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of bis(3-carboxy-1-methylpyridinium) octabromide
aDepartment of Chemistry, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska St. 64/13, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine, and bDepartment of Inorganic Polymers, "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy of Science, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda 41A, Iasi 700487, Romania
*Correspondence e-mail: valerii_sirenko@knu.ua
The 7H8NO2+·Br82−, consists of 3-carboxy-1-methylpyridinium (N-methylnicotinic acid) cations, which are stacked between relatively rare [Br8]2– anions. The polybromide [Br8]2– anion has symmetry and can be described as being composed of two [Br3]− anions connected with a Br2 molecule in a Z-shaped manner. Contacts between neighboring octabromide anions ensure the creation of pseudo-polymeric chains propagating along [111]. The organic cations are located between anionic chains and are connected to each other through O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and to the [Br8]2– anions through π⋯Br interactions that induce the creation of a supramolecular tri-periodic network. In addition, the presence of weak C—H⋯Br contacts leads to the creation of layers, which align parallel to (11).
of the title salt, bis(3-carboxy-1-methylpyridinium) octabromide, 2CCCDC reference: 2297637
1. Chemical context
Polyhalide anions have been the subject of extensive studies within the past century, whereby polyiodides offer the greatest diversity of known compounds among all polyhalide anions. The first triiodide-containing 4)[I3], was determined and characterized by Mooney in 1935 (Mooney, 1935). The known anions range from the smallest possible unit, [I3]−, through multiple discrete species of the types [I2n+1]−, [I2n+2]2–, [I2n+3]3– and other types from [I3]− to [I29]3– (Svensson & Kloo, 2003) to infinite polymeric structures (Madhu et al., 2016). A significantly smaller number of polyhalide anions is known for lighter halogens. This fact is mostly associated with the higher volatility of bromine, chlorine and fluorine in comparison with iodine, and thus their tendency to loss of halogen. However, several polybromide mono- ([Br3]−, [Br5]−, [Br7]−, [Br9]−, [Br11]−) and dianions ([Br4]2–, [Br6]2–, [Br8]2–, [Br10]2–) are also known so far (Sonnenberg et al., 2020).
(NHOne of the most common applications of polybromide anions is in halogenation reactions. They are typically accessible in stable solid bulk form or as liquids with no measurable vapor pressure, depending on the organic cation. Thus, they can be handled much more easily then elemental liquid bromine (Sonnenberg et al., 2020). Polybromides, for example [HMIM][Br9] where HMIM = 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium, have also been shown to form room-temperature ionic liquids, which can potentially be applied as a liquid electrode (Haller et al., 2013). Moreover, the use of the tribromide anion in the [Br3]−/Br− redox pair as a mediator in dye-sensitized solar cells has been reported to be an efficient alternative to the frequently used [I3]−/I− system (Kakiage et al., 2013). Polybromides have also been applied in zinc/bromine redox-flow batteries (Naresh et al., 2022).
In the present communication, we report a new polybromide compound containing a Z-shaped octabromide anion, 2(C7H8NO2)+ [Br8]2–, and report its synthesis, and Hirshfeld surface analysis.
2. Structural commentary
The N-methylnicotinic acid) cations separated by [Br8]2– anions (Fig. 1). The polybromide [Br8]2– anion can be described as two [Br3]− moieties connected to a central Br2 molecule in a Z-shaped manner (Fig. 2). The title salt has symmetry , with the inversion center located at the midpoint of the central Br2 molecule. The Br—Br distance in the latter is 2.4002 (15) Å, which is slightly higher than 2.308 Å observed in [(Bz)(Ph)3P]+2[Br8]2– where (Bz)(Ph)3P+ = benzyltriphenylphosphonium (Wolff et al., 2011) and 2.354 Å in [Q+]2[Br8]2– where Q+ = quinuclidinium (Robertson et al., 1997). The Br1—Br2—Br3 distances in the [Br3]− moiety of the title compound are 2.4095 (7) Å and 2.7303 (7) Å (Fig. 2). For comparison, while in [Q+]2[Br8]2− these values are similar (2.432 and 2.663 Å), in [(Bz)(Ph)3P]+2[Br8]2− these bond lengths are rather equalized (2.518 and 2.498 Å). The angle between the [Br3]− and Br2 fragment in the title compound is 90.37 (2)°, which lies in the range between 80° and 112° observed for the [Br8]2– anions in other octabromide compounds listed in the Database survey. The [Br8]2– anion in the title compound is planar with the mean deviation from the best plane through the eight atoms of 0.013 Å.
of the title compound consists of 3-carboxy-1-methylpyridinium (or3. Supramolecular features
The Br1⋯Br1(−x + 1, −y + 1, −z + 1) distance between neighboring [Br8]2– anions is 3.1813 (12) Å, which is smaller than the sum of van der Waal radii of 3.7 Å. This interaction contributes to the formation of infinite supramolecular chains propagating along [111] (Fig. 3). The organic cations are located between anionic chains and are connected with [Br8]2– through π⋯Br interactions [with a centroid⋯Br distance of 3.5577 (18) Å] into a supramolecular tri-periodic framework (Fig. 4). Neighboring cations of N-methylnicotinic acid are hydrogen-bonded with each other (Fig. 3, Table 1). In addition, the organic cations show weak C—H⋯Br contacts with the polybromide anions (Table 1) that lead to the creation of layers extending parallel to (11).
4. Hirshfeld surface analysis
Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots of the title compound were generated using Crystal Explorer (Spackman et al., 2021).
The graphical representation of the Hirshfeld surface of the 3-carboxy-1-methylpyridinium cation reveals the presence of a rather strong O—H⋯O hydrogen bond with a neighboring organic cation, as shown in bright red (dnorm plot, Fig. 5a), and the presence of weak C—H⋯Br contacts between the organic cation and the octabromide anion (dnorm plot, Fig. 5b-d) as well as π⋯Br interactions between the 3-carboxy-1-methylpyridinium and the fragment of polybromide anions located above the aromatic ring (shape-index plot, Fig. 5e). The contributions of selected weak interactions to the crystal packing are shown as two-dimensional Hirshfeld surface fingerprint plots in Fig. 6. The strongest contribution is from Br⋯H interactions (38.2%) with the next major contributions from O⋯H (20.4%) and Br⋯C (13.0%).
The graphical representation of the Hirshfeld surface of the octabromide anion is given in Fig. 7 (dnorm plot). The most prominent interaction is observed with a neighboring [Br8]2– anion and is shown in red. Observed contacts with the organic cation are significantly weaker and are shown in colors from light pink to white. The fingerprint plots for the octabromide anion are given in Fig. 8. Here the highest contributions are observed for Br⋯H (70.0%) and Br⋯C (15.3%) contacts. Other types of interaction make significantly smaller contribution to the crystal packing, viz. Br⋯O (7.7%), Br⋯Br (4.9%) and Br⋯N (2.2%).
5. Database survey
A search of the tribromide moiety in the Cambridge Crystal Database (CSD version 5.43, last update March 2022; Groom et al., 2016) revealed 327 crystal structures, while only 28 of them containing four Br atoms connected in a row. The closest analogues to the title compound containing Z-shaped octabromide anions were found to be REKBAK (Robertson et al., 1997), ICOVUS (Fromm et al., 2006), RAQGIB (Wolff et al., 2011) and PAQSAE (Sonnenberg et al., 2017).
6. Synthesis and crystallization
0.5 mmol of N-methylnicotinamide was mixed with 2 ml of HBr (48%wt) and left to evaporate. After three days, red crystals appeared in the mixture. They were separated and kept in the mother solution prior to the diffraction measurement.
7. Refinement
Crystal data, data collection and structure . Aromatic H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined with riding coordinates [Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C)]. Methyl H atoms were positioned geometrically and were allowed to ride on C atoms and rotate around the N—C bond [Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C)]. The H atom of the carboxyl group was found from a difference-Fourier map and was refined with a fixed distance of d(O—H) = 0.85 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O).
details are summarized in Table 2Supporting information
CCDC reference: 2297637
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989023008460/wm5697sup1.cif
contains datablock I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989023008460/wm5697Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989023008460/wm5697Isup3.cml
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Rigaku OD, 2021); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Rigaku OD, 2021); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Rigaku OD, 2021); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXT (Sheldrick, 2015); program(s) used to refine structure: olex2.refine (Bourhis et al., 2015); molecular graphics: Olex2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: Olex2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009).2C7H8NO2+·Br82− | Z = 1 |
Mr = 915.52 | F(000) = 424.594 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 2.397 Mg m−3 |
a = 6.8537 (5) Å | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
b = 7.0873 (6) Å | Cell parameters from 2335 reflections |
c = 14.5145 (6) Å | θ = 3.2–23.7° |
α = 95.746 (5)° | µ = 12.67 mm−1 |
β = 91.156 (4)° | T = 293 K |
γ = 115.002 (7)° | Block, light red |
V = 634.23 (8) Å3 | 0.17 × 0.11 × 0.06 mm |
Xcalibur, Eos diffractometer | 1848 reflections with I ≥ 2u(I) |
Detector resolution: 16.1593 pixels mm-1 | Rint = 0.048 |
ω scans | θmax = 29.3°, θmin = 2.8° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlisPro; Rigaku OD, 2021) | h = −8→9 |
Tmin = 0.458, Tmax = 1.000 | k = −9→9 |
9457 measured reflections | l = −19→19 |
3008 independent reflections |
Refinement on F2 | 13 constraints |
Least-squares matrix: full | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.047 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0186P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.075 | (Δ/σ)max = −0.001 |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 1.38 e Å−3 |
3008 reflections | Δρmin = −1.32 e Å−3 |
132 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
1 restraint | Extinction coefficient: 0.0112 (5) |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Br2 | 0.06745 (8) | 0.45917 (8) | 0.30515 (3) | 0.05120 (19) | |
Br3 | −0.18168 (9) | 0.43980 (10) | 0.15210 (3) | 0.0628 (2) | |
Br1 | 0.29688 (10) | 0.47662 (9) | 0.43679 (4) | 0.0673 (2) | |
Br4 | −0.04755 (10) | 0.12253 (10) | 0.04613 (3) | 0.0781 (3) | |
O1 | 0.9137 (6) | 0.8874 (6) | 0.3821 (2) | 0.0564 (10) | |
O2 | 0.7895 (5) | 1.0613 (5) | 0.4839 (2) | 0.0540 (10) | |
N1 | 0.4595 (6) | 0.8218 (6) | 0.1811 (2) | 0.0420 (10) | |
C2 | 0.6297 (7) | 0.9597 (7) | 0.3314 (3) | 0.0348 (12) | |
C6 | 0.7873 (8) | 0.9736 (8) | 0.4062 (3) | 0.0430 (13) | |
C1 | 0.6035 (7) | 0.8341 (7) | 0.2488 (3) | 0.0423 (13) | |
H1a | 0.6851 (7) | 0.7580 (7) | 0.2398 (3) | 0.0507 (15)* | |
C4 | 0.3646 (8) | 1.0582 (8) | 0.2730 (3) | 0.0477 (13) | |
H4 | 0.2828 (8) | 1.1345 (8) | 0.2802 (3) | 0.0572 (16)* | |
C5 | 0.3421 (8) | 0.9306 (8) | 0.1928 (3) | 0.0497 (14) | |
H5 | 0.2430 (8) | 0.9193 (8) | 0.1454 (3) | 0.0597 (17)* | |
C3 | 0.5093 (8) | 1.0726 (8) | 0.3430 (3) | 0.0444 (13) | |
H3 | 0.5259 (8) | 1.1585 (8) | 0.3981 (3) | 0.0533 (16)* | |
C7 | 0.4279 (8) | 0.6816 (8) | 0.0942 (3) | 0.0660 (17) | |
H7a | 0.508 (4) | 0.600 (4) | 0.1002 (9) | 0.099 (3)* | |
H7b | 0.2774 (10) | 0.589 (4) | 0.0823 (13) | 0.099 (3)* | |
H7c | 0.477 (5) | 0.7640 (9) | 0.0437 (5) | 0.099 (3)* | |
H1 | 0.992 (7) | 0.879 (9) | 0.426 (3) | 0.099 (3)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br2 | 0.0515 (4) | 0.0417 (3) | 0.0592 (3) | 0.0185 (3) | 0.0015 (2) | 0.0076 (2) |
Br3 | 0.0686 (4) | 0.0771 (5) | 0.0512 (3) | 0.0412 (3) | −0.0081 (3) | 0.0013 (3) |
Br1 | 0.0787 (5) | 0.0529 (4) | 0.0661 (4) | 0.0265 (3) | −0.0223 (3) | 0.0019 (3) |
Br4 | 0.0779 (5) | 0.0717 (5) | 0.0592 (4) | 0.0069 (4) | −0.0200 (3) | 0.0140 (3) |
O1 | 0.057 (3) | 0.077 (3) | 0.047 (2) | 0.042 (2) | −0.0104 (17) | −0.0010 (19) |
O2 | 0.057 (2) | 0.072 (3) | 0.0359 (18) | 0.036 (2) | −0.0069 (15) | −0.0123 (17) |
N1 | 0.039 (3) | 0.046 (3) | 0.036 (2) | 0.015 (2) | −0.0041 (18) | −0.0001 (19) |
C2 | 0.029 (3) | 0.040 (3) | 0.032 (2) | 0.012 (2) | −0.0030 (19) | 0.006 (2) |
C6 | 0.038 (3) | 0.045 (3) | 0.049 (3) | 0.021 (3) | −0.002 (2) | 0.005 (3) |
C1 | 0.035 (3) | 0.045 (3) | 0.043 (3) | 0.014 (2) | −0.002 (2) | 0.004 (2) |
C4 | 0.049 (3) | 0.053 (3) | 0.051 (3) | 0.032 (3) | −0.002 (2) | 0.004 (3) |
C5 | 0.045 (3) | 0.063 (4) | 0.041 (3) | 0.024 (3) | −0.007 (2) | 0.009 (3) |
C3 | 0.048 (3) | 0.044 (3) | 0.039 (3) | 0.019 (3) | 0.001 (2) | 0.002 (2) |
C7 | 0.074 (4) | 0.078 (4) | 0.041 (3) | 0.034 (3) | −0.018 (3) | −0.020 (3) |
Br2—Br3 | 2.7307 (7) | C2—C1 | 1.380 (6) |
Br2—Br1 | 2.4095 (7) | C2—C3 | 1.373 (6) |
Br3—Br4 | 3.0625 (10) | C1—H1a | 0.9300 |
Br1—Br1i | 3.1813 (12) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
Br4—Br4ii | 2.4002 (15) | C4—C5 | 1.365 (6) |
O1—C6 | 1.290 (6) | C4—C3 | 1.370 (6) |
O1—H1 | 0.845 (19) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
O2—C6 | 1.228 (5) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
N1—C1 | 1.348 (5) | C7—H7a | 0.9600 |
N1—C5 | 1.332 (6) | C7—H7b | 0.9600 |
N1—C7 | 1.476 (5) | C7—H7c | 0.9600 |
C2—C6 | 1.483 (6) | ||
Br1—Br2—Br3 | 178.04 (3) | H1a—C1—C2 | 120.0 (3) |
Br4—Br3—Br2 | 90.37 (2) | C5—C4—H4 | 120.4 (3) |
Br1i—Br1—Br2 | 162.42 (4) | C3—C4—H4 | 120.4 (3) |
Br4ii—Br4—Br3 | 176.22 (3) | C3—C4—C5 | 119.2 (5) |
H1—O1—C6 | 116 (4) | C4—C5—N1 | 121.2 (4) |
C5—N1—C1 | 120.7 (4) | H5—C5—N1 | 119.4 (3) |
C7—N1—C1 | 119.4 (4) | H5—C5—C4 | 119.4 (3) |
C7—N1—C5 | 119.8 (4) | C4—C3—C2 | 119.8 (4) |
C1—C2—C6 | 120.3 (5) | H3—C3—C2 | 120.1 (3) |
C3—C2—C6 | 120.6 (4) | H3—C3—C4 | 120.1 (3) |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.2 (4) | H7a—C7—N1 | 109.5 |
O2—C6—O1 | 125.2 (4) | H7b—C7—N1 | 109.5 |
C2—C6—O1 | 114.6 (4) | H7b—C7—H7a | 109.5 |
C2—C6—O2 | 120.1 (5) | H7c—C7—N1 | 109.5 |
C2—C1—N1 | 120.0 (5) | H7c—C7—H7a | 109.5 |
H1a—C1—N1 | 120.0 (3) | H7c—C7—H7b | 109.5 |
O1—C6—C2—C1 | 9.9 (5) | N1—C1—C2—C6 | 179.8 (4) |
O1—C6—C2—C3 | −169.6 (4) | N1—C1—C2—C3 | −0.6 (5) |
O2—C6—C2—C1 | −169.9 (4) | N1—C5—C4—C3 | −0.7 (6) |
O2—C6—C2—C3 | 10.6 (5) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.3 (5) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x, −y, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···O2iii | 0.80 (7) | 1.89 (7) | 2.668 (5) | 164 (7) |
C1—H1A···Br3iv | 0.93 | 2.96 | 3.838 (5) | 158 |
C5—H5···Br4v | 0.93 | 2.99 | 3.881 (5) | 160 |
C7—H7A···Br3iv | 0.96 | 2.92 | 3.857 (6) | 166 |
Symmetry codes: (iii) −x+2, −y+2, −z+1; (iv) x+1, y, z; (v) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Funding information
This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine with grant for perspective development of a scientific direction `Mathematical Sciences and Natural Sciences' at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, No. 21BNN-06.
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