metal-organic compounds
Di-μ-chlorido-bis({2-[(4-bromophenyl)iminomethyl]pyridine-κ2N,N′}chloridomercury(II))
aDepartment of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Karaj, Iran, bDepartment of Chemistry, Alzahra University, PO Box 1993891176, Vanak, Tehran, Iran, and cDepartment of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Buinzahra Branch, Qazvin, Iran
*Correspondence e-mail: Mahmoudi_Ali@yahoo.com
The unique HgII ion in the title centrosymmetric dinuclear complex, [Hg2Cl4(C12H9BrN2)2], is in a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal coordination environment formed by the bis-chelating N-heterocyclic ligand, two bridging Cl atoms and one terminal Cl atom. One of the bridging Hg—Cl bonds is significantly longer than the other.
Related literature
For background information on diimine complexes, see: Dehghanpour & Mahmoudi (2007); Dehghanpour, Mahmoudi, Khalaj & Salmanpour (2007). For related crystal structures, see: Mahmoudi et al. (2009); Dehghanpour, Mahmoudi, Khalaj, Salmanpour & Adib (2007).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell APEX2; data reduction: APEX2; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809025641/lh2844sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809025641/lh2844Isup2.hkl
The title complex was prepared by the reaction of HgCl2 and (4-bromophenyl)pyridin-2-ylmethyleneamine (molar ratio 1:1) in acetonitrile at room temperature. The solution was then concentrated under vacuum, and diffusion of diethyl ether vapor into the concentrated solution gave yellow crystals of (I) in 69% yield. Calc. for C12H9BrCl2HgN2: C 27.06, H 1.70, N 5.26%; found: C 27.01, H 1.72, N 5.20%.
The H atom were placed in calcluated positions with C-H = 0.95Å and refined in a a riding-model approximation with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell
APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure od the title complex, with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. H atoms are represented as spheres of arbitrary radius [symmetry code: (a) -x, -y+1, -z]. |
[Hg2Cl4(C12H9BrN2)2] | F(000) = 976 |
Mr = 1065.22 | Dx = 2.531 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 8129 reflections |
a = 7.6697 (2) Å | θ = 2.2–29.7° |
b = 15.0247 (4) Å | µ = 14.24 mm−1 |
c = 12.2129 (4) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 96.738 (1)° | Prism, yellow |
V = 1397.63 (7) Å3 | 0.10 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4047 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3636 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.032 |
Detector resolution: 0 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 30.0°, θmin = 2.2° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −10→10 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (APEX2; Bruker, 2005) | k = −21→20 |
Tmin = 0.280, Tmax = 0.491 | l = −17→17 |
17922 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)] = 0.019 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.041 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.01 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.015P)2 + 1.35P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4047 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
163 parameters | Δρmax = 0.97 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −1.15 e Å−3 |
[Hg2Cl4(C12H9BrN2)2] | V = 1397.63 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 1065.22 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.6697 (2) Å | µ = 14.24 mm−1 |
b = 15.0247 (4) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 12.2129 (4) Å | 0.10 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
β = 96.738 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4047 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (APEX2; Bruker, 2005) | 3636 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.280, Tmax = 0.491 | Rint = 0.032 |
17922 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.019 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.041 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 0.97 e Å−3 |
4047 reflections | Δρmin = −1.15 e Å−3 |
163 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 | ||
Hg1 | 0.170956 (13) | 0.446982 (7) | 0.108289 (9) | 0.02080 (3) | |
Br1 | 0.86964 (5) | 0.10383 (2) | −0.01114 (3) | 0.04340 (9) | |
Cl1 | 0.42148 (9) | 0.53787 (4) | 0.15929 (7) | 0.03126 (16) | |
Cl2 | 0.04621 (9) | 0.39647 (4) | −0.07921 (5) | 0.02143 (12) | |
N1 | 0.2551 (3) | 0.29234 (14) | 0.15931 (18) | 0.0183 (4) | |
N2 | −0.0272 (3) | 0.38863 (15) | 0.21855 (18) | 0.0192 (4) | |
C1 | −0.0010 (3) | 0.30362 (17) | 0.2535 (2) | 0.0192 (5) | |
C2 | −0.1169 (4) | 0.26078 (18) | 0.3146 (2) | 0.0207 (5) | |
H2A | −0.0974 | 0.2006 | 0.3366 | 0.025* | |
C3 | −0.2618 (4) | 0.30668 (18) | 0.3433 (2) | 0.0219 (5) | |
H3A | −0.3420 | 0.2788 | 0.3861 | 0.026* | |
C4 | −0.2871 (4) | 0.39390 (18) | 0.3083 (2) | 0.0218 (5) | |
H4A | −0.3842 | 0.4272 | 0.3275 | 0.026* | |
C5 | −0.1679 (4) | 0.43198 (18) | 0.2445 (2) | 0.0209 (5) | |
H5A | −0.1878 | 0.4911 | 0.2184 | 0.025* | |
C6 | 0.1522 (4) | 0.25556 (18) | 0.2214 (2) | 0.0212 (5) | |
H6A | 0.1752 | 0.1965 | 0.2471 | 0.025* | |
C7 | 0.3966 (3) | 0.24488 (18) | 0.1221 (2) | 0.0194 (5) | |
C8 | 0.4078 (4) | 0.15213 (19) | 0.1228 (2) | 0.0239 (5) | |
H8A | 0.3193 | 0.1175 | 0.1508 | 0.029* | |
C9 | 0.5489 (4) | 0.1107 (2) | 0.0824 (2) | 0.0270 (6) | |
H9A | 0.5572 | 0.0476 | 0.0820 | 0.032* | |
C10 | 0.6778 (4) | 0.1622 (2) | 0.0425 (2) | 0.0260 (6) | |
C11 | 0.6691 (4) | 0.25420 (19) | 0.0398 (2) | 0.0230 (5) | |
H11A | 0.7587 | 0.2884 | 0.0122 | 0.028* | |
C12 | 0.5255 (3) | 0.29538 (18) | 0.0786 (2) | 0.0206 (5) | |
H12A | 0.5151 | 0.3584 | 0.0756 | 0.025* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Hg1 | 0.02163 (5) | 0.01490 (5) | 0.02590 (6) | −0.00157 (4) | 0.00290 (4) | 0.00198 (4) |
Br1 | 0.04489 (19) | 0.03626 (17) | 0.0548 (2) | 0.01823 (15) | 0.03004 (17) | 0.01083 (16) |
Cl1 | 0.0233 (3) | 0.0157 (3) | 0.0531 (5) | −0.0016 (2) | −0.0027 (3) | −0.0017 (3) |
Cl2 | 0.0274 (3) | 0.0159 (3) | 0.0210 (3) | 0.0040 (2) | 0.0029 (2) | 0.0000 (2) |
N1 | 0.0210 (10) | 0.0147 (10) | 0.0187 (10) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0009 (8) | −0.0002 (8) |
N2 | 0.0221 (10) | 0.0163 (10) | 0.0194 (10) | −0.0008 (8) | 0.0028 (8) | 0.0005 (8) |
C1 | 0.0227 (12) | 0.0171 (12) | 0.0179 (12) | 0.0002 (9) | 0.0025 (10) | 0.0003 (9) |
C2 | 0.0278 (13) | 0.0152 (12) | 0.0189 (12) | −0.0014 (10) | 0.0027 (10) | 0.0027 (9) |
C3 | 0.0248 (13) | 0.0226 (13) | 0.0188 (12) | −0.0017 (10) | 0.0043 (10) | 0.0028 (10) |
C4 | 0.0234 (12) | 0.0201 (12) | 0.0221 (13) | 0.0042 (10) | 0.0034 (10) | 0.0019 (10) |
C5 | 0.0256 (13) | 0.0170 (12) | 0.0203 (12) | 0.0028 (10) | 0.0030 (10) | 0.0031 (10) |
C6 | 0.0271 (13) | 0.0162 (12) | 0.0202 (12) | 0.0018 (10) | 0.0030 (10) | 0.0014 (10) |
C7 | 0.0201 (11) | 0.0202 (12) | 0.0175 (12) | 0.0025 (10) | 0.0004 (9) | 0.0005 (10) |
C8 | 0.0281 (13) | 0.0203 (13) | 0.0244 (13) | 0.0015 (11) | 0.0071 (11) | 0.0030 (11) |
C9 | 0.0365 (15) | 0.0199 (13) | 0.0258 (14) | 0.0089 (11) | 0.0086 (12) | 0.0027 (11) |
C10 | 0.0283 (13) | 0.0273 (14) | 0.0236 (13) | 0.0088 (11) | 0.0077 (11) | 0.0036 (11) |
C11 | 0.0231 (12) | 0.0252 (13) | 0.0209 (12) | 0.0008 (11) | 0.0038 (10) | 0.0014 (11) |
C12 | 0.0225 (12) | 0.0204 (12) | 0.0187 (12) | 0.0003 (10) | 0.0017 (10) | 0.0011 (10) |
Hg1—N2 | 2.318 (2) | C3—H3A | 0.9500 |
Hg1—Cl1 | 2.3799 (7) | C4—C5 | 1.392 (4) |
Hg1—N1 | 2.472 (2) | C4—H4A | 0.9500 |
Hg1—Cl2 | 2.4941 (7) | C5—H5A | 0.9500 |
Hg1—Cl2i | 2.8799 (6) | C6—H6A | 0.9500 |
Br1—C10 | 1.894 (3) | C7—C8 | 1.396 (4) |
Cl2—Hg1i | 2.8799 (6) | C7—C12 | 1.399 (4) |
N1—C6 | 1.282 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.389 (4) |
N1—C7 | 1.418 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.9500 |
N2—C5 | 1.330 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.388 (4) |
N2—C1 | 1.354 (3) | C9—H9A | 0.9500 |
C1—C2 | 1.384 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.385 (4) |
C1—C6 | 1.471 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.394 (4) |
C2—C3 | 1.387 (4) | C11—H11A | 0.9500 |
C2—H2A | 0.9500 | C12—H12A | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.385 (4) | ||
N2—Hg1—Cl1 | 129.00 (6) | C3—C4—H4A | 120.5 |
N2—Hg1—N1 | 70.58 (7) | C5—C4—H4A | 120.5 |
Cl1—Hg1—N1 | 107.12 (5) | N2—C5—C4 | 122.4 (2) |
N2—Hg1—Cl2 | 102.20 (6) | N2—C5—H5A | 118.8 |
Cl1—Hg1—Cl2 | 128.74 (3) | C4—C5—H5A | 118.8 |
N1—Hg1—Cl2 | 90.35 (5) | N1—C6—C1 | 120.8 (2) |
N2—Hg1—Cl2i | 88.36 (6) | N1—C6—H6A | 119.6 |
Cl1—Hg1—Cl2i | 90.07 (2) | C1—C6—H6A | 119.6 |
N1—Hg1—Cl2i | 158.28 (5) | C8—C7—C12 | 119.9 (2) |
Cl2—Hg1—Cl2i | 88.926 (19) | C8—C7—N1 | 123.3 (2) |
Hg1—Cl2—Hg1i | 91.074 (19) | C12—C7—N1 | 116.8 (2) |
C6—N1—C7 | 121.4 (2) | C9—C8—C7 | 119.7 (3) |
C6—N1—Hg1 | 113.18 (17) | C9—C8—H8A | 120.2 |
C7—N1—Hg1 | 125.39 (17) | C7—C8—H8A | 120.2 |
C5—N2—C1 | 118.8 (2) | C10—C9—C8 | 119.4 (3) |
C5—N2—Hg1 | 123.96 (18) | C10—C9—H9A | 120.3 |
C1—N2—Hg1 | 117.19 (17) | C8—C9—H9A | 120.3 |
N2—C1—C2 | 121.8 (2) | C11—C10—C9 | 122.1 (3) |
N2—C1—C6 | 118.2 (2) | C11—C10—Br1 | 119.4 (2) |
C2—C1—C6 | 119.9 (2) | C9—C10—Br1 | 118.5 (2) |
C1—C2—C3 | 119.3 (2) | C10—C11—C12 | 118.2 (3) |
C1—C2—H2A | 120.4 | C10—C11—H11A | 120.9 |
C3—C2—H2A | 120.4 | C12—C11—H11A | 120.9 |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.6 (2) | C11—C12—C7 | 120.7 (3) |
C4—C3—H3A | 120.7 | C11—C12—H12A | 119.7 |
C2—C3—H3A | 120.7 | C7—C12—H12A | 119.7 |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.0 (2) | ||
N2—Hg1—Cl2—Hg1i | 88.09 (6) | C6—C1—C2—C3 | −179.4 (2) |
Cl1—Hg1—Cl2—Hg1i | −89.22 (3) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.9 (4) |
N1—Hg1—Cl2—Hg1i | 158.29 (5) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.8 (4) |
Cl2i—Hg1—Cl2—Hg1i | 0.0 | C1—N2—C5—C4 | 1.5 (4) |
N2—Hg1—N1—C6 | −0.60 (18) | Hg1—N2—C5—C4 | 178.0 (2) |
Cl1—Hg1—N1—C6 | 125.53 (18) | C3—C4—C5—N2 | −2.1 (4) |
Cl2—Hg1—N1—C6 | −103.42 (18) | C7—N1—C6—C1 | −175.9 (2) |
Cl2i—Hg1—N1—C6 | −15.4 (3) | Hg1—N1—C6—C1 | 1.6 (3) |
N2—Hg1—N1—C7 | 176.8 (2) | N2—C1—C6—N1 | −2.1 (4) |
Cl1—Hg1—N1—C7 | −57.1 (2) | C2—C1—C6—N1 | 175.8 (3) |
Cl2—Hg1—N1—C7 | 73.94 (19) | C6—N1—C7—C8 | 18.2 (4) |
Cl2i—Hg1—N1—C7 | 161.92 (14) | Hg1—N1—C7—C8 | −159.0 (2) |
Cl1—Hg1—N2—C5 | 86.3 (2) | C6—N1—C7—C12 | −164.6 (2) |
N1—Hg1—N2—C5 | −177.1 (2) | Hg1—N1—C7—C12 | 18.3 (3) |
Cl2—Hg1—N2—C5 | −91.0 (2) | C12—C7—C8—C9 | 1.3 (4) |
Cl2i—Hg1—N2—C5 | −2.5 (2) | N1—C7—C8—C9 | 178.5 (3) |
Cl1—Hg1—N2—C1 | −97.14 (19) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 0.5 (4) |
N1—Hg1—N2—C1 | −0.46 (18) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −1.1 (5) |
Cl2—Hg1—N2—C1 | 85.56 (18) | C8—C9—C10—Br1 | 179.6 (2) |
Cl2i—Hg1—N2—C1 | 174.10 (18) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.0 (4) |
C5—N2—C1—C2 | 0.4 (4) | Br1—C10—C11—C12 | 179.3 (2) |
Hg1—N2—C1—C2 | −176.4 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C7 | 1.8 (4) |
C5—N2—C1—C6 | 178.2 (2) | C8—C7—C12—C11 | −2.5 (4) |
Hg1—N2—C1—C6 | 1.4 (3) | N1—C7—C12—C11 | −179.8 (2) |
N2—C1—C2—C3 | −1.6 (4) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Hg2Cl4(C12H9BrN2)2] |
Mr | 1065.22 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.6697 (2), 15.0247 (4), 12.2129 (4) |
β (°) | 96.738 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1397.63 (7) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 14.24 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.10 × 0.10 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (APEX2; Bruker, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.280, 0.491 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 17922, 4047, 3636 |
Rint | 0.032 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.703 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.019, 0.041, 1.01 |
No. of reflections | 4047 |
No. of parameters | 163 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.97, −1.15 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Hg1—N2 | 2.318 (2) | Hg1—Cl2 | 2.4941 (7) |
Hg1—Cl1 | 2.3799 (7) | Hg1—Cl2i | 2.8799 (6) |
Hg1—N1 | 2.472 (2) | ||
N2—Hg1—Cl1 | 129.00 (6) | N2—Hg1—Cl2i | 88.36 (6) |
N2—Hg1—N1 | 70.58 (7) | Cl1—Hg1—Cl2i | 90.07 (2) |
Cl1—Hg1—N1 | 107.12 (5) | N1—Hg1—Cl2i | 158.28 (5) |
N2—Hg1—Cl2 | 102.20 (6) | Cl2—Hg1—Cl2i | 88.926 (19) |
Cl1—Hg1—Cl2 | 128.74 (3) | Hg1—Cl2—Hg1i | 91.074 (19) |
N1—Hg1—Cl2 | 90.35 (5) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Acknowledgements
AM acknowledges the Islamic Azad University Research Council for partial support of this work.
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In our ongoing studies on the synthesis, structural and spectroscopic characterization of transition metal complexes with diimine ligands (Dehghanpour & Mahmoudi, 2007; Dehghanpour, Mahmoudi, Khalaj, Salmanpour & Adib (2007), we report herein the crystal structure of the title complex. The title compound was prepared by the reaction of HgCl2 with (4-bromophenyl)pyridin-2-ylmethyleneamine.
The molecluar structure of the title complex (I) is shown in (Fig. 1). The unique HgII ion in is in a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal coordination environment formed by a bis-chelating ligand, two bridging Cl atoms and one terminal Cl atom. One of the bridging Hg-Cl bonds is significantly longer than the other.