metal-organic compounds
Di-μ-thiocyanato-κ2N:S;κ2S:N-bis({2-morpholino-N-[1-(2-pyridyl)ethylidene]ethanamine-κ3N,N′,N′′}(thiocyanato-κN)cadmium)
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: khaledi@siswa.um.edu.my
In the title complex, [Cd2(NCS)4(C13H19N3O)2], the two CdII ions are bridged by a pair of thiocyanate N:S-bridging ligands around an inversion center. One terminal thiocyanate N atom and one N,N′,N′′-tridentate Schiff base ligand complete a distorted CdN5S octahedral geometry about each CdII atom. In the crystal, the Schiff base aromatic rings of adjacent molecules are arranged above each other into infinite chains along the a axis with alternate centroid–centroid separations of 3.5299 (13) and 3.7857 (13) Å.
Related literature
For the structure of the Cu(II) complex with the same Schiff base and thiocyanate, see: Suleiman Gwaram et al. (2011). For the structures of similar cadmium complexes, see: Banerjee et al. (2005); You et al. (2006).
Experimental
Crystal data
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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: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811002480/om2400sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811002480/om2400Isup2.hkl
A mixture of 2-acetylpyridine (0.20 g, 1.65 mmol) and 4-(2-aminoethyl)morpholine (0.21 g, 1.65 mmol) in ethanol (20 ml) was refluxed for 2 hr followed by addition of a solution of cadmium(II) acetate dihydrate (0.44 g, 1.65 mmol) and sodium thiocyanate (0.268 g, 3.30 mmol) in a minimum amount of water. The resulting solution was refluxed for 30 min, then left at room temperature. The crystals of the title complex were obtained in a week.
Hydrogen atoms were placed at calculated positions (C—H 0.95–0.99 Å) and were treated as riding on their parent atoms, with Uiso(H) set to 1.2–1.5 times Ueq(C). Additional rigid-bond type restraints (DELU in SHELXL97) were placed on the displacement parameters of S1 and C15; S2 and C14.
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: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).[Cd2(NCS)4(C13H19N3O)2] | F(000) = 928 |
Mr = 923.74 | Dx = 1.672 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 7745 reflections |
a = 7.2934 (2) Å | θ = 2.3–30.5° |
b = 26.4035 (5) Å | µ = 1.43 mm−1 |
c = 10.0111 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 107.853 (3)° | Plate, colourless |
V = 1835.02 (9) Å3 | 0.38 × 0.23 × 0.07 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 4008 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3638 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.026 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 27.0°, θmin = 2.3° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.613, Tmax = 0.907 | k = −33→33 |
15344 measured reflections | l = −12→12 |
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)] = 0.023 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.047 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.10 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0141P)2 + 1.4854P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4008 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
218 parameters | Δρmax = 0.39 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Δρmin = −0.45 e Å−3 |
[Cd2(NCS)4(C13H19N3O)2] | V = 1835.02 (9) Å3 |
Mr = 923.74 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.2934 (2) Å | µ = 1.43 mm−1 |
b = 26.4035 (5) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 10.0111 (3) Å | 0.38 × 0.23 × 0.07 mm |
β = 107.853 (3)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 4008 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 3638 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.613, Tmax = 0.907 | Rint = 0.026 |
15344 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.023 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.047 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.10 | Δρmax = 0.39 e Å−3 |
4008 reflections | Δρmin = −0.45 e Å−3 |
218 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 | ||
Cd1 | 0.88459 (2) | 0.089861 (5) | 0.314896 (15) | 0.01292 (5) | |
S1 | 0.67607 (7) | 0.05268 (2) | 0.46956 (6) | 0.01758 (11) | |
S2 | 0.45365 (9) | 0.20002 (2) | −0.00994 (6) | 0.02685 (13) | |
O1 | 1.0113 (3) | 0.19368 (6) | 0.65208 (18) | 0.0309 (4) | |
N1 | 0.7974 (2) | 0.02944 (6) | 0.12874 (18) | 0.0153 (4) | |
N2 | 0.9534 (2) | 0.11963 (7) | 0.11679 (18) | 0.0166 (4) | |
N3 | 1.0711 (3) | 0.16656 (7) | 0.38989 (19) | 0.0166 (4) | |
N4 | 0.6008 (3) | 0.13692 (7) | 0.2228 (2) | 0.0214 (4) | |
N5 | 1.1395 (3) | 0.03924 (7) | 0.42969 (19) | 0.0194 (4) | |
C1 | 0.7455 (3) | −0.01826 (8) | 0.1403 (2) | 0.0181 (4) | |
H1 | 0.7435 | −0.0300 | 0.2296 | 0.022* | |
C2 | 0.6942 (3) | −0.05172 (9) | 0.0281 (2) | 0.0217 (5) | |
H2 | 0.6593 | −0.0857 | 0.0402 | 0.026* | |
C3 | 0.6952 (3) | −0.03430 (9) | −0.1020 (2) | 0.0226 (5) | |
H3 | 0.6596 | −0.0561 | −0.1812 | 0.027* | |
C4 | 0.7486 (3) | 0.01527 (9) | −0.1153 (2) | 0.0203 (5) | |
H4 | 0.7495 | 0.0279 | −0.2040 | 0.024* | |
C5 | 0.8011 (3) | 0.04641 (8) | 0.0022 (2) | 0.0163 (4) | |
C6 | 0.8705 (3) | 0.09967 (8) | −0.0016 (2) | 0.0183 (4) | |
C7 | 0.8396 (4) | 0.12483 (10) | −0.1409 (2) | 0.0303 (6) | |
H7A | 0.9115 | 0.1567 | −0.1277 | 0.045* | |
H7B | 0.7020 | 0.1317 | −0.1840 | 0.045* | |
H7C | 0.8849 | 0.1025 | −0.2023 | 0.045* | |
C8 | 1.0294 (3) | 0.17102 (8) | 0.1330 (2) | 0.0212 (5) | |
H8A | 0.9225 | 0.1957 | 0.1163 | 0.025* | |
H8B | 1.0991 | 0.1775 | 0.0640 | 0.025* | |
C9 | 1.1654 (3) | 0.17704 (8) | 0.2811 (2) | 0.0203 (5) | |
H9A | 1.2757 | 0.1537 | 0.2943 | 0.024* | |
H9B | 1.2165 | 0.2120 | 0.2932 | 0.024* | |
C10 | 1.2234 (3) | 0.16048 (9) | 0.5272 (2) | 0.0228 (5) | |
H10A | 1.3057 | 0.1911 | 0.5475 | 0.027* | |
H10B | 1.3056 | 0.1311 | 0.5230 | 0.027* | |
C11 | 1.1333 (4) | 0.15259 (9) | 0.6422 (2) | 0.0285 (5) | |
H11A | 1.0571 | 0.1209 | 0.6241 | 0.034* | |
H11B | 1.2364 | 0.1488 | 0.7328 | 0.034* | |
C12 | 0.8634 (4) | 0.19928 (9) | 0.5217 (3) | 0.0266 (5) | |
H12A | 0.7776 | 0.2276 | 0.5287 | 0.032* | |
H12B | 0.7852 | 0.1680 | 0.5009 | 0.032* | |
C13 | 0.9472 (3) | 0.20975 (8) | 0.4035 (2) | 0.0207 (5) | |
H13A | 0.8418 | 0.2144 | 0.3145 | 0.025* | |
H13B | 1.0243 | 0.2413 | 0.4233 | 0.025* | |
C14 | 0.5395 (3) | 0.16332 (8) | 0.1265 (2) | 0.0164 (4) | |
C15 | 0.7869 (3) | −0.00104 (8) | 0.5288 (2) | 0.0142 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cd1 | 0.01395 (7) | 0.01189 (8) | 0.01358 (8) | 0.00068 (6) | 0.00518 (5) | 0.00135 (6) |
S1 | 0.0165 (2) | 0.0166 (3) | 0.0221 (3) | 0.0035 (2) | 0.0095 (2) | 0.0053 (2) |
S2 | 0.0255 (3) | 0.0263 (3) | 0.0251 (3) | 0.0015 (2) | 0.0024 (2) | 0.0085 (2) |
O1 | 0.0435 (11) | 0.0281 (9) | 0.0257 (9) | −0.0086 (8) | 0.0172 (8) | −0.0098 (7) |
N1 | 0.0132 (8) | 0.0162 (9) | 0.0167 (9) | 0.0012 (7) | 0.0048 (7) | −0.0004 (7) |
N2 | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0168 (9) | 0.0191 (9) | 0.0013 (7) | 0.0085 (7) | 0.0014 (7) |
N3 | 0.0178 (9) | 0.0150 (9) | 0.0192 (9) | −0.0010 (7) | 0.0088 (7) | −0.0012 (7) |
N4 | 0.0170 (9) | 0.0219 (10) | 0.0260 (10) | 0.0029 (8) | 0.0074 (8) | 0.0023 (8) |
N5 | 0.0156 (9) | 0.0207 (10) | 0.0229 (10) | −0.0002 (8) | 0.0072 (8) | 0.0036 (8) |
C1 | 0.0144 (10) | 0.0195 (11) | 0.0204 (11) | 0.0000 (8) | 0.0054 (9) | 0.0001 (9) |
C2 | 0.0157 (10) | 0.0200 (12) | 0.0277 (12) | 0.0003 (9) | 0.0044 (9) | −0.0036 (9) |
C3 | 0.0156 (10) | 0.0259 (12) | 0.0231 (12) | 0.0032 (9) | 0.0014 (9) | −0.0089 (9) |
C4 | 0.0168 (10) | 0.0269 (12) | 0.0165 (11) | 0.0041 (9) | 0.0044 (9) | −0.0009 (9) |
C5 | 0.0127 (9) | 0.0198 (11) | 0.0169 (10) | 0.0034 (8) | 0.0053 (8) | −0.0003 (8) |
C6 | 0.0196 (10) | 0.0200 (12) | 0.0182 (11) | 0.0057 (9) | 0.0102 (9) | 0.0027 (8) |
C7 | 0.0436 (15) | 0.0288 (13) | 0.0213 (12) | 0.0030 (11) | 0.0140 (11) | 0.0061 (10) |
C8 | 0.0271 (12) | 0.0170 (11) | 0.0243 (12) | −0.0023 (9) | 0.0150 (10) | 0.0032 (9) |
C9 | 0.0198 (11) | 0.0184 (11) | 0.0268 (12) | −0.0040 (9) | 0.0133 (10) | −0.0006 (9) |
C10 | 0.0233 (11) | 0.0201 (12) | 0.0222 (12) | −0.0053 (9) | 0.0030 (9) | −0.0018 (9) |
C11 | 0.0356 (14) | 0.0290 (13) | 0.0191 (12) | −0.0071 (11) | 0.0054 (10) | −0.0028 (10) |
C12 | 0.0320 (13) | 0.0189 (12) | 0.0359 (14) | −0.0058 (10) | 0.0207 (11) | −0.0097 (10) |
C13 | 0.0252 (12) | 0.0117 (10) | 0.0279 (12) | −0.0011 (9) | 0.0122 (10) | −0.0026 (9) |
C14 | 0.0122 (9) | 0.0157 (10) | 0.0214 (10) | 0.0007 (8) | 0.0053 (8) | −0.0012 (7) |
C15 | 0.0115 (9) | 0.0174 (9) | 0.0150 (10) | −0.0011 (7) | 0.0060 (8) | 0.0015 (8) |
Cd1—N5 | 2.2922 (18) | C3—H3 | 0.9500 |
Cd1—N2 | 2.3267 (17) | C4—C5 | 1.389 (3) |
Cd1—N4 | 2.3469 (18) | C4—H4 | 0.9500 |
Cd1—N1 | 2.3866 (17) | C5—C6 | 1.499 (3) |
Cd1—N3 | 2.4269 (17) | C6—C7 | 1.498 (3) |
Cd1—S1 | 2.6679 (5) | C7—H7A | 0.9800 |
S1—C15 | 1.650 (2) | C7—H7B | 0.9800 |
S2—C14 | 1.635 (2) | C7—H7C | 0.9800 |
O1—C12 | 1.423 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.518 (3) |
O1—C11 | 1.426 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
N1—C1 | 1.330 (3) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
N1—C5 | 1.352 (3) | C9—H9A | 0.9900 |
N2—C6 | 1.268 (3) | C9—H9B | 0.9900 |
N2—C8 | 1.456 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.505 (3) |
N3—C9 | 1.482 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9900 |
N3—C10 | 1.487 (3) | C10—H10B | 0.9900 |
N3—C13 | 1.487 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9900 |
N4—C14 | 1.162 (3) | C11—H11B | 0.9900 |
N5—C15i | 1.158 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.514 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.388 (3) | C12—H12A | 0.9900 |
C1—H1 | 0.9500 | C12—H12B | 0.9900 |
C2—C3 | 1.383 (3) | C13—H13A | 0.9900 |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C13—H13B | 0.9900 |
C3—C4 | 1.384 (3) | C15—N5i | 1.158 (3) |
N5—Cd1—N2 | 105.70 (6) | N2—C6—C5 | 115.71 (19) |
N5—Cd1—N4 | 171.05 (6) | C7—C6—C5 | 118.9 (2) |
N2—Cd1—N4 | 83.16 (6) | C6—C7—H7A | 109.5 |
N5—Cd1—N1 | 89.01 (6) | C6—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
N2—Cd1—N1 | 68.63 (6) | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
N4—Cd1—N1 | 93.18 (6) | C6—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
N5—Cd1—N3 | 92.28 (6) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
N2—Cd1—N3 | 74.62 (6) | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
N4—Cd1—N3 | 91.32 (6) | N2—C8—C9 | 108.61 (18) |
N1—Cd1—N3 | 142.12 (6) | N2—C8—H8A | 110.0 |
N5—Cd1—S1 | 90.78 (5) | C9—C8—H8A | 110.0 |
N2—Cd1—S1 | 158.33 (4) | N2—C8—H8B | 110.0 |
N4—Cd1—S1 | 80.32 (5) | C9—C8—H8B | 110.0 |
N1—Cd1—S1 | 98.30 (4) | H8A—C8—H8B | 108.3 |
N3—Cd1—S1 | 119.52 (4) | N3—C9—C8 | 112.74 (18) |
C15—S1—Cd1 | 102.77 (7) | N3—C9—H9A | 109.0 |
C12—O1—C11 | 109.23 (17) | C8—C9—H9A | 109.0 |
C1—N1—C5 | 118.92 (18) | N3—C9—H9B | 109.0 |
C1—N1—Cd1 | 125.41 (14) | C8—C9—H9B | 109.0 |
C5—N1—Cd1 | 115.67 (13) | H9A—C9—H9B | 107.8 |
C6—N2—C8 | 123.20 (19) | N3—C10—C11 | 110.18 (19) |
C6—N2—Cd1 | 119.39 (14) | N3—C10—H10A | 109.6 |
C8—N2—Cd1 | 113.20 (13) | C11—C10—H10A | 109.6 |
C9—N3—C10 | 108.44 (17) | N3—C10—H10B | 109.6 |
C9—N3—C13 | 110.88 (17) | C11—C10—H10B | 109.6 |
C10—N3—C13 | 107.49 (17) | H10A—C10—H10B | 108.1 |
C9—N3—Cd1 | 105.72 (12) | O1—C11—C10 | 112.1 (2) |
C10—N3—Cd1 | 112.63 (13) | O1—C11—H11A | 109.2 |
C13—N3—Cd1 | 111.67 (13) | C10—C11—H11A | 109.2 |
C14—N4—Cd1 | 135.42 (16) | O1—C11—H11B | 109.2 |
C15i—N5—Cd1 | 154.57 (17) | C10—C11—H11B | 109.2 |
N1—C1—C2 | 123.1 (2) | H11A—C11—H11B | 107.9 |
N1—C1—H1 | 118.5 | O1—C12—C13 | 111.19 (19) |
C2—C1—H1 | 118.5 | O1—C12—H12A | 109.4 |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.2 (2) | C13—C12—H12A | 109.4 |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.9 | O1—C12—H12B | 109.4 |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.9 | C13—C12—H12B | 109.4 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.2 (2) | H12A—C12—H12B | 108.0 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.4 | N3—C13—C12 | 109.51 (18) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.4 | N3—C13—H13A | 109.8 |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.4 (2) | C12—C13—H13A | 109.8 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.3 | N3—C13—H13B | 109.8 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.3 | C12—C13—H13B | 109.8 |
N1—C5—C4 | 121.2 (2) | H13A—C13—H13B | 108.2 |
N1—C5—C6 | 116.03 (18) | N4—C14—S2 | 179.4 (2) |
C4—C5—C6 | 122.76 (19) | N5i—C15—S1 | 178.34 (19) |
N2—C6—C7 | 125.3 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, −y, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Cd2(NCS)4(C13H19N3O)2] |
Mr | 923.74 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.2934 (2), 26.4035 (5), 10.0111 (3) |
β (°) | 107.853 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1835.02 (9) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.43 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.38 × 0.23 × 0.07 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.613, 0.907 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 15344, 4008, 3638 |
Rint | 0.026 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.639 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.023, 0.047, 1.10 |
No. of reflections | 4008 |
No. of parameters | 218 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.39, −0.45 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the University of Malaya for funding this study (FRGS grant No. FP004/2010B).
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The title compound is a mixed-ligand cadmium(II) complex with thiocyanate and the Schiff base 2-morpholino-N-[1-(2-pyridyl)ethylidene]ethanamine. Unlike the mononuclear square-pyramidal structure of the analogous copper(II) complex (Suleiman Gwaram et al., 2011), the present structure represents a dinuclear metal complex with a distorted octahedral geometry around the cadmium atoms. Each two CdII centers are linked by a pair of thiocyanate N:S bridges around an inversion center to form an eight-membered Cd2(µ2-NCS)2 ring. The resulting ring has a chair conformation, the displacement of Cd1 out of the (NCS)2 plane being 0.635 (2) Å. Within this double bridged dimer, the Cd···Cd distance [5.9380 (3) Å] is similar to those observed in the related complexes (Banerjee et al., 2005; You et al., 2006). The distorted octahedral geometry about the metal cadmium is completed by one terminal thiocyanate N atom and one N,N',N"-tridentate Schiff base ligand. In the crystal, the molecules are connected into infinite chains along the a axis via π-π interactions formed by the Schiff base aromatic ring and its symmetry related counterparts at (-x + 1, -y, -z and –x + 2, -y, -z) with centroid separations of 3.5299 (13) Å and 3.7857 (13) Å respectively.