Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680803119X/hk2541sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680803119X/hk2541Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 709663
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 120 K
- Mean (C-C) = 0.003 Å
- R factor = 0.029
- wR factor = 0.062
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 22.6
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For the preparation of the title compound, (I), a solution of 5,5'-dimethyl -2,2'-bipyridine (0.20 g, 1.10 mmol) in methanol (20 ml) was added to a solution of InCl3.4H2O (0.16 g, 0.55 mmol) in methanol (50 ml) and the resulting colorless solution was stirred for 20 min at 313 K. This solution was left to evaporate slowly at room temperature. After one week, colorless block crystals of the title compound were isolated (yield; 0.18 g, 74.8%, m.p. <573 K).
H1B atom (for OH) was located in difference synthesis and refined isotropically [O-H = 0.83 (5) Å; Uiso(H) = 0.036 (11) Å2]. The remaining H atoms were positioned geometrically, with C-H = 0.93 and 0.96 Å for aromatic and methyl H, respectively, and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 1998); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 1998); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
[InCl3(C12H12N2)(CH4O)] | F(000) = 864 |
Mr = 437.45 | Dx = 1.862 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 1324 reflections |
a = 10.9080 (6) Å | θ = 2.0–29.2° |
b = 11.2087 (7) Å | µ = 2.02 mm−1 |
c = 13.3584 (8) Å | T = 120 K |
β = 107.211 (4)° | Block, colorless |
V = 1560.12 (16) Å3 | 0.17 × 0.15 × 0.10 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4185 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3716 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.043 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 29.2°, θmin = 2.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1998) | h = −14→14 |
Tmin = 0.729, Tmax = 0.820 | k = −15→15 |
12144 measured reflections | l = −14→18 |
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)] = 0.029 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.062 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.15 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0209P)2 + 1.9934P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4185 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.017 |
185 parameters | Δρmax = 0.92 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.68 e Å−3 |
[InCl3(C12H12N2)(CH4O)] | V = 1560.12 (16) Å3 |
Mr = 437.45 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.9080 (6) Å | µ = 2.02 mm−1 |
b = 11.2087 (7) Å | T = 120 K |
c = 13.3584 (8) Å | 0.17 × 0.15 × 0.10 mm |
β = 107.211 (4)° |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4185 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1998) | 3716 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.729, Tmax = 0.820 | Rint = 0.043 |
12144 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.029 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.062 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.15 | Δρmax = 0.92 e Å−3 |
4185 reflections | Δρmin = −0.68 e Å−3 |
185 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 | ||
In1 | 0.773908 (15) | 0.320581 (14) | −0.004168 (13) | 0.01003 (5) | |
Cl1 | 0.87230 (6) | 0.29569 (5) | −0.14993 (5) | 0.01500 (11) | |
Cl2 | 0.55271 (5) | 0.31788 (6) | −0.11430 (5) | 0.01766 (12) | |
Cl3 | 0.79945 (6) | 0.53204 (5) | 0.02679 (5) | 0.01588 (11) | |
O1 | 0.69912 (19) | 0.30834 (17) | 0.13936 (16) | 0.0178 (4) | |
H1B | 0.740 (4) | 0.280 (4) | 0.197 (4) | 0.036 (11)* | |
N1 | 0.7811 (2) | 0.11891 (18) | 0.01880 (17) | 0.0126 (4) | |
N2 | 0.97004 (19) | 0.27552 (18) | 0.10949 (16) | 0.0109 (4) | |
C1 | 0.6867 (2) | 0.0450 (2) | −0.0335 (2) | 0.0152 (5) | |
H1 | 0.6098 | 0.0782 | −0.0740 | 0.018* | |
C2 | 0.6982 (3) | −0.0788 (2) | −0.0299 (2) | 0.0160 (5) | |
C3 | 0.5882 (3) | −0.1568 (2) | −0.0885 (2) | 0.0222 (5) | |
H3A | 0.5655 | −0.1386 | −0.1619 | 0.027* | |
H3B | 0.5158 | −0.1426 | −0.0632 | 0.027* | |
H3C | 0.6132 | −0.2391 | −0.0777 | 0.027* | |
C4 | 0.8152 (3) | −0.1254 (2) | 0.0288 (2) | 0.0172 (5) | |
H4 | 0.8282 | −0.2075 | 0.0310 | 0.021* | |
C5 | 0.9129 (2) | −0.0502 (2) | 0.0843 (2) | 0.0161 (5) | |
H5 | 0.9908 | −0.0815 | 0.1247 | 0.019* | |
C6 | 0.8929 (2) | 0.0732 (2) | 0.07869 (19) | 0.0123 (4) | |
C7 | 0.9932 (2) | 0.1588 (2) | 0.13432 (19) | 0.0117 (4) | |
C8 | 1.1071 (2) | 0.1235 (2) | 0.2067 (2) | 0.0154 (5) | |
H8 | 1.1202 | 0.0440 | 0.2269 | 0.018* | |
C9 | 1.2017 (2) | 0.2081 (2) | 0.2486 (2) | 0.0151 (5) | |
H9 | 1.2782 | 0.1852 | 0.2974 | 0.018* | |
C10 | 1.1821 (2) | 0.3271 (2) | 0.21787 (19) | 0.0136 (4) | |
C11 | 1.2857 (2) | 0.4191 (2) | 0.2546 (2) | 0.0171 (5) | |
H11A | 1.2565 | 0.4812 | 0.2914 | 0.020* | |
H11B | 1.3060 | 0.4525 | 0.1952 | 0.020* | |
H11C | 1.3610 | 0.3824 | 0.3006 | 0.020* | |
C12 | 1.0617 (2) | 0.3568 (2) | 0.15016 (19) | 0.0137 (4) | |
H12 | 1.0442 | 0.4365 | 0.1324 | 0.016* | |
C13 | 0.6145 (3) | 0.3950 (2) | 0.1646 (2) | 0.0186 (5) | |
H13A | 0.5359 | 0.3991 | 0.1083 | 0.022* | |
H13B | 0.6552 | 0.4718 | 0.1744 | 0.022* | |
H13C | 0.5963 | 0.3715 | 0.2278 | 0.022* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
In1 | 0.00974 (8) | 0.00875 (8) | 0.00997 (8) | 0.00064 (6) | 0.00040 (5) | 0.00051 (6) |
Cl1 | 0.0161 (3) | 0.0161 (3) | 0.0129 (3) | 0.0011 (2) | 0.0044 (2) | −0.0003 (2) |
Cl2 | 0.0119 (2) | 0.0182 (3) | 0.0186 (3) | 0.0012 (2) | −0.0019 (2) | 0.0003 (2) |
Cl3 | 0.0203 (3) | 0.0100 (2) | 0.0166 (3) | −0.0002 (2) | 0.0043 (2) | −0.0008 (2) |
O1 | 0.0205 (9) | 0.0188 (9) | 0.0152 (9) | 0.0059 (7) | 0.0071 (7) | 0.0035 (7) |
N1 | 0.0118 (9) | 0.0110 (9) | 0.0136 (10) | −0.0003 (7) | 0.0015 (8) | 0.0011 (7) |
N2 | 0.0111 (9) | 0.0103 (8) | 0.0102 (9) | −0.0003 (7) | 0.0017 (7) | 0.0009 (7) |
C1 | 0.0161 (11) | 0.0140 (11) | 0.0152 (12) | −0.0024 (9) | 0.0038 (9) | −0.0015 (9) |
C2 | 0.0211 (12) | 0.0132 (11) | 0.0154 (11) | −0.0040 (9) | 0.0080 (10) | −0.0008 (9) |
C3 | 0.0250 (13) | 0.0181 (12) | 0.0230 (14) | −0.0078 (10) | 0.0062 (11) | −0.0056 (10) |
C4 | 0.0246 (13) | 0.0096 (10) | 0.0204 (13) | −0.0005 (9) | 0.0112 (10) | 0.0004 (9) |
C5 | 0.0177 (11) | 0.0128 (10) | 0.0181 (12) | 0.0048 (9) | 0.0059 (10) | 0.0038 (9) |
C6 | 0.0125 (11) | 0.0128 (10) | 0.0116 (11) | 0.0017 (8) | 0.0035 (9) | 0.0016 (8) |
C7 | 0.0124 (10) | 0.0124 (10) | 0.0106 (10) | 0.0012 (8) | 0.0037 (8) | 0.0019 (8) |
C8 | 0.0147 (11) | 0.0136 (11) | 0.0166 (12) | 0.0030 (9) | 0.0025 (9) | 0.0033 (9) |
C9 | 0.0119 (10) | 0.0189 (11) | 0.0127 (11) | 0.0020 (9) | 0.0006 (9) | 0.0022 (9) |
C10 | 0.0131 (10) | 0.0164 (11) | 0.0111 (10) | −0.0009 (9) | 0.0033 (8) | −0.0015 (9) |
C11 | 0.0124 (11) | 0.0211 (12) | 0.0149 (12) | −0.0022 (9) | −0.0004 (9) | 0.0005 (10) |
C12 | 0.0139 (11) | 0.0150 (10) | 0.0117 (11) | 0.0010 (8) | 0.0030 (9) | 0.0023 (9) |
C13 | 0.0183 (12) | 0.0173 (11) | 0.0227 (13) | 0.0012 (9) | 0.0098 (10) | −0.0030 (10) |
In1—Cl1 | 2.5015 (6) | C6—N1 | 1.347 (3) |
In1—Cl2 | 2.4262 (6) | C6—C7 | 1.479 (3) |
In1—Cl3 | 2.4080 (6) | C7—N2 | 1.355 (3) |
In1—O1 | 2.2991 (19) | C7—C8 | 1.387 (3) |
In1—N1 | 2.279 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.391 (4) |
In1—N2 | 2.284 (2) | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
O1—H1B | 0.83 (5) | C9—C10 | 1.394 (4) |
C1—N1 | 1.345 (3) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.393 (3) | C10—C12 | 1.397 (3) |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C10—C11 | 1.501 (3) |
C2—C4 | 1.387 (4) | C11—H11A | 0.9600 |
C2—C3 | 1.504 (4) | C11—H11B | 0.9600 |
C3—H3A | 0.9600 | C11—H11C | 0.9600 |
C3—H3B | 0.9600 | C12—N2 | 1.343 (3) |
C3—H3C | 0.9600 | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.389 (4) | C13—O1 | 1.447 (3) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C13—H13A | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.399 (3) | C13—H13B | 0.9600 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C13—H13C | 0.9600 |
Cl2—In1—Cl1 | 96.05 (2) | C2—C4—C5 | 120.4 (2) |
Cl3—In1—Cl1 | 100.89 (2) | C2—C4—H4 | 119.8 |
Cl3—In1—Cl2 | 99.22 (2) | C5—C4—H4 | 119.8 |
O1—In1—Cl1 | 169.20 (5) | C4—C5—C6 | 119.2 (2) |
O1—In1—Cl2 | 88.30 (5) | C4—C5—H5 | 120.4 |
O1—In1—Cl3 | 88.11 (5) | C6—C5—H5 | 120.4 |
N1—In1—Cl1 | 89.35 (5) | N1—C6—C5 | 120.5 (2) |
N1—In1—Cl2 | 93.30 (5) | N1—C6—C7 | 117.2 (2) |
N1—In1—Cl3 | 162.82 (6) | C5—C6—C7 | 122.3 (2) |
N1—In1—O1 | 80.51 (7) | N2—C7—C8 | 120.6 (2) |
N1—In1—N2 | 72.73 (7) | N2—C7—C6 | 116.6 (2) |
N2—In1—Cl1 | 87.68 (5) | C8—C7—C6 | 122.8 (2) |
N2—In1—Cl2 | 165.54 (5) | C7—C8—C9 | 119.4 (2) |
N2—In1—Cl3 | 93.76 (5) | C7—C8—H8 | 120.3 |
N2—In1—O1 | 85.77 (7) | C9—C8—H8 | 120.3 |
In1—O1—H1B | 125 (3) | C8—C9—C10 | 120.2 (2) |
C13—O1—In1 | 124.22 (16) | C8—C9—H9 | 119.9 |
C13—O1—H1B | 104 (3) | C10—C9—H9 | 119.9 |
C1—N1—In1 | 123.41 (17) | C9—C10—C12 | 116.8 (2) |
C1—N1—C6 | 119.6 (2) | C9—C10—C11 | 121.8 (2) |
C6—N1—In1 | 116.52 (16) | C12—C10—C11 | 121.4 (2) |
C7—N2—In1 | 116.51 (16) | C10—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
C12—N2—In1 | 123.91 (16) | C10—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C12—N2—C7 | 119.6 (2) | H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
N1—C1—C2 | 123.3 (3) | C10—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
N1—C1—H1 | 118.4 | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—H1 | 118.4 | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C4—C2—C1 | 116.9 (2) | N2—C12—C10 | 123.1 (2) |
C4—C2—C3 | 122.3 (2) | N2—C12—H12 | 118.5 |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.8 (3) | C10—C12—H12 | 118.5 |
C2—C3—H3A | 109.5 | O1—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3B | 109.5 | O1—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
H3A—C3—H3B | 109.5 | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3C | 109.5 | O1—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
H3A—C3—H3C | 109.5 | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
H3B—C3—H3C | 109.5 | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
N1—In1—O1—C13 | −152.9 (2) | N1—C1—C2—C3 | 178.8 (2) |
N2—In1—O1—C13 | 133.9 (2) | C1—C2—C4—C5 | 2.5 (4) |
Cl3—In1—O1—C13 | 40.01 (19) | C3—C2—C4—C5 | −178.0 (2) |
Cl2—In1—O1—C13 | −59.27 (19) | C2—C4—C5—C6 | −1.2 (4) |
Cl1—In1—O1—C13 | −173.3 (2) | C4—C5—C6—N1 | −1.2 (4) |
N2—In1—N1—C1 | −175.9 (2) | C4—C5—C6—C7 | −179.1 (2) |
O1—In1—N1—C1 | 95.6 (2) | C5—C6—N1—C1 | 2.0 (4) |
Cl3—In1—N1—C1 | 144.79 (17) | C7—C6—N1—C1 | −180.0 (2) |
Cl2—In1—N1—C1 | 7.9 (2) | C5—C6—N1—In1 | −170.21 (19) |
Cl1—In1—N1—C1 | −88.11 (19) | C7—C6—N1—In1 | 7.8 (3) |
N2—In1—N1—C6 | −3.99 (17) | N1—C6—C7—N2 | −8.3 (3) |
O1—In1—N1—C6 | −92.48 (18) | C5—C6—C7—N2 | 169.6 (2) |
Cl3—In1—N1—C6 | −43.3 (3) | N1—C6—C7—C8 | 173.2 (2) |
Cl2—In1—N1—C6 | 179.80 (17) | C5—C6—C7—C8 | −8.9 (4) |
Cl1—In1—N1—C6 | 83.78 (17) | C8—C7—N2—C12 | 4.4 (4) |
N1—In1—N2—C12 | 178.2 (2) | C6—C7—N2—C12 | −174.2 (2) |
O1—In1—N2—C12 | −100.4 (2) | C8—C7—N2—In1 | −176.82 (18) |
Cl3—In1—N2—C12 | −12.60 (19) | C6—C7—N2—In1 | 4.6 (3) |
Cl2—In1—N2—C12 | −166.46 (16) | N2—C7—C8—C9 | −4.3 (4) |
Cl1—In1—N2—C12 | 88.17 (19) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | 174.2 (2) |
N1—In1—N2—C7 | −0.55 (16) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | −0.2 (4) |
O1—In1—N2—C7 | 80.81 (17) | C8—C9—C10—C12 | 4.4 (4) |
Cl3—In1—N2—C7 | 168.64 (17) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −174.9 (2) |
Cl2—In1—N2—C7 | 14.8 (3) | C9—C10—C12—N2 | −4.5 (4) |
Cl1—In1—N2—C7 | −90.59 (17) | C11—C10—C12—N2 | 174.9 (2) |
C2—C1—N1—C6 | −0.5 (4) | C10—C12—N2—C7 | 0.1 (4) |
C2—C1—N1—In1 | 171.1 (2) | C10—C12—N2—In1 | −178.61 (18) |
N1—C1—C2—C4 | −1.7 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1B···Cl1i | 0.83 (5) | 2.29 (5) | 3.115 (2) | 174 (4) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [InCl3(C12H12N2)(CH4O)] |
Mr | 437.45 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 120 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.9080 (6), 11.2087 (7), 13.3584 (8) |
β (°) | 107.211 (4) |
V (Å3) | 1560.12 (16) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.02 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.17 × 0.15 × 0.10 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1998) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.729, 0.820 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 12144, 4185, 3716 |
Rint | 0.043 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.687 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.029, 0.062, 1.15 |
No. of reflections | 4185 |
No. of parameters | 185 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.92, −0.68 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 1998), SAINT (Bruker, 1998), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
In1—Cl1 | 2.5015 (6) | In1—O1 | 2.2991 (19) |
In1—Cl2 | 2.4262 (6) | In1—N1 | 2.279 (2) |
In1—Cl3 | 2.4080 (6) | In1—N2 | 2.284 (2) |
Cl2—In1—Cl1 | 96.05 (2) | N1—In1—Cl3 | 162.82 (6) |
Cl3—In1—Cl1 | 100.89 (2) | N1—In1—O1 | 80.51 (7) |
Cl3—In1—Cl2 | 99.22 (2) | N1—In1—N2 | 72.73 (7) |
O1—In1—Cl1 | 169.20 (5) | N2—In1—Cl1 | 87.68 (5) |
O1—In1—Cl2 | 88.30 (5) | N2—In1—Cl2 | 165.54 (5) |
O1—In1—Cl3 | 88.11 (5) | N2—In1—Cl3 | 93.76 (5) |
N1—In1—Cl1 | 89.35 (5) | N2—In1—O1 | 85.77 (7) |
N1—In1—Cl2 | 93.30 (5) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1B···Cl1i | 0.83 (5) | 2.29 (5) | 3.115 (2) | 174 (4) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Recently, we reported the syntheses and crystal structures of [Zn(5,5'-dmbpy)Cl2], (II), (Khalighi et al., 2008), [Zn(6-mbpy)Cl2], (III), (Ahmadi, Kalateh et al., 2008), [HgI2(4,4'-dmbpy)], (IV), (Yousefi, Tadayon Pour et al., 2008), [Cd(5,5'-dmbpy)(µ-Cl)2]n, (V), (Ahmadi, Khalighi et al., 2008), [Hg(5,5'-dmbpy)I2], (VI), (Tadayon Pour et al., 2008), [Cu(5,5'-dcbpy)(en)(H2O)2].2.5H2O, (VII), (Yousefi, Khalighi et al., 2008), [Hg(dmphen)I2], (VIII), (Yousefi, Rashidi Vahid et al., 2008), and {[HgCl(dm4bt)]2(µ-Cl)2}, (IX), (Khavasi et al., 2008). [where 5,5'-dmbpy is 5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine, 6-mbpy is 6-methyl-2,2'-bipyridine, 4,4'-dmbpy is 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bi- pyridine, 5,5'-dcbpy is 2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-dicarboxylate, en is ethylene- diamine, dmphen is 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline and dm4bt is 2,2'-dimethyl-4,4'-bithiazole]. We have also reported the syntheses and crystal structures of iron(III) complexes of [Fe(bipy)Cl3(DMSO)], (X) and [Fe(phen)Cl3(DMSO)], (XI), (Amani et al., 2007) and [Fe(phen)Cl3(CH3OH)].CH3OH, (XII), (Khavasi et al., 2007) [where bipy is 2,2'-bipyridine, DMSO is dimethyl sulfoxide and phen is 1,10-phenanthroline]. There are several InIII complexes, with formula, [In(N—N)Cl3(L)], (L = DMSO, H2O and EtOH), such as [In(bipy)Cl3(H2O)], (XIII), [In(bipy)Cl3(EtOH)], (XIV) and [In(bipy)Cl3(H2O)].H2O, (XV), (Malyarick et al., 1992), [In(phen)Cl3(DMSO)], (XVI), (Nan et al., 1987), [In(4,4'-dmbpy)Cl3(DMSO)],(XVII), (Ahmadi, Kalateh, Abedi et al., 2008), [In(phen)Cl3(H2O)], (XVIII), and [In(phen)Cl3(EtOH)].EtOH, (XIX), (Ilyukhin & Malyarick, 1994) have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. We report herein the synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound, (I).
In the title compound, (Fig. 1), the InIII atom is six-coordinated in a distorted octahedral configuration by two N atoms from the chelating 5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine ligand, one O atom from one methanol and three Cl atoms. The In—Cl and In—N bond lengths and angles (Table 1) are within normal ranges, as in (XIII), (XIV), (XV) and (XVII).
In the crystal structure, intermolecular O—H···Cl hydrogen bonds (Table 2) link the molecules into chains (Fig. 2), in which they may be effective in the stabilization of the structure.