metal-organic compounds
Redetermination of diaquatetrakis(dimethylformamide-κO)magnesium dichloride
aInstitut für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: janiak@uni-duesseldorf.de
The 3H7NO)4(H2O)2]Cl2, in which the Mg ion lies on a crystallographic inversion centre, confirms that of the previous room-temperature study [Pavanello et al. (1995). Main Group Met. Chem. 18, 9–19]. This redetermination at 113 K has improved geometry precision by almost an order of magnitude [e.g. Mg—O(w) (w = water) distances = 2.094 (4) and 2.0899 (7) Å in the old and new structures, respectively] and allowed the water H atoms to be located and their positions refined. In the crystal, O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds between the two aqua ligands of the complex molecule and neighboring chloride counter-anions generate supramolecular chains propagating along [010]. The dicationic [Mg(DMF)4(H2O)2] unit (DMF is dimethylformamide) adopts a slightly distorted octahedral geometry in which the Mg atom is coordinated by four DMF O atoms in a pseudo-tetragonal arrangement and two trans aqua ligands.
of the title compound, [Mg(CRelated literature
For the previous et al. (1995). For related structures, see: Lebioda & Lewiński (1980); Castro et al. (2010). For discussion of hydrogen bonds, see: Etter et al. (1990); Janiak et al. (1996). Dorn et al. (2005); Aakeröy et al. (2010).
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Crystal data
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Data collection
Refinement
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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: DIAMOND (Crystal Impact, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811027073/hb5919sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811027073/hb5919Isup2.hkl
Synthesis
42 mg (0.44 mmol) of anhydrous MgCl2 (Merck, >98%) and 500 µL of DMF (ACS, H2O content max. 0.1%) in a 1.5 ml vial were shaken at r.t. until complete dissolution of the solid. 16 mL of H2O (0.88 mmol) were added to the formed solution at once, the solution was homogenized and the vial was placed in an oven preheated at 70°C. After one day the vial was cooled down to r.t. with a rate of 2 K/h to yield large and thick plates of perfect optical quality with dimensions significantly outreaching the millimeter scale. Rapid cooling in an alternative experiment resulted in complete crystallization within one hour. Yet, the formed crystals were of lower quality and their opaqueness indicated some solvent occlusion.The crystalline product redissolves readily in the mother liquor under heating.
The isolated crystals deliquesce quickly in air, whereby hindering the exact determination of the yield. A repeated experiment was performed and the crystals were separated by decanting-off the mother solution, washing the residue with 3 × 1ml of diethyl ether and drying it in an argon stream during a few minutes thus yielding 140 mg (75%) of product.
For IR (ATR) measurements a few transparent crystals were separated directly from the mother solution, dried on a filter paper, ground and measured immediately allowing less then one minute contact with air. IR (ATR): ν (cm-1) = 3226(s, br, sh), 2933(m), 1649(vs), 1501(m), 1445(m), 1433(m),1417(m), 1394(s), 1252(m), 1116(s), 1063(m),867(w), 679(s). The ether washed product had the same spectrum but with an additional weak line at 805 cm-1.
A single-crystal suitable for
was harvested from the mother liquor and was directly transferred into the cooling stream of an Oxford-Xcalibur diffractometer equipped with an EOS-CCD detector at 113 K. In the final stages of the the anisotropic displacement parameters of all non-hydrogen atoms were refined.The hydrogen atoms of the the C—H group of the DMF ligand and the hydrogen atoms of the water ligand were refined freely with individual Uiso values. The hydrogen atoms of the methyl groups were introduced using a riding model (SHELXL; AFIX 137).
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: DIAMOND (Crystal Impact, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).[Mg(C3H7NO)4(H2O)2]Cl2 | Z = 1 |
Mr = 423.62 | F(000) = 226 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.321 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 8.0284 (3) Å | Cell parameters from 9519 reflections |
b = 8.0748 (3) Å | θ = 3.1–31.8° |
c = 8.8373 (4) Å | µ = 0.37 mm−1 |
α = 90.803 (3)° | T = 113 K |
β = 91.330 (3)° | Plate, colourless |
γ = 111.563 (4)° | 0.40 × 0.25 × 0.10 mm |
V = 532.51 (4) Å3 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos diffractometer | 2381 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.017 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 5.1° |
ω scans | h = −10→10 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2010) | k = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.683, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −11→11 |
8374 measured reflections | 3 standard reflections every 30 min |
2443 independent reflections | intensity decay: none |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.048 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.01P)2 + 0.25P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.07 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2443 reflections | Δρmax = 0.29 e Å−3 |
136 parameters | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.058 (3) |
[Mg(C3H7NO)4(H2O)2]Cl2 | γ = 111.563 (4)° |
Mr = 423.62 | V = 532.51 (4) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 8.0284 (3) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.0748 (3) Å | µ = 0.37 mm−1 |
c = 8.8373 (4) Å | T = 113 K |
α = 90.803 (3)° | 0.40 × 0.25 × 0.10 mm |
β = 91.330 (3)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos diffractometer | 2381 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2010) | Rint = 0.017 |
Tmin = 0.683, Tmax = 1.000 | 3 standard reflections every 30 min |
8374 measured reflections | intensity decay: none |
2443 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.048 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.29 e Å−3 |
2443 reflections | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
136 parameters |
Experimental. CrysAlisPro, Oxford Diffraction Ltd., Version 1.171.34.44 Empirical absorption correction using spherical harmonics, implemented in SCALE3 ABSPACK scaling algorithm (Oxford Diffraction, 2010). |
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 | ||
Mg | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.00919 (10) | |
Cl | 0.24638 (3) | −0.39591 (3) | 0.17847 (3) | 0.01591 (8) | |
O1 | 0.24626 (9) | 0.07858 (9) | 0.10106 (8) | 0.01376 (14) | |
C11 | 0.37264 (12) | 0.22376 (12) | 0.12339 (10) | 0.01210 (18) | |
H11 | 0.3638 (16) | 0.3329 (16) | 0.0934 (13) | 0.014 (3)* | |
N1 | 0.52502 (10) | 0.23979 (10) | 0.19295 (9) | 0.01220 (16) | |
C12 | 0.66252 (13) | 0.41472 (13) | 0.22648 (12) | 0.0181 (2) | |
H121 | 0.6217 | 0.5055 | 0.1910 | 0.027* | |
H122 | 0.7705 | 0.4241 | 0.1767 | 0.027* | |
H123 | 0.6858 | 0.4296 | 0.3338 | 0.027* | |
C13 | 0.56012 (13) | 0.08489 (13) | 0.24367 (13) | 0.0190 (2) | |
H131 | 0.4636 | −0.0216 | 0.2097 | 0.029* | |
H132 | 0.5696 | 0.0877 | 0.3522 | 0.029* | |
H133 | 0.6702 | 0.0862 | 0.2026 | 0.029* | |
O2 | 0.11438 (9) | 0.09777 (9) | −0.20529 (7) | 0.01321 (14) | |
C21 | 0.04046 (12) | 0.16098 (12) | −0.30109 (10) | 0.01128 (18) | |
H21 | −0.0740 (16) | 0.1740 (15) | −0.2843 (13) | 0.012 (3)* | |
N2 | 0.10760 (11) | 0.21837 (10) | −0.43429 (9) | 0.01286 (17) | |
C22 | 0.00617 (15) | 0.27866 (13) | −0.54511 (11) | 0.0188 (2) | |
H221 | −0.0977 | 0.2868 | −0.4989 | 0.028* | |
H222 | −0.0306 | 0.1953 | −0.6292 | 0.028* | |
H223 | 0.0801 | 0.3936 | −0.5802 | 0.028* | |
C23 | 0.28056 (14) | 0.21630 (14) | −0.47797 (12) | 0.0186 (2) | |
H231 | 0.3473 | 0.2065 | −0.3893 | 0.028* | |
H232 | 0.3459 | 0.3246 | −0.5282 | 0.028* | |
H233 | 0.2625 | 0.1164 | −0.5453 | 0.028* | |
O3 | 0.02957 (10) | −0.24245 (9) | −0.04443 (8) | 0.01385 (15) | |
H31 | 0.094 (2) | −0.2735 (19) | 0.0112 (17) | 0.030 (4)* | |
H32 | −0.046 (2) | −0.333 (2) | −0.0815 (19) | 0.039 (4)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Mg | 0.0095 (2) | 0.0089 (2) | 0.0092 (2) | 0.00346 (16) | −0.00043 (15) | 0.00063 (15) |
Cl | 0.01812 (12) | 0.01091 (11) | 0.01905 (13) | 0.00586 (9) | −0.00115 (8) | −0.00009 (8) |
O1 | 0.0110 (3) | 0.0130 (3) | 0.0159 (3) | 0.0029 (3) | −0.0024 (2) | 0.0007 (3) |
C11 | 0.0140 (4) | 0.0124 (4) | 0.0107 (4) | 0.0057 (4) | 0.0016 (3) | 0.0010 (3) |
N1 | 0.0102 (4) | 0.0101 (4) | 0.0154 (4) | 0.0026 (3) | 0.0004 (3) | −0.0009 (3) |
C12 | 0.0130 (4) | 0.0135 (4) | 0.0240 (5) | 0.0008 (4) | 0.0002 (4) | −0.0050 (4) |
C13 | 0.0130 (4) | 0.0159 (5) | 0.0294 (6) | 0.0071 (4) | −0.0036 (4) | 0.0018 (4) |
O2 | 0.0143 (3) | 0.0143 (3) | 0.0119 (3) | 0.0063 (3) | 0.0014 (2) | 0.0027 (2) |
C21 | 0.0127 (4) | 0.0081 (4) | 0.0122 (4) | 0.0030 (3) | 0.0005 (3) | −0.0013 (3) |
N2 | 0.0161 (4) | 0.0115 (4) | 0.0108 (4) | 0.0048 (3) | 0.0011 (3) | 0.0006 (3) |
C22 | 0.0289 (5) | 0.0159 (5) | 0.0131 (5) | 0.0099 (4) | −0.0020 (4) | 0.0022 (4) |
C23 | 0.0185 (5) | 0.0189 (5) | 0.0171 (5) | 0.0050 (4) | 0.0074 (4) | 0.0003 (4) |
O3 | 0.0161 (3) | 0.0106 (3) | 0.0154 (3) | 0.0058 (3) | −0.0029 (3) | −0.0009 (3) |
Mg—O1i | 2.0221 (6) | C13—H132 | 0.9600 |
Mg—O1 | 2.0221 (6) | C13—H133 | 0.9600 |
Mg—O2 | 2.0839 (7) | O2—C21 | 1.2413 (11) |
Mg—O2i | 2.0839 (7) | C21—N2 | 1.3237 (12) |
Mg—O3i | 2.0899 (7) | C21—H21 | 0.977 (12) |
Mg—O3 | 2.0899 (7) | N2—C23 | 1.4557 (12) |
O1—C11 | 1.2461 (11) | N2—C22 | 1.4584 (12) |
C11—N1 | 1.3182 (12) | C22—H221 | 0.9600 |
C11—H11 | 0.951 (12) | C22—H222 | 0.9600 |
N1—C13 | 1.4539 (12) | C22—H223 | 0.9600 |
N1—C12 | 1.4589 (12) | C23—H231 | 0.9600 |
C12—H121 | 0.9600 | C23—H232 | 0.9600 |
C12—H122 | 0.9600 | C23—H233 | 0.9600 |
C12—H123 | 0.9600 | O3—H31 | 0.810 (16) |
C13—H131 | 0.9600 | O3—H32 | 0.817 (17) |
O1i—Mg—O1 | 180.00 (2) | H122—C12—H123 | 109.5 |
O1i—Mg—O2 | 89.71 (3) | N1—C13—H131 | 109.5 |
O1—Mg—O2 | 90.29 (3) | N1—C13—H132 | 109.5 |
O1i—Mg—O2i | 90.29 (3) | H131—C13—H132 | 109.5 |
O1—Mg—O2i | 89.71 (3) | N1—C13—H133 | 109.5 |
O2—Mg—O2i | 180.00 (6) | H131—C13—H133 | 109.5 |
O1i—Mg—O3i | 86.14 (3) | H132—C13—H133 | 109.5 |
O1—Mg—O3i | 93.86 (3) | C21—O2—Mg | 123.01 (6) |
O2—Mg—O3i | 89.34 (3) | O2—C21—N2 | 124.11 (9) |
O2i—Mg—O3i | 90.66 (3) | O2—C21—H21 | 122.6 (7) |
O1i—Mg—O3 | 93.86 (3) | N2—C21—H21 | 113.3 (7) |
O1—Mg—O3 | 86.14 (3) | C21—N2—C23 | 121.50 (8) |
O2—Mg—O3 | 90.66 (3) | C21—N2—C22 | 120.72 (8) |
O2i—Mg—O3 | 89.34 (3) | C23—N2—C22 | 117.73 (8) |
O3i—Mg—O3 | 180.00 (4) | N2—C22—H221 | 109.5 |
C11—O1—Mg | 135.31 (6) | N2—C22—H222 | 109.5 |
O1—C11—N1 | 123.58 (9) | H221—C22—H222 | 109.5 |
O1—C11—H11 | 121.5 (7) | N2—C22—H223 | 109.5 |
N1—C11—H11 | 114.9 (7) | H221—C22—H223 | 109.5 |
C11—N1—C13 | 121.47 (8) | H222—C22—H223 | 109.5 |
C11—N1—C12 | 121.02 (8) | N2—C23—H231 | 109.5 |
C13—N1—C12 | 117.48 (8) | N2—C23—H232 | 109.5 |
N1—C12—H121 | 109.5 | H231—C23—H232 | 109.5 |
N1—C12—H122 | 109.5 | N2—C23—H233 | 109.5 |
H121—C12—H122 | 109.5 | H231—C23—H233 | 109.5 |
N1—C12—H123 | 109.5 | H232—C23—H233 | 109.5 |
H121—C12—H123 | 109.5 | H31—O3—H32 | 106.7 (15) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H31···Cl | 0.810 (16) | 2.348 (16) | 3.1528 (8) | 172.6 (14) |
O3—H32···Clii | 0.817 (17) | 2.326 (18) | 3.1408 (8) | 175.4 (15) |
Symmetry code: (ii) −x, −y−1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Mg(C3H7NO)4(H2O)2]Cl2 |
Mr | 423.62 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 113 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.0284 (3), 8.0748 (3), 8.8373 (4) |
α, β, γ (°) | 90.803 (3), 91.330 (3), 111.563 (4) |
V (Å3) | 532.51 (4) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.37 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.40 × 0.25 × 0.10 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2010) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.683, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 8374, 2443, 2381 |
Rint | 0.017 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.021, 0.048, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 2443 |
No. of parameters | 136 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.29, −0.18 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Crystal Impact, 2009), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H31···Cl | 0.810 (16) | 2.348 (16) | 3.1528 (8) | 172.6 (14) |
O3—H32···Cli | 0.817 (17) | 2.326 (18) | 3.1408 (8) | 175.4 (15) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y−1, −z. |
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In the structure of the title compound the complex cation trans-[Mg(H2O)2(DMF)4]2+ (DMF = HCON(CH3)2) is located on a center of symmetry. Two DMF ligands show significantly shorter Mg—O bond lengths with 2.0221 (6) Å than the two other DMF ligands and the two aqua ligands (2.0839 (7), 2.0899 (7) Å, respectively).
This distortion is in accord with the reported room temperature structure of the title compound [2.021 (5), 2.094 (5) and 2.094 (4) Å, respectively] (Pavanello et al., 1995) and the structure of [MgK2(croconate violet)(H2O)4] where one of the two Mg—O(croconate) bond distances is significantly longer (2.128 Å) than the other one or the Mg—O(H2O) bond distance (2.072 (1), 2.053 (2) Å, respectively) (Castro et al., 2010). Whereas the structure of [Mg(H2O)2{OC(NH2)2}2]Br2 has similar Mg—O(urea) bond distances of 2.050 (1) and 2.078 (1) Å and a longer Mg—O(H2O) contact (2.108 (2) Å) (Lebioda & Lewiński, 1980).
Hydrogen bonding as a primary interaction in crytal engineering and supramolecular chemistry is of continous interest (Aakeröy et al., 2010). The hydrogen bonding between the aqua ligands and the chloride counter anions is in the typical range (Dorn et al., 2005; Janiak et al., 1996). The cyclic hydrogen bond motif (Fig.1) which is formed by two aqua ligands of neigboring complexes and two chloride anions features the well known R24(8) motif (Etter et al., 1990).
Fig. 1 shows the molecular structure with the hydrogen bonding from the aqua ligands to the chloride ions which leads to the supramolecular chain.