organic compounds
2-Aminopyridin-1-ium triiodide
aInstitut für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Lehrstuhl II: Material- und Strukturforschung, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: reissg@hhu.de
The 5H7N2+.I3−, consists of one 2-aminopyridin-1-ium cation (apyH+) and one triiodide anion, both located in general postions. The apyH+ cation is planar within the experimental uncertainties. The short N—C distance [1.328 (5) Å] of the exocyclic NH2 group is typical for the imino-form of protonated 2-aminopyridines. Consequently, the bond lengths within the six-membered ring vary significantly. The geometric parameters of the triiodide anion are in the typical range, with bond lengths of 2.8966 (3) and 2.9389 (3) Å and a bond angle of 176.02 (1)°. In the crystal, N—H ⋯ I hydrogen bonds connect adjacent ions into screwed chains along the b-axis direction. These chains are twisted pairwise into rectangular rods. The pyridinium moieties of neighbouring rods are arranged parallel to each other with a plane-to-plane distance of 3.423 (5) Å.
of the title compound, CRelated literature
For the biological activity of aminopyridines, see: Bolliger et al. (2011); Muñoz-Caro & Niño (2002). For aminopyridinium salts with non-linear optical properties, see: Srinivasan & Priolkar (2013); Shkir et al. (2012); Periyasamy et al. (2007). For the spectroscopy of aminopyridinium salts, see: Çırak et al. (2011). For bond-order calculations, see: Brown (2009). For the protonation and electronic structure of 2 amiopyridin-1-ium cations, see: Chapkanov (2010); Chai et al. (2009); Testa & Wild (1981). For the spectroscopy of polyiodides, see: Deplano et al. (1999). For pyridine–pyridine interactions, see: Ninković et al. (2012); Berl et al. (2000); Janiak (2000). For related poliodides, see: van Megen & Reiss (2012); Reiss & van Megen (2012a,b); Meyer et al. (2010); Reiss & Engel (2002, 2004). For the elemental analysis of polyiodides, see: Reiss & van Megen (2012b); Egli (1969).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS2013 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2013 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
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2-Aminopyridine (0.16 g; 1.7 mmol) was dissolved in 10 ml concentrated hydroiodic acid yielding a brown mixture. This mixture was heated to 90 °C and then slowly cooled to room temperature. Within 12 h needle-shaped, orange crystals grew from this solution. Elemental analysis (C5H7N2I3): calcd., %: C, 12.62; H, 1.48; N, 5.89; I, 80.01. Found, %: C, 12.07; H, 1.45; N, 5.60; I, 79.44. For details on the elemental analytical methods used, see: Reiss & van Megen (2012b); Egli (1969).
The coordinates of all hydrogen atoms were refined. The N-H distances were restrained to 0.85 (1) Å. It was possible to introduce individual Uiso values for the hydrogen atoms attached to nitrogen atoms, whereas for carbon bound hydrogen atoms Uiso values had to be set to 1.2Ueq(C).
Aminopyridines are of general interest as they show biological activity (Bolliger et al., 2011). Especially the monoprotonated cations are able to inactivate K+ channels reversibly (Muñoz-Caro & Niño, 2002). Another field of research related to 2-aminopyridinium salts is focused on their nonlinear optical properties (Srinivasan & Priolkar, 2013; Shkir, et al., 2012; Periyasamy et al., 2007). There are more than one hundred mono-protonated 2-aminopyridin-1-ium cations (apyH+) listed in the Cambridge Structural Database. Common to all is the protonation at the ring-nitrogen atom. Moreover, a short exocyclic C—N bond is typically for this cation which represents the so-called imino-form (Scheme 1). The electronic consequences of the mono-protonation of 2-Aminopyridine (Chai et al., 2009; Testa & Wild, 1981) and the electronic structure of the resulting apyH+ monocation (Chapkanov, 2010) seem to be well understood. This contribution is part of our ongoing general interest in the hydrogen bonding of polyiodide salts (Reiss & Engel, 2002; Reiss & Engel, 2004; Meyer et al., 2010). This applies in particular to the structural chemistry of aromatic nitrogen-containing polyiodide salts (Reiss & van Megen, 2012a).
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of the title structure consists of one 2-aminopyridin-1-ium cation and one I3- anion both located in general positions (Fig. 1). The geometric parameters of the apyH+ cation are in accord with the imino-form of a protonated 2-aminopyridine. The C–C and C–N bond lengths within the ring show C–N distances of 1.353 (5) and 1.354 (5) Å and C—C bond lengths ranging from 1.355 (5) to 1.411 (5) Å. The exocyclic C–N bond length is with 1.328 (5) Å very short, thus in the expected range for the imino-form of a protonated aminopyridine. Bond valence calculations for the apyH+ cation were performed using Brown's empirical method (Brown, 2009). The three different C–N bond lengths correspond to bond orders of 1.27 to 1.36, whereas the bond orders of the C–C bonds vary between 1.42 and 1.65 (Scheme 1). The geometric parameters of the triiodide anion are also in the typical range for a hydrogen bonded triiodide anion (e.g. van Megen & Reiss, 2012) with bond lengths of 2.8966 (3) and 2.9389 (3) Å and a bond angle of 176.02 (1)°. The Raman spectrum shows two intense signals at 126 and 115 cm-1 and a medium strong signal at 73 cm-1 which all are in excellent accord with the geometric parameters of the triiodide anion of the title structure and literature known examples (Deplano et al., 1999). The Raman and the infrared spectrum show a vast number of bands from 4000 to 400 cm-1 which are in the expected ranges for the apyH+ monocation (Çırak, 2011; Fig. 2).Cations and anions are connected by N–H ··· I hydrogen bonds. Each cation donates three un-bifurcated hydrogen bonds by the three hydrogen atoms attached to nitrogen atoms to two adjacent triiodide anions (Fig. 1). By these connections chains along the b direction are formed (Fig. 3). The hydrogen bonded chains are twisted pairwise to rectangular rods. These double chains (rods) (Fig. 3 and 4) are connected to adjacent ones by pyridine-pyridine interactions which are arranged in parallel with a plane to plane distance of 3.423 Å. This value is in excellent agreement with the results of ab initio calculations reported recently (Ninković et al., 2012). In general, π-π interactions of pyridine moieties may play an important role in the biological system (Berl et al., 2000) and are of significant interest in the structural chemistry of metal complexes with aromatic nitrogen-containing ligands (Janiak, 2000).
For the biological activity of aminopyridines, see: Bolliger et al. (2011); Muñoz-Caro & Niño (2002). For aminopyridinium salts with non-linear optical properties, see: Srinivasan & Priolkar (2013); Shkir et al. (2012); Periyasamy et al. (2007). For the spectroscopy of aminopyridinium salts, see: Çırak et al. (2011). For bond-order calculations, see: Brown (2009). For the protonation and electronic structure of 2 amiopyridin-1-ium cations, see: Chapkanov (2010); Chai et al. (2009); Testa & Wild (1981). For the spectroscopy of polyiodides, see: Deplano et al. (1999). For pyridine–pyridine interactions, see: Ninković et al. (2012); Berl et al. (2000); Janiak (2000). For related poliodides, see: van Megen & Reiss (2012); Reiss & van Megen (2012a,b); Meyer et al. (2010); Reiss & Engel (2002, 2004). For the elemental analysis of polyiodides, see: Reiss & van Megen (2012b\bbr9 021); Egli (1969).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS2013 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2013 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).C5H7N2+·I3− | Z = 2 |
Mr = 475.83 | F(000) = 420 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 2.929 Mg m−3 |
a = 8.0446 (4) Å | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
b = 8.9973 (5) Å | Cell parameters from 6254 reflections |
c = 9.1464 (4) Å | θ = 3.1–32.6° |
α = 117.805 (6)° | µ = 8.64 mm−1 |
β = 90.939 (4)° | T = 100 K |
γ = 109.640 (5)° | Plate, orange |
V = 539.46 (6) Å3 | 0.43 × 0.41 × 0.04 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos diffractometer | 2186 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Sealed tube X-ray Source | 2078 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Equatorial mounted graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.021 |
Detector resolution: 16.2711 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 26.3°, θmin = 3.1° |
ω scans | h = −10→9 |
Absorption correction: analytical [CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009) based on expressions derived by Clark & Reid (1995)] | k = −11→11 |
Tmin = 0.083, Tmax = 0.698 | l = −11→11 |
5668 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.018 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.015P)2 + 1.5P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.041 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 0.99 e Å−3 |
2186 reflections | Δρmin = −0.59 e Å−3 |
117 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
2 restraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.0075 (2) |
C5H7N2+·I3− | γ = 109.640 (5)° |
Mr = 475.83 | V = 539.46 (6) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 8.0446 (4) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.9973 (5) Å | µ = 8.64 mm−1 |
c = 9.1464 (4) Å | T = 100 K |
α = 117.805 (6)° | 0.43 × 0.41 × 0.04 mm |
β = 90.939 (4)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos diffractometer | 2186 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: analytical [CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009) based on expressions derived by Clark & Reid (1995)] | 2078 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.083, Tmax = 0.698 | Rint = 0.021 |
5668 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.018 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.041 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 0.99 e Å−3 |
2186 reflections | Δρmin = −0.59 e Å−3 |
117 parameters |
Experimental. Analytical numeric absorption correction using a multifaceted crystal model based on expressions derived by Clark & Reid (1995). |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
I1 | 0.09076 (3) | 0.38499 (3) | 0.61148 (3) | 0.01704 (8) | |
I2 | 0.19010 (3) | 0.35305 (3) | 0.90314 (3) | 0.01422 (7) | |
I3 | 0.26150 (3) | 0.30976 (3) | 1.18942 (3) | 0.01955 (8) | |
N1 | 0.2469 (4) | 0.8865 (5) | 0.8153 (4) | 0.0250 (7) | |
H11 | 0.162 (4) | 0.782 (3) | 0.774 (5) | 0.031 (12)* | |
H12 | 0.236 (6) | 0.968 (5) | 0.907 (3) | 0.037 (13)* | |
N2 | 0.4056 (4) | 0.7899 (4) | 0.6047 (4) | 0.0182 (6) | |
H2 | 0.325 (6) | 0.686 (6) | 0.561 (5) | 0.026 (12)* | |
C1 | 0.3907 (4) | 0.9236 (5) | 0.7495 (4) | 0.0166 (7) | |
C3 | 0.5493 (5) | 0.8151 (5) | 0.5310 (5) | 0.0186 (7) | |
H3 | 0.547 (5) | 0.712 (6) | 0.435 (5) | 0.022* | |
C4 | 0.6862 (5) | 0.9812 (5) | 0.5996 (5) | 0.0217 (8) | |
H4 | 0.783 (6) | 0.990 (6) | 0.549 (5) | 0.026* | |
C5 | 0.6744 (5) | 1.1248 (5) | 0.7472 (5) | 0.0218 (8) | |
H5 | 0.763 (6) | 1.249 (6) | 0.799 (5) | 0.026 (11)* | |
C6 | 0.5316 (5) | 1.0977 (5) | 0.8221 (5) | 0.0192 (7) | |
H6 | 0.520 (5) | 1.191 (6) | 0.915 (5) | 0.023* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
I1 | 0.01701 (12) | 0.01880 (13) | 0.01929 (13) | 0.00609 (9) | 0.00315 (8) | 0.01316 (10) |
I2 | 0.01360 (12) | 0.01388 (12) | 0.01490 (12) | 0.00556 (9) | 0.00260 (8) | 0.00688 (9) |
I3 | 0.02394 (13) | 0.02233 (13) | 0.01393 (12) | 0.01008 (10) | 0.00330 (9) | 0.00953 (10) |
N1 | 0.0238 (17) | 0.0189 (17) | 0.0238 (17) | 0.0040 (14) | 0.0102 (14) | 0.0070 (15) |
N2 | 0.0174 (14) | 0.0122 (15) | 0.0205 (15) | 0.0032 (12) | 0.0019 (12) | 0.0068 (13) |
C1 | 0.0165 (16) | 0.0179 (18) | 0.0177 (17) | 0.0060 (14) | 0.0010 (13) | 0.0111 (15) |
C3 | 0.0182 (17) | 0.0172 (18) | 0.0216 (18) | 0.0094 (14) | 0.0050 (14) | 0.0090 (15) |
C4 | 0.0165 (17) | 0.0216 (19) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0087 (15) | 0.0073 (15) | 0.0126 (17) |
C5 | 0.0162 (17) | 0.0159 (18) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0045 (15) | 0.0002 (14) | 0.0084 (16) |
C6 | 0.0181 (17) | 0.0158 (18) | 0.0185 (18) | 0.0063 (14) | −0.0013 (14) | 0.0051 (15) |
I1—I2 | 2.9389 (3) | C1—C6 | 1.411 (5) |
I2—I3 | 2.8966 (3) | C3—C4 | 1.355 (5) |
N1—C1 | 1.328 (5) | C3—H3 | 0.93 (4) |
N1—H11 | 0.849 (10) | C4—C5 | 1.400 (5) |
N1—H12 | 0.847 (10) | C4—H4 | 0.91 (4) |
N2—C1 | 1.353 (5) | C5—C6 | 1.358 (5) |
N2—C3 | 1.354 (5) | C5—H5 | 0.97 (4) |
N2—H2 | 0.83 (4) | C6—H6 | 0.91 (4) |
I3—I2—I1 | 176.017 (9) | N2—C3—H3 | 115 (3) |
C1—N1—H11 | 125 (3) | C4—C3—H3 | 124 (3) |
C1—N1—H12 | 121 (3) | C3—C4—C5 | 118.3 (3) |
H11—N1—H12 | 114 (4) | C3—C4—H4 | 117 (3) |
C1—N2—C3 | 123.2 (3) | C5—C4—H4 | 124 (3) |
C1—N2—H2 | 118 (3) | C6—C5—C4 | 120.9 (3) |
C3—N2—H2 | 118 (3) | C6—C5—H5 | 116 (2) |
N1—C1—N2 | 119.4 (3) | C4—C5—H5 | 123 (3) |
N1—C1—C6 | 123.5 (3) | C5—C6—C1 | 120.0 (3) |
N2—C1—C6 | 117.1 (3) | C5—C6—H6 | 121 (3) |
N2—C3—C4 | 120.4 (3) | C1—C6—H6 | 118 (3) |
C3—N2—C1—N1 | −178.6 (3) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 1.5 (6) |
C3—N2—C1—C6 | 1.7 (5) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | −1.2 (6) |
C1—N2—C3—C4 | −1.4 (5) | N1—C1—C6—C5 | 179.9 (4) |
N2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.3 (6) | N2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.4 (5) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H11···I1 | 0.85 (1) | 2.99 (3) | 3.698 (3) | 142 (4) |
N1—H12···I3i | 0.85 (1) | 2.89 (2) | 3.709 (3) | 164 (4) |
N2—H2···I1 | 0.83 (4) | 2.97 (5) | 3.702 (3) | 147 (4) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, y+1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C5H7N2+·I3− |
Mr | 475.83 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.0446 (4), 8.9973 (5), 9.1464 (4) |
α, β, γ (°) | 117.805 (6), 90.939 (4), 109.640 (5) |
V (Å3) | 539.46 (6) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 8.64 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.43 × 0.41 × 0.04 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos |
Absorption correction | Analytical [CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009) based on expressions derived by Clark & Reid (1995)] |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.083, 0.698 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5668, 2186, 2078 |
Rint | 0.021 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.623 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.018, 0.041, 1.01 |
No. of reflections | 2186 |
No. of parameters | 117 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.99, −0.59 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), SHELXS2013 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL2013 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2012), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H11···I1 | 0.849 (10) | 2.99 (3) | 3.698 (3) | 142 (4) |
N1—H12···I3i | 0.847 (10) | 2.887 (17) | 3.709 (3) | 164 (4) |
N2—H2···I1 | 0.83 (4) | 2.97 (5) | 3.702 (3) | 147 (4) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, y+1, z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank E. Hammes and P. Roloff for technical support and V. Breuers for useful discussions. This publication was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf under the funding programme Open Access Publishing.
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Aminopyridines are of general interest as they show biological activity (Bolliger et al., 2011). Especially the monoprotonated cations are able to inactivate K+ channels reversibly (Muñoz-Caro & Niño, 2002). Another field of research related to 2-aminopyridinium salts is focused on their nonlinear optical properties (Srinivasan & Priolkar, 2013; Shkir, et al., 2012; Periyasamy et al., 2007). There are more than one hundred mono-protonated 2-aminopyridin-1-ium cations (apyH+) listed in the Cambridge Structural Database. Common to all is the protonation at the ring-nitrogen atom. Moreover, a short exocyclic C—N bond is typically for this cation which represents the so-called imino-form (Scheme 1). The electronic consequences of the mono-protonation of 2-Aminopyridine (Chai et al., 2009; Testa & Wild, 1981) and the electronic structure of the resulting apyH+ monocation (Chapkanov, 2010) seem to be well understood. This contribution is part of our ongoing general interest in the hydrogen bonding of polyiodide salts (Reiss & Engel, 2002; Reiss & Engel, 2004; Meyer et al., 2010). This applies in particular to the structural chemistry of aromatic nitrogen-containing polyiodide salts (Reiss & van Megen, 2012a).
The asymmetric unit of the title structure consists of one 2-aminopyridin-1-ium cation and one I3- anion both located in general positions (Fig. 1). The geometric parameters of the apyH+ cation are in accord with the imino-form of a protonated 2-aminopyridine. The C–C and C–N bond lengths within the ring show C–N distances of 1.353 (5) and 1.354 (5) Å and C—C bond lengths ranging from 1.355 (5) to 1.411 (5) Å. The exocyclic C–N bond length is with 1.328 (5) Å very short, thus in the expected range for the imino-form of a protonated aminopyridine. Bond valence calculations for the apyH+ cation were performed using Brown's empirical method (Brown, 2009). The three different C–N bond lengths correspond to bond orders of 1.27 to 1.36, whereas the bond orders of the C–C bonds vary between 1.42 and 1.65 (Scheme 1). The geometric parameters of the triiodide anion are also in the typical range for a hydrogen bonded triiodide anion (e.g. van Megen & Reiss, 2012) with bond lengths of 2.8966 (3) and 2.9389 (3) Å and a bond angle of 176.02 (1)°. The Raman spectrum shows two intense signals at 126 and 115 cm-1 and a medium strong signal at 73 cm-1 which all are in excellent accord with the geometric parameters of the triiodide anion of the title structure and literature known examples (Deplano et al., 1999). The Raman and the infrared spectrum show a vast number of bands from 4000 to 400 cm-1 which are in the expected ranges for the apyH+ monocation (Çırak, 2011; Fig. 2).
Cations and anions are connected by N–H ··· I hydrogen bonds. Each cation donates three un-bifurcated hydrogen bonds by the three hydrogen atoms attached to nitrogen atoms to two adjacent triiodide anions (Fig. 1). By these connections chains along the b direction are formed (Fig. 3). The hydrogen bonded chains are twisted pairwise to rectangular rods. These double chains (rods) (Fig. 3 and 4) are connected to adjacent ones by pyridine-pyridine interactions which are arranged in parallel with a plane to plane distance of 3.423 Å. This value is in excellent agreement with the results of ab initio calculations reported recently (Ninković et al., 2012). In general, π-π interactions of pyridine moieties may play an important role in the biological system (Berl et al., 2000) and are of significant interest in the structural chemistry of metal complexes with aromatic nitrogen-containing ligands (Janiak, 2000).