Di-μ2-cyanido-dicyanidobis{2,2′-[ethane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilo­methyl­idyne)]diphenolato}(1,4,8,11-tetra­azacyclo­tetra­deca­ne)dichromium(III)nickel(II) methanol disolvate

Wang, S.; He, W.; Ding, X.; Huang, W.

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Di-μ₂-cyanido-dicyanidobis{2,2′-[ethane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolato}(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane)dichromium(III)nickel(II) methanol disolvate

Shi Wang,^a ^* Wenrui He,^a Xuehua Ding ^a and Wei Huang ^a

^aJiangsu Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics & Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210046, People's Republic of China
^*Correspondence e-mail: iamswang@njupt.edu.cn

(Received 30 April 2010; accepted 10 May 2010; online 15 May 2010)

In the title compound, [Cr₂Ni(C₁₆H₁₄N₂O₂)₂(CN)₄(C₁₀H₂₄N₄)]·2CH₃OH, each [Cr(salen)(CN)₂] unit {salen is 2,2′-[ethane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolate} acts as a monodentate ligand through one of its two cyanide groups N bound to a central [Ni(cyclam)]²⁺ core (cyclam is 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane). Each Cr^III ion is coordinated by two N and two O atoms from a salen ligand situated in the equatorial plane with two trans cyanide C atoms, yielding a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The Ni^II atom lies on an inversion center and is octahedrally coordinated by a cyclam ligand lying in the equatorial plane and by two cyanide N atoms. The asymmetric unit contains one half of the complex molecule and a methanol solvent molecule. In the crystal structure, the complex molecule is linked to the methanol solvent molecules via O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Individual complex molecules are linked by C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming chains along b.

Related literature

For general background to cyanide-bridged low-dimensional complexes and polynuclear clusters, see: Lescouëzec et al. (2005 ). For a related structure, see: Ni et al. (2008 ). For synthesis of the complex components, see: Yamada & Iwasaki (1969 ); Bosnich et al. (1965 ).

Experimental

Crystal data

[Cr₂Ni(C₁₆H₁₄N₂O₂)₂(CN)₄(C₁₀H₂₄N₄)]·2CH₄O
M_r = 1063.77
Monoclinic, P 2₁ /c
a = 9.5711 (19) Å
b = 18.936 (4) Å
c = 13.593 (3) Å
β = 103.93 (3)°
V = 2391.1 (9) Å³
Z = 2
Mo Kα radiation
μ = 0.90 mm⁻¹
T = 100 K
0.25 × 0.15 × 0.09 mm

Data collection

Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996 ) T_min = 0.851, T_max = 0.922
5363 measured reflections
5363 independent reflections
5077 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

Refinement

R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.054
wR(F²) = 0.132
S = 1.16
5363 reflections
314 parameters
H-atom parameters constrained
Δρ_max = 0.76 e Å⁻³
Δρ_min = −0.76 e Å⁻³

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A	D—H	H⋯A	D⋯A	D—H⋯A
O3—H30⋯O2ⁱ	0.82	2.18	2.989 (3)	168
N5—H17⋯O3ⁱⁱ	0.91	2.34	3.212 (3)	161
C17—H12⋯N2ⁱⁱⁱ	0.97	2.56	3.467 (4)	156
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z-1; (ii) -x+2, -y, -z+1; (iii) $[x, -y+{\script{1\over 2}}, z-{\script{1\over 2}}]$ .

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007 ); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT; 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

Crystal structure: contains datablocks I, global. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810016995/sj2793sup1.cif

Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810016995/sj2793Isup2.hkl

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Comment top

Cyanide-bridged infinite systems (or Prussian blue analogues) and high-spin clusters have attracted great research interest due to their unique magnetic properties, including high-Tc superconducting magnets and photoinduced magnetization. Among these interesting researches, low-dimensional complexes as well as polynuclear clusters have attracted special attention, because they can be used to investigate the inter-metallic magnetic coupling quantitatively (Lescouëzec et al., 2005).

Recently, a new cyanide-containing building block K[Cr(salen)(CN)₂] (salen^2- = N,N'- bis(salicyl)ethylenediaminate) with two trans cyanide groups has been exploited to assemble cyanide-bridged low-dimensional complexes (Ni et al., 2008). By using this new building block, we report here the synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound, [Cr(salen)(CN)₂]₂[Ni(cyclam)].CH₃OH.

Complex I consists of a trinuclear cluster and one methanol solvate molecule. As shown in Fig. 1, in this trinuclear cluster, the [Cr(salen)(CN)₂] unit acts as a monodentate ligand through one of its two cyanide groups toward a central [Ni(cyclam)]²⁺ core. The nickel atom is in an axially elongated octahedral environment. Four nitrogen atoms from the cyclam ligand form the equatorial plane. Two cyanide nitrogen atoms occupy the axial positions. The complex are linked with the methanol solvate molecules via O—H···O and N—H···O hydrogen bonds (Fig. 2). The individual complex molecules are linked by C—H···N hydrogen bonds to form chains along b.

Related literature top

For general background to cyanide-bridged low-dimensional complexes and polynuclear clusters, see: Lescouëzec et al. (2005). For a related structure, see: Ni et al. (2008). For synthesis of the complex components, see: Yamada et al. (1969); Bosnich et al. (1965).

Experimental top

K[Cr(salen)(CN)₂].H₂O was synthesized according to the procedure described in the literature (Yamada et al., 1969). Ni(cyclam)(ClO₄)₂ was synthesized as described previously (Bosnich et al., (1965).

A solution of K[Cr(salen)(CN)₂].H₂O (79.6 mg, 0.2 mmol) in methanol (5 ml) was added dropwise to a solution of Ni(cyclam)(ClO₄)₂ (45.5 mg, 0.1 mmol) in water (3 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 min s and then filtered. Orange block crystals of (I) suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained by slow evaporation of the filtrate.

Structure description top

For general background to cyanide-bridged low-dimensional complexes and polynuclear clusters, see: Lescouëzec et al. (2005). For a related structure, see: Ni et al. (2008). For synthesis of the complex components, see: Yamada et al. (1969); Bosnich et al. (1965).

Computing details top

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); 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).

Figures top

	Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I), shown with 50% probability displacement ellipsoids.The unlabeled atoms are derived from the reference atoms by means of the (2-x, -y, 2-z) symmetry transformation.
	Fig. 2. Packing diagram viewed down the c axis, The O—H···O and N—H···O hydrogen bonds are shown as dotted lines.

Di-µ₂-cyanido-dicyanidobis{2,2'-[ethane-1,2- diylbis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolato}(1,4,8,11- tetraazacyclotetradecane)dichromium(III)nickel(II) methanol disolvate top

Crystal data top

[Cr₂Ni(C₁₆H₁₄N₂O₂)₂(CN)₄(C₁₀H₂₄N₄)]·2CH₄O	F(000) = 1112
M_r = 1063.77	D_x = 1.477 Mg m⁻³
Monoclinic, P2₁/c	Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc	Cell parameters from 7889 reflections
a = 9.5711 (19) Å	θ = 2.2–27.9°
b = 18.936 (4) Å	µ = 0.90 mm⁻¹
c = 13.593 (3) Å	T = 100 K
β = 103.93 (3)°	Block, orange
V = 2391.1 (9) Å³	0.25 × 0.15 × 0.09 mm
Z = 2

Data collection top

Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer	5363 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube	5077 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromator	R_int = 0.000
Detector resolution: 8.366 pixels mm^-1	θ_max = 27.5°, θ_min = 3.2°
φ and ω scans	h = 0→12
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)	k = 0→24
T_min = 0.851, T_max = 0.922	l = −17→17
5363 measured reflections

Refinement top

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)] = 0.054	Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F²) = 0.132	H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.16	w = 1/[σ²(F_o²) + (0.0531P)² + 5.7746P] where P = (F_o² + 2F_c²)/3
5363 reflections	(Δ/σ)_max = 0.001
314 parameters	Δρ_max = 0.76 e Å⁻³
0 restraints	Δρ_min = −0.76 e Å⁻³

Crystal data top

[Cr₂Ni(C₁₆H₁₄N₂O₂)₂(CN)₄(C₁₀H₂₄N₄)]·2CH₄O	V = 2391.1 (9) Å³
M_r = 1063.77	Z = 2
Monoclinic, P2₁/c	Mo Kα radiation
a = 9.5711 (19) Å	µ = 0.90 mm⁻¹
b = 18.936 (4) Å	T = 100 K
c = 13.593 (3) Å	0.25 × 0.15 × 0.09 mm
β = 103.93 (3)°

Data collection top

Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer	5363 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)	5077 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
T_min = 0.851, T_max = 0.922	R_int = 0.000
5363 measured reflections

Refinement top

R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.054	0 restraints
wR(F²) = 0.132	H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.16	Δρ_max = 0.76 e Å⁻³
5363 reflections	Δρ_min = −0.76 e Å⁻³
314 parameters

Special details top

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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å²) top

	x	y	z	U_iso*/U_eq
O1	1.2639 (2)	0.12757 (10)	1.40979 (14)	0.0198 (4)
C1	1.3690 (3)	0.10694 (14)	1.4854 (2)	0.0196 (5)
C2	1.3393 (3)	0.09542 (15)	1.5811 (2)	0.0238 (6)
H1	1.2466	0.1031	1.5889	0.029*
C3	1.4453 (4)	0.07288 (16)	1.6633 (2)	0.0292 (6)
H2	1.4231	0.0671	1.7258	0.035*
C4	1.5836 (4)	0.05875 (17)	1.6546 (2)	0.0302 (7)
H3	1.6532	0.0424	1.7100	0.036*
C5	1.6166 (3)	0.06930 (15)	1.5626 (2)	0.0249 (6)
H4	1.7095	0.0600	1.5563	0.030*
C6	1.5121 (3)	0.09400 (14)	1.4777 (2)	0.0205 (5)
C7	1.5585 (3)	0.10267 (15)	1.3849 (2)	0.0211 (5)
H5	1.6503	0.0871	1.3840	0.025*
N1	1.4815 (2)	0.13043 (12)	1.30349 (17)	0.0181 (4)
Cr1	1.28346 (4)	0.17173 (2)	1.28585 (3)	0.01505 (12)
C8	1.3751 (3)	0.26188 (15)	1.3624 (2)	0.0211 (5)
N2	1.4268 (3)	0.31239 (15)	1.4018 (2)	0.0315 (6)
C9	1.1978 (3)	0.08685 (13)	1.19052 (19)	0.0150 (5)
N3	1.1395 (3)	0.05280 (14)	1.1224 (2)	0.0262 (5)
O2	1.08976 (19)	0.21092 (10)	1.25226 (14)	0.0174 (4)
C10	1.0208 (3)	0.23457 (13)	1.1621 (2)	0.0171 (5)
C11	0.8713 (3)	0.24589 (14)	1.1438 (2)	0.0201 (5)
H6	0.8254	0.2372	1.1955	0.024*
C12	0.7910 (3)	0.26948 (15)	1.0515 (2)	0.0230 (6)
H7	0.6924	0.2760	1.0420	0.028*
C13	0.8559 (3)	0.28365 (16)	0.9720 (2)	0.0263 (6)
H8	0.8013	0.2989	0.9095	0.032*
C14	1.0025 (3)	0.27454 (15)	0.9879 (2)	0.0226 (5)
H9	1.0469	0.2852	0.9359	0.027*
C15	1.0869 (3)	0.24956 (14)	1.0807 (2)	0.0183 (5)
C16	1.2394 (3)	0.24080 (14)	1.0865 (2)	0.0205 (5)
H10	1.2736	0.2560	1.0316	0.025*
N4	1.3299 (2)	0.21365 (12)	1.16162 (17)	0.0179 (4)
C17	1.4833 (3)	0.20758 (16)	1.1619 (2)	0.0231 (6)
H11	1.5374	0.2463	1.1997	0.028*
H12	1.4956	0.2089	1.0932	0.028*
C18	1.5359 (3)	0.13719 (16)	1.2118 (2)	0.0222 (5)
H13	1.5006	0.0986	1.1656	0.027*
H14	1.6403	0.1358	1.2294	0.027*
Ni1	1.0000	0.0000	1.0000	0.01755 (13)
C19	1.2881 (3)	−0.00106 (16)	0.9439 (2)	0.0234 (6)
H15	1.3293	0.0285	1.0019	0.028*
H16	1.3413	0.0073	0.8926	0.028*
N5	1.1361 (2)	0.01852 (13)	0.90325 (18)	0.0207 (5)
H17	1.1026	−0.0078	0.8465	0.025*
C20	1.1149 (3)	0.09359 (15)	0.8731 (2)	0.0240 (6)
H18	1.1485	0.1018	0.8122	0.029*
H19	1.1698	0.1235	0.9265	0.029*
C21	0.9557 (3)	0.11151 (16)	0.8536 (2)	0.0250 (6)
H20	0.9409	0.1611	0.8361	0.030*
H21	0.9014	0.0837	0.7973	0.030*
N6	0.9049 (3)	0.09605 (13)	0.94632 (17)	0.0211 (5)
H22	0.9418	0.1298	0.9931	0.025*
C22	0.7465 (3)	0.09755 (16)	0.9297 (2)	0.0239 (6)
H23	0.7045	0.0646	0.8762	0.029*
H24	0.7118	0.1444	0.9074	0.029*
C23	0.6967 (3)	0.07874 (16)	1.0240 (2)	0.0251 (6)
H25	0.5962	0.0919	1.0131	0.030*
H26	0.7507	0.1071	1.0797	0.030*
C24	0.9633 (4)	0.04217 (18)	0.3659 (3)	0.0322 (7)
H27	1.0537	0.0235	0.3590	0.048*
H28	0.8967	0.0041	0.3649	0.048*
H29	0.9773	0.0672	0.4289	0.048*
O3	0.9074 (2)	0.08903 (12)	0.28438 (17)	0.0290 (5)
H30	0.9666	0.1201	0.2830	0.044*

Atomic displacement parameters (Å²) top

	U¹¹	U²²	U³³	U¹²	U¹³	U²³
O1	0.0190 (9)	0.0243 (9)	0.0166 (9)	0.0000 (7)	0.0051 (7)	−0.0010 (7)
C1	0.0251 (13)	0.0169 (12)	0.0168 (12)	−0.0006 (10)	0.0047 (10)	−0.0012 (9)
C2	0.0291 (14)	0.0225 (13)	0.0217 (13)	−0.0005 (11)	0.0098 (11)	−0.0008 (10)
C3	0.0450 (18)	0.0252 (14)	0.0165 (13)	−0.0004 (13)	0.0057 (12)	0.0009 (11)
C4	0.0352 (16)	0.0289 (15)	0.0213 (14)	−0.0003 (12)	−0.0035 (12)	0.0014 (11)
C5	0.0224 (13)	0.0236 (13)	0.0252 (14)	−0.0003 (11)	−0.0009 (11)	0.0004 (11)
C6	0.0221 (13)	0.0190 (12)	0.0187 (12)	−0.0047 (10)	0.0018 (10)	−0.0033 (10)
C7	0.0165 (12)	0.0234 (13)	0.0233 (13)	0.0001 (10)	0.0047 (10)	−0.0046 (10)
N1	0.0161 (10)	0.0236 (11)	0.0163 (10)	−0.0017 (8)	0.0073 (8)	−0.0038 (8)
Cr1	0.0139 (2)	0.0187 (2)	0.0133 (2)	−0.00180 (14)	0.00477 (15)	−0.00241 (14)
C8	0.0179 (12)	0.0277 (14)	0.0182 (12)	−0.0023 (10)	0.0055 (10)	−0.0047 (10)
N2	0.0283 (13)	0.0338 (14)	0.0339 (14)	−0.0063 (11)	0.0102 (11)	−0.0067 (11)
C9	0.0132 (10)	0.0153 (11)	0.0165 (11)	−0.0002 (9)	0.0035 (9)	−0.0035 (9)
N3	0.0231 (12)	0.0284 (13)	0.0282 (13)	0.0007 (10)	0.0083 (10)	0.0018 (10)
O2	0.0157 (8)	0.0225 (9)	0.0151 (9)	−0.0011 (7)	0.0056 (7)	0.0000 (7)
C10	0.0179 (12)	0.0165 (11)	0.0167 (12)	−0.0006 (9)	0.0038 (9)	−0.0032 (9)
C11	0.0189 (12)	0.0195 (12)	0.0239 (13)	0.0014 (10)	0.0091 (10)	0.0020 (10)
C12	0.0171 (12)	0.0222 (13)	0.0295 (15)	0.0033 (10)	0.0049 (11)	0.0042 (11)
C13	0.0261 (14)	0.0271 (14)	0.0253 (14)	0.0058 (11)	0.0057 (11)	0.0074 (11)
C14	0.0241 (13)	0.0227 (13)	0.0219 (13)	0.0020 (10)	0.0071 (11)	0.0031 (10)
C15	0.0194 (12)	0.0178 (12)	0.0192 (12)	0.0003 (9)	0.0077 (10)	0.0005 (9)
C16	0.0234 (13)	0.0211 (12)	0.0203 (13)	−0.0021 (10)	0.0121 (11)	0.0000 (10)
N4	0.0155 (10)	0.0221 (11)	0.0188 (11)	−0.0031 (8)	0.0092 (8)	−0.0009 (8)
C17	0.0155 (12)	0.0356 (15)	0.0204 (13)	−0.0018 (11)	0.0084 (10)	0.0014 (11)
C18	0.0185 (12)	0.0295 (14)	0.0205 (13)	0.0013 (10)	0.0082 (10)	−0.0025 (11)
Ni1	0.0168 (2)	0.0196 (2)	0.0167 (2)	−0.00043 (17)	0.00499 (18)	−0.00011 (17)
C19	0.0179 (13)	0.0315 (15)	0.0223 (14)	0.0001 (10)	0.0077 (11)	−0.0021 (11)
N5	0.0202 (11)	0.0236 (11)	0.0187 (11)	−0.0001 (9)	0.0053 (9)	−0.0027 (9)
C20	0.0256 (13)	0.0237 (13)	0.0241 (13)	−0.0018 (11)	0.0089 (11)	0.0020 (11)
C21	0.0316 (15)	0.0248 (14)	0.0198 (13)	0.0036 (11)	0.0087 (11)	0.0025 (10)
N6	0.0221 (11)	0.0230 (11)	0.0176 (11)	0.0009 (9)	0.0038 (9)	−0.0010 (9)
C22	0.0224 (13)	0.0257 (14)	0.0227 (13)	0.0042 (11)	0.0041 (11)	−0.0007 (11)
C23	0.0218 (13)	0.0303 (15)	0.0235 (14)	0.0040 (11)	0.0060 (11)	−0.0025 (11)
C24	0.0296 (15)	0.0342 (17)	0.0319 (16)	−0.0043 (13)	0.0059 (13)	0.0031 (13)
O3	0.0240 (10)	0.0339 (11)	0.0288 (11)	−0.0053 (9)	0.0058 (9)	0.0000 (9)

Geometric parameters (Å, º) top

O1—C1	1.313 (3)	C16—H10	0.9300
O1—Cr1	1.930 (2)	N4—C17	1.472 (3)
C1—C2	1.413 (4)	C17—C18	1.525 (4)
C1—C6	1.420 (4)	C17—H11	0.9700
C2—C3	1.384 (4)	C17—H12	0.9700
C2—H1	0.9300	C18—H13	0.9700
C3—C4	1.383 (5)	C18—H14	0.9700
C3—H2	0.9300	Ni1—N6ⁱ	2.086 (2)
C4—C5	1.376 (5)	Ni1—N6	2.086 (2)
C4—H3	0.9300	Ni1—N5ⁱ	2.092 (2)
C5—C6	1.413 (4)	Ni1—N5	2.092 (2)
C5—H4	0.9300	Ni1—N3ⁱ	2.117 (3)
C6—C7	1.443 (4)	C19—N5	1.473 (4)
C7—N1	1.285 (4)	C19—C23ⁱ	1.531 (4)
C7—H5	0.9300	C19—H15	0.9700
N1—C18	1.467 (3)	C19—H16	0.9700
N1—Cr1	2.011 (2)	N5—C20	1.480 (4)
Cr1—O2	1.9464 (19)	N5—H17	0.9100
Cr1—N4	2.010 (2)	C20—C21	1.521 (4)
Cr1—C8	2.080 (3)	C20—H18	0.9700
Cr1—C9	2.103 (2)	C20—H19	0.9700
C8—N2	1.148 (4)	C21—N6	1.485 (4)
C9—N3	1.156 (4)	C21—H20	0.9700
N3—Ni1	2.117 (3)	C21—H21	0.9700
O2—C10	1.322 (3)	N6—C22	1.478 (4)
C10—C11	1.408 (4)	N6—H22	0.9100
C10—C15	1.429 (4)	C22—C23	1.513 (4)
C11—C12	1.379 (4)	C22—H23	0.9700
C11—H6	0.9300	C22—H24	0.9700
C12—C13	1.396 (4)	C23—C19ⁱ	1.531 (4)
C12—H7	0.9300	C23—H25	0.9700
C13—C14	1.378 (4)	C23—H26	0.9700
C13—H8	0.9300	C24—O3	1.420 (4)
C14—C15	1.406 (4)	C24—H27	0.9600
C14—H9	0.9300	C24—H28	0.9600
C15—C16	1.453 (4)	C24—H29	0.9600
C16—N4	1.277 (4)	O3—H30	0.8200

C1—O1—Cr1	126.52 (18)	C18—C17—H12	110.3
O1—C1—C2	118.7 (3)	H11—C17—H12	108.6
O1—C1—C6	124.3 (2)	N1—C18—C17	107.9 (2)
C2—C1—C6	117.0 (3)	N1—C18—H13	110.1
C3—C2—C1	121.3 (3)	C17—C18—H13	110.1
C3—C2—H1	119.4	N1—C18—H14	110.1
C1—C2—H1	119.4	C17—C18—H14	110.1
C4—C3—C2	121.4 (3)	H13—C18—H14	108.4
C4—C3—H2	119.3	N6ⁱ—Ni1—N6	180.000 (1)
C2—C3—H2	119.3	N6ⁱ—Ni1—N5ⁱ	85.37 (9)
C5—C4—C3	118.9 (3)	N6—Ni1—N5ⁱ	94.63 (9)
C5—C4—H3	120.6	N6ⁱ—Ni1—N5	94.63 (9)
C3—C4—H3	120.6	N6—Ni1—N5	85.37 (9)
C4—C5—C6	121.2 (3)	N5ⁱ—Ni1—N5	180.0
C4—C5—H4	119.4	N6ⁱ—Ni1—N3ⁱ	90.15 (10)
C6—C5—H4	119.4	N6—Ni1—N3ⁱ	89.85 (10)
C5—C6—C1	120.1 (3)	N5ⁱ—Ni1—N3ⁱ	92.54 (10)
C5—C6—C7	116.4 (3)	N5—Ni1—N3ⁱ	87.46 (9)
C1—C6—C7	123.4 (2)	N6ⁱ—Ni1—N3	89.85 (10)
N1—C7—C6	124.4 (3)	N6—Ni1—N3	90.15 (10)
N1—C7—H5	117.8	N5ⁱ—Ni1—N3	87.46 (9)
C6—C7—H5	117.8	N5—Ni1—N3	92.54 (10)
C7—N1—C18	121.3 (2)	N3ⁱ—Ni1—N3	180.0
C7—N1—Cr1	126.18 (19)	N5—C19—C23ⁱ	111.5 (2)
C18—N1—Cr1	112.47 (17)	N5—C19—H15	109.3
O1—Cr1—O2	94.74 (8)	C23ⁱ—C19—H15	109.3
O1—Cr1—N4	172.76 (9)	N5—C19—H16	109.3
O2—Cr1—N4	92.47 (9)	C23ⁱ—C19—H16	109.3
O1—Cr1—N1	90.82 (9)	H15—C19—H16	108.0
O2—Cr1—N1	173.49 (9)	C19—N5—C20	113.8 (2)
N4—Cr1—N1	82.02 (10)	C19—N5—Ni1	115.47 (18)
O1—Cr1—C8	92.10 (10)	C20—N5—Ni1	105.70 (17)
O2—Cr1—C8	93.88 (10)	C19—N5—H17	107.2
N4—Cr1—C8	86.81 (10)	C20—N5—H17	107.2
N1—Cr1—C8	89.29 (10)	Ni1—N5—H17	107.2
O1—Cr1—C9	95.82 (9)	N5—C20—C21	109.1 (2)
O2—Cr1—C9	86.51 (9)	N5—C20—H18	109.9
N4—Cr1—C9	85.20 (10)	C21—C20—H18	109.9
N1—Cr1—C9	89.57 (9)	N5—C20—H19	109.9
C8—Cr1—C9	172.01 (11)	C21—C20—H19	109.9
N2—C8—Cr1	177.7 (3)	H18—C20—H19	108.3
N3—C9—Cr1	164.0 (2)	N6—C21—C20	109.1 (2)
C9—N3—Ni1	170.0 (2)	N6—C21—H20	109.9
C10—O2—Cr1	125.54 (16)	C20—C21—H20	109.9
O2—C10—C11	118.3 (2)	N6—C21—H21	109.9
O2—C10—C15	124.7 (2)	C20—C21—H21	109.9
C11—C10—C15	117.0 (2)	H20—C21—H21	108.3
C12—C11—C10	122.0 (3)	C22—N6—C21	113.6 (2)
C12—C11—H6	119.0	C22—N6—Ni1	114.53 (18)
C10—C11—H6	119.0	C21—N6—Ni1	105.33 (17)
C11—C12—C13	120.8 (3)	C22—N6—H22	107.7
C11—C12—H7	119.6	C21—N6—H22	107.7
C13—C12—H7	119.6	Ni1—N6—H22	107.7
C14—C13—C12	118.7 (3)	N6—C22—C23	112.8 (2)
C14—C13—H8	120.6	N6—C22—H23	109.0
C12—C13—H8	120.6	C23—C22—H23	109.0
C13—C14—C15	121.7 (3)	N6—C22—H24	109.0
C13—C14—H9	119.1	C23—C22—H24	109.0
C15—C14—H9	119.1	H23—C22—H24	107.8
C14—C15—C10	119.7 (2)	C22—C23—C19ⁱ	116.1 (2)
C14—C15—C16	116.1 (2)	C22—C23—H25	108.3
C10—C15—C16	124.2 (2)	C19ⁱ—C23—H25	108.3
N4—C16—C15	124.6 (2)	C22—C23—H26	108.3
N4—C16—H10	117.7	C19ⁱ—C23—H26	108.3
C15—C16—H10	117.7	H25—C23—H26	107.4
C16—N4—C17	121.2 (2)	O3—C24—H27	109.5
C16—N4—Cr1	125.90 (19)	O3—C24—H28	109.5
C17—N4—Cr1	112.89 (17)	H27—C24—H28	109.5
N4—C17—C18	107.0 (2)	O3—C24—H29	109.5
N4—C17—H11	110.3	H27—C24—H29	109.5
C18—C17—H11	110.3	H28—C24—H29	109.5
N4—C17—H12	110.3	C24—O3—H30	109.5

Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, −y, −z+2.

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top

D—H···A	D—H	H···A	D···A	D—H···A
O3—H30···O2ⁱⁱ	0.82	2.18	2.989 (3)	168
N5—H17···O3ⁱⁱⁱ	0.91	2.34	3.212 (3)	161
C17—H12···N2^iv	0.97	2.56	3.467 (4)	156

Symmetry codes: (ii) x, y, z−1; (iii) −x+2, −y, −z+1; (iv) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formula	[Cr₂Ni(C₁₆H₁₄N₂O₂)₂(CN)₄(C₁₀H₂₄N₄)]·2CH₄O
M_r	1063.77
Crystal system, space group	Monoclinic, P2₁/c
Temperature (K)	100
a, b, c (Å)	9.5711 (19), 18.936 (4), 13.593 (3)
β (°)	103.93 (3)
V (Å³)	2391.1 (9)
Z	2
Radiation type	Mo Kα
µ (mm⁻¹)	0.90
Crystal size (mm)	0.25 × 0.15 × 0.09

Data collection
Diffractometer	Bruker SMART CCD area-detector
Absorption correction	Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)
T_min, T_max	0.851, 0.922
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections	5363, 5363, 5077
R_int	0.000
(sin θ/λ)_max (Å⁻¹)	0.650

Refinement
R[F² > 2σ(F²)], wR(F²), S	0.054, 0.132, 1.16
No. of reflections	5363
No. of parameters	314
H-atom treatment	H-atom parameters constrained
Δρ_max, Δρ_min (e Å⁻³)	0.76, −0.76

Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top

D—H···A	D—H	H···A	D···A	D—H···A
O3—H30···O2ⁱ	0.82	2.18	2.989 (3)	168.0
N5—H17···O3ⁱⁱ	0.91	2.34	3.212 (3)	161.4
C17—H12···N2ⁱⁱⁱ	0.97	2.56	3.467 (4)	156.2

Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z−1; (ii) −x+2, −y, −z+1; (iii) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by NY208044, 09KJB150008 and in part by the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB930601).

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