metal-organic compounds
Diaquabis(5-carboxy-2-ethyl-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylato-κ2N3,O4)zinc trihydrate
aDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan, Henan 467044, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: zhanghn1010@163.com
In the 7H7N2O4)2(H2O)2]·3H2O, the ZnII ion, located an inversion center, is N,O-chelated by two 5-carboxy-2-ethyl-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylate anions and further coordinated by two water molecules in a distorted octahedral geometry. The carboxy group links with the carboxylate group of the same ligand via an intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond. An extensive intermolecular N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen-bonded network exists in the One disordered lattice water molecule is half-occupied and is located close to an inversion center.
of the title compound, [Zn(CRelated literature
For coordination polymers built from 2-ethyl-4,5-imidazoledicarboxylate, see: Li et al. (2011); Wang et al. (2008); Zhang et al. (2010).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2004); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053681101676X/xu5200sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681101676X/xu5200Isup2.hkl
A mixture of Zn(NO3)2 (0.5 mmol, 0.110 g) and 2-ethyl-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid (0.5 mmol, 0.95 g) in an aqueous solution (15 ml) was placed in a 23 ml Teflon-lined reactor, which was heated at 423 K for 2 d, and then cooled to room temperature at a rate of 10 K h-1. Crystals of the title compound were obtained by slow evaporation of the solvent at room temperature.
Carboxy H atom was located in a difference map and refined with distance constraint of O—H = 0.82 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O). Carbon and nitrogen bound H atoms were placed at calculated positions and were treated as riding on the parent C or N atoms with C—H = 0.96 (methyl), 0.97 (methylene) and N—H = 0.86 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.2 or 1.5Ueq(C,N). H atoms of the O6 water molecule were located in a difference Fourier map and refined as riding in as-found relative positions with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(O). The O7 atom is located close to an inversion center and is half-occupied in the
its H atoms were placed in calculated positions and refined in a riding mode with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(O).Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2004); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The structure of the title compound, showing the atomic numbering scheme with 30% probability displacement ellipsoids [symmetry codes: i: 1 - x, 1 - y, 1 - z.] |
[Zn(C7H7N2O4)2(H2O)2]·3H2O | Z = 1 |
Mr = 521.74 | F(000) = 270 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.688 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.229 (1) Å | Cell parameters from 1329 reflections |
b = 8.8959 (12) Å | θ = 2.4–26.5° |
c = 9.3541 (15) Å | µ = 1.27 mm−1 |
α = 65.769 (1)° | T = 298 K |
β = 88.587 (2)° | Block, colorless |
γ = 70.676 (1)° | 0.24 × 0.22 × 0.21 mm |
V = 513.31 (13) Å3 |
Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1774 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1532 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.015 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | h = −8→8 |
Tmin = 0.750, Tmax = 0.776 | k = −8→10 |
2676 measured reflections | l = −10→11 |
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)] = 0.041 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.119 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.09 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0572P)2 + 0.7163P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1774 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
152 parameters | Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.71 e Å−3 |
[Zn(C7H7N2O4)2(H2O)2]·3H2O | γ = 70.676 (1)° |
Mr = 521.74 | V = 513.31 (13) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 7.229 (1) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.8959 (12) Å | µ = 1.27 mm−1 |
c = 9.3541 (15) Å | T = 298 K |
α = 65.769 (1)° | 0.24 × 0.22 × 0.21 mm |
β = 88.587 (2)° |
Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1774 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | 1532 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.750, Tmax = 0.776 | Rint = 0.015 |
2676 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.119 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.09 | Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3 |
1774 reflections | Δρmin = −0.71 e Å−3 |
152 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) | |
Zn1 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.0323 (2) | |
N1 | 0.3641 (4) | 0.6476 (4) | 0.6256 (3) | 0.0279 (7) | |
N2 | 0.2272 (4) | 0.7940 (4) | 0.7637 (4) | 0.0323 (7) | |
H2 | 0.1798 | 0.8155 | 0.8413 | 0.039* | |
O1 | 0.4472 (4) | 0.7653 (3) | 0.3230 (3) | 0.0387 (6) | |
O2 | 0.3323 (5) | 1.0446 (4) | 0.2846 (3) | 0.0471 (8) | |
O3 | 0.1810 (4) | 1.2103 (3) | 0.4395 (3) | 0.0459 (7) | |
H3 | 0.2405 | 1.1501 | 0.3944 | 0.069* | |
O4 | 0.0686 (4) | 1.1604 (4) | 0.6715 (4) | 0.0461 (7) | |
O5 | 0.7784 (4) | 0.4784 (4) | 0.5890 (4) | 0.0511 (8) | |
H5C | 0.8109 | 0.5636 | 0.5848 | 0.061* | |
H5D | 0.8821 | 0.3872 | 0.6159 | 0.061* | |
O6 | 0.1656 (5) | 0.8359 (5) | 0.0415 (4) | 0.0734 (11) | |
H6E | 0.1063 | 0.8394 | 0.1212 | 0.088* | |
H6F | 0.1745 | 0.9376 | −0.0026 | 0.088* | |
O7 | 0.439 (3) | 0.987 (4) | 0.987 (3) | 0.169 (9) | 0.50 |
H7F | 0.4629 | 0.9037 | 1.0795 | 0.202* | 0.50 |
H7G | 0.5168 | 0.9516 | 0.9288 | 0.202* | 0.50 |
C1 | 0.3691 (5) | 0.8809 (5) | 0.3702 (4) | 0.0310 (8) | |
C2 | 0.3209 (5) | 0.8245 (4) | 0.5336 (4) | 0.0274 (8) | |
C3 | 0.2351 (5) | 0.9175 (5) | 0.6180 (4) | 0.0290 (8) | |
C4 | 0.1541 (6) | 1.1095 (5) | 0.5770 (5) | 0.0343 (9) | |
C5 | 0.3068 (5) | 0.6320 (5) | 0.7650 (4) | 0.0304 (8) | |
C6 | 0.3164 (6) | 0.4663 (5) | 0.9015 (5) | 0.0386 (9) | |
H6A | 0.2978 | 0.4874 | 0.9956 | 0.046* | |
H6B | 0.4466 | 0.3783 | 0.9188 | 0.046* | |
C7 | 0.1624 (8) | 0.3961 (7) | 0.8768 (6) | 0.0579 (13) | |
H7A | 0.1874 | 0.3649 | 0.7895 | 0.087* | |
H7B | 0.0336 | 0.4849 | 0.8544 | 0.087* | |
H7C | 0.1681 | 0.2938 | 0.9706 | 0.087* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Zn1 | 0.0374 (4) | 0.0234 (3) | 0.0368 (4) | −0.0042 (3) | 0.0041 (3) | −0.0184 (3) |
N1 | 0.0294 (16) | 0.0241 (15) | 0.0311 (16) | −0.0060 (12) | 0.0031 (12) | −0.0152 (13) |
N2 | 0.0336 (17) | 0.0309 (17) | 0.0357 (17) | −0.0051 (14) | 0.0058 (13) | −0.0222 (14) |
O1 | 0.0490 (17) | 0.0309 (14) | 0.0351 (15) | −0.0090 (12) | 0.0111 (12) | −0.0174 (12) |
O2 | 0.072 (2) | 0.0276 (15) | 0.0381 (16) | −0.0160 (14) | 0.0135 (15) | −0.0120 (13) |
O3 | 0.0598 (19) | 0.0240 (14) | 0.0548 (19) | −0.0083 (13) | 0.0056 (15) | −0.0226 (14) |
O4 | 0.0492 (18) | 0.0328 (15) | 0.0566 (18) | −0.0010 (13) | 0.0059 (14) | −0.0298 (14) |
O5 | 0.0344 (16) | 0.0329 (16) | 0.090 (2) | −0.0026 (12) | −0.0071 (15) | −0.0364 (17) |
O6 | 0.073 (2) | 0.095 (3) | 0.055 (2) | −0.014 (2) | 0.0122 (18) | −0.047 (2) |
O7 | 0.15 (2) | 0.154 (14) | 0.125 (11) | −0.022 (16) | 0.017 (16) | −0.013 (10) |
C1 | 0.034 (2) | 0.0264 (19) | 0.034 (2) | −0.0091 (16) | 0.0034 (16) | −0.0152 (16) |
C2 | 0.0266 (18) | 0.0230 (18) | 0.0333 (19) | −0.0067 (14) | −0.0006 (14) | −0.0139 (15) |
C3 | 0.0283 (19) | 0.0248 (18) | 0.0352 (19) | −0.0064 (15) | 0.0006 (15) | −0.0162 (16) |
C4 | 0.032 (2) | 0.0264 (19) | 0.046 (2) | −0.0056 (16) | −0.0028 (17) | −0.0206 (19) |
C5 | 0.0291 (19) | 0.0295 (19) | 0.034 (2) | −0.0064 (15) | 0.0017 (15) | −0.0170 (16) |
C6 | 0.045 (2) | 0.033 (2) | 0.033 (2) | −0.0097 (18) | 0.0042 (18) | −0.0130 (17) |
C7 | 0.069 (3) | 0.058 (3) | 0.048 (3) | −0.034 (3) | 0.004 (2) | −0.014 (2) |
Zn1—N1 | 2.104 (3) | O5—H5D | 0.8499 |
Zn1—N1i | 2.104 (3) | O6—H6E | 0.8578 |
Zn1—O1 | 2.164 (3) | O6—H6F | 0.8502 |
Zn1—O1i | 2.164 (3) | O7—O7ii | 1.05 (3) |
Zn1—O5 | 2.116 (3) | O7—H7F | 0.8500 |
Zn1—O5i | 2.116 (3) | O7—H7G | 0.8500 |
N1—C5 | 1.324 (5) | C1—C2 | 1.473 (5) |
N1—C2 | 1.375 (4) | C2—C3 | 1.366 (5) |
N2—C5 | 1.358 (5) | C3—C4 | 1.490 (5) |
N2—C3 | 1.369 (5) | C5—C6 | 1.483 (5) |
N2—H2 | 0.8600 | C6—C7 | 1.509 (6) |
O1—C1 | 1.243 (4) | C6—H6A | 0.9700 |
O2—C1 | 1.277 (4) | C6—H6B | 0.9700 |
O3—C4 | 1.286 (5) | C7—H7A | 0.9600 |
O3—H3 | 0.8200 | C7—H7B | 0.9600 |
O4—C4 | 1.218 (5) | C7—H7C | 0.9600 |
O5—H5C | 0.8501 | ||
N1—Zn1—N1i | 180.0 | H7F—O7—H7G | 108.8 |
N1—Zn1—O5 | 88.97 (11) | O1—C1—O2 | 123.1 (3) |
N1i—Zn1—O5 | 91.03 (11) | O1—C1—C2 | 118.0 (3) |
N1—Zn1—O5i | 91.03 (11) | O2—C1—C2 | 118.9 (3) |
N1i—Zn1—O5i | 88.97 (11) | C3—C2—N1 | 109.7 (3) |
O5—Zn1—O5i | 180.00 (16) | C3—C2—C1 | 131.9 (3) |
N1—Zn1—O1 | 78.99 (10) | N1—C2—C1 | 118.5 (3) |
N1i—Zn1—O1 | 101.01 (10) | C2—C3—N2 | 105.4 (3) |
O5—Zn1—O1 | 91.97 (11) | C2—C3—C4 | 132.7 (4) |
O5i—Zn1—O1 | 88.03 (11) | N2—C3—C4 | 121.8 (3) |
N1—Zn1—O1i | 101.01 (10) | O4—C4—O3 | 124.9 (4) |
N1i—Zn1—O1i | 78.99 (10) | O4—C4—C3 | 119.8 (4) |
O5—Zn1—O1i | 88.03 (11) | O3—C4—C3 | 115.4 (3) |
O5i—Zn1—O1i | 91.97 (11) | N1—C5—N2 | 109.7 (3) |
O1—Zn1—O1i | 180.00 (11) | N1—C5—C6 | 126.4 (3) |
C5—N1—C2 | 106.7 (3) | N2—C5—C6 | 123.8 (3) |
C5—N1—Zn1 | 142.7 (3) | C5—C6—C7 | 112.4 (3) |
C2—N1—Zn1 | 110.7 (2) | C5—C6—H6A | 109.1 |
C5—N2—C3 | 108.6 (3) | C7—C6—H6A | 109.1 |
C5—N2—H2 | 125.7 | C5—C6—H6B | 109.1 |
C3—N2—H2 | 125.7 | C7—C6—H6B | 109.1 |
C1—O1—Zn1 | 113.8 (2) | H6A—C6—H6B | 107.9 |
C4—O3—H3 | 109.5 | C6—C7—H7A | 109.5 |
Zn1—O5—H5C | 125.6 | C6—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
Zn1—O5—H5D | 124.4 | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
H5C—O5—H5D | 108.7 | C6—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
H6E—O6—H6F | 102.5 | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
O7ii—O7—H7F | 88.8 | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
O7ii—O7—H7G | 79.9 | ||
N1i—Zn1—N1—C5 | 55 (100) | O2—C1—C2—C3 | 1.8 (6) |
O5—Zn1—N1—C5 | −87.4 (4) | O1—C1—C2—N1 | −0.1 (5) |
O5i—Zn1—N1—C5 | 92.6 (4) | O2—C1—C2—N1 | −178.9 (3) |
O1—Zn1—N1—C5 | −179.6 (4) | N1—C2—C3—N2 | 0.2 (4) |
O1i—Zn1—N1—C5 | 0.4 (4) | C1—C2—C3—N2 | 179.6 (4) |
N1i—Zn1—N1—C2 | −127 (100) | N1—C2—C3—C4 | −177.8 (4) |
O5—Zn1—N1—C2 | 90.9 (2) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | 1.5 (7) |
O5i—Zn1—N1—C2 | −89.1 (2) | C5—N2—C3—C2 | 0.0 (4) |
O1—Zn1—N1—C2 | −1.3 (2) | C5—N2—C3—C4 | 178.3 (3) |
O1i—Zn1—N1—C2 | 178.7 (2) | C2—C3—C4—O4 | 173.7 (4) |
N1—Zn1—O1—C1 | 1.4 (3) | N2—C3—C4—O4 | −4.1 (5) |
N1i—Zn1—O1—C1 | −178.6 (3) | C2—C3—C4—O3 | −5.9 (6) |
O5—Zn1—O1—C1 | −87.2 (3) | N2—C3—C4—O3 | 176.3 (3) |
O5i—Zn1—O1—C1 | 92.8 (3) | C2—N1—C5—N2 | 0.4 (4) |
O1i—Zn1—O1—C1 | 168 (100) | Zn1—N1—C5—N2 | 178.7 (3) |
Zn1—O1—C1—O2 | 177.7 (3) | C2—N1—C5—C6 | 177.6 (3) |
Zn1—O1—C1—C2 | −1.1 (4) | Zn1—N1—C5—C6 | −4.1 (6) |
C5—N1—C2—C3 | −0.4 (4) | C3—N2—C5—N1 | −0.3 (4) |
Zn1—N1—C2—C3 | −179.3 (2) | C3—N2—C5—C6 | −177.5 (3) |
C5—N1—C2—C1 | −179.8 (3) | N1—C5—C6—C7 | −73.4 (5) |
Zn1—N1—C2—C1 | 1.3 (4) | N2—C5—C6—C7 | 103.4 (4) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −179.4 (4) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+2, −z+2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2···O6iii | 0.86 | 1.95 | 2.778 (4) | 161 |
O3—H3···O2 | 0.82 | 1.65 | 2.465 (4) | 172 |
O5—H5C···O3iv | 0.85 | 1.95 | 2.785 (4) | 167 |
O5—H5D···O4v | 0.85 | 1.88 | 2.713 (4) | 166 |
O6—H6E···O4vi | 0.86 | 2.29 | 3.145 (5) | 175 |
O6—H6F···O7vii | 0.85 | 2.09 | 2.664 (17) | 125 |
O7—H7F···O1iii | 0.85 | 2.12 | 2.93 (3) | 160 |
O7—H7G···O2iv | 0.85 | 2.24 | 3.06 (3) | 160 |
Symmetry codes: (iii) x, y, z+1; (iv) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (v) x+1, y−1, z; (vi) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (vii) x, y, z−1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Zn(C7H7N2O4)2(H2O)2]·3H2O |
Mr | 521.74 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.229 (1), 8.8959 (12), 9.3541 (15) |
α, β, γ (°) | 65.769 (1), 88.587 (2), 70.676 (1) |
V (Å3) | 513.31 (13) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.27 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.24 × 0.22 × 0.21 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.750, 0.776 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 2676, 1774, 1532 |
Rint | 0.015 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.594 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.041, 0.119, 1.09 |
No. of reflections | 1774 |
No. of parameters | 152 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.45, −0.71 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2004), SAINT (Bruker, 2004), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2···O6i | 0.86 | 1.95 | 2.778 (4) | 161 |
O3—H3···O2 | 0.82 | 1.65 | 2.465 (4) | 172 |
O5—H5C···O3ii | 0.85 | 1.95 | 2.785 (4) | 167 |
O5—H5D···O4iii | 0.85 | 1.88 | 2.713 (4) | 166 |
O6—H6E···O4iv | 0.86 | 2.29 | 3.145 (5) | 175 |
O6—H6F···O7v | 0.85 | 2.09 | 2.664 (17) | 125 |
O7—H7F···O1i | 0.85 | 2.12 | 2.93 (3) | 160 |
O7—H7G···O2ii | 0.85 | 2.24 | 3.06 (3) | 160 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (iii) x+1, y−1, z; (iv) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (v) x, y, z−1. |
Acknowledgements
The author thanks Henan University of Urban Construction for supporting this work.
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Self-assembly of supramolecular architectures based on imidazole carboxylate ligands has draw much attention during recent decades. To the best of our knowledge, coordination polymers based on 2-ethyl-4,5-imidazoledicarboxylate has been rarely reported so far (Wang et al., 2008; Zhang et al., 2010; Li et al., 2011). Herein we report the title compound by the reaction of zinc nitrate with 2-ethyl-4,5-imidazoledicarboxylate (H3EIDC) in an aqueous solution under hydrothermal condition.
The title compound, [Zn(C7H7N2O4)2(H2O)2].3H2O, depicted in Fig. 1, has two symmetrical coordination water molecules, three free water molecules and two 2-ethyl-4,5-imidazoledicarboxylate ligands. the ZnII ion, lying on a center of inversion, is surrounded by two terminal water molecules, two nitrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms from two different 2-ethyl-4,5-imidazoledicarboxylate ligands in a slightly distorted octahedral coordination environment. Three solvent water molecules exist via hydrogen bonding among the imidazole N atom, the carboxylate O atom and the O atom from water molecule, whose distances and angles are shown in Tab. 1, Each H2EIDC is bonded to ZnII ion in a µ2-mode. A three-dimensional supramolecular structure is consolidated by hydrogen-bonding interactions (N—H···O and O—H···O).