metal-organic compounds
[Bis(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl-κN)methane]tricarbonyldichloridotungsten(II)
aDepartment of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
*Correspondence e-mail: ce.strasser@gmx.net
The title compound, [WCl2(C9H10N2S2)(CO)3], is a heptacoordinate tungsten(II) complex with a capped–octahedral coordination sphere in which one CO ligand caps a face formed by a chloro ligand and the two other carbonyls. The chloro ligands are mutually trans positioned at an angle of 156.98 (7)°. The chelating bis(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)methane ligand coordinates with the imine N atoms. In the crystal, molecules are linked into chains parallel to [201] by weak C—H⋯O contacts between the CH2 group of the bis(4-methylthiazol-2-yl)methane ligand and the O atom of the capping CO group.
Related literature
For related compounds, see: Baker et al. (1986); Moss & Smith (1983); Stiddard (1962); Szymanska-Buzar (1989); Tripathi et al. (1976). For related structures, see: Baker et al. (1996, 2000); Drew et al. (1988, 1995); Hillhouse et al. (1982); Shiu et al. (1990). For the isolation of the title compound, see: Strasser et al. (2009).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2002); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001; Atwood & Barbour, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: X-SEED.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811038104/rk2300sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, Global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811038104/rk2300Isup2.hkl
A crystal of the tile compound was isolated when tetramethylammonium pentacarbonyl[(4–methyl–1,3–thiazol–5–yl)carbonyl]tungstate(1-) was treated with bis(trichloromethyl)carbonate and pyridine to obtain the carbyne complex [W(≡CC4H4NS)Cl(CO)2(py)2] by oxide abstraction (Strasser et al., 2009). Decomposition concomitant with development of a green colour was noticed; the reaction mixture was chromatographed on Florisil at 243 K using CH2Cl2/acetonitrile mixtures and an yellow fraction was obtained containing the title compound which was crystallized from CH2Cl2/pentane at 253 K.
All H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.95Å, 0.99Å and 0.98Å for CH, CH2 and CH3 groups, respectively) and constrained to ride on their parent atoms; Uiso(H) values were set at 1.2Ueq(C) for CH– and CH2–groups and 1.5Ueq(C) for CH3–groups.
The maximum residual electron density of 3.92 e×Å-3 is located 0.79Å near W1.
Heptacoordinate W(II) complexes are common due to the 18–electron configuration at the metal centre. The title compound, shown in Fig. 1, was obtained through unclear side reactions which involve the formation of bis(4–methyl–1,3–thiazol–2–yl)methane from the anionic (4–methyl–1,3–thiazol–2–yl)carbonyl or activated (4–methyl–1,3–thiazol–2-yl)(trichloromethoxycarbonyl)methylene ligands as well as concomitant oxidation of W(0) to W(II).
Complexes of the type [WX2(CO)3(L)2] (X = Cl, Br or I; L = N–donor ligand) have been synthesized by
of e.g. [W(CO)6], CCl4 and 2,2'–bipyridine (bipy) to yield [WCl2(CO)3(bipy)] (Szymanska-Buzar, 1989), oxidation of [W(CO)4(L)2] (Stiddard et al., 1962) or [W(CO)3(CH3CN)3] (Baker et al., 1986) with bromine or iodine or reaction of [WX3(CO)4]- (X = Br or I) with bipy (Moss & Smith, 1983).This is the first structural determination of a [WX2(CO)3(L)2]–type complex with chloro ligands. Such complexes (X = Cl) with monodentate L =
(Baker et al., 1986) and L = alkylamines (Tripathi et al., 1976) were reported to be highly unstable. It is therefore surprising that for the present compound no decomposition, e.g. decarbonylation (Shiu et al., 1990) was encountered when crystals were briefly exposed to oxygen, room temperature and light during set–up of the X–ray diffraction experiment. The chelating bis(4–methylthiazol–2–yl)methane ligand may exert additional stabilizing properties when compared to the ligands used in the literature.Crystal and molecular structures of seven–coordinate complexes of the type [WX2(CO)3(RCN)2] (RCN is an organic nitrile) have been reported by Baker et al. (1986, 1996, 2000) and Drew et al. (1988, 1995). The W—N bond distances in these nitrile complexes are shorter than those found in the title compound while other geometrical parameters are similar. The nitrile complexes also exhibit capped–octahedral geometry with trans–disposed iodo ligands. They possess a mirror plane that bisects the molecule while in the title compound the whole molecule is asymmetric; the position of the carbonyl ligands with respect to the bidentate bis(thiazolyl)methane is incompatible with Cs symmetry. Hillhouse et al. (1982) report coordination of a tetraarylphosphazide (PhNNNPPh3) to a dibromotricarbonyltungsten fragment which is different from the title compound and the structures mentioned here in that it contains a set of cis–bromo ligands, possibly caused by the smaller bite angle of the tetraarylphosphazide (N—W—N angle of 56.7 (2)° as opposed to the N1—W1—N2 angle measuring 83.3 (2)° in the title compound). Finally, a geometrically very similar complex to the one reported here but utilizing a bis(azolyl)methane ligand was prepared by Shiu et al., (1990) [WBr2(CO)3(CH2R2)] (R = 3,4,5–trimethyl–1H–pyrazol–1–yl–κN2).
The significantly longer W1—Cl2 bond (2.528 (2)Å) in the title compound is adjacent to the capping CO ligand while the W1—Cl1 bond is undisturbed by a capping ligand and measures 2.4708 (17)Å. The same effect is observed to a variable degree in all structures mentioned here for comparison. The individual molecules of the title compound are arranged into chains parallel to the [2 0 1] line by weak C—H···O contacts between the CH2 group of the bis(4–methylthiazol–2–yl)methane ligand and O2 of the capping CO group.
For related compounds, see: Baker et al. (1986); Moss & Smith (1983); Stiddard (1962); Szymanska-Buzar (1989); Tripathi et al. (1976). For related structures, see: Baker et al. (1996, 2000); Drew et al. (1988, 1995); Hillhouse et al. (1982); Shiu et al. (1990). For the isolation of the title compound, see: Strasser et al. (2009).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2002); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2003); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001; Atwood & Barbour, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001; Atwood & Barbour, 2003).[WCl2(C9H10N2S2)(CO)3] | F(000) = 1040 |
Mr = 549.10 | Dx = 2.273 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 2900 reflections |
a = 8.6876 (17) Å | θ = 2.9–26.4° |
b = 12.912 (2) Å | µ = 7.80 mm−1 |
c = 14.851 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 105.550 (3)° | Prism, yellow |
V = 1604.9 (5) Å3 | 0.13 × 0.13 × 0.04 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker APEX CCD diffractometer | 3310 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine–focus sealed tube | 2843 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.037 |
ω–scans | θmax = 26.5°, θmin = 2.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) | h = −9→10 |
Tmin = 0.549, Tmax = 0.772 | k = −14→16 |
9133 measured reflections | l = −18→16 |
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)] = 0.042 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.099 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.041P)2 + 16.6008P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3310 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
201 parameters | Δρmax = 3.92 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −2.06 e Å−3 |
[WCl2(C9H10N2S2)(CO)3] | V = 1604.9 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 549.10 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.6876 (17) Å | µ = 7.80 mm−1 |
b = 12.912 (2) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 14.851 (3) Å | 0.13 × 0.13 × 0.04 mm |
β = 105.550 (3)° |
Bruker APEX CCD diffractometer | 3310 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) | 2843 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.549, Tmax = 0.772 | Rint = 0.037 |
9133 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.042 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.099 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.041P)2 + 16.6008P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3310 reflections | Δρmax = 3.92 e Å−3 |
201 parameters | Δρmin = −2.06 e Å−3 |
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 | ||
W1 | 0.71470 (4) | 0.28785 (2) | 0.11943 (2) | 0.01491 (11) | |
Cl1 | 0.9818 (2) | 0.29333 (15) | 0.09055 (14) | 0.0206 (4) | |
S1 | 0.9434 (2) | 0.05707 (15) | 0.36702 (13) | 0.0172 (4) | |
O1 | 0.7129 (7) | 0.1221 (5) | −0.0344 (4) | 0.0299 (15) | |
N1 | 0.7939 (7) | 0.1559 (5) | 0.2219 (4) | 0.0133 (13) | |
C1 | 0.7098 (10) | 0.1829 (7) | 0.0212 (6) | 0.0224 (18) | |
Cl2 | 0.5130 (2) | 0.28940 (16) | 0.21453 (15) | 0.0252 (4) | |
S2 | 1.0291 (3) | 0.44059 (16) | 0.39914 (14) | 0.0211 (4) | |
O2 | 0.3687 (8) | 0.2745 (6) | −0.0173 (5) | 0.0399 (17) | |
N2 | 0.8330 (7) | 0.3872 (5) | 0.2453 (4) | 0.0133 (13) | |
C2 | 0.4955 (11) | 0.2788 (7) | 0.0348 (6) | 0.0260 (19) | |
O3 | 0.6745 (7) | 0.4803 (4) | −0.0140 (4) | 0.0226 (13) | |
C3 | 0.6882 (9) | 0.4116 (6) | 0.0370 (5) | 0.0148 (15) | |
C10 | 1.0349 (9) | 0.2488 (6) | 0.3165 (6) | 0.0171 (16) | |
H10B | 1.1001 | 0.2476 | 0.2710 | 0.020* | |
H10A | 1.1078 | 0.2383 | 0.3796 | 0.020* | |
C11 | 0.9176 (9) | 0.1625 (6) | 0.2950 (5) | 0.0132 (15) | |
C12 | 0.7790 (9) | −0.0001 (6) | 0.2943 (5) | 0.0171 (16) | |
H12 | 0.7394 | −0.0665 | 0.3044 | 0.020* | |
C13 | 0.7126 (9) | 0.0615 (6) | 0.2203 (5) | 0.0169 (16) | |
C14 | 0.5711 (9) | 0.0317 (6) | 0.1437 (6) | 0.0202 (17) | |
H14A | 0.6049 | 0.0153 | 0.0874 | 0.030* | |
H14B | 0.4949 | 0.0894 | 0.1304 | 0.030* | |
H14C | 0.5200 | −0.0291 | 0.1626 | 0.030* | |
C21 | 0.9561 (9) | 0.3533 (6) | 0.3128 (5) | 0.0143 (15) | |
C22 | 0.8855 (10) | 0.5279 (6) | 0.3436 (6) | 0.0211 (17) | |
H22 | 0.8738 | 0.5955 | 0.3663 | 0.025* | |
C23 | 0.7924 (10) | 0.4884 (6) | 0.2641 (6) | 0.0182 (16) | |
C24 | 0.6582 (10) | 0.5456 (6) | 0.1992 (6) | 0.0202 (17) | |
H24A | 0.6305 | 0.6063 | 0.2313 | 0.030* | |
H24B | 0.5650 | 0.5000 | 0.1797 | 0.030* | |
H24C | 0.6911 | 0.5681 | 0.1441 | 0.030* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
W1 | 0.01665 (17) | 0.01210 (17) | 0.01458 (17) | 0.00270 (13) | 0.00174 (11) | −0.00111 (12) |
Cl1 | 0.0161 (9) | 0.0220 (10) | 0.0258 (10) | 0.0004 (8) | 0.0093 (8) | −0.0014 (8) |
S1 | 0.0171 (9) | 0.0187 (10) | 0.0165 (9) | 0.0016 (8) | 0.0059 (7) | 0.0038 (7) |
O1 | 0.032 (4) | 0.031 (4) | 0.031 (3) | −0.008 (3) | 0.016 (3) | −0.011 (3) |
N1 | 0.014 (3) | 0.011 (3) | 0.017 (3) | 0.001 (2) | 0.008 (3) | −0.003 (2) |
C1 | 0.021 (4) | 0.019 (4) | 0.029 (5) | −0.009 (3) | 0.011 (4) | −0.007 (4) |
Cl2 | 0.0244 (10) | 0.0221 (10) | 0.0326 (11) | −0.0001 (8) | 0.0137 (9) | −0.0007 (9) |
S2 | 0.0273 (11) | 0.0214 (11) | 0.0154 (9) | −0.0090 (8) | 0.0070 (8) | −0.0049 (8) |
O2 | 0.024 (4) | 0.048 (5) | 0.042 (4) | −0.002 (3) | −0.002 (3) | 0.010 (3) |
N2 | 0.014 (3) | 0.012 (3) | 0.016 (3) | 0.000 (2) | 0.009 (3) | −0.001 (2) |
C2 | 0.030 (5) | 0.030 (5) | 0.019 (4) | 0.000 (4) | 0.007 (4) | 0.003 (4) |
O3 | 0.024 (3) | 0.021 (3) | 0.025 (3) | 0.006 (2) | 0.010 (3) | 0.004 (2) |
C3 | 0.016 (4) | 0.014 (4) | 0.015 (4) | 0.008 (3) | 0.005 (3) | −0.003 (3) |
C10 | 0.014 (4) | 0.016 (4) | 0.020 (4) | 0.000 (3) | 0.003 (3) | 0.001 (3) |
C11 | 0.013 (4) | 0.012 (4) | 0.015 (4) | 0.003 (3) | 0.004 (3) | 0.001 (3) |
C12 | 0.019 (4) | 0.014 (4) | 0.022 (4) | 0.003 (3) | 0.011 (3) | −0.002 (3) |
C13 | 0.015 (4) | 0.016 (4) | 0.024 (4) | 0.000 (3) | 0.012 (3) | −0.005 (3) |
C14 | 0.017 (4) | 0.016 (4) | 0.028 (4) | −0.003 (3) | 0.007 (3) | −0.005 (3) |
C21 | 0.014 (4) | 0.012 (4) | 0.019 (4) | −0.004 (3) | 0.007 (3) | −0.004 (3) |
C22 | 0.031 (5) | 0.014 (4) | 0.022 (4) | −0.008 (3) | 0.015 (4) | −0.004 (3) |
C23 | 0.027 (4) | 0.012 (4) | 0.022 (4) | −0.003 (3) | 0.016 (3) | 0.001 (3) |
C24 | 0.026 (4) | 0.015 (4) | 0.023 (4) | 0.003 (3) | 0.013 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
W1—C1 | 1.983 (8) | O3—C3 | 1.151 (9) |
W1—C2 | 1.984 (9) | C10—C11 | 1.487 (11) |
W1—C3 | 1.989 (8) | C10—C21 | 1.506 (11) |
W1—N1 | 2.265 (6) | C10—H10B | 0.9900 |
W1—N2 | 2.273 (6) | C10—H10A | 0.9900 |
W1—Cl1 | 2.4708 (19) | C12—C13 | 1.354 (11) |
W1—Cl2 | 2.528 (2) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
S1—C11 | 1.708 (7) | C13—C14 | 1.484 (11) |
S1—C12 | 1.710 (8) | C14—H14A | 0.9800 |
O1—C1 | 1.145 (10) | C14—H14B | 0.9800 |
N1—C11 | 1.310 (9) | C14—H14C | 0.9800 |
N1—C13 | 1.405 (10) | C22—C23 | 1.340 (11) |
S2—C21 | 1.698 (7) | C22—H22 | 0.9500 |
S2—C22 | 1.720 (9) | C23—C24 | 1.493 (11) |
O2—C2 | 1.165 (11) | C24—H24A | 0.9800 |
N2—C21 | 1.328 (10) | C24—H24B | 0.9800 |
N2—C23 | 1.402 (10) | C24—H24C | 0.9800 |
C1—W1—C2 | 70.5 (4) | C21—C10—H10B | 109.1 |
C1—W1—C3 | 96.9 (3) | C11—C10—H10A | 109.1 |
C2—W1—C3 | 74.0 (3) | C21—C10—H10A | 109.1 |
C1—W1—N1 | 85.6 (3) | H10B—C10—H10A | 107.8 |
C2—W1—N1 | 116.6 (3) | N1—C11—C10 | 126.1 (7) |
C3—W1—N1 | 169.2 (3) | N1—C11—S1 | 114.1 (6) |
C1—W1—N2 | 155.0 (3) | C10—C11—S1 | 119.7 (5) |
C2—W1—N2 | 134.4 (3) | C13—C12—S1 | 111.1 (6) |
C3—W1—N2 | 90.3 (3) | C13—C12—H12 | 124.4 |
N1—W1—N2 | 83.3 (2) | S1—C12—H12 | 124.4 |
C1—W1—Cl1 | 74.2 (2) | C12—C13—N1 | 113.1 (7) |
C2—W1—Cl1 | 132.7 (2) | C12—C13—C14 | 123.7 (7) |
C3—W1—Cl1 | 80.2 (2) | N1—C13—C14 | 123.2 (7) |
N1—W1—Cl1 | 90.47 (16) | C13—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
N2—W1—Cl1 | 83.58 (16) | C13—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C1—W1—Cl2 | 122.3 (2) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C2—W1—Cl2 | 70.3 (3) | C13—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C3—W1—Cl2 | 110.8 (2) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
N1—W1—Cl2 | 76.20 (16) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
N2—W1—Cl2 | 76.36 (16) | N2—C21—C10 | 126.1 (7) |
Cl1—W1—Cl2 | 156.98 (7) | N2—C21—S2 | 114.4 (6) |
C11—S1—C12 | 90.1 (4) | C10—C21—S2 | 119.5 (6) |
C11—N1—C13 | 111.6 (6) | C23—C22—S2 | 111.2 (6) |
C11—N1—W1 | 122.8 (5) | C23—C22—H22 | 124.4 |
C13—N1—W1 | 125.4 (5) | S2—C22—H22 | 124.4 |
O1—C1—W1 | 177.5 (8) | C22—C23—N2 | 113.9 (7) |
C21—S2—C22 | 89.8 (4) | C22—C23—C24 | 124.2 (7) |
C21—N2—C23 | 110.6 (6) | N2—C23—C24 | 121.8 (7) |
C21—N2—W1 | 122.0 (5) | C23—C24—H24A | 109.5 |
C23—N2—W1 | 127.4 (5) | C23—C24—H24B | 109.5 |
O2—C2—W1 | 177.8 (8) | H24A—C24—H24B | 109.5 |
O3—C3—W1 | 176.7 (6) | C23—C24—H24C | 109.5 |
C11—C10—C21 | 112.6 (6) | H24A—C24—H24C | 109.5 |
C11—C10—H10B | 109.1 | H24B—C24—H24C | 109.5 |
C1—W1—N1—C11 | 130.7 (6) | W1—N1—C11—S1 | 174.8 (3) |
C2—W1—N1—C11 | −163.7 (6) | C21—C10—C11—N1 | 51.6 (10) |
C3—W1—N1—C11 | 26.9 (16) | C21—C10—C11—S1 | −131.1 (6) |
N2—W1—N1—C11 | −26.9 (6) | C12—S1—C11—N1 | 0.5 (6) |
Cl1—W1—N1—C11 | 56.6 (5) | C12—S1—C11—C10 | −177.1 (6) |
Cl2—W1—N1—C11 | −104.4 (6) | C11—S1—C12—C13 | −0.1 (6) |
C1—W1—N1—C13 | −54.4 (6) | S1—C12—C13—N1 | −0.2 (8) |
C2—W1—N1—C13 | 11.1 (7) | S1—C12—C13—C14 | 178.2 (6) |
C3—W1—N1—C13 | −158.2 (12) | C11—N1—C13—C12 | 0.6 (9) |
N2—W1—N1—C13 | 148.0 (6) | W1—N1—C13—C12 | −174.8 (5) |
Cl1—W1—N1—C13 | −128.6 (5) | C11—N1—C13—C14 | −177.8 (7) |
Cl2—W1—N1—C13 | 70.4 (5) | W1—N1—C13—C14 | 6.8 (10) |
C1—W1—N2—C21 | −34.2 (10) | C23—N2—C21—C10 | −179.1 (7) |
C2—W1—N2—C21 | 151.0 (6) | W1—N2—C21—C10 | 0.6 (10) |
C3—W1—N2—C21 | −141.4 (6) | C23—N2—C21—S2 | −1.0 (8) |
N1—W1—N2—C21 | 29.9 (6) | W1—N2—C21—S2 | 178.7 (3) |
Cl1—W1—N2—C21 | −61.3 (5) | C11—C10—C21—N2 | −47.1 (10) |
Cl2—W1—N2—C21 | 107.3 (6) | C11—C10—C21—S2 | 134.8 (6) |
C1—W1—N2—C23 | 145.4 (7) | C22—S2—C21—N2 | 0.8 (6) |
C2—W1—N2—C23 | −29.4 (8) | C22—S2—C21—C10 | 179.1 (6) |
C3—W1—N2—C23 | 38.2 (6) | C21—S2—C22—C23 | −0.5 (6) |
N1—W1—N2—C23 | −150.5 (6) | S2—C22—C23—N2 | 0.0 (9) |
Cl1—W1—N2—C23 | 118.3 (6) | S2—C22—C23—C24 | −179.1 (6) |
Cl2—W1—N2—C23 | −73.1 (6) | C21—N2—C23—C22 | 0.6 (9) |
C13—N1—C11—C10 | 176.7 (7) | W1—N2—C23—C22 | −179.1 (5) |
W1—N1—C11—C10 | −7.8 (10) | C21—N2—C23—C24 | 179.7 (7) |
C13—N1—C11—S1 | −0.7 (8) | W1—N2—C23—C24 | 0.0 (10) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C10—H10A···O2i | 0.99 | 2.38 | 3.28 (1) | 151 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [WCl2(C9H10N2S2)(CO)3] |
Mr | 549.10 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.6876 (17), 12.912 (2), 14.851 (3) |
β (°) | 105.550 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1604.9 (5) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 7.80 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.13 × 0.13 × 0.04 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEX CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.549, 0.772 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9133, 3310, 2843 |
Rint | 0.037 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.628 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.042, 0.099, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 3310 |
No. of parameters | 201 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.041P)2 + 16.6008P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 | |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 3.92, −2.06 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2002), SAINT (Bruker, 2003), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001; Atwood & Barbour, 2003).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C10—H10A···O2i | 0.99 | 2.38 | 3.28 (1) | 151.3 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa for financial support.
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Heptacoordinate W(II) complexes are common due to the 18–electron configuration at the metal centre. The title compound, shown in Fig. 1, was obtained through unclear side reactions which involve the formation of bis(4–methyl–1,3–thiazol–2–yl)methane from the anionic (4–methyl–1,3–thiazol–2–yl)carbonyl or activated (4–methyl–1,3–thiazol–2-yl)(trichloromethoxycarbonyl)methylene ligands as well as concomitant oxidation of W(0) to W(II).
Complexes of the type [WX2(CO)3(L)2] (X = Cl, Br or I; L = N–donor ligand) have been synthesized by photochemical reaction of e.g. [W(CO)6], CCl4 and 2,2'–bipyridine (bipy) to yield [WCl2(CO)3(bipy)] (Szymanska-Buzar, 1989), oxidation of [W(CO)4(L)2] (Stiddard et al., 1962) or [W(CO)3(CH3CN)3] (Baker et al., 1986) with bromine or iodine or reaction of [WX3(CO)4]- (X = Br or I) with bipy (Moss & Smith, 1983).
This is the first structural determination of a [WX2(CO)3(L)2]–type complex with chloro ligands. Such complexes (X = Cl) with monodentate L = nitriles (Baker et al., 1986) and L = alkylamines (Tripathi et al., 1976) were reported to be highly unstable. It is therefore surprising that for the present compound no decomposition, e.g. decarbonylation (Shiu et al., 1990) was encountered when crystals were briefly exposed to oxygen, room temperature and light during set–up of the X–ray diffraction experiment. The chelating bis(4–methylthiazol–2–yl)methane ligand may exert additional stabilizing properties when compared to the ligands used in the literature.
Crystal and molecular structures of seven–coordinate complexes of the type [WX2(CO)3(RCN)2] (RCN is an organic nitrile) have been reported by Baker et al. (1986, 1996, 2000) and Drew et al. (1988, 1995). The W—N bond distances in these nitrile complexes are shorter than those found in the title compound while other geometrical parameters are similar. The nitrile complexes also exhibit capped–octahedral geometry with trans–disposed iodo ligands. They possess a mirror plane that bisects the molecule while in the title compound the whole molecule is asymmetric; the position of the carbonyl ligands with respect to the bidentate bis(thiazolyl)methane is incompatible with Cs symmetry. Hillhouse et al. (1982) report coordination of a tetraarylphosphazide (PhNNNPPh3) to a dibromotricarbonyltungsten fragment which is different from the title compound and the structures mentioned here in that it contains a set of cis–bromo ligands, possibly caused by the smaller bite angle of the tetraarylphosphazide (N—W—N angle of 56.7 (2)° as opposed to the N1—W1—N2 angle measuring 83.3 (2)° in the title compound). Finally, a geometrically very similar complex to the one reported here but utilizing a bis(azolyl)methane ligand was prepared by Shiu et al., (1990) [WBr2(CO)3(CH2R2)] (R = 3,4,5–trimethyl–1H–pyrazol–1–yl–κN2).
The significantly longer W1—Cl2 bond (2.528 (2)Å) in the title compound is adjacent to the capping CO ligand while the W1—Cl1 bond is undisturbed by a capping ligand and measures 2.4708 (17)Å. The same effect is observed to a variable degree in all structures mentioned here for comparison. The individual molecules of the title compound are arranged into chains parallel to the [2 0 1] line by weak C—H···O contacts between the CH2 group of the bis(4–methylthiazol–2–yl)methane ligand and O2 of the capping CO group.