Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536802006402/bt6130sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536802006402/bt6130Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 164033
The title complex was synthesized by adding stoichiometric amounts of 1,10-phenanthroline in acetone (0.75 M) to K2CrO4 in water (0.25 M), followed by the addition of ZnSO4 (0.25 M). The yellow–orange reaction mixture was allowed to stand for a few days at room temperature. The precipitated orange microcrystals were of X-ray quality and were filtered off, washed with water and acetone, and dried.
Data collection: KM-4 Software (Kuma, 1998); cell refinement: KM-4 Software; data reduction: KM-4 Software; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 1990); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
[Zn(C12H8N2)3][Cr2O7]·4H2O | F(000) = 3648 |
Mr = 894.05 | Dx = 1.485 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 26.687 (5) Å | Cell parameters from 36 reflections |
b = 17.867 (4) Å | θ = 10–15° |
c = 17.471 (3) Å | µ = 1.19 mm−1 |
β = 106.23 (3)° | T = 293 K |
V = 7998 (3) Å3 | Plate, orange |
Z = 8 | 0.63 × 0.50 × 0.37 mm |
Kuma KM-4 diffractometer | 4863 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.024 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 25.1°, θmin = 2.0° |
ω–θ scans | h = −30→31 |
Absorption correction: ψ scans empirical (using intensity measurements) via ψ scans (Sheldrick, 1990) | k = −18→21 |
Tmin = 0.493, Tmax = 0.643 | l = −20→0 |
9494 measured reflections | 2 standard reflections every 50 reflections |
7062 independent reflections | intensity decay: 6.2% |
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)] = 0.047 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.177 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1234P)2 + 2.6927P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
7062 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
523 parameters | Δρmax = 0.78 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.38 e Å−3 |
[Zn(C12H8N2)3][Cr2O7]·4H2O | V = 7998 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 894.05 | Z = 8 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 26.687 (5) Å | µ = 1.19 mm−1 |
b = 17.867 (4) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 17.471 (3) Å | 0.63 × 0.50 × 0.37 mm |
β = 106.23 (3)° |
Kuma KM-4 diffractometer | 4863 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Absorption correction: ψ scans empirical (using intensity measurements) via ψ scans (Sheldrick, 1990) | Rint = 0.024 |
Tmin = 0.493, Tmax = 0.643 | 2 standard reflections every 50 reflections |
9494 measured reflections | intensity decay: 6.2% |
7062 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.047 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.177 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.78 e Å−3 |
7062 reflections | Δρmin = −0.38 e Å−3 |
523 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 | Occ. (<1) | |
Zn1 | 0.133759 (18) | 0.17085 (3) | 0.15369 (3) | 0.04417 (17) | |
Cr1 | 0.32526 (3) | 0.05375 (4) | −0.34666 (4) | 0.0533 (2) | |
Cr2 | 0.22544 (3) | 0.13131 (4) | −0.31004 (4) | 0.0483 (2) | |
O1 | 0.37010 (19) | 0.0475 (3) | −0.2642 (2) | 0.1063 (16) | |
O2 | 0.2934 (2) | −0.0218 (2) | −0.3633 (3) | 0.0991 (15) | |
O3 | 0.34845 (16) | 0.0686 (2) | −0.4207 (2) | 0.0763 (10) | |
O4 | 0.28432 (14) | 0.1291 (2) | −0.3401 (2) | 0.0670 (9) | |
O5 | 0.23087 (16) | 0.0774 (2) | −0.2344 (2) | 0.0779 (11) | |
O6 | 0.21705 (17) | 0.2160 (2) | −0.2872 (3) | 0.0819 (11) | |
O7 | 0.17735 (15) | 0.1046 (2) | −0.3814 (2) | 0.0744 (10) | |
N1A | 0.15558 (13) | 0.27106 (19) | 0.10435 (18) | 0.0435 (8) | |
N2A | 0.16413 (13) | 0.12892 (19) | 0.06091 (19) | 0.0440 (8) | |
N1B | 0.19952 (13) | 0.1454 (2) | 0.2502 (2) | 0.0452 (8) | |
N2B | 0.11402 (14) | 0.2248 (2) | 0.2517 (2) | 0.0505 (9) | |
N1C | 0.05443 (14) | 0.1798 (2) | 0.0727 (2) | 0.0504 (9) | |
N2C | 0.09575 (14) | 0.0642 (2) | 0.1702 (2) | 0.0497 (8) | |
C1A | 0.15247 (19) | 0.3409 (3) | 0.1272 (3) | 0.0563 (11) | |
H1A | 0.1452 | 0.3494 | 0.1772 | 0.080* | |
C2A | 0.1603 (2) | 0.4021 (3) | 0.0836 (3) | 0.0692 (14) | |
H2A | 0.1567 | 0.4520 | 0.1018 | 0.080* | |
C3A | 0.1716 (2) | 0.3902 (3) | 0.0131 (3) | 0.0671 (13) | |
H3A | 0.1768 | 0.4319 | −0.0185 | 0.080* | |
C4A | 0.17623 (17) | 0.3173 (3) | −0.0128 (3) | 0.0525 (11) | |
C5A | 0.16782 (15) | 0.2594 (2) | 0.0349 (2) | 0.0421 (9) | |
C6A | 0.1902 (2) | 0.2996 (3) | −0.0845 (3) | 0.0622 (12) | |
H6A | 0.1957 | 0.3395 | −0.1180 | 0.080* | |
C7A | 0.1960 (2) | 0.2294 (3) | −0.1044 (3) | 0.0658 (14) | |
H7A | 0.2055 | 0.2190 | −0.1524 | 0.080* | |
C8A | 0.18789 (16) | 0.1675 (3) | −0.0569 (2) | 0.0516 (11) | |
C9A | 0.17283 (15) | 0.1829 (2) | 0.0124 (2) | 0.0415 (9) | |
C10A | 0.19516 (19) | 0.0923 (3) | −0.0734 (3) | 0.0616 (12) | |
H10A | 0.2047 | 0.0789 | −0.1207 | 0.080* | |
C11A | 0.1879 (2) | 0.0391 (3) | −0.0234 (3) | 0.0653 (13) | |
H11A | 0.1943 | −0.0123 | −0.0332 | 0.080* | |
C12A | 0.17215 (18) | 0.0587 (2) | 0.0434 (3) | 0.0512 (10) | |
H12A | 0.1666 | 0.0199 | 0.0781 | 0.080* | |
C1B | 0.24200 (18) | 0.1087 (3) | 0.2486 (3) | 0.0552 (11) | |
H1B | 0.2462 | 0.0948 | 0.1977 | 0.080* | |
C2B | 0.2809 (2) | 0.0892 (3) | 0.3179 (3) | 0.0675 (14) | |
H2B | 0.3115 | 0.0629 | 0.3143 | 0.080* | |
C3B | 0.2749 (2) | 0.1084 (3) | 0.3895 (3) | 0.0684 (14) | |
H3B | 0.3011 | 0.0951 | 0.4376 | 0.080* | |
C4B | 0.2306 (2) | 0.1471 (3) | 0.3941 (3) | 0.0583 (12) | |
C5B | 0.19368 (17) | 0.1661 (2) | 0.3222 (2) | 0.0456 (9) | |
C6B | 0.2204 (3) | 0.1691 (3) | 0.4678 (3) | 0.0774 (17) | |
H6B | 0.2444 | 0.1537 | 0.5173 | 0.080* | |
C7B | 0.1792 (3) | 0.2092 (3) | 0.4685 (3) | 0.0742 (16) | |
H7B | 0.1747 | 0.2246 | 0.5188 | 0.080* | |
C8B | 0.1408 (2) | 0.2302 (3) | 0.3956 (3) | 0.0595 (12) | |
C9B | 0.14864 (18) | 0.2076 (2) | 0.3238 (2) | 0.0488 (10) | |
C10B | 0.0979 (2) | 0.2751 (3) | 0.3919 (3) | 0.0692 (14) | |
H10B | 0.0921 | 0.2934 | 0.4404 | 0.080* | |
C11B | 0.0644 (2) | 0.2941 (3) | 0.3204 (4) | 0.0731 (15) | |
H11B | 0.0347 | 0.3256 | 0.3174 | 0.080* | |
C12B | 0.07336 (19) | 0.2665 (3) | 0.2515 (3) | 0.0659 (13) | |
H12B | 0.0489 | 0.2778 | 0.2010 | 0.080* | |
C1C | 0.0352 (2) | 0.2341 (3) | 0.0215 (3) | 0.0617 (12) | |
H1C | 0.0571 | 0.2759 | 0.0185 | 0.080* | |
C2C | −0.0165 (2) | 0.2326 (3) | −0.0290 (3) | 0.0710 (14) | |
H2C | −0.0291 | 0.2726 | −0.0660 | 0.080* | |
C3C | −0.0474 (2) | 0.1752 (3) | −0.0246 (3) | 0.0681 (14) | |
H3C | −0.0826 | 0.1743 | −0.0584 | 0.080* | |
C4C | −0.02889 (18) | 0.1173 (3) | 0.0283 (3) | 0.0597 (12) | |
C5C | 0.02332 (16) | 0.1203 (3) | 0.0762 (2) | 0.0479 (10) | |
C6C | −0.0594 (2) | 0.0541 (4) | 0.0357 (4) | 0.0762 (16) | |
H6C | −0.0955 | 0.0524 | 0.0059 | 0.080* | |
C7C | −0.0394 (2) | −0.0010 (4) | 0.0851 (4) | 0.0794 (17) | |
H7C | −0.0613 | −0.0430 | 0.0878 | 0.080* | |
C8C | 0.01386 (19) | −0.0015 (3) | 0.1328 (3) | 0.0617 (12) | |
C9C | 0.04481 (17) | 0.0609 (3) | 0.1287 (3) | 0.0505 (10) | |
C10C | 0.0374 (2) | −0.0605 (3) | 0.1824 (3) | 0.0714 (15) | |
H10C | 0.0174 | −0.1041 | 0.1873 | 0.080* | |
C11C | 0.0883 (2) | −0.0559 (3) | 0.2233 (3) | 0.0692 (14) | |
H11C | 0.1051 | −0.0961 | 0.2574 | 0.080* | |
C12C | 0.1163 (2) | 0.0077 (3) | 0.2159 (3) | 0.0611 (12) | |
H12C | 0.1523 | 0.0111 | 0.2459 | 0.080* | |
O8 | 0.1143 (2) | 0.2743 (4) | −0.3093 (4) | 0.158 (3) | |
O9 | 0.0498 (4) | 0.2288 (5) | −0.2041 (6) | 0.214 (4) | |
O10 | 0.4170 (5) | −0.0799 (7) | −0.1507 (10) | 0.159 (5) | 0.50 |
O11 | 0.4309 (6) | 0.0529 (9) | −0.4847 (12) | 0.196 (7) | 0.50 |
O12 | 0.0299 (6) | 0.3759 (9) | −0.1288 (11) | 0.180 (6) | 0.50 |
O13 | 0.4687 (6) | 0.0857 (9) | −0.1411 (14) | 0.228 (8) | 0.50 |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Zn1 | 0.0451 (3) | 0.0529 (3) | 0.0355 (3) | −0.0008 (2) | 0.0130 (2) | 0.0031 (2) |
Cr1 | 0.0588 (5) | 0.0584 (5) | 0.0478 (4) | −0.0056 (3) | 0.0233 (3) | −0.0111 (3) |
Cr2 | 0.0584 (4) | 0.0495 (4) | 0.0413 (4) | −0.0018 (3) | 0.0207 (3) | −0.0054 (3) |
O1 | 0.104 (3) | 0.142 (4) | 0.060 (2) | 0.040 (3) | 0.001 (2) | −0.017 (2) |
O2 | 0.126 (4) | 0.072 (3) | 0.126 (4) | −0.033 (3) | 0.080 (3) | −0.033 (3) |
O3 | 0.085 (3) | 0.086 (3) | 0.073 (2) | −0.006 (2) | 0.047 (2) | −0.0069 (19) |
O4 | 0.072 (2) | 0.067 (2) | 0.072 (2) | 0.0017 (17) | 0.0366 (18) | −0.0017 (17) |
O5 | 0.087 (3) | 0.100 (3) | 0.0529 (19) | 0.005 (2) | 0.0294 (19) | 0.0182 (19) |
O6 | 0.097 (3) | 0.056 (2) | 0.105 (3) | −0.0055 (19) | 0.049 (2) | −0.024 (2) |
O7 | 0.077 (2) | 0.085 (3) | 0.0555 (19) | −0.013 (2) | 0.0085 (17) | −0.0068 (18) |
N1A | 0.0467 (19) | 0.0469 (19) | 0.0367 (17) | −0.0023 (15) | 0.0112 (14) | −0.0056 (14) |
N2A | 0.0450 (19) | 0.046 (2) | 0.0384 (17) | −0.0022 (15) | 0.0082 (15) | 0.0006 (14) |
N1B | 0.0479 (19) | 0.0492 (19) | 0.0388 (17) | −0.0056 (16) | 0.0126 (15) | 0.0034 (15) |
N2B | 0.049 (2) | 0.062 (2) | 0.0449 (19) | −0.0022 (17) | 0.0194 (16) | −0.0022 (16) |
N1C | 0.0451 (19) | 0.058 (2) | 0.048 (2) | 0.0015 (17) | 0.0133 (16) | −0.0036 (17) |
N2C | 0.047 (2) | 0.056 (2) | 0.0473 (19) | −0.0045 (17) | 0.0153 (16) | 0.0037 (16) |
C1A | 0.062 (3) | 0.057 (3) | 0.052 (2) | −0.007 (2) | 0.020 (2) | −0.008 (2) |
C2A | 0.079 (4) | 0.045 (3) | 0.080 (4) | −0.007 (2) | 0.017 (3) | −0.005 (2) |
C3A | 0.081 (4) | 0.049 (3) | 0.070 (3) | −0.007 (2) | 0.020 (3) | 0.014 (2) |
C4A | 0.051 (2) | 0.057 (3) | 0.046 (2) | −0.007 (2) | 0.0098 (19) | 0.0095 (19) |
C5A | 0.038 (2) | 0.050 (2) | 0.0369 (19) | −0.0034 (17) | 0.0069 (16) | 0.0036 (17) |
C6A | 0.067 (3) | 0.080 (3) | 0.044 (2) | −0.006 (3) | 0.022 (2) | 0.014 (2) |
C7A | 0.060 (3) | 0.104 (4) | 0.038 (2) | −0.007 (3) | 0.020 (2) | 0.003 (3) |
C8A | 0.042 (2) | 0.075 (3) | 0.038 (2) | −0.002 (2) | 0.0112 (17) | −0.008 (2) |
C9A | 0.038 (2) | 0.055 (2) | 0.0305 (18) | −0.0012 (17) | 0.0074 (16) | −0.0007 (16) |
C10A | 0.058 (3) | 0.080 (4) | 0.049 (2) | 0.000 (2) | 0.017 (2) | −0.019 (2) |
C11A | 0.059 (3) | 0.068 (3) | 0.069 (3) | 0.003 (2) | 0.017 (2) | −0.022 (3) |
C12A | 0.056 (3) | 0.045 (2) | 0.052 (2) | 0.0005 (19) | 0.015 (2) | −0.0028 (19) |
C1B | 0.052 (3) | 0.057 (3) | 0.056 (3) | 0.002 (2) | 0.013 (2) | 0.001 (2) |
C2B | 0.057 (3) | 0.060 (3) | 0.077 (4) | 0.004 (2) | 0.004 (3) | 0.013 (3) |
C3B | 0.070 (3) | 0.057 (3) | 0.063 (3) | 0.002 (3) | −0.007 (3) | 0.009 (2) |
C4B | 0.074 (3) | 0.049 (3) | 0.044 (2) | −0.015 (2) | 0.004 (2) | 0.005 (2) |
C5B | 0.053 (2) | 0.044 (2) | 0.039 (2) | −0.0113 (19) | 0.0114 (18) | 0.0060 (17) |
C6B | 0.108 (5) | 0.072 (4) | 0.041 (3) | −0.020 (3) | 0.003 (3) | 0.005 (2) |
C7B | 0.113 (5) | 0.071 (4) | 0.038 (2) | −0.015 (3) | 0.020 (3) | −0.002 (2) |
C8B | 0.086 (3) | 0.055 (3) | 0.044 (2) | −0.022 (3) | 0.030 (2) | −0.006 (2) |
C9B | 0.061 (3) | 0.049 (2) | 0.040 (2) | −0.017 (2) | 0.0195 (19) | −0.0001 (18) |
C10B | 0.089 (4) | 0.069 (3) | 0.065 (3) | −0.019 (3) | 0.047 (3) | −0.020 (3) |
C11B | 0.061 (3) | 0.083 (4) | 0.085 (4) | −0.001 (3) | 0.037 (3) | −0.018 (3) |
C12B | 0.054 (3) | 0.081 (4) | 0.066 (3) | 0.002 (3) | 0.022 (2) | −0.005 (3) |
C1C | 0.058 (3) | 0.071 (3) | 0.052 (3) | 0.006 (2) | 0.008 (2) | 0.011 (2) |
C2C | 0.060 (3) | 0.087 (4) | 0.058 (3) | 0.014 (3) | 0.003 (2) | 0.003 (3) |
C3C | 0.050 (3) | 0.089 (4) | 0.058 (3) | 0.011 (3) | 0.003 (2) | −0.011 (3) |
C4C | 0.046 (2) | 0.079 (3) | 0.056 (3) | −0.003 (2) | 0.016 (2) | −0.019 (2) |
C5C | 0.043 (2) | 0.058 (3) | 0.045 (2) | 0.0001 (19) | 0.0159 (18) | −0.0105 (19) |
C6C | 0.048 (3) | 0.091 (4) | 0.084 (4) | −0.014 (3) | 0.010 (3) | −0.015 (3) |
C7C | 0.059 (3) | 0.095 (5) | 0.089 (4) | −0.034 (3) | 0.027 (3) | −0.026 (4) |
C8C | 0.065 (3) | 0.067 (3) | 0.062 (3) | −0.016 (2) | 0.032 (2) | −0.012 (2) |
C9C | 0.048 (2) | 0.060 (3) | 0.048 (2) | −0.008 (2) | 0.0212 (19) | −0.012 (2) |
C10C | 0.081 (4) | 0.069 (3) | 0.074 (3) | −0.021 (3) | 0.037 (3) | −0.002 (3) |
C11C | 0.080 (4) | 0.059 (3) | 0.077 (3) | −0.002 (3) | 0.036 (3) | 0.010 (2) |
C12C | 0.065 (3) | 0.062 (3) | 0.059 (3) | 0.001 (2) | 0.021 (2) | 0.009 (2) |
O8 | 0.090 (4) | 0.165 (6) | 0.186 (6) | 0.015 (4) | −0.017 (4) | −0.049 (5) |
O9 | 0.174 (7) | 0.199 (8) | 0.274 (10) | 0.011 (6) | 0.069 (7) | −0.028 (7) |
O10 | 0.096 (7) | 0.120 (8) | 0.252 (13) | −0.024 (6) | 0.034 (8) | 0.003 (9) |
O11 | 0.141 (9) | 0.200 (12) | 0.309 (15) | −0.043 (8) | 0.167 (10) | −0.121 (11) |
O12 | 0.159 (11) | 0.166 (11) | 0.210 (13) | −0.035 (9) | 0.044 (10) | 0.035 (10) |
O13 | 0.124 (10) | 0.165 (12) | 0.356 (17) | 0.004 (9) | 0.004 (11) | 0.103 (12) |
Zn1—N1B | 2.115 (4) | C5A—C9A | 1.439 (6) |
Zn1—N1A | 2.137 (3) | C6A—C7A | 1.323 (8) |
Zn1—N2A | 2.140 (3) | C7A—C8A | 1.435 (7) |
Zn1—N2B | 2.155 (4) | C8A—C10A | 1.399 (7) |
Zn1—N1C | 2.199 (4) | C8A—C9A | 1.404 (6) |
Zn1—N2C | 2.215 (4) | C10A—C11A | 1.342 (7) |
Cr1—O2 | 1.579 (4) | C11A—C12A | 1.390 (7) |
Cr1—O1 | 1.599 (4) | C1B—C2B | 1.402 (7) |
Cr1—O3 | 1.605 (3) | C2B—C3B | 1.348 (8) |
Cr1—O4 | 1.758 (4) | C3B—C4B | 1.392 (8) |
Cr2—O7 | 1.592 (4) | C4B—C5B | 1.404 (6) |
Cr2—O6 | 1.596 (4) | C4B—C6B | 1.441 (8) |
Cr2—O5 | 1.609 (3) | C5B—C9B | 1.419 (7) |
Cr2—O4 | 1.791 (3) | C6B—C7B | 1.316 (9) |
N1A—C1A | 1.320 (6) | C7B—C8B | 1.445 (8) |
N1A—C5A | 1.358 (5) | C8B—C10B | 1.385 (8) |
N2A—C12A | 1.323 (5) | C8B—C9B | 1.388 (6) |
N2A—C9A | 1.346 (5) | C10B—C11B | 1.361 (8) |
N1B—C1B | 1.316 (6) | C11B—C12B | 1.383 (7) |
N1B—C5B | 1.362 (5) | C1C—C2C | 1.415 (7) |
N2B—C12B | 1.315 (6) | C2C—C3C | 1.330 (8) |
N2B—C9B | 1.372 (6) | C3C—C4C | 1.384 (7) |
N1C—C1C | 1.322 (6) | C4C—C5C | 1.411 (6) |
N1C—C5C | 1.361 (6) | C4C—C6C | 1.418 (8) |
N2C—C12C | 1.310 (6) | C5C—C9C | 1.415 (6) |
N2C—C9C | 1.351 (6) | C6C—C7C | 1.320 (8) |
C1A—C2A | 1.380 (7) | C7C—C8C | 1.434 (8) |
C2A—C3A | 1.365 (8) | C8C—C10C | 1.398 (8) |
C3A—C4A | 1.396 (7) | C8C—C9C | 1.401 (6) |
C4A—C5A | 1.386 (6) | C10C—C11C | 1.348 (8) |
C4A—C6A | 1.438 (7) | C11C—C12C | 1.385 (7) |
N1B—Zn1—N1A | 104.0 (1) | N1A—C5A—C9A | 117.0 (3) |
N1B—Zn1—N2A | 97.0 (1) | C4A—C5A—C9A | 120.1 (4) |
N1A—Zn1—N2A | 77.5 (1) | C7A—C6A—C4A | 121.0 (4) |
N1B—Zn1—N2B | 78.2 (1) | C6A—C7A—C8A | 122.1 (4) |
N1A—Zn1—N2B | 95.8 (1) | C10A—C8A—C9A | 117.1 (4) |
N2A—Zn1—N2B | 170.7 (1) | C10A—C8A—C7A | 124.6 (4) |
N1B—Zn1—N1C | 164.5 (1) | C9A—C8A—C7A | 118.3 (4) |
N1A—Zn1—N1C | 90.1 (1) | N2A—C9A—C8A | 122.9 (4) |
N2A—Zn1—N1C | 92.2 (1) | N2A—C9A—C5A | 117.6 (3) |
N2B—Zn1—N1C | 94.2 (1) | C8A—C9A—C5A | 119.5 (4) |
N1B—Zn1—N2C | 91.1 (1) | C11A—C10A—C8A | 119.4 (4) |
N1A—Zn1—N2C | 163.6 (1) | C10A—C11A—C12A | 120.1 (5) |
N2A—Zn1—N2C | 94.7 (1) | N2A—C12A—C11A | 122.6 (4) |
N2B—Zn1—N2C | 93.4 (1) | N1B—C1B—C2B | 122.6 (5) |
N1C—Zn1—N2C | 75.7 (1) | C3B—C2B—C1B | 119.2 (5) |
O2—Cr1—O1 | 109.6 (3) | C2B—C3B—C4B | 120.2 (5) |
O2—Cr1—O3 | 107.6 (2) | C3B—C4B—C5B | 117.5 (5) |
O1—Cr1—O3 | 112.2 (2) | C3B—C4B—C6B | 124.2 (5) |
O2—Cr1—O4 | 110.7 (2) | C5B—C4B—C6B | 118.3 (5) |
O1—Cr1—O4 | 108.5 (2) | N1B—C5B—C4B | 121.9 (4) |
O3—Cr1—O4 | 108.2 (2) | N1B—C5B—C9B | 118.4 (4) |
O7—Cr2—O6 | 110.0 (2) | C4B—C5B—C9B | 119.7 (4) |
O7—Cr2—O5 | 109.3 (2) | C7B—C6B—C4B | 121.6 (5) |
O6—Cr2—O5 | 110.4 (2) | C6B—C7B—C8B | 121.5 (5) |
O7—Cr2—O4 | 110.2 (2) | C10B—C8B—C9B | 117.3 (5) |
O6—Cr2—O4 | 106.9 (2) | C10B—C8B—C7B | 124.4 (5) |
O5—Cr2—O4 | 110.1 (2) | C9B—C8B—C7B | 118.2 (5) |
Cr1—O4—Cr2 | 130.4 (2) | N2B—C9B—C8B | 122.1 (4) |
C1A—N1A—C5A | 117.8 (4) | N2B—C9B—C5B | 117.1 (4) |
C1A—N1A—Zn1 | 128.6 (3) | C8B—C9B—C5B | 120.8 (4) |
C5A—N1A—Zn1 | 113.1 (3) | C11B—C10B—C8B | 120.6 (5) |
C12A—N2A—C9A | 117.8 (4) | C10B—C11B—C12B | 118.7 (5) |
C12A—N2A—Zn1 | 128.8 (3) | N2B—C12B—C11B | 122.9 (5) |
C9A—N2A—Zn1 | 113.2 (3) | N1C—C1C—C2C | 122.3 (5) |
C1B—N1B—C5B | 118.5 (4) | C3C—C2C—C1C | 119.4 (5) |
C1B—N1B—Zn1 | 128.1 (3) | C2C—C3C—C4C | 120.2 (5) |
C5B—N1B—Zn1 | 113.2 (3) | C3C—C4C—C5C | 118.5 (5) |
C12B—N2B—C9B | 118.2 (4) | C3C—C4C—C6C | 123.3 (5) |
C12B—N2B—Zn1 | 129.5 (3) | C5C—C4C—C6C | 118.2 (5) |
C9B—N2B—Zn1 | 112.2 (3) | N1C—C5C—C4C | 121.1 (4) |
C1C—N1C—C5C | 118.5 (4) | N1C—C5C—C9C | 118.3 (4) |
C1C—N1C—Zn1 | 127.7 (3) | C4C—C5C—C9C | 120.6 (4) |
C5C—N1C—Zn1 | 113.8 (3) | C7C—C6C—C4C | 121.1 (5) |
C12C—N2C—C9C | 118.6 (4) | C6C—C7C—C8C | 122.5 (5) |
C12C—N2C—Zn1 | 127.9 (3) | C10C—C8C—C9C | 117.5 (5) |
C9C—N2C—Zn1 | 113.4 (3) | C10C—C8C—C7C | 124.5 (5) |
N1A—C1A—C2A | 123.4 (5) | C9C—C8C—C7C | 117.9 (5) |
C3A—C2A—C1A | 118.7 (5) | N2C—C9C—C8C | 121.8 (4) |
C2A—C3A—C4A | 120.0 (4) | N2C—C9C—C5C | 118.6 (4) |
C5A—C4A—C3A | 117.2 (4) | C8C—C9C—C5C | 119.5 (4) |
C5A—C4A—C6A | 119.0 (4) | C11C—C10C—C8C | 119.6 (5) |
C3A—C4A—C6A | 123.8 (4) | C10C—C11C—C12C | 119.3 (5) |
N1A—C5A—C4A | 122.9 (4) | N2C—C12C—C11C | 123.0 (5) |
O2—Cr1—O4—Cr2 | 28.1 (4) | C10A—C8A—C9A—N2A | −1.7 (6) |
O1—Cr1—O4—Cr2 | −92.2 (3) | C7A—C8A—C9A—N2A | 179.8 (4) |
O3—Cr1—O4—Cr2 | 145.8 (3) | C10A—C8A—C9A—C5A | 176.3 (4) |
O7—Cr2—O4—Cr1 | −80.0 (3) | C7A—C8A—C9A—C5A | −2.2 (6) |
O6—Cr2—O4—Cr1 | 160.6 (3) | N1A—C5A—C9A—N2A | 1.1 (5) |
O5—Cr2—O4—Cr1 | 40.7 (3) | C4A—C5A—C9A—N2A | −179.9 (4) |
N1B—Zn1—N1A—C1A | −83.9 (4) | N1A—C5A—C9A—C8A | −177.0 (3) |
N2A—Zn1—N1A—C1A | −178.2 (4) | C4A—C5A—C9A—C8A | 2.0 (6) |
N2B—Zn1—N1A—C1A | −4.7 (4) | C9A—C8A—C10A—C11A | −0.4 (7) |
N1C—Zn1—N1A—C1A | 89.6 (4) | C7A—C8A—C10A—C11A | 178.1 (5) |
N2C—Zn1—N1A—C1A | 118.9 (5) | C8A—C10A—C11A—C12A | 1.4 (7) |
N1B—Zn1—N1A—C5A | 105.0 (3) | C9A—N2A—C12A—C11A | −1.4 (6) |
N2A—Zn1—N1A—C5A | 10.7 (3) | Zn1—N2A—C12A—C11A | 174.1 (3) |
N2B—Zn1—N1A—C5A | −175.8 (3) | C10A—C11A—C12A—N2A | −0.6 (7) |
N1C—Zn1—N1A—C5A | −81.5 (3) | C5B—N1B—C1B—C2B | 1.0 (7) |
N2C—Zn1—N1A—C5A | −52.2 (6) | Zn1—N1B—C1B—C2B | −173.8 (3) |
N1B—Zn1—N2A—C12A | 71.3 (4) | N1B—C1B—C2B—C3B | 0.0 (8) |
N1A—Zn1—N2A—C12A | 174.2 (4) | C1B—C2B—C3B—C4B | 0.2 (8) |
N2B—Zn1—N2A—C12A | 129.8 (8) | C2B—C3B—C4B—C5B | −1.4 (7) |
N1C—Zn1—N2A—C12A | −96.3 (4) | C2B—C3B—C4B—C6B | 179.1 (5) |
N2C—Zn1—N2A—C12A | −20.4 (4) | C1B—N1B—C5B—C4B | −2.3 (6) |
N1B—Zn1—N2A—C9A | −113.0 (3) | Zn1—N1B—C5B—C4B | 173.2 (3) |
N1A—Zn1—N2A—C9A | −10.1 (3) | C1B—N1B—C5B—C9B | 178.1 (4) |
N2B—Zn1—N2A—C9A | −54.5 (9) | Zn1—N1B—C5B—C9B | −6.4 (5) |
N1C—Zn1—N2A—C9A | 79.5 (3) | C3B—C4B—C5B—N1B | 2.5 (7) |
N2C—Zn1—N2A—C9A | 155.3 (3) | C6B—C4B—C5B—N1B | −178.0 (4) |
N1A—Zn1—N1B—C1B | −84.4 (4) | C3B—C4B—C5B—C9B | −177.9 (4) |
N2A—Zn1—N1B—C1B | −5.5 (4) | C6B—C4B—C5B—C9B | 1.6 (6) |
N2B—Zn1—N1B—C1B | −177.4 (4) | C3B—C4B—C6B—C7B | 176.2 (5) |
N1C—Zn1—N1B—C1B | 120.7 (5) | C5B—C4B—C6B—C7B | −3.4 (8) |
N2C—Zn1—N1B—C1B | 89.4 (4) | C4B—C6B—C7B—C8B | 2.9 (9) |
N1A—Zn1—N1B—C5B | 100.6 (3) | C6B—C7B—C8B—C10B | −176.8 (5) |
N2A—Zn1—N1B—C5B | 179.5 (3) | C6B—C7B—C8B—C9B | −0.6 (8) |
N2B—Zn1—N1B—C5B | 7.5 (3) | C12B—N2B—C9B—C8B | 2.7 (6) |
N1C—Zn1—N1B—C5B | −54.3 (6) | Zn1—N2B—C9B—C8B | −173.6 (3) |
N2C—Zn1—N1B—C5B | −85.7 (3) | C12B—N2B—C9B—C5B | −176.6 (4) |
N1B—Zn1—N2B—C12B | 176.4 (4) | Zn1—N2B—C9B—C5B | 7.1 (5) |
N1A—Zn1—N2B—C12B | 73.2 (4) | C10B—C8B—C9B—N2B | −3.9 (7) |
N2A—Zn1—N2B—C12B | 116.5 (8) | C7B—C8B—C9B—N2B | 179.7 (4) |
N1C—Zn1—N2B—C12B | −17.3 (4) | C10B—C8B—C9B—C5B | 175.4 (4) |
N2C—Zn1—N2B—C12B | −93.2 (4) | C7B—C8B—C9B—C5B | −1.1 (6) |
N1B—Zn1—N2B—C9B | −7.8 (3) | N1B—C5B—C9B—N2B | −0.6 (6) |
N1A—Zn1—N2B—C9B | −111.0 (3) | C4B—C5B—C9B—N2B | 179.8 (4) |
N2A—Zn1—N2B—C9B | −67.7 (9) | N1B—C5B—C9B—C8B | −179.9 (4) |
N1C—Zn1—N2B—C9B | 158.5 (3) | C4B—C5B—C9B—C8B | 0.5 (6) |
N2C—Zn1—N2B—C9B | 82.6 (3) | C9B—C8B—C10B—C11B | 1.9 (7) |
N1B—Zn1—N1C—C1C | 152.1 (5) | C7B—C8B—C10B—C11B | 178.0 (5) |
N1A—Zn1—N1C—C1C | −3.7 (4) | C8B—C10B—C11B—C12B | 1.2 (8) |
N2A—Zn1—N1C—C1C | −81.2 (4) | C9B—N2B—C12B—C11B | 0.6 (8) |
N2B—Zn1—N1C—C1C | 92.1 (4) | Zn1—N2B—C12B—C11B | 176.2 (4) |
N2C—Zn1—N1C—C1C | −175.5 (4) | C10B—C11B—C12B—N2B | −2.5 (9) |
N1B—Zn1—N1C—C5C | −29.8 (7) | C5C—N1C—C1C—C2C | 0.4 (7) |
N1A—Zn1—N1C—C5C | 174.4 (3) | Zn1—N1C—C1C—C2C | 178.5 (4) |
N2A—Zn1—N1C—C5C | 96.9 (3) | N1C—C1C—C2C—C3C | 0.8 (8) |
N2B—Zn1—N1C—C5C | −89.8 (3) | C1C—C2C—C3C—C4C | −0.5 (8) |
N2C—Zn1—N1C—C5C | 2.6 (3) | C2C—C3C—C4C—C5C | −1.0 (7) |
N1B—Zn1—N2C—C12C | −10.1 (4) | C2C—C3C—C4C—C6C | −179.4 (5) |
N1A—Zn1—N2C—C12C | 147.8 (4) | C1C—N1C—C5C—C4C | −2.0 (6) |
N2A—Zn1—N2C—C12C | 87.1 (4) | Zn1—N1C—C5C—C4C | 179.7 (3) |
N2B—Zn1—N2C—C12C | −88.3 (4) | C1C—N1C—C5C—C9C | 177.4 (4) |
N1C—Zn1—N2C—C12C | 178.2 (4) | Zn1—N1C—C5C—C9C | −0.9 (5) |
N1B—Zn1—N2C—C9C | 167.6 (3) | C3C—C4C—C5C—N1C | 2.3 (6) |
N1A—Zn1—N2C—C9C | −34.5 (6) | C6C—C4C—C5C—N1C | −179.2 (4) |
N2A—Zn1—N2C—C9C | −95.2 (3) | C3C—C4C—C5C—C9C | −177.1 (4) |
N2B—Zn1—N2C—C9C | 89.4 (3) | C6C—C4C—C5C—C9C | 1.5 (7) |
N1C—Zn1—N2C—C9C | −4.1 (3) | C3C—C4C—C6C—C7C | 177.5 (5) |
C5A—N1A—C1A—C2A | 1.0 (7) | C5C—C4C—C6C—C7C | −1.0 (8) |
Zn1—N1A—C1A—C2A | −169.8 (4) | C4C—C6C—C7C—C8C | −1.2 (9) |
N1A—C1A—C2A—C3A | 0.3 (8) | C6C—C7C—C8C—C10C | −176.2 (6) |
C1A—C2A—C3A—C4A | −1.4 (8) | C6C—C7C—C8C—C9C | 2.7 (8) |
C2A—C3A—C4A—C5A | 1.3 (7) | C12C—N2C—C9C—C8C | −0.7 (6) |
C2A—C3A—C4A—C6A | −177.3 (5) | Zn1—N2C—C9C—C8C | −178.6 (3) |
C1A—N1A—C5A—C4A | −1.1 (6) | C12C—N2C—C9C—C5C | −176.9 (4) |
Zn1—N1A—C5A—C4A | 171.1 (3) | Zn1—N2C—C9C—C5C | 5.2 (5) |
C1A—N1A—C5A—C9A | 177.9 (4) | C10C—C8C—C9C—N2C | 0.7 (7) |
Zn1—N1A—C5A—C9A | −10.0 (4) | C7C—C8C—C9C—N2C | −178.3 (4) |
C3A—C4A—C5A—N1A | −0.1 (6) | C10C—C8C—C9C—C5C | 176.9 (4) |
C6A—C4A—C5A—N1A | 178.6 (4) | C7C—C8C—C9C—C5C | −2.1 (7) |
C3A—C4A—C5A—C9A | −179.0 (4) | N1C—C5C—C9C—N2C | −3.0 (6) |
C6A—C4A—C5A—C9A | −0.3 (6) | C4C—C5C—C9C—N2C | 176.4 (4) |
C5A—C4A—C6A—C7A | −1.3 (7) | N1C—C5C—C9C—C8C | −179.2 (4) |
C3A—C4A—C6A—C7A | 177.3 (5) | C4C—C5C—C9C—C8C | 0.1 (6) |
C4A—C6A—C7A—C8A | 1.1 (8) | C9C—C8C—C10C—C11C | −0.6 (7) |
C6A—C7A—C8A—C10A | −177.7 (5) | C7C—C8C—C10C—C11C | 178.3 (5) |
C6A—C7A—C8A—C9A | 0.7 (7) | C8C—C10C—C11C—C12C | 0.6 (8) |
C12A—N2A—C9A—C8A | 2.6 (6) | C9C—N2C—C12C—C11C | 0.6 (7) |
Zn1—N2A—C9A—C8A | −173.7 (3) | Zn1—N2C—C12C—C11C | 178.2 (4) |
C12A—N2A—C9A—C5A | −175.5 (4) | C10C—C11C—C12C—N2C | −0.6 (8) |
Zn1—N2A—C9A—C5A | 8.3 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1A—H1A···O1i | 0.96 | 2.49 | 3.297 (6) | 141 |
C12B—H12B···O13i | 0.96 | 2.64 | 3.277 (16) | 124 |
C1B—H1B···O2ii | 0.96 | 2.27 | 3.100 (6) | 144 |
C12A—H12A···O7ii | 0.96 | 2.33 | 3.186 (6) | 149 |
C3A—H3A···O2iii | 0.96 | 2.55 | 3.400 (7) | 148 |
C6A—H6A···O2iii | 0.96 | 2.53 | 3.381 (7) | 148 |
C3B—H3B···O3iv | 0.96 | 2.49 | 3.423 (6) | 164 |
C6B—H6B···O4iv | 0.96 | 2.46 | 3.388 (6) | 163 |
C11B—H11B···O13v | 0.96 | 2.62 | 3.540 (18) | 161 |
C7A—H7A···O6 | 0.96 | 2.46 | 3.402 (6) | 167 |
C10A—H10A···O5 | 0.96 | 2.28 | 3.222 (6) | 166 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z; (ii) x, −y, z+1/2; (iii) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z−1/2; (iv) x, y, z+1; (v) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Zn(C12H8N2)3][Cr2O7]·4H2O |
Mr | 894.05 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 26.687 (5), 17.867 (4), 17.471 (3) |
β (°) | 106.23 (3) |
V (Å3) | 7998 (3) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.19 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.63 × 0.50 × 0.37 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Kuma KM-4 diffractometer |
Absorption correction | ψ scans empirical (using intensity measurements) via ψ scans (Sheldrick, 1990) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.493, 0.643 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9494, 7062, 4863 |
Rint | 0.024 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.596 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.047, 0.177, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 7062 |
No. of parameters | 523 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.78, −0.38 |
Computer programs: KM-4 Software (Kuma, 1998), KM-4 Software, SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 1990), SHELXL97.
Zn1—N1B | 2.115 (4) | Cr1—O1 | 1.599 (4) |
Zn1—N1A | 2.137 (3) | Cr1—O3 | 1.605 (3) |
Zn1—N2A | 2.140 (3) | Cr1—O4 | 1.758 (4) |
Zn1—N2B | 2.155 (4) | Cr2—O7 | 1.592 (4) |
Zn1—N1C | 2.199 (4) | Cr2—O6 | 1.596 (4) |
Zn1—N2C | 2.215 (4) | Cr2—O5 | 1.609 (3) |
Cr1—O2 | 1.579 (4) | Cr2—O4 | 1.791 (3) |
N1B—Zn1—N1A | 104.0 (1) | N1C—Zn1—N2C | 75.7 (1) |
N1B—Zn1—N2A | 97.0 (1) | O2—Cr1—O1 | 109.6 (3) |
N1A—Zn1—N2A | 77.5 (1) | O2—Cr1—O3 | 107.6 (2) |
N1B—Zn1—N2B | 78.2 (1) | O1—Cr1—O3 | 112.2 (2) |
N1A—Zn1—N2B | 95.8 (1) | O2—Cr1—O4 | 110.7 (2) |
N2A—Zn1—N2B | 170.7 (1) | O1—Cr1—O4 | 108.5 (2) |
N1B—Zn1—N1C | 164.5 (1) | O3—Cr1—O4 | 108.2 (2) |
N1A—Zn1—N1C | 90.1 (1) | O7—Cr2—O6 | 110.0 (2) |
N2A—Zn1—N1C | 92.2 (1) | O7—Cr2—O5 | 109.3 (2) |
N2B—Zn1—N1C | 94.2 (1) | O6—Cr2—O5 | 110.4 (2) |
N1B—Zn1—N2C | 91.1 (1) | O7—Cr2—O4 | 110.2 (2) |
N1A—Zn1—N2C | 163.6 (1) | O6—Cr2—O4 | 106.9 (2) |
N2A—Zn1—N2C | 94.7 (1) | O5—Cr2—O4 | 110.1 (2) |
N2B—Zn1—N2C | 93.4 (1) | Cr1—O4—Cr2 | 130.4 (2) |
O2—Cr1—O4—Cr2 | 28.1 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1A—H1A···O1i | 0.96 | 2.49 | 3.297 (6) | 141 |
C12B—H12B···O13i | 0.96 | 2.64 | 3.277 (16) | 124 |
C1B—H1B···O2ii | 0.96 | 2.27 | 3.100 (6) | 144 |
C12A—H12A···O7ii | 0.96 | 2.33 | 3.186 (6) | 149 |
C3A—H3A···O2iii | 0.96 | 2.55 | 3.400 (7) | 148 |
C6A—H6A···O2iii | 0.96 | 2.53 | 3.381 (7) | 148 |
C3B—H3B···O3iv | 0.96 | 2.49 | 3.423 (6) | 164 |
C6B—H6B···O4iv | 0.96 | 2.46 | 3.388 (6) | 163 |
C11B—H11B···O13v | 0.96 | 2.62 | 3.540 (18) | 161 |
C7A—H7A···O6 | 0.96 | 2.46 | 3.402 (6) | 167 |
C10A—H10A···O5 | 0.96 | 2.28 | 3.222 (6) | 166 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z; (ii) x, −y, z+1/2; (iii) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z−1/2; (iv) x, y, z+1; (v) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Metal complexes containing the chromate(VI) or dichromate(VI) anion, CrO42- or Cr2O72-, as a ligand are attracting current attention due to their spectroscopic (Cieślak-Golonka et al., 1988, 1991), structural (Dave & Czeruszewicz, 1994), magnetic (Gili & Lorenzo-Luis, 1999), thermal (Bensch et al., 1987; Repka et al., 1998), catalytic (Bensch et al., 1987), and supramolecular (Hayashi et al., 1998) properties.
Chromate(VI) and dichromate(VI) complexes have been long recognized to cause genotoxic and mutagenic effects in living cells, leading to development of cancer in humans (Cieślak-Golonka, 1995). Considering the redox pathways of the carcinogenic CrVI anion and the interaction of its metabolites CrV, CrIV and CrIII with DNA (Stearns & Wetterhahn, 1997; Lay & Levina, 1998; Codd & Lay, 1999), the lowering of its mutagenic activity was explained by the mode of the chromate ion binding to the metal–organic ligand core. Metal chromate(VI) complexes with 1,10-phenanthroline or 2,2'-bipyridyl tested by the standard Ames test exhibited markedly lower activity than the reference compounds potassium dichromate and potassium chromate (Szyba et al., 1992).
Because the observed carcinogenecity of CrVI depends on the ability of its oxoanions to cross the cell membrane by the anion-transport system, the symmetry of the forming CrVI species may influence the effectivity of the membrane crossing. The coordination chemistry of compounds with chromium(VI) anions (chromates, dichromates, polychromates, etc.) as ligands has been reviewed recently (Gili & Lorenzo-Luis, 1999). In the nickel(II) chromate complexes with 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy), viz. Ni(CrO4)(bpy)x, where x = 2 or 3, the mode of coordination of the chromate ion (non- or one-coordinating anion) was found to be dependent on the Ni:bpy ratio (Bronowska et al., 2000).
We were trying to obtain a complex in which the chromate ions would be coordinated to the Zn metal, similar to in case of [Mn2(Cr2O7)2(bpy)4] (Dave & Czeruszewicz, 1994). Instead of the dichromate bonded to the ZnII ion, an ionic structure, (I), built up of [Zn(phen)3]2+ cations, Cr2O72- anions and water molecules was obtained.
The perspective view of the [Zn(phen)3]2+ cation with the atomic labelling scheme is presented in Fig. 1 and the packing diagram of [Zn(phen)3][Cr2O7]·4H2O is shown in Fig. 2. The cations are connected to anions by weak C—H···O hydrogen bonds, with shortest H···O distances of ca 2.27–2.33 Å. The ZnII ion is in distorted octahedral environment coordinated with six N atoms from three phenanthroline molecules. The Zn–N bond lengths are in the range 2.115 (4)–2.215 (4) Å. The N—Zn—N angles involving the same phenanthroline molecule are in the range 75.7 (1)–78.2 (1)°, and are significantly smaller than the octahedral value of 90°. The N—Zn—N angles cis to each other comprising N atoms from different phenanthroline molecules are in the range 90.1 (1)–104.1 (1)°, wheras those trans to each other are in the range 164.5 (1)–170.7 (1)°.
There is one Cr2O72- anion in the independent part of the unit cell. It is almost in a staggered conformation, opposite to the situation found in K2Cr2O7. In potassium dichromate, two CrO42- tetrahedra are in a nearly eclipsed conformation (Lőfgren, 1971), when viewed along the line joining the Cr atoms. The O—Cr—O bond angles in (I) are between 106.9 (2) and 112.2 (2)°, close to the tetraedral value of 109.28°. The Cr—O—Cr bridging angle is 130.4 (2)°. The O—Cr—O—Cr torsion angles are close to ca 24°. The Cr—O terminal bond lengths are in the range 1.592 (4)–1.609 (3)Åand the bridging Cr—O bonds are longer and in the range 1.758 (4)–1.791 (3) Å.
There are four crystallographically independent water molecules in the structure. Two are ordered and the remaining two are disordered over two sites each. We refined the occupancy factors of the disordered molecules. They converged close to 0.5 and were subsequently fixed at that value. The O atoms of the water molecules are separated by 2.96–3.05 Å and are connected to each other and to dichromate anions by O—H···O hydrogen bonds, forming chains parallel to the a direction, separating the [Zn(phen)3]2+ cations.