metal-organic compounds
Hexaaquamagnesium(II) bis{5-[3-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)phenyl]tetrazolide} tetrahydrate
aDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Comprehensive Utilization of Tailing Resources, Shangluo University, Shangluo 726000, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: slchunshengzhou@126.com
The 2O)6](C8H5N8)2·4H2O, contains one half of the centrosymmetric dication, one anion and two water molecules. The MgII ion is coordinated by six water molecules in a slightly distorted octahedral geometry. In the anion, the two five-membered heterocycles are twisted from the central benzene ring by 4.34 (11) and 3.20 (10)°. In the crystal, O—H⋯N, O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate a three-dimensional network.
of the title compound, [Mg(HRelated literature
For background to tetrazole-containing compounds, see: Zhao et al. (2008). For related structures, see: Lü (2008); Kostakis et al. (2009a,b).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536812001250/cv5229sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812001250/cv5229Isup2.hkl
A mixture of MgCl2.6H2O (0.0812 g, 0.4 mmol), NaOH (0.0160 g, 0.4 mmol), 5,5'-(1,3-phenylene)bis(1H-tetrazole) (0.0860 g, 0.4 mmol) and distilled H2O (8 ml) was sealed in a 15 ml Teflon-lined stainless steel vessel, which was heated at 413 K for 3 days. After the sample was cooled to room temperature at a rate of 5 oC/h, the colourless block crystals of (I) suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained.
All the H atoms attached to C and N atoms were placed geometrically (C—H = 0.93 and N—H = 0.86 Å) and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C,N). The water H atoms were located in difference Fourier maps and refined initially with restraints O—H = 0.85 (2) Å, however, in the last cycles of
there were refined as riding, with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O).Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The content of asymmetric part of (I) showing the atomic numbering and 30% probabilty displacement ellipsoids [symmetry code: (A) -x + 1, -y, -z + 1]. |
[Mg(H2O)6](C8H5N8)2·4H2O | F(000) = 660 |
Mr = 630.87 | Dx = 1.488 Mg m−3 Dm = 1.488 Mg m−3 Dm measured by not measured |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 2462 reflections |
a = 7.3776 (12) Å | θ = 3.0–26.7° |
b = 16.038 (3) Å | µ = 0.14 mm−1 |
c = 12.1787 (19) Å | T = 296 K |
β = 102.199 (2)° | Block, colourless |
V = 1408.5 (4) Å3 | 0.31 × 0.24 × 0.09 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 2496 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2033 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.023 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 25.1°, θmin = 2.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | h = −6→8 |
Tmin = 0.960, Tmax = 0.987 | k = −19→17 |
6895 measured reflections | l = −14→14 |
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)] = 0.043 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.126 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0669P)2 + 0.5848P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2496 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
196 parameters | Δρmax = 0.36 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.46 e Å−3 |
[Mg(H2O)6](C8H5N8)2·4H2O | V = 1408.5 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 630.87 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.3776 (12) Å | µ = 0.14 mm−1 |
b = 16.038 (3) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 12.1787 (19) Å | 0.31 × 0.24 × 0.09 mm |
β = 102.199 (2)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 2496 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | 2033 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.960, Tmax = 0.987 | Rint = 0.023 |
6895 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.043 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.126 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.36 e Å−3 |
2496 reflections | Δρmin = −0.46 e Å−3 |
196 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 | ||
Mg1 | 0.5000 | 0.0000 | 0.5000 | 0.0304 (3) | |
C1 | 0.7904 (3) | 0.15136 (12) | −0.09794 (16) | 0.0298 (4) | |
C2 | 0.8281 (3) | 0.10454 (12) | 0.00838 (16) | 0.0297 (4) | |
C3 | 0.9335 (3) | 0.14064 (13) | 0.10478 (18) | 0.0403 (5) | |
H3 | 0.9753 | 0.1952 | 0.1023 | 0.048* | |
C4 | 0.9768 (4) | 0.09637 (14) | 0.20399 (19) | 0.0481 (6) | |
H4 | 1.0476 | 0.1211 | 0.2679 | 0.058* | |
C5 | 0.7649 (3) | 0.02305 (12) | 0.01326 (16) | 0.0307 (4) | |
H5 | 0.6933 | −0.0016 | −0.0505 | 0.037* | |
C6 | 0.9152 (3) | 0.01543 (14) | 0.20876 (18) | 0.0429 (5) | |
H6 | 0.9451 | −0.0143 | 0.2757 | 0.051* | |
C7 | 0.8087 (3) | −0.02159 (12) | 0.11354 (16) | 0.0306 (4) | |
C8 | 0.7505 (3) | −0.10822 (12) | 0.12182 (16) | 0.0316 (4) | |
N1 | 0.6957 (3) | 0.12118 (10) | −0.19549 (14) | 0.0382 (4) | |
N2 | 0.7003 (3) | 0.18189 (11) | −0.27055 (14) | 0.0413 (5) | |
N3 | 0.7922 (3) | 0.24562 (10) | −0.21978 (14) | 0.0390 (4) | |
N4 | 0.8508 (2) | 0.22850 (10) | −0.11037 (14) | 0.0366 (4) | |
N5 | 0.7909 (3) | −0.15548 (10) | 0.21375 (15) | 0.0386 (4) | |
N6 | 0.7168 (3) | −0.23122 (11) | 0.18397 (16) | 0.0433 (5) | |
N7 | 0.6331 (3) | −0.23186 (11) | 0.07931 (16) | 0.0426 (5) | |
N8 | 0.6528 (2) | −0.15522 (10) | 0.03918 (14) | 0.0350 (4) | |
H8 | 0.6097 | −0.1389 | −0.0286 | 0.042* | |
O1 | 0.5231 (2) | 0.12872 (9) | 0.51251 (12) | 0.0429 (4) | |
H1A | 0.5065 | 0.1746 | 0.4769 | 0.064* | |
H1B | 0.5592 | 0.1400 | 0.5819 | 0.064* | |
O2 | 0.2173 (2) | 0.00747 (9) | 0.46229 (14) | 0.0488 (4) | |
H2A | 0.1668 | 0.0466 | 0.4914 | 0.073* | |
H2B | 0.1493 | −0.0367 | 0.4605 | 0.073* | |
O3 | 0.5006 (3) | −0.00392 (9) | 0.67073 (12) | 0.0502 (5) | |
H3A | 0.5486 | 0.0092 | 0.7382 | 0.075* | |
H3B | 0.4035 | −0.0323 | 0.6713 | 0.075* | |
O4 | 0.5005 (2) | 0.14487 (9) | 0.18614 (12) | 0.0431 (4) | |
H4A | 0.4286 | 0.1770 | 0.2133 | 0.065* | |
H4B | 0.6097 | 0.1676 | 0.2042 | 0.065* | |
O5 | 0.5296 (2) | 0.37416 (9) | 0.05607 (13) | 0.0458 (4) | |
H5A | 0.5036 | 0.3291 | 0.0216 | 0.069* | |
H5B | 0.5769 | 0.3613 | 0.1249 | 0.069* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Mg1 | 0.0341 (5) | 0.0253 (5) | 0.0291 (5) | −0.0006 (4) | 0.0003 (4) | −0.0021 (4) |
C1 | 0.0325 (10) | 0.0248 (10) | 0.0301 (10) | −0.0002 (8) | 0.0018 (8) | −0.0012 (8) |
C2 | 0.0327 (10) | 0.0260 (10) | 0.0294 (10) | 0.0000 (8) | 0.0039 (8) | −0.0004 (8) |
C3 | 0.0515 (13) | 0.0301 (11) | 0.0355 (11) | −0.0112 (9) | 0.0009 (10) | −0.0005 (9) |
C4 | 0.0660 (15) | 0.0393 (13) | 0.0313 (11) | −0.0155 (11) | −0.0075 (11) | −0.0019 (10) |
C5 | 0.0333 (10) | 0.0275 (10) | 0.0288 (10) | −0.0016 (8) | 0.0011 (8) | −0.0033 (8) |
C6 | 0.0571 (14) | 0.0362 (12) | 0.0303 (11) | −0.0057 (10) | −0.0023 (10) | 0.0068 (9) |
C7 | 0.0337 (10) | 0.0251 (10) | 0.0324 (10) | 0.0011 (8) | 0.0057 (8) | 0.0011 (8) |
C8 | 0.0355 (10) | 0.0265 (10) | 0.0317 (10) | 0.0010 (8) | 0.0047 (8) | 0.0002 (8) |
N1 | 0.0507 (11) | 0.0283 (9) | 0.0306 (9) | −0.0049 (8) | −0.0027 (8) | 0.0021 (7) |
N2 | 0.0546 (12) | 0.0317 (10) | 0.0320 (9) | −0.0031 (8) | −0.0036 (8) | 0.0018 (8) |
N3 | 0.0504 (11) | 0.0303 (9) | 0.0318 (9) | −0.0041 (8) | −0.0016 (8) | 0.0032 (7) |
N4 | 0.0479 (10) | 0.0279 (9) | 0.0305 (9) | −0.0054 (8) | 0.0001 (8) | 0.0024 (7) |
N5 | 0.0485 (11) | 0.0286 (9) | 0.0355 (9) | −0.0012 (8) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0040 (7) |
N6 | 0.0545 (11) | 0.0287 (10) | 0.0432 (11) | −0.0044 (8) | 0.0023 (9) | 0.0043 (8) |
N7 | 0.0517 (11) | 0.0288 (10) | 0.0445 (11) | −0.0041 (8) | 0.0039 (9) | 0.0003 (8) |
N8 | 0.0444 (10) | 0.0267 (9) | 0.0317 (9) | −0.0027 (7) | 0.0027 (8) | 0.0012 (7) |
O1 | 0.0627 (10) | 0.0246 (8) | 0.0331 (8) | 0.0012 (7) | −0.0083 (7) | 0.0011 (6) |
O2 | 0.0354 (8) | 0.0437 (10) | 0.0649 (11) | −0.0002 (7) | 0.0050 (8) | −0.0130 (8) |
O3 | 0.0754 (12) | 0.0427 (9) | 0.0300 (8) | −0.0199 (8) | 0.0052 (8) | −0.0035 (7) |
O4 | 0.0500 (9) | 0.0369 (9) | 0.0406 (8) | 0.0009 (7) | 0.0055 (7) | −0.0070 (7) |
O5 | 0.0583 (10) | 0.0314 (8) | 0.0428 (9) | −0.0052 (7) | 0.0000 (8) | 0.0009 (7) |
Mg1—O2 | 2.0425 (15) | C7—C8 | 1.464 (3) |
Mg1—O2i | 2.0425 (15) | C8—N5 | 1.332 (3) |
Mg1—O1 | 2.0744 (14) | C8—N8 | 1.340 (3) |
Mg1—O1i | 2.0744 (14) | N1—N2 | 1.341 (2) |
Mg1—O3 | 2.0793 (15) | N2—N3 | 1.308 (2) |
Mg1—O3i | 2.0793 (15) | N3—N4 | 1.340 (2) |
Mg1—H3B | 2.3995 | N5—N6 | 1.350 (2) |
C1—N4 | 1.334 (2) | N6—N7 | 1.294 (3) |
C1—N1 | 1.335 (3) | N7—N8 | 1.342 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.472 (3) | N8—H8 | 0.8600 |
C2—C3 | 1.390 (3) | O1—H1A | 0.8500 |
C2—C5 | 1.393 (3) | O1—H1B | 0.8501 |
C3—C4 | 1.379 (3) | O2—H2A | 0.8454 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | O2—H2B | 0.8653 |
C4—C6 | 1.381 (3) | O3—H3A | 0.8500 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | O3—H3B | 0.8500 |
C5—C7 | 1.393 (3) | O4—H4A | 0.8555 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | O4—H4B | 0.8695 |
C6—C7 | 1.389 (3) | O5—H5A | 0.8375 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | O5—H5B | 0.8620 |
O2—Mg1—O2i | 180.0 | C2—C5—C7 | 120.11 (18) |
O2—Mg1—O1 | 91.28 (6) | C2—C5—H5 | 119.9 |
O2i—Mg1—O1 | 88.72 (6) | C7—C5—H5 | 119.9 |
O2—Mg1—O1i | 88.72 (6) | C4—C6—C7 | 119.99 (19) |
O2i—Mg1—O1i | 91.28 (6) | C4—C6—H6 | 120.0 |
O1—Mg1—O1i | 180.0 | C7—C6—H6 | 120.0 |
O2—Mg1—O3 | 90.74 (7) | C6—C7—C5 | 119.84 (19) |
O2i—Mg1—O3 | 89.26 (7) | C6—C7—C8 | 118.06 (18) |
O1—Mg1—O3 | 88.51 (6) | C5—C7—C8 | 122.08 (18) |
O1i—Mg1—O3 | 91.49 (6) | N5—C8—N8 | 107.48 (17) |
O2—Mg1—O3i | 89.26 (7) | N5—C8—C7 | 125.53 (18) |
O2i—Mg1—O3i | 90.74 (7) | N8—C8—C7 | 126.96 (18) |
O1—Mg1—O3i | 91.49 (6) | C1—N1—N2 | 105.03 (16) |
O1i—Mg1—O3i | 88.51 (6) | N3—N2—N1 | 109.31 (16) |
O3—Mg1—O3i | 180.0 | N2—N3—N4 | 109.65 (16) |
O2—Mg1—H3B | 74.4 | C1—N4—N3 | 104.93 (16) |
O2i—Mg1—H3B | 105.6 | C8—N5—N6 | 106.28 (17) |
O1—Mg1—H3B | 100.7 | N7—N6—N5 | 110.72 (16) |
O1i—Mg1—H3B | 79.3 | N6—N7—N8 | 106.59 (16) |
O3—Mg1—H3B | 20.3 | C8—N8—N7 | 108.93 (16) |
O3i—Mg1—H3B | 159.7 | C8—N8—H8 | 125.5 |
N4—C1—N1 | 111.08 (17) | N7—N8—H8 | 125.5 |
N4—C1—C2 | 124.57 (17) | Mg1—O1—H1A | 145.5 |
N1—C1—C2 | 124.32 (18) | Mg1—O1—H1B | 106.7 |
C3—C2—C5 | 119.16 (18) | H1A—O1—H1B | 107.7 |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.90 (18) | Mg1—O2—H2A | 117.9 |
C5—C2—C1 | 120.90 (17) | Mg1—O2—H2B | 121.1 |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.65 (19) | H2A—O2—H2B | 108.4 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.7 | Mg1—O3—H3A | 150.7 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.7 | Mg1—O3—H3B | 101.6 |
C3—C4—C6 | 120.2 (2) | H3A—O3—H3B | 107.7 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.9 | H4A—O4—H4B | 105.4 |
C6—C4—H4 | 119.9 | H5A—O5—H5B | 106.4 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O5—H5B···N5ii | 0.86 | 2.02 | 2.876 (2) | 172 |
O5—H5A···N7iii | 0.84 | 2.11 | 2.921 (2) | 164 |
O4—H4B···N6ii | 0.87 | 2.32 | 3.067 (2) | 144 |
O4—H4A···N3iv | 0.86 | 1.89 | 2.739 (2) | 174 |
O3—H3A···N1v | 0.85 | 2.16 | 2.786 (2) | 130 |
O2—H2B···O5vi | 0.87 | 1.93 | 2.787 (2) | 172 |
O2—H2A···O5iv | 0.85 | 1.90 | 2.737 (2) | 173 |
O1—H1B···N2v | 0.85 | 1.99 | 2.821 (2) | 164 |
O1—H1A···N4iv | 0.85 | 2.09 | 2.880 (2) | 156 |
N8—H8···O4iii | 0.86 | 1.92 | 2.743 (2) | 159 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, −y, −z; (iv) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (v) x, y, z+1; (vi) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Mg(H2O)6](C8H5N8)2·4H2O |
Mr | 630.87 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.3776 (12), 16.038 (3), 12.1787 (19) |
β (°) | 102.199 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1408.5 (4) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.14 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.31 × 0.24 × 0.09 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.960, 0.987 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6895, 2496, 2033 |
Rint | 0.023 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.597 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.043, 0.126, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 2496 |
No. of parameters | 196 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.36, −0.46 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008), SAINT (Bruker, 2008), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O5—H5B···N5i | 0.86 | 2.02 | 2.876 (2) | 172.4 |
O5—H5A···N7ii | 0.84 | 2.11 | 2.921 (2) | 164.2 |
O4—H4B···N6i | 0.87 | 2.32 | 3.067 (2) | 144.0 |
O4—H4A···N3iii | 0.86 | 1.89 | 2.739 (2) | 174.0 |
O3—H3A···N1iv | 0.85 | 2.16 | 2.786 (2) | 129.8 |
O2—H2B···O5v | 0.87 | 1.93 | 2.787 (2) | 171.9 |
O2—H2A···O5iii | 0.85 | 1.90 | 2.737 (2) | 173.2 |
O1—H1B···N2iv | 0.85 | 1.99 | 2.821 (2) | 164.1 |
O1—H1A···N4iii | 0.85 | 2.09 | 2.880 (2) | 155.5 |
N8—H8···O4ii | 0.86 | 1.92 | 2.743 (2) | 159.4 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z; (iii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) x, y, z+1; (v) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the National Science Foundation of China (grant No. 21173168) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (grant No. FF10091).
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Tetrazole compounds have attracted a great deal of attention in the recent years because of their potential as functional materials (Zhao et al., 2008; Kostakis et al., 2009a,b). For an important tetrazole derivative, 5,5'-(1,3-phenylene)bis(1H-tetrazole), some interesting and multifunctional transition metal and rare earths metal complexes with it were reported (Lü, 2008; Kostakis et al., 2009a,b). However, reports on alkaline earth metal compounds with it are very scarce. We report here the synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound (I).
The asymmetric unit of (I) consists of one half of an [Mg(H2O)6]2+ cation, one mono-deprotonated 5,5'-(1,3-phenylene)bis(1H-tetrazole) anion and two solvent water molecules (Fig.1). The Mg—O bond lengths range from 2.0425 (15) to 2.0793 (15) Å [mean value = 2.0654 (15) Å]. In the crystal structure, intermolecular O—H···N, O—H···O and N—H···O hydrogen bonds (Table 1) link cations, anions and water molecules into a three-dimensinal network. The crystal packing exhibits also intermolecular π-π stacking interactions between five-membered rings with centroid-centroid distances 3.6877 (6) and 3.7959 (6) Å, respectively.