metal-organic compounds
Hexaaquamanganese(II) bis[4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)benzoate] dihydrate
aKey Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China, bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and cChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
*Correspondence e-mail: seikweng@um.edu.my
The MnII atom in the title salt, [Mn(H2O)6](C13H10NO3)2·2H2O, lies on a center of inversion in an octahedron of water molecules. The cations, anions and uncoordinated water molecules are linked by O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network. The anion is essentially planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of all non-H atoms of 0.068 Å.
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); cell RAPID-AUTO; data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811040943/bt5665sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811040943/bt5665Isup2.hkl
Manganese dichloride (1 mmol) was added to an aqueous solution of 4-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)benzoic acid (2 mmol) that was earlier been treated with 1M sodium hydroxide to a pH of 6. The filtered solution was set aside for several days, after which colorless prismatic crystals separated from solution.
Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C–H 0.93 Å) and were included in the
in the riding model approximation, with U(H) set to 1.2U(C). The water H-atoms were located in a difference Fourier map but were not refined. Their temperature factors were tied by a factor of 1.5 times.The anisotropic temperature factors of the lattice water O were restrained to be nearly isotropic.
Data collection: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); cell
RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. Anisotropic displacement ellipsoid plot (Barbour, 2001) of Mn(H2O)6.2(C13H10NO3).2H2O at the 50% probability level; hydrogen atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radius. |
[Mn(H2O)6](C13H10NO3)2·2H2O | Z = 1 |
Mr = 655.51 | F(000) = 343 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.460 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.4895 (18) Å | Cell parameters from 3613 reflections |
b = 7.6409 (18) Å | θ = 3.1–27.5° |
c = 13.791 (3) Å | µ = 0.51 mm−1 |
α = 84.498 (4)° | T = 293 K |
β = 82.851 (5)° | Prism, colorless |
γ = 72.576 (5)° | 0.19 × 0.12 × 0.11 mm |
V = 745.7 (3) Å3 |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID IP diffractometer | 3387 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1971 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.053 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | h = −9→8 |
Tmin = 0.909, Tmax = 0.946 | k = −9→9 |
7320 measured reflections | l = −15→17 |
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)] = 0.060 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.191 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0912P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3387 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
196 parameters | Δρmax = 0.62 e Å−3 |
18 restraints | Δρmin = −0.70 e Å−3 |
[Mn(H2O)6](C13H10NO3)2·2H2O | γ = 72.576 (5)° |
Mr = 655.51 | V = 745.7 (3) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 7.4895 (18) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 7.6409 (18) Å | µ = 0.51 mm−1 |
c = 13.791 (3) Å | T = 293 K |
α = 84.498 (4)° | 0.19 × 0.12 × 0.11 mm |
β = 82.851 (5)° |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID IP diffractometer | 3387 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | 1971 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.909, Tmax = 0.946 | Rint = 0.053 |
7320 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.060 | 18 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.191 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.62 e Å−3 |
3387 reflections | Δρmin = −0.70 e Å−3 |
196 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Mn1 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.0466 (3) | |
O1 | 0.4142 (4) | 0.8219 (3) | 0.26773 (17) | 0.0597 (7) | |
O2 | 0.3600 (4) | 1.0287 (3) | 0.37937 (16) | 0.0600 (7) | |
O3 | 0.2466 (4) | 1.5712 (3) | 0.00213 (17) | 0.0659 (8) | |
O1w | 0.2694 (3) | 0.6085 (3) | 0.41033 (17) | 0.0540 (6) | |
H11 | 0.2936 | 0.6767 | 0.3620 | 0.081* | |
H12 | 0.1565 | 0.6540 | 0.4332 | 0.081* | |
O2w | 0.4579 (4) | 0.7811 (3) | 0.52917 (16) | 0.0540 (7) | |
H21 | 0.4325 | 0.8561 | 0.4797 | 0.081* | |
H22 | 0.5051 | 0.8316 | 0.5677 | 0.081* | |
O3w | 0.3151 (4) | 0.4446 (3) | 0.63159 (16) | 0.0571 (7) | |
H31 | 0.3960 | 0.3577 | 0.6581 | 0.086* | |
H32 | 0.2633 | 0.5227 | 0.6736 | 0.086* | |
O4w | 0.0862 (4) | 1.2683 (4) | 0.5115 (2) | 0.0882 (10) | |
H41 | 0.1300 | 1.1960 | 0.4663 | 0.132* | |
H42 | 0.1734 | 1.2742 | 0.5427 | 0.132* | |
N1 | 0.1726 (4) | 1.7360 (4) | −0.2464 (2) | 0.0554 (8) | |
C1 | 0.3759 (5) | 0.9845 (4) | 0.2909 (2) | 0.0471 (8) | |
C2 | 0.3404 (5) | 1.1379 (4) | 0.2128 (2) | 0.0453 (8) | |
C3 | 0.3102 (5) | 1.3176 (5) | 0.2353 (2) | 0.0520 (9) | |
H3 | 0.3103 | 1.3441 | 0.2997 | 0.062* | |
C4 | 0.2800 (6) | 1.4580 (5) | 0.1630 (2) | 0.0562 (10) | |
H4 | 0.2595 | 1.5785 | 0.1789 | 0.067* | |
C5 | 0.2800 (5) | 1.4203 (5) | 0.0674 (3) | 0.0510 (9) | |
C6 | 0.3117 (5) | 1.2423 (4) | 0.0429 (2) | 0.0512 (9) | |
H6 | 0.3129 | 1.2168 | −0.0218 | 0.061* | |
C7 | 0.3420 (5) | 1.1005 (5) | 0.1161 (2) | 0.0489 (9) | |
H7 | 0.3635 | 0.9800 | 0.1000 | 0.059* | |
C8 | 0.2382 (6) | 1.5467 (5) | −0.0977 (2) | 0.0548 (9) | |
H8A | 0.1441 | 1.4856 | −0.1035 | 0.066* | |
H8B | 0.3590 | 1.4720 | −0.1258 | 0.066* | |
C9 | 0.1870 (5) | 1.7363 (5) | −0.1506 (2) | 0.0483 (8) | |
C10 | 0.1244 (6) | 1.8998 (6) | −0.2957 (3) | 0.0645 (11) | |
H10 | 0.1140 | 1.9023 | −0.3623 | 0.077* | |
C11 | 0.0898 (6) | 2.0632 (5) | −0.2546 (3) | 0.0640 (11) | |
H11A | 0.0563 | 2.1736 | −0.2922 | 0.077* | |
C12 | 0.1053 (7) | 2.0615 (6) | −0.1567 (3) | 0.0705 (12) | |
H12A | 0.0820 | 2.1706 | −0.1261 | 0.085* | |
C13 | 0.1566 (6) | 1.8933 (5) | −0.1041 (3) | 0.0584 (10) | |
H13 | 0.1701 | 1.8879 | −0.0377 | 0.070* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Mn1 | 0.0650 (6) | 0.0290 (4) | 0.0490 (5) | −0.0172 (4) | −0.0134 (3) | 0.0038 (3) |
O1 | 0.095 (2) | 0.0304 (13) | 0.0560 (14) | −0.0190 (13) | −0.0203 (13) | 0.0039 (10) |
O2 | 0.101 (2) | 0.0381 (13) | 0.0470 (15) | −0.0260 (14) | −0.0228 (13) | 0.0079 (10) |
O3 | 0.117 (2) | 0.0380 (14) | 0.0449 (14) | −0.0237 (15) | −0.0232 (14) | 0.0096 (10) |
O1w | 0.0678 (17) | 0.0374 (13) | 0.0593 (14) | −0.0172 (12) | −0.0174 (12) | 0.0047 (10) |
O2w | 0.092 (2) | 0.0215 (11) | 0.0543 (14) | −0.0192 (12) | −0.0222 (13) | −0.0011 (9) |
O3w | 0.0719 (18) | 0.0417 (14) | 0.0531 (14) | −0.0116 (13) | −0.0064 (12) | 0.0035 (11) |
O4w | 0.075 (2) | 0.081 (2) | 0.108 (2) | −0.0244 (18) | 0.0048 (17) | −0.0131 (18) |
N1 | 0.067 (2) | 0.0510 (19) | 0.0436 (17) | −0.0110 (16) | −0.0098 (14) | 0.0072 (13) |
C1 | 0.061 (2) | 0.0328 (18) | 0.051 (2) | −0.0166 (17) | −0.0157 (16) | 0.0043 (14) |
C2 | 0.058 (2) | 0.0315 (16) | 0.0491 (19) | −0.0164 (16) | −0.0146 (16) | 0.0064 (13) |
C3 | 0.079 (3) | 0.0356 (18) | 0.0445 (19) | −0.0180 (18) | −0.0180 (17) | 0.0015 (14) |
C4 | 0.088 (3) | 0.0320 (18) | 0.051 (2) | −0.0170 (19) | −0.0186 (19) | 0.0015 (15) |
C5 | 0.065 (2) | 0.0371 (18) | 0.051 (2) | −0.0164 (17) | −0.0152 (17) | 0.0107 (15) |
C6 | 0.077 (3) | 0.0346 (18) | 0.0427 (19) | −0.0147 (18) | −0.0149 (17) | −0.0009 (14) |
C7 | 0.068 (2) | 0.0324 (17) | 0.049 (2) | −0.0159 (17) | −0.0134 (17) | 0.0002 (14) |
C8 | 0.070 (3) | 0.042 (2) | 0.053 (2) | −0.0189 (19) | −0.0115 (18) | 0.0070 (16) |
C9 | 0.055 (2) | 0.0383 (19) | 0.052 (2) | −0.0150 (17) | −0.0111 (16) | 0.0062 (15) |
C10 | 0.071 (3) | 0.063 (3) | 0.050 (2) | −0.008 (2) | −0.0110 (19) | 0.0158 (19) |
C11 | 0.082 (3) | 0.041 (2) | 0.068 (3) | −0.018 (2) | −0.020 (2) | 0.0173 (18) |
C12 | 0.096 (3) | 0.044 (2) | 0.078 (3) | −0.025 (2) | −0.031 (2) | 0.0065 (19) |
C13 | 0.086 (3) | 0.046 (2) | 0.048 (2) | −0.023 (2) | −0.0237 (19) | 0.0065 (16) |
Mn1—O2wi | 2.145 (2) | C2—C3 | 1.383 (5) |
Mn1—O2w | 2.145 (2) | C2—C7 | 1.388 (4) |
Mn1—O1w | 2.163 (2) | C3—C4 | 1.378 (4) |
Mn1—O1wi | 2.163 (2) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
Mn1—O3w | 2.229 (2) | C4—C5 | 1.377 (5) |
Mn1—O3wi | 2.229 (2) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
O1—C1 | 1.252 (4) | C5—C6 | 1.377 (5) |
O2—C1 | 1.279 (4) | C6—C7 | 1.394 (4) |
O3—C5 | 1.374 (4) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
O3—C8 | 1.418 (4) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
O1w—H11 | 0.8420 | C8—C9 | 1.521 (4) |
O1w—H12 | 0.8447 | C8—H8A | 0.9700 |
O2w—H21 | 0.8498 | C8—H8B | 0.9700 |
O2w—H22 | 0.8503 | C9—C13 | 1.360 (5) |
O3w—H31 | 0.8419 | C10—C11 | 1.361 (6) |
O3w—H32 | 0.8451 | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
O4w—H41 | 0.8414 | C11—C12 | 1.368 (5) |
O4w—H42 | 0.8401 | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
N1—C10 | 1.337 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.385 (5) |
N1—C9 | 1.339 (4) | C12—H12A | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.499 (4) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
O2wi—Mn1—O2w | 180.00 (11) | C2—C3—H3 | 119.7 |
O2wi—Mn1—O1w | 94.67 (8) | C5—C4—C3 | 120.2 (3) |
O2w—Mn1—O1w | 85.33 (8) | C5—C4—H4 | 119.9 |
O2wi—Mn1—O1wi | 85.33 (8) | C3—C4—H4 | 119.9 |
O2w—Mn1—O1wi | 94.67 (8) | O3—C5—C4 | 114.9 (3) |
O1w—Mn1—O1wi | 180.0 | O3—C5—C6 | 124.7 (3) |
O2wi—Mn1—O3w | 85.49 (9) | C4—C5—C6 | 120.4 (3) |
O2w—Mn1—O3w | 94.51 (9) | C5—C6—C7 | 119.3 (3) |
O1w—Mn1—O3w | 93.70 (9) | C5—C6—H6 | 120.3 |
O1wi—Mn1—O3w | 86.30 (9) | C7—C6—H6 | 120.3 |
O2wi—Mn1—O3wi | 94.51 (9) | C2—C7—C6 | 120.5 (3) |
O2w—Mn1—O3wi | 85.49 (9) | C2—C7—H7 | 119.7 |
O1w—Mn1—O3wi | 86.30 (9) | C6—C7—H7 | 119.7 |
O1wi—Mn1—O3wi | 93.70 (9) | O3—C8—C9 | 107.4 (3) |
O3w—Mn1—O3wi | 180.0 | O3—C8—H8A | 110.2 |
C5—O3—C8 | 119.0 (3) | C9—C8—H8A | 110.2 |
Mn1—O1w—H11 | 113.3 | O3—C8—H8B | 110.2 |
Mn1—O1w—H12 | 123.8 | C9—C8—H8B | 110.2 |
H11—O1w—H12 | 108.4 | H8A—C8—H8B | 108.5 |
Mn1—O2w—H21 | 113.9 | N1—C9—C13 | 122.8 (3) |
Mn1—O2w—H22 | 133.0 | N1—C9—C8 | 114.5 (3) |
H21—O2w—H22 | 106.7 | C13—C9—C8 | 122.7 (3) |
Mn1—O3w—H31 | 97.6 | N1—C10—C11 | 124.1 (4) |
Mn1—O3w—H32 | 123.2 | N1—C10—H10 | 117.9 |
H31—O3w—H32 | 108.4 | C11—C10—H10 | 117.9 |
H41—O4w—H42 | 110.0 | C10—C11—C12 | 118.5 (3) |
C10—N1—C9 | 116.7 (3) | C10—C11—H11A | 120.7 |
O1—C1—O2 | 123.2 (3) | C12—C11—H11A | 120.7 |
O1—C1—C2 | 119.5 (3) | C11—C12—C13 | 118.4 (4) |
O2—C1—C2 | 117.2 (3) | C11—C12—H12A | 120.8 |
C3—C2—C7 | 119.0 (3) | C13—C12—H12A | 120.8 |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.8 (3) | C9—C13—C12 | 119.4 (4) |
C7—C2—C1 | 120.2 (3) | C9—C13—H13 | 120.3 |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.6 (3) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.3 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.7 | ||
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −175.7 (3) | C1—C2—C7—C6 | −179.1 (3) |
O2—C1—C2—C3 | 6.2 (5) | C5—C6—C7—C2 | 0.0 (6) |
O1—C1—C2—C7 | 2.7 (5) | C5—O3—C8—C9 | 176.3 (3) |
O2—C1—C2—C7 | −175.4 (3) | C10—N1—C9—C13 | −0.5 (6) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | 0.8 (6) | C10—N1—C9—C8 | 178.8 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 179.2 (4) | O3—C8—C9—N1 | −179.6 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.2 (6) | O3—C8—C9—C13 | −0.3 (5) |
C8—O3—C5—C4 | −178.1 (3) | C9—N1—C10—C11 | −0.1 (6) |
C8—O3—C5—C6 | 1.8 (6) | N1—C10—C11—C12 | 0.2 (7) |
C3—C4—C5—O3 | 179.4 (4) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.3 (6) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.5 (6) | N1—C9—C13—C12 | 1.1 (6) |
O3—C5—C6—C7 | −179.3 (4) | C8—C9—C13—C12 | −178.2 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.6 (6) | C11—C12—C13—C9 | −1.0 (7) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | −0.7 (6) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1w—H11···O1 | 0.84 | 1.94 | 2.760 (3) | 164 |
O1w—H12···O4wii | 0.84 | 1.83 | 2.668 (4) | 175 |
O2w—H21···O2 | 0.85 | 1.83 | 2.680 (3) | 175 |
O2w—H22···O2iii | 0.85 | 1.92 | 2.744 (3) | 164 |
O3w—H31···O1i | 0.84 | 1.97 | 2.805 (3) | 172 |
O3w—H32···N1iv | 0.85 | 1.96 | 2.789 (4) | 168 |
O4w—H41···O2 | 0.84 | 2.12 | 2.888 (4) | 151 |
O4w—H42···O3wv | 0.84 | 2.40 | 3.165 (4) | 151 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (iv) x, y−1, z+1; (v) x, y+1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Mn(H2O)6](C13H10NO3)2·2H2O |
Mr | 655.51 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.4895 (18), 7.6409 (18), 13.791 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 84.498 (4), 82.851 (5), 72.576 (5) |
V (Å3) | 745.7 (3) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.51 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.19 × 0.12 × 0.11 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID IP diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.909, 0.946 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7320, 3387, 1971 |
Rint | 0.053 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.060, 0.191, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 3387 |
No. of parameters | 196 |
No. of restraints | 18 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.62, −0.70 |
Computer programs: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998), CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1w—H11···O1 | 0.84 | 1.94 | 2.760 (3) | 163.8 |
O1w—H12···O4wi | 0.84 | 1.83 | 2.668 (4) | 174.7 |
O2w—H21···O2 | 0.85 | 1.83 | 2.680 (3) | 175.2 |
O2w—H22···O2ii | 0.85 | 1.92 | 2.744 (3) | 164.0 |
O3w—H31···O1iii | 0.84 | 1.97 | 2.805 (3) | 172.4 |
O3w—H32···N1iv | 0.85 | 1.96 | 2.789 (4) | 167.8 |
O4w—H41···O2 | 0.84 | 2.12 | 2.888 (4) | 151.3 |
O4w—H42···O3wv | 0.84 | 2.40 | 3.165 (4) | 150.9 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) x, y−1, z+1; (v) x, y+1, z. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Key Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (No. ZD200903), the Innovation Team of the Education Bureau of Heilongjiang Province (No. 2010 t d03), the Key Project of the Education Bureau of Heilongjiang Province (No. 12511z023) and the University of Malaya.
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First-row transition metal dications form a plethora of metal dicarboxylates; however, occasionally, no direct metal–carboxylate bond is formed, and the product consists of hexaaquametal cations and carboxylate ions, the anion interacting indirectly in an outer-sphere type of coordination. 4-(Pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)benzoic acid is a commercially available carboxylic acid but there are no reports on its metal carboxylates. The reaction of the deprotonated acid with manganese(II) ions gives the hexaaquamanganese(II) salt (Scheme I, Fig. 1). The MnII atom in the salt lies on a center-of-inversion in an octahedron of water molecules. The metal atom interacts with the carboxylate ion indirectly, through the coordinated water molecules, in an outer-sphere type of coordination. The cations, anions and lattice water molecules are linked by O···H···O and O–H···N hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network (Table 1).