metal-organic compounds
Sodium bis(ethylenediamine)copper(II) tetracyanidocuprate(I)
aDepartment of Chemistry, Fordham University, 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458, USA, and bThe King's College, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: pcorfield@fordham.edu
The title compound, Na[Cu(en)2][Cu(CN)4], where en represents ethylenediamine, NH2CH2CH2NH2, crystallizes as a salt with two distinct cations, Na+ and [CuIIen2]2+, and discrete [CuI(CN)4]3− anions. The anion geometry is tetrahedral, with angles at the copper atom ranging from 105.0 (1) to 115.4 (1)°. The Cu—C distances are in the range 1.976 (3) to 1.993 (3) Å. The divalent copper atom is coordinated by four N atoms of the two bidentate en ligands in a slightly distorted square-planar geometry. In the crystal, each sodium ion interacts with cyanide N atoms of four different anions, with Na—N distances lying in the narrow range of 2.344 (3) to 2.367 (3) Å, and an approximately tetrahedral arrangement around the sodium ions. The interacting sodium ions and [CuI(CN)4]3− anions form a three-dimensional network with channels which contain the [Cu(en)2]2+ cations. One of the chelate rings in the cation shows partial disorder between two different conformations and the C atoms were refined with occupancies in the ratio 0.817 (15):0.183 (15).
Related literature
The work presented here continues studies on mixed-valence copper cyanide complexes, see: Corfield et al. (2012). Studies by others on similar complexes include Colacio et al. (2002) and Kim et al. (2005). For other results on the specific system CuI,II—CN—en, see: Williams et al. (1972) and Weiss et al. (2006). We are aware of only one other detailed describing the discrete [Cu(CN)4]3− anion, that reported for K3Cu(CN)4 in Roof et al. (1968). For molar conductance, see: Angelici (1977).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CAD-4 Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); cell CAD-4 Software; data reduction followed procedures in Corfield et al. (1973): data were averaged with a local version of SORTAV (Blessing, 1989); program(s) used to solve structure: locally modified program (Corfield, 1984); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and XABS2 (Parkin et al., 1995); molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536813012075/lh5608sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813012075/lh5608Isup2.hkl
The compound was prepared by addition of ~13 ml of a solution containing 8.0 g (0.133 mol) of ethylenediamine to a solution containing 8.34 g (0.17 mol) sodium cyanide and 8.17 g (0.09 mol)copper(I) cyanide in 33 ml water. Crystals usually appear after several days. Often, the first compound filtered off is Cu3en2(CN)4H2O (Williams et al., 1972), while later batches provide samples of the present compound, Na[Cuen2][Cu(CN)4].
Sodium was analyzed by atomic absorption spectroscopy, with a Perkin-Elmer 303 instrument. Found: 6.0 (2)%; calculated 6.15%. Total copper was analyzed iodometrically: found 33.8 (1)% from 13 measurements; calculated 34.0%. Cyanide was analyzed by titration with AgNO3: found 26.7(1.7)% from two measurements; calculated 27.8%. The infra-red spectrum was taken with a Perkin- Elmer 710B spectrophotometer. There is one CN stretching frequency, at 2095 cm-1. Conductance measurements with a classical conductance bridge and glass cell gave a molar conductance of 293 (2) ohm-1.cm2.mol-1, a reasonable value for a three ion electrolyte (Angelici, 1977).
Refinements with anisotropic temperature factors for Cu, N and C atoms and isotropic factors for the constrained hydrogen atom parameters converged smoothly. H atoms were placed in calculated positions with N—H = 0.90Å and C—H = 0.97Å. They were included in the refinment in a riding motion approximation with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C,N) or 1.5Ueq(C) for disordered atoms. At this point, a difference Fourier synthesis showed peaks of 0.6 e/A3 that indicated partial occupancy of an alternative conformation δ for the ethylenediamine carbon atoms C6 and C7, which have a λ conformation. Further refinements allowed for disorder of this ethylenediamine group. The extra atoms were labeled C6A and C7A and were refined isotropically, with hydrogen atoms assigned in constrained positions. The nitrogen atoms N5 and N8 were assumed to be common to both conformations. The main conformation, involving C6 and C7, refined to an occupancy of 81.7 (15)%, while the alternative conformation with C6A and C7A has an occupancy of 18.3 (15)%. Inclusion of the disordered atoms in the lowered R1 from 0.0339 to 0.0322.
A difference Fourier synthesis at this point showed several holes of depth -0.6 e/A3 within 1 A of the copper atoms. It was felt that these features might reflect small anisotropic errors in the diffracted intensities due to the size of the crystal relative to the size of the fine focus X-ray beam, as well as a slight crystal movement noted towards the end of the data collection. The anisotropy was modeled by using the program XABS2, (Parkin et al., 1995). Twelve parameters were used to modify the observed structure factors. Subsequent refinements lowered R1 from 0.0322 to 0.0300 for all reflections, and reduced the maximum height or depth of features in the final difference Fourier synthesis to 0.32 e/A3 or less.
Data collection: CAD-4 Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); cell
CAD-4 Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); data reduction: data reduction followed procedures in Corfield et al. (1973); data were averaged with a local version of SORTAV (Blessing, 1989); program(s) used to solve structure: locally modified program (Corfield, 1984); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and XABS2 (Parkin et al., 1995); molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Na[Cu(C2H8N2)2][Cu(CN)4] | F(000) = 756 |
Mr = 374.36 | Dx = 1.733 Mg m−3 Dm = 1.732 (3) Mg m−3 Dm measured by flotation in 1-bromobutane/1,1,4,4-tetrabutane mixtures. Four independent determinations were made. |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.5418 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 25 reflections |
a = 8.842 (1) Å | θ = 2.7–24.2° |
b = 10.743 (1) Å | µ = 3.94 mm−1 |
c = 15.268 (3) Å | T = 295 K |
β = 98.32 (1)° | Block, dark blue |
V = 1435.0 (4) Å3 | 0.33 × 0.27 × 0.16 mm |
Z = 4 |
Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | 2614 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.024 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 70.2°, θmin = 5.1° |
θ/2θ scans | h = −10→10 |
Absorption correction: integration Busing & Levy (1957) | k = 0→11 |
Tmin = 0.361, Tmax = 0.576 | l = 0→18 |
5288 measured reflections | 3 standard reflections every 120 min |
2679 independent reflections | intensity decay: 11% |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: heavy-atom method |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.029 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.087 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.19 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.P)2 + 1.160P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2679 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
181 parameters | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
Na[Cu(C2H8N2)2][Cu(CN)4] | V = 1435.0 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 374.36 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 8.842 (1) Å | µ = 3.94 mm−1 |
b = 10.743 (1) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 15.268 (3) Å | 0.33 × 0.27 × 0.16 mm |
β = 98.32 (1)° |
Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | 2614 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Absorption correction: integration Busing & Levy (1957) | Rint = 0.024 |
Tmin = 0.361, Tmax = 0.576 | 3 standard reflections every 120 min |
5288 measured reflections | intensity decay: 11% |
2679 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.029 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.087 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.19 | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
2679 reflections | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
181 parameters |
Experimental. Diffraction data were collected with Cu Kα radiation. At a later stage, Mo Kα radiation was used in measurements made to obtain improved unit-cell dimensions. Each of the 25 reflections used for cell measurement was determined in four different orientations using the CAD4 SET4 command. |
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. |
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 | Occ. (<1) | |
Cu1 | 0.71472 (4) | −0.04991 (3) | 0.31263 (2) | 0.03584 (13) | |
Cu2 | 0.24744 (4) | 0.07238 (3) | 0.27612 (2) | 0.03475 (13) | |
Na | 0.22615 (12) | −0.26385 (10) | 0.40880 (7) | 0.0409 (2) | |
N1 | 0.9771 (3) | −0.2440 (3) | 0.3300 (2) | 0.0638 (8) | |
C1 | 0.8783 (3) | −0.1771 (2) | 0.32825 (17) | 0.0371 (5) | |
N2 | 0.3881 (3) | −0.1387 (3) | 0.33609 (18) | 0.0526 (6) | |
C2 | 0.5099 (3) | −0.1134 (2) | 0.32682 (16) | 0.0353 (5) | |
N3 | 0.7238 (4) | 0.0236 (3) | 0.11626 (17) | 0.0588 (7) | |
C3 | 0.7155 (3) | 0.0020 (2) | 0.18738 (18) | 0.0384 (6) | |
N4 | 0.7729 (3) | 0.1558 (3) | 0.4577 (2) | 0.0632 (7) | |
C4 | 0.7567 (3) | 0.0847 (3) | 0.4020 (2) | 0.0435 (6) | |
N5 | 0.3599 (3) | 0.0853 (2) | 0.17195 (15) | 0.0401 (5) | |
H5A | 0.3405 | 0.1593 | 0.1451 | 0.048* | |
H5B | 0.4612 | 0.0797 | 0.1899 | 0.048* | |
C6 | 0.3095 (6) | −0.0168 (5) | 0.1094 (3) | 0.0489 (14) | 0.817 (15) |
H6A | 0.3605 | −0.0937 | 0.1296 | 0.073* | 0.817 (15) |
H6B | 0.3348 | 0.0027 | 0.0512 | 0.073* | 0.817 (15) |
C7 | 0.1402 (6) | −0.0307 (5) | 0.1052 (3) | 0.0508 (13) | 0.817 (15) |
H7A | 0.0884 | 0.0403 | 0.0752 | 0.076* | 0.817 (15) |
H7B | 0.1057 | −0.1054 | 0.0726 | 0.076* | 0.817 (15) |
C6A | 0.257 (3) | 0.034 (2) | 0.0970 (12) | 0.047 (5)* | 0.183 (15) |
H6A1 | 0.3137 | 0.0120 | 0.0496 | 0.070* | 0.183 (15) |
H6A2 | 0.1804 | 0.0958 | 0.0747 | 0.070* | 0.183 (15) |
C7A | 0.181 (3) | −0.077 (3) | 0.1271 (17) | 0.055 (6)* | 0.183 (15) |
H7A1 | 0.1095 | −0.1110 | 0.0791 | 0.083* | 0.183 (15) |
H7A2 | 0.2567 | −0.1401 | 0.1472 | 0.083* | 0.183 (15) |
N8 | 0.1045 (3) | −0.0388 (2) | 0.19709 (16) | 0.0446 (5) | |
H8A | 0.1150 | −0.1179 | 0.2164 | 0.053* | |
H8B | 0.0072 | −0.0151 | 0.1984 | 0.053* | |
N9 | 0.1297 (3) | 0.0750 (2) | 0.37895 (17) | 0.0469 (6) | |
H9A | 0.0287 | 0.0782 | 0.3595 | 0.056* | |
H9B | 0.1493 | 0.0057 | 0.4118 | 0.056* | |
C10 | 0.1775 (4) | 0.1856 (3) | 0.4322 (2) | 0.0555 (8) | |
H10A | 0.1477 | 0.1779 | 0.4906 | 0.083* | |
H10B | 0.1295 | 0.2595 | 0.4041 | 0.083* | |
C11 | 0.3480 (4) | 0.1955 (3) | 0.43916 (19) | 0.0552 (8) | |
H11A | 0.3830 | 0.2729 | 0.4678 | 0.083* | |
H11B | 0.3963 | 0.1270 | 0.4740 | 0.083* | |
N12 | 0.3880 (3) | 0.1914 (2) | 0.34902 (14) | 0.0396 (5) | |
H12A | 0.4855 | 0.1663 | 0.3508 | 0.048* | |
H12B | 0.3789 | 0.2677 | 0.3246 | 0.048* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cu1 | 0.0382 (2) | 0.0338 (2) | 0.0355 (2) | −0.00035 (15) | 0.00530 (16) | −0.00042 (14) |
Cu2 | 0.0366 (2) | 0.0353 (2) | 0.0331 (2) | −0.00367 (14) | 0.00756 (15) | −0.00332 (14) |
Na | 0.0462 (6) | 0.0331 (5) | 0.0447 (6) | −0.0020 (4) | 0.0107 (4) | −0.0033 (4) |
N1 | 0.0515 (15) | 0.0500 (16) | 0.091 (2) | 0.0087 (13) | 0.0137 (14) | 0.0131 (15) |
C1 | 0.0375 (13) | 0.0344 (14) | 0.0385 (13) | −0.0029 (11) | 0.0020 (10) | 0.0027 (10) |
N2 | 0.0444 (14) | 0.0560 (16) | 0.0578 (15) | −0.0038 (12) | 0.0089 (11) | 0.0106 (12) |
C2 | 0.0429 (14) | 0.0289 (13) | 0.0335 (12) | 0.0004 (10) | 0.0038 (10) | 0.0037 (10) |
N3 | 0.084 (2) | 0.0511 (16) | 0.0416 (14) | −0.0138 (14) | 0.0114 (13) | 0.0056 (12) |
C3 | 0.0405 (13) | 0.0319 (13) | 0.0430 (14) | −0.0007 (11) | 0.0062 (11) | 0.0026 (11) |
N4 | 0.0684 (18) | 0.0588 (18) | 0.0638 (17) | −0.0049 (14) | 0.0139 (14) | −0.0237 (15) |
C4 | 0.0415 (14) | 0.0421 (15) | 0.0470 (15) | 0.0001 (12) | 0.0070 (12) | −0.0039 (12) |
N5 | 0.0438 (12) | 0.0387 (12) | 0.0395 (11) | 0.0005 (9) | 0.0112 (9) | 0.0028 (9) |
C6 | 0.058 (3) | 0.055 (3) | 0.0351 (18) | 0.003 (2) | 0.0101 (16) | −0.0093 (17) |
C7 | 0.059 (2) | 0.051 (3) | 0.039 (2) | 0.000 (2) | −0.0056 (17) | −0.0091 (18) |
N8 | 0.0418 (12) | 0.0447 (13) | 0.0452 (13) | −0.0075 (10) | −0.0003 (10) | 0.0018 (10) |
N9 | 0.0525 (14) | 0.0448 (14) | 0.0472 (13) | 0.0005 (11) | 0.0199 (11) | 0.0014 (10) |
C10 | 0.077 (2) | 0.0510 (18) | 0.0426 (15) | 0.0078 (16) | 0.0224 (15) | −0.0060 (13) |
C11 | 0.077 (2) | 0.0523 (18) | 0.0336 (14) | −0.0028 (16) | −0.0017 (13) | −0.0027 (13) |
N12 | 0.0427 (12) | 0.0343 (12) | 0.0404 (11) | −0.0002 (9) | 0.0018 (9) | −0.0001 (9) |
Cu1—C1 | 1.979 (3) | C7—N8 | 1.484 (5) |
Cu1—C2 | 1.976 (3) | C7—H7A | 0.9700 |
Cu1—C3 | 1.993 (3) | C7—H7B | 0.9700 |
Cu1—C4 | 1.986 (3) | C6A—C7A | 1.47 (3) |
Cu2—N5 | 1.999 (2) | C6A—H6A1 | 0.9700 |
Cu2—N8 | 2.009 (2) | C6A—H6A2 | 0.9700 |
Cu2—N9 | 2.005 (2) | C7A—N8 | 1.41 (2) |
Cu2—N12 | 2.004 (2) | C7A—H7A1 | 0.9700 |
C1—N1 | 1.129 (4) | C7A—H7A2 | 0.9700 |
C2—N2 | 1.139 (4) | N8—H8A | 0.9000 |
C3—N3 | 1.123 (4) | N8—H8B | 0.9000 |
C4—N4 | 1.138 (4) | N9—C10 | 1.467 (4) |
Na—N1i | 2.361 (3) | N9—H9A | 0.9000 |
Na—N2 | 2.356 (3) | N9—H9B | 0.9000 |
Na—N3ii | 2.367 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.499 (5) |
Na—N4iii | 2.344 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9700 |
N5—C6A | 1.464 (18) | C10—H10B | 0.9700 |
N5—C6 | 1.480 (5) | C11—N12 | 1.470 (4) |
N5—H5A | 0.9000 | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
N5—H5B | 0.9000 | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
C6—C7 | 1.497 (7) | N12—H12A | 0.9000 |
C6—H6A | 0.9700 | N12—H12B | 0.9000 |
C6—H6B | 0.9700 | ||
C1—Cu1—C2 | 114.43 (10) | H6A1—C6A—H6A2 | 108.3 |
C1—Cu1—C3 | 101.82 (11) | C6—C7—N8 | 108.3 (4) |
C1—Cu1—C4 | 111.06 (11) | C6A—C7A—N8 | 107 (2) |
C2—Cu1—C3 | 109.40 (10) | C6—C7—H7A | 110.0 |
C2—Cu1—C4 | 105.04 (11) | C6—C7—H7B | 110.0 |
C3—Cu1—C4 | 115.42 (12) | C6A—C7A—H7A1 | 110.3 |
N5—Cu2—N9 | 175.03 (10) | C6A—C7A—H7A2 | 110.3 |
N5—Cu2—N12 | 93.29 (9) | N8—C7—H7A | 110.0 |
N9—Cu2—N12 | 84.65 (10) | N8—C7—H7B | 110.0 |
N5—Cu2—N8 | 84.59 (10) | N8—C7A—H7A1 | 110.3 |
N9—Cu2—N8 | 97.23 (11) | N8—C7A—H7A2 | 110.3 |
N12—Cu2—N8 | 176.43 (10) | H7A—C7—H7B | 108.4 |
N1i—Na—N2 | 107.11 (10) | H7A1—C7A—H7A2 | 108.6 |
N1i—Na—N3ii | 100.77 (11) | C7—N8—Cu2 | 109.4 (2) |
N1i—Na—N4iii | 106.49 (12) | C7A—N8—Cu2 | 107.3 (10) |
N2—Na—N3ii | 109.50 (11) | C7—N8—H8A | 109.8 |
N2—Na—N4iii | 101.61 (11) | C7—N8—H8B | 109.8 |
N3ii—Na—N4iii | 129.84 (11) | C7A—N8—H8A | 86.4 |
Cu1—C1—N1 | 172.9 (3) | C7A—N8—H8B | 131.8 |
Cu1—C2—N2 | 173.5 (3) | Cu2—N8—H8A | 109.8 |
Cu1—C3—N3 | 174.5 (3) | Cu2—N8—H8B | 109.8 |
Cu1—C4—N4 | 173.8 (3) | H8A—N8—H8B | 108.3 |
C1—N1—Naiv | 137.0 (3) | Cu2—N9—C10 | 107.72 (18) |
C2—N2—Na | 147.6 (2) | Cu2—N9—H9A | 110.2 |
C3—N3—Nav | 113.3 (2) | Cu2—N9—H9B | 110.2 |
C4—N4—Naiii | 165.3 (3) | C10—N9—H9A | 110.2 |
Cu2—N5—C6 | 108.9 (2) | C10—N9—H9B | 110.2 |
Cu2—N5—C6A | 105.6 (8) | H9A—N9—H9B | 108.5 |
C6—N5—H5A | 109.9 | N9—C10—C11 | 107.6 (3) |
C6—N5—H5B | 109.9 | N9—C10—H10A | 110.2 |
C6A—N5—H5A | 85.3 | N9—C10—H10B | 110.2 |
C6A—N5—H5B | 134.0 | C11—C10—H10A | 110.2 |
Cu2—N5—H5A | 109.9 | C11—C10—H10B | 110.2 |
Cu2—N5—H5B | 109.9 | H10A—C10—H10B | 108.5 |
H5A—N5—H5B | 108.3 | C10—C11—N12 | 107.9 (2) |
N5—C6—C7 | 107.9 (4) | C10—C11—H11A | 110.1 |
N5—C6A—C7A | 108.6 (19) | C10—C11—H11B | 110.1 |
N5—C6—H6A | 110.1 | N12—C11—H11A | 110.1 |
N5—C6—H6B | 110.1 | N12—C11—H11B | 110.1 |
N5—C6A—H6A1 | 110.0 | H11A—C11—H11B | 108.4 |
N5—C6A—H6A2 | 110.0 | C11—N12—Cu2 | 108.96 (18) |
C7—C6—H6A | 110.1 | C11—N12—H12A | 109.9 |
C7—C6—H6B | 110.1 | C11—N12—H12B | 109.9 |
C7A—C6A—H6A1 | 110.0 | Cu2—N12—H12A | 109.9 |
C7A—C6A—H6A2 | 110.0 | Cu2—N12—H12B | 109.9 |
H6A—C6—H6B | 108.4 | H12A—N12—H12B | 108.3 |
N5—C6—C7—N8 | −50.3 (6) | N9—C10—C11—N12 | 53.0 (3) |
N5—C6A—C7A—N8 | 58 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (iv) x+1, y, z; (v) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | Na[Cu(C2H8N2)2][Cu(CN)4] |
Mr | 374.36 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.842 (1), 10.743 (1), 15.268 (3) |
β (°) | 98.32 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1435.0 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 3.94 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.33 × 0.27 × 0.16 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Integration Busing & Levy (1957) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.361, 0.576 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5288, 2679, 2614 |
Rint | 0.024 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.610 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.029, 0.087, 1.19 |
No. of reflections | 2679 |
No. of parameters | 181 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.32, −0.20 |
Computer programs: CAD-4 Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1994), data reduction followed procedures in Corfield et al. (1973); data were averaged with a local version of SORTAV (Blessing, 1989), locally modified program (Corfield, 1984), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and XABS2 (Parkin et al., 1995), ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).
Footnotes
‡The King's College is currently at: 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Nancy McGuire and the X-Ray Lab then at Union Carbide in Tarrytown, NY, for use of their CAD-4 diffractometer. We thank Caryn Goodwin, Linda Kuzcko, Ruth Josenhans, John Oskam, and Nicholas Della Rocco for their assistance in this work. We also acknowledge gratefully an Atlantic Richfield Foundation grant from the Research Corporation, and funding from the Alumni Association of The King's College, where the experimental work was carried out.
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There has been widespread interest in structures of cyanide-bridged copper compounds, which can show self-assembly into polymeric structures. See, for example, Colacio et al. (2002) and Kim et al. (2005). The structure determination of the title compound was undertaken as part of a series of synthetic and structural studies of mixed-valence copper cyanide complexes containing chelating amine bases (Corfield et al., 2012). The coordinated amines stabilize the divalent copper atoms against reduction by the cyanide groups. The title compound was crystallized from systems with the base ethylenediamine. The structures of two other compounds from this system have been described (Williams et al., 1972; Weiss et al., 2006).
The crystal structure of the title compound consists of sodium and bisethylenediamine copperII cations, Na+ and [Cuen2]2+, crystallizing with discrete tetracyanidocopperI anions, [Cu(CN)4]3-, (Fig. 1). The divalent copper atom, Cu2, shows square planar coordination with the four N atoms of the two bidentate ligands, with average Cu—N distances of 2.004 (2) Å. The Cu2–N5–C6–C7–N8 chelate ring has the λ conformation, with torsional angle of -50.3 (6)°. The disordered chelate ring Cu2–N5–C6A–C7A–N8 has the opposite δ conformation, as does the Cu2–N9–C10–C11–N12 chelate ring, with torsion angle +53.0 (3)°.
The monovalent copper atom, Cu1, shows tetrahedral coordination to the carbon atoms of four cyanide groups, with bond angles averaging 109.5°. The Cu—C distances lie within the narrow range of 1.976 (3)–1.993 (3) Å, similar to the Cu—C distances of 2.014 (10) Å and 1.993 (6) Å reported by Roof et al., (1968). There is no ambiguity between cyanide carbon and nitrogen atoms. The C—Cu—C angles range from 101.8 (1)° to 115.4 (1)°.
There are significant interactions between the sodium ions, Na+, and the nitrogen atoms of CN groups from four different [Cu(CN)4]3- anions, with an average Na—-N distance of 2.358 (2) Å. The arrangement of cyanide N atoms around the sodium ions is roughly tetrahedral, with angles ranging from 100.8 (1)° to 129.8 (1)°. The C—N—Na angles average 140.8°, with wide variation from 113.3 (2)° to 165.3 (2)°, unlike the linear arrangement that would be expected for covalently bridging cyanide groups.
Three of the four Na—N interactions link the Na+ cations and the [Cu(CN)4]3- anions into ribbons extending along the direction of the a axis, (Fig. 2) while a fourth Na—N interaction links the ribbons into an open three-dimensional structure with channels along the a axis. The [Cuen2]2+ cations reside in these channels (Fig. 3). There appear to be significant interactions between the Cu atoms of the cation and cyanide N atoms from two neighboring [Cu(CN)4]3- anions, with N1 and N2 atoms of the anions lying approximately in the axial positions for the square planar cationic copper atoms, at distances of 3.09 Å and 2.69 Å respectively. We have not described the latter interaction as a long covalent bond, because the putative Cu—N—C angle is 99.0°, far different from the linear angle expected for a bonded cyanide group. Further, the Cu atom is displaced very little from the N4 plane of the coordinated ethylenediamine ligands.
Three possible weak N—H···N hydrogen bonds link N8 and N9 atoms from the ethylenediamine ligands with neighboring cyanide N atoms, with N···N distances ranging from 3.30 to 3.53 Å, N···H distances from 2.64 to 2.67 Å, and angles at the hydrogen atoms ranging from 132° to 165°. Other intermolecular contacts appear normal, with the shortest H···H intermolecular distance found at 2.58 Å, and the shortest H···C distance at 2.41 Å, for H5B—C3(1 - x, -1/2 + y, 1/2 - z).