metal-organic compounds
Di-μ-chlorido-dichloridobis{8-[2-(dimethylamino)ethylamino]quinoline}dicadmium monohydrate
aDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science for Women, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq, and bSchool of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, Wales
*Correspondence e-mail: alsudani@uobaghdad.edu.iq
The title complex, [Cd2Cl4(C13H17N3)2]·H2O, is centrosymmetic and contains two Cd2+ ions bridged by two Cl− ions, leading to a strictly planar Cd2Cl2 core. Each Cd2+ ion is further coordinated by an additional Cl− ion and three N atoms of a tridentate 8-[2-(dimethylamino)ethylamino]quinoline ligand in the form of a considerably distorted octahedron for the overall coordination sphere. A lattice water molecule is located on a twofold rotation axis and links pairs of complexes through N—H⋯O and O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.
Related literature
For background to N-containing ligands including quinoline derivatives, see: Chaudhuri et al. (2007); Kizirian (2008); Miodragovic et al. (2008); Puviarasan et al. (2004); Singh et al. (2008); Van Asselt & Elsevier (1994); Zhang et al. (2009). For the synthetic procedure, see: Amoroso et al. (2009); Hartshorn & Baird (1946).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000); cell SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and SCALEPACK; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012) and ACD/Chemsketch (Advanced Chemistry Development, 2008).
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053681302206X/wm2762sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, New_Global_Publ_Block. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681302206X/wm2762Isup2.hkl
The ligand was prepared by the standard Bucherer procedure (Amoroso et al., 2009; Hartshorn & Baird, 1946). To a stirred dry methanolic solution (30 ml) of cadmium dichloride (0.2 g; 0.0011 mol) kept under a positive nitrogen pressure, a dry methanolic solution (10 ml) of the ligand (0.24 g; 0.0011 mol) was slowly added. The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. The solvent was then removed under vacuum and the sticky solid obtained was washed twice with dry diethyl ether (10 ml each). The resulting solid was recrystallized by slow diffusion of diethyl ether in ethanolic solution of the complex. The crystallization method gave colourless crystals in 40% yield (0.17 g), m.p. > 573 K. Anal. Calc. for [Cd2Cl4(NN'N")2]; C; 39.15, H; 4.27, and N; 10.54. Found: C; 39.25, H; 4.42, and N;10.42. 1H NMR (DMSO, 400 MHz): 2.3 (s, 6H, N(CH3)2); 2.6 (t, 2H, CH2–CH2); 3.2 (t, 2H, CH2–CH2); 6.3 (broad s, 1H, HN-quin.); the other 6 H-quin appear at 7.15, 7.4, 7.5, 7.65, 8.4, and 8.85. The crystal finally measured was a monohydrate, presumably originating from insufficiently dried solvents. The solid sample of the complex is stable in open air, the organic solution of the complex, however, is slowly oxidized in open air. No attempt was made to identify the oxidation product.
Ligand H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model with Uiso(H) constrained to be 1.2 times Ueq for the atom it is bonded to (except for methyl groups where it was 1.5 times with 202) and (111) were omitted due to deviant intensities consistent with obstruction by the beamstop; the rest of the missing reflections were eliminated automatically during data processing, possibly as overloads.
about the C—C bond). The water hydrogen was refined freely. Of the low angle reflections missing from the reflections (110), (200), (Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000); cell
SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012) and ACD/Chemsketch (Advanced Chemistry Development, 2008).[Cd2Cl4(C13H17N3)2]·H2O | F(000) = 1624 |
Mr = 815.21 | Dx = 1.732 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -C 2yc | Cell parameters from 3946 reflections |
a = 20.7162 (3) Å | θ = 3.6–30.1° |
b = 10.1590 (2) Å | µ = 1.73 mm−1 |
c = 15.5574 (3) Å | T = 150 K |
β = 107.315 (1)° | Block, colourless |
V = 3125.77 (10) Å3 | 0.22 × 0.22 × 0.20 mm |
Z = 4 |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 3946 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
CCD slices, ω and phi scans | Rint = 0.016 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (DENZO and SCALEPACK; Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) | θmax = 30.1°, θmin = 3.6° |
Tmin = 0.702, Tmax = 0.723 | h = −27→29 |
7231 measured reflections | k = −13→12 |
4216 independent reflections | l = −20→20 |
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)] = 0.021 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.053 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0199P)2 + 4.8395P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4216 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.008 |
183 parameters | Δρmax = 0.51 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.72 e Å−3 |
[Cd2Cl4(C13H17N3)2]·H2O | V = 3125.77 (10) Å3 |
Mr = 815.21 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 20.7162 (3) Å | µ = 1.73 mm−1 |
b = 10.1590 (2) Å | T = 150 K |
c = 15.5574 (3) Å | 0.22 × 0.22 × 0.20 mm |
β = 107.315 (1)° |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 4216 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (DENZO and SCALEPACK; Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) | 3946 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.702, Tmax = 0.723 | Rint = 0.016 |
7231 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.053 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.51 e Å−3 |
4216 reflections | Δρmin = −0.72 e Å−3 |
183 parameters |
Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'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 > 2σ(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 | ||
C1 | 0.12451 (10) | 0.41925 (18) | 0.06077 (13) | 0.0253 (4) | |
H1 | 0.1339 | 0.4087 | 0.0050 | 0.030* | |
C2 | 0.12079 (11) | 0.54785 (19) | 0.09262 (14) | 0.0303 (4) | |
H2 | 0.1289 | 0.6218 | 0.0599 | 0.036* | |
C3 | 0.10534 (10) | 0.56478 (19) | 0.17143 (14) | 0.0258 (4) | |
H3 | 0.1006 | 0.6509 | 0.1926 | 0.031* | |
C4 | 0.09641 (8) | 0.45336 (18) | 0.22120 (12) | 0.0199 (3) | |
C5 | 0.10348 (8) | 0.32726 (17) | 0.18565 (11) | 0.0167 (3) | |
C6 | 0.09650 (8) | 0.21255 (17) | 0.23430 (11) | 0.0174 (3) | |
C7 | 0.08071 (9) | 0.22509 (19) | 0.31363 (12) | 0.0215 (3) | |
H7 | 0.0759 | 0.1485 | 0.3462 | 0.026* | |
C8 | 0.07154 (9) | 0.3509 (2) | 0.34740 (12) | 0.0249 (4) | |
H8 | 0.0595 | 0.3577 | 0.4016 | 0.030* | |
C9 | 0.07972 (9) | 0.46252 (19) | 0.30298 (12) | 0.0233 (4) | |
H9 | 0.0742 | 0.5464 | 0.3269 | 0.028* | |
C10 | 0.17837 (9) | 0.04031 (19) | 0.24198 (12) | 0.0226 (3) | |
H10A | 0.1810 | −0.0031 | 0.2999 | 0.027* | |
H10B | 0.2091 | 0.1173 | 0.2550 | 0.027* | |
C11 | 0.20163 (9) | −0.05516 (18) | 0.18250 (13) | 0.0224 (3) | |
H11A | 0.2484 | −0.0834 | 0.2140 | 0.027* | |
H11B | 0.1724 | −0.1342 | 0.1723 | 0.027* | |
C12 | 0.21395 (10) | −0.1006 (2) | 0.03647 (15) | 0.0289 (4) | |
H12A | 0.2588 | −0.1381 | 0.0652 | 0.043* | |
H12B | 0.2129 | −0.0623 | −0.0217 | 0.043* | |
H12C | 0.1797 | −0.1700 | 0.0271 | 0.043* | |
C13 | 0.24979 (9) | 0.10901 (19) | 0.10403 (15) | 0.0259 (4) | |
H13A | 0.2404 | 0.1794 | 0.1417 | 0.039* | |
H13B | 0.2470 | 0.1442 | 0.0444 | 0.039* | |
H13C | 0.2953 | 0.0740 | 0.1322 | 0.039* | |
N1 | 0.11566 (7) | 0.31225 (14) | 0.10437 (10) | 0.0184 (3) | |
N2 | 0.10774 (7) | 0.08637 (14) | 0.19907 (10) | 0.0176 (3) | |
H2A | 0.0780 | 0.0256 | 0.2111 | 0.021* | |
N3 | 0.19961 (7) | 0.00256 (15) | 0.09472 (10) | 0.0191 (3) | |
Cl1 | −0.04043 (2) | 0.14862 (4) | −0.01821 (3) | 0.01998 (9) | |
Cl2 | 0.11929 (2) | 0.17411 (5) | −0.10028 (3) | 0.02352 (9) | |
Cd1 | 0.088388 (5) | 0.096714 (11) | 0.037735 (7) | 0.01464 (5) | |
O1 | 0.0000 | −0.0595 (2) | 0.2500 | 0.0243 (4) | |
H1O | −0.0257 (15) | −0.110 (3) | 0.209 (2) | 0.050 (8)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0340 (10) | 0.0211 (9) | 0.0220 (9) | −0.0026 (7) | 0.0102 (7) | 0.0035 (7) |
C2 | 0.0416 (11) | 0.0174 (9) | 0.0299 (10) | −0.0025 (8) | 0.0078 (8) | 0.0049 (8) |
C3 | 0.0274 (9) | 0.0161 (8) | 0.0301 (10) | 0.0012 (7) | 0.0025 (7) | −0.0012 (7) |
C4 | 0.0157 (7) | 0.0201 (8) | 0.0213 (8) | −0.0023 (6) | 0.0016 (6) | −0.0034 (7) |
C5 | 0.0123 (7) | 0.0187 (8) | 0.0176 (8) | −0.0018 (6) | 0.0022 (6) | −0.0005 (6) |
C6 | 0.0132 (7) | 0.0188 (8) | 0.0194 (8) | −0.0042 (6) | 0.0036 (6) | −0.0024 (6) |
C7 | 0.0205 (8) | 0.0258 (9) | 0.0180 (8) | −0.0053 (7) | 0.0053 (6) | −0.0014 (7) |
C8 | 0.0222 (9) | 0.0329 (10) | 0.0197 (8) | −0.0049 (7) | 0.0065 (7) | −0.0080 (7) |
C9 | 0.0206 (8) | 0.0241 (9) | 0.0237 (8) | −0.0019 (7) | 0.0043 (6) | −0.0090 (7) |
C10 | 0.0212 (8) | 0.0249 (9) | 0.0200 (8) | 0.0021 (7) | 0.0036 (6) | 0.0059 (7) |
C11 | 0.0198 (8) | 0.0190 (8) | 0.0277 (9) | 0.0033 (6) | 0.0061 (7) | 0.0064 (7) |
C12 | 0.0234 (9) | 0.0287 (10) | 0.0373 (11) | 0.0049 (7) | 0.0133 (8) | −0.0030 (8) |
C13 | 0.0146 (8) | 0.0265 (9) | 0.0354 (11) | −0.0024 (7) | 0.0055 (7) | 0.0075 (8) |
N1 | 0.0198 (7) | 0.0167 (7) | 0.0185 (7) | −0.0018 (5) | 0.0056 (5) | 0.0009 (5) |
N2 | 0.0170 (7) | 0.0161 (7) | 0.0204 (7) | −0.0025 (5) | 0.0066 (5) | 0.0002 (5) |
N3 | 0.0159 (6) | 0.0185 (7) | 0.0239 (7) | −0.0006 (5) | 0.0072 (5) | 0.0019 (6) |
Cl1 | 0.01501 (17) | 0.01287 (18) | 0.0307 (2) | 0.00086 (13) | 0.00476 (15) | −0.00112 (15) |
Cl2 | 0.0249 (2) | 0.0277 (2) | 0.01924 (19) | −0.00542 (16) | 0.00846 (16) | 0.00022 (16) |
Cd1 | 0.01324 (7) | 0.01439 (7) | 0.01632 (7) | −0.00110 (4) | 0.00444 (5) | −0.00040 (4) |
O1 | 0.0240 (9) | 0.0220 (9) | 0.0242 (9) | 0.000 | 0.0028 (7) | 0.000 |
C1—N1 | 1.323 (2) | C10—H10B | 0.9900 |
C1—C2 | 1.408 (3) | C11—N3 | 1.475 (2) |
C1—H1 | 0.9500 | C11—H11A | 0.9900 |
C2—C3 | 1.367 (3) | C11—H11B | 0.9900 |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C12—N3 | 1.472 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.414 (3) | C12—H12A | 0.9800 |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C12—H12B | 0.9800 |
C4—C9 | 1.417 (3) | C12—H12C | 0.9800 |
C4—C5 | 1.420 (2) | C13—N3 | 1.477 (2) |
C5—N1 | 1.369 (2) | C13—H13A | 0.9800 |
C5—C6 | 1.420 (2) | C13—H13B | 0.9800 |
C6—C7 | 1.374 (2) | C13—H13C | 0.9800 |
C6—N2 | 1.440 (2) | N1—Cd1 | 2.4166 (15) |
C7—C8 | 1.416 (3) | N2—Cd1 | 2.4234 (15) |
C7—H7 | 0.9500 | N2—H2A | 0.9300 |
C8—C9 | 1.365 (3) | N3—Cd1 | 2.4070 (14) |
C8—H8 | 0.9500 | Cl1—Cd1 | 2.6028 (4) |
C9—H9 | 0.9500 | Cl1—Cd1i | 2.6667 (4) |
C10—N2 | 1.491 (2) | Cl2—Cd1 | 2.5410 (4) |
C10—C11 | 1.515 (3) | Cd1—Cl1i | 2.6667 (4) |
C10—H10A | 0.9900 | O1—H1O | 0.87 (3) |
N1—C1—C2 | 123.49 (18) | H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
N1—C1—H1 | 118.3 | N3—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—H1 | 118.3 | H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.98 (18) | H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.5 | N3—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.5 | N3—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.60 (17) | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.2 | N3—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.2 | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C9 | 123.05 (17) | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C5 | 117.60 (16) | C1—N1—C5 | 118.28 (15) |
C9—C4—C5 | 119.33 (17) | C1—N1—Cd1 | 125.10 (12) |
N1—C5—C4 | 121.92 (15) | C5—N1—Cd1 | 114.41 (11) |
N1—C5—C6 | 118.47 (15) | C6—N2—C10 | 110.93 (14) |
C4—C5—C6 | 119.60 (16) | C6—N2—Cd1 | 111.09 (10) |
C7—C6—C5 | 119.48 (16) | C10—N2—Cd1 | 108.36 (10) |
C7—C6—N2 | 122.22 (16) | C6—N2—H2A | 108.8 |
C5—C6—N2 | 118.29 (15) | C10—N2—H2A | 108.8 |
C6—C7—C8 | 120.74 (17) | Cd1—N2—H2A | 108.8 |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.6 | C12—N3—C11 | 109.36 (15) |
C8—C7—H7 | 119.6 | C12—N3—C13 | 108.44 (15) |
C9—C8—C7 | 120.77 (17) | C11—N3—C13 | 112.03 (14) |
C9—C8—H8 | 119.6 | C12—N3—Cd1 | 113.73 (11) |
C7—C8—H8 | 119.6 | C11—N3—Cd1 | 105.02 (10) |
C8—C9—C4 | 120.02 (17) | C13—N3—Cd1 | 108.29 (11) |
C8—C9—H9 | 120.0 | Cd1—Cl1—Cd1i | 99.142 (13) |
C4—C9—H9 | 120.0 | N3—Cd1—N1 | 97.25 (5) |
N2—C10—C11 | 112.06 (14) | N3—Cd1—N2 | 75.88 (5) |
N2—C10—H10A | 109.2 | N1—Cd1—N2 | 69.48 (5) |
C11—C10—H10A | 109.2 | N3—Cd1—Cl2 | 88.85 (4) |
N2—C10—H10B | 109.2 | N1—Cd1—Cl2 | 89.81 (4) |
C11—C10—H10B | 109.2 | N2—Cd1—Cl2 | 152.01 (4) |
H10A—C10—H10B | 107.9 | N3—Cd1—Cl1 | 167.81 (4) |
N3—C11—C10 | 112.61 (14) | N1—Cd1—Cl1 | 92.60 (4) |
N3—C11—H11A | 109.1 | N2—Cd1—Cl1 | 101.08 (4) |
C10—C11—H11A | 109.1 | Cl2—Cd1—Cl1 | 98.388 (14) |
N3—C11—H11B | 109.1 | N3—Cd1—Cl1i | 87.36 (4) |
C10—C11—H11B | 109.1 | N1—Cd1—Cl1i | 158.02 (4) |
H11A—C11—H11B | 107.8 | N2—Cd1—Cl1i | 91.07 (3) |
N3—C12—H12A | 109.5 | Cl2—Cd1—Cl1i | 111.836 (14) |
N3—C12—H12B | 109.5 | Cl1—Cd1—Cl1i | 80.858 (13) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2A···O1 | 0.93 | 2.08 | 2.9765 (17) | 163 |
O1—H1O···Cl2i | 0.87 (3) | 2.26 (3) | 3.0758 (9) | 158 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2A···O1 | 0.93 | 2.08 | 2.9765 (17) | 162.9 |
O1—H1O···Cl2i | 0.87 (3) | 2.26 (3) | 3.0758 (9) | 158 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y, −z. |
Acknowledgements
The authors extend their appreciation to Cardiff University for supporting this research. Professor P. G. Edwards and Dr A. J. Amoroso are thanked for their advice and financial support.
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Metal complexes of N-containing ligands occupy an important position in coordination chemistry (Chaudhuri et al., 2007; Singh et al., 2008; Miodragovic et al., 2008; Van Asselt & Elsevier, 1994; Kizirian, 2008; Zhang et al., 2009). Some quinoline-containing ligands show interesting biological activities (Puviarasan et al., 2004), such as antiphlogistic activity in rats, bacterial inhibitors, are precursors to a number of antimalarial and cancer drugs, or act as local anaesthetics. In addition, they are also active against staphylococcus, epidermis, neisseria and gonorrhea. Derivatives of aminoquinoline are used as inhibitors of the human immunedefciency virus (HIV). Although the biologically active ligand 8-[2-(diethylamino)ethylamino]quinoline was synthesized some time ago (Hartshorn & Baird, 1946), to the best of our knowledge, the methyl analogue has not been reported up to date. In addition, complexation properties of such tridentate asymmetric ligands have been neglected. Inspired by the multifarious properties shown by quinoline-containing ligands, the methyl analogue of the tridentate ligand 8-[2-(diethylamino)ethylamino]quinoline, has been synthesized and some aspects of its coordination chemistry are currently being investigated. One of the results is reported here, viz. synthesis and crystal structure of the title complex, [Cd(C13H17Cl2N3)]2.H2O, (I).
Complex (I) is centrosymmetic and hence the asymmetric unit contains one half of the molecule (Fig. 1). The two Cd2+ ions are bridged by two Cl- ions. In addition to the bridging ions, each Cd2+ is also coordinated by another Cl- ion and three N atoms from the tridentate ligand in the form of a considerably distorted octahedron. Large deviations from right angles are observed, with angles ranging from 69.48 (5)° to 101.08 (4)°. The crystal structure (Fig. 2) also contains a water molecule located on a twofold rotation axis. The water molecule is both an acceptor and a donor to hydrogen bonding, accepting two N—H···O bonds and donating two O—H···Cl bonds to a pairs of the complex units (Fig. 3, Table 1).