metal-organic compounds
Dicarbonyldichlorido(N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine)ruthenium(II)
aChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdul Aziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia, bThe Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, PO Box 80203, Saudi Arabia, and cX-ray Diffraction and Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore-54590, Pakistan
*Correspondence e-mail: mnachemist@hotmail.com
In the title compound, [RuCl2(C6H16N2)(CO)2], the geometry around the RuII atom is a distorted RuC2N2Cl2 octahedron, with pairs of C and Cl atoms trans to each other and the N atoms of the bidentate ligand in a cis conformation. The five-membered chelate ring is puckered on the C—C bond.
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For background to ruthenium carbonyl derivatives, see: Manchot & Konig (1924); Stephenson & Wilkinson (1966); Kingston et al. (1967); Baghlaf et al. (2007); Campbell (1975); Padhey & Kaufman (1985). For a related structure, see: Bakar et al. (1993).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); cell CAD-4 EXPRESS; data reduction: XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1995); program(s) used to solve structure: DIRDIF99 (Beurskens et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811022227/hb5901sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811022227/hb5901Isup2.hkl
In a 100-ml round bottom flask fitted with nitrogen gas inlet, water condenser and magnetic stirrer was added 0.2 g of [Ru(CO)2 Cl2]n and 0.5 ml of tetramethylethylene diamine (TMEDA) in 15 ml MeOH. The reaction mixture was heated at about 70 °C for 1 h. The yellow green solution was reduced in volume and passed through a small alumina column (15 g. Al2O3). The yellow band was eluted with MeOH. The solvent was reduced in volume and on cooling it gave yellow blocks of (I). Yield 70%.
All the C—H H-atoms were positioned via fourier map with C—H = 0.91 (3)—1.11 (3) Å with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueqfor aromatic C atoms.
Data collection: CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); cell
CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); data reduction: XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1995); program(s) used to solve structure: DIRDIF99 (Beurskens et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I) with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. Unit cell packing for (I). |
[RuCl2(C6H16N2)(CO)2] | F(000) = 688 |
Mr = 344.20 | Dx = 1.722 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Melting point: 493 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.463 (6) Å | Cell parameters from 25 reflections |
b = 14.579 (6) Å | θ = 10.6–14.0° |
c = 12.718 (12) Å | µ = 1.57 mm−1 |
β = 106.37 (8)° | T = 160 K |
V = 1327.7 (17) Å3 | Block, yellow |
Z = 4 | 0.38 × 0.38 × 0.25 mm |
Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | 2644 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.015 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 27.0°, θmin = 2.2° |
Nonprofiled ω/2θ scans | h = −9→9 |
Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | k = 0→18 |
Tmin = 0.591, Tmax = 0.69 | l = 0→16 |
3153 measured reflections | 2 standard reflections every 100 reflections |
2877 independent reflections | intensity decay: 5% |
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) = 0.061 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0385P)2 + 0.6002P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2877 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
184 parameters | Δρmax = 1.06 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.48 e Å−3 |
[RuCl2(C6H16N2)(CO)2] | V = 1327.7 (17) Å3 |
Mr = 344.20 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.463 (6) Å | µ = 1.57 mm−1 |
b = 14.579 (6) Å | T = 160 K |
c = 12.718 (12) Å | 0.38 × 0.38 × 0.25 mm |
β = 106.37 (8)° |
Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | 2644 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | Rint = 0.015 |
Tmin = 0.591, Tmax = 0.69 | 2 standard reflections every 100 reflections |
3153 measured reflections | intensity decay: 5% |
2877 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.023 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.061 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 1.06 e Å−3 |
2877 reflections | Δρmin = −0.48 e Å−3 |
184 parameters |
Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'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 | ||
C1 | −0.0497 (3) | 0.14822 (15) | 0.31835 (17) | 0.0244 (4) | |
C2 | 0.1219 (3) | −0.01145 (15) | 0.39077 (17) | 0.0237 (4) | |
C3 | 0.5479 (3) | 0.00447 (17) | 0.3248 (2) | 0.0269 (4) | |
H3A | 0.634 (4) | −0.025 (2) | 0.292 (2) | 0.032* | |
H3B | 0.542 (4) | −0.025 (2) | 0.386 (2) | 0.032* | |
H3C | 0.587 (4) | 0.065 (2) | 0.342 (2) | 0.032* | |
C4 | 0.3204 (4) | −0.09661 (19) | 0.2146 (3) | 0.0397 (6) | |
H4A | 0.197 (5) | −0.105 (2) | 0.163 (3) | 0.048* | |
H4B | 0.331 (4) | −0.131 (2) | 0.294 (3) | 0.048* | |
H4C | 0.417 (5) | −0.121 (2) | 0.187 (3) | 0.048* | |
C5 | 0.3756 (4) | 0.0491 (2) | 0.1397 (2) | 0.0376 (6) | |
H5A | 0.269 (5) | 0.028 (2) | 0.078 (3) | 0.045* | |
H5B | 0.496 (5) | 0.032 (2) | 0.127 (3) | 0.045* | |
C6 | 0.3660 (4) | 0.1513 (2) | 0.1516 (2) | 0.0362 (6) | |
H6A | 0.459 (5) | 0.170 (2) | 0.218 (3) | 0.043* | |
H6B | 0.373 (4) | 0.180 (2) | 0.087 (3) | 0.043* | |
C7 | 0.0379 (4) | 0.17649 (19) | 0.0602 (2) | 0.0352 (5) | |
H7A | −0.077 (5) | 0.197 (2) | 0.078 (2) | 0.042* | |
H7B | 0.026 (4) | 0.115 (2) | 0.023 (3) | 0.042* | |
H7C | 0.077 (4) | 0.219 (2) | 0.010 (3) | 0.042* | |
C8 | 0.1967 (4) | 0.27503 (17) | 0.2056 (2) | 0.0385 (6) | |
H8A | 0.229 (5) | 0.311 (2) | 0.152 (3) | 0.046* | |
H8B | 0.285 (5) | 0.285 (2) | 0.277 (3) | 0.046* | |
H8C | 0.075 (5) | 0.294 (2) | 0.214 (2) | 0.046* | |
Cl1 | 0.36315 (7) | 0.16019 (4) | 0.43227 (4) | 0.02799 (12) | |
Cl2 | −0.09471 (7) | −0.00421 (4) | 0.15266 (4) | 0.02621 (12) | |
O1 | −0.1658 (2) | 0.19233 (12) | 0.33235 (15) | 0.0343 (4) | |
O2 | 0.1117 (3) | −0.06675 (12) | 0.45157 (15) | 0.0377 (4) | |
Ru1 | 0.14044 (2) | 0.078019 (10) | 0.288724 (12) | 0.01683 (7) | |
N1 | 0.3635 (2) | 0.00254 (13) | 0.24068 (15) | 0.0233 (4) | |
N2 | 0.1815 (3) | 0.17845 (13) | 0.16732 (15) | 0.0246 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0238 (10) | 0.0231 (10) | 0.0239 (10) | −0.0067 (9) | 0.0027 (8) | −0.0024 (8) |
C2 | 0.0224 (10) | 0.0243 (10) | 0.0224 (9) | −0.0033 (8) | 0.0034 (8) | −0.0050 (8) |
C3 | 0.0185 (10) | 0.0303 (12) | 0.0289 (11) | 0.0033 (9) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0029 (9) |
C4 | 0.0287 (12) | 0.0310 (13) | 0.0561 (18) | 0.0060 (10) | 0.0064 (12) | −0.0169 (12) |
C5 | 0.0329 (13) | 0.0558 (16) | 0.0263 (12) | 0.0170 (12) | 0.0120 (10) | 0.0091 (11) |
C6 | 0.0270 (12) | 0.0467 (15) | 0.0368 (13) | 0.0019 (11) | 0.0119 (10) | 0.0174 (12) |
C7 | 0.0338 (13) | 0.0380 (14) | 0.0281 (12) | 0.0010 (11) | −0.0007 (10) | 0.0110 (10) |
C8 | 0.0492 (16) | 0.0200 (11) | 0.0423 (14) | −0.0074 (11) | 0.0065 (12) | 0.0060 (10) |
Cl1 | 0.0275 (3) | 0.0288 (3) | 0.0241 (2) | −0.0044 (2) | 0.0016 (2) | −0.0063 (2) |
Cl2 | 0.0198 (2) | 0.0304 (3) | 0.0266 (2) | −0.00546 (19) | 0.00355 (19) | −0.0077 (2) |
O1 | 0.0267 (8) | 0.0290 (9) | 0.0485 (10) | 0.0042 (7) | 0.0129 (7) | −0.0069 (7) |
O2 | 0.0473 (11) | 0.0342 (9) | 0.0326 (9) | −0.0072 (8) | 0.0129 (8) | 0.0088 (8) |
Ru1 | 0.01583 (10) | 0.01612 (10) | 0.01779 (10) | −0.00122 (5) | 0.00351 (7) | −0.00079 (5) |
N1 | 0.0207 (8) | 0.0256 (9) | 0.0229 (8) | 0.0035 (7) | 0.0049 (7) | −0.0021 (7) |
N2 | 0.0242 (9) | 0.0230 (9) | 0.0244 (9) | −0.0019 (7) | 0.0035 (7) | 0.0046 (7) |
Ru1—C1 | 1.872 (3) | C5—N1 | 1.477 (3) |
Ru1—C2 | 1.872 (2) | C5—C6 | 1.502 (4) |
Ru1—N2 | 2.211 (2) | C5—H5A | 1.00 (3) |
Ru1—N1 | 2.220 (2) | C5—H5B | 0.99 (3) |
Ru1—Cl1 | 2.413 (2) | C6—N2 | 1.500 (3) |
Ru1—Cl2 | 2.408 (2) | C6—H6A | 0.97 (3) |
C1—O1 | 1.133 (3) | C6—H6B | 0.94 (3) |
C2—O2 | 1.134 (3) | C7—N2 | 1.477 (3) |
C3—N1 | 1.486 (3) | C7—H7A | 1.00 (3) |
C3—H3A | 0.96 (3) | C7—H7B | 1.00 (3) |
C3—H3B | 0.91 (3) | C7—H7C | 0.99 (3) |
C3—H3C | 0.93 (3) | C8—N2 | 1.484 (3) |
C4—N1 | 1.498 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.94 (3) |
C4—H4A | 0.98 (4) | C8—H8B | 0.97 (3) |
C4—H4B | 1.11 (3) | C8—H8C | 0.98 (3) |
C4—H4C | 0.95 (4) | ||
O1—C1—Ru1 | 177.3 (2) | N2—C8—H8B | 114.7 (19) |
O2—C2—Ru1 | 178.8 (2) | H8A—C8—H8B | 110 (3) |
N1—C3—H3A | 106.0 (16) | N2—C8—H8C | 108.2 (19) |
N1—C3—H3B | 110.6 (18) | H8A—C8—H8C | 111 (3) |
H3A—C3—H3B | 111 (2) | H8B—C8—H8C | 105 (3) |
N1—C3—H3C | 110.5 (19) | C1—Ru1—C2 | 91.90 (11) |
H3A—C3—H3C | 109 (3) | C1—Ru1—N2 | 92.33 (10) |
H3B—C3—H3C | 110 (3) | C2—Ru1—N2 | 175.71 (8) |
N1—C4—H4A | 111.8 (19) | C1—Ru1—N1 | 174.94 (8) |
N1—C4—H4B | 106.3 (17) | C2—Ru1—N1 | 93.04 (10) |
H4A—C4—H4B | 111 (3) | N2—Ru1—N1 | 82.75 (9) |
N1—C4—H4C | 108 (2) | C1—Ru1—Cl2 | 88.66 (9) |
H4A—C4—H4C | 112 (3) | C2—Ru1—Cl2 | 88.29 (9) |
H4B—C4—H4C | 107 (3) | N2—Ru1—Cl2 | 92.53 (8) |
N1—C5—C6 | 110.6 (2) | N1—Ru1—Cl2 | 90.38 (8) |
N1—C5—H5A | 108.2 (18) | C1—Ru1—Cl1 | 88.62 (9) |
C6—C5—H5A | 109.8 (18) | C2—Ru1—Cl1 | 89.49 (9) |
N1—C5—H5B | 108.0 (18) | N2—Ru1—Cl1 | 89.89 (8) |
C6—C5—H5B | 110.0 (19) | N1—Ru1—Cl1 | 92.53 (8) |
H5A—C5—H5B | 110 (3) | Cl2—Ru1—Cl1 | 176.424 (19) |
N2—C6—C5 | 110.3 (2) | C5—N1—C3 | 110.3 (2) |
N2—C6—H6A | 105.4 (18) | C5—N1—C4 | 108.2 (2) |
C5—C6—H6A | 108.6 (18) | C3—N1—C4 | 105.97 (18) |
N2—C6—H6B | 106.0 (19) | C5—N1—Ru1 | 104.24 (15) |
C5—C6—H6B | 110.2 (19) | C3—N1—Ru1 | 113.96 (15) |
H6A—C6—H6B | 116 (3) | C4—N1—Ru1 | 114.10 (15) |
N2—C7—H7A | 103.4 (18) | C7—N2—C8 | 106.8 (2) |
N2—C7—H7B | 113.4 (18) | C7—N2—C6 | 109.1 (2) |
H7A—C7—H7B | 114 (3) | C8—N2—C6 | 107.8 (2) |
N2—C7—H7C | 108.3 (19) | C7—N2—Ru1 | 115.10 (15) |
H7A—C7—H7C | 113 (2) | C8—N2—Ru1 | 114.35 (16) |
H7B—C7—H7C | 105 (2) | C6—N2—Ru1 | 103.38 (14) |
N2—C8—H8A | 107.7 (19) | ||
N1—C5—C6—N2 | −62.9 (3) | C5—C6—N2—C7 | −78.1 (2) |
C6—C5—N1—C3 | −80.0 (2) | C5—C6—N2—C8 | 166.3 (2) |
C6—C5—N1—C4 | 164.5 (2) | C5—C6—N2—Ru1 | 44.8 (2) |
C6—C5—N1—Ru1 | 42.7 (2) | C1—Ru1—N2—C7 | −76.26 (19) |
C1—Ru1—N1—C5 | −0.1 (9) | C2—Ru1—N2—C7 | 113.4 (10) |
C2—Ru1—N1—C5 | 167.17 (16) | N1—Ru1—N2—C7 | 102.56 (18) |
N2—Ru1—N1—C5 | −13.63 (16) | Cl2—Ru1—N2—C7 | 12.49 (17) |
Cl2—Ru1—N1—C5 | 78.87 (17) | Cl1—Ru1—N2—C7 | −164.88 (17) |
Cl1—Ru1—N1—C5 | −103.20 (17) | C1—Ru1—N2—C8 | 48.00 (19) |
C1—Ru1—N1—C3 | 120.1 (9) | C2—Ru1—N2—C8 | −122.3 (10) |
C2—Ru1—N1—C3 | −72.57 (17) | N1—Ru1—N2—C8 | −133.18 (18) |
N2—Ru1—N1—C3 | 106.62 (16) | Cl2—Ru1—N2—C8 | 136.76 (17) |
Cl2—Ru1—N1—C3 | −160.87 (15) | Cl1—Ru1—N2—C8 | −40.61 (17) |
Cl1—Ru1—N1—C3 | 17.05 (15) | C1—Ru1—N2—C6 | 164.90 (16) |
C1—Ru1—N1—C4 | −117.9 (9) | C2—Ru1—N2—C6 | −5.4 (11) |
C2—Ru1—N1—C4 | 49.35 (19) | N1—Ru1—N2—C6 | −16.28 (15) |
N2—Ru1—N1—C4 | −131.46 (18) | Cl2—Ru1—N2—C6 | −106.34 (16) |
Cl2—Ru1—N1—C4 | −38.96 (17) | Cl1—Ru1—N2—C6 | 76.29 (16) |
Cl1—Ru1—N1—C4 | 138.97 (17) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [RuCl2(C6H16N2)(CO)2] |
Mr | 344.20 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 160 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.463 (6), 14.579 (6), 12.718 (12) |
β (°) | 106.37 (8) |
V (Å3) | 1327.7 (17) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.57 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.38 × 0.38 × 0.25 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer |
Absorption correction | ψ scan (North et al., 1968) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.591, 0.69 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 3153, 2877, 2644 |
Rint | 0.015 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.638 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.023, 0.061, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 2877 |
No. of parameters | 184 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.06, −0.48 |
Computer programs: CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994), XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1995), DIRDIF99 (Beurskens et al., 1999), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Ru1—C1 | 1.872 (3) | Ru1—N1 | 2.220 (2) |
Ru1—C2 | 1.872 (2) | Ru1—Cl1 | 2.413 (2) |
Ru1—N2 | 2.211 (2) | Ru1—Cl2 | 2.408 (2) |
N2—Ru1—N1 | 82.75 (9) |
Footnotes
‡Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdul Aziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the Chemistry Department, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for providing the research facilities.
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The salt [Ru(CO)2Cl2]n was first reported by (Manchot & Konig, 1924) but its importance and chemistry was shown in late 1960's by (Stephenson & Wilkinson, 1966), (Kingston et al., 1967) who have reported several compounds of the type [Ru(CO)2Cl2L2] where L=monodentate ligand. This was due to the fact that the salt [Ru(CO)2Cl2]n has proved a useful precursor for the synthesis of a variety of organometallic compounds. We have also reported from our laboratories compounds with ligands containing N, O and S atom as electron donor (e.g. Baghlaf et al., 2007). However (Campbell (1975) and Padhey & Kaufman (1985) have reported about remarkable biological activities of such compounds against microbes, viruses and tumours. This has been the main reason for our research activity in the field of bio-inorganic chemistry of transition metal complexes. The metal atom Ru in the salt [Ru(CO)2Cl2]n being electron deficient acts as electron acceptor. This enhances its ability to coordinate with electron donor ligand (TMEDA) to give a stable octahedral electron rich compound of low ionization energy [Ru(CO)2Cl2TMEDA]. The bidentate nature of the ligand (TMEDA) has also been reported in the X-ray structure of the complex [Mo(CO)4TMEDA] by (Bakar et al., 1993).
In the crystal structure of title compound, ruthenium atom is almost octahedrally coordinated to the two nitrogen-donors atoms of tetramethyl ethylene-1,2-diamine (TMEDA), two chloro and two carbonyl groups. A five membered non-planer ring formed through Ru1/N1/C5/C6/N2 as both of the carbon atoms are sp3 hybridized. The root mean square deniavtion for the ring measure 0.2149Å with the maximum deviation from C5 and C6 measures -0.2999 (19) Å and 0.3144 (19)Å respectively.