metal-organic compounds
Bis(8-hydroxy-1-methylquinolin-1-ium) bis(1,2-dicyanoethene-1,2-dithiolato)nickelate(II) dihydrate
aSchool of Materials Science & Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science & Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, People's Republic of China, and bSchool of Biology & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science & Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: wangfmzj@yahoo.com.cn
In the title ion-pair complex, (C10H10NO)2[Ni(C4N2S2)2]·2H2O, the anion has crystallographically imposed centre of symmetry. The NiII atom exhibits a slightly distorted square-planar coordination geometry. In the crystal, the water molecule links anions and cations into a three-dimensional network via O—H⋯N, O—H⋯S and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The structure is further stabilized by weak S⋯π contacts [S⋯centroid = 3.8047 (9) Å] and π–π stacking interactions [centriod–centroid distance = 3.8653 (7) Å].
Related literature
For background to the properties and applications of bis-1,2-dithiolene metal complexes, see: Brammer (2004); Hill et al. (2005); Robin & Fromm (2006); Carlucci et al. (2003). For details of square-planar 1,2-dithiolene metal complexes, see: Robertson & Cronin (2002); Coomber et al. (1996); Ni et al. (2005); Duan et al. (2010).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2000); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2000); 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.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811045430/rz2659sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811045430/rz2659Isup2.hkl
The title compound was prepared by the direct reaction of equimolar mixture of NiCl2.6H2O, sodium maleonitriledithiolate and 1-methyl-8-hydroxyl-quinolinium iodide in water/ethanol (1:1 v/v). Red-brown block-like single crystals were obtained by slow evaporation of a CH3CN solution at room temperature for about two weeks.
The hydroxy H atom was located in a difference Fourier map and refined as riding with O–H = 0.98 Å and free isotropic displacement parameter. All other H atoms were fixed geometrically and treated as riding with C—H = 0.96 Å, O–H = 0.85 Å and with Uiso (H) = 1.2Ueq(C) or 1.5Ueq(C, O) for methyl and water H atoms.
During the past few years, bis-1,2-dithiolene complexes of transition metals have been widely studied for their novel properties and applications in the areas of conducting and magnetic materials, dyes, non-linear optics, catalysis and others, due to their extended electronically delocalized core comprising the central metal, four sulphur atoms and the C═C units (Brammer, 2004; Hill et al., 2005; Robin & Fromm, 2006; Carlucci et al., 2003). Among them, maleonitriledithiolate (mnt2-) transition metal complexes are typical examples of bis-1,2-dithiolene complexes used as building blocks for magnetic and conducting molecular materials (Robertson & Cronin, 2002; Coomber et al., 1996; Ni et al., 2005; Duan et al., 2010). To gain more insight into how the substituted groups affects the stacking mode of the Ni(mnt)22- anion, we herein present the of a new Ni(mnt)22- salt containing the 1-methyl-8-hydroxyl-quinolinium (MeHoQl)+ cation.
As shown in Fig. 1, the title salt consists of one (MeHoQl)+ cation, half of a Ni(mnt)22- anion and one water molecule in the π contacts (S2···Cg1i = 3.8047 (9) Å) and π–π stacking interactions (Cg1···Cg2ii = 3.8653 (7) Å; Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the N1/C1–C4/C9 and C4–C9 rings, respectively; symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z-1; (ii) -x, -y, 1-z).
The anion possesses crystallographically imposed inversion centre and exhibits a slightly distorted square-planar coordination geometry. The is stabilized by O–H···N, O–H···S and O–H···O hydrogen bonds (Table 1) involving the water molecule, linking cations and anions into a three-dimensional network. Anions and cation further interact through weak S···For background to the properties and applications of bis-1,2-dithiolene metal complexes, see: Brammer (2004); Hill et al. (2005); Robin & Fromm (2006); Carlucci et al. (2003). For details of square-planar 1,2-dithiolene metal complexes, see: Robertson & Cronin (2002); Coomber et al. (1996); Ni et al. (2005); Duan et al. (2010).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2000); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2000); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2000); 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).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing 30% probability displacement ellipsoids. Atoms labeled with the suffix A are generated by the symmetry operator (1 - x, -y, 2 - z). |
(C10H10NO)2[Ni(C4N2S2)2]·2H2O | Z = 1 |
Mr = 695.50 | F(000) = 358 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.519 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 8.786 (2) Å | Cell parameters from 1684 reflections |
b = 9.277 (2) Å | θ = 2.4–24.2° |
c = 9.667 (2) Å | µ = 0.96 mm−1 |
α = 82.064 (4)° | T = 291 K |
β = 78.058 (4)° | Block, red-brown |
γ = 83.324 (4)° | 0.35 × 0.20 × 0.15 mm |
V = 760.4 (3) Å3 |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2679 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed tube | 2179 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.057 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) | h = −10→9 |
Tmin = 0.796, Tmax = 0.865 | k = −11→10 |
3798 measured reflections | l = −11→8 |
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)] = 0.041 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.097 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.00 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0419P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2679 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
197 parameters | Δρmax = 0.52 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
(C10H10NO)2[Ni(C4N2S2)2]·2H2O | γ = 83.324 (4)° |
Mr = 695.50 | V = 760.4 (3) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 8.786 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 9.277 (2) Å | µ = 0.96 mm−1 |
c = 9.667 (2) Å | T = 291 K |
α = 82.064 (4)° | 0.35 × 0.20 × 0.15 mm |
β = 78.058 (4)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2679 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) | 2179 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.796, Tmax = 0.865 | Rint = 0.057 |
3798 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.097 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.00 | Δρmax = 0.52 e Å−3 |
2679 reflections | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
197 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 | ||
C1 | 0.1931 (4) | −0.1818 (4) | 0.2692 (4) | 0.0795 (10) | |
H1A | 0.2548 | −0.2742 | 0.2672 | 0.095* | |
C2 | 0.0785 (4) | −0.1531 (4) | 0.1891 (4) | 0.0880 (12) | |
H2A | 0.0584 | −0.2267 | 0.1362 | 0.106* | |
C3 | −0.0068 (4) | −0.0222 (4) | 0.1882 (4) | 0.0806 (10) | |
H3A | −0.0890 | −0.0007 | 0.1347 | 0.097* | |
C4 | 0.0262 (3) | 0.0846 (3) | 0.2640 (3) | 0.0593 (8) | |
C5 | −0.0561 (4) | 0.2226 (4) | 0.2571 (4) | 0.0722 (9) | |
H5A | −0.1334 | 0.2450 | 0.1983 | 0.087* | |
C6 | −0.0264 (4) | 0.3248 (3) | 0.3313 (4) | 0.0724 (9) | |
H6A | −0.0808 | 0.4207 | 0.3252 | 0.087* | |
C7 | 0.0860 (3) | 0.2922 (3) | 0.4167 (3) | 0.0648 (8) | |
H7A | 0.1040 | 0.3660 | 0.4704 | 0.078* | |
C8 | 0.1707 (3) | 0.1592 (3) | 0.4260 (3) | 0.0551 (7) | |
C9 | 0.1429 (3) | 0.0509 (3) | 0.3479 (3) | 0.0499 (7) | |
C10 | 0.3498 (4) | −0.1336 (3) | 0.4296 (4) | 0.0816 (10) | |
H10A | 0.3917 | −0.2316 | 0.4143 | 0.122* | |
H10B | 0.4315 | −0.0692 | 0.3997 | 0.122* | |
H10C | 0.3070 | −0.1299 | 0.5289 | 0.122* | |
C11 | 0.5319 (4) | −0.3805 (3) | 0.7603 (3) | 0.0642 (8) | |
C12 | 0.5454 (3) | −0.2796 (3) | 0.8553 (3) | 0.0529 (7) | |
C13 | 0.3540 (3) | 0.3089 (3) | 1.0562 (3) | 0.0533 (7) | |
C14 | 0.2600 (4) | 0.4443 (3) | 1.0453 (4) | 0.0684 (9) | |
N1 | 0.2236 (3) | −0.0862 (3) | 0.3466 (3) | 0.0615 (7) | |
N2 | 0.5227 (4) | −0.4590 (3) | 0.6826 (3) | 0.0914 (10) | |
N3 | 0.1864 (4) | 0.5531 (3) | 1.0351 (4) | 0.1009 (11) | |
Ni1 | 0.5000 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.04543 (18) | |
O1 | 0.2796 (2) | 0.1319 (2) | 0.5071 (2) | 0.0766 (6) | |
H1W | 0.2823 | 0.2143 | 0.5595 | 0.108 (13)* | |
O2 | 0.2867 (2) | 0.3545 (2) | 0.6480 (2) | 0.0839 (7) | |
H2B | 0.3566 | 0.3340 | 0.6984 | 0.126* | |
H2C | 0.3081 | 0.4295 | 0.5889 | 0.126* | |
S1 | 0.42937 (9) | −0.11519 (8) | 0.84759 (9) | 0.0614 (2) | |
S2 | 0.33291 (10) | 0.17888 (8) | 0.95058 (9) | 0.0642 (2) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.082 (2) | 0.059 (2) | 0.094 (3) | −0.0075 (17) | 0.002 (2) | −0.0232 (19) |
C2 | 0.091 (3) | 0.085 (3) | 0.096 (3) | −0.014 (2) | −0.013 (2) | −0.044 (2) |
C3 | 0.074 (2) | 0.097 (3) | 0.079 (3) | −0.014 (2) | −0.0163 (18) | −0.030 (2) |
C4 | 0.0545 (17) | 0.068 (2) | 0.0558 (18) | −0.0078 (14) | −0.0072 (14) | −0.0133 (15) |
C5 | 0.064 (2) | 0.079 (2) | 0.076 (2) | 0.0047 (17) | −0.0257 (17) | −0.0060 (18) |
C6 | 0.070 (2) | 0.0572 (19) | 0.091 (3) | 0.0102 (15) | −0.0244 (19) | −0.0137 (18) |
C7 | 0.0657 (19) | 0.0527 (18) | 0.078 (2) | 0.0002 (15) | −0.0132 (17) | −0.0211 (16) |
C8 | 0.0519 (17) | 0.0595 (18) | 0.0540 (18) | −0.0054 (14) | −0.0105 (14) | −0.0065 (14) |
C9 | 0.0463 (15) | 0.0481 (16) | 0.0521 (17) | −0.0034 (12) | −0.0023 (13) | −0.0064 (13) |
C10 | 0.070 (2) | 0.066 (2) | 0.102 (3) | 0.0150 (16) | −0.0217 (19) | 0.0055 (19) |
C11 | 0.077 (2) | 0.0518 (17) | 0.068 (2) | −0.0134 (15) | −0.0130 (16) | −0.0142 (16) |
C12 | 0.0634 (17) | 0.0405 (15) | 0.0569 (18) | −0.0102 (12) | −0.0069 (14) | −0.0161 (13) |
C13 | 0.0656 (18) | 0.0344 (14) | 0.0603 (18) | −0.0057 (12) | −0.0091 (15) | −0.0109 (13) |
C14 | 0.088 (2) | 0.0467 (18) | 0.073 (2) | −0.0078 (16) | −0.0168 (18) | −0.0117 (16) |
N1 | 0.0581 (15) | 0.0531 (15) | 0.0690 (17) | −0.0041 (12) | −0.0024 (13) | −0.0080 (13) |
N2 | 0.127 (3) | 0.0699 (19) | 0.091 (2) | −0.0243 (17) | −0.0265 (18) | −0.0361 (17) |
N3 | 0.125 (3) | 0.0481 (17) | 0.131 (3) | 0.0179 (17) | −0.039 (2) | −0.0167 (18) |
Ni1 | 0.0547 (3) | 0.0370 (3) | 0.0474 (3) | −0.0059 (2) | −0.0121 (2) | −0.0100 (2) |
O1 | 0.0821 (15) | 0.0746 (15) | 0.0849 (16) | 0.0071 (11) | −0.0431 (13) | −0.0210 (13) |
O2 | 0.0993 (17) | 0.0704 (14) | 0.0964 (18) | −0.0024 (12) | −0.0490 (14) | −0.0184 (13) |
S1 | 0.0712 (5) | 0.0514 (4) | 0.0716 (5) | −0.0004 (3) | −0.0299 (4) | −0.0223 (4) |
S2 | 0.0840 (6) | 0.0460 (4) | 0.0722 (5) | 0.0070 (4) | −0.0361 (4) | −0.0195 (4) |
C1—N1 | 1.319 (4) | C10—H10A | 0.9599 |
C1—C2 | 1.374 (5) | C10—H10B | 0.9599 |
C1—H1A | 0.9600 | C10—H10C | 0.9600 |
C2—C3 | 1.351 (5) | C11—N2 | 1.135 (3) |
C2—H2A | 0.9599 | C11—C12 | 1.430 (4) |
C3—C4 | 1.399 (4) | C12—C13i | 1.334 (4) |
C3—H3A | 0.9600 | C12—S1 | 1.735 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.396 (4) | C13—C12i | 1.334 (4) |
C4—C9 | 1.416 (4) | C13—C14 | 1.424 (4) |
C5—C6 | 1.343 (4) | C13—S2 | 1.733 (3) |
C5—H5A | 0.9600 | C14—N3 | 1.138 (4) |
C6—C7 | 1.395 (4) | Ni1—S2i | 2.1546 (8) |
C6—H6A | 0.9600 | Ni1—S2 | 2.1546 (8) |
C7—C8 | 1.366 (4) | Ni1—S1 | 2.1599 (7) |
C7—H7A | 0.9600 | Ni1—S1i | 2.1599 (7) |
C8—O1 | 1.340 (3) | O1—H1W | 0.9789 |
C8—C9 | 1.408 (4) | O2—H2B | 0.8500 |
C9—N1 | 1.383 (4) | O2—H2C | 0.8500 |
C10—N1 | 1.492 (4) | ||
N1—C1—C2 | 122.5 (3) | N1—C10—H10A | 110.0 |
N1—C1—H1A | 118.7 | N1—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C2—C1—H1A | 118.8 | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.4 (3) | N1—C10—H10C | 108.9 |
C3—C2—H2A | 120.7 | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2A | 119.8 | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.9 (3) | N2—C11—C12 | 178.7 (4) |
C2—C3—H3A | 120.7 | C13i—C12—C11 | 121.4 (3) |
C4—C3—H3A | 119.4 | C13i—C12—S1 | 121.27 (19) |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.0 (3) | C11—C12—S1 | 117.3 (2) |
C5—C4—C9 | 120.6 (3) | C12i—C13—C14 | 122.4 (2) |
C3—C4—C9 | 119.4 (3) | C12i—C13—S2 | 119.9 (2) |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.2 (3) | C14—C13—S2 | 117.7 (2) |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.9 | N3—C14—C13 | 179.1 (4) |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.9 | C1—N1—C9 | 121.0 (3) |
C5—C6—C7 | 119.8 (3) | C1—N1—C10 | 116.5 (3) |
C5—C6—H6A | 120.6 | C9—N1—C10 | 122.6 (3) |
C7—C6—H6A | 119.6 | S2i—Ni1—S2 | 180.00 (4) |
C8—C7—C6 | 122.2 (3) | S2i—Ni1—S1 | 91.80 (3) |
C8—C7—H7A | 119.3 | S2—Ni1—S1 | 88.20 (3) |
C6—C7—H7A | 118.6 | S2i—Ni1—S1i | 88.20 (3) |
O1—C8—C7 | 120.8 (3) | S2—Ni1—S1i | 91.80 (3) |
O1—C8—C9 | 120.2 (3) | S1—Ni1—S1i | 180.000 (1) |
C7—C8—C9 | 119.0 (3) | C8—O1—H1W | 111.5 |
N1—C9—C8 | 124.1 (3) | H2B—O2—H2C | 109.5 |
N1—C9—C4 | 117.7 (3) | C12—S1—Ni1 | 103.10 (10) |
C8—C9—C4 | 118.2 (3) | C13—S2—Ni1 | 103.92 (10) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 0.2 (6) | C5—C4—C9—C8 | 1.4 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 2.5 (6) | C3—C4—C9—C8 | −178.3 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 176.5 (3) | C2—C1—N1—C9 | −1.6 (5) |
C2—C3—C4—C9 | −3.7 (5) | C2—C1—N1—C10 | 179.2 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 179.0 (3) | C8—C9—N1—C1 | −179.0 (3) |
C9—C4—C5—C6 | −0.7 (5) | C4—C9—N1—C1 | 0.3 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −0.7 (5) | C8—C9—N1—C10 | 0.2 (4) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 1.3 (5) | C4—C9—N1—C10 | 179.5 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—O1 | 178.9 (3) | C13i—C12—S1—Ni1 | 1.1 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −0.6 (5) | C11—C12—S1—Ni1 | −177.2 (2) |
O1—C8—C9—N1 | −0.9 (4) | S2i—Ni1—S1—C12 | 0.20 (10) |
C7—C8—C9—N1 | 178.6 (3) | S2—Ni1—S1—C12 | −179.80 (10) |
O1—C8—C9—C4 | 179.8 (3) | C12i—C13—S2—Ni1 | −2.0 (3) |
C7—C8—C9—C4 | −0.7 (4) | C14—C13—S2—Ni1 | 178.6 (2) |
C5—C4—C9—N1 | −178.0 (2) | S1—Ni1—S2—C13 | −178.97 (10) |
C3—C4—C9—N1 | 2.3 (4) | S1i—Ni1—S2—C13 | 1.03 (10) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1W···O2 | 0.98 | 1.66 | 2.639 (3) | 180 |
O2—H2B···S2 | 0.85 | 2.64 | 3.224 (3) | 128 |
O2—H2B···N2ii | 0.85 | 2.51 | 2.948 (3) | 113 |
Symmetry code: (ii) x, y+1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | (C10H10NO)2[Ni(C4N2S2)2]·2H2O |
Mr | 695.50 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 291 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.786 (2), 9.277 (2), 9.667 (2) |
α, β, γ (°) | 82.064 (4), 78.058 (4), 83.324 (4) |
V (Å3) | 760.4 (3) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.96 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.20 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.796, 0.865 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 3798, 2679, 2179 |
Rint | 0.057 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.041, 0.097, 1.00 |
No. of reflections | 2679 |
No. of parameters | 197 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.52, −0.28 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2000), SAINT (Bruker, 2000), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1W···O2 | 0.98 | 1.66 | 2.639 (3) | 179.8 |
O2—H2B···S2 | 0.85 | 2.64 | 3.224 (3) | 127.5 |
O2—H2B···N2i | 0.85 | 2.51 | 2.948 (3) | 112.7 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, y+1, z. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by a start-up grant from Jiangsu University of Science and Technology and by the Foundation of Jiangsu Educational Committee (11KJB150004), People's Republic of China.
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During the past few years, bis-1,2-dithiolene complexes of transition metals have been widely studied for their novel properties and applications in the areas of conducting and magnetic materials, dyes, non-linear optics, catalysis and others, due to their extended electronically delocalized core comprising the central metal, four sulphur atoms and the C═C units (Brammer, 2004; Hill et al., 2005; Robin & Fromm, 2006; Carlucci et al., 2003). Among them, maleonitriledithiolate (mnt2-) transition metal complexes are typical examples of bis-1,2-dithiolene complexes used as building blocks for magnetic and conducting molecular materials (Robertson & Cronin, 2002; Coomber et al., 1996; Ni et al., 2005; Duan et al., 2010). To gain more insight into how the substituted groups affects the stacking mode of the Ni(mnt)22- anion, we herein present the crystal structure of a new Ni(mnt)22- salt containing the 1-methyl-8-hydroxyl-quinolinium (MeHoQl)+ cation.
As shown in Fig. 1, the title salt consists of one (MeHoQl)+ cation, half of a Ni(mnt)22- anion and one water molecule in the asymmetric unit. The anion possesses crystallographically imposed inversion centre and exhibits a slightly distorted square-planar coordination geometry. The crystal structure is stabilized by O–H···N, O–H···S and O–H···O hydrogen bonds (Table 1) involving the water molecule, linking cations and anions into a three-dimensional network. Anions and cation further interact through weak S···π contacts (S2···Cg1i = 3.8047 (9) Å) and π–π stacking interactions (Cg1···Cg2ii = 3.8653 (7) Å; Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the N1/C1–C4/C9 and C4–C9 rings, respectively; symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z-1; (ii) -x, -y, 1-z).