organic compounds
1,4-Bis(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzene–terephthalic acid–water (1/1/4)
aSchool of Chemical and Material Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210094, People's Republic of China, bDepartment of Public Education, Jiangxi Vocational & Technical College of Electricity, 8 Mailu Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province 330032, People's Republic of China, and cSchool of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: liweijun947@163.com
The 12H14N4·C8H6O4·4H2O, consists of one half of the 1,4-bis(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzene (bib) molecule, one half of the terephthalic acid (TA) molecule and two water molecules. Both the bib and the TA molecules reside on crystallographic inversion centers, which coincide with the centroids of the respective benzene rings. The bib and the TA, together with the water molecules, are linked through intermolecular O—H⋯O, O—H⋯N and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network of stacked layers. Weak intermolecular C—H⋯O contacts support the stability of the crystal structure.
of the title compound, CRelated literature
For general background, see: Jeffrey (1997). For hydrogen bonding in molecular complexes of disubstituted biphenyls, see: Thaimattam et al. (1998). For the synthesis of the title compound, see: Ren et al. (2007). For related structures, see: Ren et al. (2007, 2009 and literature cited therein); Shang et al. (2009). For experimental details, see: Nardelli, (1999).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536809040616/si2204sup1.cif
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All the reagents and solvents employed were commercially available and used as received without further purification.
Syntheses of bib 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid (2.31 g, 13.9 mmol), ethylenediamine (3.70 ml, 50 mmol), ethylenediamine dihydrochloride(6.64 g, 50 mmol) and toluene-p-sulfonic acid (0.208 g, 1.09 mmol) were added to the solvent of ethyleneglycol (20 ml), and the mixture solution was refluxed for 3 hr. About half of the ethylene glycol solvent was then slowly removed by distillation. The residue was dissolved in a mixture of water (40 ml) and concentrated HCl (11 M, 3 ml). The addition of 50% aqueous NaOH gave a yellow precipitate that was purified by recrystallization. The ligand bib was obtained in 83% based on 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (ca 2.50 g). Found: C 66.98; H 6.92; N 26.08%. Calc. for C12H14N4: C 67.27; H 6.59; N 26.15%. Main IR bonds (KBr, cm-1): 3188m, 2936m, 2866m, 1606 s, 1532 s, 1466 s, 1345m, 1270 s, 1191w, 1080w, 981m, 907w, 767w, 687m.
Syntheses of bib.TA.4H2O (I) To a solution of bib (0.043 g, 0.2 mmol) in MeOH (15 ml), an aqueous solution (5 ml) of TA (0.034 g, 0.2 mmol) was added. The solution was allowed at room temperature in air for 48 hr by slow evaporation. Large colourless prismatic crystals of bib.TA.4H2O were obtained, which were collected by filtration, washed with water and dried in vacuum desiccator over silica gel (0.052 g, 56%). Found: C 53.02; H 6.20; N 12.31%. Calc. for C10H14N2O4: C 53.09; H 6.24; N 12.38%. Main IR bonds (KBr,cm-1): 3351m, 3142m, 2985m, 1626 s, 1601 s, 1582 s, 1516w, 1366 s, 1351 s, 1281m, 1040w, 864w, 822m, 752w, 689m.
All H atoms attached to C atoms and N atom were fixed geometrically and treated as riding with C—H = 0.93 Å (aromatic) or 0.97 Å (methylene) and N—H = 0.86 Å with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C or N). The positions of H atoms for water molecules were calculated (Nardelli, 1999) and included in the subsequent
as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O).Attention has recently focused on the use of supramolecular interactions such as hydrogen bonding and π–π interactions, in addition to coordinate bonds, in the controlled assembly of supramolecular architectures (Jeffrey, 1997). Hydrogen bonds often play a dominant role in crystal engineering because of their combine strength with directionality (Thaimattam, et al., 1998). On the other hand, supramolecular systems sustained by soft connections, such as hydrogen bonds, are comparatively more flexible and sensitive to the chemical environment. We described previously a number of such complexes, including the imidazole ligand, and have concluded that hydrogen bonding involving this group influences the geometry around the metal atom and the crystallization mechanism [Ren, et al. (2007, 2009 and literature cited therein); Shang et al. (2009)]. We describe herewith the synthesis and of the title compound, (Fig. 1), namely bib.TA.4H2O (I) (bib = 1,4-bis(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzene, TA = terephthalate), which exhibits a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded molecular architecture.
The
contains two bib, two TA and eight lattice water molecules in the solid. The bib and TA in a trans, trans configuration are in a face-to-face orientation and the dihedral angle between acid TA and base bib components is 9.5°. And the bib and TA ligands are joined together by two water molecules through hydrogen bonds between the carboxy oxygen atom in TA and the nitrogen atom of –C=N– in bib to give a macrocycle O1W–H1WB···O2W, O2W—H2WB···O1, O1W—H1WA···O2, N2—H2C···O1W and O2–H2D···N1 with the hydrogen bond geometry given in Table 1, and a face-to-face intracyclic \<i>p-\<i>p interaction at 3.69 Å (Fig. 1). Each bib group also features another macrocycles, resulting in 1-D chains running along the a axis. As illustrated in Fig. 2, the adjacent TA ligands are furthermore linked in the antiparallel alignment with offset along the ab plane by hydrogen bonds between the water molecules and the oxygen of TA groups (O2W—H2WA···O1, O1W—H1WA···O2, O2W—H2WB···O1, and O1W—H1WB···O2W (see Table 1). These ab planes are packed and stabilized by the hydrogen bonds between the lattice water and oxygen atom of TA ligands (O2w—H2wa···O1 = 2.82 Å) into a 3-D structure. Weak intermolecular C—H···O contacts contribute to the stability of the layered structure (Table 1).For general background, see: Jeffrey (1997). For hydrogen bonding in molecular complexes of disubstituted biphenyls, see: Thaimattam et al. (1998). For the synthesis of the title compound, see: Ren et al. (2007). For related structures, see: Ren et al. (2007, 2009 and literature cited therein); Shang et al. (2009). For experimental
details, see: Nardelli, (1999).Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title molecule, with the atom-numbering scheme. Symmetry-related atoms shown labelled A and B. [symmetry codes A: (-x + 1, -y + 2, -z); B: (-x + 1, -y + 1, -z). | |
Fig. 2. A partial packing diagram for the title compound. Hydrogen bonds are shown as dashed lines. |
C12H14N4·C8H6O4·4H2O | F(000) = 480 |
Mr = 452.46 | Dx = 1.407 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.9929 (13) Å | Cell parameters from 978 reflections |
b = 16.847 (3) Å | θ = 2.4–22.2° |
c = 7.9615 (12) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
β = 94.899 (3)° | T = 273 K |
V = 1068.2 (3) Å3 | Block, colorless |
Z = 2 | 0.50 × 0.35 × 0.30 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2300 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 832 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.075 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 27.0°, θmin = 2.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 1998) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.947, Tmax = 0.968 | k = −21→21 |
5588 measured reflections | l = −5→10 |
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)] = 0.090 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.257 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1628P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 0.79 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2300 reflections | Δρmax = 0.71 e Å−3 |
158 parameters | Δρmin = −0.43 e Å−3 |
6 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.12 (2) |
C12H14N4·C8H6O4·4H2O | V = 1068.2 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 452.46 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.9929 (13) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
b = 16.847 (3) Å | T = 273 K |
c = 7.9615 (12) Å | 0.50 × 0.35 × 0.30 mm |
β = 94.899 (3)° |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2300 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 1998) | 832 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.947, Tmax = 0.968 | Rint = 0.075 |
5588 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.090 | 6 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.257 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.79 | Δρmax = 0.71 e Å−3 |
2300 reflections | Δρmin = −0.43 e Å−3 |
158 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 | 0.2209 (4) | 0.83842 (17) | 0.1428 (4) | 0.0622 (10) | |
N2 | 0.0932 (4) | 0.95122 (17) | 0.1837 (4) | 0.0621 (10) | |
H2C | 0.0744 | 1.0015 | 0.1797 | 0.074* | |
C1 | −0.0182 (6) | 0.8931 (2) | 0.2516 (6) | 0.0704 (13) | |
H1A | −0.1318 | 0.8981 | 0.1991 | 0.085* | |
H1B | −0.0199 | 0.8989 | 0.3726 | 0.085* | |
C2 | 0.0597 (6) | 0.8138 (2) | 0.2069 (6) | 0.0692 (13) | |
H2A | 0.0785 | 0.7800 | 0.3053 | 0.083* | |
H2B | −0.0109 | 0.7860 | 0.1208 | 0.083* | |
C3 | 0.2264 (5) | 0.9167 (2) | 0.1292 (4) | 0.0558 (11) | |
C4 | 0.3678 (5) | 0.9588 (2) | 0.0625 (4) | 0.0541 (11) | |
C5 | 0.4927 (6) | 0.9183 (2) | −0.0102 (5) | 0.0684 (13) | |
H5 | 0.4886 | 0.8632 | −0.0177 | 0.082* | |
O1 | 0.4731 (4) | 0.71811 (16) | 0.0453 (4) | 0.0702 (9) | |
O2 | 0.2324 (5) | 0.66542 (18) | 0.1033 (4) | 0.0915 (11) | |
H2D | 0.2110 | 0.7124 | 0.1183 | 0.137* | |
C6 | 0.3758 (6) | 1.0410 (2) | 0.0723 (5) | 0.0659 (12) | |
H6 | 0.2921 | 1.0689 | 0.1212 | 0.079* | |
C7 | 0.3793 (7) | 0.6590 (2) | 0.0620 (5) | 0.0649 (12) | |
C8 | 0.4386 (5) | 0.5771 (2) | 0.0299 (5) | 0.0570 (11) | |
C9 | 0.6008 (6) | 0.5648 (2) | −0.0226 (5) | 0.0647 (12) | |
H9 | 0.6694 | 0.6082 | −0.0391 | 0.078* | |
C10 | 0.3416 (6) | 0.5107 (2) | 0.0509 (5) | 0.0644 (12) | |
H10 | 0.2339 | 0.5170 | 0.0849 | 0.077* | |
O1W | 0.9737 (5) | 0.61448 (19) | 0.2736 (5) | 0.0901 (12) | |
H1WA | 1.053 (4) | 0.627 (2) | 0.212 (5) | 0.11 (2)* | |
H1WB | 0.904 (5) | 0.6509 (19) | 0.296 (6) | 0.10 (2)* | |
O2W | 0.7204 (4) | 0.76340 (18) | 0.8161 (5) | 0.0821 (11) | |
H2WA | 0.6459 | 0.7691 | 0.7341 | 0.098* | |
H2WB | 0.700 (6) | 0.776 (7) | 0.916 (3) | 0.31 (7)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.076 (2) | 0.0398 (17) | 0.073 (2) | −0.0058 (16) | 0.0184 (18) | 0.0054 (15) |
N2 | 0.074 (2) | 0.0401 (18) | 0.074 (2) | 0.0037 (17) | 0.0201 (19) | 0.0008 (15) |
C1 | 0.082 (3) | 0.050 (2) | 0.082 (3) | −0.003 (2) | 0.021 (2) | 0.002 (2) |
C2 | 0.087 (3) | 0.047 (2) | 0.076 (3) | −0.002 (2) | 0.022 (2) | 0.0008 (19) |
C3 | 0.078 (3) | 0.040 (2) | 0.050 (2) | 0.000 (2) | 0.007 (2) | 0.0006 (16) |
C4 | 0.072 (3) | 0.043 (2) | 0.048 (2) | −0.0032 (19) | 0.015 (2) | 0.0032 (16) |
C5 | 0.094 (3) | 0.039 (2) | 0.077 (3) | 0.003 (2) | 0.033 (3) | −0.003 (2) |
O1 | 0.089 (2) | 0.0440 (15) | 0.080 (2) | 0.0001 (15) | 0.0227 (16) | −0.0008 (13) |
O2 | 0.099 (3) | 0.0495 (17) | 0.132 (3) | 0.0123 (16) | 0.046 (2) | −0.0028 (16) |
C6 | 0.079 (3) | 0.042 (2) | 0.081 (3) | 0.004 (2) | 0.029 (2) | 0.0007 (19) |
C7 | 0.080 (3) | 0.050 (2) | 0.067 (3) | 0.003 (2) | 0.018 (2) | 0.0043 (19) |
C8 | 0.069 (3) | 0.047 (2) | 0.056 (2) | 0.0062 (19) | 0.012 (2) | 0.0006 (17) |
C9 | 0.082 (3) | 0.042 (2) | 0.071 (3) | −0.007 (2) | 0.011 (2) | −0.0018 (19) |
C10 | 0.080 (3) | 0.040 (2) | 0.075 (3) | −0.0062 (19) | 0.020 (2) | −0.0006 (18) |
O1W | 0.100 (3) | 0.0528 (19) | 0.123 (3) | −0.0071 (19) | 0.038 (2) | 0.0076 (17) |
O2W | 0.076 (2) | 0.077 (2) | 0.094 (3) | 0.0043 (16) | 0.0140 (17) | 0.0025 (18) |
N1—C3 | 1.324 (5) | O2—C7 | 1.251 (5) |
N1—C2 | 1.485 (5) | O2—H2D | 0.8200 |
N2—C3 | 1.319 (5) | C6—C5i | 1.381 (5) |
N2—C1 | 1.458 (5) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
N2—H2C | 0.8600 | C7—C8 | 1.487 (6) |
C1—C2 | 1.528 (5) | C8—C10 | 1.379 (5) |
C1—H1A | 0.9700 | C8—C9 | 1.412 (6) |
C1—H1B | 0.9700 | C9—C10ii | 1.377 (5) |
C2—H2A | 0.9700 | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
C2—H2B | 0.9700 | C10—C9ii | 1.377 (5) |
C3—C4 | 1.472 (6) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.377 (5) | O1W—H1WA | 0.86 (3) |
C4—C6 | 1.389 (5) | O1W—H1WB | 0.86 (4) |
C5—C6i | 1.381 (5) | O2W—H2WA | 0.85 |
C5—H5 | 0.9299 | O2W—H2WB | 0.85 (4) |
O1—C7 | 1.260 (5) | ||
C3—N1—C2 | 110.0 (3) | C4—C5—C6i | 120.4 (3) |
C3—N2—C1 | 111.2 (3) | C4—C5—H5 | 119.9 |
C3—N2—H2C | 124.4 | C6i—C5—H5 | 119.7 |
C1—N2—H2C | 124.4 | C7—O2—H2D | 109.5 |
N2—C1—C2 | 103.1 (3) | C5i—C6—C4 | 120.5 (4) |
N2—C1—H1A | 111.1 | C5i—C6—H6 | 119.7 |
C2—C1—H1A | 111.1 | C4—C6—H6 | 119.8 |
N2—C1—H1B | 111.1 | O2—C7—O1 | 122.7 (4) |
C2—C1—H1B | 111.1 | O2—C7—C8 | 116.4 (4) |
H1A—C1—H1B | 109.1 | O1—C7—C8 | 120.9 (4) |
N1—C2—C1 | 102.7 (3) | C10—C8—C9 | 117.1 (3) |
N1—C2—H2A | 111.2 | C10—C8—C7 | 122.8 (4) |
C1—C2—H2A | 111.2 | C9—C8—C7 | 120.1 (4) |
N1—C2—H2B | 111.2 | C10ii—C9—C8 | 120.9 (4) |
C1—C2—H2B | 111.2 | C10ii—C9—H9 | 119.6 |
H2A—C2—H2B | 109.1 | C8—C9—H9 | 119.5 |
N2—C3—N1 | 112.3 (4) | C9ii—C10—C8 | 122.0 (4) |
N2—C3—C4 | 124.9 (3) | C9ii—C10—H10 | 118.8 |
N1—C3—C4 | 122.8 (4) | C8—C10—H10 | 119.1 |
C5—C4—C6 | 119.1 (4) | H1WA—O1W—H1WB | 118 (2) |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.3 (3) | H2WA—O2W—H2WB | 120.8 |
C6—C4—C3 | 119.6 (4) | ||
C3—N2—C1—C2 | −7.5 (4) | C3—C4—C5—C6i | 179.9 (4) |
C3—N1—C2—C1 | −7.6 (4) | C5—C4—C6—C5i | −0.1 (7) |
N2—C1—C2—N1 | 8.6 (4) | C3—C4—C6—C5i | −179.9 (4) |
C1—N2—C3—N1 | 2.9 (5) | O2—C7—C8—C10 | −2.8 (6) |
C1—N2—C3—C4 | −176.3 (4) | O1—C7—C8—C10 | 178.3 (4) |
C2—N1—C3—N2 | 3.3 (5) | O2—C7—C8—C9 | 177.9 (4) |
C2—N1—C3—C4 | −177.5 (3) | O1—C7—C8—C9 | −1.0 (6) |
N2—C3—C4—C5 | −172.2 (4) | C10—C8—C9—C10ii | −0.1 (6) |
N1—C3—C4—C5 | 8.6 (6) | C7—C8—C9—C10ii | 179.2 (4) |
N2—C3—C4—C6 | 7.6 (6) | C9—C8—C10—C9ii | 0.1 (6) |
N1—C3—C4—C6 | −171.6 (4) | C7—C8—C10—C9ii | −179.2 (4) |
C6—C4—C5—C6i | 0.1 (7) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2W—H2WB···O1iii | 0.85 (4) | 2.37 (6) | 2.904 (5) | 121 (7) |
O2W—H2WA···O1iv | 0.85 | 1.96 | 2.815 (5) | 180 |
O1W—H1WB···O2Wv | 0.85 (4) | 2.08 (4) | 2.926 (5) | 172 (5) |
O1W—H1WA···O2vi | 0.86 (3) | 1.85 (2) | 2.707 (5) | 172 (3) |
O2—H2D···N1 | 0.82 | 2.13 | 2.934 (4) | 165 |
N2—H2C···O1Wvii | 0.86 | 1.98 | 2.828 (4) | 167 |
C5—H5···O1 | 0.93 | 2.50 | 3.407 (4) | 165 |
C6—H6···O1Wvii | 0.93 | 2.47 | 3.380 (6) | 166 |
Symmetry codes: (iii) x, y, z+1; (iv) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (v) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (vi) x+1, y, z; (vii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C12H14N4·C8H6O4·4H2O |
Mr | 452.46 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 273 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.9929 (13), 16.847 (3), 7.9615 (12) |
β (°) | 94.899 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1068.2 (3) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.11 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.50 × 0.35 × 0.30 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 1998) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.947, 0.968 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5588, 2300, 832 |
Rint | 0.075 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.639 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.090, 0.257, 0.79 |
No. of reflections | 2300 |
No. of parameters | 158 |
No. of restraints | 6 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.71, −0.43 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 1998), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998), 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 |
O2W—H2WB···O1i | 0.85 (4) | 2.37 (6) | 2.904 (5) | 121 (7) |
O2W—H2WA···O1ii | 0.85 | 1.96 | 2.815 (5) | 179.7 |
O1W—H1WB···O2Wiii | 0.85 (4) | 2.08 (4) | 2.926 (5) | 172 (5) |
O1W—H1WA···O2iv | 0.86 (3) | 1.851 (15) | 2.707 (5) | 172 (3) |
O2—H2D···N1 | 0.82 | 2.13 | 2.934 (4) | 165.2 |
N2—H2C···O1Wv | 0.86 | 1.98 | 2.828 (4) | 166.9 |
C5—H5···O1 | 0.93 | 2.50 | 3.407 (4) | 165 |
C6—H6···O1Wv | 0.93 | 2.47 | 3.380 (6) | 166 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z+1; (ii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iii) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (iv) x+1, y, z; (v) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
This work was generously supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20701016).
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Attention has recently focused on the use of supramolecular interactions such as hydrogen bonding and π–π interactions, in addition to coordinate bonds, in the controlled assembly of supramolecular architectures (Jeffrey, 1997). Hydrogen bonds often play a dominant role in crystal engineering because of their combine strength with directionality (Thaimattam, et al., 1998). On the other hand, supramolecular systems sustained by soft connections, such as hydrogen bonds, are comparatively more flexible and sensitive to the chemical environment. We described previously a number of such complexes, including the imidazole ligand, and have concluded that hydrogen bonding involving this group influences the geometry around the metal atom and the crystallization mechanism [Ren, et al. (2007, 2009 and literature cited therein); Shang et al. (2009)]. We describe herewith the synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound, (Fig. 1), namely bib.TA.4H2O (I) (bib = 1,4-bis(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzene, TA = terephthalate), which exhibits a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded molecular architecture.
The crystal lattice contains two bib, two TA and eight lattice water molecules in the solid. The bib and TA in a trans, trans configuration are in a face-to-face orientation and the dihedral angle between acid TA and base bib components is 9.5°. And the bib and TA ligands are joined together by two water molecules through hydrogen bonds between the carboxy oxygen atom in TA and the nitrogen atom of –C=N– in bib to give a macrocycle O1W–H1WB···O2W, O2W—H2WB···O1, O1W—H1WA···O2, N2—H2C···O1W and O2–H2D···N1 with the hydrogen bond geometry given in Table 1, and a face-to-face intracyclic \<i>p-\<i>p interaction at 3.69 Å (Fig. 1). Each bib group also features another macrocycles, resulting in 1-D chains running along the a axis. As illustrated in Fig. 2, the adjacent TA ligands are furthermore linked in the antiparallel alignment with offset along the ab plane by hydrogen bonds between the water molecules and the oxygen of TA groups (O2W—H2WA···O1, O1W—H1WA···O2, O2W—H2WB···O1, and O1W—H1WB···O2W (see Table 1). These ab planes are packed and stabilized by the hydrogen bonds between the lattice water and oxygen atom of TA ligands (O2w—H2wa···O1 = 2.82 Å) into a 3-D structure. Weak intermolecular C—H···O contacts contribute to the stability of the layered structure (Table 1).