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Diaquabis[dihydrogen 1-hydroxy-2-(imidazol-3-ium-1-yl)ethylidene-1,1-diphosphonato-κ2O,O′]magnesium(II), [Mg(C5H9N2O7P2)2(H2O)2], consists of isolated dimeric units built up around an inversion centre and tightly interconnected by hydrogen bonding. The MgII cation resides at the symmetry centre, surrounded in a rather regular octahedral geometry by two chelating zwitterionic zoledronate(1−) [or dihydrogen 1-hydroxy-2-(imidazol-3-ium-1-yl)ethylidene-1,1-diphosphonate] anions and two water molecules, in a pattern already found in a few reported isologues where the anion is bound to transition metals (Co, Zn and Ni). catena-Poly[[aquacalcium(II)]-μ3-[hydrogen 1-hydroxy-2-(imidazol-3-ium-1-yl)ethylidene-1,1-diphosphonato]-κ5O:O,O′:O′,O′′], [Ca(C5H8N2O7P2)(H2O)]n, consists instead of a CaII cation in a general position, a zwitterionic zoledronate(2−) anion and a coordinated water molecule. The geometry around the CaII atom, provided by six bisphosphonate O atoms and one water ligand, is that of a pentagonal bipyramid with the CaII atom displaced by 0.19 Å out of the equatorial plane. These CaII coordination polyhedra are `threaded' by the 21 axis so that successive polyhedra share edges of their pentagonal basal planes. This results in a strongly coupled rhomboidal Ca2–O2 chain which runs along [010]. These chains are in turn linked by an apical O atom from a –PO3 group in a neighbouring chain. This O-atom, shared between chains, generates strong covalently bonded planar arrays parallel to (100). Finally, these sheets are linked by hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional structure. Owing to the extreme affinity of zoledronic acid for bone tissue, in general, and with calcium as one of the major constituents of bone, it is expected that this structure will be useful in modelling some of the biologically interesting processes in which the drug takes part.
Supporting information
CCDC references: 782526; 782527
Crystals of (I) and (II) were synthesized from a solution of zoledronic acid
(from Gador Argentina S.A.) with a metal salt solution in a 2:1 stoichiometric
ratio, using Mg(NO3)2 for (I) and CaCl2 for (II). Crystals of (I) were
grown at 353 K: the unperturbed solution was allowed to concentrate slowly and
after a few days large, colourless blocks were obtained, suitable for
single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystals of (II) were grown in a 45 ml
Teflon-lined autoclave under hydrothermal conditions over a few days at 400 K.
The H atoms attached to O and N were found in a difference Fourier map, further
idealized (O—H: 0.82, H···H: 1.32, N—H: 0.87 Å) and finally allowed to
ride (see the discussion below about the O1—H1O pair). Those attached
to C were placed at calculated positions (C—H: 0.93 Å; C—H2: 0.97 Å)
and allowed to ride. Displacement factors were taken as U(H)isot =
1.2/1.5Uhost.
Final difference maps for structure (I) disclosed some interesting features.
The first one regards the behaviour of the refinement algorithm as applied to
the P atoms. In spite of the refinement of (I) without any restraints or
constraints, the least-squares procedure seemingly failed to provide an
adequate anisotropic treatment for atoms P1 and P2: in the final difference
maps both atoms appeared flanked by pairs of (opposite) positive and negative
electron-density peaks of circa 1 e A-3 in height, in a `crossed'
arrangement typical of an insufficient anisotropic modelling of the
displacement ellipsoids of both atoms. The second is the clear evidence of an
(asymmetric) splitting in the O1—H1O···O32(1 - x, -y, 1 - z) hydrogen
bond, with a hydrogen transfer from O1 towards O32 in the order of 10–15%,
both sites displaying equilibrium positions with similar O—H distances
(0.80–0.90 Å), as disclosed by the difference map. Owing to the very low
occupancy, this splitting has not been included in the model, where atom
H1O was assigned unit site occupancy.
Data collection: MSC/AFC Diffractometer Control Software (Molecular Structure Corporation, 1988) for (I); CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009) for (II). Cell refinement: MSC/AFC Diffractometer Control Software (Molecular Structure Corporation, 1988) for (I); CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009) for (II). Data reduction: MSC/AFC Diffractometer Control Software (Molecular Structure Corporation, 1988) for (I); CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009) for (II). For both compounds, program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008). Molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) for (I); ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) for (II). Software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009) for (I); SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009) for (II).
(I) Diaquabis[dihydrogen
1-hydroxy-2-(imidazol-3-ium-1-yl)ethylidene-1,1-diphosphonato-
κ2O,
O']magnesium(II)
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Crystal data top
[Mg(C5H9N2O7P2)2(H2O)2] | Z = 1 |
Mr = 602.51 | F(000) = 310 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.863 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.4680 (15) Å | Cell parameters from 25 reflections |
b = 8.4390 (17) Å | θ = 10–15° |
c = 9.819 (2) Å | µ = 0.47 mm−1 |
α = 105.11 (3)° | T = 294 K |
β = 111.98 (3)° | Blocks, colourless |
γ = 97.04 (3)° | 0.28 × 0.22 × 0.20 mm |
V = 537.0 (3) Å3 | |
Data collection top
Rigaku AFC6 diffractometer | 1875 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.037 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 2.4° |
ω/2θ scans | h = −9→9 |
Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | k = −1→10 |
Tmin = 0.78, Tmax = 0.83 | l = −12→11 |
2554 measured reflections | 3 standard reflections every 150 reflections |
2103 independent reflections | intensity decay: 1% |
Refinement top
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)] = 0.052 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.151 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.96 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1413P)2 + 0.1155P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2103 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.004 |
165 parameters | Δρmax = 0.93 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.94 e Å−3 |
Crystal data top
[Mg(C5H9N2O7P2)2(H2O)2] | γ = 97.04 (3)° |
Mr = 602.51 | V = 537.0 (3) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 7.4680 (15) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.4390 (17) Å | µ = 0.47 mm−1 |
c = 9.819 (2) Å | T = 294 K |
α = 105.11 (3)° | 0.28 × 0.22 × 0.20 mm |
β = 111.98 (3)° | |
Data collection top
Rigaku AFC6 diffractometer | 1875 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | Rint = 0.037 |
Tmin = 0.78, Tmax = 0.83 | 3 standard reflections every 150 reflections |
2554 measured reflections | intensity decay: 1% |
2103 independent reflections | |
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.052 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.151 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.96 | Δρmax = 0.93 e Å−3 |
2103 reflections | Δρmin = −0.94 e Å−3 |
165 parameters | |
Special details top
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are
estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into
account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and
torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used
when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic)
treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
Mg1 | 1.0000 | 0.5000 | 1.0000 | 0.0184 (3) | |
P1 | 0.62693 (7) | 0.22640 (6) | 0.97647 (6) | 0.0178 (2) | |
P2 | 0.65600 (7) | 0.22235 (6) | 0.67057 (6) | 0.0197 (2) | |
O1 | 0.3427 (2) | 0.0437 (2) | 0.69148 (19) | 0.0262 (4) | |
H1O | 0.3644 | −0.0357 | 0.6306 | 0.029 (7)* | |
O11 | 0.7900 (2) | 0.3859 (2) | 1.05291 (17) | 0.0228 (4) | |
O21 | 0.7234 (2) | 0.0709 (2) | 0.97587 (19) | 0.0255 (4) | |
H21O | 0.6476 | −0.0157 | 0.9718 | 0.058 (10)* | |
O31 | 0.4782 (2) | 0.2156 (2) | 1.04578 (18) | 0.0238 (4) | |
O12 | 0.8116 (2) | 0.3864 (2) | 0.76372 (18) | 0.0263 (4) | |
O22 | 0.7636 (2) | 0.0737 (2) | 0.68485 (19) | 0.0274 (4) | |
H22O | 0.7063 | −0.0197 | 0.6103 | 0.058 (11)* | |
O32 | 0.5337 (2) | 0.1999 (2) | 0.50211 (18) | 0.0260 (4) | |
O1W | 1.1158 (2) | 0.2844 (2) | 1.0064 (2) | 0.0362 (5) | |
H1WA | 1.2337 | 0.2882 | 1.0143 | 0.070 (12)* | |
H1WB | 1.0337 | 0.1917 | 0.9419 | 0.12 (2)* | |
N1 | 0.2486 (3) | 0.3477 (2) | 0.6151 (2) | 0.0239 (4) | |
N2 | 0.1445 (4) | 0.4114 (3) | 0.4051 (3) | 0.0399 (6) | |
H2N | 0.1310 | 0.4612 | 0.3390 | 0.048* | |
C1 | 0.4890 (3) | 0.2043 (3) | 0.7685 (2) | 0.0201 (5) | |
C2 | 0.3747 (3) | 0.3450 (3) | 0.7703 (3) | 0.0261 (5) | |
H2A | 0.2916 | 0.3304 | 0.8242 | 0.031* | |
H2B | 0.4703 | 0.4538 | 0.8293 | 0.031* | |
C3 | 0.0727 (4) | 0.2299 (3) | 0.5115 (3) | 0.0335 (6) | |
H3 | 0.0094 | 0.1404 | 0.5290 | 0.040* | |
C4 | 0.0102 (4) | 0.2702 (4) | 0.3796 (3) | 0.0415 (7) | |
H4 | −0.1036 | 0.2122 | 0.2882 | 0.050* | |
C5 | 0.2879 (4) | 0.4570 (3) | 0.5488 (3) | 0.0335 (6) | |
H5 | 0.3970 | 0.5499 | 0.5948 | 0.040* | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
Mg1 | 0.0120 (5) | 0.0218 (5) | 0.0182 (5) | 0.0020 (4) | 0.0007 (4) | 0.0111 (4) |
P1 | 0.0100 (3) | 0.0230 (4) | 0.0189 (4) | 0.0034 (2) | 0.0013 (3) | 0.0123 (3) |
P2 | 0.0136 (4) | 0.0239 (4) | 0.0166 (4) | 0.0013 (2) | 0.0009 (3) | 0.0089 (3) |
O1 | 0.0152 (8) | 0.0250 (8) | 0.0297 (9) | −0.0016 (6) | 0.0030 (6) | 0.0081 (7) |
O11 | 0.0138 (8) | 0.0276 (8) | 0.0213 (8) | −0.0007 (6) | 0.0020 (6) | 0.0098 (6) |
O21 | 0.0185 (8) | 0.0280 (8) | 0.0343 (9) | 0.0086 (6) | 0.0082 (7) | 0.0205 (7) |
O31 | 0.0162 (8) | 0.0313 (8) | 0.0277 (8) | 0.0061 (6) | 0.0085 (7) | 0.0168 (7) |
O12 | 0.0192 (8) | 0.0302 (8) | 0.0206 (8) | −0.0045 (6) | 0.0005 (6) | 0.0113 (7) |
O22 | 0.0211 (8) | 0.0310 (9) | 0.0255 (8) | 0.0092 (7) | 0.0040 (7) | 0.0097 (7) |
O32 | 0.0213 (8) | 0.0322 (8) | 0.0172 (8) | 0.0020 (7) | −0.0002 (6) | 0.0114 (6) |
O1W | 0.0162 (8) | 0.0300 (9) | 0.0587 (12) | 0.0068 (7) | 0.0091 (8) | 0.0188 (8) |
N1 | 0.0182 (9) | 0.0291 (10) | 0.0258 (9) | 0.0094 (7) | 0.0042 (8) | 0.0174 (8) |
N2 | 0.0429 (14) | 0.0516 (13) | 0.0366 (12) | 0.0202 (11) | 0.0139 (10) | 0.0333 (11) |
C1 | 0.0134 (10) | 0.0228 (10) | 0.0198 (10) | 0.0020 (8) | 0.0014 (8) | 0.0097 (8) |
C2 | 0.0224 (11) | 0.0304 (11) | 0.0229 (11) | 0.0110 (9) | 0.0031 (9) | 0.0128 (9) |
C3 | 0.0218 (12) | 0.0334 (13) | 0.0382 (14) | 0.0043 (10) | 0.0010 (10) | 0.0194 (11) |
C4 | 0.0332 (14) | 0.0480 (16) | 0.0314 (13) | 0.0092 (12) | −0.0038 (11) | 0.0212 (12) |
C5 | 0.0244 (12) | 0.0398 (13) | 0.0428 (14) | 0.0109 (10) | 0.0107 (11) | 0.0276 (11) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Mg1—O11 | 2.0389 (16) | O22—H22O | 0.8500 |
Mg1—O11i | 2.0389 (16) | O1W—H1WA | 0.8501 |
Mg1—O12 | 2.0851 (19) | O1W—H1WB | 0.8500 |
Mg1—O12i | 2.0851 (18) | N1—C5 | 1.323 (3) |
Mg1—O1W | 2.1132 (17) | N1—C3 | 1.379 (3) |
Mg1—O1Wi | 2.1132 (17) | N1—C2 | 1.470 (3) |
P1—O11 | 1.4987 (17) | N2—C5 | 1.331 (3) |
P1—O31 | 1.5096 (16) | N2—C4 | 1.360 (4) |
P1—O21 | 1.5719 (16) | N2—H2N | 0.8438 |
P1—C1 | 1.856 (2) | C1—C2 | 1.545 (3) |
P2—O12 | 1.5011 (18) | C2—H2A | 0.9700 |
P2—O32 | 1.5066 (17) | C2—H2B | 0.9700 |
P2—O22 | 1.5785 (17) | C3—C4 | 1.352 (4) |
P2—C1 | 1.852 (2) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
O1—C1 | 1.445 (2) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
O1—H1O | 0.8500 | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
O21—H21O | 0.8500 | | |
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O11—Mg1—O11i | 180.0 | P2—O22—H22O | 115.9 |
O11—Mg1—O12 | 89.55 (7) | Mg1—O1W—H1WA | 119.8 |
O11i—Mg1—O12 | 90.45 (7) | Mg1—O1W—H1WB | 114.0 |
O11—Mg1—O12i | 90.45 (7) | H1WA—O1W—H1WB | 112.7 |
O11i—Mg1—O12i | 89.55 (7) | C5—N1—C3 | 108.9 (2) |
O12—Mg1—O12i | 180.000 (1) | C5—N1—C2 | 126.3 (2) |
O11—Mg1—O1W | 85.87 (7) | C3—N1—C2 | 124.8 (2) |
O11i—Mg1—O1W | 94.13 (7) | C5—N2—C4 | 109.0 (2) |
O12—Mg1—O1W | 91.70 (8) | C5—N2—H2N | 127.8 |
O12i—Mg1—O1W | 88.30 (8) | C4—N2—H2N | 123.1 |
O11—Mg1—O1Wi | 94.13 (7) | O1—C1—C2 | 107.37 (16) |
O11i—Mg1—O1Wi | 85.87 (7) | O1—C1—P2 | 111.13 (14) |
O12—Mg1—O1Wi | 88.30 (8) | C2—C1—P2 | 112.30 (15) |
O12i—Mg1—O1Wi | 91.70 (8) | O1—C1—P1 | 108.28 (14) |
O1W—Mg1—O1Wi | 180.000 (1) | C2—C1—P1 | 104.91 (14) |
O11—P1—O31 | 115.86 (9) | P2—C1—P1 | 112.50 (11) |
O11—P1—O21 | 108.77 (9) | N1—C2—C1 | 114.27 (17) |
O31—P1—O21 | 109.91 (9) | N1—C2—H2A | 108.7 |
O11—P1—C1 | 108.15 (10) | C1—C2—H2A | 108.7 |
O31—P1—C1 | 108.05 (10) | N1—C2—H2B | 108.7 |
O21—P1—C1 | 105.60 (10) | C1—C2—H2B | 108.7 |
O12—P2—O32 | 115.70 (10) | H2A—C2—H2B | 107.6 |
O12—P2—O22 | 107.67 (9) | C4—C3—N1 | 106.5 (2) |
O32—P2—O22 | 110.64 (9) | C4—C3—H3 | 126.7 |
O12—P2—C1 | 107.78 (10) | N1—C3—H3 | 126.7 |
O32—P2—C1 | 109.47 (10) | C3—C4—N2 | 107.4 (2) |
O22—P2—C1 | 104.99 (10) | C3—C4—H4 | 126.3 |
C1—O1—H1O | 118.1 | N2—C4—H4 | 126.3 |
P1—O11—Mg1 | 136.15 (10) | N1—C5—N2 | 108.2 (2) |
P1—O21—H21O | 112.9 | N1—C5—H5 | 125.9 |
P2—O12—Mg1 | 133.46 (10) | N2—C5—H5 | 125.9 |
| | | |
O31—P1—O11—Mg1 | −166.48 (12) | O22—P2—C1—P1 | 60.13 (13) |
O21—P1—O11—Mg1 | 69.16 (15) | O11—P1—C1—O1 | 175.23 (12) |
C1—P1—O11—Mg1 | −45.07 (16) | O31—P1—C1—O1 | −58.64 (16) |
O12—Mg1—O11—P1 | 28.74 (14) | O21—P1—C1—O1 | 58.93 (15) |
O12i—Mg1—O11—P1 | −151.26 (14) | O11—P1—C1—C2 | −70.36 (16) |
O1W—Mg1—O11—P1 | −63.00 (14) | O31—P1—C1—C2 | 55.77 (17) |
O1Wi—Mg1—O11—P1 | 117.00 (14) | O21—P1—C1—C2 | 173.34 (14) |
O32—P2—O12—Mg1 | 172.11 (11) | O11—P1—C1—P2 | 52.02 (13) |
O22—P2—O12—Mg1 | −63.55 (15) | O31—P1—C1—P2 | 178.14 (10) |
C1—P2—O12—Mg1 | 49.24 (16) | O21—P1—C1—P2 | −64.29 (13) |
O11—Mg1—O12—P2 | −30.85 (14) | C5—N1—C2—C1 | −104.5 (3) |
O11i—Mg1—O12—P2 | 149.15 (14) | C3—N1—C2—C1 | 72.3 (3) |
O1W—Mg1—O12—P2 | 55.00 (14) | O1—C1—C2—N1 | −63.2 (2) |
O1Wi—Mg1—O12—P2 | −125.00 (14) | P2—C1—C2—N1 | 59.3 (2) |
O12—P2—C1—O1 | −176.06 (12) | P1—C1—C2—N1 | −178.21 (16) |
O32—P2—C1—O1 | 57.32 (16) | C5—N1—C3—C4 | 1.4 (3) |
O22—P2—C1—O1 | −61.48 (15) | C2—N1—C3—C4 | −175.9 (2) |
O12—P2—C1—C2 | 63.65 (16) | N1—C3—C4—N2 | −1.1 (3) |
O32—P2—C1—C2 | −62.97 (17) | C5—N2—C4—C3 | 0.5 (3) |
O22—P2—C1—C2 | 178.23 (14) | C3—N1—C5—N2 | −1.1 (3) |
O12—P2—C1—P1 | −54.45 (14) | C2—N1—C5—N2 | 176.1 (2) |
O32—P2—C1—P1 | 178.93 (10) | C4—N2—C5—N1 | 0.4 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1W—H1WB···O22 | 0.85 | 2.41 | 3.124 (3) | 142 |
O1—H1O···O32ii | 0.85 | 2.06 | 2.904 (2) | 170 |
O22—H22O···O32ii | 0.85 | 1.93 | 2.667 (3) | 145 |
O1W—H1WA···O31iii | 0.85 | 1.94 | 2.744 (2) | 158 |
O21—H21O···O31iv | 0.85 | 1.76 | 2.600 (2) | 169 |
N2—H2N···O12v | 0.84 | 1.93 | 2.741 (3) | 161 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (iii) x+1, y, z; (iv) −x+1, −y, −z+2; (v) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
(II)
catena-Poly[[aquacalcium(II)]-µ
3-[hydrogen
1-hydroxy-2-(imidazol-3-ium-1-yl)ethylidene-1,1-diphosphonato]-
κ5O:
O,
O':
O',
O'']
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Crystal data top
[Ca(C5H8N2O7P2)(H2O)] | F(000) = 672 |
Mr = 328.17 | Dx = 2.058 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 2765 reflections |
a = 13.7027 (15) Å | θ = 4.1–24.8° |
b = 7.0429 (8) Å | µ = 0.93 mm−1 |
c = 11.0040 (12) Å | T = 294 K |
β = 94.007 (10)° | Needle, colourless |
V = 1059.4 (2) Å3 | 0.32 × 0.10 × 0.06 mm |
Z = 4 | |
Data collection top
Oxford Diffraction Gemini CCD S Ultra diffractometer | 2384 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1798 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.029 |
ω scans, thick slices | θmax = 28.9°, θmin = 3.7° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | h = −17→13 |
Tmin = 0.78, Tmax = 0.88 | k = −9→9 |
4725 measured reflections | l = −13→12 |
Refinement top
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)] = 0.034 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.085 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.96 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0528P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2384 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
168 parameters | Δρmax = 0.61 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.62 e Å−3 |
Crystal data top
[Ca(C5H8N2O7P2)(H2O)] | V = 1059.4 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 328.17 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 13.7027 (15) Å | µ = 0.93 mm−1 |
b = 7.0429 (8) Å | T = 294 K |
c = 11.0040 (12) Å | 0.32 × 0.10 × 0.06 mm |
β = 94.007 (10)° | |
Data collection top
Oxford Diffraction Gemini CCD S Ultra diffractometer | 2384 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | 1798 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.78, Tmax = 0.88 | Rint = 0.029 |
4725 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.034 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.085 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.96 | Δρmax = 0.61 e Å−3 |
2384 reflections | Δρmin = −0.62 e Å−3 |
168 parameters | |
Special details top
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are
estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into
account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and
torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used
when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic)
treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
Ca1 | 0.54714 (3) | 0.23153 (7) | 0.18791 (4) | 0.01064 (14) | |
P1 | 0.24498 (4) | 0.53194 (9) | 0.46231 (6) | 0.01130 (16) | |
P2 | 0.40077 (4) | 0.24229 (8) | 0.39689 (6) | 0.00889 (15) | |
O1 | 0.24215 (12) | 0.3527 (3) | 0.25184 (15) | 0.0166 (4) | |
H1O | 0.2751 | 0.4471 | 0.2293 | 0.049 (11)* | |
O11 | 0.26377 (13) | 0.4894 (3) | 0.60406 (16) | 0.0220 (4) | |
H11O | 0.3168 | 0.4378 | 0.6317 | 0.055 (12)* | |
O21 | 0.31375 (13) | 0.6826 (3) | 0.42395 (17) | 0.0189 (4) | |
O31 | 0.13857 (12) | 0.5781 (3) | 0.44686 (18) | 0.0230 (5) | |
O12 | 0.42249 (12) | 0.2215 (3) | 0.53463 (16) | 0.0162 (4) | |
O22 | 0.45794 (11) | 0.3986 (2) | 0.33891 (16) | 0.0137 (4) | |
O32 | 0.41074 (12) | 0.0599 (2) | 0.32489 (17) | 0.0184 (4) | |
O1W | 0.64101 (12) | 0.1067 (3) | 0.36683 (16) | 0.0166 (4) | |
H1WA | 0.6506 | 0.1813 | 0.4272 | 0.043 (11)* | |
H1WB | 0.6198 | 0.0009 | 0.3913 | 0.030 (9)* | |
N2 | −0.02179 (15) | 0.1110 (4) | 0.2474 (2) | 0.0250 (6) | |
H2N | −0.0606 | 0.0830 | 0.1828 | 0.073 (14)* | |
C1 | 0.26985 (16) | 0.3135 (3) | 0.3783 (2) | 0.0108 (5) | |
C2 | 0.20962 (16) | 0.1423 (4) | 0.4152 (3) | 0.0165 (5) | |
H2A | 0.2390 | 0.0276 | 0.3855 | 0.020* | |
H2B | 0.2126 | 0.1350 | 0.5034 | 0.020* | |
N1 | 0.10685 (14) | 0.1489 (3) | 0.3691 (2) | 0.0155 (5) | |
C3 | 0.02814 (18) | 0.1973 (4) | 0.4328 (3) | 0.0227 (6) | |
H3 | 0.0297 | 0.2384 | 0.5132 | 0.027* | |
C4 | −0.05193 (19) | 0.1737 (4) | 0.3561 (3) | 0.0246 (6) | |
H4 | −0.1163 | 0.1961 | 0.3740 | 0.029* | |
C5 | 0.07431 (18) | 0.0977 (4) | 0.2567 (3) | 0.0223 (6) | |
H5 | 0.1131 | 0.0591 | 0.1952 | 0.027* | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
Ca1 | 0.0107 (2) | 0.0095 (3) | 0.0118 (3) | 0.00104 (18) | 0.00127 (18) | −0.00016 (19) |
P1 | 0.0087 (3) | 0.0117 (3) | 0.0136 (3) | 0.0011 (2) | 0.0013 (2) | −0.0007 (3) |
P2 | 0.0082 (3) | 0.0081 (3) | 0.0105 (3) | 0.0007 (2) | 0.0014 (2) | 0.0001 (2) |
O1 | 0.0184 (9) | 0.0179 (10) | 0.0128 (10) | −0.0048 (8) | −0.0042 (7) | 0.0016 (8) |
O11 | 0.0264 (10) | 0.0246 (10) | 0.0149 (10) | 0.0057 (8) | 0.0006 (8) | 0.0015 (8) |
O21 | 0.0210 (9) | 0.0134 (9) | 0.0237 (11) | −0.0029 (7) | 0.0112 (8) | −0.0039 (8) |
O31 | 0.0104 (8) | 0.0300 (11) | 0.0282 (11) | 0.0061 (8) | −0.0021 (7) | −0.0068 (9) |
O12 | 0.0142 (8) | 0.0210 (10) | 0.0129 (10) | −0.0011 (7) | −0.0023 (7) | 0.0037 (7) |
O22 | 0.0147 (8) | 0.0107 (9) | 0.0164 (9) | 0.0002 (7) | 0.0057 (7) | 0.0021 (7) |
O32 | 0.0174 (9) | 0.0129 (9) | 0.0252 (11) | 0.0028 (7) | 0.0044 (8) | −0.0048 (8) |
O1W | 0.0201 (9) | 0.0136 (9) | 0.0157 (10) | −0.0034 (7) | −0.0017 (7) | −0.0018 (8) |
N2 | 0.0174 (11) | 0.0282 (14) | 0.0285 (14) | −0.0044 (10) | −0.0041 (10) | −0.0031 (11) |
C1 | 0.0107 (10) | 0.0110 (12) | 0.0103 (13) | −0.0003 (9) | −0.0010 (9) | −0.0003 (10) |
C2 | 0.0111 (11) | 0.0152 (13) | 0.0226 (15) | −0.0003 (9) | −0.0033 (10) | 0.0015 (11) |
N1 | 0.0113 (9) | 0.0150 (11) | 0.0202 (12) | −0.0028 (8) | 0.0005 (8) | −0.0011 (9) |
C3 | 0.0192 (12) | 0.0272 (16) | 0.0226 (16) | −0.0031 (11) | 0.0080 (11) | −0.0039 (12) |
C4 | 0.0147 (12) | 0.0251 (15) | 0.0343 (18) | −0.0012 (11) | 0.0048 (12) | −0.0015 (13) |
C5 | 0.0167 (12) | 0.0276 (16) | 0.0227 (15) | −0.0049 (11) | 0.0025 (11) | −0.0053 (12) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Ca1—O12i | 2.3386 (17) | O11—H11O | 0.8500 |
Ca1—O22ii | 2.3637 (18) | O1W—H1WA | 0.8500 |
Ca1—O21ii | 2.3655 (17) | O1W—H1WB | 0.8499 |
Ca1—O32iii | 2.3902 (18) | N2—C5 | 1.317 (3) |
Ca1—O22 | 2.4338 (18) | N2—C4 | 1.366 (4) |
Ca1—O1W | 2.4393 (18) | N2—H2N | 0.8801 |
Ca1—O32 | 2.7605 (19) | C1—C2 | 1.532 (3) |
P1—O31 | 1.4919 (17) | C2—N1 | 1.464 (3) |
P1—O21 | 1.4993 (18) | C2—H2A | 0.9700 |
P1—O11 | 1.5915 (19) | C2—H2B | 0.9700 |
P1—C1 | 1.839 (3) | N1—C5 | 1.334 (3) |
P2—O22 | 1.5174 (17) | N1—C3 | 1.370 (3) |
P2—O32 | 1.5203 (18) | C3—C4 | 1.347 (4) |
P2—O12 | 1.5311 (19) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
P2—C1 | 1.860 (2) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
O1—C1 | 1.443 (3) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
O1—H1O | 0.8501 | | |
| | | |
O12i—Ca1—O22ii | 92.09 (6) | O22—P2—O32 | 109.03 (10) |
O12i—Ca1—O21ii | 102.70 (7) | O22—P2—O12 | 114.53 (10) |
O22ii—Ca1—O21ii | 78.95 (6) | O32—P2—O12 | 114.64 (11) |
O12i—Ca1—O32iii | 89.31 (6) | O22—P2—C1 | 106.28 (10) |
O22ii—Ca1—O32iii | 163.26 (6) | O32—P2—C1 | 106.94 (10) |
O21ii—Ca1—O32iii | 84.47 (6) | O12—P2—C1 | 104.71 (10) |
O12i—Ca1—O22 | 92.73 (6) | O22—P2—Ca1 | 48.55 (7) |
O22ii—Ca1—O22 | 123.58 (5) | O32—P2—Ca1 | 61.00 (7) |
O21ii—Ca1—O22 | 152.51 (6) | O12—P2—Ca1 | 129.02 (7) |
O32iii—Ca1—O22 | 72.98 (6) | C1—P2—Ca1 | 125.69 (8) |
O12i—Ca1—O1W | 161.89 (6) | C1—O1—H1O | 108.7 |
O22ii—Ca1—O1W | 75.67 (6) | P1—O11—H11O | 120.5 |
O21ii—Ca1—O1W | 88.21 (6) | P1—O21—Ca1iii | 142.64 (11) |
O32iii—Ca1—O1W | 106.29 (6) | P2—O12—Ca1iv | 141.45 (10) |
O22—Ca1—O1W | 83.39 (6) | P2—O22—Ca1iii | 139.53 (10) |
O12i—Ca1—O32 | 88.13 (6) | P2—O22—Ca1 | 103.58 (9) |
O22ii—Ca1—O32 | 67.59 (5) | Ca1iii—O22—Ca1 | 113.96 (7) |
O21ii—Ca1—O32 | 145.22 (6) | P2—O32—Ca1ii | 151.53 (12) |
O32iii—Ca1—O32 | 129.15 (5) | P2—O32—Ca1 | 90.20 (8) |
O22—Ca1—O32 | 56.45 (6) | Ca1ii—O32—Ca1 | 102.47 (6) |
O1W—Ca1—O32 | 74.96 (6) | Ca1—O1W—H1WA | 116.9 |
O12i—Ca1—P2 | 93.03 (5) | Ca1—O1W—H1WB | 113.5 |
O22ii—Ca1—P2 | 95.75 (4) | H1WA—O1W—H1WB | 109.4 |
O21ii—Ca1—P2 | 163.51 (5) | C5—N2—C4 | 108.5 (2) |
O32iii—Ca1—P2 | 100.84 (5) | C5—N2—H2N | 126.3 |
O22—Ca1—P2 | 27.86 (4) | C4—N2—H2N | 125.3 |
O1W—Ca1—P2 | 75.32 (4) | O1—C1—C2 | 107.23 (18) |
O32—Ca1—P2 | 28.80 (4) | O1—C1—P1 | 106.21 (15) |
O12i—Ca1—Ca1ii | 97.64 (5) | C2—C1—P1 | 113.75 (17) |
O22ii—Ca1—Ca1ii | 33.56 (4) | O1—C1—P2 | 110.14 (15) |
O21ii—Ca1—Ca1ii | 109.81 (5) | C2—C1—P2 | 106.98 (16) |
O32iii—Ca1—Ca1ii | 162.10 (5) | P1—C1—P2 | 112.42 (12) |
O22—Ca1—Ca1ii | 90.16 (4) | N1—C2—C1 | 114.0 (2) |
O1W—Ca1—Ca1ii | 64.79 (4) | N1—C2—H2A | 108.8 |
O32—Ca1—Ca1ii | 35.46 (4) | C1—C2—H2A | 108.8 |
P2—Ca1—Ca1ii | 62.484 (19) | N1—C2—H2B | 108.8 |
O12i—Ca1—Ca1iii | 83.43 (5) | C1—C2—H2B | 108.8 |
O22ii—Ca1—Ca1iii | 154.61 (5) | H2A—C2—H2B | 107.6 |
O21ii—Ca1—Ca1iii | 126.43 (5) | C5—N1—C3 | 108.5 (2) |
O32iii—Ca1—Ca1iii | 42.07 (4) | C5—N1—C2 | 124.3 (2) |
O22—Ca1—Ca1iii | 32.47 (4) | C3—N1—C2 | 127.1 (2) |
O1W—Ca1—Ca1iii | 101.84 (5) | C4—C3—N1 | 106.6 (2) |
O32—Ca1—Ca1iii | 87.25 (4) | C4—C3—H3 | 126.7 |
P2—Ca1—Ca1iii | 59.735 (19) | N1—C3—H3 | 126.7 |
Ca1ii—Ca1—Ca1iii | 122.17 (2) | C3—C4—N2 | 107.8 (2) |
O31—P1—O21 | 116.24 (11) | C3—C4—H4 | 126.1 |
O31—P1—O11 | 104.04 (11) | N2—C4—H4 | 126.1 |
O21—P1—O11 | 110.33 (11) | N2—C5—N1 | 108.7 (2) |
O31—P1—C1 | 109.82 (11) | N2—C5—H5 | 125.7 |
O21—P1—C1 | 107.96 (10) | N1—C5—H5 | 125.7 |
O11—P1—C1 | 108.19 (11) | | |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2N···O31v | 0.88 | 1.72 | 2.590 (3) | 168 |
O1W—H1WB···O12vi | 0.85 | 1.88 | 2.722 (3) | 173 |
O1W—H1WA···O21vii | 0.85 | 1.93 | 2.773 (3) | 170 |
O1—H1O···O1Wiii | 0.85 | 1.97 | 2.786 (2) | 161 |
O11—H11O···O32iv | 0.85 | 2.41 | 3.066 (3) | 135 |
O11—H11O···O12 | 0.85 | 2.40 | 3.017 (2) | 130 |
Symmetry codes: (iii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (v) −x, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (vi) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (vii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
| (I) | (II) |
Crystal data |
Chemical formula | [Mg(C5H9N2O7P2)2(H2O)2] | [Ca(C5H8N2O7P2)(H2O)] |
Mr | 602.51 | 328.17 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 294 | 294 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.4680 (15), 8.4390 (17), 9.819 (2) | 13.7027 (15), 7.0429 (8), 11.0040 (12) |
α, β, γ (°) | 105.11 (3), 111.98 (3), 97.04 (3) | 90, 94.007 (10), 90 |
V (Å3) | 537.0 (3) | 1059.4 (2) |
Z | 1 | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.47 | 0.93 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.28 × 0.22 × 0.20 | 0.32 × 0.10 × 0.06 |
|
Data collection |
Diffractometer | Rigaku AFC6 diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Gemini CCD S Ultra diffractometer |
Absorption correction | ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.78, 0.83 | 0.78, 0.88 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 2554, 2103, 1875 | 4725, 2384, 1798 |
Rint | 0.037 | 0.029 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.617 | 0.681 |
|
Refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.052, 0.151, 0.96 | 0.034, 0.085, 0.96 |
No. of reflections | 2103 | 2384 |
No. of parameters | 165 | 168 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.93, −0.94 | 0.61, −0.62 |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) for (I) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1W—H1WB···O22 | 0.85 | 2.41 | 3.124 (3) | 141.8 |
O1—H1O···O32i | 0.85 | 2.06 | 2.904 (2) | 169.8 |
O22—H22O···O32i | 0.85 | 1.93 | 2.667 (3) | 144.6 |
O1W—H1WA···O31ii | 0.85 | 1.94 | 2.744 (2) | 157.9 |
O21—H21O···O31iii | 0.85 | 1.76 | 2.600 (2) | 169.2 |
N2—H2N···O12iv | 0.84 | 1.93 | 2.741 (3) | 161.2 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (ii) x+1, y, z; (iii) −x+1, −y, −z+2; (iv) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Selected bond lengths (Å) for (II) topCa1—O12i | 2.3386 (17) | Ca1—O22 | 2.4338 (18) |
Ca1—O22ii | 2.3637 (18) | Ca1—O1W | 2.4393 (18) |
Ca1—O21ii | 2.3655 (17) | Ca1—O32 | 2.7605 (19) |
Ca1—O32iii | 2.3902 (18) | | |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) for (II) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2N···O31iv | 0.88 | 1.72 | 2.590 (3) | 168.2 |
O1W—H1WB···O12v | 0.85 | 1.88 | 2.722 (3) | 172.7 |
O1W—H1WA···O21vi | 0.85 | 1.93 | 2.773 (3) | 170.4 |
O1—H1O···O1Wiii | 0.85 | 1.97 | 2.786 (2) | 161.0 |
O11—H11O···O32vii | 0.85 | 2.41 | 3.066 (3) | 134.8 |
O11—H11O···O12 | 0.85 | 2.40 | 3.017 (2) | 129.7 |
Symmetry codes: (iii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (v) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (vi) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (vii) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
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Bisphosphonates (BPs) are an important class of osteotropic compounds that are effective in treating benign and malignant skeletal diseases characterized by enhanced osteoclast-mediated bone resorption (osteoporosis, Paget's disease and tumour-induced osteolysis; see, for instance, Green, 2005). BPs in general and zoledronic acid in particular act as a bone `shield' by stacking into the skeleton, achieving therapeutic concentrations and thus inhibiting bone resorption by cellular effects on osteoclasts. As part of a line of research on monovalent and divalent alkaline cation complexes with the zoledronate anion (hereafter Zol), we have recently reported the first two structures of this type, namely [K(Zol)(H2O)].H2O, (III) (Freire et al., 2010a), where all constituents (cation:anion: watercoord.: watersolv.) appeared in a rather simple 1:1:1:1 ratio, and [Na3(Zol0.5-)2(Zol-)2(H2O)4].2H2O, (IV) (Freire et al., 2010b), with a more complex 3:4:0:2 component ratio. A thorough introduction to zoledronate complexes has been included in the first of these reports, to which the interested reader is referred.
As a continuation of this series, we present herein the structures of two new zoledronate complexes, this time with divalent alkaline cations, viz. [Mg(Zol-)2(H2O)2], (I), and [Ca(Zol2-)(H2O)]n, (II), the latter being a structure with indubitable interest from a biological point of view, a fact addressed in the concluding remarks of this paper.
Compound (I) consists of isolated dimeric units built up around an inversion centre (Fig. 1) and tightly interconnected by hydrogen bonding (Fig. 2). The Mg1 cation resides at an inversion centre, surrounded by two chelating Zol anions and two water molecules, of which only one is, of course, independent. This (1:2:2:0) cation:anion:watercoord.:watersolv. pattern has already been found in some transition metal zoledronate complexes, the present structure being isomorphous to the Co and Ni (Cao et al., 2007) and Zn (Freire & Vega, 2009) isologues, so that only a very brief discussion of points usually left aside will be included here. The rather regular octahedron built up around the cation presents an Mg—O range of 2.0393 to 2.1129 Å and a (cis)O—Mg1—O angular range of 90 ± 4.09°. Each zoledronate ligand displays its usual zwitterionic character, with a protonated imidazole+1 ring and two singly protonated phosphonates-1, with a resulting -1 total charge. This arrangement provides for due charge balance. P—OH distances [mean 1.575 (5) Å] are, as expected, significantly longer than P—O [mean 1.504 (5) Å], in agreement with what has been found in related structures (e.g. Coiro et al., 1989; Vega et al., 1996, 1998). The phosphonate groups present an `eclipsed' conformation when viewed in the P1···P2 direction (very nearly along the c axis), with an almost perfect O31—P1—C1—P2—O32 planar disposition (mean deviation from the plane = 0.012 Å).
The dimers interact actively through hydrogen bonding, with all available O—H and N—H taking part. The bond involving O1W—H1WB (Table 1, first entry) is intramolecular and provides cohesion to the dimer; those involving O1—H1O and O22—H22O (Table 1, second and third entries) link dimers together in a head-to-tail fashion (Fig. 2), defining chains parallel to [111]. The one involving O21—H21O links chains laterally to form planar arrays parallel to (110), which are finally connected with their upper/lower neighbours via the remaining hydrogen bonds involving N2—H2N and O1W—H1WA (Table 1, fourth and fifth entries). Fig. 2 presents a view down [001], where the (110) planes can be seen in projection. The interconnected dimeric cores are drawn in heavy lining, while in weak lining the interplanar connectors, viz. imidazole ring and apical water molecules, are shown.
Compound (II) is much more interesting in its structural features; it consists of a CaII cation, a zwitterionic Zol anion with a single H atom in one of its phosphonate groups and the usual protonated imidazole ring (thus providing the required two negative charges for due charge balance) and a coordinated water molecule (Fig. 3).This rather simple (1:1:1:0) cation:anion:watercoord.:watersolv. formulation expands into a tight two-dimensional network due to the coordination of the Ca1 cation by six ligating O atoms belonging to four different symmetry-related zoledronate units; there is in addition a seventh bond to a water ligand. This represents a new µ4κ4 bonding mode for the Zol anion, shown schematically in Fig. 4 and labelled as `(i)', which should be considered an addendum to the binding modes presented in Freire et al. (2010a,b).
It is perhaps worth mentioning that the present coordination mode, as well as the one labelled `(f)' in the potassium complex reported in Freire et al. (2010a), display an unusual µ1κ2 bidentate mode for one of the individual phosphonates, a rather unusual behaviour for this family of ligands, predicted as `unfavourable' by some pioneering calculations using molecular electrostatic potentials (Bjōrkroth et al., 1992) and confirmed as such by the very few examples which can be found in the literature, not only for zoledronate but for bisphosphonates in general as well.
There are four other reported seven-coordinated Ca bisphosphonates in the literature, one in Kontturi et al. (2002) and three in Kontturi et al. (2004); in all of them only four O atoms arising from bisphosphonate units are involved in the metal coordination, while the remaining three sites are occupied by water molecules. As expected, the result is a more open structure than the one found in (II), as is shown by the calculated densities [1.758, 1.918, 1.947 and 2.042 g cm-3, respectively, against 2.058 g cm-3 for (II)].
In compound (II) the geometry around Ca1 is that of a pentagonal bipyramid; the basal pentagon is essentially planar (mean deviation, 0.13 Å), but with [leaving] the calcium displaced from this mean plane by 0.19 Å. Six of the Ca—O bonds in the polyhedron have similar lengths in the range 2.3386 (17)–2.4393 (18) Å, but the seventh one, a basal bond, is much longer [Ca1—O32: 2.7605 (19) Å].
The bisphosphonate ligand in (II) differs from that in (I) in that only one of the phosphonate units carries an H atom and, as in (I), the P—OH distance is significantly longer than the remaining P—O distances [P1—O11 1.5915 (19) Å, against 1.4919 (17), 1.4993 (18) Å for the others]. The second phosphonate unit, containing no H, shows a much more even distribution of P—O distances, in the range 1.5174 (17)–1.5311 (19) Å, thus indicating marked delocalization of the negative charges. The overall geometry of the anion resembles that of structure (I), with an eclipsed setting of both phosphonate groups and a very planar disposition of the O31—P1—C1—P2—O32 group (mean deviation from the best plane: 0.011 Å).
Regarding coordination, the bisphosphonate groups act in a rather asymmetric fashion: five of the six PO3 oxygens which bind the cation pertain to the same phosphonate Unit 2, distributed among four different symmetry-related zoledronate moieties (Table 3). These Ca coordination polyhedra are `threaded' by the 21 axis passing near Ca1 [Ca1: 0.54714 (3) 0.23153 (7) 0.18791 (4); 21: 0.50, x, 0.25], so that b/2 translations of the polyhedra end up with the juxtaposition of each other and the sharing of an edge of their pentagonal basal planes. This is mainly the result of atoms O22, O32 acting in a µ2 chelating bridging mode which determine a chain of Ca2O2 links evolving along [010]. O21, the only basal oxygen not directly involved in the short bridges subtended by O22 and O32, takes part in a long O—P—C—P—O bridge joining neighbouring cations in the chain (Fig. 5). The result is a rhomboidal Ca2—O2 sequence, with a medium length Ca···Ca separation of 4.023 (1) Å along [010].
The two apical O atoms fulfil quite different roles: O1W is involved in hydrogen bonding (Table 4), while O12 at (x, -y + 1/2, z - 1/2) is part of a phosphonate group in a neighbouring chain, thus providing a covalent link along [001] between chains. This defines strongly coupled two-dimensional covalent structures parallel to (100), represented in hard lining in Fig. 6, where the chains are shown alongside, as short oblique motifs in heavy lining, interlinked by the P—O12—Ca bridges into broad horizontal chains. All the hydrogen bonds presented in Table 4 take place in this zone and are, in this sense, `interlayer', with the exception of the one involving N2—H2N, which serves to connect these broad planes into a three-dimensional structure. These interactions are shown in weak lining in Fig. 6.
As already noted above, zoledronic acid acts as a bone `shield' by stacking into the skeleton; the way it starts to do so is apparently by complexing the Ca cations in the bones, and in this respect the structure described here shows clear evidence of the avidity of zoledronate oxygens for the Ca cations. This is the reason why this latter Ca zoledronate complex is by far the most interesting of all the complexes of the anion reported so far, and it is expected that this structure will be found useful in modelling some of the biologically interesting processes in which the drug takes part.