organic compounds
4-tert-Butylpyridinium triiodide–4-tert-butylpyridine (1/1)
aCenter for Advanced Photovoltaics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA, and bDepartment of Chemistry, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: hongshan.he@sdstate.edu
The title compound, C9H14N+·I3−·C9H13N, consists of monoprotonated 4-tert-butylpyridinium cations and triiodide anions. The triiodide ion has near-symmetric linear geometry, with bond lengths of 2.9105 (4) Å (I—I) and a bond angle of 177.55 (3)° (I—I—I). For this room-temperature structure, the butyl group on the pyridine ring is disordered and has been treated as a rigid rotator, modeled in three separate positions with 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 occupancies. The cations assemble into dimeric forms by way of N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds.
Related literature
For applications of the 4-t-butylpyridine and iodide/triiodide system in dye-sensitized solar cells see: Campbell et al. (2004); Lee et al. (2010); Wang et al. (2005). For related structures, see: Fialho et al. (1996); Kochel (2006).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2006); data reduction: SAINT; 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811001371/sj5091sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811001371/sj5091Isup2.hkl
2-Hydroxypropionitrile (6.1 g) and lithium iodide (10 g) was added to a flask. The resulting mixture was heated to 120°C in a sealed high pressure tube for 30 minutes. When the temperature decreased to 70°C, silica powder with diameter 25 µm (1.3 g), 4 - t-butylpyridine (1.0 g), and ethanol (3 ml) were added. The mixture was stirred by a mechanical stirrer at 50°C for 30 minutes. Red crystals were obtained from the resulting mixture in one month.
The hydrogen that binds to N atom is refined and other hydrogen atoms are geometrically constrained and refined in riding mode as follows: methyl d(C—H) = 0.96 Å, Uĩso~(H) = 1.5U~eq~(C); aromatic d(C—H) = 0.93 Å, Uĩso~(H) = 1.2U~eq~(C). The butyl group on the pyridine ring is disordered and has been treated as a rigid rotator, modeled in three separate positions with 1/3,1/3, and 1/3 occupancies. All atoms involved have been refined isotropically.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2006); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2006); 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).C9H14N+·I3−·C9H13N | Dx = 1.848 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 652.12 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Tetragonal, P42/n | Cell parameters from 9942 reflections |
Hall symbol: -P 4bc | θ = 2.4–25.6° |
a = 11.6862 (4) Å | µ = 4.00 mm−1 |
c = 17.1665 (13) Å | T = 293 K |
V = 2344.4 (2) Å3 | Block, red |
Z = 4 | 0.55 × 0.50 × 0.40 mm |
F(000) = 1232 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2217 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1758 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.027 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 25.6°, θmin = 2.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) | h = −14→14 |
Tmin = 0.217, Tmax = 0.298 | k = −14→14 |
23722 measured reflections | l = −20→20 |
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)] = 0.037 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.090 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0303P)2 + 5.5874P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.04 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2217 reflections | Δρmax = 0.80 e Å−3 |
119 parameters | Δρmin = −0.77 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.00208 (15) |
C9H14N+·I3−·C9H13N | Z = 4 |
Mr = 652.12 | Mo Kα radiation |
Tetragonal, P42/n | µ = 4.00 mm−1 |
a = 11.6862 (4) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 17.1665 (13) Å | 0.55 × 0.50 × 0.40 mm |
V = 2344.4 (2) Å3 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2217 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) | 1758 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.217, Tmax = 0.298 | Rint = 0.027 |
23722 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.090 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.80 e Å−3 |
2217 reflections | Δρmin = −0.77 e Å−3 |
119 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 | Occ. (<1) | |
C1 | 0.0501 (4) | 0.9717 (5) | 0.3368 (3) | 0.0641 (12) | |
H1 | 0.0502 | 1.0414 | 0.3107 | 0.077* | |
C2 | 0.1482 (4) | 0.9081 (6) | 0.3407 (3) | 0.0749 (15) | |
H2 | 0.2140 | 0.9358 | 0.3169 | 0.090* | |
C3 | 0.0595 (5) | 0.7687 (5) | 0.4119 (3) | 0.0694 (14) | |
H3 | 0.0625 | 0.6988 | 0.4376 | 0.083* | |
C4 | −0.0414 (4) | 0.8291 (4) | 0.4105 (3) | 0.0608 (12) | |
H4 | −0.1055 | 0.8001 | 0.4360 | 0.073* | |
C5 | −0.0485 (4) | 0.9329 (4) | 0.3715 (2) | 0.0505 (10) | |
C6 | −0.1613 (4) | 0.9989 (4) | 0.3681 (3) | 0.0590 (12) | |
C7 | −0.179 (2) | 1.059 (2) | 0.2943 (13) | 0.099 (7)* | 0.33 |
H7A | −0.1554 | 1.0099 | 0.2521 | 0.148* | 0.33 |
H7B | −0.1338 | 1.1273 | 0.2937 | 0.148* | 0.33 |
H7C | −0.2582 | 1.0775 | 0.2886 | 0.148* | 0.33 |
C8 | −0.2650 (16) | 0.9078 (16) | 0.3731 (13) | 0.077 (5)* | 0.33 |
H8A | −0.2680 | 0.8641 | 0.3258 | 0.116* | 0.33 |
H8B | −0.3359 | 0.9479 | 0.3801 | 0.116* | 0.33 |
H8C | −0.2526 | 0.8573 | 0.4164 | 0.116* | 0.33 |
C9 | −0.1911 (15) | 1.0409 (17) | 0.4482 (9) | 0.051 (4)* | 0.33 |
H9A | −0.1303 | 1.0882 | 0.4675 | 0.076* | 0.33 |
H9B | −0.2017 | 0.9767 | 0.4823 | 0.076* | 0.33 |
H9C | −0.2606 | 1.0847 | 0.4459 | 0.076* | 0.33 |
C7' | −0.144 (2) | 1.125 (2) | 0.3487 (17) | 0.118 (8)* | 0.33 |
H7'1 | −0.1136 | 1.1639 | 0.3933 | 0.177* | 0.33 |
H7'2 | −0.2159 | 1.1584 | 0.3344 | 0.177* | 0.33 |
H7'3 | −0.0912 | 1.1316 | 0.3060 | 0.177* | 0.33 |
C8' | −0.230 (2) | 0.953 (2) | 0.3061 (13) | 0.091 (7)* | 0.33 |
H8'1 | −0.3007 | 0.9947 | 0.3031 | 0.136* | 0.33 |
H8'2 | −0.2453 | 0.8739 | 0.3159 | 0.136* | 0.33 |
H8'3 | −0.1894 | 0.9609 | 0.2577 | 0.136* | 0.33 |
C9' | −0.2236 (18) | 0.9924 (19) | 0.4480 (12) | 0.085 (6)* | 0.33 |
H9'1 | −0.1681 | 0.9934 | 0.4892 | 0.127* | 0.33 |
H9'2 | −0.2673 | 0.9230 | 0.4507 | 0.127* | 0.33 |
H9'3 | −0.2739 | 1.0569 | 0.4534 | 0.127* | 0.33 |
C8" | −0.2550 (14) | 0.9235 (14) | 0.3301 (12) | 0.052 (3)* | 0.33 |
H8"1 | −0.3257 | 0.9653 | 0.3282 | 0.078* | 0.33 |
H8"2 | −0.2653 | 0.8553 | 0.3604 | 0.078* | 0.33 |
H8"3 | −0.2321 | 0.9033 | 0.2782 | 0.078* | 0.33 |
C7" | −0.1486 (14) | 1.1071 (15) | 0.3079 (11) | 0.057 (4)* | 0.33 |
H7"1 | −0.0932 | 1.1602 | 0.3280 | 0.085* | 0.33 |
H7"2 | −0.2212 | 1.1449 | 0.3027 | 0.085* | 0.33 |
H7"3 | −0.1240 | 1.0798 | 0.2579 | 0.085* | 0.33 |
C9" | −0.1668 (19) | 1.0791 (19) | 0.4363 (13) | 0.085 (7)* | 0.33 |
H9"1 | −0.0907 | 1.1022 | 0.4504 | 0.127* | 0.33 |
H9"2 | −0.2021 | 1.0410 | 0.4796 | 0.127* | 0.33 |
H9"3 | −0.2110 | 1.1452 | 0.4224 | 0.127* | 0.33 |
N1 | 0.1527 (4) | 0.8086 (4) | 0.3770 (3) | 0.0699 (12) | |
I1 | 0.2500 | 0.2500 | 0.38499 (3) | 0.06646 (18) | |
I2 | 0.05632 (4) | 0.40649 (4) | 0.38862 (3) | 0.1013 (2) | |
H99 | 0.220 (6) | 0.772 (11) | 0.381 (5) | 0.09 (4)* | 0.50 |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.060 (3) | 0.068 (3) | 0.065 (3) | −0.004 (2) | 0.000 (2) | 0.009 (2) |
C2 | 0.048 (3) | 0.102 (4) | 0.074 (4) | −0.002 (3) | 0.008 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
C3 | 0.067 (3) | 0.068 (3) | 0.073 (3) | 0.013 (3) | −0.004 (3) | 0.008 (3) |
C4 | 0.055 (3) | 0.059 (3) | 0.068 (3) | 0.001 (2) | 0.007 (2) | 0.007 (2) |
C5 | 0.050 (2) | 0.055 (3) | 0.047 (2) | 0.0031 (19) | −0.0037 (19) | −0.0077 (19) |
C6 | 0.057 (3) | 0.060 (3) | 0.061 (3) | 0.014 (2) | −0.006 (2) | −0.010 (2) |
N1 | 0.053 (3) | 0.091 (3) | 0.066 (3) | 0.020 (2) | −0.005 (2) | −0.011 (2) |
I1 | 0.0663 (3) | 0.0676 (3) | 0.0656 (3) | 0.0000 (2) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
I2 | 0.0790 (3) | 0.1007 (4) | 0.1243 (4) | 0.0253 (2) | −0.0064 (3) | 0.0184 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.368 (7) | C8—H8C | 0.9600 |
C1—C5 | 1.375 (6) | C9—H9A | 0.9600 |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C9—H9B | 0.9600 |
C2—N1 | 1.320 (7) | C9—H9C | 0.9600 |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C7'—H7'1 | 0.9600 |
C3—N1 | 1.327 (7) | C7'—H7'2 | 0.9600 |
C3—C4 | 1.374 (7) | C7'—H7'3 | 0.9600 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C8'—H8'1 | 0.9600 |
C4—C5 | 1.389 (6) | C8'—H8'2 | 0.9600 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C8'—H8'3 | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.528 (6) | C9'—H9'1 | 0.9600 |
C6—C8' | 1.44 (2) | C9'—H9'2 | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.46 (2) | C9'—H9'3 | 0.9600 |
C6—C9" | 1.50 (2) | C8"—H8"1 | 0.9600 |
C6—C9 | 1.500 (16) | C8"—H8"2 | 0.9600 |
C6—C7' | 1.52 (3) | C8"—H8"3 | 0.9600 |
C6—C8" | 1.549 (16) | C7"—H7"1 | 0.9600 |
C6—C9' | 1.55 (2) | C7"—H7"2 | 0.9600 |
C6—C8 | 1.614 (19) | C7"—H7"3 | 0.9600 |
C6—C7" | 1.641 (17) | C9"—H9"1 | 0.9600 |
C7—H7A | 0.9600 | C9"—H9"2 | 0.9600 |
C7—H7B | 0.9600 | C9"—H9"3 | 0.9600 |
C7—H7C | 0.9600 | N1—H99 | 0.90 (2) |
C8—H8A | 0.9600 | I1—I2i | 2.9105 (4) |
C8—H8B | 0.9600 | I1—I2 | 2.9105 (4) |
C2—C1—C5 | 120.2 (5) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—H1 | 119.9 | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C5—C1—H1 | 119.9 | C6—C8—H8A | 109.5 |
N1—C2—C1 | 122.4 (5) | C6—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
N1—C2—H2 | 118.8 | H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2 | 118.8 | C6—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
N1—C3—C4 | 121.1 (5) | H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
N1—C3—H3 | 119.4 | H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.4 | C6—C9—H9A | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C5 | 120.5 (5) | C6—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.7 | H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.7 | C6—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C1—C5—C4 | 116.5 (4) | H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C1—C5—C6 | 122.8 (4) | H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.7 (4) | C6—C7'—H7'1 | 109.5 |
C8'—C6—C9" | 141.9 (13) | C6—C7'—H7'2 | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C9" | 111.9 (14) | H7'1—C7'—H7'2 | 109.5 |
C8'—C6—C9 | 132.2 (12) | C6—C7'—H7'3 | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C9 | 127.3 (12) | H7'1—C7'—H7'3 | 109.5 |
C8'—C6—C7' | 105.7 (14) | H7'2—C7'—H7'3 | 109.5 |
C9"—C6—C7' | 64.7 (14) | C6—C8'—H8'1 | 109.5 |
C9—C6—C7' | 85.2 (13) | C6—C8'—H8'2 | 109.5 |
C8'—C6—C5 | 108.8 (9) | H8'1—C8'—H8'2 | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C5 | 113.2 (10) | C6—C8'—H8'3 | 109.5 |
C9"—C6—C5 | 108.8 (9) | H8'1—C8'—H8'3 | 109.5 |
C9—C6—C5 | 109.3 (7) | H8'2—C8'—H8'3 | 109.5 |
C7'—C6—C5 | 112.3 (11) | C6—C9'—H9'1 | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C8" | 78.9 (12) | C6—C9'—H9'2 | 109.5 |
C9"—C6—C8" | 130.8 (11) | H9'1—C9'—H9'2 | 109.5 |
C9—C6—C8" | 114.0 (11) | C6—C9'—H9'3 | 109.5 |
C7'—C6—C8" | 123.5 (13) | H9'1—C9'—H9'3 | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C8" | 109.8 (6) | H9'2—C9'—H9'3 | 109.5 |
C8'—C6—C9' | 112.1 (14) | C6—C8"—H8"1 | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C9' | 136.4 (12) | C6—C8"—H8"2 | 109.5 |
C7'—C6—C9' | 107.7 (14) | H8"1—C8"—H8"2 | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C9' | 110.2 (8) | C6—C8"—H8"3 | 109.5 |
C8"—C6—C9' | 90.7 (11) | H8"1—C8"—H8"3 | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C8 | 104.9 (12) | H8"2—C8"—H8"3 | 109.5 |
C9"—C6—C8 | 109.8 (12) | C6—C7"—H7"1 | 109.5 |
C9—C6—C8 | 89.6 (11) | C6—C7"—H7"2 | 109.5 |
C7'—C6—C8 | 138.5 (13) | H7"1—C7"—H7"2 | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C8 | 108.2 (8) | C6—C7"—H7"3 | 109.5 |
C9'—C6—C8 | 64.5 (11) | H7"1—C7"—H7"3 | 109.5 |
C8'—C6—C7" | 82.5 (11) | H7"2—C7"—H7"3 | 109.5 |
C9"—C6—C7" | 90.8 (11) | C6—C9"—H9"1 | 109.5 |
C9—C6—C7" | 110.2 (10) | C6—C9"—H9"2 | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C7" | 109.6 (7) | H9"1—C9"—H9"2 | 109.5 |
C8"—C6—C7" | 103.7 (10) | C6—C9"—H9"3 | 109.5 |
C9'—C6—C7" | 129.5 (10) | H9"1—C9"—H9"3 | 109.5 |
C8—C6—C7" | 127.6 (10) | H9"2—C9"—H9"3 | 109.5 |
C6—C7—H7A | 109.5 | C2—N1—C3 | 119.3 (4) |
C6—C7—H7B | 109.5 | C2—N1—H99 | 120 (9) |
H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 | C3—N1—H99 | 121 (9) |
C6—C7—H7C | 109.5 | I2i—I1—I2 | 177.55 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, −y+1/2, z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H99···N1ii | 0.90 | 1.76 | 2.655 (7) | 172 |
Symmetry code: (ii) −x+1/2, −y+3/2, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C9H14N+·I3−·C9H13N |
Mr | 652.12 |
Crystal system, space group | Tetragonal, P42/n |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, c (Å) | 11.6862 (4), 17.1665 (13) |
V (Å3) | 2344.4 (2) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 4.00 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.55 × 0.50 × 0.40 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.217, 0.298 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 23722, 2217, 1758 |
Rint | 0.027 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.609 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.037, 0.090, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 2217 |
No. of parameters | 119 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.80, −0.77 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006), SAINT (Bruker, 2006), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H99···N1i | 0.90 | 1.76 | 2.655 (7) | 172 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, −y+3/2, z. |
Acknowledgements
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation/EPSCoR grant No. 0903804 and by the State of South Dakota.
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4 - t-Butylpyridine is usually added into an iodide/triiodide electrolyte solution to enhance the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. The solution is a mixture of iodide, lithium iodide, 4 - t-butylpyridine, and guanidinium thiocyanate (Campbell et al., 2004; Lee et al., 2010). Alternatively, the electrolyte can be prepared by the reaction between 2-hydroxypropionitrile and lithium iodide (Wang et al., 2005). It was proposed that triiodide was produced during the reaction; however, no direct evidence was obtained. Reported here is the structure of the resulting compound.
In the molecule of the title compound, three iodide atoms in triiodide ion are in a linear geometry (Fig. 1). The I1—I2 bond length is 2.9105 (4)Å and the I2—I1—I2 angle is 177.55 (3)°. The triiodide bond is almost parallel to the pyridyl ring. In each asymmetric unit cell, two pairs of triiodide ions are perpendicular to each other (Fig. 2 and Fig. 3). The cations assemble into dimeric forms by way of N—H···N hydrogen bonds (Fig. 4, Table 1).