metal-organic compounds
catena-Poly[[[diaquamanganese(II)]-bis[μ-1,3-bis(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene-κ2N3:N3′]] dinitrate]
aCollege of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China, and bEngineering Research Center of Pesticide of Heilongjiang University, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150050, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: hgf1000@163.com
In the title compound, {[Mn(C14H14N4)2(H2O)2](NO3)2}n, the MnII ion is located on an inversion center and is coordinated by four N atoms from four 1,3-bis(1H-imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene (L) ligands and two water molecules in a distorted octahedral geometry. Two L ligands are related by a centre of symmetry and bridge MnII ions, forming a positively charged polymeric chain in [101]. Uncoordinated nitrate anions further link these chains into layers parallel to the ac plane via O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
Related literature
For details of the synthesis, see: Yang et al. (2006). For related structures, see: Dobrzańska et al. (2008); Dobrzańska (2009); Yao et al. (2008).
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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
The 1,3-bis(imidazol-1-yl-methyl)benzene ligand was synthesized following the reference method (Yang et al., 2006). 1,3-Bis(imidazol-1-yl-methyl)benzene (0.2143 g, 1 mmol) and 10 ml (0.1 mol/L) manganese dinitrate aqueous solution were dissolved in 10 ml ethanol. The mixture was stirred at 60 °C for 10 min. The resulting white precipitate was removed. Suitable single crystals were grown by slow evaporation from the mixed solution. White block crystals were obtained in 63 % yield based on manganese.
H atoms bound to C atoms were placed in calculated positions and treated as riding on their parent atoms, with C—H = 0.93 Å (aromatic); C—H = 0.97 Å (methylene), and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). Water H atoms were initially located in a differece Fourier map, but they were treated as riding on their parent atoms with O—H = 0.85 Å, and with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O). The abnormal reflections (3 7 1), (3 -7 1), (-1 6 0), (-2 -6 1) and (1 5 0) have been omitted during the refinement.
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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).[Mn(C14H14N4)2(H2O)2](NO3)2 | Z = 1 |
Mr = 691.58 | F(000) = 359 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.423 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 8.393 (7) Å | Cell parameters from 4631 reflections |
b = 9.843 (7) Å | θ = 3.0–27.4° |
c = 10.634 (7) Å | µ = 0.47 mm−1 |
α = 98.11 (3)° | T = 293 K |
β = 108.42 (3)° | Block, colourless |
γ = 98.77 (3)° | 0.38 × 0.22 × 0.17 mm |
V = 806.8 (10) Å3 |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 3567 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2387 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.031 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.842, Tmax = 0.923 | k = −12→12 |
6692 measured reflections | l = −12→13 |
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) = 0.124 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0481P)2 + 0.2405P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3567 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
214 parameters | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
[Mn(C14H14N4)2(H2O)2](NO3)2 | γ = 98.77 (3)° |
Mr = 691.58 | V = 806.8 (10) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 8.393 (7) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 9.843 (7) Å | µ = 0.47 mm−1 |
c = 10.634 (7) Å | T = 293 K |
α = 98.11 (3)° | 0.38 × 0.22 × 0.17 mm |
β = 108.42 (3)° |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 3567 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | 2387 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.842, Tmax = 0.923 | Rint = 0.031 |
6692 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.049 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.124 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
3567 reflections | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
214 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 > 2sigma(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 | ||
O1 | 0.6014 (3) | 0.7225 (3) | 0.8857 (3) | 0.0887 (8) | |
C1 | 0.3199 (3) | 0.0680 (3) | 0.6811 (2) | 0.0441 (6) | |
C2 | 0.3261 (4) | −0.0279 (3) | 0.5759 (3) | 0.0540 (7) | |
H2 | 0.3826 | −0.1010 | 0.5939 | 0.065* | |
C3 | 0.2480 (4) | −0.0154 (4) | 0.4432 (3) | 0.0663 (8) | |
H3 | 0.2505 | −0.0810 | 0.3722 | 0.080* | |
C4 | 0.1670 (4) | 0.0941 (3) | 0.4168 (3) | 0.0610 (8) | |
H4 | 0.1166 | 0.1027 | 0.3276 | 0.073* | |
C5 | 0.1594 (4) | 0.1912 (3) | 0.5202 (3) | 0.0511 (7) | |
C6 | 0.2370 (3) | 0.1769 (3) | 0.6523 (2) | 0.0485 (6) | |
H6 | 0.2331 | 0.2419 | 0.7232 | 0.058* | |
C7 | 0.0640 (4) | 0.3091 (4) | 0.4925 (3) | 0.0651 (9) | |
H7A | −0.0582 | 0.2696 | 0.4525 | 0.078* | |
H7B | 0.0840 | 0.3715 | 0.5776 | 0.078* | |
C8 | 0.0300 (4) | 0.3810 (3) | 0.2698 (3) | 0.0557 (7) | |
H8 | −0.0755 | 0.3206 | 0.2225 | 0.067* | |
C9 | 0.2586 (4) | 0.5332 (4) | 0.3180 (3) | 0.0655 (8) | |
H9 | 0.3438 | 0.6005 | 0.3103 | 0.079* | |
C10 | 0.2641 (4) | 0.4879 (4) | 0.4333 (3) | 0.0681 (9) | |
H10 | 0.3512 | 0.5174 | 0.5173 | 0.082* | |
C11 | 0.4068 (4) | 0.0573 (3) | 0.8265 (3) | 0.0504 (6) | |
H11A | 0.3511 | 0.1026 | 0.8827 | 0.061* | |
H11B | 0.3933 | −0.0409 | 0.8329 | 0.061* | |
C12 | 0.6573 (4) | 0.2604 (3) | 0.9098 (3) | 0.0478 (6) | |
H12 | 0.5922 | 0.3292 | 0.9070 | 0.057* | |
C13 | 0.8680 (4) | 0.1583 (3) | 0.9358 (3) | 0.0524 (7) | |
H13 | 0.9792 | 0.1431 | 0.9551 | 0.063* | |
C14 | 0.7247 (4) | 0.0567 (3) | 0.8936 (3) | 0.0511 (7) | |
H14 | 0.7188 | −0.0397 | 0.8784 | 0.061* | |
N1 | 0.5897 (3) | 0.1223 (2) | 0.87739 (19) | 0.0428 (5) | |
N2 | 0.8254 (3) | 0.2879 (2) | 0.9461 (2) | 0.0457 (5) | |
N3 | 0.1169 (3) | 0.3907 (3) | 0.4016 (2) | 0.0530 (6) | |
N4 | 0.1113 (3) | 0.4668 (2) | 0.2149 (2) | 0.0531 (6) | |
N5 | 0.4591 (3) | 0.6495 (3) | 0.8143 (3) | 0.0552 (6) | |
O2 | 0.3562 (4) | 0.6999 (3) | 0.7364 (3) | 0.1026 (9) | |
O3 | 0.4241 (3) | 0.5255 (2) | 0.8242 (3) | 0.0767 (7) | |
O4 | 0.8056 (3) | 0.5934 (2) | 1.0595 (2) | 0.0590 (5) | |
H41 | 0.7729 | 0.6628 | 1.0273 | 0.089* | |
H42 | 0.7398 | 0.5217 | 1.0653 | 0.089* | |
Mn1 | 1.0000 | 0.5000 | 1.0000 | 0.04181 (18) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0743 (17) | 0.0536 (14) | 0.117 (2) | 0.0082 (13) | 0.0038 (16) | 0.0225 (14) |
C1 | 0.0396 (14) | 0.0493 (15) | 0.0368 (13) | −0.0001 (11) | 0.0066 (11) | 0.0134 (11) |
C2 | 0.0550 (17) | 0.0573 (18) | 0.0498 (15) | 0.0138 (14) | 0.0155 (14) | 0.0146 (13) |
C3 | 0.079 (2) | 0.076 (2) | 0.0404 (15) | 0.0232 (19) | 0.0160 (15) | 0.0071 (14) |
C4 | 0.065 (2) | 0.081 (2) | 0.0344 (14) | 0.0198 (17) | 0.0108 (13) | 0.0167 (14) |
C5 | 0.0486 (16) | 0.0669 (19) | 0.0402 (13) | 0.0150 (14) | 0.0132 (12) | 0.0205 (13) |
C6 | 0.0516 (16) | 0.0531 (16) | 0.0367 (13) | 0.0042 (13) | 0.0131 (12) | 0.0087 (11) |
C7 | 0.066 (2) | 0.088 (2) | 0.0552 (17) | 0.0299 (18) | 0.0248 (16) | 0.0338 (17) |
C8 | 0.0487 (16) | 0.0636 (19) | 0.0472 (15) | 0.0081 (14) | 0.0037 (13) | 0.0211 (13) |
C9 | 0.0556 (19) | 0.072 (2) | 0.0518 (17) | −0.0038 (16) | 0.0010 (14) | 0.0159 (15) |
C10 | 0.059 (2) | 0.084 (2) | 0.0426 (16) | 0.0064 (18) | −0.0037 (14) | 0.0134 (15) |
C11 | 0.0515 (16) | 0.0490 (16) | 0.0394 (13) | −0.0061 (13) | 0.0056 (12) | 0.0140 (11) |
C12 | 0.0471 (16) | 0.0419 (15) | 0.0471 (14) | 0.0089 (12) | 0.0047 (12) | 0.0128 (11) |
C13 | 0.0520 (17) | 0.0491 (17) | 0.0521 (15) | 0.0151 (14) | 0.0089 (13) | 0.0140 (13) |
C14 | 0.0639 (19) | 0.0358 (14) | 0.0477 (15) | 0.0105 (13) | 0.0101 (14) | 0.0110 (11) |
N1 | 0.0467 (12) | 0.0379 (12) | 0.0332 (10) | −0.0003 (10) | 0.0026 (9) | 0.0102 (8) |
N2 | 0.0422 (13) | 0.0405 (12) | 0.0439 (12) | 0.0038 (10) | 0.0022 (10) | 0.0098 (9) |
N3 | 0.0522 (14) | 0.0656 (16) | 0.0412 (12) | 0.0190 (12) | 0.0084 (11) | 0.0211 (11) |
N4 | 0.0503 (14) | 0.0571 (15) | 0.0429 (12) | 0.0083 (12) | 0.0022 (10) | 0.0172 (11) |
N5 | 0.0592 (16) | 0.0522 (15) | 0.0580 (14) | 0.0208 (13) | 0.0195 (13) | 0.0157 (12) |
O2 | 0.098 (2) | 0.101 (2) | 0.0990 (19) | 0.0415 (18) | 0.0018 (16) | 0.0411 (17) |
O3 | 0.0809 (17) | 0.0468 (14) | 0.1141 (19) | 0.0123 (12) | 0.0465 (15) | 0.0250 (12) |
O4 | 0.0575 (12) | 0.0531 (12) | 0.0705 (13) | 0.0177 (10) | 0.0226 (11) | 0.0174 (10) |
Mn1 | 0.0392 (3) | 0.0404 (3) | 0.0387 (3) | 0.0059 (2) | 0.0039 (2) | 0.0101 (2) |
O1—N5 | 1.237 (4) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.377 (4) | C11—N1 | 1.462 (4) |
C1—C6 | 1.383 (4) | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
C1—C11 | 1.513 (3) | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
C2—C3 | 1.387 (4) | C12—N2 | 1.313 (3) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C12—N1 | 1.340 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.375 (4) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C13—C14 | 1.347 (4) |
C4—C5 | 1.376 (4) | C13—N2 | 1.376 (3) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.387 (4) | C14—N1 | 1.364 (3) |
C5—C7 | 1.518 (4) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | N2—Mn1 | 2.243 (3) |
C7—N3 | 1.469 (3) | N4—Mn1i | 2.270 (2) |
C7—H7A | 0.9700 | N5—O2 | 1.214 (3) |
C7—H7B | 0.9700 | N5—O3 | 1.238 (3) |
C8—N4 | 1.317 (4) | O4—Mn1 | 2.203 (2) |
C8—N3 | 1.342 (3) | O4—H41 | 0.8499 |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | O4—H42 | 0.8501 |
C9—C10 | 1.352 (4) | Mn1—O4ii | 2.203 (2) |
C9—N4 | 1.361 (4) | Mn1—N2ii | 2.243 (3) |
C9—H9 | 0.9300 | Mn1—N4iii | 2.270 (2) |
C10—N3 | 1.357 (4) | Mn1—N4iv | 2.270 (2) |
C2—C1—C6 | 119.1 (2) | N1—C12—H12 | 123.7 |
C2—C1—C11 | 120.7 (2) | C14—C13—N2 | 109.9 (3) |
C6—C1—C11 | 120.2 (2) | C14—C13—H13 | 125.1 |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.0 (3) | N2—C13—H13 | 125.1 |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.0 | C13—C14—N1 | 106.7 (2) |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.0 | C13—C14—H14 | 126.6 |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.0 (3) | N1—C14—H14 | 126.6 |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.0 | C12—N1—C14 | 106.3 (2) |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.0 | C12—N1—C11 | 126.1 (2) |
C3—C4—C5 | 121.0 (3) | C14—N1—C11 | 127.5 (2) |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.5 | C12—N2—C13 | 104.6 (2) |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.5 | C12—N2—Mn1 | 127.07 (18) |
C4—C5—C6 | 118.4 (3) | C13—N2—Mn1 | 128.24 (19) |
C4—C5—C7 | 121.6 (2) | C8—N3—C10 | 106.6 (2) |
C6—C5—C7 | 120.0 (3) | C8—N3—C7 | 126.4 (3) |
C1—C6—C5 | 121.5 (2) | C10—N3—C7 | 126.9 (2) |
C1—C6—H6 | 119.2 | C8—N4—C9 | 104.3 (2) |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.2 | C8—N4—Mn1i | 124.1 (2) |
N3—C7—C5 | 112.9 (2) | C9—N4—Mn1i | 131.3 (2) |
N3—C7—H7A | 109.0 | O2—N5—O1 | 119.9 (3) |
C5—C7—H7A | 109.0 | O2—N5—O3 | 121.1 (3) |
N3—C7—H7B | 109.0 | O1—N5—O3 | 119.0 (3) |
C5—C7—H7B | 109.0 | Mn1—O4—H41 | 119.7 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 107.8 | Mn1—O4—H42 | 102.0 |
N4—C8—N3 | 112.3 (3) | H41—O4—H42 | 125.4 |
N4—C8—H8 | 123.8 | O4ii—Mn1—O4 | 180.000 (1) |
N3—C8—H8 | 123.8 | O4ii—Mn1—N2 | 90.62 (9) |
C10—C9—N4 | 110.8 (3) | O4—Mn1—N2 | 89.38 (9) |
C10—C9—H9 | 124.6 | O4ii—Mn1—N2ii | 89.38 (9) |
N4—C9—H9 | 124.6 | O4—Mn1—N2ii | 90.62 (9) |
C9—C10—N3 | 106.0 (3) | N2—Mn1—N2ii | 180.00 (11) |
C9—C10—H10 | 127.0 | O4ii—Mn1—N4iii | 91.51 (9) |
N3—C10—H10 | 127.0 | O4—Mn1—N4iii | 88.49 (9) |
N1—C11—C1 | 112.2 (2) | N2—Mn1—N4iii | 88.86 (9) |
N1—C11—H11A | 109.2 | N2ii—Mn1—N4iii | 91.14 (9) |
C1—C11—H11A | 109.2 | O4ii—Mn1—N4iv | 88.49 (9) |
N1—C11—H11B | 109.2 | O4—Mn1—N4iv | 91.51 (9) |
C1—C11—H11B | 109.2 | N2—Mn1—N4iv | 91.14 (9) |
H11A—C11—H11B | 107.9 | N2ii—Mn1—N4iv | 88.86 (9) |
N2—C12—N1 | 112.6 (2) | N4iii—Mn1—N4iv | 180.000 (1) |
N2—C12—H12 | 123.7 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z−1; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2; (iii) x+1, y, z+1; (iv) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O4—H41···O1 | 0.85 | 1.96 | 2.701 (3) | 146 |
O4—H42···O3v | 0.85 | 2.11 | 2.800 (3) | 138 |
Symmetry code: (v) −x+1, −y+1, −z+2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Mn(C14H14N4)2(H2O)2](NO3)2 |
Mr | 691.58 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.393 (7), 9.843 (7), 10.634 (7) |
α, β, γ (°) | 98.11 (3), 108.42 (3), 98.77 (3) |
V (Å3) | 806.8 (10) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.47 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.38 × 0.22 × 0.17 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.842, 0.923 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6692, 3567, 2387 |
Rint | 0.031 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.049, 0.124, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 3567 |
No. of parameters | 214 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.23, −0.31 |
Computer programs: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998), CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O4—H41···O1 | 0.85 | 1.96 | 2.701 (3) | 145.7 |
O4—H42···O3i | 0.85 | 2.11 | 2.800 (3) | 137.6 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+2. |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Project of Innovation Service Platform of Heilongjiang Province (grant No. PG09J001) and Heilongjiang University for supporting this work.
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In recent years, much study has been focused on using nitrogen-containing ligands to construct the supramolecular coordination compounds. The reason is that the supramolecular coordination assemblies not only own variety of architectures but also have the potential applications as functional materials. Recently, several supramolecular complexes based on the 1,3-bis(imidazol-1-yl-methyl)-benzene ligand (L) were reported (Dobrzanska et al., 2008; Dobrzanska, 2009; Yao et al., 2008). In this paper, we report the new title compound (I) synthesized by the reaction of 1,3-bis(imidazol-1-yl-methyl)benzene and manganese dinitrate in an aqueous solution, which forms an infinite one-dimensional chain structure.
In (I) (Fig. 1), six-coordinated MnII ion locates on an inversion center. Its environment formed by four N atoms and two O atoms has a distorted octahedral geometry. Two ligands L related by centre of symmetry bridge MnII ions to form positively charged polymeric chain in [101] (Fig. 2). Uncoordinated nitrate anions link further these chains into layers parallel to ac plane via O—H···O hydrogen bonds (Table 1).