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![]() | Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536808041949/lh2741sup1.cif |
![]() | Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536808041949/lh2741Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 717201
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 100 K
- Mean
(C-C) = 0.002 Å
- R factor = 0.021
- wR factor = 0.054
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 16.9
checkCIF/PLATON results
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Compound (I) was prepared as follows. Pyrazine-2,3-dithiol was prepared as previously described (Ribas et al., 2004). To a suspension of pyrazine-2,3-dithiol (0.146 g, 1.0 mmol) and triethylamine (0.42 ml, 3.0 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (THF, 50 ml) was slowly added a solution of FeCl3.6H2O (0.137 g, 0.5 mmol) in dry THF (5 ml) under Ar atmosphere. Although a dark-brown solid immediately precipitated, the suspension was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. The dark-brown solid deposited was collected by filtration and washed with THF. The crude material was re-dissolved in a minimum amount of methanol followed by filtration for the removal of insoluble materials. Standing of the filtrate at room temperature for several days afforded the black needles of (I), which were collected by filtration, washed with cold methanol, and dried in vacuo. Yield: 0.098 g (41%). Single crystals of (I) suitable for X-ray crystallography were grown by slow diffusion of diethyl ether into a methanol solution of (I). Analysis calculated for C30H48Fe2N10O2S8: C, 37.97; H, 5.10; N, 14.76. Found: C, 38.04; H, 4.98; N, 15.04. IR (ν, cm-1): 3028 (w), 2672 (w), 1531 (m), 1449 (m), 1416 (m), 1394 (m), 1320 (s), 1287 (m), 1196 (w), 1175 (m), 1144 (s), 1064 (m), 1045 (m), 1005 (m), 837 (m), 825 (s), 791 (m), 485 (m), 475 (m), 449 (s), 421 (m).
All H atoms were placed in idealized position (ring C—H = 0.95 Å, methyl C—H = 0.98 Å, methylene C—H = 0.99 Å, hydroxyl O—H = 0.84 Å and tertiary N—H = 0.93 Å), and included in the refinement in a riding-model approximation, with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq (ring C, methylene C and tertiary N) and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq (methyl C and hydroxyl O). In the final Fourier map, the highest peak was located 0.99 Å from atom S4. The deepest hole was located 0.53 Å from atom Fe1.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: KENX (Sakai, 2004); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), TEXSAN (Molecular Structure Corporation, 2001), KENX (Sakai, 2004) and ORTEPII (Johnson, 1976).
(C6H16N)2[Fe2(C4H2N2S2)4]·2CH4O | F(000) = 988 |
Mr = 949.04 | Dx = 1.576 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 7956 reflections |
a = 14.2375 (15) Å | θ = 2.3–27.5° |
b = 7.9500 (8) Å | µ = 1.19 mm−1 |
c = 17.7456 (18) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 95.293 (1)° | Needles, black |
V = 2000.0 (4) Å3 | 0.33 × 0.18 × 0.16 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD-detector diffractometer | 4048 independent reflections |
Radiation source: rotating anode with a mirror focusing unit | 3824 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.013 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.3° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −16→17 |
Tmin = 0.695, Tmax = 0.831 | k = −9→9 |
10059 measured reflections | l = −22→14 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.054 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0258P)2 + 1.2723P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4048 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
240 parameters | Δρmax = 0.40 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
(C6H16N)2[Fe2(C4H2N2S2)4]·2CH4O | V = 2000.0 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 949.04 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 14.2375 (15) Å | µ = 1.19 mm−1 |
b = 7.9500 (8) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 17.7456 (18) Å | 0.33 × 0.18 × 0.16 mm |
β = 95.293 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD-detector diffractometer | 4048 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 3824 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.695, Tmax = 0.831 | Rint = 0.013 |
10059 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.054 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.40 e Å−3 |
4048 reflections | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
240 parameters |
Experimental. The first 50 frames were rescanned at the end of data collection to evaluate any possible decay phenomenon. Since it was judged to be negligible, no decay correction was applied to the data. |
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. Least-squares planes (x,y,z in crystal coordinates) and deviations from them (* indicates atom used to define plane) 4.6834 (0.0016) x + 6.8874 (0.0009) y - 7.1795 (0.0020) z = 7.7711 (0.0010) * 0.0655 (0.0002) S1 * -0.0639 (0.0002) S2 * 0.0645 (0.0002) S3 * -0.0661 (0.0002) S4 0.3719 (0.0003) Fe1 Rms deviation of fitted atoms = 0.0650 Least-squares planes (x,y,z in crystal coordinates) and deviations from them (* indicates atom used to define plane) 5.7097 (0.0038) x + 6.0721 (0.0015) y - 9.5934 (0.0044) z = 7.6443 (0.0017) * 0.0277 (0.0006) S1 * -0.0176 (0.0006) S2 * -0.0098 (0.0012) C1 * -0.0122 (0.0011) C2 * -0.0067 (0.0012) C3 * 0.0190 (0.0011) C4 * -0.0173 (0.0010) N1 * 0.0170 (0.0010) N2 - 3.5344 (0.0008) S1_$2 - 3.4970 (0.0017) C1_$2 - 3.4894 (0.0014) N1_$2 Rms deviation of fitted atoms = 0.0170 |
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 | ||
Fe1 | 0.404540 (13) | 0.93135 (3) | 0.023150 (11) | 0.01057 (6) | |
S1 | 0.54285 (2) | 0.79904 (4) | 0.029127 (18) | 0.01130 (8) | |
S2 | 0.35609 (2) | 0.79099 (5) | −0.082403 (19) | 0.01420 (8) | |
S3 | 0.25466 (2) | 1.00013 (5) | 0.034182 (19) | 0.01363 (8) | |
S4 | 0.43700 (2) | 0.97513 (4) | 0.147331 (18) | 0.01193 (8) | |
O1 | 0.89754 (8) | 0.60915 (14) | −0.01530 (6) | 0.0209 (2) | |
H24 | 0.8767 | 0.6838 | −0.0459 | 0.031* | |
N1 | 0.61230 (9) | 0.57967 (15) | −0.06370 (7) | 0.0151 (3) | |
N2 | 0.44848 (9) | 0.57864 (16) | −0.16542 (7) | 0.0163 (3) | |
N3 | 0.18638 (8) | 1.19999 (16) | 0.13603 (7) | 0.0147 (2) | |
N4 | 0.34506 (9) | 1.16211 (16) | 0.24079 (7) | 0.0141 (2) | |
N5 | 0.86540 (8) | 0.70235 (16) | 0.13156 (7) | 0.0151 (3) | |
H20 | 0.8819 | 0.6706 | 0.0841 | 0.018* | |
C1 | 0.53659 (10) | 0.67055 (18) | −0.05203 (8) | 0.0122 (3) | |
C2 | 0.60532 (11) | 0.48707 (19) | −0.12700 (9) | 0.0171 (3) | |
H1 | 0.6571 | 0.4184 | −0.1377 | 0.021* | |
C3 | 0.45350 (10) | 0.67025 (18) | −0.10198 (8) | 0.0132 (3) | |
C4 | 0.52528 (11) | 0.48836 (19) | −0.17707 (8) | 0.0178 (3) | |
H2 | 0.5246 | 0.4224 | −0.2218 | 0.021* | |
C5 | 0.26017 (10) | 1.10755 (18) | 0.12000 (8) | 0.0124 (3) | |
C6 | 0.19204 (10) | 1.27363 (19) | 0.20475 (8) | 0.0167 (3) | |
H3 | 0.1412 | 1.3416 | 0.2179 | 0.020* | |
C7 | 0.34105 (10) | 1.09206 (18) | 0.17242 (8) | 0.0119 (3) | |
C8 | 0.26953 (10) | 1.25302 (19) | 0.25642 (8) | 0.0161 (3) | |
H4 | 0.2696 | 1.3047 | 0.3047 | 0.019* | |
C9 | 0.92078 (11) | 0.5916 (2) | 0.18858 (8) | 0.0181 (3) | |
H5 | 0.8909 | 0.5936 | 0.2368 | 0.022* | |
H6 | 0.9856 | 0.6366 | 0.1985 | 0.022* | |
C10 | 0.92556 (12) | 0.4119 (2) | 0.16109 (9) | 0.0229 (3) | |
H7 | 0.8615 | 0.3687 | 0.1489 | 0.034* | |
H8 | 0.9583 | 0.3423 | 0.2008 | 0.034* | |
H9 | 0.9599 | 0.4082 | 0.1158 | 0.034* | |
C11 | 0.76030 (10) | 0.6761 (2) | 0.13087 (9) | 0.0197 (3) | |
H10 | 0.7471 | 0.5538 | 0.1296 | 0.024* | |
H11 | 0.7289 | 0.7259 | 0.0840 | 0.024* | |
C12 | 0.71813 (11) | 0.7525 (2) | 0.19835 (9) | 0.0253 (4) | |
H13 | 0.7530 | 0.7127 | 0.2451 | 0.038* | |
H12 | 0.6518 | 0.7189 | 0.1977 | 0.038* | |
H14 | 0.7223 | 0.8754 | 0.1958 | 0.038* | |
C13 | 0.89199 (11) | 0.8848 (2) | 0.14175 (9) | 0.0193 (3) | |
H16 | 0.8950 | 0.9141 | 0.1961 | 0.023* | |
H15 | 0.8428 | 0.9557 | 0.1144 | 0.023* | |
C14 | 0.98672 (13) | 0.9219 (2) | 0.11225 (10) | 0.0283 (4) | |
H19 | 1.0362 | 0.8578 | 0.1416 | 0.042* | |
H18 | 1.0004 | 1.0425 | 0.1173 | 0.042* | |
H17 | 0.9846 | 0.8894 | 0.0589 | 0.042* | |
C16 | 0.85896 (13) | 0.4489 (2) | −0.03924 (10) | 0.0263 (4) | |
H21 | 0.8600 | 0.4378 | −0.0942 | 0.040* | |
H22 | 0.7938 | 0.4406 | −0.0260 | 0.040* | |
H23 | 0.8968 | 0.3588 | −0.0139 | 0.040* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Fe1 | 0.01022 (10) | 0.01220 (11) | 0.00912 (10) | 0.00046 (7) | 0.00004 (7) | −0.00049 (7) |
S1 | 0.01119 (16) | 0.01259 (17) | 0.00985 (15) | 0.00098 (12) | −0.00040 (12) | −0.00008 (12) |
S2 | 0.01256 (17) | 0.01665 (18) | 0.01285 (16) | 0.00100 (13) | −0.00173 (13) | −0.00337 (13) |
S3 | 0.01063 (16) | 0.01853 (19) | 0.01144 (16) | 0.00053 (13) | −0.00050 (12) | −0.00270 (13) |
S4 | 0.01160 (16) | 0.01452 (17) | 0.00948 (16) | 0.00168 (13) | 0.00002 (12) | 0.00010 (12) |
O1 | 0.0232 (6) | 0.0213 (6) | 0.0173 (5) | 0.0043 (5) | −0.0036 (4) | −0.0003 (4) |
N1 | 0.0165 (6) | 0.0126 (6) | 0.0166 (6) | 0.0007 (5) | 0.0039 (5) | 0.0010 (5) |
N2 | 0.0208 (6) | 0.0141 (6) | 0.0140 (6) | −0.0008 (5) | 0.0009 (5) | −0.0018 (5) |
N3 | 0.0138 (6) | 0.0149 (6) | 0.0156 (6) | −0.0002 (5) | 0.0020 (5) | −0.0004 (5) |
N4 | 0.0167 (6) | 0.0131 (6) | 0.0125 (6) | 0.0002 (5) | 0.0017 (5) | −0.0004 (5) |
N5 | 0.0136 (6) | 0.0187 (7) | 0.0124 (6) | 0.0002 (5) | −0.0013 (5) | 0.0010 (5) |
C1 | 0.0151 (7) | 0.0104 (7) | 0.0111 (6) | −0.0007 (5) | 0.0019 (5) | 0.0008 (5) |
C2 | 0.0192 (7) | 0.0120 (7) | 0.0211 (7) | 0.0014 (6) | 0.0067 (6) | −0.0012 (6) |
C3 | 0.0156 (7) | 0.0109 (7) | 0.0132 (6) | −0.0008 (5) | 0.0020 (5) | 0.0010 (5) |
C4 | 0.0253 (8) | 0.0129 (7) | 0.0157 (7) | 0.0000 (6) | 0.0053 (6) | −0.0027 (6) |
C5 | 0.0133 (7) | 0.0120 (7) | 0.0122 (6) | −0.0016 (5) | 0.0023 (5) | 0.0011 (5) |
C6 | 0.0164 (7) | 0.0158 (7) | 0.0183 (7) | 0.0017 (6) | 0.0043 (6) | −0.0013 (6) |
C7 | 0.0137 (7) | 0.0101 (7) | 0.0120 (6) | −0.0013 (5) | 0.0018 (5) | 0.0019 (5) |
C8 | 0.0197 (7) | 0.0156 (7) | 0.0134 (7) | 0.0003 (6) | 0.0035 (6) | −0.0017 (5) |
C9 | 0.0147 (7) | 0.0233 (8) | 0.0155 (7) | 0.0015 (6) | −0.0036 (6) | 0.0039 (6) |
C10 | 0.0240 (8) | 0.0231 (9) | 0.0207 (8) | 0.0039 (6) | −0.0017 (6) | 0.0045 (6) |
C11 | 0.0122 (7) | 0.0259 (8) | 0.0201 (7) | −0.0001 (6) | −0.0033 (6) | 0.0002 (6) |
C12 | 0.0169 (8) | 0.0336 (9) | 0.0255 (8) | 0.0008 (7) | 0.0028 (6) | −0.0024 (7) |
C13 | 0.0208 (8) | 0.0184 (8) | 0.0177 (7) | −0.0012 (6) | −0.0033 (6) | 0.0001 (6) |
C14 | 0.0294 (9) | 0.0274 (9) | 0.0283 (9) | −0.0089 (7) | 0.0048 (7) | −0.0002 (7) |
C16 | 0.0303 (9) | 0.0248 (9) | 0.0228 (8) | 0.0009 (7) | −0.0038 (7) | −0.0038 (7) |
Fe1—S1 | 2.2264 (4) | C9—C10 | 1.513 (2) |
Fe1—S3 | 2.2289 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.515 (2) |
Fe1—S2 | 2.2341 (4) | C13—C14 | 1.520 (2) |
Fe1—S4 | 2.2367 (4) | N5—H20 | 0.9300 |
Fe1—S1i | 2.4787 (4) | C2—H1 | 0.9500 |
S1—C1 | 1.7611 (14) | C4—H2 | 0.9500 |
S1—Fe1i | 2.4787 (4) | C6—H3 | 0.9500 |
S2—C3 | 1.7477 (15) | C8—H4 | 0.9500 |
S3—C5 | 1.7415 (14) | C9—H5 | 0.9900 |
S4—C7 | 1.7438 (14) | C9—H6 | 0.9900 |
O1—C16 | 1.436 (2) | C10—H7 | 0.9800 |
O1—H24 | 0.8400 | C10—H8 | 0.9800 |
N1—C1 | 1.3297 (19) | C10—H9 | 0.9800 |
N1—C2 | 1.339 (2) | C11—H10 | 0.9900 |
N2—C3 | 1.3372 (19) | C11—H11 | 0.9900 |
N2—C4 | 1.340 (2) | C12—H13 | 0.9800 |
N3—C5 | 1.3341 (19) | C12—H12 | 0.9800 |
N3—C6 | 1.3483 (19) | C12—H14 | 0.9800 |
N4—C7 | 1.3315 (18) | C13—H16 | 0.9900 |
N4—C8 | 1.3456 (19) | C13—H15 | 0.9900 |
N5—C13 | 1.506 (2) | C14—H19 | 0.9800 |
N5—C9 | 1.5079 (18) | C14—H18 | 0.9800 |
N5—C11 | 1.5097 (19) | C14—H17 | 0.9800 |
C1—C3 | 1.411 (2) | C16—H21 | 0.9800 |
C2—C4 | 1.379 (2) | C16—H22 | 0.9800 |
C5—C7 | 1.417 (2) | C16—H23 | 0.9800 |
C6—C8 | 1.378 (2) | ||
C1···C1ii | 3.493 (3) | ||
S1—Fe1—S3 | 164.042 (16) | C4—C2—H1 | 119.0 |
S1—Fe1—S2 | 90.420 (15) | N2—C4—H2 | 118.6 |
S3—Fe1—S2 | 88.401 (15) | C2—C4—H2 | 118.6 |
S1—Fe1—S4 | 85.705 (14) | N3—C6—H3 | 119.1 |
S3—Fe1—S4 | 89.299 (14) | C8—C6—H3 | 119.1 |
S2—Fe1—S4 | 157.445 (17) | N4—C8—H4 | 118.9 |
S1—Fe1—S1i | 97.462 (14) | C6—C8—H4 | 118.9 |
S3—Fe1—S1i | 98.369 (15) | N5—C9—H5 | 109.3 |
S2—Fe1—S1i | 101.461 (15) | C10—C9—H5 | 109.3 |
S4—Fe1—S1i | 101.073 (15) | N5—C9—H6 | 109.3 |
C1—S1—Fe1 | 104.91 (5) | C10—C9—H6 | 109.3 |
C1—S1—Fe1i | 100.94 (5) | H5—C9—H6 | 107.9 |
Fe1—S1—Fe1i | 82.538 (14) | C9—C10—H7 | 109.5 |
C3—S2—Fe1 | 104.58 (5) | C9—C10—H8 | 109.5 |
C5—S3—Fe1 | 103.35 (5) | H7—C10—H8 | 109.5 |
C7—S4—Fe1 | 103.82 (5) | C9—C10—H9 | 109.5 |
C1—N1—C2 | 115.52 (13) | H7—C10—H9 | 109.5 |
C3—N2—C4 | 116.15 (13) | H8—C10—H9 | 109.5 |
C5—N3—C6 | 116.71 (12) | N5—C11—H10 | 108.8 |
C7—N4—C8 | 116.39 (12) | C12—C11—H10 | 108.8 |
C13—N5—C9 | 111.84 (11) | N5—C11—H11 | 108.8 |
C13—N5—C11 | 111.85 (12) | C12—C11—H11 | 108.8 |
C9—N5—C11 | 112.41 (12) | H10—C11—H11 | 107.7 |
N1—C1—C3 | 123.08 (13) | C11—C12—H13 | 109.5 |
N1—C1—S1 | 117.51 (11) | C11—C12—H12 | 109.5 |
C3—C1—S1 | 119.40 (11) | H13—C12—H12 | 109.5 |
N1—C2—C4 | 121.97 (14) | C11—C12—H14 | 109.5 |
N2—C3—C1 | 120.42 (13) | H13—C12—H14 | 109.5 |
N2—C3—S2 | 119.00 (11) | H12—C12—H14 | 109.5 |
C1—C3—S2 | 120.58 (11) | N5—C13—H16 | 109.3 |
N2—C4—C2 | 122.84 (14) | C14—C13—H16 | 109.3 |
N3—C5—C7 | 121.06 (13) | N5—C13—H15 | 109.3 |
N3—C5—S3 | 118.93 (11) | C14—C13—H15 | 109.3 |
C7—C5—S3 | 119.98 (11) | H16—C13—H15 | 108.0 |
N3—C6—C8 | 121.84 (14) | C13—C14—H19 | 109.5 |
N4—C7—C5 | 121.71 (13) | C13—C14—H18 | 109.5 |
N4—C7—S4 | 119.13 (11) | H19—C14—H18 | 109.5 |
C5—C7—S4 | 119.14 (11) | C13—C14—H17 | 109.5 |
N4—C8—C6 | 122.20 (13) | H19—C14—H17 | 109.5 |
N5—C9—C10 | 111.80 (12) | H18—C14—H17 | 109.5 |
N5—C11—C12 | 113.75 (12) | O1—C16—H21 | 109.5 |
N5—C13—C14 | 111.52 (13) | O1—C16—H22 | 109.5 |
C16—O1—H24 | 109.5 | H21—C16—H22 | 109.5 |
C13—N5—H20 | 106.8 | O1—C16—H23 | 109.5 |
C9—N5—H20 | 106.8 | H21—C16—H23 | 109.5 |
C11—N5—H20 | 106.8 | H22—C16—H23 | 109.5 |
N1—C2—H1 | 119.0 | ||
C2—N1—C1—C3 | 0.5 (2) | Fe1—S3—C5—N3 | 164.68 (10) |
C2—N1—C1—S1 | −178.40 (11) | Fe1—S3—C5—C7 | −17.12 (12) |
Fe1—S1—C1—N1 | 178.17 (10) | C5—N3—C6—C8 | −0.8 (2) |
Fe1i—S1—C1—N1 | 93.07 (11) | C8—N4—C7—C5 | −2.2 (2) |
Fe1—S1—C1—C3 | −0.74 (12) | C8—N4—C7—S4 | 178.97 (11) |
Fe1i—S1—C1—C3 | −85.84 (11) | N3—C5—C7—N4 | 3.2 (2) |
C1—N1—C2—C4 | 0.9 (2) | S3—C5—C7—N4 | −174.98 (11) |
C4—N2—C3—C1 | 0.9 (2) | N3—C5—C7—S4 | −177.96 (11) |
C4—N2—C3—S2 | −179.75 (11) | S3—C5—C7—S4 | 3.87 (16) |
N1—C1—C3—N2 | −1.4 (2) | Fe1—S4—C7—N4 | −169.57 (10) |
S1—C1—C3—N2 | 177.43 (11) | Fe1—S4—C7—C5 | 11.55 (12) |
N1—C1—C3—S2 | 179.20 (11) | C7—N4—C8—C6 | −0.2 (2) |
S1—C1—C3—S2 | −1.95 (17) | N3—C6—C8—N4 | 1.8 (2) |
Fe1—S2—C3—N2 | −175.86 (10) | C13—N5—C9—C10 | −156.73 (13) |
Fe1—S2—C3—C1 | 3.53 (12) | C11—N5—C9—C10 | 76.48 (16) |
C3—N2—C4—C2 | 0.5 (2) | C13—N5—C11—C12 | −52.48 (17) |
N1—C2—C4—N2 | −1.5 (2) | C9—N5—C11—C12 | 74.31 (17) |
C6—N3—C5—C7 | −1.5 (2) | C9—N5—C13—C14 | 75.40 (15) |
C6—N3—C5—S3 | 176.64 (11) | C11—N5—C13—C14 | −157.50 (13) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H24···N3i | 0.84 | 1.99 | 2.8014 (17) | 163 |
N5—H20···O1 | 0.93 | 1.86 | 2.7880 (17) | 172 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | (C6H16N)2[Fe2(C4H2N2S2)4]·2CH4O |
Mr | 949.04 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 14.2375 (15), 7.9500 (8), 17.7456 (18) |
β (°) | 95.293 (1) |
V (Å3) | 2000.0 (4) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.19 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.33 × 0.18 × 0.16 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.695, 0.831 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10059, 4048, 3824 |
Rint | 0.013 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.021, 0.054, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 4048 |
No. of parameters | 240 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.40, −0.19 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), TEXSAN (Molecular Structure Corporation, 2001), KENX (Sakai, 2004) and ORTEPII (Johnson, 1976).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H24···N3i | 0.84 | 1.99 | 2.8014 (17) | 162.7 |
N5—H20···O1 | 0.93 | 1.86 | 2.7880 (17) | 172.16 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z. |
The Fe2S2 clusters (i.e., H-clusters) in Fe-only hydrogenases (FeHases) are known to be highly active as catalysts towards H2-evolving (HE) reaction (Adams, 1990; Peters et al., 1998; Nicolet et al., 1999; Frey, 2002). In contrast, metal iron itself exhibits much lower catalytic activity toward HE reaction than does platinum (Trasatti, 1972; Sakata, 2000). A large variety of structural and functional models of FeHases have been developed and their HE activities have been evaluated so far (Gloaguen et al., 2001; Georgakaki et al., 2003; Liu et al., 2005; Sun et al., 2005). On the other hand, an air-stable di-iron complex with a bio-relevant Fe2(µ-S)2 core, [FeIII(mnt)2]22- (mnt = maleonitriledithiolate), was found to serve as an electrode catalyst towards HE reaction in aqueous media (Yamaguchi et al., unpublished results). In the present study, [FeIII(pdt)2]22- has been synthesized to develop the more highly effective HE catalysts with a bio-relevant Fe2(µ-S)2 core. The pdt ligand has been selected to examine the effect of introducing N(imine) donor in close proximity to the active center of the HE reaction. The HE activity of (I) will be separately reported elsewhere (Yamaguchi et al., unpublished results).
The [FeIII(pdt)2]- anions form a dimer in the crystal with an inversion center located at the center of the dimer (Figure 1). The monomer-monomer association is supported by two crystallographically equivalent FeIII—S bonds [Fe1—S1i = 2.4787 (4) Å; symmetry code: (i) 1 - x, 2 - y, -z]. This structural feature well resembles those observed for other iron(III)-dithiolene complexes as follows. The above intermonomer Fe—S distance is quite comparable to those reported for (Ph4As)2[FeIII(qdt)2]2 (qdt = quinoxaline-2,3-dithiolate) [Fe—S = 2.4884 (13) Å] (Simao et al., 2006) and [FeII(15-crown-5)(OH2)2][FeIII(mnt)2]2.2(15-crown-5) [Fe—S = 2.4715 (9) and 2.4452 (9) Å] (Yamaguchi et al., 2008). The FeIII ion is considered to have a distorted square pyramidal stereochemistry; the FeIII ion is ligated by four sulfur atoms with shorter Fe—S distances [2.2264 (4)–2.2367 (4) Å] and axially ligated by a sulfur atom from the adjacent monomer with a longer Fe—S distance [2.4787 (4) Å]. Atom Fe1 is shifted out of the least-squares plane defined with four atoms S1—S4 by 0.3719 (3) Å, even though the four-atom r.m.s. deviation given in the calculation was 0.0650 Å.
The methanol molecule is stabilized with two different types of hydrogen bonding interactions (Figure 2). One type of hydrogen bond is formed between the hydroxyl unit of methanol and the nitrogen atom of pdt [O1—N3i = 2.8014 (17) Å; symmetry code: (i) 1 - x, 2 - y, -z]. The other is formed between the N—H group of the triethylammonium cation and the oxygen atom of methanol [O1—N5 = 2.7880 (17) Å].
Finally, the anion forms a one-dimensional stack along the b axis (Figure 3). The stack of anions is stabilized with a π-π interaction formed between two adjacent pdt moieties. As shown in Figure 4, a set of atoms S1—S2/C1—C4/N1—N2 and that of atoms S1ii, C1ii, and N1ii contribute to the π-π association at each interdimer association [symmetry code: (ii) 1 - x, 1 - y, -z]. The interplanar separation is calculated as 3.51 (2) Å based on the average shift of atoms S1ii, C1ii, and N1ii from the best plane defined by atoms S1—S2/C1—C4/N1—N2. An important short contact at this geometry is C1—C1ii = 3.493 (3) Å [symmetry code: (ii) 1 - x, 1 - y, -z].