metal-organic compounds
6,6′-Dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridin-1-ium tetrachloridoaurate(III)
aDepartment of Chemistry, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
*Correspondence e-mail: anita_abedi@yahoo.com
In the anion of the title compound, (C12H13N2)[AuCl4], the AuIII atom has a square-planar coordination. In the crystal, intermolecular N—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds and π–π contacts between the pyridine rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.5419 (19) Å] result in the formation of a supramolecular structure.
Related literature
For related structures, see: Abedi et al. (2008, 2011); Amani et al. (2010); Calleja et al. (2001); Fazaeli et al. (2010); Hasan et al. (1999); Hojjat Kashani et al. (2008); Johnson & Steed (1998); Kalateh et al. (2008); Safari et al. (2009); Yap et al. (1995); Yıldırım et al. (2009a,b); Zhang et al. (2006).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053681202853X/hy2560sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053681202853X/hy2560Isup2.hkl
For the preparation of the title compound, a solution of 6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (0.21 g, 1.11 mmol) in methanol (10 ml) was added to a solution of HAuCl4.3H2O, (0.58 g, 1.11 mmol) in acetonitrile (10 ml) and the resulting yellow solution was stirred for 15 min at 313 K. This solution was left to evaporate slowly at room temperature. After one week, yellow prismatic crystals of the title compound were isolated (yield: 0.46 g, 79.1%; m. p. 453 K).
H atom of NH group was found in a difference Fourier map and refined as riding, with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(N). H atoms on C atoms were positioned geometrically and refined as riding atoms, with C—H = 0.95 (aromatic) and 0.98 (methyl) Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2(1.5 for methyl)Ueq(C).
In the recent years, we reported the synthesis and crystal structures of two proton transfer complexes (Abedi et al., 2008; Kalateh et al., 2008). Several proton transfer systems using HAuCl4 as proton acceptor molecule, such as [EMI][AuCl4], (II), [BMI]2[AuCl4].2H2O, (III), (Hasan et al., 1999), [H2bipy][AuCl4]Cl, (IV), (Zhang et al., 2006), [H7O3][15-crown-5][AuCl4], (V), [H5O2][benzo-15-crown-5]2[AuCl4], (VI), (Johnson & Steed, 1998), [H5O2]2[12-crown-4]2[AuCl4]2, (VII), [H3O][18-crown-6][AuCl4], (VIII), [H3O][4-nitrobenzo-18-crown-6][AuCl4], (IX), (Calleja et al., 2001), [Ph2py.H][AuCl4], (X), (Yap et al., 1995), [H2DA18C6][AuCl4], (XI), (Hojjat Kashani et al., 2008), [Me2Ph2phen.H][AuCl4], (XII), (Yıldırım et al., 2009a), [pz(py)2.H][AuCl4], (XIII), (Yıldırım et al., 2009b), [Phpy.H][AuCl4], (XIV), (Amani et al., 2010), [Dafonium][AuCl4].[dafone], (XV), (Safari et al., 2009), [tppzH2][AuCl4]2, (XVI), (Abedi et al., 2011) and [TBA]2[AuCl4][Cl], (XVII), (Fazaeli et al., 2010) (EMI = 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium, BMI = 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium, H2bipy = 2,2'-bipyridinium, Ph2py.H = 2,6-diphenylpyridinium, H2DA18C6 = 1,10-diazonia-18-crown-6, Me2Ph2phen.H = 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthrolin-1-ium, pz(py)2.H = 2-[3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazin-2-yl]pyridinium, Phpy.H = 3-phenylpyridinium, Dafonium = 9-oxo-4,5-diazafluoren-4-ium, dafone = 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one, tppzH2 = 2,5-bis(pyridinium-2-yl)-3,6-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine and TBA = tribenzylammonium) have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. We report herein the synthesis and
of the title compound, (I).In the anion of the title compound (Fig. 1), the AuIII atom has a square-planar coordination. The Au—Cl bond lengths and angles are within normal range (XII–XVII). In the crystal, intermolecular N—H···Cl and C—H···Cl hydrogen bonds (Table 1) and π–π contacts between the pyridine rings, Cg1···Cg2i [Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the rings N1/C1–C5 and N2/C7–C11, respectively. Symmetry code: (i) 2-x, -y, -z], with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.5419 (19) Å, are effective in the stabilization of the resulting in the formation of a supramolecular structure.
For related structures, see: Abedi et al. (2008, 2011); Amani et al. (2010); Calleja et al. (2001); Fazaeli et al. (2010); Hasan et al. (1999); Hojjat Kashani et al. (2008); Johnson & Steed (1998); Kalateh et al. (2008); Safari et al. (2009); Yap et al. (1995); Yıldırım et al. (2009a,b); Zhang et al. (2006).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).(C12H13N2)[AuCl4] | F(000) = 984 |
Mr = 524.01 | Dx = 2.238 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 1542 reflections |
a = 10.8942 (9) Å | θ = 3.0–30.0° |
b = 11.6784 (10) Å | µ = 10.13 mm−1 |
c = 12.2866 (11) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 95.772 (5)° | Prism, yellow |
V = 1555.3 (2) Å3 | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.15 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 4101 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3699 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.032 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 29.0°, θmin = 2.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | h = −14→14 |
Tmin = 0.182, Tmax = 0.227 | k = −15→15 |
12293 measured reflections | l = −16→16 |
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)] = 0.023 | Hydrogen site location: mixed |
wR(F2) = 0.049 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.00 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0228P)2 + 0.3281P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4101 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
174 parameters | Δρmax = 0.83 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −1.15 e Å−3 |
(C12H13N2)[AuCl4] | V = 1555.3 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 524.01 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.8942 (9) Å | µ = 10.13 mm−1 |
b = 11.6784 (10) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 12.2866 (11) Å | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.15 mm |
β = 95.772 (5)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 4101 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | 3699 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.182, Tmax = 0.227 | Rint = 0.032 |
12293 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.023 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.049 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.00 | Δρmax = 0.83 e Å−3 |
4101 reflections | Δρmin = −1.15 e Å−3 |
174 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 | ||
Au1 | 0.910926 (11) | 0.846230 (10) | 0.536181 (9) | 0.00895 (4) | |
Cl1 | 1.05716 (8) | 0.80777 (8) | 0.67847 (7) | 0.01993 (18) | |
Cl2 | 0.76133 (7) | 0.82538 (7) | 0.65184 (6) | 0.01523 (16) | |
Cl3 | 0.76425 (7) | 0.88766 (7) | 0.39541 (6) | 0.01501 (16) | |
Cl4 | 1.05950 (7) | 0.86081 (7) | 0.41815 (7) | 0.01552 (16) | |
N1 | 0.7935 (2) | 0.0942 (2) | 0.0534 (2) | 0.0096 (5) | |
N2 | 0.9773 (2) | 0.2313 (2) | 0.0264 (2) | 0.0102 (5) | |
H2N | 0.9224 | 0.2323 | 0.0676 | 0.012* | |
C1 | 0.8500 (3) | 0.0735 (3) | −0.0370 (2) | 0.0089 (6) | |
C2 | 0.6953 (3) | 0.0310 (3) | 0.0722 (2) | 0.0107 (6) | |
C3 | 0.6523 (3) | −0.0561 (3) | 0.0007 (3) | 0.0136 (6) | |
H3A | 0.5832 | −0.1010 | 0.0158 | 0.016* | |
C4 | 0.7107 (3) | −0.0771 (3) | −0.0928 (3) | 0.0154 (7) | |
H4A | 0.6818 | −0.1361 | −0.1422 | 0.018* | |
C5 | 0.8112 (3) | −0.0112 (3) | −0.1130 (3) | 0.0131 (6) | |
H5A | 0.8526 | −0.0231 | −0.1766 | 0.016* | |
C6 | 0.6349 (3) | 0.0588 (3) | 0.1736 (3) | 0.0146 (7) | |
H6A | 0.6978 | 0.0635 | 0.2363 | 0.022* | |
H6B | 0.5754 | −0.0013 | 0.1867 | 0.022* | |
H6C | 0.5920 | 0.1325 | 0.1640 | 0.022* | |
C7 | 0.9564 (3) | 0.1483 (3) | −0.0502 (3) | 0.0098 (6) | |
C8 | 1.0677 (3) | 0.3099 (3) | 0.0276 (3) | 0.0129 (6) | |
C9 | 1.1446 (3) | 0.3059 (3) | −0.0547 (3) | 0.0144 (7) | |
H9A | 1.2088 | 0.3605 | −0.0571 | 0.017* | |
C10 | 1.1274 (3) | 0.2212 (3) | −0.1343 (3) | 0.0148 (7) | |
H10A | 1.1808 | 0.2183 | −0.1908 | 0.018* | |
C11 | 1.0340 (3) | 0.1407 (3) | −0.1328 (3) | 0.0124 (6) | |
H11A | 1.0234 | 0.0822 | −0.1867 | 0.015* | |
C12 | 1.0788 (3) | 0.3951 (3) | 0.1189 (3) | 0.0185 (7) | |
H12A | 1.1431 | 0.4510 | 0.1067 | 0.028* | |
H12B | 1.1007 | 0.3555 | 0.1885 | 0.028* | |
H12C | 0.9999 | 0.4348 | 0.1215 | 0.028* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Au1 | 0.00970 (6) | 0.00822 (7) | 0.00884 (6) | 0.00079 (4) | 0.00044 (4) | −0.00109 (4) |
Cl1 | 0.0138 (4) | 0.0335 (5) | 0.0120 (4) | 0.0015 (4) | −0.0011 (3) | 0.0048 (3) |
Cl2 | 0.0142 (4) | 0.0191 (4) | 0.0129 (3) | −0.0038 (3) | 0.0041 (3) | −0.0045 (3) |
Cl3 | 0.0141 (4) | 0.0159 (4) | 0.0143 (3) | 0.0012 (3) | −0.0021 (3) | 0.0022 (3) |
Cl4 | 0.0134 (4) | 0.0201 (4) | 0.0136 (4) | 0.0027 (3) | 0.0039 (3) | 0.0017 (3) |
N1 | 0.0119 (13) | 0.0076 (13) | 0.0093 (12) | 0.0009 (10) | 0.0004 (10) | 0.0012 (10) |
N2 | 0.0088 (12) | 0.0109 (13) | 0.0113 (12) | −0.0010 (10) | 0.0022 (10) | −0.0012 (10) |
C1 | 0.0084 (14) | 0.0084 (14) | 0.0098 (13) | 0.0040 (11) | 0.0010 (11) | 0.0008 (11) |
C2 | 0.0134 (15) | 0.0090 (15) | 0.0096 (13) | 0.0033 (12) | 0.0002 (11) | 0.0027 (12) |
C3 | 0.0116 (15) | 0.0122 (16) | 0.0167 (15) | −0.0024 (13) | −0.0002 (12) | 0.0004 (13) |
C4 | 0.0167 (16) | 0.0137 (16) | 0.0153 (15) | −0.0034 (13) | −0.0009 (13) | −0.0062 (13) |
C5 | 0.0175 (16) | 0.0119 (16) | 0.0099 (14) | 0.0000 (13) | 0.0022 (12) | −0.0024 (12) |
C6 | 0.0161 (16) | 0.0156 (17) | 0.0125 (15) | −0.0028 (13) | 0.0036 (12) | 0.0015 (13) |
C7 | 0.0099 (14) | 0.0092 (15) | 0.0099 (14) | 0.0004 (12) | −0.0013 (11) | 0.0001 (12) |
C8 | 0.0138 (15) | 0.0088 (15) | 0.0157 (15) | −0.0023 (13) | −0.0009 (12) | 0.0009 (12) |
C9 | 0.0104 (15) | 0.0160 (17) | 0.0167 (16) | −0.0015 (13) | 0.0004 (13) | 0.0040 (13) |
C10 | 0.0125 (15) | 0.0185 (17) | 0.0137 (15) | 0.0027 (13) | 0.0027 (12) | 0.0033 (13) |
C11 | 0.0143 (15) | 0.0129 (16) | 0.0098 (14) | 0.0010 (13) | −0.0006 (12) | −0.0008 (12) |
C12 | 0.0186 (17) | 0.0157 (17) | 0.0215 (17) | −0.0050 (14) | 0.0032 (14) | −0.0072 (14) |
Au1—Cl2 | 2.2804 (8) | C4—H4A | 0.9500 |
Au1—Cl3 | 2.2854 (8) | C5—H5A | 0.9500 |
Au1—Cl4 | 2.2856 (8) | C6—H6A | 0.9800 |
Au1—Cl1 | 2.2882 (8) | C6—H6B | 0.9800 |
N1—C2 | 1.339 (4) | C6—H6C | 0.9800 |
N1—C1 | 1.345 (4) | C7—C11 | 1.388 (5) |
N2—C8 | 1.345 (4) | C8—C9 | 1.378 (5) |
N2—C7 | 1.353 (4) | C8—C12 | 1.496 (5) |
N2—H2N | 0.8221 | C9—C10 | 1.390 (5) |
C1—C5 | 1.396 (4) | C9—H9A | 0.9500 |
C1—C7 | 1.474 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.387 (5) |
C2—C3 | 1.395 (4) | C10—H10A | 0.9500 |
C2—C6 | 1.502 (4) | C11—H11A | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.390 (5) | C12—H12A | 0.9800 |
C3—H3A | 0.9500 | C12—H12B | 0.9800 |
C4—C5 | 1.382 (5) | C12—H12C | 0.9800 |
Cl2—Au1—Cl3 | 90.29 (3) | C2—C6—H6B | 109.5 |
Cl2—Au1—Cl4 | 178.02 (3) | H6A—C6—H6B | 109.5 |
Cl3—Au1—Cl4 | 89.42 (3) | C2—C6—H6C | 109.5 |
Cl2—Au1—Cl1 | 89.38 (3) | H6A—C6—H6C | 109.5 |
Cl3—Au1—Cl1 | 179.00 (3) | H6B—C6—H6C | 109.5 |
Cl4—Au1—Cl1 | 90.94 (3) | N2—C7—C11 | 118.8 (3) |
C2—N1—C1 | 118.9 (3) | N2—C7—C1 | 115.3 (3) |
C8—N2—C7 | 124.6 (3) | C11—C7—C1 | 125.8 (3) |
C8—N2—H2N | 124.1 | N2—C8—C9 | 117.8 (3) |
C7—N2—H2N | 110.9 | N2—C8—C12 | 117.8 (3) |
N1—C1—C5 | 123.1 (3) | C9—C8—C12 | 124.3 (3) |
N1—C1—C7 | 114.5 (3) | C8—C9—C10 | 119.5 (3) |
C5—C1—C7 | 122.4 (3) | C8—C9—H9A | 120.3 |
N1—C2—C3 | 121.1 (3) | C10—C9—H9A | 120.3 |
N1—C2—C6 | 116.6 (3) | C11—C10—C9 | 121.3 (3) |
C3—C2—C6 | 122.2 (3) | C11—C10—H10A | 119.3 |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.8 (3) | C9—C10—H10A | 119.3 |
C4—C3—H3A | 120.1 | C10—C11—C7 | 117.9 (3) |
C2—C3—H3A | 120.1 | C10—C11—H11A | 121.1 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.2 (3) | C7—C11—H11A | 121.1 |
C5—C4—H4A | 120.4 | C8—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4A | 120.4 | C8—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C1 | 117.8 (3) | H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5A | 121.1 | C8—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C1—C5—H5A | 121.1 | H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C2—C6—H6A | 109.5 | H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C2—N1—C1—C5 | 0.0 (4) | N1—C1—C7—N2 | −3.9 (4) |
C2—N1—C1—C7 | 179.6 (3) | C5—C1—C7—N2 | 175.6 (3) |
C1—N1—C2—C3 | 0.8 (4) | N1—C1—C7—C11 | 176.4 (3) |
C1—N1—C2—C6 | −179.2 (3) | C5—C1—C7—C11 | −4.1 (5) |
N1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.0 (5) | C7—N2—C8—C9 | 0.0 (5) |
C6—C2—C3—C4 | 179.1 (3) | C7—N2—C8—C12 | −179.4 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.3 (5) | N2—C8—C9—C10 | −0.8 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—C1 | 0.6 (5) | C12—C8—C9—C10 | 178.6 (3) |
N1—C1—C5—C4 | −0.7 (5) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 0.3 (5) |
C7—C1—C5—C4 | 179.7 (3) | C9—C10—C11—C7 | 1.0 (5) |
C8—N2—C7—C11 | 1.3 (5) | N2—C7—C11—C10 | −1.8 (4) |
C8—N2—C7—C1 | −178.4 (3) | C1—C7—C11—C10 | 177.9 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2N···Cl3i | 0.82 | 2.80 | 3.419 (2) | 134 |
C4—H4A···Cl2ii | 0.95 | 2.79 | 3.434 (4) | 126 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) x, y−1, z−1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | (C12H13N2)[AuCl4] |
Mr | 524.01 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.8942 (9), 11.6784 (10), 12.2866 (11) |
β (°) | 95.772 (5) |
V (Å3) | 1555.3 (2) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 10.13 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.182, 0.227 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 12293, 4101, 3699 |
Rint | 0.032 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.682 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.023, 0.049, 1.00 |
No. of reflections | 4101 |
No. of parameters | 174 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.83, −1.15 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), XP in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2N···Cl3i | 0.82 | 2.80 | 3.419 (2) | 134 |
C4—H4A···Cl2ii | 0.95 | 2.79 | 3.434 (4) | 126 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) x, y−1, z−1. |
Acknowledgements
We thank the Iranian National Science and Research Foundation (grant No. 89002417) and the Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, for financial support.
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In the recent years, we reported the synthesis and crystal structures of two proton transfer complexes (Abedi et al., 2008; Kalateh et al., 2008). Several proton transfer systems using HAuCl4 as proton acceptor molecule, such as [EMI][AuCl4], (II), [BMI]2[AuCl4].2H2O, (III), (Hasan et al., 1999), [H2bipy][AuCl4]Cl, (IV), (Zhang et al., 2006), [H7O3][15-crown-5][AuCl4], (V), [H5O2][benzo-15-crown-5]2[AuCl4], (VI), (Johnson & Steed, 1998), [H5O2]2[12-crown-4]2[AuCl4]2, (VII), [H3O][18-crown-6][AuCl4], (VIII), [H3O][4-nitrobenzo-18-crown-6][AuCl4], (IX), (Calleja et al., 2001), [Ph2py.H][AuCl4], (X), (Yap et al., 1995), [H2DA18C6][AuCl4], (XI), (Hojjat Kashani et al., 2008), [Me2Ph2phen.H][AuCl4], (XII), (Yıldırım et al., 2009a), [pz(py)2.H][AuCl4], (XIII), (Yıldırım et al., 2009b), [Phpy.H][AuCl4], (XIV), (Amani et al., 2010), [Dafonium][AuCl4].[dafone], (XV), (Safari et al., 2009), [tppzH2][AuCl4]2, (XVI), (Abedi et al., 2011) and [TBA]2[AuCl4][Cl], (XVII), (Fazaeli et al., 2010) (EMI = 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium, BMI = 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium, H2bipy = 2,2'-bipyridinium, Ph2py.H = 2,6-diphenylpyridinium, H2DA18C6 = 1,10-diazonia-18-crown-6, Me2Ph2phen.H = 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthrolin-1-ium, pz(py)2.H = 2-[3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazin-2-yl]pyridinium, Phpy.H = 3-phenylpyridinium, Dafonium = 9-oxo-4,5-diazafluoren-4-ium, dafone = 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one, tppzH2 = 2,5-bis(pyridinium-2-yl)-3,6-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine and TBA = tribenzylammonium) have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. We report herein the synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound, (I).
In the anion of the title compound (Fig. 1), the AuIII atom has a square-planar coordination. The Au—Cl bond lengths and angles are within normal range (XII–XVII). In the crystal, intermolecular N—H···Cl and C—H···Cl hydrogen bonds (Table 1) and π–π contacts between the pyridine rings, Cg1···Cg2i [Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the rings N1/C1–C5 and N2/C7–C11, respectively. Symmetry code: (i) 2-x, -y, -z], with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.5419 (19) Å, are effective in the stabilization of the crystal structure, resulting in the formation of a supramolecular structure.