organic compounds
2-(1H-Pyrazol-3-yl)pyridinium chloride monohydrate
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, CICECO, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
*Correspondence e-mail: filipe.paz@ua.pt
The title organic salt, C8H8N3+·Cl−·H2O, exhibits a rich hydrogen-bonding network involving all constituent species. The water molecules are engaged in strong O—H⋯Cl interactions with the chloride anions, two neighboring protonated 2-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridinium species interact via N—H⋯N bonds with two pyrazole rings. Further, a short and highly directional C—H⋯O interaction is observed connecting the pyridinium ring to the water molecule of crystallization. Weak C—H⋯Cl and N—H⋯Cl interactions contribute to the stabilization of the crystal structure.
Related literature
For related structures with 2-(3-pyrazolyl)pyridine or its derivatives, see: Coelho et al. (2006, 2007); Fleming et al. (1998); Jones et al. (1997); Lam et al. (1997); Leita et al. (2004); Li (2007); Liu et al. (2006); Mokuolu et al. (2007); Hu, Li et al. (2006); Hu, Wang et al. (2006); Hu et al. (2008); Huo et al. (2006); Ward, Fleming et al. (1998); Ward, Mann et al. (1998). For detailed background to the role of hydrogen bonds in the supramolecular organization of organic crystals, see: Nangia & Desiraju (1998). For general background studies on crystal engineering approaches from our research group, see: Paz & Klinowski (2003); Paz et al. (2002). For a description of the graph-set notation for hydrogen-bonded aggregates, see: Bernstein et al. (1995). For a description of the Cambridge Structural Database, see: Allen (2002).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809028402/tk2502sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809028402/tk2502Isup2.hkl
Crystals of (I) were isolated as a secondary product while reacting in dichloromethane MoO2Cl2 with 2-(3-pyrazolyl)pyridine.
Hydrogen atoms bound to carbon and nitrogen were located at their idealized positions and were included in the final structural model in riding model approximation with C—H = 0.95 Å and N—H = 0.88 Å, and with U(H) set to 1.2Ueq(C, N).
H atoms associated with the water molecule of crystallization were directly located from difference Fourier maps and included in the structure with the O—H and H···H distances restrained to 0.95 (1) and 1.55 (1) Å, respectively, with U(H) set to 1.5Ueq(O).
The final difference Fourier map synthesis showed the highest peak (1.26 eÅ-3) located at 0.25 Å from the C5 atom.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. Asymmetric unit of (I) with all non-hydrogen atoms represented as thermal displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 80% probability level and hydrogen atoms as small spheres with arbitrary radii. The labeling scheme is provided for all non-hydrogen atoms. | |
Fig. 2. Hydrogen bonds interconnecting the chemical moieties present in (I). (a) Strong N—H···N, O—H···Cl and short C—H···O interactions (violet dashed lines), leading to the formation of a 1-D supramolecular tape composed by the alternation of R42(8), R22(6) and S graph set motifs. (b) Weak N—H···Cl and C—H···Cl interactions (orange dashed lines). For clarity all symmetry transformations used to generate equivalent atoms have been omitted. See Table 1 for geometric details of the highlighted hydrogen bonding interactions. | |
Fig. 3. Crystal packing viewed along the [100] direction of the unit cell. Strong hydrogen bonds (N—H···N, O—H···Cl and short C—H···O) are represented as violet dashed lines. | |
Fig. 4. Asymmetric unit of the title compound will all non-hydrogen atoms represented as thermal ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. | |
Fig. 5. Crystal packing of the title compound. |
C8H8N3+·Cl−·H2O | Z = 2 |
Mr = 199.64 | F(000) = 208 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.433 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 6.8487 (2) Å | Cell parameters from 9894 reflections |
b = 8.3523 (3) Å | θ = 2.5–39.6° |
c = 9.0843 (3) Å | µ = 0.38 mm−1 |
α = 114.693 (1)° | T = 150 K |
β = 99.867 (2)° | Prism, colourless |
γ = 91.097 (2)° | 0.18 × 0.15 × 0.09 mm |
V = 462.75 (3) Å3 |
Bruker X8 Kappa CCD APEXII diffractometer | 4422 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3687 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.024 |
ω and ϕ scans | θmax = 36.3°, θmin = 3.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997) | h = −11→11 |
Tmin = 0.930, Tmax = 0.951 | k = −13→13 |
26245 measured reflections | l = −15→15 |
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)] = 0.048 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.162 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0872P)2 + 0.3244P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4422 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
124 parameters | Δρmax = 1.26 e Å−3 |
3 restraints | Δρmin = −0.99 e Å−3 |
C8H8N3+·Cl−·H2O | γ = 91.097 (2)° |
Mr = 199.64 | V = 462.75 (3) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 6.8487 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.3523 (3) Å | µ = 0.38 mm−1 |
c = 9.0843 (3) Å | T = 150 K |
α = 114.693 (1)° | 0.18 × 0.15 × 0.09 mm |
β = 99.867 (2)° |
Bruker X8 Kappa CCD APEXII diffractometer | 4422 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997) | 3687 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.930, Tmax = 0.951 | Rint = 0.024 |
26245 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | 3 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.162 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 1.26 e Å−3 |
4422 reflections | Δρmin = −0.99 e Å−3 |
124 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 | ||
N1 | 0.61184 (17) | 0.19217 (15) | 0.62050 (15) | 0.0183 (2) | |
H1 | 0.5010 | 0.1500 | 0.6343 | 0.022* | |
N2 | 0.70080 (17) | 0.10464 (15) | 0.49209 (14) | 0.0173 (2) | |
N3 | 1.1678 (2) | 0.28024 (18) | 0.43052 (18) | 0.0245 (2) | |
H3 | 1.1939 | 0.3832 | 0.5176 | 0.029* | |
C1 | 0.7105 (2) | 0.35120 (18) | 0.72575 (18) | 0.0209 (2) | |
H1C | 0.6738 | 0.4335 | 0.8239 | 0.025* | |
C2 | 0.8746 (2) | 0.37168 (17) | 0.66403 (18) | 0.0195 (2) | |
H2 | 0.9742 | 0.4694 | 0.7095 | 0.023* | |
C3 | 0.86126 (18) | 0.21518 (16) | 0.51834 (16) | 0.0153 (2) | |
C4 | 0.99968 (18) | 0.16869 (16) | 0.40505 (16) | 0.0155 (2) | |
C5 | 0.96578 (17) | 0.01058 (15) | 0.27103 (14) | 0.01290 (18) | |
H5 | 0.8509 | −0.0658 | 0.2533 | 0.015* | |
C6 | 1.0876 (2) | −0.04322 (19) | 0.16188 (17) | 0.0206 (2) | |
H6 | 1.0589 | −0.1564 | 0.0705 | 0.025* | |
C7 | 1.2539 (2) | 0.0651 (2) | 0.18193 (19) | 0.0231 (3) | |
H7 | 1.3393 | 0.0285 | 0.1042 | 0.028* | |
C8 | 1.2942 (2) | 0.2287 (2) | 0.31810 (19) | 0.0220 (2) | |
H8 | 1.4081 | 0.3052 | 0.3343 | 0.026* | |
Cl1 | 0.67400 (5) | 0.34331 (4) | 0.14179 (4) | 0.02184 (10) | |
O1W | 0.68083 (18) | 0.73153 (15) | 0.15022 (15) | 0.0261 (2) | |
H1A | 0.575 (3) | 0.719 (3) | 0.064 (2) | 0.039* | |
H1B | 0.692 (4) | 0.623 (2) | 0.159 (3) | 0.039* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0160 (4) | 0.0180 (5) | 0.0194 (5) | −0.0016 (4) | 0.0048 (4) | 0.0061 (4) |
N2 | 0.0165 (4) | 0.0166 (4) | 0.0173 (4) | −0.0016 (3) | 0.0037 (4) | 0.0059 (4) |
N3 | 0.0234 (5) | 0.0216 (5) | 0.0292 (6) | −0.0003 (4) | 0.0076 (5) | 0.0107 (5) |
C1 | 0.0206 (6) | 0.0170 (5) | 0.0217 (6) | 0.0001 (4) | 0.0062 (5) | 0.0042 (4) |
C2 | 0.0182 (5) | 0.0147 (5) | 0.0228 (6) | −0.0012 (4) | 0.0049 (4) | 0.0051 (4) |
C3 | 0.0144 (5) | 0.0142 (4) | 0.0172 (5) | −0.0002 (4) | 0.0023 (4) | 0.0068 (4) |
C4 | 0.0150 (5) | 0.0147 (5) | 0.0174 (5) | 0.0004 (4) | 0.0025 (4) | 0.0076 (4) |
C5 | 0.0123 (4) | 0.0127 (4) | 0.0128 (4) | −0.0003 (3) | 0.0011 (3) | 0.0052 (3) |
C6 | 0.0219 (6) | 0.0208 (5) | 0.0184 (5) | 0.0033 (4) | 0.0051 (4) | 0.0073 (4) |
C7 | 0.0219 (6) | 0.0259 (6) | 0.0249 (6) | 0.0042 (5) | 0.0096 (5) | 0.0123 (5) |
C8 | 0.0190 (5) | 0.0227 (6) | 0.0276 (6) | 0.0003 (4) | 0.0077 (5) | 0.0129 (5) |
Cl1 | 0.01974 (15) | 0.02010 (15) | 0.02130 (16) | −0.00223 (11) | 0.00433 (11) | 0.00468 (11) |
O1W | 0.0240 (5) | 0.0202 (5) | 0.0275 (5) | −0.0047 (4) | −0.0012 (4) | 0.0065 (4) |
N1—N2 | 1.3471 (16) | C3—C4 | 1.4572 (18) |
N1—C1 | 1.3485 (18) | C4—C5 | 1.3521 (17) |
N1—H1 | 0.8800 | C5—C6 | 1.3439 (18) |
N2—C3 | 1.3433 (16) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
N3—C8 | 1.389 (2) | C6—C7 | 1.379 (2) |
N3—C4 | 1.3908 (18) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
N3—H3 | 0.8800 | C7—C8 | 1.389 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.3765 (19) | C7—H7 | 0.9500 |
C1—H1C | 0.9500 | C8—H8 | 0.9500 |
C2—C3 | 1.4061 (18) | O1W—H1A | 0.940 (19) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | O1W—H1B | 0.95 (2) |
N2—N1—C1 | 112.87 (11) | C5—C4—N3 | 118.43 (12) |
N2—N1—H1 | 123.6 | C5—C4—C3 | 119.14 (11) |
C1—N1—H1 | 123.6 | N3—C4—C3 | 122.42 (12) |
C3—N2—N1 | 104.03 (10) | C6—C5—C4 | 122.82 (12) |
C8—N3—C4 | 119.79 (13) | C6—C5—H5 | 118.6 |
C8—N3—H3 | 120.1 | C4—C5—H5 | 118.6 |
C4—N3—H3 | 120.1 | C5—C6—C7 | 120.30 (13) |
N1—C1—C2 | 107.03 (12) | C5—C6—H6 | 119.8 |
N1—C1—H1C | 126.5 | C7—C6—H6 | 119.8 |
C2—C1—H1C | 126.5 | C6—C7—C8 | 118.69 (13) |
C1—C2—C3 | 104.32 (11) | C6—C7—H7 | 120.7 |
C1—C2—H2 | 127.8 | C8—C7—H7 | 120.7 |
C3—C2—H2 | 127.8 | N3—C8—C7 | 119.94 (13) |
N2—C3—C2 | 111.76 (11) | N3—C8—H8 | 120.0 |
N2—C3—C4 | 121.41 (11) | C7—C8—H8 | 120.0 |
C2—C3—C4 | 126.84 (11) | H1A—O1W—H1B | 110.2 (14) |
C1—N1—N2—C3 | −0.48 (15) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | 179.05 (13) |
N2—N1—C1—C2 | 0.23 (17) | N2—C3—C4—N3 | −179.37 (12) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 0.12 (16) | C2—C3—C4—N3 | −0.1 (2) |
N1—N2—C3—C2 | 0.55 (15) | N3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.11 (19) |
N1—N2—C3—C4 | 179.90 (11) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | −179.10 (12) |
C1—C2—C3—N2 | −0.43 (16) | C4—C5—C6—C7 | −1.1 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −179.74 (13) | C5—C6—C7—C8 | 1.0 (2) |
C8—N3—C4—C5 | 0.9 (2) | C4—N3—C8—C7 | −0.9 (2) |
C8—N3—C4—C3 | −179.96 (13) | C6—C7—C8—N3 | −0.1 (2) |
N2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.20 (19) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···N2i | 0.88 | 2.25 | 2.9502 (16) | 137 |
O1W—H1A···Cl1ii | 0.94 (2) | 2.18 (1) | 3.1113 (13) | 173 (2) |
O1W—H1B···Cl1 | 0.95 (2) | 2.28 (1) | 3.2106 (12) | 170 (2) |
C5—H5···O1Wiii | 0.95 | 2.7203 (16) | 156 | |
C8—H8···Cl1iv | 0.95 | 3.5862 (18) | 137 | |
N3—H3···Cl1v | 0.88 | 2.94 | 3.7915 (15) | 162 |
C2—H2···Cl1v | 0.95 | 3.5604 (13) | 159 | |
C6—H6···Cl1vi | 0.95 | 3.5329 (14) | 127 | |
C7—H7···Cl1vi | 0.95 | 3.5649 (14) | 123 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (iii) x, y−1, z; (iv) x+1, y, z; (v) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (vi) −x+2, −y, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C8H8N3+·Cl−·H2O |
Mr | 199.64 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 150 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.8487 (2), 8.3523 (3), 9.0843 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 114.693 (1), 99.867 (2), 91.097 (2) |
V (Å3) | 462.75 (3) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.38 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.18 × 0.15 × 0.09 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker X8 Kappa CCD APEXII diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.930, 0.951 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 26245, 4422, 3687 |
Rint | 0.024 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.833 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.048, 0.162, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 4422 |
No. of parameters | 124 |
No. of restraints | 3 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.26, −0.99 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2005), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···N2i | 0.88 | 2.25 | 2.9502 (16) | 137 |
O1W—H1A···Cl1ii | 0.940 (19) | 2.176 (10) | 3.1113 (13) | 173 (2) |
O1W—H1B···Cl1 | 0.95 (2) | 2.279 (11) | 3.2106 (12) | 170 (2) |
C5—H5···O1Wiii | 0.95 | . | 2.7203 (16) | 156 |
C8—H8···Cl1iv | 0.95 | . | 3.5862 (18) | 137 |
N3—H3···Cl1v | 0.88 | 2.94 | 3.7915 (15) | 162 |
C2—H2···Cl1v | 0.95 | . | 3.5604 (13) | 159 |
C6—H6···Cl1vi | 0.95 | . | 3.5329 (14) | 127 |
C7—H7···Cl1vi | 0.95 | . | 3.5649 (14) | 123 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (iii) x, y−1, z; (iv) x+1, y, z; (v) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (vi) −x+2, −y, −z. |
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal) for their general financial support (Project PTDC/QUI/71198/2006) and also for specific funding toward the purchase of the single-crystal diffractometer.
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In recent years, molecules derived from 2-(3-pyrazolyl)pyridine have been very much explored in coordination chemistry as N,N-chelating moieties, N,N-bridging (the two N-atoms from the pyrazolyl aromatic ring), or even a combination of these two coordination modes, in conjunction with other ligands to produce functional complexes which, ultimately, may find applications in catalysis or as photoluminescent devices. Indeed, a search in the literature and in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD, Version of November 2008 with three updates; Allen, 2002) reveals a plethora of transition metal complexes: Ag+ (Li, 2007), Cd2+ (Hu et al., 2008; Liu et al., 2006; Hu, Wang et al., 2006; Huo et al., 2006), Cu2+ (Hu, Li et al., 2006; Fleming et al., 1998; Mokuolu et al., 2007), Cu+ (Lam et al., 1997), Fe2+ (Leita et al., 2004), Fe3+ (Jones et al., 1997), In3+ (Ward, Mann et al., 1998), Pd2+ (Ward, Fleming et al., 1998), Ru2+ (Lam et al., 1997), Zn2+ (Hu et al., 2008).
Our research group has been particularly interested in the use of this molecule and its derivatives. For example, we have reported the crystal structures of both the molybdenum complex cis-[Mo(CO)4L] (Coelho et al., 2006) and the organic ligand L {ethyl[3-(2-pyridyl)-1-pyrazolyl]acetate} (Coelho et al., 2007). We have recently isolated single crystals of (I) as a secondary (minor) phase (see Experimental). Following our on-going interest in the structural details of organic crystals (Paz & Klinowski, 2003; Paz et al., 2002), here we report the supramolecular structure at 150 K of the monohydrate form of the title salt: C8H8N3+Cl-.H2O, (I).
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, (I), is composed of a cationic C8H8N3+ moiety (protonated at the pyridine ring), one chloride anion and one water molecule of crystallization (Fig. 1). The two aromatic rings of 2-(3-pyrazolyl)pyridinium can be considered as coplanar (the average planes containing the rings are tilted by only ca 1°).
The existence of several chemical groups capable of hydrogen bonding either as donors or acceptors leads to the formation of a complex supramolecular network. Water molecules and chloride anions are involved in strong (dD···A ranging between ca 3.11 and 3.21 Å) and highly directional [<(DHA) angles above 170° - see Table 1] O—H···Cl hydrogen bonding interactions forming a R22(8) graph set motif as depicted in Fig. 2a (Bernstein et al., 1995). It is important to emphasize that the water molecule itself acts as the acceptor in an unusual C—H···Owater interaction. Indeed, even though this interaction is not considered as classic (Nangia & Desiraju, 1998), in the structure of (I) the dD···A distance is considered short [2.7203 (16) Å] and the <(DHA) angle is 156°. Thus, these geometric parameters allow us to infer that this interaction seems to play an important role in the supramolecular organization of (I). In addition, the close proximity of the pyrazolyl rings belonging to two adjacent 2-(3-pyrazolyl)pyridinium moieties promote the formation of two N—H···N interactions describing a R22(6) motif (Fig. 2a). The alternation between the two aforementioned graph set motifs and the single C—H···Owater interaction leads to the formation of a supramolecular tape (solely based on strong interactions) running parallel to the [011] vector of the unit cell (Fig. 3).
The crystal packing of (I) is further promoted by the existence of a number of weak C—H···Cl and one N—H···Cl hydrogen bonding interactions as shown in Fig. 2b (Table 1), which establish connections between adjacent supramolecular tapes (not shown).