metal-organic compounds
Tetraaquadiazidocobalt(II) 3,3′-dicarboxylato-1,1′-ethylenedipyridinium
aShanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: eqgao@chem.ecnu.edu.cn
The 3)2(H2O)4]·C14H12N2O4, comprises half of the cobalt(II) complex molecule and a half of the 3,3′-dicarboxylato-1,1′-ethylenedipyridinium molecule. The CoII atom is located on an inversion centre and hence the complex molecule adopts a centrosymmetric trans-octahedral geometry. The zwitterionic organic molecule is also centrosymmetric with the centre of the C—C bond of the ethylene moiety coinciding with an inversion centre. The adduct of metal complex and organic molecule is associated into a three-dimenional network through O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
of the title compound, [Co(NRelated literature
For background to hydrogen bonds, see: Braga & Grepioni (2000); Fabbiani et al. (2010); Salitros et al. (2010); Schultheis et al. (2010). For the synthesis of the ligand, see: Loeb et al. (2006). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995); Etter (1990).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell 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
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810046143/kp2284sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810046143/kp2284Isup2.hkl
The zwitterionic ligand ([H2L1]Br2) was synthesised from 1,2-dibromoethane and ethyl nicotinate according to the published procedure (Loeb et al., 2006). An aqueous solution (4 mL) of [H2L1]Br2 (0.1 mmol) and NaN3 (1 mmol) was added to a DMF solution (1.5 mL) of Co(ClO4)2.6H2O (0.2 mmol) with stirring. The resulting solution was allowed to evaporate slowly at room temperature, yielding light-red block crystals of (I) in three days. Yield: 75%. Anal. calcd (found) (%) for CoC14H20N8O8: C, 34.79 (34.51); H, 4.39 (4.14); N, 22.87 (23.00). Main IR bands (KBr, ν/cm-1): 3427m, 3097w, 2042 s, 1637 s, 1606 s, 1392m, 765m, 688m.
All hydrogen atoms attached to carbon atoms were placed at calculated positions and refined with the riding model using AFIX 43 and AFIX 23 instructions for aromatic C—H and secondary CH2. The water hydrogen atoms were initially located from difference Fourier maps and refined isotropically with restraints on O—H distance (0.85 Å) and H—O—H angle, and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O). The 'rigid-bond' restraint was applied on the azide moiety (N2—N3—N4) using the SHELXL DELU instruction.
Hydrogen bonds play a key role in biological systems and materials, and they have been widely used as a putative supramolecular tool for engineering organic and metal-organic solids (Fabbiani et al., 2010; Salitros et al., 2010; Schultheis et al., 2010; Braga & Grepioni, 2000). In this paper, we report the structure of the title compound, (I), which contains a neutral metal complex molecule, [Co(N3)2(H2O)4], and a zwitterionic dicarboxylate, 1,2-bis(3-carboxylatopyridinium)ethane (Fig. 1). The metal complex molecule is centrosymmetric, with the octahedral-coordinated CoII by two azide anions and four water molecules in a trans arrangement (Fig. 1, Table 1). Two opposite Co—O distances are longer than the Co—N and other Co—O ones, defining an axially elongated geometry. The zwitterionic molecule is also centrosymmetric (Fig.1 ). The inorganic complex molecules and the carboxylate groups are associated into a sheet through O—H···O hydrogen bonds involving the coordinated aqua ligands (O3 and O4) and the carboxylate oxygen atoms (O1 and O2) (Fig. 2, Table 2). The two O4 aqua ligands from symmetry related complex molecules and two O2 atoms from symmetry related organic molecules form a hydrogen-bonded ring which can be denoted by the graph set R42(8) (Bernstein et al., 1995; Etter, 1990). Similar hydrogen-bonded rings are formed by O1 and O3. The carboxylate group forms a R22(8) hydrogen-bonded ring with two aqua ligands from the same complex molecule. Besides, a large hydrogen-bonded ring [R44(16)] is formed by two carboxylate groups and four aqua ligands from two complex molecules. The organic ligands interlink the hydrogen-bonded sheets of the metal complexes into the three-dimensional structure (Fig. 3).
For background to hydrogen bonds, see: Braga & Grepioni (2000); Fabbiani et al. (2010); Salitros et al. (2010); Schultheis et al. (2010). For the synthesis of the ligand, see: Loeb et al. (2006). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995); Etter (1990).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell
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).[Co(N3)2(H2O)4]·C14H12N2O4 | Z = 1 |
Mr = 487.31 | F(000) = 251 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.656 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.4309 (6) Å | Cell parameters from 15377 reflections |
b = 7.7507 (7) Å | θ = 3.4–27.5° |
c = 8.5582 (7) Å | µ = 0.94 mm−1 |
α = 95.463 (2)° | T = 296 K |
β = 90.586 (2)° | Block, red |
γ = 95.011 (2)° | 0.25 × 0.20 × 0.15 mm |
V = 488.71 (7) Å3 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1907 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1889 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.015 |
phi and ω scans | θmax = 26.1°, θmin = 2.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | h = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.799, Tmax = 0.872 | k = −9→8 |
6091 measured reflections | l = −10→10 |
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)] = 0.024 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.074 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.12 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0411P)2 + 0.2239P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1907 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
154 parameters | Δρmax = 0.28 e Å−3 |
9 restraints | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
[Co(N3)2(H2O)4]·C14H12N2O4 | γ = 95.011 (2)° |
Mr = 487.31 | V = 488.71 (7) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 7.4309 (6) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 7.7507 (7) Å | µ = 0.94 mm−1 |
c = 8.5582 (7) Å | T = 296 K |
α = 95.463 (2)° | 0.25 × 0.20 × 0.15 mm |
β = 90.586 (2)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1907 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | 1889 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.799, Tmax = 0.872 | Rint = 0.015 |
6091 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.024 | 9 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.074 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.12 | Δρmax = 0.28 e Å−3 |
1907 reflections | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
154 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 | ||
Co1 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.5000 | 0.02282 (12) | |
C1 | 0.3729 (2) | 0.5896 (2) | 0.3420 (2) | 0.0283 (3) | |
C2 | 0.5025 (2) | 0.4708 (2) | 0.26023 (19) | 0.0258 (3) | |
C3 | 0.6822 (2) | 0.5278 (2) | 0.2423 (2) | 0.0335 (4) | |
H3A | 0.7234 | 0.6424 | 0.2751 | 0.040* | |
C4 | 0.4437 (2) | 0.3011 (2) | 0.20731 (19) | 0.0255 (3) | |
H4A | 0.3228 | 0.2613 | 0.2153 | 0.031* | |
C5 | 0.8009 (2) | 0.4148 (3) | 0.1756 (3) | 0.0392 (4) | |
H5A | 0.9215 | 0.4530 | 0.1625 | 0.047* | |
C6 | 0.7382 (2) | 0.2466 (2) | 0.1293 (2) | 0.0339 (4) | |
H6A | 0.8173 | 0.1685 | 0.0875 | 0.041* | |
C7 | 0.5003 (2) | 0.0111 (2) | 0.08913 (19) | 0.0286 (3) | |
H7A | 0.3795 | −0.0177 | 0.1265 | 0.034* | |
H7B | 0.5803 | −0.0667 | 0.1303 | 0.034* | |
N1 | 0.56206 (18) | 0.19334 (17) | 0.14405 (16) | 0.0257 (3) | |
N2 | 0.0817 (2) | −0.0222 (2) | 0.26583 (18) | 0.0399 (4) | |
N3 | −0.0146 (2) | −0.1006 (2) | 0.16704 (17) | 0.0320 (3) | |
N4 | −0.1073 (3) | −0.1740 (2) | 0.0672 (2) | 0.0461 (4) | |
O1 | 0.43867 (18) | 0.73681 (16) | 0.39597 (19) | 0.0435 (4) | |
O2 | 0.21281 (17) | 0.52889 (16) | 0.35044 (18) | 0.0405 (3) | |
O3 | 0.27781 (16) | −0.00456 (16) | 0.56790 (15) | 0.0319 (3) | |
H3B | 0.347 (3) | 0.086 (2) | 0.569 (3) | 0.048* | |
H3C | 0.321 (3) | −0.082 (2) | 0.508 (3) | 0.048* | |
O4 | 0.02796 (18) | 0.26995 (16) | 0.50991 (18) | 0.0379 (3) | |
H4B | 0.090 (3) | 0.323 (3) | 0.449 (3) | 0.057* | |
H4C | −0.053 (3) | 0.334 (3) | 0.547 (3) | 0.057* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Co1 | 0.02008 (17) | 0.02004 (17) | 0.02747 (17) | −0.00003 (11) | 0.00302 (11) | −0.00082 (11) |
C1 | 0.0273 (8) | 0.0202 (7) | 0.0363 (8) | 0.0007 (6) | 0.0062 (7) | −0.0031 (6) |
C2 | 0.0247 (8) | 0.0210 (7) | 0.0305 (8) | 0.0009 (6) | 0.0035 (6) | −0.0024 (6) |
C3 | 0.0282 (9) | 0.0247 (8) | 0.0445 (10) | −0.0047 (7) | 0.0040 (7) | −0.0067 (7) |
C4 | 0.0220 (7) | 0.0230 (8) | 0.0301 (8) | 0.0002 (6) | 0.0040 (6) | −0.0026 (6) |
C5 | 0.0231 (8) | 0.0348 (9) | 0.0565 (12) | −0.0035 (7) | 0.0081 (8) | −0.0077 (8) |
C6 | 0.0247 (8) | 0.0311 (9) | 0.0447 (10) | 0.0045 (7) | 0.0068 (7) | −0.0056 (7) |
C7 | 0.0331 (8) | 0.0179 (7) | 0.0336 (9) | 0.0000 (6) | 0.0054 (7) | −0.0030 (6) |
N1 | 0.0256 (7) | 0.0203 (6) | 0.0297 (7) | 0.0006 (5) | 0.0035 (5) | −0.0043 (5) |
N2 | 0.0335 (8) | 0.0555 (10) | 0.0297 (8) | −0.0006 (7) | 0.0064 (6) | 0.0028 (7) |
N3 | 0.0314 (8) | 0.0343 (8) | 0.0318 (8) | 0.0069 (6) | 0.0117 (7) | 0.0059 (6) |
N4 | 0.0475 (10) | 0.0485 (10) | 0.0398 (9) | −0.0053 (8) | 0.0032 (8) | −0.0011 (8) |
O1 | 0.0330 (7) | 0.0226 (6) | 0.0701 (10) | −0.0026 (5) | 0.0105 (6) | −0.0159 (6) |
O2 | 0.0282 (6) | 0.0241 (6) | 0.0665 (9) | −0.0017 (5) | 0.0160 (6) | −0.0082 (6) |
O3 | 0.0230 (6) | 0.0274 (6) | 0.0434 (7) | 0.0016 (5) | 0.0014 (5) | −0.0067 (5) |
O4 | 0.0356 (7) | 0.0210 (6) | 0.0575 (8) | 0.0026 (5) | 0.0178 (6) | 0.0028 (5) |
Co1—O4 | 2.0780 (12) | C5—C6 | 1.366 (3) |
Co1—O4i | 2.0780 (12) | C5—H5A | 0.9300 |
Co1—N2 | 2.0958 (15) | C6—N1 | 1.349 (2) |
Co1—N2i | 2.0958 (15) | C6—H6A | 0.9300 |
Co1—O3i | 2.1431 (12) | C7—N1 | 1.478 (2) |
Co1—O3 | 2.1431 (12) | C7—C7ii | 1.519 (3) |
C1—O1 | 1.245 (2) | C7—H7A | 0.9700 |
C1—O2 | 1.246 (2) | C7—H7B | 0.9700 |
C1—C2 | 1.521 (2) | N2—N3 | 1.188 (2) |
C2—C4 | 1.381 (2) | N3—N4 | 1.164 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.384 (2) | O3—H3B | 0.836 (15) |
C3—C5 | 1.386 (3) | O3—H3C | 0.839 (15) |
C3—H3A | 0.9300 | O4—H4B | 0.813 (16) |
C4—N1 | 1.348 (2) | O4—H4C | 0.856 (16) |
C4—H4A | 0.9300 | ||
O4—Co1—O4i | 180.0 | N1—C4—H4A | 120.1 |
O4—Co1—N2 | 91.41 (6) | C2—C4—H4A | 120.1 |
O4i—Co1—N2 | 88.59 (6) | C6—C5—C3 | 119.02 (16) |
O4—Co1—N2i | 88.59 (6) | C6—C5—H5A | 120.5 |
O4i—Co1—N2i | 91.41 (6) | C3—C5—H5A | 120.5 |
N2—Co1—N2i | 180.0 | N1—C6—C5 | 120.23 (16) |
O4—Co1—O3i | 88.83 (5) | N1—C6—H6A | 119.9 |
O4i—Co1—O3i | 91.17 (5) | C5—C6—H6A | 119.9 |
N2—Co1—O3i | 92.17 (6) | N1—C7—C7ii | 109.09 (16) |
N2i—Co1—O3i | 87.83 (6) | N1—C7—H7A | 109.9 |
O4—Co1—O3 | 91.17 (5) | C7ii—C7—H7A | 109.9 |
O4i—Co1—O3 | 88.83 (5) | N1—C7—H7B | 109.9 |
N2—Co1—O3 | 87.83 (6) | C7ii—C7—H7B | 109.9 |
N2i—Co1—O3 | 92.17 (6) | H7A—C7—H7B | 108.3 |
O3i—Co1—O3 | 180.0 | C4—N1—C6 | 121.82 (14) |
O1—C1—O2 | 126.73 (15) | C4—N1—C7 | 120.05 (13) |
O1—C1—C2 | 116.50 (14) | C6—N1—C7 | 118.13 (14) |
O2—C1—C2 | 116.75 (14) | N3—N2—Co1 | 120.05 (12) |
C4—C2—C3 | 118.77 (14) | N4—N3—N2 | 178.01 (19) |
C4—C2—C1 | 120.22 (14) | Co1—O3—H3B | 119.4 (17) |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.97 (14) | Co1—O3—H3C | 107.1 (17) |
C2—C3—C5 | 120.26 (16) | H3B—O3—H3C | 108.0 (19) |
C2—C3—H3A | 119.9 | Co1—O4—H4B | 122.9 (18) |
C5—C3—H3A | 119.9 | Co1—O4—H4C | 123.1 (17) |
N1—C4—C2 | 119.85 (14) | H4B—O4—H4C | 109 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—C4 | 175.22 (17) | C2—C4—N1—C6 | −0.5 (3) |
O2—C1—C2—C4 | −3.6 (2) | C2—C4—N1—C7 | 179.21 (14) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −2.5 (3) | C5—C6—N1—C4 | −1.6 (3) |
O2—C1—C2—C3 | 178.67 (17) | C5—C6—N1—C7 | 178.70 (17) |
C4—C2—C3—C5 | −1.5 (3) | C7ii—C7—N1—C4 | 108.4 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C5 | 176.28 (18) | C7ii—C7—N1—C6 | −71.9 (2) |
C3—C2—C4—N1 | 2.0 (2) | O4—Co1—N2—N3 | −122.40 (16) |
C1—C2—C4—N1 | −175.75 (15) | O4i—Co1—N2—N3 | 57.60 (16) |
C2—C3—C5—C6 | −0.6 (3) | O3i—Co1—N2—N3 | −33.51 (16) |
C3—C5—C6—N1 | 2.1 (3) | O3—Co1—N2—N3 | 146.49 (16) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3B···O1iii | 0.84 (2) | 2.01 (2) | 2.8180 (18) | 163 (2) |
O3—H3C···O1iv | 0.84 (2) | 1.91 (2) | 2.7395 (17) | 172 (2) |
O4—H4C···O2v | 0.86 (2) | 1.84 (2) | 2.6901 (18) | 173 (3) |
O4—H4B···O2 | 0.81 (2) | 2.03 (2) | 2.8028 (18) | 159 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) x, y−1, z; (v) −x, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Co(N3)2(H2O)4]·C14H12N2O4 |
Mr | 487.31 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.4309 (6), 7.7507 (7), 8.5582 (7) |
α, β, γ (°) | 95.463 (2), 90.586 (2), 95.011 (2) |
V (Å3) | 488.71 (7) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.94 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.25 × 0.20 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.799, 0.872 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6091, 1907, 1889 |
Rint | 0.015 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.619 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.024, 0.074, 1.12 |
No. of reflections | 1907 |
No. of parameters | 154 |
No. of restraints | 9 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.28, −0.28 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3B···O1i | 0.836 (15) | 2.007 (17) | 2.8180 (18) | 163 (2) |
O3—H3C···O1ii | 0.839 (15) | 1.906 (16) | 2.7395 (17) | 172 (2) |
O4—H4C···O2iii | 0.856 (16) | 1.839 (16) | 2.6901 (18) | 173 (3) |
O4—H4B···O2 | 0.813 (16) | 2.030 (19) | 2.8028 (18) | 159 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) x, y−1, z; (iii) −x, −y+1, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
We are thankful for financial support from the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (B409).
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Hydrogen bonds play a key role in biological systems and materials, and they have been widely used as a putative supramolecular tool for engineering organic and metal-organic solids (Fabbiani et al., 2010; Salitros et al., 2010; Schultheis et al., 2010; Braga & Grepioni, 2000). In this paper, we report the structure of the title compound, (I), which contains a neutral metal complex molecule, [Co(N3)2(H2O)4], and a zwitterionic dicarboxylate, 1,2-bis(3-carboxylatopyridinium)ethane (Fig. 1). The metal complex molecule is centrosymmetric, with the octahedral-coordinated CoII by two azide anions and four water molecules in a trans arrangement (Fig. 1, Table 1). Two opposite Co—O distances are longer than the Co—N and other Co—O ones, defining an axially elongated geometry. The zwitterionic molecule is also centrosymmetric (Fig.1 ). The inorganic complex molecules and the carboxylate groups are associated into a sheet through O—H···O hydrogen bonds involving the coordinated aqua ligands (O3 and O4) and the carboxylate oxygen atoms (O1 and O2) (Fig. 2, Table 2). The two O4 aqua ligands from symmetry related complex molecules and two O2 atoms from symmetry related organic molecules form a hydrogen-bonded ring which can be denoted by the graph set R42(8) (Bernstein et al., 1995; Etter, 1990). Similar hydrogen-bonded rings are formed by O1 and O3. The carboxylate group forms a R22(8) hydrogen-bonded ring with two aqua ligands from the same complex molecule. Besides, a large hydrogen-bonded ring [R44(16)] is formed by two carboxylate groups and four aqua ligands from two complex molecules. The organic ligands interlink the hydrogen-bonded sheets of the metal complexes into the three-dimensional structure (Fig. 3).