (14) Å | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
b = 8.6670 (17) Å | θ = 2.5–28.0° |
c = 9.4110 (19) Å | µ = 0.78 mm−1 |
α = 82.28 (3)° | T = 173 K |
β = 83.84 (3)° | Block, yellow |
γ = 70.66 (3)° | 0.29 × 0.24 × 0.19 mm |
V = 533.41 (18) Å3 |
Rigaku Mercury CCD diffractometer | 2084 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1693 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.023 |
ω scans | θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 2.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2000) | h = −8→8 |
Tmin = 0.826, Tmax = 0.890 | k = −10→10 |
4126 measured reflections | l = −11→11 |
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)] = 0.038 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.105 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0571P)2 + 0.2007P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2084 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
172 parameters | Δρmax = 0.47 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −0.55 e Å−3 |
[Fe(C10H6N3O4)2(H2O)2] | γ = 70.66 (3)° |
Mr = 556.24 | V = 533.41 (18) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 7.0100 (14) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.6670 (17) Å | µ = 0.78 mm−1 |
c = 9.4110 (19) Å | T = 173 K |
α = 82.28 (3)° | 0.29 × 0.24 × 0.19 mm |
β = 83.84 (3)° |
Rigaku Mercury CCD diffractometer | 2084 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2000) | 1693 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.826, Tmax = 0.890 | Rint = 0.023 |
4126 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.105 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.47 e Å−3 |
2084 reflections | Δρmin = −0.55 e Å−3 |
172 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 | ||
Fe1 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.0000 | 0.03010 (18) | |
O1 | 0.4346 (3) | 0.7540 (2) | −0.09416 (18) | 0.0407 (5) | |
O2 | 0.2752 (3) | 1.0178 (2) | −0.06408 (18) | 0.0410 (5) | |
O3 | 0.0627 (3) | 1.1808 (2) | 0.12660 (19) | 0.0408 (5) | |
O4 | −0.0530 (3) | 1.1320 (2) | 0.35321 (19) | 0.0466 (5) | |
O5 | 0.7690 (3) | 0.5052 (2) | 0.07395 (18) | 0.0406 (5) | |
N1 | 0.3184 (3) | 0.6478 (2) | 0.17970 (19) | 0.0267 (4) | |
N2 | 0.1534 (3) | 0.7958 (2) | 0.3559 (2) | 0.0280 (5) | |
H2A | 0.0841 | 0.8214 | 0.4319 | 0.034* | |
N3 | 0.2740 (3) | 0.3678 (3) | 0.6641 (2) | 0.0357 (5) | |
C1 | 0.3294 (4) | 0.8639 (3) | −0.0195 (2) | 0.0313 (6) | |
C2 | 0.2649 (3) | 0.8126 (3) | 0.1308 (2) | 0.0258 (5) | |
C3 | 0.1588 (4) | 0.9068 (3) | 0.2385 (2) | 0.0277 (5) | |
C4 | 0.0479 (4) | 1.0858 (3) | 0.2420 (3) | 0.0322 (6) | |
C5 | 0.2483 (3) | 0.6410 (3) | 0.3177 (2) | 0.0259 (5) | |
C6 | 0.2686 (4) | 0.4921 (3) | 0.4180 (2) | 0.0269 (5) | |
C7 | 0.2554 (4) | 0.4991 (3) | 0.5672 (2) | 0.0313 (6) | |
H3 | 0.2321 | 0.6026 | 0.6011 | 0.038* | |
C8 | 0.3003 (4) | 0.3402 (3) | 0.3698 (3) | 0.0332 (6) | |
H4 | 0.3060 | 0.3303 | 0.2700 | 0.040* | |
C9 | 0.3234 (4) | 0.2031 (3) | 0.4700 (3) | 0.0379 (6) | |
H1 | 0.3486 | 0.0977 | 0.4392 | 0.045* | |
C10 | 0.3092 (4) | 0.2212 (3) | 0.6157 (3) | 0.0360 (6) | |
H2 | 0.3250 | 0.1268 | 0.6833 | 0.043* | |
H5A | 0.8761 | 0.4145 | 0.0835 | 0.043* | |
H5B | 0.7552 | 0.5726 | 0.1339 | 0.043* | |
H3A | 0.137 (4) | 1.128 (3) | 0.057 (2) | 0.043* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Fe1 | 0.0395 (3) | 0.0268 (3) | 0.0151 (3) | 0.0007 (2) | 0.00222 (19) | −0.00396 (19) |
O1 | 0.0548 (12) | 0.0334 (10) | 0.0192 (8) | 0.0012 (9) | 0.0110 (8) | −0.0027 (7) |
O2 | 0.0584 (12) | 0.0293 (10) | 0.0224 (9) | −0.0029 (9) | 0.0075 (8) | 0.0046 (7) |
O3 | 0.0584 (13) | 0.0267 (10) | 0.0264 (10) | −0.0017 (9) | 0.0053 (8) | −0.0029 (7) |
O4 | 0.0665 (14) | 0.0351 (10) | 0.0239 (9) | 0.0033 (9) | 0.0048 (9) | −0.0113 (8) |
O5 | 0.0457 (11) | 0.0410 (11) | 0.0269 (9) | 0.0002 (9) | −0.0032 (8) | −0.0112 (8) |
N1 | 0.0350 (11) | 0.0254 (10) | 0.0140 (9) | −0.0028 (9) | 0.0027 (8) | −0.0035 (8) |
N2 | 0.0352 (11) | 0.0279 (11) | 0.0152 (9) | −0.0039 (9) | 0.0064 (8) | −0.0052 (8) |
N3 | 0.0473 (13) | 0.0365 (12) | 0.0190 (10) | −0.0098 (10) | 0.0000 (9) | 0.0003 (9) |
C1 | 0.0391 (14) | 0.0307 (13) | 0.0164 (11) | −0.0024 (11) | 0.0023 (10) | −0.0019 (10) |
C2 | 0.0318 (12) | 0.0249 (12) | 0.0145 (11) | −0.0025 (10) | 0.0024 (9) | −0.0013 (9) |
C3 | 0.0342 (13) | 0.0276 (13) | 0.0182 (11) | −0.0059 (10) | 0.0001 (9) | −0.0030 (9) |
C4 | 0.0385 (14) | 0.0304 (13) | 0.0225 (12) | −0.0032 (11) | −0.0022 (10) | −0.0054 (10) |
C5 | 0.0304 (12) | 0.0266 (12) | 0.0165 (11) | −0.0038 (10) | 0.0008 (9) | −0.0039 (9) |
C6 | 0.0303 (12) | 0.0290 (13) | 0.0181 (11) | −0.0064 (10) | 0.0021 (9) | −0.0020 (9) |
C7 | 0.0419 (15) | 0.0288 (13) | 0.0204 (12) | −0.0075 (11) | 0.0001 (10) | −0.0046 (10) |
C8 | 0.0447 (15) | 0.0312 (14) | 0.0198 (11) | −0.0080 (11) | 0.0048 (10) | −0.0051 (10) |
C9 | 0.0508 (17) | 0.0270 (13) | 0.0319 (14) | −0.0079 (12) | 0.0008 (12) | −0.0043 (11) |
C10 | 0.0435 (15) | 0.0301 (14) | 0.0285 (13) | −0.0075 (12) | 0.0012 (11) | 0.0032 (11) |
Fe1—O5i | 2.095 (2) | N2—C3 | 1.369 (3) |
Fe1—O5 | 2.095 (2) | N2—H2A | 0.8325 |
Fe1—O1i | 2.1764 (19) | N3—C7 | 1.338 (3) |
Fe1—O1 | 2.1764 (19) | N3—C10 | 1.344 (3) |
Fe1—N1 | 2.2719 (19) | C1—C2 | 1.493 (3) |
Fe1—N1i | 2.2719 (19) | C2—C3 | 1.380 (3) |
O1—C1 | 1.244 (3) | C3—C4 | 1.490 (3) |
O2—C1 | 1.284 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.469 (3) |
O3—C4 | 1.289 (3) | C6—C8 | 1.390 (3) |
O3—H3A | 0.868 (10) | C6—C7 | 1.405 (3) |
O4—C4 | 1.234 (3) | C7—H3 | 0.9500 |
O5—H5A | 0.8910 | C8—C9 | 1.390 (3) |
O5—H5B | 0.8412 | C8—H4 | 0.9500 |
N1—C5 | 1.339 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.390 (4) |
N1—C2 | 1.378 (3) | C9—H1 | 0.9500 |
N2—C5 | 1.364 (3) | C10—H2 | 0.9500 |
O5i—Fe1—O5 | 180.0 | O2—C1—C2 | 118.6 (2) |
O5i—Fe1—O1i | 90.33 (8) | N1—C2—C3 | 110.46 (19) |
O5—Fe1—O1i | 89.67 (8) | N1—C2—C1 | 119.4 (2) |
O5i—Fe1—O1 | 89.67 (8) | C3—C2—C1 | 130.1 (2) |
O5—Fe1—O1 | 90.33 (8) | N2—C3—C2 | 105.0 (2) |
O1i—Fe1—O1 | 180.00 (9) | N2—C3—C4 | 121.4 (2) |
O5i—Fe1—N1 | 89.91 (7) | C2—C3—C4 | 133.4 (2) |
O5—Fe1—N1 | 90.09 (7) | O4—C4—O3 | 124.8 (2) |
O1i—Fe1—N1 | 103.66 (7) | O4—C4—C3 | 118.2 (2) |
O1—Fe1—N1 | 76.34 (7) | O3—C4—C3 | 117.0 (2) |
O5i—Fe1—N1i | 90.09 (7) | N1—C5—N2 | 110.1 (2) |
O5—Fe1—N1i | 89.91 (7) | N1—C5—C6 | 126.8 (2) |
O1i—Fe1—N1i | 76.34 (7) | N2—C5—C6 | 123.1 (2) |
O1—Fe1—N1i | 103.66 (7) | C8—C6—C7 | 117.7 (2) |
N1—Fe1—N1i | 180.000 (1) | C8—C6—C5 | 121.7 (2) |
C1—O1—Fe1 | 117.71 (15) | C7—C6—C5 | 120.7 (2) |
C4—O3—H3A | 113 (2) | N3—C7—C6 | 123.6 (2) |
Fe1—O5—H5A | 121.1 | N3—C7—H3 | 118.2 |
Fe1—O5—H5B | 115.7 | C6—C7—H3 | 118.2 |
H5A—O5—H5B | 115.2 | C9—C8—C6 | 118.9 (2) |
C5—N1—C2 | 105.66 (18) | C9—C8—H4 | 120.5 |
C5—N1—Fe1 | 145.46 (16) | C6—C8—H4 | 120.5 |
C2—N1—Fe1 | 108.78 (13) | C8—C9—C10 | 119.5 (2) |
C5—N2—C3 | 108.75 (19) | C8—C9—H1 | 120.2 |
C5—N2—H2A | 126.9 | C10—C9—H1 | 120.2 |
C3—N2—H2A | 123.4 | N3—C10—C9 | 122.2 (2) |
C7—N3—C10 | 118.1 (2) | N3—C10—H2 | 118.9 |
O1—C1—O2 | 123.7 (2) | C9—C10—H2 | 118.9 |
O1—C1—C2 | 117.7 (2) | ||
O5i—Fe1—O1—C1 | 87.8 (2) | N1—C2—C3—N2 | 1.7 (3) |
O5—Fe1—O1—C1 | −92.2 (2) | C1—C2—C3—N2 | −176.4 (3) |
O1i—Fe1—O1—C1 | −157 (100) | N1—C2—C3—C4 | −172.4 (3) |
N1—Fe1—O1—C1 | −2.2 (2) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | 9.5 (5) |
N1i—Fe1—O1—C1 | 177.8 (2) | N2—C3—C4—O4 | −1.3 (4) |
O5i—Fe1—N1—C5 | 95.8 (3) | C2—C3—C4—O4 | 172.0 (3) |
O5—Fe1—N1—C5 | −84.2 (3) | N2—C3—C4—O3 | 179.7 (2) |
O1i—Fe1—N1—C5 | 5.5 (3) | C2—C3—C4—O3 | −7.0 (4) |
O1—Fe1—N1—C5 | −174.5 (3) | C2—N1—C5—N2 | 0.0 (3) |
N1i—Fe1—N1—C5 | −141 (100) | Fe1—N1—C5—N2 | 175.5 (2) |
O5i—Fe1—N1—C2 | −88.65 (16) | C2—N1—C5—C6 | −179.4 (2) |
O5—Fe1—N1—C2 | 91.35 (16) | Fe1—N1—C5—C6 | −3.8 (5) |
O1i—Fe1—N1—C2 | −178.96 (15) | C3—N2—C5—N1 | 1.1 (3) |
O1—Fe1—N1—C2 | 1.04 (15) | C3—N2—C5—C6 | −179.5 (2) |
N1i—Fe1—N1—C2 | 34 (100) | N1—C5—C6—C8 | −23.2 (4) |
Fe1—O1—C1—O2 | −177.8 (2) | N2—C5—C6—C8 | 157.6 (2) |
Fe1—O1—C1—C2 | 2.8 (3) | N1—C5—C6—C7 | 157.2 (2) |
C5—N1—C2—C3 | −1.0 (3) | N2—C5—C6—C7 | −22.1 (4) |
Fe1—N1—C2—C3 | −178.39 (16) | C10—N3—C7—C6 | 0.7 (4) |
C5—N1—C2—C1 | 177.3 (2) | C8—C6—C7—N3 | 0.8 (4) |
Fe1—N1—C2—C1 | −0.1 (3) | C5—C6—C7—N3 | −179.5 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—N1 | −1.8 (4) | C7—C6—C8—C9 | −1.9 (4) |
O2—C1—C2—N1 | 178.8 (2) | C5—C6—C8—C9 | 178.4 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | 176.1 (3) | C6—C8—C9—C10 | 1.6 (4) |
O2—C1—C2—C3 | −3.3 (4) | C7—N3—C10—C9 | −1.1 (4) |
C5—N2—C3—C2 | −1.7 (3) | C8—C9—C10—N3 | −0.1 (4) |
C5—N2—C3—C4 | 173.3 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2A···O4ii | 0.83 | 2.09 | 2.852 (3) | 152 |
O5—H5A···O3iii | 0.89 | 2.03 | 2.899 (3) | 165 |
O5—H5B···N3iv | 0.84 | 2.01 | 2.780 (3) | 152 |
O3—H3A···O2 | 0.87 (1) | 1.61 (1) | 2.479 (3) | 176 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (ii) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (iii) x+1, y−1, z; (iv) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Fe(C10H6N3O4)2(H2O)2] |
Mr | 556.24 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.0100 (14), 8.6670 (17), 9.4110 (19) |
α, β, γ (°) | 82.28 (3), 83.84 (3), 70.66 (3) |
V (Å3) | 533.41 (18) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.78 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.29 × 0.24 × 0.19 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku Mercury CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2000) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.826, 0.890 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4126, 2084, 1693 |
Rint | 0.023 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.617 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.038, 0.105, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 2084 |
No. of parameters | 172 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.47, −0.55 |
Computer programs: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2000), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2A···O4i | 0.83 | 2.09 | 2.852 (3) | 152.1 |
O5—H5A···O3ii | 0.89 | 2.03 | 2.899 (3) | 164.8 |
O5—H5B···N3iii | 0.84 | 2.01 | 2.780 (3) | 152.1 |
O3—H3A···O2 | 0.868 (10) | 1.613 (11) | 2.479 (3) | 176 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (ii) x+1, y−1, z; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20771094, 20671083), the Science and Technology Key Task of Henan Province (0524270061) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (20070410877).
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N-Heterocyclic carboxylic acids, such as imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid (H3IDC), are recognized as efficient N/O donors exhibiting versatile coordination modes and hydrogen bonding. It can be successively deprotonated to generate various species with different proton numbers (H2IDC-, HIDC2-, and IDC3-), and hence may result in a large diversity of supramolecular architectures (Sun et al., 2005; Maji et al., 2005; Liu et al., 2004; Zou et al., 2005; Rajendiran et al., 2003; Gu et al., 2007). In contrast to the well studied H3IDC, 2-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylate acid (H3PIDC), a very close analogue of H3IDC, still remains unexplored till now. We report here the single-crystal structure of a new compound, [Fe(H2PIDC)2(H2O)2] (I), in which the H2PIDC monoanion coordinates to the Fe atom, acting as a bidentate ligand.
As shown in Fig. 1, the molecule of (I) is a discrete neutral monomer, in which the Fe atom resides on a crystallographic inversion centre and the asymmetric unit contains one-half of the [Fe(H2PIDC)2(H2O)2] formula unit. Each Fe atom is six-coordinated by two N and two O atoms from two H2PIDC ligands and two water molecule in a highly distorted octahedral geometry. In this complex, the carboxylic acid (H3PIDC) ligand is singly deprotonated and bears a formal charge of -1, and the uncoordinated carboxylate atoms O3 and O2 form an intramolecular hydrogen bond (Table 1). All non-H atoms in the imidazole-4,5-dicarboxyl group are nearly coplanar [the mean deviation is 0.031 (9) Å], and the dihedral angle between imidazole group and pyridine group is 22.6 (1) °. At list in Table 2, a two-dimensional supramolecular layer is constructed via hydrogen-bonding interactions involving the coordinated water molecules, the carboxy O atoms and the protonated imidazole N atoms (Fig.2), and these two-dimensional layers are parallel arranged along b axis (Fig. 3).