metal-organic compounds
[2-(Dimethylamino)ethanol-κ2N,O][2-(dimethylamino)ethanolato-κ2N,O]iodidocopper(II)
aDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska str. 64, Kyiv 01033, Ukraine, and bCentre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
*Correspondence e-mail: vassilyeva@univ.kiev.ua
The title compound, [Cu(C4H10NO)I(C4H11NO)], was obtained unintentionally as the product of an attempted synthesis of a Cu/Zn mixed-metal complex using zerovalent copper, zinc(II) oxide and ammonium iodide in pure 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol, in air. The molecular complex has no crystallographically imposed symmetry. The coordination geometry around the metal atom is distorted square-pyramidal. The equatorial coordination around copper involves donor atoms of the bidentate chelating 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol ligand and the 2-(dimethylamino)ethanolate group, which are mutually trans to each other, with four approximately equal short Cu—O/N bond distances. The axial Cu—I bond is substantially elongated. Intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions involving the –OH group of the neutral 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol ligand to the O atom of the monodeprotonated 2-(dimethylamino)ethanolate group of the molecule related by the n-glide plane, as indicated by the O⋯O distance of 2.482 (12) Å, form chains of molecules propagating along [101].
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For background to the synthesis, see: Vinogradova et al. (2002). Buvaylo et al. (2009, 2011). Elongation of the axial Cu—I bond is common in this kind of compound, see: Wells (1986).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: AFC6S Diffractometer Control Software (Molecular Structure Corporation, 1998); cell AFC6S Diffractometer Control Software; data reduction: TEXSAN (Molecular Structure Corporation & Rigaku, 2000); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: Johnson (1976); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536812010215/ds2178sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812010215/ds2178Isup2.hkl
Copper powder (0.16 g, 2.5 mmol), ZnO (0.20 g, 2.5 mmol), NH4I (1.45 g, 10 mmol), HMe2Ea (15 ml) were heated to 323–333 K and magnetically stirred until total dissolution of the copper and ZnO was observed (95 min). The resulting blue solution was filtered and allowed to stand at room temperature. Green-blue microcrystals of the title compound were formed after one day. They were collected by filter-suction, washed with dry PriOH and finally dried in vacuo (yield: 0.23 g).
The non-hydrogen atoms were refined anisotropically. The hydrogen atom on O2 atom was located and its position constrained with the isotropic displacement parameter allowed to refine. Other hydrogen atoms were placed at idealized positions (C–H = 0.95 Å, UisoH = 1.20Ueq C for CH2, 1.5Ueq C for CH3) and not refined.
In our previous study metal powders of zinc and copper were found to react with ammonium iodide and 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol (HMe2Ea) in methanol, in air, affording the new heterotrinuclear complex [Cu2Zn(NH3)I3(Me2Ea)3] (Vinogradova et al., 2002). Reactions employing elemental copper and aminoalcohol allow in situ formation of the metal aminoalkoxo species - key building blocks that can subsequently self-assemble with other metal centres present in the reaction vessel (Buvaylo et al., 2009; Buvaylo et al., 2011). The title compound was isolated from the solution obtained by reacting copper powder and zinc oxide with ammonium iodide in pure 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol. It can be considered as an intermediate, a building block that failed self-organization with another metal species produced in the reaction medium. To the best of our knowledge the title compound has not been structurally characterized.
The molecular complex has no crystallographically imposed symmetry (Fig. 1). The coordination geometry around the metal atom is distorted square pyramidal. The equatorial coordination around Cu(1) involves donor atoms of bidentate chelating 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol and 2-(dimethylamino)ethanolato group, which are mutually trans to each other, with four approximately equal short distances. The axial Cu(1)–I(1) bond is substantially elongated [2.928 (2) Å], and it is common for this kind of compounds (Wells, 1986).
Intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions from the OH group of neutral 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol ligand to O atom of monodeprotonated 2-(dimethylamino)ethanolato group of the molecule related by the n glide plane [H2O···O1{x - 1/2, -y + 1/2, z - 1/2} = 1.68 Å; O2···O1{x - 1/2, -y + 1/2, z - 1/2} = 2.482 (12) Å and O2—H2O···O1{x - 1/2, -y + 1/2, z - 1/2} = 167.3°] form chains of Cu(Me2Ea)(HMe2Ea)I molecules propagated along the 101 direction (Fig. 2). Cu···Cu separations in the crystal are > 6.6 Å.
For background to the synthesis, see: Vinogradova et al. (2002). Buvaylo et al. (2009, 2011). Elongation of the axial Cu—I bond is common in this kind of compound, see: Wells (1986).
Data collection: AFC6S Diffractometer Control Software (Molecular Structure Corporation, 1998); cell
AFC6S Diffractometer Control Software (Molecular Structure Corporation, 1998); data reduction: TEXSAN (Molecular Structure Corporation & Rigaku, 2000); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: Johnson (1976); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).[Cu(C4H10NO)I(C4H11NO)] | F(000) = 724 |
Mr = 367.71 | Dx = 1.733 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71069 Å |
Hall symbol: -p 2yn | Cell parameters from 6 reflections |
a = 8.690 (1) Å | θ = 10.9–11.9° |
b = 15.241 (1) Å | µ = 3.72 mm−1 |
c = 11.116 (1) Å | T = 296 K |
β = 106.847 (10)° | Rod, blue-green |
V = 1409.1 (2) Å3 | 0.32 × 0.3 × 0.2 mm |
Z = 4 |
Rigaku AFC-6S diffractometer | 1003 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.089 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 25°, θmin = 2.3° |
2θ–ω scans | h = 0→10 |
Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | k = 0→18 |
Tmin = 0.333, Tmax = 0.47 | l = −13→12 |
2642 measured reflections | 3 standard reflections every 150 reflections |
2471 independent reflections | intensity decay: none |
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)] = 0.058 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.204 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.00 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0962P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2471 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.013 |
133 parameters | Δρmax = 1.80 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.83 e Å−3 |
[Cu(C4H10NO)I(C4H11NO)] | V = 1409.1 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 367.71 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.690 (1) Å | µ = 3.72 mm−1 |
b = 15.241 (1) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 11.116 (1) Å | 0.32 × 0.3 × 0.2 mm |
β = 106.847 (10)° |
Rigaku AFC-6S diffractometer | 1003 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | Rint = 0.089 |
Tmin = 0.333, Tmax = 0.47 | 3 standard reflections every 150 reflections |
2642 measured reflections | intensity decay: none |
2471 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.058 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.204 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.00 | Δρmax = 1.80 e Å−3 |
2471 reflections | Δρmin = −0.83 e Å−3 |
133 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 | ||
I1 | 0.64794 (15) | 0.39539 (8) | 0.25072 (11) | 0.0679 (5) | |
Cu1 | 0.4723 (2) | 0.26167 (12) | 0.34694 (15) | 0.0456 (6) | |
O1 | 0.5633 (10) | 0.2803 (6) | 0.5351 (8) | 0.044 (2) | |
O2 | 0.3381 (11) | 0.2106 (6) | 0.1834 (8) | 0.038 (2) | |
H2O | 0.2428 | 0.2147 | 0.1437 | 0.08 (6)* | |
N1 | 0.2813 (13) | 0.3302 (7) | 0.3748 (9) | 0.038 (3) | |
N2 | 0.6101 (12) | 0.1521 (7) | 0.3455 (9) | 0.033 (3) | |
C1 | 0.4697 (16) | 0.3364 (10) | 0.5848 (13) | 0.050 (4) | |
H1A | 0.5391 | 0.3755 | 0.6457 | 0.06* | |
H1B | 0.4074 | 0.3021 | 0.6276 | 0.06* | |
C2 | 0.3579 (18) | 0.3894 (9) | 0.4808 (13) | 0.048 (4) | |
H2A | 0.2761 | 0.4173 | 0.5113 | 0.057* | |
H2B | 0.4178 | 0.4349 | 0.453 | 0.057* | |
C3 | 0.1879 (19) | 0.3814 (10) | 0.2666 (13) | 0.061 (5) | |
H3A | 0.0986 | 0.4086 | 0.2864 | 0.092* | |
H3B | 0.1488 | 0.3434 | 0.1954 | 0.092* | |
H3C | 0.2551 | 0.4259 | 0.247 | 0.092* | |
C4 | 0.1717 (17) | 0.2652 (10) | 0.4069 (14) | 0.052 (4) | |
H4A | 0.0854 | 0.2955 | 0.427 | 0.079* | |
H4B | 0.2304 | 0.2311 | 0.4781 | 0.079* | |
H4C | 0.1284 | 0.2271 | 0.3365 | 0.079* | |
C5 | 0.4044 (16) | 0.1367 (9) | 0.1424 (13) | 0.046 (4) | |
H5A | 0.3869 | 0.1398 | 0.0523 | 0.055* | |
H5B | 0.3528 | 0.0839 | 0.1607 | 0.055* | |
C6 | 0.5814 (15) | 0.1335 (9) | 0.2087 (11) | 0.038 (3) | |
H6A | 0.6234 | 0.0759 | 0.198 | 0.045* | |
H6B | 0.637 | 0.1766 | 0.1725 | 0.045* | |
C7 | 0.7829 (17) | 0.1630 (11) | 0.4054 (13) | 0.059 (5) | |
H7A | 0.8063 | 0.1534 | 0.4942 | 0.089* | |
H7B | 0.8144 | 0.2215 | 0.3905 | 0.089* | |
H7C | 0.8413 | 0.1214 | 0.3707 | 0.089* | |
C8 | 0.5534 (19) | 0.0790 (9) | 0.4089 (13) | 0.054 (4) | |
H8A | 0.5948 | 0.0246 | 0.3877 | 0.08* | |
H8B | 0.4381 | 0.0775 | 0.382 | 0.08* | |
H8C | 0.5906 | 0.0876 | 0.4982 | 0.08* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
I1 | 0.0801 (9) | 0.0630 (7) | 0.0579 (7) | −0.0279 (7) | 0.0159 (6) | 0.0090 (6) |
Cu1 | 0.0337 (9) | 0.0659 (13) | 0.0304 (9) | 0.0154 (9) | −0.0015 (7) | −0.0125 (9) |
O1 | 0.040 (5) | 0.057 (6) | 0.032 (5) | 0.016 (5) | 0.006 (4) | −0.003 (5) |
O2 | 0.030 (6) | 0.046 (6) | 0.034 (5) | −0.003 (4) | 0.004 (4) | −0.012 (5) |
N1 | 0.042 (7) | 0.047 (7) | 0.021 (6) | 0.013 (5) | 0.005 (5) | −0.001 (5) |
N2 | 0.033 (6) | 0.045 (7) | 0.020 (5) | −0.010 (5) | 0.005 (5) | −0.001 (5) |
C1 | 0.038 (9) | 0.063 (11) | 0.046 (9) | 0.004 (8) | 0.005 (7) | −0.006 (8) |
C2 | 0.050 (9) | 0.046 (9) | 0.045 (8) | 0.003 (8) | 0.010 (7) | −0.015 (8) |
C3 | 0.073 (12) | 0.062 (11) | 0.037 (8) | 0.027 (9) | −0.001 (8) | −0.001 (8) |
C4 | 0.048 (9) | 0.070 (11) | 0.053 (9) | −0.019 (8) | 0.035 (8) | −0.008 (8) |
C5 | 0.053 (9) | 0.048 (9) | 0.032 (8) | 0.011 (7) | 0.007 (7) | 0.005 (7) |
C6 | 0.038 (8) | 0.045 (9) | 0.030 (7) | 0.011 (7) | 0.011 (6) | 0.014 (6) |
C7 | 0.059 (10) | 0.071 (12) | 0.042 (9) | 0.033 (9) | 0.008 (8) | −0.009 (9) |
C8 | 0.081 (12) | 0.043 (9) | 0.034 (8) | 0.000 (8) | 0.013 (8) | 0.011 (7) |
I1—Cu1 | 2.928 (2) | C2—H2B | 0.97 |
Cu1—O1 | 2.030 (9) | C3—H3A | 0.96 |
Cu1—N2 | 2.058 (11) | C3—H3B | 0.96 |
Cu1—N1 | 2.059 (10) | C3—H3C | 0.96 |
Cu1—O2 | 2.010 (8) | C4—H4A | 0.96 |
O1—C1 | 1.399 (16) | C4—H4B | 0.96 |
O2—C5 | 1.400 (16) | C4—H4C | 0.96 |
O2—H2O | 0.82 | C5—C6 | 1.502 (17) |
N1—C3 | 1.466 (15) | C5—H5A | 0.97 |
N1—C2 | 1.481 (16) | C5—H5B | 0.97 |
N1—C4 | 1.488 (16) | C6—H6A | 0.97 |
N2—C7 | 1.465 (16) | C6—H6B | 0.97 |
N2—C8 | 1.476 (17) | C7—H7A | 0.96 |
N2—C6 | 1.495 (15) | C7—H7B | 0.96 |
C1—C2 | 1.512 (19) | C7—H7C | 0.96 |
C1—H1A | 0.97 | C8—H8A | 0.96 |
C1—H1B | 0.97 | C8—H8B | 0.96 |
C2—H2A | 0.97 | C8—H8C | 0.96 |
O1—Cu1—N2 | 93.9 (4) | N1—C3—H3A | 109.5 |
O1—Cu1—N1 | 82.2 (4) | N1—C3—H3B | 109.5 |
N2—Cu1—N1 | 155.4 (4) | H3A—C3—H3B | 109.5 |
O1—Cu1—I1 | 101.0 (3) | N1—C3—H3C | 109.5 |
N2—Cu1—I1 | 101.3 (3) | H3A—C3—H3C | 109.5 |
N1—Cu1—I1 | 103.3 (3) | H3B—C3—H3C | 109.5 |
I1—Cu1—O2 | 99.6 (3) | N1—C4—H4A | 109.5 |
O1—Cu1—O2 | 159.5 (4) | N1—C4—H4B | 109.5 |
O2—Cu1—N1 | 92.9 (4) | H4A—C4—H4B | 109.5 |
O2—Cu1—N2 | 82.3 (4) | N1—C4—H4C | 109.5 |
C1—O1—Cu1 | 113.3 (7) | H4A—C4—H4C | 109.5 |
C5—O2—H2O | 109.5 | H4B—C4—H4C | 109.5 |
C3—N1—C2 | 110.0 (11) | O2—C5—C6 | 109.0 (11) |
C3—N1—C4 | 108.1 (11) | O2—C5—H5A | 109.9 |
C2—N1—C4 | 112.7 (11) | C6—C5—H5A | 109.9 |
C3—N1—Cu1 | 115.2 (9) | O2—C5—H5B | 109.9 |
C2—N1—Cu1 | 103.5 (8) | C6—C5—H5B | 109.9 |
C4—N1—Cu1 | 107.4 (8) | H5A—C5—H5B | 108.3 |
C7—N2—C8 | 108.0 (11) | N2—C6—C5 | 109.7 (10) |
C7—N2—C6 | 109.3 (10) | N2—C6—H6A | 109.7 |
C8—N2—C6 | 111.3 (10) | C5—C6—H6A | 109.7 |
C7—N2—Cu1 | 115.2 (9) | N2—C6—H6B | 109.7 |
C8—N2—Cu1 | 109.4 (8) | C5—C6—H6B | 109.7 |
C6—N2—Cu1 | 103.6 (7) | H6A—C6—H6B | 108.2 |
O1—C1—C2 | 110.1 (11) | N2—C7—H7A | 109.5 |
O1—C1—H1A | 109.6 | N2—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
C2—C1—H1A | 109.6 | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
O1—C1—H1B | 109.6 | N2—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—H1B | 109.6 | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
H1A—C1—H1B | 108.2 | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
N1—C2—C1 | 108.9 (11) | N2—C8—H8A | 109.5 |
N1—C2—H2A | 109.9 | N2—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2A | 109.9 | H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
N1—C2—H2B | 109.9 | N2—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2B | 109.9 | H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
H2A—C2—H2B | 108.3 | H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H2O···O1i | 0.82 | 1.68 | 2.482 (12) | 167 |
Symmetry code: (i) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Cu(C4H10NO)I(C4H11NO)] |
Mr | 367.71 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.690 (1), 15.241 (1), 11.116 (1) |
β (°) | 106.847 (10) |
V (Å3) | 1409.1 (2) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 3.72 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.32 × 0.3 × 0.2 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku AFC-6S |
Absorption correction | ψ scan (North et al., 1968) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.333, 0.47 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 2642, 2471, 1003 |
Rint | 0.089 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.058, 0.204, 1.00 |
No. of reflections | 2471 |
No. of parameters | 133 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.80, −0.83 |
Computer programs: AFC6S Diffractometer Control Software (Molecular Structure Corporation, 1998), TEXSAN (Molecular Structure Corporation & Rigaku, 2000), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Johnson (1976), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
I1—Cu1 | 2.928 (2) | Cu1—N1 | 2.059 (10) |
Cu1—O1 | 2.030 (9) | Cu1—O2 | 2.010 (8) |
Cu1—N2 | 2.058 (11) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H2O···O1i | 0.82 | 1.68 | 2.482 (12) | 167.3 |
Symmetry code: (i) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
We thank Professor Philip J. Squattrito for the data collection.
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In our previous study metal powders of zinc and copper were found to react with ammonium iodide and 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol (HMe2Ea) in methanol, in air, affording the new heterotrinuclear complex [Cu2Zn(NH3)I3(Me2Ea)3] (Vinogradova et al., 2002). Reactions employing elemental copper and aminoalcohol allow in situ formation of the metal aminoalkoxo species - key building blocks that can subsequently self-assemble with other metal centres present in the reaction vessel (Buvaylo et al., 2009; Buvaylo et al., 2011). The title compound was isolated from the solution obtained by reacting copper powder and zinc oxide with ammonium iodide in pure 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol. It can be considered as an intermediate, a building block that failed self-organization with another metal species produced in the reaction medium. To the best of our knowledge the title compound has not been structurally characterized.
The molecular complex has no crystallographically imposed symmetry (Fig. 1). The coordination geometry around the metal atom is distorted square pyramidal. The equatorial coordination around Cu(1) involves donor atoms of bidentate chelating 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol and 2-(dimethylamino)ethanolato group, which are mutually trans to each other, with four approximately equal short distances. The axial Cu(1)–I(1) bond is substantially elongated [2.928 (2) Å], and it is common for this kind of compounds (Wells, 1986).
Intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions from the OH group of neutral 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol ligand to O atom of monodeprotonated 2-(dimethylamino)ethanolato group of the molecule related by the n glide plane [H2O···O1{x - 1/2, -y + 1/2, z - 1/2} = 1.68 Å; O2···O1{x - 1/2, -y + 1/2, z - 1/2} = 2.482 (12) Å and O2—H2O···O1{x - 1/2, -y + 1/2, z - 1/2} = 167.3°] form chains of Cu(Me2Ea)(HMe2Ea)I molecules propagated along the 101 direction (Fig. 2). Cu···Cu separations in the crystal are > 6.6 Å.