organic compounds
Bis(3-ammoniomethylpyridinium) cyclotetraphosphate
aLaboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna Bizerte, Tunisia, and bPetrochemical Research Chair, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Correspondence e-mail: hanene.hemissi@fsb.rnu.tn
In the title compound, 2C6H10N22+·P4O124−, which involves a doubly protonated 3-ammoniomethylpyridinium cation and a cyclotetraphosphate anion, the cyclotetraphosphoric ring is arranged around an inversion center and the organic entity alternates with it, forming hybrid ribbons parallel to the b axis. The is stabilized by a three-dimensional network of N—H⋯O and weaker C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
Related literature
For properties of hybrid materials, see: Aakeröy et al.(1989); Sankar et al. (1993); Teraski et al. (1987); Vaughan (1993); Centi (1993); Ozin (1992). For related structures containing phosphoric acid rings, see: Aloui et al. (2003); Hemissi et al. (2005); Averbuch-Pouchot & Durif (1991); Durif (1995). For bond lengths in pyridine, see: Bak et al. (1959). For hydrogen bonding, see: Blessing (1986); Brown (1976); Soumhi & Jouini (1996). Cyclotetraphosphoric acid was produced from Na4P4O12·4H2O, which was prepared according to the Ondik (1964) process.
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); cell CAD-4 EXPRESS; data reduction: XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1996); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536810008056/dn2541sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810008056/dn2541Isup2.hkl
Crystals of the title compound were prepared by adding ethanolic solution (5 ml) of 3-aminopicolamine (11.04 mmol) dropwise to an aqueous solution of cyclotetraphosphoric acid (5.52 mmol, 20 ml). Good quality of colourless prisms were obtained after a slow evaporation during few days at ambient temperature. The cyclotetraphosphoric acid H4P4O12, was produced from Na4P4O12.4H2O, prepared according to the Ondik process (Ondik, 1964), through an ion-exchange resin in H-state (Amberlite IR 120).
All H atoms were positioned geometrically and treated as riding on their parent atoms, [N–H = 0.89, C–H =0.96 Å (CH3 ) with with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq and C–H =0.96 Å (Ar–H), with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq]
Data collection: CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); cell
CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); data reduction: XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1996); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).Fig. 1. An ORTEP view of (I) with the atom-labelling scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 30% probability level. H atoms are represented as small spheres of arbitrary radii. [Symmetry codes: (i) 1 - x, 1 - y, 1 - z]. | |
Fig. 2. Projection of (I) along a axis. |
2C6H10N22+·P4O124− | Z = 1 |
Mr = 536.20 | F(000) = 276 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.738 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Ag Kα radiation, λ = 0.56083 Å |
a = 7.849 (2) Å | Cell parameters from 25 reflections |
b = 8.384 (2) Å | θ = 9.0–10.7° |
c = 9.448 (2) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
α = 113.24 (2)° | T = 293 K |
β = 98.73 (3)° | Prism, colourless |
γ = 108.76 (3)° | 0.35 × 0.3 × 0.15 mm |
V = 512.4 (2) Å3 |
Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | Rint = 0.012 |
Radiation source: Enraf–Nonius FR590 | θmax = 28.0°, θmin = 2.2° |
Graphite monochromator | h = −13→13 |
non–profiled ω scans | k = −14→14 |
7923 measured reflections | l = −6→15 |
5005 independent reflections | 2 standard reflections every 120 min |
3963 reflections with I > 2σ(I) | intensity decay: 1% |
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)] = 0.034 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.101 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.049P)2 + 0.1514P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
5005 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
145 parameters | Δρmax = 0.49 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.47 e Å−3 |
2C6H10N22+·P4O124− | γ = 108.76 (3)° |
Mr = 536.20 | V = 512.4 (2) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 7.849 (2) Å | Ag Kα radiation, λ = 0.56083 Å |
b = 8.384 (2) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
c = 9.448 (2) Å | T = 293 K |
α = 113.24 (2)° | 0.35 × 0.3 × 0.15 mm |
β = 98.73 (3)° |
Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | Rint = 0.012 |
7923 measured reflections | 2 standard reflections every 120 min |
5005 independent reflections | intensity decay: 1% |
3963 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.034 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.101 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.49 e Å−3 |
5005 reflections | Δρmin = −0.47 e Å−3 |
145 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 | ||
O4 | 0.14028 (12) | 0.17020 (14) | 0.16858 (12) | 0.02591 (17) | |
O2 | 0.20484 (12) | 0.04327 (13) | −0.08942 (12) | 0.02816 (18) | |
O1 | 0.07961 (14) | 0.30061 (15) | −0.02599 (13) | 0.03096 (19) | |
O3 | 0.41615 (12) | 0.37060 (14) | 0.12629 (14) | 0.0328 (2) | |
O5 | −0.09804 (14) | 0.30451 (14) | 0.25390 (12) | 0.02842 (18) | |
O6 | 0.01424 (14) | 0.12073 (17) | 0.37735 (13) | 0.0330 (2) | |
P1 | 0.21242 (4) | 0.23999 (4) | 0.04410 (4) | 0.02125 (7) | |
P2 | −0.03708 (4) | 0.15037 (4) | 0.23497 (4) | 0.02013 (7) | |
N2 | 0.71399 (14) | 0.34670 (15) | 1.01546 (13) | 0.02438 (18) | |
H2A | 0.7405 | 0.3187 | 1.0954 | 0.037* | |
H2B | 0.6259 | 0.3920 | 1.0259 | 0.037* | |
H2C | 0.8188 | 0.4345 | 1.0204 | 0.037* | |
N1 | 0.37134 (15) | 0.21366 (16) | 0.52122 (14) | 0.0284 (2) | |
H1 | 0.2559 | 0.1902 | 0.4771 | 0.034* | |
C1 | 0.41069 (16) | 0.17716 (18) | 0.64460 (16) | 0.0259 (2) | |
H1A | 0.3140 | 0.1291 | 0.6824 | 0.031* | |
C4 | 0.6907 (2) | 0.3225 (2) | 0.53050 (17) | 0.0320 (3) | |
H4 | 0.7847 | 0.3727 | 0.4913 | 0.038* | |
C6 | 0.64164 (17) | 0.17070 (18) | 0.85588 (16) | 0.0264 (2) | |
H6A | 0.5287 | 0.0744 | 0.8515 | 0.032* | |
H6B | 0.7369 | 0.1203 | 0.8456 | 0.032* | |
C2 | 0.59489 (16) | 0.21046 (16) | 0.71693 (14) | 0.02293 (19) | |
C5 | 0.5057 (2) | 0.28559 (19) | 0.46376 (16) | 0.0309 (2) | |
H5 | 0.4735 | 0.3106 | 0.3784 | 0.037* | |
C3 | 0.73527 (17) | 0.28345 (19) | 0.65771 (16) | 0.0288 (2) | |
H3 | 0.8598 | 0.3064 | 0.7034 | 0.035* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O4 | 0.0190 (3) | 0.0374 (5) | 0.0315 (4) | 0.0132 (3) | 0.0114 (3) | 0.0233 (4) |
O2 | 0.0190 (3) | 0.0275 (4) | 0.0306 (4) | 0.0079 (3) | 0.0068 (3) | 0.0089 (3) |
O1 | 0.0281 (4) | 0.0376 (5) | 0.0413 (5) | 0.0170 (4) | 0.0131 (4) | 0.0284 (4) |
O3 | 0.0174 (3) | 0.0290 (4) | 0.0409 (5) | 0.0034 (3) | 0.0105 (3) | 0.0109 (4) |
O5 | 0.0331 (4) | 0.0325 (4) | 0.0273 (4) | 0.0199 (4) | 0.0114 (4) | 0.0157 (4) |
O6 | 0.0267 (4) | 0.0532 (6) | 0.0328 (5) | 0.0175 (4) | 0.0104 (4) | 0.0320 (5) |
P1 | 0.01556 (11) | 0.02324 (13) | 0.02726 (14) | 0.00693 (9) | 0.00856 (10) | 0.01444 (11) |
P2 | 0.01707 (11) | 0.02625 (13) | 0.02125 (13) | 0.00966 (10) | 0.00632 (9) | 0.01460 (11) |
N2 | 0.0213 (4) | 0.0309 (5) | 0.0267 (4) | 0.0122 (3) | 0.0078 (3) | 0.0180 (4) |
N1 | 0.0235 (4) | 0.0314 (5) | 0.0285 (5) | 0.0109 (4) | 0.0019 (4) | 0.0152 (4) |
C1 | 0.0198 (4) | 0.0305 (5) | 0.0293 (5) | 0.0101 (4) | 0.0065 (4) | 0.0167 (5) |
C4 | 0.0303 (6) | 0.0337 (6) | 0.0281 (6) | 0.0080 (5) | 0.0117 (5) | 0.0146 (5) |
C6 | 0.0250 (5) | 0.0289 (5) | 0.0287 (5) | 0.0123 (4) | 0.0054 (4) | 0.0172 (4) |
C2 | 0.0197 (4) | 0.0245 (5) | 0.0235 (5) | 0.0091 (4) | 0.0047 (4) | 0.0114 (4) |
C5 | 0.0360 (6) | 0.0298 (6) | 0.0248 (5) | 0.0116 (5) | 0.0055 (5) | 0.0143 (5) |
C3 | 0.0201 (4) | 0.0345 (6) | 0.0284 (6) | 0.0092 (4) | 0.0073 (4) | 0.0137 (5) |
O4—P2 | 1.5992 (10) | N1—C5 | 1.3393 (19) |
O4—P1 | 1.6057 (10) | N1—H1 | 0.8600 |
O2—P2i | 1.6044 (14) | C1—C2 | 1.3875 (17) |
O2—P1 | 1.6085 (11) | C1—H1A | 0.9300 |
O1—P1 | 1.4766 (10) | C4—C5 | 1.372 (2) |
O3—P1 | 1.4781 (12) | C4—C3 | 1.389 (2) |
O5—P2 | 1.4739 (10) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
O6—P2 | 1.4824 (10) | C6—C2 | 1.4990 (17) |
P2—O2i | 1.6044 (14) | C6—H6A | 0.9700 |
N2—C6 | 1.4894 (18) | C6—H6B | 0.9700 |
N2—H2A | 0.8900 | C2—C3 | 1.3875 (18) |
N2—H2B | 0.8900 | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
N2—H2C | 0.8900 | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
N1—C1 | 1.3345 (17) | ||
P2—O4—P1 | 136.26 (6) | C5—N1—H1 | 118.9 |
P2i—O2—P1 | 134.03 (6) | N1—C1—C2 | 120.46 (12) |
O1—P1—O3 | 120.41 (7) | N1—C1—H1A | 119.8 |
O1—P1—O4 | 110.99 (6) | C2—C1—H1A | 119.8 |
O3—P1—O4 | 106.65 (6) | C5—C4—C3 | 118.82 (13) |
O1—P1—O2 | 111.42 (7) | C5—C4—H4 | 120.6 |
O3—P1—O2 | 105.82 (7) | C3—C4—H4 | 120.6 |
O4—P1—O2 | 99.36 (6) | N2—C6—C2 | 111.53 (10) |
O5—P2—O6 | 119.04 (7) | N2—C6—H6A | 109.3 |
O5—P2—O4 | 112.23 (6) | C2—C6—H6A | 109.3 |
O6—P2—O4 | 105.42 (6) | N2—C6—H6B | 109.3 |
O5—P2—O2i | 106.33 (6) | C2—C6—H6B | 109.3 |
O6—P2—O2i | 109.45 (7) | H6A—C6—H6B | 108.0 |
O4—P2—O2i | 103.28 (6) | C3—C2—C1 | 117.98 (11) |
C6—N2—H2A | 109.5 | C3—C2—C6 | 120.87 (11) |
C6—N2—H2B | 109.5 | C1—C2—C6 | 121.15 (11) |
H2A—N2—H2B | 109.5 | N1—C5—C4 | 120.20 (12) |
C6—N2—H2C | 109.5 | N1—C5—H5 | 119.9 |
H2A—N2—H2C | 109.5 | C4—C5—H5 | 119.9 |
H2B—N2—H2C | 109.5 | C2—C3—C4 | 120.36 (12) |
C1—N1—C5 | 122.18 (11) | C2—C3—H3 | 119.8 |
C1—N1—H1 | 118.9 | C4—C3—H3 | 119.8 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O6 | 0.86 | 1.77 | 2.6294 (18) | 175 |
N2—H2A···O5ii | 0.89 | 1.88 | 2.7079 (17) | 154 |
N2—H2B···O3iii | 0.89 | 2.02 | 2.7350 (17) | 137 |
N2—H2C···O1iv | 0.89 | 2.08 | 2.831 (2) | 141 |
C1—H1A···O6v | 0.93 | 2.55 | 3.381 (2) | 149 |
C4—H4···O5vi | 0.93 | 2.48 | 3.281 (2) | 144 |
C5—H5···O4 | 0.93 | 2.60 | 3.256 (2) | 128 |
C6—H6B···O1ii | 0.97 | 2.44 | 3.117 (2) | 127 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) x+1, y, z+1; (iii) x, y, z+1; (iv) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (v) −x, −y, −z+1; (vi) x+1, y, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | 2C6H10N22+·P4O124− |
Mr | 536.20 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.849 (2), 8.384 (2), 9.448 (2) |
α, β, γ (°) | 113.24 (2), 98.73 (3), 108.76 (3) |
V (Å3) | 512.4 (2) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Ag Kα, λ = 0.56083 Å |
µ (mm−1) | 0.23 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.3 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7923, 5005, 3963 |
Rint | 0.012 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.836 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.034, 0.101, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 5005 |
No. of parameters | 145 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.49, −0.47 |
Computer programs: CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994), XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1996), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O6 | 0.8600 | 1.7700 | 2.6294 (18) | 175.00 |
N2—H2A···O5i | 0.8900 | 1.8800 | 2.7079 (17) | 154.00 |
N2—H2B···O3ii | 0.8900 | 2.0200 | 2.7350 (17) | 137.00 |
N2—H2C···O1iii | 0.8900 | 2.0800 | 2.831 (2) | 141.00 |
C1—H1A···O6iv | 0.9300 | 2.5500 | 3.381 (2) | 149.00 |
C4—H4···O5v | 0.9300 | 2.4800 | 3.281 (2) | 144.00 |
C5—H5···O4 | 0.9300 | 2.6000 | 3.256 (2) | 128.00 |
C6—H6B···O1i | 0.9700 | 2.4400 | 3.117 (2) | 127.00 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z+1; (ii) x, y, z+1; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) −x, −y, −z+1; (v) x+1, y, z. |
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Hybrid materials with organic and inorganic components continue to be a focus area in solid state chemistry and material sciences due to their potential applications in various fields, such as nonlinear optics (Aakeröy et al., 1989), heterogeneous catalysis (Centi, 1993), photochemical and photophysical process (Ozin, 1992), molecular sieves (Vaughan, 1993), ceramic precursors (Sankar et al., 1993) and other areas that include electronic materials (Teraski et al., 1987). In the present paper, the results of the x-ray structure analysis of a new organic cyclotetraphosphate, bis(3-ammoniomethylpyridinium) cyclotetraphosphate, are discussed with respect to the geometry and flexibility of the cyclotetraphosphate ring system and H-bonding interactions between the inorganic acceptor and the organic donor molecules.
The chemical composition of the title compound (I) includes two fundamental entities, the P4O124- ring and the organic cations (C6H10N2)2+. The geometrical configuration of these entities is depicted in Figure 1, while the complete atomic arrangement is shown in Figure 2. This latter shows that the crystal structure of (C6H10N2)2P4O12 can be described by hybrid ribbons where the organic and inorganic species are alternated. These ribbons, extended in the b-direction, are also connected between them in the two other directions via H-bonds to develop a three-dimensional network. The P4O12 rings are located around the inversion center (0, 0, 0) and are built up by only two independent PO4 tetrahedra. The P—P—P angles are 84.43 (1) and 95.57 (1)° and show that the tetramembered phosphoric rings are distorted in comparison with the ideal value (90°). It should be noted that such deviations are commonly observed in cyclotetraphosphoric ring anions with low internal symmetry as (I) (Aloui et al., 2003; Hemissi et al., 2005). Nevertheless, this distortion is comparatively less important than that observed in the hexamembered P6O18 rings (93.2 - 145.5°) (Averbuch-Pouchot & Durif, 1991). Consequently, P4O12 is less flexible than the P6O18 what could explain the pronounced distortion observed for the big rings compared with their smaller rings analogues. In spite of this distortion, the examination of the main geometrical feature of PO4 tetrahedra (P—O distances and P—O—P angles) shows that they are in accordance with values generally observed in condensed phosphates (Durif, 1995).
One crystallographically independent organic group exists in the asymmetric unit. Inside this organic molecule, both nitrogen atoms are protonated and so it is formulated (C6H10N2)2+. The examination of pyridinium ring shows that this unit is essentially planar with mean deviation of ±0.0036 Å from least-square plane defined by the six constituent atoms. The average C—N distances in pyridinium ring is 1.337 (2) Å and of the C—C bond lengths is 1.384 (2) Å. The latter value, being shorter than 1.39-1.41 Å, reported for non-substituent pyridine, may indicate some aromatic bond characters (Bak et al., 1959). The pyridinium ring is non coplanar with its methylamine substituent (-CH2—NH3) which is evidenced by the torsion angle value of (C1—C2—C6—N2) equal to 96.29 (2)°. In addition to electrostatic and van der Waals interactions, the structure is further stabilized with a three-dimensional network of N—H···O and the weaker C—H···O hydrogen bonds (Table 1, Fig. 2)). In the hydrogen-bond scheme two main points should be noticed: (i) there is a bridging oxygen atom (O4) of the P4O12 ring involved in hydrogen bond and so that is rarely observed in organic condensed phosphates. Indeed, it was only observed in (C6H10N2)2P4O12.2H2O (Soumhi et al., 1996). (ii) Inside the structure, there are two strong hydrogen bonds with N···O distances equal to 2.629 (2) and 2.708 (2) Å. The others are weaker within N(C)···O distances falling from 2.735 (2) to 3.381 (2) Å (Brown, 1976; Blessing, 1986).