organic compounds
4,7,13,18-Tetraoxa-1,10-diazoniabicyclo[8.5.5]icosane hexafluoridosilicate
aCentre for Accelerator Based Research and Energy Physics (SAFE), Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, PO Box 1038 Blindern, Oslo 0318, Norway, binGAP Centre for Research Based Innovation, Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, PO Box 1033 Blindern, Oslo 0315, Norway, and cDepartment of Chemistry, University of Oslo, PO Box 1033 Blindern, Oslo 0315, Norway
*Correspondence e-mail: n.s.gupta@kjemi.uio.no
The 14H30N2O42+·SiF62−, contains half of both the anion and the cation, both ions being completed by a crystallographic twofold axis passing through the Si atom. The cation has a cage structure with the ammonium H atoms pointing into the cage. These H atoms are shielded from intermolecular interactions and form only intramolecular contacts. There are short intermolecular C—H⋯F interactions in the structure, but no conventional intermolecular hydrogen bonds.
of the title molecular salt, CRelated literature
For related structures, see: Cos et al. (1982); Rehder & Wang (2003); Luger et al. (1991); Sen Gupta et al. (2011); Anderson et al. (2006); Braband et al. (2003); Llusar et al. (2001). For discussion of a as a molecular automatic titrator, see: Alibrandi et al. (2009). For NMR data, see: Macchioni et al. (2001); Christe & Wilson (1990).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Berndt, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811026006/fy2006sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811026006/fy2006Isup2.hkl
Reagents were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich and were used without further purification. Reactions were carried out under inert conditions by Schlenk-line techniques. The metal chloride (WCl6, 100 mg, 0.25 mmol) was allowed to stir for a minute in 10 ml toluene and then was reacted with a small excess of of AgPF6 (381 mg, 1.51 mmol) to give AgCl as a precipitate and W(PF6)6 dissolved in solution. After 30 minutes stirring, the precipitate was allowed to settle. The solution was transferred under inert conditions by cannula technique and treated with the solution of [2.1.1]cryptand (66 µl, 0.25 mmol) in 5 ml toluene for 30 minutes. The crude reaction product was obtained as dirty yellow mass after drying the solvent. Portions of the product were recrystallized from acetone which produced crystal (I).
Hydrogen Uiso's were set at 1.2 times the Ueq of the heavy atom to which the hydrogen was attached and refined in riding mode. C—H distances were fixed at 0.97 Å and the N—H distance at 0.91 Å.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Berndt, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I), with atom labels and 50% probability displacement ellipsoids for non-H atoms. The hydrogen atoms attached to the carbons are omitted for clarity. Symmetry codes: (i) -x+1, y, -z+1/2; (ii) -x+2, y, -z+3/2. | |
Fig. 2. Packing diagram for (I) viewed along the a axis. H atoms omitted for clarity. |
C14H30N2O42+·SiF62− | F(000) = 912 |
Mr = 432.49 | Dx = 1.533 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pbcn | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2n 2ab | Cell parameters from 2312 reflections |
a = 10.050 (5) Å | θ = 2.2–28.0° |
b = 23.218 (5) Å | µ = 0.21 mm−1 |
c = 8.031 (5) Å | T = 293 K |
V = 1874.0 (15) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.11 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2305 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed tube | 1467 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.028 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 28.8°, θmin = 2.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | h = −11→13 |
Tmin = 0.977, Tmax = 0.990 | k = −29→31 |
9809 measured reflections | l = −10→10 |
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)] = 0.039 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.116 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0509P)2 + 0.6523P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2305 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
123 parameters | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
C14H30N2O42+·SiF62− | V = 1874.0 (15) Å3 |
Mr = 432.49 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, Pbcn | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.050 (5) Å | µ = 0.21 mm−1 |
b = 23.218 (5) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 8.031 (5) Å | 0.11 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2305 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | 1467 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.977, Tmax = 0.990 | Rint = 0.028 |
9809 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.039 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.116 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
2305 reflections | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
123 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 > 2σ(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 | ||
Si1 | 0.5000 | 0.14596 (3) | 0.2500 | 0.02931 (19) | |
F3 | 0.61848 (13) | 0.19715 (5) | 0.25800 (17) | 0.0524 (3) | |
O2 | 0.86157 (15) | 0.02390 (6) | 0.76498 (17) | 0.0421 (4) | |
F004 | 0.50972 (13) | 0.14736 (7) | 0.04208 (16) | 0.0729 (5) | |
F005 | 0.61920 (12) | 0.09635 (5) | 0.2602 (2) | 0.0668 (4) | |
O1 | 0.97909 (13) | 0.14163 (5) | 0.97904 (18) | 0.0391 (3) | |
N1 | 0.79018 (16) | 0.13502 (6) | 0.72125 (19) | 0.0341 (4) | |
H1 | 0.8702 | 0.1174 | 0.7367 | 0.041* | |
C5 | 0.9322 (2) | −0.02623 (8) | 0.7128 (3) | 0.0403 (5) | |
H5A | 0.9389 | −0.0267 | 0.5923 | 0.048* | |
H5B | 0.8844 | −0.0605 | 0.7477 | 0.048* | |
C1 | 0.6852 (2) | 0.08871 (8) | 0.7376 (3) | 0.0450 (5) | |
H1A | 0.6581 | 0.0853 | 0.8531 | 0.054* | |
H1B | 0.6076 | 0.0991 | 0.6722 | 0.054* | |
C3 | 0.7786 (2) | 0.18006 (8) | 0.8537 (3) | 0.0394 (5) | |
H3A | 0.6854 | 0.1879 | 0.8757 | 0.047* | |
H3B | 0.8200 | 0.2155 | 0.8160 | 0.047* | |
C011 | 0.9254 (2) | 0.18663 (9) | 0.5104 (2) | 0.0412 (5) | |
H01A | 0.9253 | 0.2032 | 0.3996 | 0.049* | |
H01B | 0.9459 | 0.2168 | 0.5901 | 0.049* | |
C4 | 0.8453 (2) | 0.15967 (10) | 1.0105 (3) | 0.0429 (5) | |
H4A | 0.8456 | 0.1906 | 1.0917 | 0.051* | |
H4B | 0.7952 | 0.1278 | 1.0569 | 0.051* | |
C2 | 0.7402 (2) | 0.03213 (9) | 0.6775 (3) | 0.0483 (6) | |
H2A | 0.6785 | 0.0011 | 0.7013 | 0.058* | |
H2B | 0.7560 | 0.0333 | 0.5584 | 0.058* | |
C014 | 0.7927 (2) | 0.16036 (9) | 0.5484 (2) | 0.0424 (5) | |
H01C | 0.7736 | 0.1304 | 0.4677 | 0.051* | |
H01D | 0.7241 | 0.1896 | 0.5391 | 0.051* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Si1 | 0.0274 (4) | 0.0258 (3) | 0.0347 (4) | 0.000 | 0.0017 (3) | 0.000 |
F3 | 0.0491 (8) | 0.0408 (6) | 0.0671 (8) | −0.0155 (6) | −0.0126 (6) | 0.0053 (6) |
O2 | 0.0468 (8) | 0.0332 (7) | 0.0463 (8) | 0.0034 (6) | −0.0072 (7) | −0.0068 (6) |
F004 | 0.0457 (8) | 0.1356 (14) | 0.0373 (7) | −0.0124 (8) | 0.0033 (6) | −0.0186 (8) |
F005 | 0.0401 (7) | 0.0406 (7) | 0.1199 (13) | 0.0122 (6) | −0.0051 (8) | −0.0097 (8) |
O1 | 0.0357 (8) | 0.0381 (8) | 0.0435 (8) | −0.0003 (6) | 0.0016 (6) | 0.0001 (6) |
N1 | 0.0268 (8) | 0.0330 (8) | 0.0426 (9) | 0.0010 (6) | 0.0007 (7) | 0.0030 (7) |
C5 | 0.0537 (13) | 0.0267 (9) | 0.0406 (11) | −0.0044 (9) | 0.0065 (9) | −0.0041 (7) |
C1 | 0.0293 (10) | 0.0426 (12) | 0.0632 (14) | −0.0069 (9) | −0.0008 (10) | 0.0046 (11) |
C3 | 0.0383 (11) | 0.0346 (10) | 0.0454 (11) | 0.0042 (9) | 0.0074 (9) | 0.0007 (8) |
C011 | 0.0448 (12) | 0.0429 (11) | 0.0358 (10) | 0.0049 (9) | 0.0023 (9) | 0.0081 (9) |
C4 | 0.0388 (11) | 0.0510 (13) | 0.0390 (11) | 0.0033 (9) | 0.0084 (9) | 0.0014 (9) |
C2 | 0.0457 (13) | 0.0414 (12) | 0.0578 (13) | −0.0097 (10) | −0.0078 (11) | −0.0001 (10) |
C014 | 0.0380 (11) | 0.0505 (12) | 0.0386 (11) | 0.0045 (9) | −0.0064 (9) | 0.0067 (9) |
Si1—F005i | 1.6640 (13) | C1—C2 | 1.505 (3) |
Si1—F005 | 1.6640 (13) | C1—H1A | 0.9700 |
Si1—F004i | 1.6730 (17) | C1—H1B | 0.9700 |
Si1—F004 | 1.6730 (17) | C3—C4 | 1.503 (3) |
Si1—F3 | 1.6836 (13) | C3—H3A | 0.9700 |
Si1—F3i | 1.6836 (13) | C3—H3B | 0.9700 |
O2—C2 | 1.421 (3) | C011—O1ii | 1.421 (2) |
O2—C5 | 1.426 (2) | C011—C014 | 1.498 (3) |
O1—C011ii | 1.421 (2) | C011—H01A | 0.9700 |
O1—C4 | 1.431 (2) | C011—H01B | 0.9700 |
N1—C3 | 1.496 (2) | C4—H4A | 0.9700 |
N1—C014 | 1.508 (2) | C4—H4B | 0.9700 |
N1—C1 | 1.512 (2) | C2—H2A | 0.9700 |
N1—H1 | 0.9100 | C2—H2B | 0.9700 |
C5—C5ii | 1.488 (4) | C014—H01C | 0.9700 |
C5—H5A | 0.9700 | C014—H01D | 0.9700 |
C5—H5B | 0.9700 | ||
F005i—Si1—F005 | 92.38 (10) | N1—C1—H1B | 109.7 |
F005i—Si1—F004i | 91.18 (8) | H1A—C1—H1B | 108.2 |
F005—Si1—F004i | 90.36 (8) | N1—C3—C4 | 109.91 (16) |
F005i—Si1—F004 | 90.36 (8) | N1—C3—H3A | 109.7 |
F005—Si1—F004 | 91.18 (8) | C4—C3—H3A | 109.7 |
F004i—Si1—F004 | 177.77 (13) | N1—C3—H3B | 109.7 |
F005i—Si1—F3 | 178.75 (7) | C4—C3—H3B | 109.7 |
F005—Si1—F3 | 88.72 (7) | H3A—C3—H3B | 108.2 |
F004i—Si1—F3 | 89.40 (7) | O1ii—C011—C014 | 106.85 (16) |
F004—Si1—F3 | 89.03 (7) | O1ii—C011—H01A | 110.4 |
F005i—Si1—F3i | 88.72 (7) | C014—C011—H01A | 110.4 |
F005—Si1—F3i | 178.75 (7) | O1ii—C011—H01B | 110.4 |
F004i—Si1—F3i | 89.03 (7) | C014—C011—H01B | 110.4 |
F004—Si1—F3i | 89.40 (7) | H01A—C011—H01B | 108.6 |
F3—Si1—F3i | 90.18 (10) | O1—C4—C3 | 111.31 (16) |
C2—O2—C5 | 113.08 (16) | O1—C4—H4A | 109.4 |
C011ii—O1—C4 | 114.14 (15) | C3—C4—H4A | 109.4 |
C3—N1—C014 | 112.51 (15) | O1—C4—H4B | 109.4 |
C3—N1—C1 | 112.39 (16) | C3—C4—H4B | 109.4 |
C014—N1—C1 | 111.66 (16) | H4A—C4—H4B | 108.0 |
C3—N1—H1 | 106.6 | O2—C2—C1 | 105.91 (17) |
C014—N1—H1 | 106.6 | O2—C2—H2A | 110.6 |
C1—N1—H1 | 106.6 | C1—C2—H2A | 110.6 |
O2—C5—C5ii | 109.75 (13) | O2—C2—H2B | 110.6 |
O2—C5—H5A | 109.7 | C1—C2—H2B | 110.6 |
C5ii—C5—H5A | 109.7 | H2A—C2—H2B | 108.7 |
O2—C5—H5B | 109.7 | C011—C014—N1 | 111.18 (16) |
C5ii—C5—H5B | 109.7 | C011—C014—H01C | 109.4 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 108.2 | N1—C014—H01C | 109.4 |
C2—C1—N1 | 109.68 (17) | C011—C014—H01D | 109.4 |
C2—C1—H1A | 109.7 | N1—C014—H01D | 109.4 |
N1—C1—H1A | 109.7 | H01C—C014—H01D | 108.0 |
C2—C1—H1B | 109.7 | ||
C2—O2—C5—C5ii | 169.93 (19) | N1—C3—C4—O1 | 53.0 (2) |
C3—N1—C1—C2 | −148.05 (17) | C5—O2—C2—C1 | −175.52 (16) |
C014—N1—C1—C2 | 84.4 (2) | N1—C1—C2—O2 | 52.4 (2) |
C014—N1—C3—C4 | −150.55 (16) | O1ii—C011—C014—N1 | 60.8 (2) |
C1—N1—C3—C4 | 82.4 (2) | C3—N1—C014—C011 | 76.0 (2) |
C011ii—O1—C4—C3 | 88.0 (2) | C1—N1—C014—C011 | −156.55 (16) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+2, y, −z+3/2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O2 | 0.91 | 2.19 | 2.701 (2) | 115 |
N1—H1···O1 | 0.91 | 2.30 | 2.813 (2) | 115 |
N1—H1···O1ii | 0.91 | 2.37 | 2.826 (2) | 111 |
C1—H1B···F004i | 0.97 | 2.37 | 3.277 (3) | 156 |
C011—H01B···F3iii | 0.97 | 2.50 | 3.381 (3) | 151 |
C2—H2A···F005iv | 0.97 | 2.39 | 3.289 (3) | 155 |
C014—H01C···F005 | 0.97 | 2.41 | 3.257 (3) | 146 |
C3—H3A···F004v | 0.97 | 2.41 | 3.189 (3) | 137 |
C3—H3B···F3iii | 0.97 | 2.17 | 3.129 (3) | 169 |
C014—H01D···F3 | 0.97 | 2.50 | 3.039 (3) | 115 |
C4—H4B···F005v | 0.97 | 2.52 | 3.368 (3) | 147 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+2, y, −z+3/2; (iii) −x+3/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) x, −y, z+1/2; (v) x, y, z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H30N2O42+·SiF62− |
Mr | 432.49 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbcn |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.050 (5), 23.218 (5), 8.031 (5) |
V (Å3) | 1874.0 (15) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.21 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.11 × 0.10 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.977, 0.990 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9809, 2305, 1467 |
Rint | 0.028 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.677 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.039, 0.116, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 2305 |
No. of parameters | 123 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.32, −0.26 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT (Bruker, 2001), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Berndt, 1999), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O2 | 0.91 | 2.19 | 2.701 (2) | 115 |
N1—H1···O1 | 0.91 | 2.30 | 2.813 (2) | 115 |
N1—H1···O1i | 0.91 | 2.37 | 2.826 (2) | 111 |
C1—H1B···F004ii | 0.97 | 2.37 | 3.277 (3) | 156 |
C011—H01B···F3iii | 0.97 | 2.50 | 3.381 (3) | 151 |
C2—H2A···F005iv | 0.97 | 2.39 | 3.289 (3) | 155 |
C014—H01C···F005 | 0.97 | 2.41 | 3.257 (3) | 146 |
C3—H3A···F004v | 0.97 | 2.41 | 3.189 (3) | 137 |
C3—H3B···F3iii | 0.97 | 2.17 | 3.129 (3) | 169 |
C014—H01D···F3 | 0.97 | 2.50 | 3.039 (3) | 115 |
C4—H4B···F005v | 0.97 | 2.52 | 3.368 (3) | 147 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, y, −z+3/2; (ii) −x+1, y, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+3/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) x, −y, z+1/2; (v) x, y, z+1. |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Norwegian Research Council for financial support (project No. 177538).
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Compound (I) was obtained unintentionally as the product of the attempted synthesis of a metal-encrypted tungsten(VI) complex with the [2.1.1]cryptand, 4,7,13,18-tetraoxa-1,10-diazabicyclo[8.5.5]icosane. We suspect that WCl6, being susceptable to hydrolysis, reacted with water that was present as a contaminant. Compound (I) was obtained by recrystallization of the crude reaction product from acetone. When the same product was recrystalized from methanol, a similar diprotonated cryptand salt with PF6- as the anion formed (Sen Gupta et al., 2011). The solvent used for recystallization was the only difference between the methods to obtain the two different crystals.
This structure was originally solved as a hexafluorophosphate salt, but the P—F bond lengths appeared unusually long and corresponded to typical Si—F rather than P—F bonds. The highest difference peak was close to H—N+, indicating that the occupancy of the H atom was higher than 0.5, which would be required to ensure charge neutrality in a PF6- salt. The most negative difference density was observed near the central P atom, showing that in reality there are less electrons there. Furthermore, refinement of the data with Si gave slightly lower R factors than with P. Though similar long P—F bonds are not unprecedented (Braband et al., 2003; Llusar et al., 2001), the above observations very strongly suggested that this was a diprotonated SiF62- salt rather than a monoprotonated PF6- salt.
The presence of both anions in the reaction product was confirmed by 19F NMR data collected in a CD3OD solution. The presence of the PF6- anion was indicated by a doublet at δ = -74.7 p.p.m. with 1J(19F–31P) = 754 Hz (Macchioni et al., 2001). A small singlet peak at δ = -130.6 p.p.m. and a heteronuclear coupling constant 1J(29Si–19F) = 109 Hz were also observed and correspond to the SiF62- anion (Christe & Wilson, 1990).
SiF62- is assumed to be generated by the formation of HF upon the hydrolysis of PF6- and by the consequent reaction of HF with the silica of the glass. A smilar case was reported by Anderson et al. (2006).
In the crystal of compound (I), the two ammonium hydrogen atoms of the diprotonated cryptand cage are pointing inwards. Cryptands are known to form proton crypts, in which the protons are very efficiently concealed inside a tight molecular cavity. No exception is observed here: the ammonium hydrogen atoms are not involved in intermolecular hydrogen bonding. They only form intramolecular contacts with the oxygen atoms of the cryptand.