metal-organic compounds
Bis[1-benzyl-3-(quinolin-8-ylmethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl]dibromidopalladium(II) acetonitrile disolvate
aDepartment of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taishan University, Taian 271021, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: sunjiafeng2002@sina.com
In the title compound, [PdBr2(C20H17N3)2]·2CH3CN, the Pd atom, which lies on an inversion center, is four-coordinated in a square-planar geometry. The two imidazole rings are coplanar and nearly perpendicular to the plane formed by Pd, the coordinated imidazole C atom and one of the Br atoms, making a dihedral angle of 75.1 (2)°.
Related literature
For N-heterocyclic see: Herrmann (2002); Boeda & Nolan (2008). For related stuctures, see: Hahn et al. (2004); Huynh & Wu (2009). For the synthesis of the carbene ligand, see: Sun et al. (2009).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2002); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2002); 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
10.1107/S1600536811000973/zq2083sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811000973/zq2083Isup2.hkl
1-Benzyl-3-(8-quinolylmethyl)imidazolium bromide was synthesized according to a literature method (Sun et al., 2009). The resulting white solid (0.168 g, 0.44 mmol) was dissolved in acetonitrile (10 ml) and then palladium acetate (0.049 g, 0.22 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred at refluxing temperature for 12 h and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was then dissolved in distilled water and extracted with CH2Cl2. X-ray quality crystals of the title complex were obtained by slow diffusion of Et2O into its CH3CN solution.
The H atoms were included in the riding-model approximation, with C—H = 0.93 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for the aromatic H atoms, and with C—H = 0.96 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C) for the methyl H atoms.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2002); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2002); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2002); 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).[PdBr2(C20H17N3)2]·2C2H3N | Z = 1 |
Mr = 947.06 | F(000) = 476 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.611 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 8.179 (3) Å | Cell parameters from 1719 reflections |
b = 10.769 (4) Å | θ = 2.4–25.8° |
c = 11.928 (4) Å | µ = 2.57 mm−1 |
α = 101.506 (5)° | T = 173 K |
β = 90.842 (5)° | Block, pale yellow |
γ = 107.944 (4)° | 0.30 × 0.24 × 0.12 mm |
V = 976.1 (6) Å3 |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3728 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2548 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.100 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 2.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) | h = −9→10 |
Tmin = 0.48, Tmax = 0.74 | k = −13→12 |
5311 measured reflections | l = −7→14 |
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)] = 0.060 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.172 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.01 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0905P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3728 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
251 parameters | Δρmax = 1.65 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −1.90 e Å−3 |
[PdBr2(C20H17N3)2]·2C2H3N | γ = 107.944 (4)° |
Mr = 947.06 | V = 976.1 (6) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 8.179 (3) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 10.769 (4) Å | µ = 2.57 mm−1 |
c = 11.928 (4) Å | T = 173 K |
α = 101.506 (5)° | 0.30 × 0.24 × 0.12 mm |
β = 90.842 (5)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3728 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) | 2548 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.48, Tmax = 0.74 | Rint = 0.100 |
5311 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.060 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.172 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 1.65 e Å−3 |
3728 reflections | Δρmin = −1.90 e Å−3 |
251 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 | ||
Br1 | 0.58787 (9) | 0.80115 (7) | −0.03850 (6) | 0.0291 (2) | |
C1 | 0.2797 (9) | 0.8983 (6) | 0.0605 (6) | 0.0220 (14) | |
C2 | 0.0012 (10) | 0.7929 (7) | 0.0814 (6) | 0.0289 (16) | |
H2 | −0.1173 | 0.7541 | 0.0647 | 0.035* | |
C3 | 0.0908 (10) | 0.7998 (7) | 0.1769 (6) | 0.0313 (17) | |
H3 | 0.0466 | 0.7677 | 0.2407 | 0.038* | |
C4 | 0.0708 (9) | 0.8680 (6) | −0.1036 (6) | 0.0237 (15) | |
H4A | 0.1684 | 0.9302 | −0.1295 | 0.028* | |
H4B | −0.0233 | 0.9053 | −0.0994 | 0.028* | |
C5 | 0.4057 (9) | 0.8970 (7) | 0.2533 (6) | 0.0298 (17) | |
H5A | 0.5140 | 0.9126 | 0.2176 | 0.036* | |
H5B | 0.3911 | 0.8219 | 0.2898 | 0.036* | |
C6 | 0.1145 (10) | 0.6504 (7) | −0.2030 (6) | 0.0312 (17) | |
H6 | 0.2149 | 0.6747 | −0.1549 | 0.037* | |
C7 | 0.0706 (11) | 0.5328 (8) | −0.2815 (7) | 0.041 (2) | |
H7 | 0.1392 | 0.4775 | −0.2868 | 0.049* | |
C8 | −0.0812 (11) | 0.4964 (8) | −0.3550 (7) | 0.040 (2) | |
H8 | −0.1128 | 0.4167 | −0.4097 | 0.048* | |
C9 | −0.1824 (11) | 0.5782 (8) | −0.3461 (6) | 0.0371 (19) | |
H9 | −0.2830 | 0.5538 | −0.3939 | 0.045* | |
C10 | −0.1315 (10) | 0.7001 (8) | −0.2631 (6) | 0.0307 (17) | |
H10 | −0.1984 | 0.7567 | −0.2570 | 0.037* | |
C11 | 0.0164 (9) | 0.7350 (7) | −0.1917 (6) | 0.0266 (16) | |
C12 | 0.4125 (9) | 1.0184 (7) | 0.3422 (6) | 0.0262 (15) | |
C13 | 0.5138 (10) | 1.1425 (7) | 0.3342 (6) | 0.0320 (17) | |
H13 | 0.5811 | 1.1507 | 0.2722 | 0.038* | |
C14 | 0.5213 (11) | 1.2583 (8) | 0.4149 (7) | 0.0395 (19) | |
H14 | 0.5901 | 1.3415 | 0.4054 | 0.047* | |
C15 | 0.4263 (11) | 1.2479 (8) | 0.5081 (6) | 0.0366 (19) | |
H15 | 0.4322 | 1.3244 | 0.5627 | 0.044* | |
C16 | 0.3202 (9) | 1.1231 (8) | 0.5222 (6) | 0.0294 (16) | |
C17 | 0.2175 (10) | 1.1057 (8) | 0.6155 (6) | 0.0339 (18) | |
H17 | 0.2185 | 1.1795 | 0.6718 | 0.041* | |
C18 | 0.1181 (10) | 0.9824 (8) | 0.6233 (6) | 0.0350 (18) | |
H18 | 0.0494 | 0.9702 | 0.6842 | 0.042* | |
C19 | 0.1202 (11) | 0.8728 (8) | 0.5377 (7) | 0.0374 (19) | |
H19 | 0.0531 | 0.7882 | 0.5451 | 0.045* | |
C20 | 0.3119 (9) | 1.0069 (7) | 0.4397 (6) | 0.0270 (16) | |
C21 | 0.6964 (12) | 0.4626 (8) | 0.9114 (7) | 0.046 (2) | |
H21A | 0.7048 | 0.5297 | 0.9796 | 0.069* | |
H21B | 0.7884 | 0.4949 | 0.8650 | 0.069* | |
H21C | 0.7047 | 0.3830 | 0.9323 | 0.069* | |
C22 | 0.5275 (15) | 0.4318 (9) | 0.8452 (8) | 0.050 (2) | |
N1 | 0.1179 (7) | 0.8547 (5) | 0.0109 (4) | 0.0225 (12) | |
N2 | 0.2631 (8) | 0.8640 (6) | 0.1645 (5) | 0.0262 (13) | |
N3 | 0.2115 (8) | 0.8818 (6) | 0.4468 (5) | 0.0312 (14) | |
N4 | 0.3994 (14) | 0.4115 (9) | 0.7958 (7) | 0.068 (3) | |
Pd1 | 0.5000 | 1.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0191 (2) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.0317 (5) | 0.0264 (4) | 0.0355 (5) | 0.0164 (3) | 0.0098 (3) | 0.0090 (3) |
C1 | 0.027 (4) | 0.022 (3) | 0.020 (3) | 0.013 (3) | 0.002 (3) | 0.003 (3) |
C2 | 0.029 (4) | 0.029 (4) | 0.029 (4) | 0.009 (3) | 0.003 (3) | 0.007 (3) |
C3 | 0.042 (5) | 0.033 (4) | 0.026 (4) | 0.017 (4) | 0.018 (3) | 0.013 (3) |
C4 | 0.027 (4) | 0.019 (3) | 0.024 (4) | 0.005 (3) | 0.002 (3) | 0.005 (3) |
C5 | 0.033 (4) | 0.042 (5) | 0.021 (4) | 0.019 (4) | 0.001 (3) | 0.011 (3) |
C6 | 0.038 (4) | 0.033 (4) | 0.024 (4) | 0.012 (4) | 0.005 (3) | 0.008 (3) |
C7 | 0.050 (5) | 0.042 (5) | 0.039 (5) | 0.028 (4) | 0.010 (4) | 0.009 (4) |
C8 | 0.056 (6) | 0.033 (4) | 0.033 (4) | 0.018 (4) | 0.012 (4) | 0.003 (4) |
C9 | 0.045 (5) | 0.039 (5) | 0.026 (4) | 0.011 (4) | −0.003 (3) | 0.009 (4) |
C10 | 0.038 (4) | 0.034 (4) | 0.023 (4) | 0.016 (4) | 0.003 (3) | 0.006 (3) |
C11 | 0.031 (4) | 0.033 (4) | 0.018 (4) | 0.012 (3) | 0.005 (3) | 0.007 (3) |
C12 | 0.026 (4) | 0.036 (4) | 0.020 (4) | 0.014 (3) | −0.005 (3) | 0.007 (3) |
C13 | 0.032 (4) | 0.040 (5) | 0.023 (4) | 0.009 (3) | 0.005 (3) | 0.011 (3) |
C14 | 0.049 (5) | 0.035 (5) | 0.031 (4) | 0.010 (4) | −0.004 (4) | 0.005 (4) |
C15 | 0.048 (5) | 0.038 (5) | 0.026 (4) | 0.019 (4) | −0.001 (4) | 0.003 (3) |
C16 | 0.031 (4) | 0.037 (4) | 0.022 (4) | 0.013 (3) | 0.000 (3) | 0.007 (3) |
C17 | 0.045 (5) | 0.045 (5) | 0.019 (4) | 0.025 (4) | 0.001 (3) | 0.005 (3) |
C18 | 0.046 (5) | 0.050 (5) | 0.016 (4) | 0.025 (4) | 0.004 (3) | 0.006 (3) |
C19 | 0.051 (5) | 0.037 (5) | 0.033 (4) | 0.021 (4) | 0.006 (4) | 0.015 (4) |
C20 | 0.029 (4) | 0.035 (4) | 0.022 (4) | 0.014 (3) | 0.001 (3) | 0.010 (3) |
C21 | 0.059 (6) | 0.039 (5) | 0.039 (5) | 0.016 (4) | 0.012 (4) | 0.007 (4) |
C22 | 0.084 (8) | 0.043 (5) | 0.034 (5) | 0.035 (6) | 0.022 (5) | 0.007 (4) |
N1 | 0.025 (3) | 0.022 (3) | 0.018 (3) | 0.006 (2) | −0.002 (2) | 0.001 (2) |
N2 | 0.033 (3) | 0.029 (3) | 0.022 (3) | 0.016 (3) | 0.006 (3) | 0.008 (3) |
N3 | 0.037 (4) | 0.038 (4) | 0.026 (3) | 0.019 (3) | 0.003 (3) | 0.011 (3) |
N4 | 0.097 (8) | 0.060 (6) | 0.055 (6) | 0.044 (6) | −0.001 (5) | 0.004 (4) |
Pd1 | 0.0223 (4) | 0.0213 (4) | 0.0163 (4) | 0.0102 (3) | 0.0038 (3) | 0.0047 (3) |
Br1—Pd1 | 2.4245 (10) | C10—C11 | 1.376 (10) |
C1—N1 | 1.344 (8) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C1—N2 | 1.359 (8) | C12—C13 | 1.362 (10) |
C1—Pd1 | 2.026 (7) | C12—C20 | 1.437 (9) |
C2—C3 | 1.323 (10) | C13—C14 | 1.400 (11) |
C2—N1 | 1.384 (8) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C14—C15 | 1.369 (11) |
C3—N2 | 1.390 (9) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C15—C16 | 1.401 (10) |
C4—N1 | 1.460 (8) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C4—C11 | 1.532 (9) | C16—C17 | 1.412 (10) |
C4—H4A | 0.9700 | C16—C20 | 1.412 (10) |
C4—H4B | 0.9700 | C17—C18 | 1.349 (11) |
C5—N2 | 1.472 (9) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C5—C12 | 1.496 (10) | C18—C19 | 1.402 (11) |
C5—H5A | 0.9700 | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5B | 0.9700 | C19—N3 | 1.328 (9) |
C6—C7 | 1.359 (11) | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
C6—C11 | 1.378 (10) | C20—N3 | 1.364 (9) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C21—C22 | 1.491 (14) |
C7—C8 | 1.412 (12) | C21—H21A | 0.9600 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C21—H21B | 0.9600 |
C8—C9 | 1.373 (11) | C21—H21C | 0.9600 |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | C22—N4 | 1.132 (13) |
C9—C10 | 1.417 (11) | Pd1—C1i | 2.026 (7) |
C9—H9 | 0.9300 | Pd1—Br1i | 2.4245 (10) |
N1—C1—N2 | 104.4 (6) | C12—C13—H13 | 118.5 |
N1—C1—Pd1 | 128.7 (5) | C14—C13—H13 | 118.5 |
N2—C1—Pd1 | 126.8 (5) | C15—C14—C13 | 119.4 (8) |
C3—C2—N1 | 106.7 (6) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.3 |
C3—C2—H2 | 126.6 | C13—C14—H14 | 120.3 |
N1—C2—H2 | 126.6 | C14—C15—C16 | 120.7 (7) |
C2—C3—N2 | 107.4 (6) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.7 |
C2—C3—H3 | 126.3 | C16—C15—H15 | 119.7 |
N2—C3—H3 | 126.3 | C15—C16—C17 | 123.5 (7) |
N1—C4—C11 | 113.1 (5) | C15—C16—C20 | 119.6 (7) |
N1—C4—H4A | 109.0 | C17—C16—C20 | 116.9 (7) |
C11—C4—H4A | 109.0 | C18—C17—C16 | 120.2 (7) |
N1—C4—H4B | 109.0 | C18—C17—H17 | 119.9 |
C11—C4—H4B | 109.0 | C16—C17—H17 | 119.9 |
H4A—C4—H4B | 107.8 | C17—C18—C19 | 118.7 (7) |
N2—C5—C12 | 111.5 (6) | C17—C18—H18 | 120.6 |
N2—C5—H5A | 109.3 | C19—C18—H18 | 120.6 |
C12—C5—H5A | 109.3 | N3—C19—C18 | 124.4 (7) |
N2—C5—H5B | 109.3 | N3—C19—H19 | 117.8 |
C12—C5—H5B | 109.3 | C18—C19—H19 | 117.8 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 108.0 | N3—C20—C16 | 123.3 (6) |
C7—C6—C11 | 122.7 (8) | N3—C20—C12 | 117.2 (6) |
C7—C6—H6 | 118.7 | C16—C20—C12 | 119.5 (7) |
C11—C6—H6 | 118.7 | C22—C21—H21A | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C8 | 118.6 (8) | C22—C21—H21B | 109.5 |
C6—C7—H7 | 120.7 | H21A—C21—H21B | 109.5 |
C8—C7—H7 | 120.7 | C22—C21—H21C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C7 | 120.3 (8) | H21A—C21—H21C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8 | 119.8 | H21B—C21—H21C | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8 | 119.8 | N4—C22—C21 | 178.4 (10) |
C8—C9—C10 | 119.2 (8) | C1—N1—C2 | 111.3 (5) |
C8—C9—H9 | 120.4 | C1—N1—C4 | 124.5 (6) |
C10—C9—H9 | 120.4 | C2—N1—C4 | 124.1 (6) |
C11—C10—C9 | 120.2 (7) | C1—N2—C3 | 110.1 (6) |
C11—C10—H10 | 119.9 | C1—N2—C5 | 124.8 (6) |
C9—C10—H10 | 119.9 | C3—N2—C5 | 125.0 (6) |
C10—C11—C6 | 119.0 (7) | C19—N3—C20 | 116.5 (7) |
C10—C11—C4 | 119.6 (6) | C1—Pd1—C1i | 180.000 (1) |
C6—C11—C4 | 121.4 (7) | C1—Pd1—Br1 | 90.45 (18) |
C13—C12—C20 | 117.9 (7) | C1i—Pd1—Br1 | 89.55 (18) |
C13—C12—C5 | 121.5 (7) | C1—Pd1—Br1i | 89.55 (18) |
C20—C12—C5 | 120.6 (6) | C1i—Pd1—Br1i | 90.45 (18) |
C12—C13—C14 | 123.0 (7) | Br1—Pd1—Br1i | 180.0 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [PdBr2(C20H17N3)2]·2C2H3N |
Mr | 947.06 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.179 (3), 10.769 (4), 11.928 (4) |
α, β, γ (°) | 101.506 (5), 90.842 (5), 107.944 (4) |
V (Å3) | 976.1 (6) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.57 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.24 × 0.12 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.48, 0.74 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5311, 3728, 2548 |
Rint | 0.100 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.617 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.060, 0.172, 1.01 |
No. of reflections | 3728 |
No. of parameters | 251 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.65, −1.90 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2002), SAINT (Bruker, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by a start-up grant from Taishan University
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In recent years, N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) metal complexes have attracted much attention in coordination chemistry and homogeneous catalysis because NHCs are variable, can be easily modified and coordinated to various metals (Herrmann, 2002; Boeda et al., 2008). Here we report the crystal structure of the title compound, C40H34Br2N6Pd.2CH3CN, which exhibits two N-heterocyclic carbenes and two bromo ligands coordinated to a PdII center.
The structure of the title compound is shown in Fig. 1. The Pd center is four-coordinated and displays a square planar coordination geometry. The Pd atom lies on an inversion center. The two imidazole rings are coplanar and nearly perpendicular to the plane formed by Pd, C1 and Br1, showing a dihedral angle of 75.1 (2)°. The Pd—C distance of 2.026 (7) Å agrees with distances found for similar biscarbene Pd complexes (Hahn et al., 2004; Huynh & Wu, 2009). The asymmetric unit contains one solvent molecule of acetonitrile for one-half molecule of the metal-organic species.