metal-organic compounds
catena-Poly[[chloridocadmium(II)]bis{μ-1-[(2-ethyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]-1H-benzotriazole}[chloridocadmium(II)]di-μ-chlorido]
aPharmacy College, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450008, People's Republic of China, and bDepartment of Petroleum & Chemical Engineering, Puyang Vocational and Technical College, Puyang 457000, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: wangxiawx83@yahoo.com.cn
In the polymeric title complex, [CdCl2(C12H13N5)]n, the CdII atom is five-coordinated by two N atoms from two bridging 1-[(2-ethyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]-1H-benzotriazole (bmei) ligands, two bridging Cl atoms and one terminal Cl atom in a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal geometry. The CdII atoms are connected alternately by the Cl atoms and bmei ligands, leading to a zigzag chain extending parallel to [011]. π–π interactions, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.3016 (3) Å, help to stabilize the crystal packing.
Related literature
For similar compounds with symmetric or asymmetric N-heterocyclic ligands, see: Li et al. (2011); Hu et al. (2009); Meng et al. (2009); Huang et al. (2006).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811019908/wm2490sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811019908/wm2490Isup2.hkl
The ligand 1-[(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)methyl]-1H-1,3-(2-ethyl-imidazol) (0.04 mmol, 0.0096 g) in methanol (6 ml) was added dropwise to a methanol solution (5 ml) of CdCl2 (0.04 mmol, 0.0074 g) in methanol. The resulting solution was allowed to stand at room temperature. After one week good quality colourless crystals were obtained and dried in air.
H atoms were placed geometrically and refined as riding atoms with C-H = 0.93 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).[CdCl2(C12H13N5)] | Z = 2 |
Mr = 410.57 | F(000) = 404 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.880 Mg m−3 |
a = 7.6055 (6) Å | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.7107 Å |
b = 9.7027 (11) Å | Cell parameters from 2806 reflections |
c = 10.3144 (10) Å | θ = 3.2–26.3° |
α = 74.431 (9)° | µ = 1.87 mm−1 |
β = 81.609 (7)° | T = 293 K |
γ = 87.720 (8)° | Prismatic, colorless |
V = 725.36 (12) Å3 | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.18 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos Gemini diffractometer | 2963 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance (Mo) X-ray Source | 2534 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.027 |
Detector resolution: 16.2312 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 26.3°, θmin = 3.2° |
ω scans | h = −9→9 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2010) | k = −12→11 |
Tmin = 0.993, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −12→11 |
6082 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.035 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.069 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0217P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2963 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
182 parameters | Δρmax = 0.47 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.50 e Å−3 |
[CdCl2(C12H13N5)] | γ = 87.720 (8)° |
Mr = 410.57 | V = 725.36 (12) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.6055 (6) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 9.7027 (11) Å | µ = 1.87 mm−1 |
c = 10.3144 (10) Å | T = 293 K |
α = 74.431 (9)° | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.18 mm |
β = 81.609 (7)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos Gemini diffractometer | 2963 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2010) | 2534 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.993, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.027 |
6082 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.069 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.47 e Å−3 |
2963 reflections | Δρmin = −0.50 e Å−3 |
182 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 | 0.37119 (4) | 0.60250 (3) | 0.34830 (3) | 0.02594 (10) | |
Cl1 | 0.10727 (13) | 0.49171 (10) | 0.30891 (11) | 0.0366 (3) | |
Cl2 | 0.41293 (13) | 0.62093 (9) | 0.58398 (10) | 0.0321 (2) | |
N1 | 0.2477 (4) | 0.8391 (3) | 0.3168 (3) | 0.0266 (7) | |
N2 | 0.3564 (4) | 0.9476 (3) | 0.2763 (3) | 0.0270 (7) | |
N3 | 0.2578 (4) | 1.0677 (3) | 0.2711 (3) | 0.0240 (7) | |
N4 | 0.3531 (4) | 1.2614 (3) | 0.0745 (3) | 0.0268 (7) | |
N5 | 0.4535 (4) | 1.3280 (3) | −0.1440 (3) | 0.0302 (8) | |
C1 | 0.0746 (5) | 0.8865 (4) | 0.3398 (4) | 0.0241 (8) | |
C2 | 0.0805 (5) | 1.0354 (4) | 0.3106 (4) | 0.0223 (8) | |
C3 | −0.0701 (5) | 1.1177 (4) | 0.3322 (4) | 0.0267 (8) | |
H3 | −0.0656 | 1.2167 | 0.3151 | 0.032* | |
C4 | −0.2255 (5) | 1.0418 (4) | 0.3806 (4) | 0.0303 (9) | |
H4 | −0.3299 | 1.0915 | 0.3969 | 0.036* | |
C5 | −0.2333 (5) | 0.8923 (4) | 0.4064 (4) | 0.0322 (9) | |
H5 | −0.3426 | 0.8466 | 0.4374 | 0.039* | |
C6 | −0.0851 (5) | 0.8122 (4) | 0.3874 (4) | 0.0281 (9) | |
H6 | −0.0904 | 0.7132 | 0.4052 | 0.034* | |
C7 | 0.3445 (5) | 1.2069 (4) | 0.2205 (4) | 0.0294 (9) | |
H7B | 0.2797 | 1.2742 | 0.2643 | 0.035* | |
H7A | 0.4640 | 1.1987 | 0.2442 | 0.035* | |
C8 | 0.2094 (5) | 1.3085 (4) | 0.0082 (4) | 0.0345 (10) | |
H8 | 0.0919 | 1.3119 | 0.0479 | 0.041* | |
C9 | 0.2719 (5) | 1.3492 (4) | −0.1261 (4) | 0.0382 (10) | |
H9 | 0.2035 | 1.3856 | −0.1954 | 0.046* | |
C10 | 0.4998 (5) | 1.2744 (4) | −0.0210 (4) | 0.0266 (8) | |
C11 | 0.6844 (5) | 1.2391 (4) | 0.0090 (4) | 0.0365 (10) | |
H11B | 0.7009 | 1.2715 | 0.0876 | 0.044* | |
H11A | 0.7665 | 1.2922 | −0.0674 | 0.044* | |
C12 | 0.7329 (6) | 1.0793 (4) | 0.0370 (4) | 0.0457 (11) | |
H12A | 0.7140 | 1.0451 | −0.0389 | 0.069* | |
H12B | 0.6593 | 1.0264 | 0.1173 | 0.069* | |
H12C | 0.8555 | 1.0668 | 0.0502 | 0.069* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cd1 | 0.02975 (16) | 0.02168 (16) | 0.02519 (18) | 0.00200 (11) | −0.00631 (12) | −0.00314 (12) |
Cl1 | 0.0331 (5) | 0.0287 (5) | 0.0511 (7) | −0.0001 (4) | −0.0110 (5) | −0.0133 (5) |
Cl2 | 0.0412 (6) | 0.0275 (5) | 0.0290 (6) | 0.0108 (4) | −0.0100 (4) | −0.0087 (4) |
N1 | 0.0333 (18) | 0.0213 (16) | 0.0227 (19) | 0.0029 (14) | −0.0050 (14) | −0.0014 (13) |
N2 | 0.0319 (18) | 0.0236 (16) | 0.0238 (19) | 0.0048 (14) | −0.0044 (14) | −0.0038 (13) |
N3 | 0.0314 (18) | 0.0182 (15) | 0.0197 (18) | 0.0015 (13) | −0.0017 (14) | −0.0017 (13) |
N4 | 0.0287 (17) | 0.0235 (16) | 0.0251 (19) | 0.0018 (13) | −0.0074 (14) | 0.0005 (13) |
N5 | 0.0283 (18) | 0.0332 (18) | 0.0240 (19) | 0.0025 (14) | −0.0036 (14) | 0.0009 (14) |
C1 | 0.031 (2) | 0.0235 (19) | 0.017 (2) | 0.0042 (16) | −0.0018 (16) | −0.0045 (15) |
C2 | 0.0267 (19) | 0.0219 (19) | 0.017 (2) | 0.0004 (15) | −0.0028 (15) | −0.0036 (15) |
C3 | 0.037 (2) | 0.0228 (19) | 0.021 (2) | 0.0059 (17) | −0.0074 (17) | −0.0064 (16) |
C4 | 0.027 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0062 (17) | −0.0050 (17) | −0.0095 (18) |
C5 | 0.029 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.029 (2) | −0.0055 (18) | −0.0010 (18) | −0.0051 (18) |
C6 | 0.035 (2) | 0.0225 (19) | 0.025 (2) | −0.0036 (17) | −0.0068 (17) | −0.0011 (16) |
C7 | 0.040 (2) | 0.025 (2) | 0.023 (2) | −0.0029 (17) | −0.0034 (18) | −0.0063 (17) |
C8 | 0.027 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.035 (3) | 0.0032 (18) | −0.0033 (18) | −0.0013 (19) |
C9 | 0.030 (2) | 0.045 (2) | 0.032 (3) | 0.0039 (19) | −0.0086 (19) | 0.004 (2) |
C10 | 0.030 (2) | 0.0191 (18) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0003 (16) | −0.0031 (17) | −0.0019 (16) |
C11 | 0.029 (2) | 0.047 (3) | 0.029 (2) | −0.0005 (19) | −0.0057 (18) | −0.002 (2) |
C12 | 0.046 (3) | 0.056 (3) | 0.034 (3) | 0.021 (2) | −0.012 (2) | −0.009 (2) |
Cd1—Cl1 | 2.4482 (10) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
Cd1—Cl2i | 2.6687 (10) | C3—C4 | 1.374 (5) |
Cd1—Cl2 | 2.5505 (10) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
Cd1—N1 | 2.403 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.405 (5) |
Cd1—N5ii | 2.272 (3) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
Cl2—Cd1i | 2.6686 (10) | C5—C6 | 1.363 (5) |
N1—N2 | 1.303 (4) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
N1—C1 | 1.386 (5) | C7—H7B | 0.9700 |
N2—N3 | 1.353 (4) | C7—H7A | 0.9700 |
N3—C2 | 1.374 (4) | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
N3—C7 | 1.457 (4) | C8—C9 | 1.353 (5) |
N4—C7 | 1.449 (5) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
N4—C8 | 1.371 (5) | C10—C11 | 1.488 (5) |
N4—C10 | 1.362 (5) | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
N5—Cd1ii | 2.272 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
N5—C9 | 1.381 (5) | C11—C12 | 1.539 (5) |
N5—C10 | 1.329 (5) | C12—H12A | 0.9600 |
C1—C2 | 1.395 (5) | C12—H12B | 0.9600 |
C1—C6 | 1.394 (5) | C12—H12C | 0.9600 |
C2—C3 | 1.396 (5) | ||
Cd1—Cl2—Cd1i | 98.87 (3) | C3—C4—H4 | 118.6 |
Cl1—Cd1—Cl2i | 102.49 (3) | C3—C4—C5 | 122.8 (4) |
Cl1—Cd1—Cl2 | 121.87 (4) | C4—C3—C2 | 115.1 (3) |
Cl2—Cd1—Cl2i | 81.13 (3) | C4—C3—H3 | 122.5 |
N1—Cd1—Cl1 | 95.86 (8) | C4—C5—H5 | 119.1 |
N1—Cd1—Cl2 | 85.51 (8) | C5—C4—H4 | 118.6 |
N1—Cd1—Cl2i | 161.13 (8) | C5—C6—C1 | 116.5 (3) |
N1—N2—N3 | 107.5 (3) | C5—C6—H6 | 121.7 |
N1—C1—C2 | 107.3 (3) | C6—C1—C2 | 121.3 (3) |
N1—C1—C6 | 131.4 (3) | C6—C5—C4 | 121.8 (4) |
N2—N1—Cd1 | 118.2 (2) | C6—C5—H5 | 119.1 |
N2—N1—C1 | 110.0 (3) | H7B—C7—H7A | 107.9 |
N2—N3—C2 | 111.1 (3) | C8—N4—C7 | 124.7 (3) |
N2—N3—C7 | 119.4 (3) | C8—C9—N5 | 109.1 (4) |
N3—C2—C1 | 104.2 (3) | C8—C9—H9 | 125.4 |
N3—C2—C3 | 133.2 (3) | C9—N5—Cd1ii | 123.7 (3) |
N3—C7—H7B | 109.2 | C9—C8—N4 | 106.6 (4) |
N3—C7—H7A | 109.2 | C9—C8—H8 | 126.7 |
N4—C7—N3 | 112.0 (3) | C10—N4—C7 | 127.5 (3) |
N4—C7—H7B | 109.2 | C10—N4—C8 | 107.9 (3) |
N4—C7—H7A | 109.2 | C10—N5—Cd1ii | 129.2 (3) |
N4—C8—H8 | 126.7 | C10—N5—C9 | 106.8 (3) |
N4—C10—C11 | 124.9 (4) | C10—C11—H11B | 108.5 |
N5ii—Cd1—Cl1 | 106.55 (8) | C10—C11—H11A | 108.5 |
N5ii—Cd1—Cl2i | 88.42 (8) | C10—C11—C12 | 115.0 (3) |
N5ii—Cd1—Cl2 | 131.58 (8) | C11—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
N5ii—Cd1—N1 | 90.57 (11) | C11—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
N5—C9—H9 | 125.4 | C11—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
N5—C10—N4 | 109.5 (3) | H11B—C11—H11A | 107.5 |
N5—C10—C11 | 125.5 (4) | C12—C11—H11B | 108.5 |
C1—N1—Cd1 | 131.7 (2) | C12—C11—H11A | 108.5 |
C1—C2—C3 | 122.5 (3) | H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C1—C6—H6 | 121.7 | H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C2—N3—C7 | 129.5 (3) | H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3 | 122.5 | ||
Cd1—N1—N2—N3 | −177.7 (2) | N4—C10—C11—C12 | 81.6 (5) |
Cd1—N1—C1—C2 | 176.9 (2) | N5ii—Cd1—Cl2—Cd1i | −79.87 (11) |
Cd1—N1—C1—C6 | −0.9 (6) | N5ii—Cd1—N1—N2 | −47.0 (3) |
Cd1ii—N5—C9—C8 | −174.2 (2) | N5ii—Cd1—N1—C1 | 136.3 (3) |
Cd1ii—N5—C10—N4 | 173.7 (2) | N5—C10—C11—C12 | −100.9 (4) |
Cd1ii—N5—C10—C11 | −4.0 (5) | C1—N1—N2—N3 | −0.3 (4) |
Cl1—Cd1—Cl2—Cd1i | 99.25 (4) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.8 (5) |
Cl1—Cd1—N1—N2 | −153.7 (2) | C2—N3—C7—N4 | −87.5 (4) |
Cl1—Cd1—N1—C1 | 29.6 (3) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | −1.4 (5) |
Cl2i—Cd1—Cl2—Cd1i | 0.000 (2) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.1 (6) |
Cl2i—Cd1—N1—N2 | 39.8 (4) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 1.3 (6) |
Cl2—Cd1—N1—N2 | 84.7 (2) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.5 (6) |
Cl2—Cd1—N1—C1 | −92.0 (3) | C6—C1—C2—N3 | 178.3 (3) |
Cl2i—Cd1—N1—C1 | −136.9 (3) | C6—C1—C2—C3 | 2.7 (6) |
N1—Cd1—Cl2—Cd1i | −166.64 (8) | C7—N3—C2—C1 | 175.8 (3) |
N1—N2—N3—C2 | 0.5 (4) | C7—N3—C2—C3 | −9.3 (6) |
N1—N2—N3—C7 | −176.2 (3) | C7—N4—C8—C9 | −179.5 (3) |
N1—C1—C2—N3 | 0.3 (4) | C7—N4—C10—N5 | 179.6 (3) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −175.3 (3) | C7—N4—C10—C11 | −2.6 (6) |
N1—C1—C6—C5 | 176.1 (4) | C8—N4—C7—N3 | 70.3 (4) |
N2—N1—C1—C2 | 0.0 (4) | C8—N4—C10—N5 | 0.1 (4) |
N2—N1—C1—C6 | −177.7 (4) | C8—N4—C10—C11 | 177.9 (3) |
N2—N3—C2—C1 | −0.5 (4) | C9—N5—C10—N4 | −0.2 (4) |
N2—N3—C2—C3 | 174.4 (4) | C9—N5—C10—C11 | −178.0 (3) |
N2—N3—C7—N4 | 88.6 (4) | C10—N4—C7—N3 | −109.1 (4) |
N3—C2—C3—C4 | −176.0 (4) | C10—N4—C8—C9 | 0.0 (4) |
N4—C8—C9—N5 | −0.1 (4) | C10—N5—C9—C8 | 0.2 (4) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+2, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [CdCl2(C12H13N5)] |
Mr | 410.57 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.6055 (6), 9.7027 (11), 10.3144 (10) |
α, β, γ (°) | 74.431 (9), 81.609 (7), 87.720 (8) |
V (Å3) | 725.36 (12) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.87 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.18 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos Gemini diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2010) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.993, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6082, 2963, 2534 |
Rint | 0.027 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.624 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.035, 0.069, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 2963 |
No. of parameters | 182 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.47, −0.50 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Department of Science and Technology of Henan Province for financial support (No. 082102330003), and Professors Hong-Wei Hou and Meng Xiang-Ru of Zhengzhou University for their help.
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In coordination and supramolecular chemistry many symmetric imidazole and benzotriazole ligands have been applied (Li et al., 2011; Hu et al., 2009). However, studies involving asymmetric imidazole and benzotriazole ligands are rather rare (Meng et al., 2009; Huang et al., 2006). We were thus engaged in the synthesis of asymmetric N-heterocyclic ligands and synthesized the compound 1-[(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)methyl]-1H-1,3-(2-ethyl-imidazol) (bmei). In this work, we selected this compound as a ligand for generation of the new complex [Cd(C12H13N5)Cl2]n, (I), that is reported here.
In the complex (I) the CdII atom is five-coordinated by two N atoms from two bridging bmei ligands, two bridging Cl atoms and one terminal Cl atom in a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry (Fig. 1). The two CdII ions are connected by a pair of bridging Cl atoms, yielding a centrosymmetric Cd2Cl2 binuclear unit with a Cd···Cd distance of 3.9657 (6) Å. The dimers are further linked by bmei ligands to give a zigzag chain extending parallel to [011] (Fig. 2). The distance between two Cd atoms bridged by the bmei ligand is 9.0727 (12) Å. In addition, the benzotriazole rings between adjacent chains are stacked in a face-to-face orientation with a centroid—centroid distance of 3.3016 (3) Å, so the crystal structure involves also π—π interactions.