metal-organic compounds
Diaquabis(dimethyl sulfoxide-κO)disaccharinatocadmium
aSchool of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
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The title compound, [Cd(C7H4NO3S)2(C2H6OS)2(H2O)2], contains a Cd2+ cation in an octahedral coordination environment. The metal atom is surrounded by the two different neutral ligands dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and water, each coordinating through the O atom. The anionic saccharinate (sac; 1,1,3-trioxo-2,3-dihydro-1λ6,2-benzothiazol-2-ide) ligand coordinates through the N atom. Each of the three similar ligand pairs is in a trans configuration with respect to each other. The Cd atom lies on a crystallographic center of symmetry. The DMSO ligand coordinates through the lone pair of electrons on the O atom, as can be seen from the Cd—O—S bond angle of 123.96 (9)°.
Related literature
For a general review article on the coordination chemistry of saccharinate ligands, see: Baran & Yilmaz (2006). For cadmium saccharinate complexes, see: Deng et al. (2008) and for cadmium complexes with saccharinate as a non-coordinating ligand, see: Batsanov et al. (2011). For a cadmium complex that contains both saccharinate and DMSO, see: Yilmaz et al. (2003). For the preparation of cadmium precursor complexes, see: Haider et al. (1984).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2006); 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); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811044497/ff2035sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811044497/ff2035Isup2.hkl
[Cd(sac)2(H2O)4].2H2O was prepared as per literature method (Haider et al., 1984). Colorless crystals of [Cd(sac)2(H2O)4].2H2O (1.13 g; 2.10 mmol) was placed in a 100 ml beaker and dissolved in excess amount of dimethyl sulfoxide (dmso) (20 ml). The reaction mixture was gently heated on a heating mantle with stirring to reduce the volume of dmso to ~7 ml. The beaker was removed from the heat source and allowed to stand for 6 days during which time large colorless blocky crystals of the title compound were obtained. Yield (1.30 g, 92%); Mp 114°C; 13C NMR (CD3OD, 101 MHz) d(p.p.m.): 40.39 (CH3-dmso), 121.20 (C6-ring), 124.91 (C6-ring), 133.42 (C6-ring), 134.21 (C6-ring), 134.24 (C6-ring), 144.90 (C6-ring) 171.90 (C=O); IR (ATR) 3481, 3016 n(OH), 1646, 1609 n(C=O), 1583, 1460 n(C=C), 1271, 1256 n(O=S=O); 1054, 1036 n(S=O).
All non-H atoms were refined anisotropically. All hydrogen atoms could be found in the difference electron density maps. All, except H5A and H5B on O5, were placed in idealized positions refining in riding models with Uiso set at 1.2 or 1.5 times those of their parent atoms. The water hydrogen atoms H5A and H5B were located in the difference electron density maps and refined with independent isotropic temperature factors and simple bond length constraints of d(O—H) = 0.980 (2) Å. The structure was refined to
factor of 0.0253.Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2006); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2006); 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: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The ORTEP molecular structure of the title complex, shown with 50% probability ellipsoids. [Symmetry codes: (i) 1-x, 2-y, -z] |
[Cd(C7H4NO3S)2(C2H6OS)2(H2O)2] | F(000) = 676 |
Mr = 669.03 | Dx = 1.777 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 12452 reflections |
a = 10.2613 (5) Å | θ = 2.0–28.4° |
b = 15.4294 (8) Å | µ = 1.26 mm−1 |
c = 7.9951 (4) Å | T = 173 K |
β = 98.889 (1)° | Plate, colourless |
V = 1250.63 (11) Å3 | 0.14 × 0.11 × 0.08 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker Kappa DUO APEXII diffractometer | 3121 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2624 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.038 |
0.5° ϕ scans and ω scans | θmax = 28.4°, θmin = 2.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997) | h = −13→13 |
Tmin = 0.843, Tmax = 0.906 | k = −20→19 |
12452 measured reflections | l = −10→10 |
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)] = 0.025 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.061 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.03 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.026P)2 + 0.4033P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3121 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
170 parameters | Δρmax = 0.42 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Δρmin = −0.41 e Å−3 |
[Cd(C7H4NO3S)2(C2H6OS)2(H2O)2] | V = 1250.63 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 669.03 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.2613 (5) Å | µ = 1.26 mm−1 |
b = 15.4294 (8) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 7.9951 (4) Å | 0.14 × 0.11 × 0.08 mm |
β = 98.889 (1)° |
Bruker Kappa DUO APEXII diffractometer | 3121 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997) | 2624 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.843, Tmax = 0.906 | Rint = 0.038 |
12452 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.025 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.061 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.03 | Δρmax = 0.42 e Å−3 |
3121 reflections | Δρmin = −0.41 e Å−3 |
170 parameters |
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 | ||
Cd1 | 0.5000 | 1.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.01487 (7) | |
S1 | 0.52294 (5) | 0.80523 (4) | 0.19576 (7) | 0.02107 (12) | |
S2 | 0.26624 (5) | 0.99004 (4) | 0.27847 (6) | 0.01863 (12) | |
O1 | 0.37534 (15) | 1.02578 (12) | 0.39322 (19) | 0.0269 (4) | |
O2 | 0.23352 (16) | 0.90145 (11) | 0.3102 (2) | 0.0286 (4) | |
O3 | 0.17818 (14) | 1.06754 (10) | −0.15887 (18) | 0.0236 (3) | |
O4 | 0.52173 (15) | 0.85326 (10) | 0.02902 (18) | 0.0226 (3) | |
O5 | 0.62293 (15) | 1.02147 (11) | 0.25981 (19) | 0.0219 (3) | |
H5A | 0.7063 (14) | 0.9905 (16) | 0.261 (4) | 0.053 (10)* | |
H5B | 0.599 (3) | 1.0050 (18) | 0.3695 (18) | 0.056 (11)* | |
N1 | 0.28899 (17) | 1.00406 (12) | 0.0832 (2) | 0.0187 (4) | |
C1 | 0.12665 (19) | 1.05728 (14) | 0.2691 (3) | 0.0173 (4) | |
C2 | 0.0586 (2) | 1.08352 (15) | 0.3962 (3) | 0.0226 (5) | |
H2 | 0.0842 | 1.0655 | 0.5101 | 0.027* | |
C3 | −0.0494 (2) | 1.13759 (16) | 0.3494 (3) | 0.0285 (5) | |
H3 | −0.0998 | 1.1564 | 0.4329 | 0.034* | |
C4 | −0.0848 (2) | 1.16459 (17) | 0.1830 (3) | 0.0315 (6) | |
H4 | −0.1590 | 1.2016 | 0.1548 | 0.038* | |
C5 | −0.0139 (2) | 1.13854 (15) | 0.0564 (3) | 0.0240 (5) | |
H5 | −0.0382 | 1.1572 | −0.0574 | 0.029* | |
C6 | 0.09327 (19) | 1.08447 (14) | 0.1024 (3) | 0.0173 (4) | |
C7 | 0.1890 (2) | 1.05113 (14) | −0.0059 (3) | 0.0181 (4) | |
C8 | 0.3957 (2) | 0.72722 (17) | 0.1524 (3) | 0.0338 (6) | |
H8A | 0.3100 | 0.7565 | 0.1340 | 0.051* | |
H8B | 0.3996 | 0.6874 | 0.2485 | 0.051* | |
H8C | 0.4071 | 0.6945 | 0.0505 | 0.051* | |
C9 | 0.6623 (2) | 0.73625 (17) | 0.2127 (4) | 0.0379 (6) | |
H9A | 0.6571 | 0.7007 | 0.1103 | 0.057* | |
H9B | 0.6642 | 0.6985 | 0.3116 | 0.057* | |
H9C | 0.7428 | 0.7714 | 0.2254 | 0.057* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cd1 | 0.01608 (10) | 0.01350 (11) | 0.01516 (10) | 0.00098 (8) | 0.00279 (7) | 0.00131 (8) |
S1 | 0.0264 (3) | 0.0166 (3) | 0.0201 (2) | 0.0016 (2) | 0.0034 (2) | 0.0023 (2) |
S2 | 0.0167 (2) | 0.0241 (3) | 0.0156 (2) | 0.0032 (2) | 0.00400 (19) | 0.0044 (2) |
O1 | 0.0193 (8) | 0.0431 (10) | 0.0180 (8) | 0.0014 (7) | 0.0016 (6) | 0.0029 (7) |
O2 | 0.0331 (9) | 0.0243 (9) | 0.0296 (9) | 0.0055 (7) | 0.0089 (7) | 0.0086 (7) |
O3 | 0.0227 (8) | 0.0323 (9) | 0.0156 (7) | 0.0056 (7) | 0.0027 (6) | 0.0038 (7) |
O4 | 0.0322 (9) | 0.0142 (8) | 0.0219 (8) | 0.0017 (6) | 0.0060 (7) | 0.0041 (6) |
O5 | 0.0233 (8) | 0.0270 (9) | 0.0156 (7) | 0.0019 (6) | 0.0039 (6) | −0.0007 (6) |
N1 | 0.0180 (8) | 0.0238 (10) | 0.0149 (8) | 0.0040 (7) | 0.0045 (7) | 0.0028 (8) |
C1 | 0.0144 (9) | 0.0180 (10) | 0.0191 (10) | −0.0006 (8) | 0.0013 (8) | 0.0018 (8) |
C2 | 0.0245 (11) | 0.0245 (12) | 0.0194 (10) | −0.0031 (9) | 0.0055 (9) | 0.0010 (9) |
C3 | 0.0290 (12) | 0.0309 (13) | 0.0286 (12) | 0.0065 (10) | 0.0136 (10) | −0.0020 (11) |
C4 | 0.0244 (12) | 0.0355 (14) | 0.0356 (13) | 0.0106 (11) | 0.0076 (10) | 0.0008 (12) |
C5 | 0.0220 (11) | 0.0272 (13) | 0.0225 (10) | 0.0047 (9) | 0.0026 (9) | 0.0031 (10) |
C6 | 0.0155 (9) | 0.0181 (10) | 0.0179 (10) | −0.0020 (8) | 0.0017 (8) | −0.0013 (8) |
C7 | 0.0165 (9) | 0.0202 (11) | 0.0176 (10) | −0.0009 (8) | 0.0029 (8) | 0.0007 (9) |
C8 | 0.0393 (14) | 0.0272 (13) | 0.0339 (13) | −0.0102 (11) | 0.0024 (11) | 0.0086 (11) |
C9 | 0.0325 (13) | 0.0331 (15) | 0.0490 (16) | 0.0124 (11) | 0.0089 (12) | 0.0184 (13) |
Cd1—O5i | 2.2817 (15) | C1—C2 | 1.379 (3) |
Cd1—O5 | 2.2817 (15) | C1—C6 | 1.388 (3) |
Cd1—O4 | 2.2833 (15) | C2—C3 | 1.391 (3) |
Cd1—O4i | 2.2833 (15) | C2—H2 | 0.9500 |
Cd1—N1i | 2.3620 (17) | C3—C4 | 1.388 (3) |
Cd1—N1 | 2.3620 (17) | C3—H3 | 0.9500 |
S1—O4 | 1.5236 (15) | C4—C5 | 1.394 (3) |
S1—C8 | 1.770 (2) | C4—H4 | 0.9500 |
S1—C9 | 1.771 (2) | C5—C6 | 1.384 (3) |
S2—O2 | 1.4393 (17) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
S2—O1 | 1.4429 (17) | C6—C7 | 1.498 (3) |
S2—N1 | 1.6286 (17) | C8—H8A | 0.9800 |
S2—C1 | 1.761 (2) | C8—H8B | 0.9800 |
O3—C7 | 1.237 (2) | C8—H8C | 0.9800 |
O5—H5A | 0.979 (2) | C9—H9A | 0.9800 |
O5—H5B | 0.979 (2) | C9—H9B | 0.9800 |
N1—C7 | 1.364 (3) | C9—H9C | 0.9800 |
O5i—Cd1—O5 | 180.0 | C2—C1—S2 | 129.98 (17) |
O5i—Cd1—O4 | 88.86 (6) | C6—C1—S2 | 107.30 (15) |
O5—Cd1—O4 | 91.14 (6) | C1—C2—C3 | 116.8 (2) |
O5i—Cd1—O4i | 91.14 (6) | C1—C2—H2 | 121.6 |
O5—Cd1—O4i | 88.86 (6) | C3—C2—H2 | 121.6 |
O4—Cd1—O4i | 180.0 | C4—C3—C2 | 121.1 (2) |
O5i—Cd1—N1i | 98.15 (6) | C4—C3—H3 | 119.4 |
O5—Cd1—N1i | 81.85 (6) | C2—C3—H3 | 119.4 |
O4—Cd1—N1i | 85.58 (6) | C3—C4—C5 | 121.4 (2) |
O4i—Cd1—N1i | 94.42 (6) | C3—C4—H4 | 119.3 |
O5i—Cd1—N1 | 81.85 (6) | C5—C4—H4 | 119.3 |
O5—Cd1—N1 | 98.15 (6) | C6—C5—C4 | 117.6 (2) |
O4—Cd1—N1 | 94.42 (6) | C6—C5—H5 | 121.2 |
O4i—Cd1—N1 | 85.58 (6) | C4—C5—H5 | 121.2 |
N1i—Cd1—N1 | 180.00 (9) | C5—C6—C1 | 120.35 (19) |
O4—S1—C8 | 104.67 (10) | C5—C6—C7 | 128.20 (19) |
O4—S1—C9 | 104.85 (11) | C1—C6—C7 | 111.39 (18) |
C8—S1—C9 | 99.72 (13) | O3—C7—N1 | 124.79 (19) |
O2—S2—O1 | 115.48 (10) | O3—C7—C6 | 122.33 (19) |
O2—S2—N1 | 111.53 (10) | N1—C7—C6 | 112.85 (17) |
O1—S2—N1 | 110.29 (9) | S1—C8—H8A | 109.5 |
O2—S2—C1 | 110.89 (9) | S1—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
O1—S2—C1 | 110.36 (10) | H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
N1—S2—C1 | 96.72 (9) | S1—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
S1—O4—Cd1 | 123.96 (9) | H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
Cd1—O5—H5A | 107.3 (19) | H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
Cd1—O5—H5B | 126.8 (19) | S1—C9—H9A | 109.5 |
H5A—O5—H5B | 102 (3) | S1—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C7—N1—S2 | 111.33 (14) | H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C7—N1—Cd1 | 121.01 (13) | S1—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
S2—N1—Cd1 | 122.67 (9) | H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—C6 | 122.70 (19) | H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C8—S1—O4—Cd1 | 124.57 (12) | O1—S2—C1—C2 | −58.7 (2) |
C9—S1—O4—Cd1 | −130.95 (13) | N1—S2—C1—C2 | −173.3 (2) |
O5i—Cd1—O4—S1 | −143.39 (10) | O2—S2—C1—C6 | −111.05 (16) |
O5—Cd1—O4—S1 | 36.61 (10) | O1—S2—C1—C6 | 119.69 (15) |
O4i—Cd1—O4—S1 | 140 (100) | N1—S2—C1—C6 | 5.10 (16) |
N1i—Cd1—O4—S1 | 118.34 (11) | C6—C1—C2—C3 | 1.7 (3) |
N1—Cd1—O4—S1 | −61.66 (11) | S2—C1—C2—C3 | 179.95 (18) |
O2—S2—N1—C7 | 109.33 (16) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.0 (4) |
O1—S2—N1—C7 | −120.95 (16) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.1 (4) |
C1—S2—N1—C7 | −6.30 (17) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.1 (4) |
O2—S2—N1—Cd1 | −95.51 (12) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.5 (3) |
O1—S2—N1—Cd1 | 34.20 (14) | C4—C5—C6—C7 | −176.6 (2) |
C1—S2—N1—Cd1 | 148.86 (11) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | −1.5 (3) |
O5i—Cd1—N1—C7 | −45.91 (16) | S2—C1—C6—C5 | 179.89 (17) |
O5—Cd1—N1—C7 | 134.09 (16) | C2—C1—C6—C7 | 176.04 (19) |
O4—Cd1—N1—C7 | −134.12 (16) | S2—C1—C6—C7 | −2.5 (2) |
O4i—Cd1—N1—C7 | 45.88 (16) | S2—N1—C7—O3 | −176.23 (18) |
N1i—Cd1—N1—C7 | 142 (3) | Cd1—N1—C7—O3 | 28.1 (3) |
O5i—Cd1—N1—S2 | 161.27 (12) | S2—N1—C7—C6 | 5.7 (2) |
O5—Cd1—N1—S2 | −18.73 (12) | Cd1—N1—C7—C6 | −149.94 (14) |
O4—Cd1—N1—S2 | 73.06 (11) | C5—C6—C7—O3 | −2.6 (4) |
O4i—Cd1—N1—S2 | −106.94 (11) | C1—C6—C7—O3 | −180.0 (2) |
N1i—Cd1—N1—S2 | −11 (2) | C5—C6—C7—N1 | 175.5 (2) |
O2—S2—C1—C2 | 70.5 (2) | C1—C6—C7—N1 | −1.8 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Cd(C7H4NO3S)2(C2H6OS)2(H2O)2] |
Mr | 669.03 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.2613 (5), 15.4294 (8), 7.9951 (4) |
β (°) | 98.889 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1250.63 (11) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.26 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.14 × 0.11 × 0.08 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker Kappa DUO APEXII diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.843, 0.906 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 12452, 3121, 2624 |
Rint | 0.038 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.668 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.025, 0.061, 1.03 |
No. of reflections | 3121 |
No. of parameters | 170 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.42, −0.41 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006), SAINT (Bruker, 2006), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001).
Acknowledgements
WEvZ gratefully acknowledges financial support from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. FSWP thanks the National Research Foundation (NRF) for an Innovative Grant.
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Saccharin (o-sulfobenzimide; 1,2-benzothiazole-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxide; Hsac) is a widely used artificial sweetening agent. The imino hydrogen is acidic and can be readily deprotonated. The coordination chemistry of this anion is versatile due to the different coordination sites to metallic centers it can accommodate, i.e., one N, one O (carbonylic) and two O (sulfonic) atoms. These donor atoms of the anion can thus readily generate either N– or O-monodentate or bidentate (N, O) coordination. Saccharin is normally used as the sodium or calcium salt which dramatically improves water solubility. Most metal complexes contain the deprotonated form of saccharin, and this saccharinate anion (sac) is commercially available as the sodium salt, used in the present study. The reaction of sodium saccharinate with a variety of divalent transition metal ions results in coordination complexes with general formula [M(sac)2(H2O)4].2H2O, (M = V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd), which all show a clear preference to bind through the deprotonated anionic N-atom (Baran and Yilmaz, 2006). These octahedral complexes contain two N-bonded sac ligands in trans positions, and complexes of the type [M(sac)2(H2O)4].2H2O are thus commonly used as precursors in the synthesis of mixed-ligand saccharinate complexes. The aqua ligands in these metal complexes are labile and readily displaced by direct reaction of neutral ligands. The addition of the ligands to the solutions of the complexes usually results in the substitution of all four aqua ligands, thereby forming stable new mixed-ligand complexes. In cases where the incoming neutral ligand is relatively bulky, as in the present study, it causes steric hindrance and only two of the four aqua ligands become displaced in order for the Cd center to remain octahedral. Although there are a number of Cd(II) saccharinate complexes previously reported (Batsanov et al., 2011, and refs. therein), we are aware of only one other report that contains both saccharinate and dmso as ligands in a structurally characterized Cd(II) complex (Yilmaz et al., 2003).