metal-organic compounds
Hexakis(dimethyl sulfoxide-κO)nickel(II) bis(2,2-dicyanoethene-1,1-dithiolato-κ2S,S′)nickelate(II)
aSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Shandong 252059, People's Republic of China, and bDongchang College Liaocheng University, Shandong 252000, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: niumeiju@163.com
The reaction of NiCl2·6H2O with sodium 2,2-dicyanoethene-1,1-dithiolate [Na2(i-mnt)] in dimethyl sulfoxide produces the title complex, [Ni(C2H6OS)6][Ni(C4N2S2)2]. There is half each of an [Ni(C2H6OS)6]2− complex anion and an [Ni{(CH3)2SO}6]2+ complex cation in the The i-mnt ligand coordinates in a bidentate manner to the Ni atom in the anion through the two chelating S atoms in an approximate square-planar geometry. The Ni atom in the complex cation has an octahedral coordination environment with six dimethyl sulfoxide molecules as ligands.
Related literature
For related structures, see Gao et al. (2004, 2005); Yu et al. (2005); Chen & Yu (2005).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT; 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: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811053827/vm2141sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811053827/vm2141Isup2.hkl
The title compound, [Ni((CH3)2SO)6][Ni(i-mnt)2] was synthesizd by the reaction of 0.05 mmol NiCl2.6H2O and 0.1 mmol Na2(i-mnt)(1,1-dicyanoethene-2,2-dithiolate sodium) in 5 ml water. The solution was stirred for 2 hours and then filtered. The precipitate was dissolved in 10ml Dimethyl Sulfoxide. After slow evaporation of the solution over one month, deep green crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained (56.8%, m.p. 527-529 K).
All H atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions and treated as riding on their parent atoms, with C—H 0.96 Å, with Uiso(H) =1.2Ueq(C), and refined as riding on their parent atoms.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound with atom labels and 40% probability displacement ellipsoids for non-H atoms. Symmetry codes: (i) -x + 1,-y + 1,-z + 1, (ii) -x + 2, -y, -z + 1. |
C12H36NiO6S62+·C8N4NiS42− | F(000) = 896 |
Mr = 866.55 | Dx = 1.491 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 2760 reflections |
a = 8.3368 (10) Å | θ = 2.5–24.3° |
b = 12.6763 (17) Å | µ = 1.55 mm−1 |
c = 18.710 (2) Å | T = 298 K |
β = 102.466 (2)° | Needle, green |
V = 1930.6 (4) Å3 | 0.50 × 0.48 × 0.05 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3379 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2328 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.054 |
phi and ω scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.511, Tmax = 0.921 | k = −12→15 |
9458 measured reflections | l = −22→18 |
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)] = 0.038 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.095 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0275P)2 + 1.0073P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3379 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
199 parameters | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.35 e Å−3 |
C12H36NiO6S62+·C8N4NiS42− | V = 1930.6 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 866.55 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.3368 (10) Å | µ = 1.55 mm−1 |
b = 12.6763 (17) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 18.710 (2) Å | 0.50 × 0.48 × 0.05 mm |
β = 102.466 (2)° |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3379 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 2328 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.511, Tmax = 0.921 | Rint = 0.054 |
9458 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.095 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
3379 reflections | Δρmin = −0.35 e Å−3 |
199 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Ni1 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.02973 (18) | |
Ni2 | 1.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.5000 | 0.0415 (2) | |
N1 | 0.7064 (6) | 0.2565 (4) | 0.2505 (2) | 0.0863 (15) | |
N2 | 1.1494 (6) | 0.0945 (4) | 0.2174 (2) | 0.0751 (13) | |
O1 | 0.4945 (3) | 0.64165 (18) | 0.44513 (13) | 0.0367 (6) | |
O2 | 0.7372 (3) | 0.47506 (19) | 0.48840 (15) | 0.0440 (7) | |
O3 | 0.4122 (3) | 0.41769 (19) | 0.40520 (13) | 0.0436 (7) | |
S1 | 0.62727 (13) | 0.72370 (8) | 0.46849 (5) | 0.0412 (3) | |
S2 | 0.78272 (12) | 0.36249 (8) | 0.47193 (5) | 0.0385 (3) | |
S3 | 0.32535 (13) | 0.47016 (8) | 0.33476 (5) | 0.0391 (3) | |
S4 | 0.81754 (14) | 0.08901 (9) | 0.41999 (6) | 0.0489 (3) | |
S5 | 1.10676 (15) | −0.00988 (9) | 0.40228 (6) | 0.0533 (3) | |
C1 | 0.5310 (7) | 0.8291 (4) | 0.5044 (3) | 0.095 (2) | |
H1A | 0.4416 | 0.8553 | 0.4675 | 0.142* | |
H1B | 0.6092 | 0.8846 | 0.5198 | 0.142* | |
H1C | 0.4898 | 0.8047 | 0.5456 | 0.142* | |
C2 | 0.6505 (7) | 0.7821 (4) | 0.3864 (2) | 0.0732 (16) | |
H2A | 0.6983 | 0.7320 | 0.3586 | 0.110* | |
H2B | 0.7208 | 0.8426 | 0.3971 | 0.110* | |
H2C | 0.5449 | 0.8036 | 0.3586 | 0.110* | |
C3 | 0.9350 (5) | 0.3786 (3) | 0.4198 (2) | 0.0503 (11) | |
H3A | 0.8874 | 0.4120 | 0.3741 | 0.075* | |
H3B | 0.9777 | 0.3108 | 0.4106 | 0.075* | |
H3C | 1.0224 | 0.4216 | 0.4465 | 0.075* | |
C4 | 0.9093 (6) | 0.3174 (4) | 0.5552 (2) | 0.0585 (13) | |
H4A | 0.9998 | 0.3651 | 0.5701 | 0.088* | |
H4B | 0.9504 | 0.2484 | 0.5480 | 0.088* | |
H4C | 0.8462 | 0.3144 | 0.5924 | 0.088* | |
C5 | 0.2206 (6) | 0.3635 (4) | 0.2835 (2) | 0.0676 (14) | |
H5A | 0.2961 | 0.3066 | 0.2827 | 0.101* | |
H5B | 0.1756 | 0.3863 | 0.2343 | 0.101* | |
H5C | 0.1334 | 0.3399 | 0.3057 | 0.101* | |
C6 | 0.4776 (6) | 0.4904 (4) | 0.2835 (2) | 0.0600 (13) | |
H6A | 0.5526 | 0.5440 | 0.3065 | 0.090* | |
H6B | 0.4265 | 0.5123 | 0.2348 | 0.090* | |
H6C | 0.5365 | 0.4258 | 0.2813 | 0.090* | |
C7 | 0.9525 (5) | 0.0750 (3) | 0.3630 (2) | 0.0409 (10) | |
C8 | 0.9395 (5) | 0.1255 (3) | 0.2967 (2) | 0.0427 (10) | |
C9 | 0.8105 (6) | 0.1979 (4) | 0.2706 (2) | 0.0526 (12) | |
C10 | 1.0561 (6) | 0.1086 (3) | 0.2528 (2) | 0.0522 (12) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Ni1 | 0.0336 (4) | 0.0269 (4) | 0.0290 (4) | 0.0013 (3) | 0.0074 (3) | −0.0017 (3) |
Ni2 | 0.0476 (5) | 0.0370 (4) | 0.0408 (4) | 0.0016 (4) | 0.0116 (3) | −0.0019 (3) |
N1 | 0.092 (4) | 0.077 (3) | 0.076 (3) | 0.030 (3) | −0.011 (3) | −0.008 (2) |
N2 | 0.080 (3) | 0.093 (3) | 0.058 (3) | 0.006 (3) | 0.029 (2) | 0.002 (2) |
O1 | 0.0380 (16) | 0.0297 (14) | 0.0415 (14) | −0.0024 (12) | 0.0067 (12) | 0.0023 (12) |
O2 | 0.0373 (17) | 0.0336 (16) | 0.0633 (18) | −0.0007 (12) | 0.0155 (14) | −0.0079 (13) |
O3 | 0.061 (2) | 0.0358 (15) | 0.0309 (14) | −0.0010 (14) | 0.0039 (13) | −0.0047 (12) |
S1 | 0.0402 (7) | 0.0377 (6) | 0.0461 (6) | −0.0039 (5) | 0.0104 (5) | 0.0007 (5) |
S2 | 0.0339 (6) | 0.0327 (6) | 0.0497 (6) | 0.0002 (4) | 0.0104 (5) | −0.0077 (5) |
S3 | 0.0409 (6) | 0.0434 (6) | 0.0325 (5) | 0.0031 (5) | 0.0071 (4) | −0.0050 (4) |
S4 | 0.0502 (8) | 0.0503 (7) | 0.0486 (6) | 0.0102 (5) | 0.0157 (5) | −0.0005 (5) |
S5 | 0.0537 (8) | 0.0614 (8) | 0.0473 (6) | 0.0163 (6) | 0.0161 (5) | 0.0049 (6) |
C1 | 0.094 (5) | 0.053 (3) | 0.155 (6) | −0.023 (3) | 0.067 (4) | −0.048 (4) |
C2 | 0.086 (4) | 0.072 (3) | 0.063 (3) | −0.032 (3) | 0.018 (3) | 0.015 (3) |
C3 | 0.045 (3) | 0.048 (3) | 0.063 (3) | −0.003 (2) | 0.022 (2) | −0.011 (2) |
C4 | 0.067 (3) | 0.049 (3) | 0.056 (3) | 0.014 (2) | 0.004 (2) | 0.000 (2) |
C5 | 0.077 (4) | 0.074 (3) | 0.049 (3) | −0.025 (3) | 0.008 (2) | −0.017 (3) |
C6 | 0.062 (3) | 0.064 (3) | 0.061 (3) | −0.005 (3) | 0.030 (3) | 0.006 (2) |
C7 | 0.045 (3) | 0.035 (2) | 0.041 (2) | −0.0014 (19) | 0.0061 (19) | −0.0096 (18) |
C8 | 0.045 (3) | 0.042 (3) | 0.041 (2) | 0.002 (2) | 0.008 (2) | −0.0053 (19) |
C9 | 0.066 (3) | 0.049 (3) | 0.040 (2) | −0.003 (3) | 0.005 (2) | −0.010 (2) |
C10 | 0.065 (4) | 0.051 (3) | 0.040 (3) | −0.002 (2) | 0.008 (2) | 0.001 (2) |
Ni1—O3 | 2.052 (2) | S5—C7 | 1.716 (4) |
Ni1—O3i | 2.052 (2) | C1—H1A | 0.9600 |
Ni1—O2i | 2.060 (3) | C1—H1B | 0.9600 |
Ni1—O2 | 2.060 (3) | C1—H1C | 0.9600 |
Ni1—O1 | 2.064 (2) | C2—H2A | 0.9600 |
Ni1—O1i | 2.064 (2) | C2—H2B | 0.9600 |
Ni2—S4 | 2.2010 (11) | C2—H2C | 0.9600 |
Ni2—S4ii | 2.2010 (11) | C3—H3A | 0.9600 |
Ni2—S5ii | 2.2030 (11) | C3—H3B | 0.9600 |
Ni2—S5 | 2.2030 (11) | C3—H3C | 0.9600 |
N1—C9 | 1.142 (6) | C4—H4A | 0.9600 |
N2—C10 | 1.139 (5) | C4—H4B | 0.9600 |
O1—S1 | 1.513 (3) | C4—H4C | 0.9600 |
O2—S2 | 1.525 (3) | C5—H5A | 0.9600 |
O3—S3 | 1.514 (3) | C5—H5B | 0.9600 |
S1—C2 | 1.752 (4) | C5—H5C | 0.9600 |
S1—C1 | 1.765 (5) | C6—H6A | 0.9600 |
S2—C3 | 1.772 (4) | C6—H6B | 0.9600 |
S2—C4 | 1.777 (4) | C6—H6C | 0.9600 |
S3—C6 | 1.767 (4) | C7—C8 | 1.378 (5) |
S3—C5 | 1.775 (4) | C8—C9 | 1.418 (6) |
S4—C7 | 1.719 (4) | C8—C10 | 1.418 (6) |
O3—Ni1—O3i | 180.000 (1) | H1B—C1—H1C | 109.5 |
O3—Ni1—O2i | 89.86 (11) | S1—C2—H2A | 109.5 |
O3i—Ni1—O2i | 90.14 (11) | S1—C2—H2B | 109.5 |
O3—Ni1—O2 | 90.14 (11) | H2A—C2—H2B | 109.5 |
O3i—Ni1—O2 | 89.86 (11) | S1—C2—H2C | 109.5 |
O2i—Ni1—O2 | 180.00 (15) | H2A—C2—H2C | 109.5 |
O3—Ni1—O1 | 92.69 (9) | H2B—C2—H2C | 109.5 |
O3i—Ni1—O1 | 87.31 (9) | S2—C3—H3A | 109.5 |
O2i—Ni1—O1 | 90.01 (10) | S2—C3—H3B | 109.5 |
O2—Ni1—O1 | 89.99 (10) | H3A—C3—H3B | 109.5 |
O3—Ni1—O1i | 87.31 (9) | S2—C3—H3C | 109.5 |
O3i—Ni1—O1i | 92.69 (9) | H3A—C3—H3C | 109.5 |
O2i—Ni1—O1i | 89.99 (10) | H3B—C3—H3C | 109.5 |
O2—Ni1—O1i | 90.01 (10) | S2—C4—H4A | 109.5 |
O1—Ni1—O1i | 180.0 | S2—C4—H4B | 109.5 |
S4—Ni2—S4ii | 180.00 (5) | H4A—C4—H4B | 109.5 |
S4—Ni2—S5ii | 101.04 (4) | S2—C4—H4C | 109.5 |
S4ii—Ni2—S5ii | 78.96 (4) | H4A—C4—H4C | 109.5 |
S4—Ni2—S5 | 78.96 (4) | H4B—C4—H4C | 109.5 |
S4ii—Ni2—S5 | 101.04 (4) | S3—C5—H5A | 109.5 |
S5ii—Ni2—S5 | 180.0 | S3—C5—H5B | 109.5 |
S1—O1—Ni1 | 121.20 (14) | H5A—C5—H5B | 109.5 |
S2—O2—Ni1 | 116.83 (15) | S3—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
S3—O3—Ni1 | 122.93 (15) | H5A—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
O1—S1—C2 | 104.45 (19) | H5B—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
O1—S1—C1 | 105.4 (2) | S3—C6—H6A | 109.5 |
C2—S1—C1 | 99.2 (3) | S3—C6—H6B | 109.5 |
O2—S2—C3 | 104.06 (18) | H6A—C6—H6B | 109.5 |
O2—S2—C4 | 104.50 (18) | S3—C6—H6C | 109.5 |
C3—S2—C4 | 99.1 (2) | H6A—C6—H6C | 109.5 |
O3—S3—C6 | 105.8 (2) | H6B—C6—H6C | 109.5 |
O3—S3—C5 | 102.88 (19) | C8—C7—S5 | 125.7 (3) |
C6—S3—C5 | 98.3 (2) | C8—C7—S4 | 125.1 (3) |
C7—S4—Ni2 | 85.42 (14) | S5—C7—S4 | 109.2 (2) |
C7—S5—Ni2 | 85.44 (14) | C7—C8—C9 | 121.2 (4) |
S1—C1—H1A | 109.5 | C7—C8—C10 | 121.3 (4) |
S1—C1—H1B | 109.5 | C9—C8—C10 | 117.5 (4) |
H1A—C1—H1B | 109.5 | N1—C9—C8 | 179.0 (5) |
S1—C1—H1C | 109.5 | N2—C10—C8 | 179.7 (6) |
H1A—C1—H1C | 109.5 | ||
O3—Ni1—O1—S1 | −142.43 (17) | Ni1—O3—S3—C5 | −161.4 (2) |
O3i—Ni1—O1—S1 | 37.57 (17) | S4ii—Ni2—S4—C7 | −120 (100) |
O2i—Ni1—O1—S1 | 127.71 (17) | S5ii—Ni2—S4—C7 | 173.58 (13) |
O2—Ni1—O1—S1 | −52.29 (17) | S5—Ni2—S4—C7 | −6.42 (13) |
O1i—Ni1—O1—S1 | −139 (100) | S4—Ni2—S5—C7 | 6.44 (13) |
O3—Ni1—O2—S2 | −48.30 (17) | S4ii—Ni2—S5—C7 | −173.56 (13) |
O3i—Ni1—O2—S2 | 131.70 (17) | S5ii—Ni2—S5—C7 | 112 (14) |
O2i—Ni1—O2—S2 | 13 (48) | Ni2—S5—C7—C8 | 170.5 (3) |
O1—Ni1—O2—S2 | −140.99 (17) | Ni2—S5—C7—S4 | −8.58 (17) |
O1i—Ni1—O2—S2 | 39.01 (17) | Ni2—S4—C7—C8 | −170.5 (3) |
O3i—Ni1—O3—S3 | −178 (100) | Ni2—S4—C7—S5 | 8.59 (18) |
O2i—Ni1—O3—S3 | 71.7 (2) | S5—C7—C8—C9 | −177.2 (3) |
O2—Ni1—O3—S3 | −108.3 (2) | S4—C7—C8—C9 | 1.7 (6) |
O1—Ni1—O3—S3 | −18.3 (2) | S5—C7—C8—C10 | 1.6 (6) |
O1i—Ni1—O3—S3 | 161.7 (2) | S4—C7—C8—C10 | −179.4 (3) |
Ni1—O1—S1—C2 | 145.1 (2) | C7—C8—C9—N1 | 26 (32) |
Ni1—O1—S1—C1 | −110.9 (3) | C10—C8—C9—N1 | −153 (32) |
Ni1—O2—S2—C3 | 149.93 (19) | C7—C8—C10—N2 | 79 (100) |
Ni1—O2—S2—C4 | −106.6 (2) | C9—C8—C10—N2 | −102 (100) |
Ni1—O3—S3—C6 | 95.9 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+2, −y, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C12H36NiO6S62+·C8N4NiS42− |
Mr | 866.55 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.3368 (10), 12.6763 (17), 18.710 (2) |
β (°) | 102.466 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1930.6 (4) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.55 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.50 × 0.48 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.511, 0.921 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9458, 3379, 2328 |
Rint | 0.054 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.038, 0.095, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 3379 |
No. of parameters | 199 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.30, −0.35 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Ni1—O3 | 2.052 (2) | Ni2—S4 | 2.2010 (11) |
Ni1—O2 | 2.060 (3) | Ni2—S5 | 2.2030 (11) |
Ni1—O1 | 2.064 (2) | ||
O3—Ni1—O2 | 90.14 (11) | S4—Ni2—S5 | 78.96 (4) |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 20671048, 21041002).
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The bridging ligand 1,1-dicyanoethene-2,2-dithiolate has been attracting more and more attention due to its delocalized
π electron system able to build special planar conjugated structures (Yu et al., 2005). The title complex consists of one [Ni(i-mnt)2]2- (where i-mnt is 1,1-dicyanoethene-2,2-dithiolate) complex anion and one [Ni((CH3)2SO)6]2+ complex cation. For the [Ni(i-mnt)2]2- complex anion, the NiS4 group is square planar and tortiled slightly at an angle of 2.90 (14)° with respect to the plane of i-mnt ligand (Chen et al., 2005). FourNi-S bonds present two comparable distances of 2.2010 (11) and 2.2030 (11)Å, similar to the Ni-S distance of 2.172 (3)
Å in [K(N18C6)]2[Ni(mnt)2] (Gao et al., 2004). The average S-C, C≡N, C-C and C=C bond lengths were 1.717, 1.141, 1.418, 1.379 Å, respectively (Gao et al., 2005). The [Ni((CH3)2SO)6]2+ complex cation contains a nickel with six-coordinated octahedral geometry.