organic compounds
3,3′-Diallyl-1,1′-[o-phenylenebis(methylene)]diimidazol-3-ium bis(hexafluorophosphate)
aSchool of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia, and bX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my
In the cation of the title molecular salt, C20H24N42+·2PF6−, the central benzene ring makes dihedral angles of 84.19 (7) and 79.10 (7)° with the pendant imidazole rings. In one of the hexafluorophosphate anions, the six F atoms are disordered over two sets of sites, with an occupancy ratio of 0.842 (3):0.158 (3). In the crystal, the cations and anions are linked by numerous C—H⋯F hydrogen bonds, thereby forming a three-dimensional network.
Related literature
For applications and properties of N-heterocyclic see: Bielawski & Grubbs (2000); Herrmann et al. (1998); Yeung et al. (2011); Jokic et al. (2010); Yu et al. (2010); Esteruelas et al. (2003). For the stability of the temperature controller used in the data collection, see: Cosier & Glazer (1986).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); 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 and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053681103474X/hb6386sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681103474X/hb6386Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681103474X/hb6386Isup3.cml
A mixture of imidazole (0.9 g, 13.0 mmol) and sodium hydroxide (0.5 g, 12 mmol) in DMSO (5 mL) was heated to 90°C for 2 h, and then was cooled to room temperature. A solution of 1,2-bis(bromomethyl)benzene (1.5 g, 5.7 mmol) in DMSO (10 mL) was added to the mixture and heated slowly to 40°C for 1 h with constant stirring. The solution obtained was poured into ice-cold water (40 mL). The precipitate was collected, washed with water, and recrystallized from methanol/water to give 1,2-bis(N-imidazole- 1-ylmethyl)benzene [1] as a white solid (0.95 g, 79 %). Furthernore, a mixture of [1] (0.5 g, 2.1 mmol) and allyl bromide (0.7 g, 6.1 mmol) in acetonitrile (20 mL) was refluxed for 24 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to yield a pale-brown oil, which was converted directly to its corresponding hexafluorophosphate salt by metathesis reaction using KPF6 (0.76g, 4.0 mmol) in 20 ml of methanol. The precipitate formed was collected and washed with distilled water (2 × 5 ml), and recrystallized from acetonitrile to give colorless solid. (1.1 g, 80 %). Colourless blocks of (I) were obtained by slow evaporation of the salt solution in acetonitrile at room temperature.
All hydrogen atoms were positioned geometrically [C–H = 0.93–0.97 Å] and were refined using a riding model, with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C). A rotating group model was applied to the methyl groups. In one of the PF6- octahedra, all F atoms are disordered over two sets of sites, with occupancy ratio of 0.842 (3):0.158 (3).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); 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) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The asymmetric unit of the title compound, showing 30% probability displacement ellipsoids. | |
Fig. 2. The crystal packing of the major component of the title compound, showing hydrogen-bonded (dashed lines) network. |
C20H24N42+·2PF6− | Z = 2 |
Mr = 610.37 | F(000) = 620 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.642 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.3151 (3) Å | Cell parameters from 9808 reflections |
b = 12.4913 (4) Å | θ = 2.5–35.1° |
c = 13.8569 (5) Å | µ = 0.29 mm−1 |
α = 101.810 (1)° | T = 100 K |
β = 94.603 (1)° | Block, colourless |
γ = 91.424 (1)° | 0.82 × 0.61 × 0.48 mm |
V = 1234.27 (8) Å3 |
Bruker APEXII DUO CCD diffractometer | 10789 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 9422 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.016 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 35.1°, θmin = 2.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | h = −11→10 |
Tmin = 0.801, Tmax = 0.874 | k = −20→20 |
38348 measured reflections | l = −22→22 |
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)] = 0.049 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.142 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0703P)2 + 0.8687P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
10789 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
368 parameters | Δρmax = 1.45 e Å−3 |
15 restraints | Δρmin = −0.91 e Å−3 |
C20H24N42+·2PF6− | γ = 91.424 (1)° |
Mr = 610.37 | V = 1234.27 (8) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.3151 (3) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 12.4913 (4) Å | µ = 0.29 mm−1 |
c = 13.8569 (5) Å | T = 100 K |
α = 101.810 (1)° | 0.82 × 0.61 × 0.48 mm |
β = 94.603 (1)° |
Bruker APEXII DUO CCD diffractometer | 10789 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 9422 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.801, Tmax = 0.874 | Rint = 0.016 |
38348 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.049 | 15 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.142 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 1.45 e Å−3 |
10789 reflections | Δρmin = −0.91 e Å−3 |
368 parameters |
Experimental. The crystal was placed in the cold stream of an Oxford Cryosystems Cobra open-flow nitrogen cryostat (Cosier & Glazer, 1986) operating at 100.0 (1) K. |
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 | Occ. (<1) | |
P1 | 0.54544 (4) | 0.74563 (2) | 0.15374 (2) | 0.01863 (7) | |
F1 | 0.5790 (2) | 0.83688 (11) | 0.25409 (9) | 0.0502 (3) | |
F2 | 0.5502 (2) | 0.84110 (9) | 0.09108 (10) | 0.0468 (3) | |
F3 | 0.53920 (14) | 0.65162 (9) | 0.21542 (9) | 0.0359 (2) | |
F4 | 0.51464 (15) | 0.65782 (8) | 0.05282 (7) | 0.0340 (2) | |
F5 | 0.76397 (14) | 0.73551 (11) | 0.15226 (8) | 0.0413 (3) | |
F6 | 0.32943 (13) | 0.75680 (9) | 0.15780 (9) | 0.0344 (2) | |
P2 | 0.22213 (5) | 0.30131 (3) | 0.40480 (2) | 0.01929 (7) | |
F7A | 0.3956 (4) | 0.3793 (2) | 0.4200 (2) | 0.0999 (10) | 0.842 (3) |
F8A | 0.0484 (3) | 0.2183 (2) | 0.3855 (2) | 0.0850 (9) | 0.842 (3) |
F9A | 0.0911 (3) | 0.39801 (16) | 0.43888 (12) | 0.0695 (8) | 0.842 (3) |
F10A | 0.3494 (3) | 0.20165 (14) | 0.36918 (11) | 0.0528 (5) | 0.842 (3) |
F11A | 0.2050 (4) | 0.3261 (3) | 0.29691 (16) | 0.0730 (9) | 0.842 (3) |
F12A | 0.2420 (3) | 0.27306 (15) | 0.51330 (10) | 0.0334 (3) | 0.842 (3) |
F7B | 0.4422 (10) | 0.3158 (7) | 0.4133 (5) | 0.0361 (16)* | 0.158 (3) |
F8B | 0.0083 (12) | 0.3055 (8) | 0.4068 (7) | 0.052 (2)* | 0.158 (3) |
F9B | 0.2255 (12) | 0.4261 (6) | 0.4665 (6) | 0.0400 (17)* | 0.158 (3) |
F10B | 0.2296 (15) | 0.1851 (7) | 0.3547 (7) | 0.052 (2)* | 0.158 (3) |
F11B | 0.1483 (12) | 0.3031 (7) | 0.2934 (7) | 0.0314 (17)* | 0.158 (3) |
F12B | 0.2737 (12) | 0.3018 (7) | 0.5120 (6) | 0.0256 (17)* | 0.158 (3) |
N1 | 0.59431 (14) | 0.27887 (8) | 0.20617 (8) | 0.01726 (16) | |
N2 | 0.42044 (15) | 0.13849 (9) | 0.13427 (8) | 0.02092 (19) | |
N3 | 1.06450 (14) | 0.66033 (8) | 0.35317 (7) | 0.01654 (16) | |
N4 | 1.20454 (14) | 0.81979 (8) | 0.38440 (8) | 0.01757 (17) | |
C1 | 0.95950 (15) | 0.49943 (8) | 0.22093 (8) | 0.01440 (16) | |
C2 | 1.10935 (16) | 0.51829 (9) | 0.16968 (9) | 0.01721 (18) | |
H2A | 1.1900 | 0.5779 | 0.1953 | 0.021* | |
C3 | 1.13981 (17) | 0.44894 (10) | 0.08057 (9) | 0.01942 (19) | |
H3A | 1.2403 | 0.4622 | 0.0470 | 0.023* | |
C4 | 1.01961 (18) | 0.35991 (10) | 0.04209 (9) | 0.0199 (2) | |
H4A | 1.0396 | 0.3132 | −0.0173 | 0.024* | |
C5 | 0.86910 (17) | 0.34065 (10) | 0.09256 (9) | 0.01891 (19) | |
H5A | 0.7886 | 0.2811 | 0.0665 | 0.023* | |
C6 | 0.83773 (15) | 0.40962 (9) | 0.18177 (8) | 0.01586 (17) | |
C7 | 0.67134 (19) | 0.39112 (10) | 0.23602 (11) | 0.0239 (2) | |
H7A | 0.7062 | 0.4070 | 0.3067 | 0.029* | |
H7B | 0.5780 | 0.4414 | 0.2229 | 0.029* | |
C8 | 0.44306 (16) | 0.24647 (11) | 0.14644 (9) | 0.0204 (2) | |
H8A | 0.3660 | 0.2917 | 0.1179 | 0.024* | |
C9 | 0.67130 (17) | 0.18858 (10) | 0.23291 (10) | 0.0215 (2) | |
H9A | 0.7785 | 0.1880 | 0.2737 | 0.026* | |
C10 | 0.56075 (19) | 0.10063 (10) | 0.18845 (11) | 0.0238 (2) | |
H10A | 0.5769 | 0.0284 | 0.1937 | 0.029* | |
C11 | 0.2661 (2) | 0.07107 (15) | 0.07509 (11) | 0.0331 (3) | |
H11A | 0.3100 | 0.0005 | 0.0449 | 0.040* | |
H11B | 0.2206 | 0.1065 | 0.0224 | 0.040* | |
C12 | 0.11325 (18) | 0.05405 (12) | 0.13527 (10) | 0.0243 (2) | |
H12A | 0.0634 | 0.1156 | 0.1718 | 0.029* | |
C13 | 0.0442 (2) | −0.04225 (15) | 0.14014 (14) | 0.0371 (4) | |
H13A | 0.0912 | −0.1053 | 0.1044 | 0.044* | |
H13B | −0.0518 | −0.0475 | 0.1793 | 0.044* | |
C14 | 0.92288 (16) | 0.57296 (9) | 0.31803 (8) | 0.01732 (18) | |
H14A | 0.8051 | 0.6056 | 0.3100 | 0.021* | |
H14B | 0.9152 | 0.5289 | 0.3678 | 0.021* | |
C15 | 1.04896 (16) | 0.76409 (9) | 0.34527 (8) | 0.01693 (18) | |
H15A | 0.9468 | 0.7930 | 0.3172 | 0.020* | |
C16 | 1.23543 (18) | 0.64893 (10) | 0.39896 (10) | 0.0215 (2) | |
H16A | 1.2816 | 0.5849 | 0.4138 | 0.026* | |
C17 | 1.32333 (17) | 0.74889 (10) | 0.41826 (10) | 0.0219 (2) | |
H17A | 1.4414 | 0.7663 | 0.4486 | 0.026* | |
C18 | 1.24241 (19) | 0.93714 (10) | 0.39202 (10) | 0.0224 (2) | |
H18A | 1.1445 | 0.9658 | 0.3545 | 0.027* | |
H18B | 1.3558 | 0.9472 | 0.3625 | 0.027* | |
C19 | 1.25869 (19) | 1.00104 (10) | 0.49639 (10) | 0.0232 (2) | |
H19A | 1.2934 | 1.0749 | 0.5061 | 0.028* | |
C20 | 1.2287 (3) | 0.96299 (12) | 0.57563 (11) | 0.0311 (3) | |
H20A | 1.1938 | 0.8897 | 0.5696 | 0.037* | |
H20B | 1.2425 | 1.0094 | 0.6377 | 0.037* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
P1 | 0.01926 (14) | 0.01710 (13) | 0.01805 (13) | −0.00355 (10) | 0.00474 (10) | −0.00048 (10) |
F1 | 0.0604 (8) | 0.0465 (6) | 0.0319 (5) | −0.0184 (6) | 0.0144 (5) | −0.0209 (5) |
F2 | 0.0717 (9) | 0.0278 (5) | 0.0478 (6) | −0.0017 (5) | 0.0234 (6) | 0.0169 (4) |
F3 | 0.0299 (5) | 0.0422 (5) | 0.0423 (5) | 0.0034 (4) | 0.0019 (4) | 0.0250 (5) |
F4 | 0.0390 (5) | 0.0303 (4) | 0.0255 (4) | 0.0027 (4) | −0.0032 (4) | −0.0085 (3) |
F5 | 0.0190 (4) | 0.0666 (8) | 0.0344 (5) | −0.0085 (4) | 0.0067 (3) | 0.0012 (5) |
F6 | 0.0226 (4) | 0.0368 (5) | 0.0476 (6) | 0.0089 (3) | 0.0096 (4) | 0.0142 (4) |
P2 | 0.01918 (14) | 0.02183 (14) | 0.01876 (13) | 0.00482 (10) | 0.00316 (10) | 0.00761 (10) |
F7A | 0.0879 (18) | 0.0702 (16) | 0.138 (2) | −0.0555 (15) | 0.0115 (16) | 0.0189 (15) |
F8A | 0.0454 (10) | 0.1067 (19) | 0.0978 (17) | −0.0443 (12) | −0.0295 (10) | 0.0286 (14) |
F9A | 0.1145 (19) | 0.0675 (11) | 0.0424 (8) | 0.0716 (13) | 0.0364 (10) | 0.0293 (8) |
F10A | 0.0746 (12) | 0.0617 (9) | 0.0329 (6) | 0.0502 (9) | 0.0262 (7) | 0.0210 (6) |
F11A | 0.0772 (16) | 0.125 (2) | 0.0434 (9) | 0.0672 (16) | 0.0339 (10) | 0.0599 (12) |
F12A | 0.0513 (9) | 0.0343 (8) | 0.0182 (5) | 0.0205 (7) | 0.0089 (5) | 0.0097 (5) |
N1 | 0.0144 (4) | 0.0159 (4) | 0.0204 (4) | −0.0024 (3) | 0.0010 (3) | 0.0019 (3) |
N2 | 0.0190 (4) | 0.0244 (5) | 0.0175 (4) | −0.0083 (3) | −0.0011 (3) | 0.0021 (3) |
N3 | 0.0161 (4) | 0.0142 (4) | 0.0177 (4) | −0.0004 (3) | −0.0010 (3) | 0.0007 (3) |
N4 | 0.0180 (4) | 0.0157 (4) | 0.0179 (4) | −0.0024 (3) | −0.0017 (3) | 0.0025 (3) |
C1 | 0.0146 (4) | 0.0133 (4) | 0.0151 (4) | 0.0005 (3) | 0.0011 (3) | 0.0026 (3) |
C2 | 0.0162 (4) | 0.0161 (4) | 0.0198 (4) | −0.0006 (3) | 0.0029 (3) | 0.0044 (3) |
C3 | 0.0195 (5) | 0.0205 (5) | 0.0198 (5) | 0.0027 (4) | 0.0062 (4) | 0.0057 (4) |
C4 | 0.0228 (5) | 0.0205 (5) | 0.0160 (4) | 0.0024 (4) | 0.0045 (4) | 0.0014 (4) |
C5 | 0.0199 (5) | 0.0177 (4) | 0.0172 (4) | −0.0011 (4) | 0.0021 (4) | −0.0008 (3) |
C6 | 0.0156 (4) | 0.0146 (4) | 0.0165 (4) | −0.0011 (3) | 0.0026 (3) | 0.0009 (3) |
C7 | 0.0235 (5) | 0.0163 (4) | 0.0297 (6) | −0.0052 (4) | 0.0115 (5) | −0.0034 (4) |
C8 | 0.0154 (4) | 0.0248 (5) | 0.0219 (5) | −0.0023 (4) | −0.0009 (4) | 0.0086 (4) |
C9 | 0.0177 (5) | 0.0213 (5) | 0.0251 (5) | −0.0005 (4) | −0.0033 (4) | 0.0058 (4) |
C10 | 0.0244 (6) | 0.0176 (5) | 0.0288 (6) | −0.0020 (4) | 0.0016 (4) | 0.0044 (4) |
C11 | 0.0277 (7) | 0.0465 (8) | 0.0199 (5) | −0.0208 (6) | −0.0006 (5) | −0.0018 (5) |
C12 | 0.0194 (5) | 0.0271 (6) | 0.0241 (5) | −0.0062 (4) | 0.0011 (4) | 0.0010 (4) |
C13 | 0.0315 (7) | 0.0406 (8) | 0.0410 (8) | −0.0171 (6) | −0.0132 (6) | 0.0212 (7) |
C14 | 0.0175 (4) | 0.0153 (4) | 0.0174 (4) | −0.0026 (3) | 0.0020 (3) | −0.0006 (3) |
C15 | 0.0175 (4) | 0.0155 (4) | 0.0166 (4) | −0.0004 (3) | −0.0015 (3) | 0.0018 (3) |
C16 | 0.0202 (5) | 0.0169 (4) | 0.0253 (5) | 0.0021 (4) | −0.0047 (4) | 0.0020 (4) |
C17 | 0.0177 (5) | 0.0192 (5) | 0.0262 (5) | −0.0002 (4) | −0.0051 (4) | 0.0019 (4) |
C18 | 0.0269 (6) | 0.0175 (5) | 0.0229 (5) | −0.0058 (4) | −0.0013 (4) | 0.0065 (4) |
C19 | 0.0243 (5) | 0.0151 (4) | 0.0276 (6) | −0.0024 (4) | −0.0049 (4) | 0.0018 (4) |
C20 | 0.0443 (8) | 0.0246 (6) | 0.0216 (5) | 0.0020 (5) | −0.0021 (5) | 0.0001 (4) |
P1—F4 | 1.5870 (9) | C2—H2A | 0.9300 |
P1—F3 | 1.5893 (10) | C3—C4 | 1.3884 (18) |
P1—F6 | 1.5942 (10) | C3—H3A | 0.9300 |
P1—F1 | 1.6049 (10) | C4—C5 | 1.3923 (17) |
P1—F5 | 1.6081 (11) | C4—H4A | 0.9300 |
P1—F2 | 1.6137 (11) | C5—C6 | 1.3937 (16) |
P2—F10B | 1.480 (9) | C5—H5A | 0.9300 |
P2—F12B | 1.502 (9) | C6—C7 | 1.5179 (17) |
P2—F7A | 1.5544 (19) | C7—H7A | 0.9700 |
P2—F8B | 1.569 (9) | C7—H7B | 0.9700 |
P2—F9A | 1.5803 (14) | C8—H8A | 0.9300 |
P2—F11A | 1.5838 (16) | C9—C10 | 1.3562 (18) |
P2—F8A | 1.5897 (17) | C9—H9A | 0.9300 |
P2—F10A | 1.5935 (13) | C10—H10A | 0.9300 |
P2—F11B | 1.599 (10) | C11—C12 | 1.484 (2) |
P2—F7B | 1.607 (7) | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
P2—F12A | 1.6095 (13) | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
P2—F9B | 1.615 (7) | C12—C13 | 1.310 (2) |
N1—C8 | 1.3292 (15) | C12—H12A | 0.9300 |
N1—C9 | 1.3769 (16) | C13—H13A | 0.9300 |
N1—C7 | 1.4630 (15) | C13—H13B | 0.9300 |
N2—C8 | 1.3290 (17) | C14—H14A | 0.9700 |
N2—C10 | 1.3735 (18) | C14—H14B | 0.9700 |
N2—C11 | 1.4758 (17) | C15—H15A | 0.9300 |
N3—C15 | 1.3297 (14) | C16—C17 | 1.3564 (17) |
N3—C16 | 1.3802 (16) | C16—H16A | 0.9300 |
N3—C14 | 1.4652 (15) | C17—H17A | 0.9300 |
N4—C15 | 1.3343 (15) | C18—C19 | 1.4960 (19) |
N4—C17 | 1.3793 (16) | C18—H18A | 0.9700 |
N4—C18 | 1.4657 (16) | C18—H18B | 0.9700 |
C1—C2 | 1.3936 (16) | C19—C20 | 1.314 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.4036 (15) | C19—H19A | 0.9300 |
C1—C14 | 1.5132 (15) | C20—H20A | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.3931 (17) | C20—H20B | 0.9300 |
F4—P1—F3 | 90.88 (6) | C10—N2—C11 | 125.68 (13) |
F4—P1—F6 | 90.95 (6) | C15—N3—C16 | 108.80 (10) |
F3—P1—F6 | 89.82 (6) | C15—N3—C14 | 125.17 (10) |
F4—P1—F1 | 178.35 (7) | C16—N3—C14 | 126.03 (10) |
F3—P1—F1 | 90.66 (7) | C15—N4—C17 | 108.63 (10) |
F6—P1—F1 | 89.64 (7) | C15—N4—C18 | 125.89 (11) |
F4—P1—F5 | 90.27 (6) | C17—N4—C18 | 125.46 (10) |
F3—P1—F5 | 89.73 (6) | C2—C1—C6 | 119.38 (10) |
F6—P1—F5 | 178.71 (6) | C2—C1—C14 | 122.12 (10) |
F1—P1—F5 | 89.15 (7) | C6—C1—C14 | 118.50 (10) |
F4—P1—F2 | 89.10 (6) | C3—C2—C1 | 120.81 (11) |
F3—P1—F2 | 179.59 (7) | C3—C2—H2A | 119.6 |
F6—P1—F2 | 89.77 (7) | C1—C2—H2A | 119.6 |
F1—P1—F2 | 89.37 (7) | C4—C3—C2 | 119.76 (11) |
F5—P1—F2 | 90.68 (7) | C4—C3—H3A | 120.1 |
F10B—P2—F12B | 104.3 (5) | C2—C3—H3A | 120.1 |
F10B—P2—F7A | 120.8 (4) | C3—C4—C5 | 119.85 (11) |
F12B—P2—F7A | 81.8 (3) | C3—C4—H4A | 120.1 |
F10B—P2—F8B | 97.6 (6) | C5—C4—H4A | 120.1 |
F12B—P2—F8B | 99.3 (5) | C4—C5—C6 | 120.74 (11) |
F7A—P2—F8B | 140.3 (4) | C4—C5—H5A | 119.6 |
F10B—P2—F9A | 144.9 (4) | C6—C5—H5A | 119.6 |
F12B—P2—F9A | 88.4 (4) | C5—C6—C1 | 119.47 (10) |
F7A—P2—F9A | 93.11 (16) | C5—C6—C7 | 121.16 (10) |
F8B—P2—F9A | 47.5 (4) | C1—C6—C7 | 119.35 (10) |
F10B—P2—F11A | 85.7 (4) | N1—C7—C6 | 112.31 (10) |
F12B—P2—F11A | 165.4 (3) | N1—C7—H7A | 109.1 |
F7A—P2—F11A | 83.93 (18) | C6—C7—H7A | 109.1 |
F8B—P2—F11A | 89.8 (4) | N1—C7—H7B | 109.1 |
F9A—P2—F11A | 89.34 (9) | C6—C7—H7B | 109.1 |
F10B—P2—F8A | 57.0 (4) | H7A—C7—H7B | 107.9 |
F12B—P2—F8A | 99.6 (3) | N2—C8—N1 | 108.53 (11) |
F7A—P2—F8A | 177.58 (17) | N2—C8—H8A | 125.7 |
F9A—P2—F8A | 88.93 (15) | N1—C8—H8A | 125.7 |
F11A—P2—F8A | 94.79 (16) | C10—C9—N1 | 106.84 (11) |
F12B—P2—F10A | 92.3 (3) | C10—C9—H9A | 126.6 |
F7A—P2—F10A | 88.43 (15) | N1—C9—H9A | 126.6 |
F8B—P2—F10A | 130.9 (4) | C9—C10—N2 | 107.04 (11) |
F9A—P2—F10A | 178.41 (13) | C9—C10—H10A | 126.5 |
F11A—P2—F10A | 90.41 (9) | N2—C10—H10A | 126.5 |
F8A—P2—F10A | 89.52 (14) | N2—C11—C12 | 112.51 (11) |
F10B—P2—F11B | 77.5 (5) | N2—C11—H11A | 109.1 |
F12B—P2—F11B | 174.7 (5) | C12—C11—H11A | 109.1 |
F7A—P2—F11B | 101.7 (3) | N2—C11—H11B | 109.1 |
F8B—P2—F11B | 75.5 (5) | C12—C11—H11B | 109.1 |
F9A—P2—F11B | 87.4 (4) | H11A—C11—H11B | 107.8 |
F8A—P2—F11B | 77.1 (3) | C13—C12—C11 | 124.08 (16) |
F10A—P2—F11B | 91.9 (4) | C13—C12—H12A | 118.0 |
F10B—P2—F7B | 91.2 (5) | C11—C12—H12A | 118.0 |
F12B—P2—F7B | 77.3 (4) | C12—C13—H13A | 120.0 |
F8B—P2—F7B | 171.1 (5) | C12—C13—H13B | 120.0 |
F9A—P2—F7B | 123.7 (3) | H13A—C13—H13B | 120.0 |
F11A—P2—F7B | 92.0 (3) | N3—C14—C1 | 113.10 (9) |
F8A—P2—F7B | 146.7 (3) | N3—C14—H14A | 109.0 |
F10A—P2—F7B | 57.8 (3) | C1—C14—H14A | 109.0 |
F11B—P2—F7B | 107.7 (4) | N3—C14—H14B | 109.0 |
F10B—P2—F12A | 92.9 (4) | C1—C14—H14B | 109.0 |
F7A—P2—F12A | 96.31 (15) | H14A—C14—H14B | 107.8 |
F8B—P2—F12A | 91.0 (4) | N3—C15—N4 | 108.57 (10) |
F9A—P2—F12A | 92.16 (7) | N3—C15—H15A | 125.7 |
F11A—P2—F12A | 178.46 (10) | N4—C15—H15A | 125.7 |
F8A—P2—F12A | 84.92 (12) | C17—C16—N3 | 106.94 (11) |
F10A—P2—F12A | 88.08 (7) | C17—C16—H16A | 126.5 |
F11B—P2—F12A | 162.0 (3) | N3—C16—H16A | 126.5 |
F7B—P2—F12A | 87.4 (3) | C16—C17—N4 | 107.06 (10) |
F10B—P2—F9B | 175.4 (5) | C16—C17—H17A | 126.5 |
F12B—P2—F9B | 71.5 (4) | N4—C17—H17A | 126.5 |
F7A—P2—F9B | 57.3 (3) | N4—C18—C19 | 113.13 (10) |
F8B—P2—F9B | 85.1 (5) | N4—C18—H18A | 109.0 |
F11A—P2—F9B | 98.1 (3) | C19—C18—H18A | 109.0 |
F8A—P2—F9B | 125.0 (3) | N4—C18—H18B | 109.0 |
F10A—P2—F9B | 143.2 (3) | C19—C18—H18B | 109.0 |
F11B—P2—F9B | 106.8 (4) | H18A—C18—H18B | 107.8 |
F7B—P2—F9B | 86.0 (4) | C20—C19—C18 | 126.33 (12) |
F12A—P2—F9B | 83.3 (3) | C20—C19—H19A | 116.8 |
C8—N1—C9 | 108.77 (10) | C18—C19—H19A | 116.8 |
C8—N1—C7 | 126.00 (11) | C19—C20—H20A | 120.0 |
C9—N1—C7 | 125.19 (11) | C19—C20—H20B | 120.0 |
C8—N2—C10 | 108.81 (10) | H20A—C20—H20B | 120.0 |
C8—N2—C11 | 125.47 (13) | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.28 (17) | C8—N2—C10—C9 | −0.89 (16) |
C14—C1—C2—C3 | 179.80 (11) | C11—N2—C10—C9 | −178.88 (13) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.05 (18) | C8—N2—C11—C12 | −92.85 (18) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.21 (18) | C10—N2—C11—C12 | 84.81 (19) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.24 (19) | N2—C11—C12—C13 | −125.16 (17) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.01 (18) | C15—N3—C14—C1 | 101.58 (13) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 178.37 (12) | C16—N3—C14—C1 | −77.92 (15) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.25 (17) | C2—C1—C14—N3 | −2.85 (15) |
C14—C1—C6—C5 | −179.82 (10) | C6—C1—C14—N3 | 177.22 (10) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | −178.15 (11) | C16—N3—C15—N4 | 0.08 (14) |
C14—C1—C6—C7 | 1.78 (16) | C14—N3—C15—N4 | −179.49 (10) |
C8—N1—C7—C6 | −103.72 (15) | C17—N4—C15—N3 | 0.09 (14) |
C9—N1—C7—C6 | 73.79 (16) | C18—N4—C15—N3 | −178.87 (11) |
C5—C6—C7—N1 | 20.64 (18) | C15—N3—C16—C17 | −0.22 (15) |
C1—C6—C7—N1 | −161.00 (11) | C14—N3—C16—C17 | 179.35 (11) |
C10—N2—C8—N1 | 0.45 (15) | N3—C16—C17—N4 | 0.26 (15) |
C11—N2—C8—N1 | 178.44 (12) | C15—N4—C17—C16 | −0.22 (15) |
C9—N1—C8—N2 | 0.16 (15) | C18—N4—C17—C16 | 178.74 (12) |
C7—N1—C8—N2 | 178.01 (11) | C15—N4—C18—C19 | 112.08 (14) |
C8—N1—C9—C10 | −0.71 (15) | C17—N4—C18—C19 | −66.71 (17) |
C7—N1—C9—C10 | −178.59 (12) | N4—C18—C19—C20 | −5.5 (2) |
N1—C9—C10—N2 | 0.96 (15) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C4—H4A···F5i | 0.93 | 2.44 | 3.2625 (17) | 148 |
C9—H9A···F8Aii | 0.93 | 2.38 | 3.303 (3) | 171 |
C10—H10A···F2iii | 0.93 | 2.47 | 3.2429 (18) | 141 |
C14—H14A···F3 | 0.97 | 2.41 | 3.3065 (16) | 154 |
C14—H14B···F9Aii | 0.97 | 2.42 | 3.224 (2) | 140 |
C15—H15A···F5 | 0.93 | 2.51 | 3.2100 (15) | 132 |
C17—H17A···F12Aiv | 0.93 | 2.42 | 3.279 (2) | 154 |
C18—H18B···F1ii | 0.97 | 2.55 | 3.349 (2) | 140 |
C19—H19A···F12Av | 0.93 | 2.50 | 3.364 (2) | 155 |
C20—H20A···F8Avi | 0.93 | 2.40 | 3.158 (3) | 139 |
C20—H20B···F1vii | 0.93 | 2.45 | 3.267 (2) | 146 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z; (ii) x+1, y, z; (iii) x, y−1, z; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (v) x+1, y+1, z; (vi) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (vii) −x+2, −y+2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C20H24N42+·2PF6− |
Mr | 610.37 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.3151 (3), 12.4913 (4), 13.8569 (5) |
α, β, γ (°) | 101.810 (1), 94.603 (1), 91.424 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1234.27 (8) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.29 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.82 × 0.61 × 0.48 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII DUO CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.801, 0.874 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 38348, 10789, 9422 |
Rint | 0.016 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.808 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.049, 0.142, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 10789 |
No. of parameters | 368 |
No. of restraints | 15 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.45, −0.91 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C4—H4A···F5i | 0.93 | 2.44 | 3.2625 (17) | 148 |
C9—H9A···F8Aii | 0.93 | 2.38 | 3.303 (3) | 171 |
C10—H10A···F2iii | 0.93 | 2.47 | 3.2429 (18) | 141 |
C14—H14A···F3 | 0.97 | 2.41 | 3.3065 (16) | 154 |
C14—H14B···F9Aii | 0.97 | 2.42 | 3.224 (2) | 140 |
C15—H15A···F5 | 0.93 | 2.51 | 3.2100 (15) | 132 |
C17—H17A···F12Aiv | 0.93 | 2.42 | 3.279 (2) | 154 |
C18—H18B···F1ii | 0.97 | 2.55 | 3.349 (2) | 140 |
C19—H19A···F12Av | 0.93 | 2.50 | 3.364 (2) | 155 |
C20—H20A···F8Avi | 0.93 | 2.40 | 3.158 (3) | 139 |
C20—H20B···F1vii | 0.93 | 2.45 | 3.267 (2) | 146 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z; (ii) x+1, y, z; (iii) x, y−1, z; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (v) x+1, y+1, z; (vi) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (vii) −x+2, −y+2, −z+1. |
Footnotes
‡Thomson Reuters ResearcherID: A-3561-2009.
Acknowledgements
RAH thank Universiti Sains Malaysia for the FRGS fund (203/PKIMIA/671115), short term grant (304/PKIMIA/639001) and RU grants (1001/PKIMIA/813023 and 1001/PKIMIA/811157). HKF and MH thank the Malaysian Government and Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Research University Grant No. 1001/PFIZIK/811160. MH also thanks Universiti Sains Malaysia for a post-doctoral research fellowship.
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N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have long been at the forefront of catalytic research and are studied extensively for the preparation of various transition metal catalysts (Bielawski & Grubbs, 2000; Herrmann et al., 1998). NHCs, on account of their strong chelation, stability towards air and moisture, modest cost and their availability in ionic form, makes them versatile precursors in catalysis ranging from C–C coupling to olefin polymerizations (Yeung et al., 2011; Jokic et al., 2010; Yu et al., 2010). The main point of focus in the reported compound is the presence of ally and methylene groups, which rotate the molecule when treated with metal ion to form a cage-like- structure suitable for the polymerization of ethylene and other higher olefins (Esteruelas et al., 2003). Fortified by the highly active and interesting characteristics obtained from complexes ligated by bis- carbene NHC backbone, the present ligand system is designed and synthesized in view of getting stable and active olefin polymerization catalyst.
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, (Fig. 1), consists of a 1,2-bis(allylimidazole-1-ylmethyl)benzene cation and two hexafluoro phosphate anions. In one of the PF6- octahedral anions, all F atoms are disordered over two sets of sites, with occupancy ratio of 0.842 (3): 0.158 (3). The central benzene (C1–C6) ring makes dihedral angles of 84.19 (7)° and 79.10 (7)° with the terminal imidazole (N1,N2/C8–C10)/ (N3,N4/C15–C17) rings, respectively. The distorted octahedral geometry of phosphate ions has typical P–F distances [1.480 (9)–1.615 (7) Å] and F—P—F angles [47.5 (4)–179.59 (7)°]. All bond lengths and bond angles in (I) are in the range of expected values.
In the crystal (Fig. 2), the cations and anions are linked together via intermolecular C—H···F (Table 1) hydrogen bonds forming a three-dimensional network.