Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810013449/om2328sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810013449/om2328Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 777869
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 173 K
- Mean (C-C) = 0.009 Å
- R factor = 0.026
- wR factor = 0.064
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 16.2
checkCIF/PLATON results
No syntax errors found
Alert level C PLAT094_ALERT_2_C Ratio of Maximum / Minimum Residual Density .... 2.11 PLAT342_ALERT_3_C Low Bond Precision on C-C Bonds (x 1000) Ang .. 9 PLAT910_ALERT_3_C Missing # of FCF Reflections Below Th(Min) ..... 5 PLAT911_ALERT_3_C Missing # FCF Refl Between THmin & STh/L= 0.600 37 PLAT913_ALERT_3_C Missing # of Very Strong Reflections in FCF .... 1 PLAT125_ALERT_4_C No _symmetry_space_group_name_Hall Given ....... ? PLAT912_ALERT_4_C Missing # of FCF Reflections Above STh/L= 0.600 4
Alert level G PLAT710_ALERT_4_G Delete 1-2-3 or 2-3-4 Linear Torsion Angle ... # 22 O7 -U1 -O4 -C1 -3.80 1.10 1.555 1.555 1.555 1.555 PLAT710_ALERT_4_G Delete 1-2-3 or 2-3-4 Linear Torsion Angle ... # 26 O3 -U1 -O5 -C5 -172.10 1.10 2.565 1.555 1.555 1.555 PLAT710_ALERT_4_G Delete 1-2-3 or 2-3-4 Linear Torsion Angle ... # 44 O4 -U1 -O7 -N3 134.00 0.70 1.555 1.555 1.555 1.555 PLAT710_ALERT_4_G Delete 1-2-3 or 2-3-4 Linear Torsion Angle ... # 50 O1 -U1 -N3 -O8 -173.00 7.00 1.555 1.555 1.555 1.555 PLAT710_ALERT_4_G Delete 1-2-3 or 2-3-4 Linear Torsion Angle ... # 51 O2 -U1 -N3 -O8 3.00 7.00 1.555 1.555 1.555 1.555 PLAT710_ALERT_4_G Delete 1-2-3 or 2-3-4 Linear Torsion Angle ... # 52 O3 -U1 -N3 -O8 96.00 7.00 2.565 1.555 1.555 1.555 PLAT710_ALERT_4_G Delete 1-2-3 or 2-3-4 Linear Torsion Angle ... # 53 O3 -U1 -N3 -O8 94.00 7.00 1.555 1.555 1.555 1.555 PLAT710_ALERT_4_G Delete 1-2-3 or 2-3-4 Linear Torsion Angle ... # 54 O5 -U1 -N3 -O8 -89.00 7.00 1.555 1.555 1.555 1.555 PLAT710_ALERT_4_G Delete 1-2-3 or 2-3-4 Linear Torsion Angle ... # 55 O4 -U1 -N3 -O8 -69.00 7.00 1.555 1.555 1.555 1.555 PLAT710_ALERT_4_G Delete 1-2-3 or 2-3-4 Linear Torsion Angle ... # 56 O6 -U1 -N3 -O8 -93.00 7.00 1.555 1.555 1.555 1.555 PLAT710_ALERT_4_G Delete 1-2-3 or 2-3-4 Linear Torsion Angle ... # 57 O7 -U1 -N3 -O8 91.00 7.00 1.555 1.555 1.555 1.555
0 ALERT level A = In general: serious problem 0 ALERT level B = Potentially serious problem 7 ALERT level C = Check and explain 11 ALERT level G = General alerts; check 0 ALERT type 1 CIF construction/syntax error, inconsistent or missing data 1 ALERT type 2 Indicator that the structure model may be wrong or deficient 4 ALERT type 3 Indicator that the structure quality may be low 13 ALERT type 4 Improvement, methodology, query or suggestion 0 ALERT type 5 Informative message, check
Pyrrolidine-2-one (2-pyrr, 0.11 g) was added dropwise into a hot ethanol solution (5 ml) dissolving uranyl(VI) nitrate hexahydrate (0.32 g) with vigorous stirring. After stirring for several minutes, the mixture was cooled to room temperature. Yellow crystals of UO2(NO3)2(2-pyrr)2 were removed by filtration. The supernatant was stored under the sunlight. After several days, orange platelet crystals of {[UO2NO3(C4H7NO)2]2O2} subsequently deposited, which were suitable for the X-ray diffraction experiment.
All hydrogen atoms were geometrically positioned (C—H 0.99 Å, N—H 0.88 Å) and refined as riding on their parent atoms, with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C,N).
The molecular structure of the title compound is shown in Fig. 1. The uranium atom is surrounded by eight O atoms; two are at the axial position, as part of the uranyl cation, and the remaining six O from pyrrolidine-2-ones, nitrates, and peroxo which form a distorted-hexagonal equatorial plane. The peroxide unit shows "side-on" coordination and connects two U, i.e., µ-η2:η2-O2. The bond lengths between U and the axial O are 1.78 Å (mean), indicating that oxidation state of U is exclusively 6+, i.e., UO22+ (see related literature; cf. 1.84-1.91 Å for UVO2+, Ikeda et al., 2007, Takao et al., 2009). Furthermore, the O—O distance is 1.492 (8) Å, which is typical of peroxide, O22– (Vaska, 1976). One intermolecular hydrogen bonds is found between N—H of pyrrolidine-2-one and the coordinating O of the same ligand in the neighboring complex. A second intermolecular hydrogen bond is found between the N—H of the other pyrrolidine-2-one and one of the uranyl oxo atoms, see Fig. 2.
Photochemically excited *UO22+ is a potent and long-lived oxidant for organic and inorganic substrates including the solvent. After the oxidation, UO2+ is generated as a short-lived intermediate. This species is very unstable and immediately oxidized by dioxygen molecule. As a result, the initial UO22+ is regenerated, and the photo-induced catalytic cycle is repeated until termination of photo irradiation or complete conversion of the substrate. This reaction affords peroxide as a by-product. As described in Experimental, compound 1 was unexpectedly obtained from an ethanolic solution dissolving UO2(NO3)26H2O and pyrrolidine-2-one under sunlight. The peroxo ligand most likely arose from oxidative addition of atmospheric dioxygen molecule to the UO2+ intermediate through the above-mentioned catalytic oxidation of ethanol by the photo-excited *UO22+. A similar reaction was speculated in some of the former studies which also described incidental deposition of the uranyl-peroxo complexes [Charpin et al. (1985); Doyle et al. (1993); John et al. (2004)].
For the structural chemistry of uranyl(VI)-peroxo complexes, see: Haegele & Boeyens (1977); Charpin et al. (1985); Doyle et al. (1993); Rose et al. (1994); Thuéry et al. (1999); de Aquino et al. (2001); John et al. (2004); Masci et al. (2005); Zehnder et al. (2005); Kubatko et al. (2007); Ikeda et al. (2007); Takao et al. (2009); Vaska (1976).
Data collection: PROCESS-AUTO (Rigaku/MSC, 2006); cell refinement: PROCESS-AUTO (Rigaku/MSC, 2006); data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2006); program(s) used to solve structure: DIRDIF99 (Beurskens et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2006).
[U2(NO3)2O4(O2)(C4H7NO)4] | Z = 1 |
Mr = 1036.50 | F(000) = 478 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 2.650 Mg m−3 |
a = 8.783 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
b = 8.899 (3) Å | Cell parameters from 6275 reflections |
c = 9.587 (3) Å | θ = 3.1–27.5° |
α = 68.24 (3)° | µ = 12.54 mm−1 |
β = 81.30 (2)° | T = 173 K |
γ = 68.96 (2)° | Platelet, orange |
V = 649.4 (3) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.20 × 0.20 mm |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 2934 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2727 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.037 |
Detector resolution: 10.00 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.1° |
ω scans | h = −11→11 |
Absorption correction: numerical (NUMABS; Higashi, 1999) | k = −11→11 |
Tmin = 0.117, Tmax = 0.188 | l = −12→12 |
5524 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.026 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.064 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.00 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0387P)2 + 2.5299P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2934 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
181 parameters | Δρmax = 2.04 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.97 e Å−3 |
[U2(NO3)2O4(O2)(C4H7NO)4] | γ = 68.96 (2)° |
Mr = 1036.50 | V = 649.4 (3) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 8.783 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.899 (3) Å | µ = 12.54 mm−1 |
c = 9.587 (3) Å | T = 173 K |
α = 68.24 (3)° | 0.30 × 0.20 × 0.20 mm |
β = 81.30 (2)° |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 2934 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: numerical (NUMABS; Higashi, 1999) | 2727 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.117, Tmax = 0.188 | Rint = 0.037 |
5524 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.026 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.064 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.00 | Δρmax = 2.04 e Å−3 |
2934 reflections | Δρmin = −0.97 e Å−3 |
181 parameters |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
U1 | 0.21945 (2) | 0.38333 (2) | 0.134424 (19) | 0.01484 (7) | |
O1 | 0.1573 (5) | 0.2025 (6) | 0.2384 (5) | 0.0283 (9) | |
O2 | 0.2956 (6) | 0.5569 (5) | 0.0387 (5) | 0.0290 (9) | |
O3 | −0.0454 (5) | 0.5419 (7) | 0.0555 (5) | 0.0427 (13) | |
O4 | 0.0681 (4) | 0.5317 (5) | 0.3068 (4) | 0.0184 (7) | |
O5 | 0.3773 (5) | 0.2945 (5) | 0.3554 (4) | 0.0233 (8) | |
O6 | 0.5044 (5) | 0.1836 (5) | 0.1196 (4) | 0.0253 (8) | |
O7 | 0.3597 (5) | 0.2765 (6) | −0.0771 (5) | 0.0274 (9) | |
O8 | 0.6150 (5) | 0.1159 (6) | −0.0778 (5) | 0.0320 (10) | |
N1 | −0.1016 (6) | 0.7323 (6) | 0.4011 (5) | 0.0219 (9) | |
H1 | −0.1109 | 0.6587 | 0.4908 | 0.026* | |
N2 | 0.6174 (6) | 0.3525 (6) | 0.3046 (6) | 0.0252 (10) | |
H2 | 0.6093 | 0.3951 | 0.2062 | 0.030* | |
N3 | 0.4985 (6) | 0.1888 (6) | −0.0142 (5) | 0.0220 (9) | |
C1 | −0.0129 (6) | 0.6859 (6) | 0.2925 (6) | 0.0162 (9) | |
C2 | −0.0222 (7) | 0.8410 (7) | 0.1547 (6) | 0.0232 (11) | |
H2A | −0.0899 | 0.8478 | 0.0774 | 0.028* | |
H2B | 0.0879 | 0.8390 | 0.1114 | 0.028* | |
C3 | −0.1017 (7) | 0.9916 (7) | 0.2126 (6) | 0.0220 (11) | |
H3A | −0.0184 | 1.0345 | 0.2284 | 0.026* | |
H3B | −0.1825 | 1.0869 | 0.1408 | 0.026* | |
C4 | −0.1845 (8) | 0.9175 (7) | 0.3610 (7) | 0.0289 (13) | |
H4A | −0.1688 | 0.9593 | 0.4384 | 0.035* | |
H4B | −0.3028 | 0.9477 | 0.3484 | 0.035* | |
C5 | 0.5058 (6) | 0.2954 (7) | 0.3950 (6) | 0.0183 (10) | |
C6 | 0.5538 (7) | 0.2302 (9) | 0.5552 (7) | 0.0285 (12) | |
H6A | 0.5754 | 0.1051 | 0.6004 | 0.034* | |
H6B | 0.4671 | 0.2882 | 0.6150 | 0.034* | |
C7 | 0.7558 (8) | 0.3392 (9) | 0.3818 (8) | 0.0336 (14) | |
H7A | 0.7700 | 0.4524 | 0.3536 | 0.040* | |
H7B | 0.8580 | 0.2579 | 0.3574 | 0.040* | |
C8 | 0.7105 (8) | 0.2736 (9) | 0.5478 (7) | 0.0314 (13) | |
H8A | 0.6906 | 0.3626 | 0.5933 | 0.038* | |
H8B | 0.7993 | 0.1703 | 0.6025 | 0.038* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
U1 | 0.01539 (10) | 0.01631 (10) | 0.01212 (10) | −0.00364 (7) | −0.00246 (6) | −0.00480 (7) |
O1 | 0.026 (2) | 0.029 (2) | 0.036 (2) | −0.0151 (17) | 0.0063 (17) | −0.0150 (19) |
O2 | 0.039 (2) | 0.024 (2) | 0.023 (2) | −0.0135 (18) | 0.0088 (17) | −0.0083 (17) |
O3 | 0.030 (2) | 0.058 (3) | 0.033 (2) | 0.019 (2) | −0.0158 (19) | −0.035 (3) |
O4 | 0.0237 (18) | 0.0151 (17) | 0.0135 (16) | −0.0020 (14) | −0.0020 (14) | −0.0053 (14) |
O5 | 0.0199 (18) | 0.034 (2) | 0.0158 (18) | −0.0079 (16) | −0.0062 (14) | −0.0077 (16) |
O6 | 0.0233 (19) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0205 (19) | −0.0036 (16) | −0.0038 (15) | −0.0099 (17) |
O7 | 0.026 (2) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0210 (19) | 0.0021 (16) | −0.0052 (16) | −0.0117 (17) |
O8 | 0.024 (2) | 0.034 (2) | 0.034 (2) | −0.0005 (17) | 0.0046 (17) | −0.019 (2) |
N1 | 0.031 (2) | 0.012 (2) | 0.018 (2) | −0.0049 (17) | 0.0034 (18) | −0.0043 (17) |
N2 | 0.028 (2) | 0.027 (2) | 0.020 (2) | −0.011 (2) | −0.0015 (19) | −0.006 (2) |
N3 | 0.024 (2) | 0.022 (2) | 0.021 (2) | −0.0057 (18) | −0.0002 (18) | −0.0099 (19) |
C1 | 0.019 (2) | 0.016 (2) | 0.015 (2) | −0.0066 (18) | −0.0017 (18) | −0.0056 (19) |
C2 | 0.035 (3) | 0.017 (2) | 0.015 (2) | −0.009 (2) | 0.001 (2) | −0.002 (2) |
C3 | 0.022 (2) | 0.019 (3) | 0.021 (3) | −0.006 (2) | −0.001 (2) | −0.002 (2) |
C4 | 0.036 (3) | 0.017 (3) | 0.025 (3) | −0.002 (2) | 0.007 (2) | −0.006 (2) |
C5 | 0.021 (2) | 0.015 (2) | 0.015 (2) | −0.0003 (18) | −0.0060 (19) | −0.0050 (19) |
C6 | 0.027 (3) | 0.043 (4) | 0.020 (3) | −0.015 (3) | −0.005 (2) | −0.011 (3) |
C7 | 0.027 (3) | 0.039 (4) | 0.042 (4) | −0.016 (3) | 0.001 (3) | −0.018 (3) |
C8 | 0.029 (3) | 0.041 (4) | 0.030 (3) | −0.013 (3) | −0.007 (2) | −0.015 (3) |
U1—O1 | 1.777 (4) | N2—C7 | 1.464 (8) |
U1—O2 | 1.784 (4) | N2—H2 | 0.8800 |
U1—O3i | 2.303 (4) | C1—C2 | 1.503 (7) |
U1—O3 | 2.315 (4) | C2—C3 | 1.534 (8) |
U1—O5 | 2.428 (4) | C2—H2A | 0.9900 |
U1—O4 | 2.436 (4) | C2—H2B | 0.9900 |
U1—O6 | 2.515 (4) | C3—C4 | 1.524 (8) |
U1—O7 | 2.523 (4) | C3—H3A | 0.9900 |
U1—N3 | 2.960 (5) | C3—H3B | 0.9900 |
O3—O3i | 1.492 (8) | C4—H4A | 0.9900 |
O3—U1i | 2.303 (4) | C4—H4B | 0.9900 |
O4—C1 | 1.264 (6) | C5—C6 | 1.494 (7) |
O5—C5 | 1.247 (6) | C6—C8 | 1.543 (8) |
O6—N3 | 1.275 (6) | C6—H6A | 0.9900 |
O7—N3 | 1.284 (6) | C6—H6B | 0.9900 |
O8—N3 | 1.211 (6) | C7—C8 | 1.523 (9) |
N1—C1 | 1.305 (7) | C7—H7A | 0.9900 |
N1—C4 | 1.465 (7) | C7—H7B | 0.9900 |
N1—H1 | 0.8800 | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
N2—C5 | 1.321 (7) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
O1—U1—O2 | 175.6 (2) | O8—N3—O6 | 122.6 (5) |
O1—U1—O3i | 90.6 (2) | O8—N3—O7 | 122.2 (5) |
O2—U1—O3i | 93.5 (2) | O6—N3—O7 | 115.2 (4) |
O1—U1—O3 | 90.0 (2) | O8—N3—U1 | 176.9 (4) |
O2—U1—O3 | 94.2 (2) | O6—N3—U1 | 57.5 (2) |
O3i—U1—O3 | 37.70 (19) | O7—N3—U1 | 57.9 (2) |
O1—U1—O5 | 83.92 (18) | O4—C1—N1 | 123.2 (5) |
O2—U1—O5 | 92.05 (18) | O4—C1—C2 | 126.9 (5) |
O3i—U1—O5 | 173.10 (16) | N1—C1—C2 | 109.9 (4) |
O3—U1—O5 | 137.69 (14) | C1—C2—C3 | 103.7 (4) |
O1—U1—O4 | 91.03 (16) | C1—C2—H2A | 111.0 |
O2—U1—O4 | 89.17 (16) | C3—C2—H2A | 111.0 |
O3i—U1—O4 | 106.98 (13) | C1—C2—H2B | 111.0 |
O3—U1—O4 | 69.31 (13) | C3—C2—H2B | 111.0 |
O5—U1—O4 | 68.98 (13) | H2A—C2—H2B | 109.0 |
O1—U1—O6 | 89.08 (17) | C4—C3—C2 | 104.6 (4) |
O2—U1—O6 | 87.70 (18) | C4—C3—H3A | 110.8 |
O3i—U1—O6 | 117.42 (13) | C2—C3—H3A | 110.8 |
O3—U1—O6 | 155.09 (14) | C4—C3—H3B | 110.8 |
O5—U1—O6 | 66.88 (13) | C2—C3—H3B | 110.8 |
O4—U1—O6 | 135.59 (13) | H3A—C3—H3B | 108.9 |
O1—U1—O7 | 96.11 (18) | N1—C4—C3 | 103.3 (4) |
O2—U1—O7 | 84.17 (17) | N1—C4—H4A | 111.1 |
O3i—U1—O7 | 67.09 (14) | C3—C4—H4A | 111.1 |
O3—U1—O7 | 104.63 (14) | N1—C4—H4B | 111.1 |
O5—U1—O7 | 117.64 (13) | C3—C4—H4B | 111.1 |
O4—U1—O7 | 170.69 (12) | H4A—C4—H4B | 109.1 |
O6—U1—O7 | 50.79 (13) | O5—C5—N2 | 125.9 (5) |
O1—U1—N3 | 93.83 (17) | O5—C5—C6 | 123.6 (5) |
O2—U1—N3 | 84.52 (17) | N2—C5—C6 | 110.5 (5) |
O3i—U1—N3 | 92.51 (14) | C5—C6—C8 | 104.3 (5) |
O3—U1—N3 | 130.14 (14) | C5—C6—H6A | 110.9 |
O5—U1—N3 | 92.10 (13) | C8—C6—H6A | 110.9 |
O4—U1—N3 | 159.86 (13) | C5—C6—H6B | 110.9 |
O6—U1—N3 | 25.29 (13) | C8—C6—H6B | 110.9 |
O7—U1—N3 | 25.54 (13) | H6A—C6—H6B | 108.9 |
O3i—O3—U1i | 71.6 (3) | N2—C7—C8 | 104.1 (5) |
O3i—O3—U1 | 70.7 (3) | N2—C7—H7A | 110.9 |
U1i—O3—U1 | 142.30 (19) | C8—C7—H7A | 110.9 |
C1—O4—U1 | 134.6 (3) | N2—C7—H7B | 110.9 |
C5—O5—U1 | 141.9 (4) | C8—C7—H7B | 110.9 |
N3—O6—U1 | 97.2 (3) | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.0 |
N3—O7—U1 | 96.6 (3) | C7—C8—C6 | 106.1 (5) |
C1—N1—C4 | 114.3 (5) | C7—C8—H8A | 110.5 |
C1—N1—H1 | 122.9 | C6—C8—H8A | 110.5 |
C4—N1—H1 | 122.9 | C7—C8—H8B | 110.5 |
C5—N2—C7 | 114.4 (5) | C6—C8—H8B | 110.5 |
C5—N2—H2 | 122.8 | H8A—C8—H8B | 108.7 |
C7—N2—H2 | 122.8 | ||
O1—U1—O3—O3i | −91.0 (5) | U1—O6—N3—O8 | 176.3 (5) |
O2—U1—O3—O3i | 90.3 (5) | U1—O6—N3—O7 | −3.9 (5) |
O5—U1—O3—O3i | −172.0 (3) | U1—O7—N3—O8 | −176.3 (5) |
O4—U1—O3—O3i | 177.9 (5) | U1—O7—N3—O6 | 3.9 (5) |
O6—U1—O3—O3i | −3.2 (8) | O1—U1—N3—O8 | −173 (7) |
O7—U1—O3—O3i | 5.3 (5) | O2—U1—N3—O8 | 3 (7) |
N3—U1—O3—O3i | 4.0 (6) | O3i—U1—N3—O8 | 96 (7) |
O1—U1—O3—U1i | −91.0 (5) | O3—U1—N3—O8 | 94 (7) |
O2—U1—O3—U1i | 90.3 (5) | O5—U1—N3—O8 | −89 (7) |
O3i—U1—O3—U1i | 0.000 (2) | O4—U1—N3—O8 | −69 (7) |
O5—U1—O3—U1i | −172.0 (3) | O6—U1—N3—O8 | −93 (7) |
O4—U1—O3—U1i | 177.9 (5) | O7—U1—N3—O8 | 91 (7) |
O6—U1—O3—U1i | −3.2 (8) | O1—U1—N3—O6 | −79.7 (3) |
O7—U1—O3—U1i | 5.3 (5) | O2—U1—N3—O6 | 96.2 (3) |
N3—U1—O3—U1i | 4.0 (6) | O3i—U1—N3—O6 | −170.5 (3) |
O1—U1—O4—C1 | −144.0 (5) | O3—U1—N3—O6 | −172.9 (3) |
O2—U1—O4—C1 | 40.4 (5) | O5—U1—N3—O6 | 4.4 (3) |
O3i—U1—O4—C1 | −53.0 (5) | O4—U1—N3—O6 | 23.9 (6) |
O3—U1—O4—C1 | −54.3 (5) | O7—U1—N3—O6 | −175.8 (5) |
O5—U1—O4—C1 | 132.9 (5) | O1—U1—N3—O7 | 96.2 (3) |
O6—U1—O4—C1 | 126.3 (4) | O2—U1—N3—O7 | −87.9 (3) |
O7—U1—O4—C1 | −3.8 (11) | O3i—U1—N3—O7 | 5.3 (4) |
N3—U1—O4—C1 | 111.9 (5) | O3—U1—N3—O7 | 2.9 (4) |
O1—U1—O5—C5 | 149.6 (6) | O5—U1—N3—O7 | −179.8 (3) |
O2—U1—O5—C5 | −28.6 (6) | O4—U1—N3—O7 | −160.2 (3) |
O3i—U1—O5—C5 | −172.1 (11) | O6—U1—N3—O7 | 175.8 (5) |
O3—U1—O5—C5 | −127.0 (6) | U1—O4—C1—N1 | 171.1 (4) |
O4—U1—O5—C5 | −116.9 (6) | U1—O4—C1—C2 | −9.6 (8) |
O6—U1—O5—C5 | 58.0 (6) | C4—N1—C1—O4 | 179.5 (5) |
O7—U1—O5—C5 | 55.9 (6) | C4—N1—C1—C2 | 0.2 (7) |
N3—U1—O5—C5 | 56.0 (6) | O4—C1—C2—C3 | −166.8 (5) |
O1—U1—O6—N3 | 101.0 (3) | N1—C1—C2—C3 | 12.5 (6) |
O2—U1—O6—N3 | −82.0 (3) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | −19.4 (6) |
O3i—U1—O6—N3 | 10.7 (4) | C1—N1—C4—C3 | −12.8 (7) |
O3—U1—O6—N3 | 12.9 (6) | C2—C3—C4—N1 | 19.4 (6) |
O5—U1—O6—N3 | −175.2 (3) | U1—O5—C5—N2 | −3.6 (9) |
O4—U1—O6—N3 | −168.5 (3) | U1—O5—C5—C6 | 176.3 (4) |
O7—U1—O6—N3 | 2.3 (3) | C7—N2—C5—O5 | 179.5 (5) |
O1—U1—O7—N3 | −86.1 (3) | C7—N2—C5—C6 | −0.4 (7) |
O2—U1—O7—N3 | 89.5 (3) | O5—C5—C6—C8 | −174.8 (5) |
O3i—U1—O7—N3 | −174.2 (4) | N2—C5—C6—C8 | 5.1 (7) |
O3—U1—O7—N3 | −177.7 (3) | C5—N2—C7—C8 | −4.6 (7) |
O5—U1—O7—N3 | 0.2 (4) | N2—C7—C8—C6 | 7.3 (7) |
O4—U1—O7—N3 | 134.0 (7) | C5—C6—C8—C7 | −7.6 (7) |
O6—U1—O7—N3 | −2.3 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O4ii | 0.88 | 2.03 | 2.885 (6) | 165 |
N2—H2···O2iii | 0.88 | 2.31 | 3.127 (7) | 156 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [U2(NO3)2O4(O2)(C4H7NO)4] |
Mr | 1036.50 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.783 (2), 8.899 (3), 9.587 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 68.24 (3), 81.30 (2), 68.96 (2) |
V (Å3) | 649.4 (3) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 12.54 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.20 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID |
Absorption correction | Numerical (NUMABS; Higashi, 1999) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.117, 0.188 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5524, 2934, 2727 |
Rint | 0.037 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.026, 0.064, 1.00 |
No. of reflections | 2934 |
No. of parameters | 181 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 2.04, −0.97 |
Computer programs: PROCESS-AUTO (Rigaku/MSC, 2006), CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2006), DIRDIF99 (Beurskens et al., 1999), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997).
U1—O1 | 1.777 (4) | U1—O4 | 2.436 (4) |
U1—O2 | 1.784 (4) | U1—O6 | 2.515 (4) |
U1—O3i | 2.303 (4) | U1—O7 | 2.523 (4) |
U1—O3 | 2.315 (4) | O3—O3i | 1.492 (8) |
U1—O5 | 2.428 (4) | ||
O1—U1—O2 | 175.6 (2) | O3i—U1—O3 | 37.70 (19) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O4ii | 0.880 | 2.026 | 2.885 (6) | 165.10 |
N2—H2···O2iii | 0.880 | 2.305 | 3.127 (7) | 155.55 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
The molecular structure of the title compound is shown in Fig. 1. The uranium atom is surrounded by eight O atoms; two are at the axial position, as part of the uranyl cation, and the remaining six O from pyrrolidine-2-ones, nitrates, and peroxo which form a distorted-hexagonal equatorial plane. The peroxide unit shows "side-on" coordination and connects two U, i.e., µ-η2:η2-O2. The bond lengths between U and the axial O are 1.78 Å (mean), indicating that oxidation state of U is exclusively 6+, i.e., UO22+ (see related literature; cf. 1.84-1.91 Å for UVO2+, Ikeda et al., 2007, Takao et al., 2009). Furthermore, the O—O distance is 1.492 (8) Å, which is typical of peroxide, O22– (Vaska, 1976). One intermolecular hydrogen bonds is found between N—H of pyrrolidine-2-one and the coordinating O of the same ligand in the neighboring complex. A second intermolecular hydrogen bond is found between the N—H of the other pyrrolidine-2-one and one of the uranyl oxo atoms, see Fig. 2.
Photochemically excited *UO22+ is a potent and long-lived oxidant for organic and inorganic substrates including the solvent. After the oxidation, UO2+ is generated as a short-lived intermediate. This species is very unstable and immediately oxidized by dioxygen molecule. As a result, the initial UO22+ is regenerated, and the photo-induced catalytic cycle is repeated until termination of photo irradiation or complete conversion of the substrate. This reaction affords peroxide as a by-product. As described in Experimental, compound 1 was unexpectedly obtained from an ethanolic solution dissolving UO2(NO3)26H2O and pyrrolidine-2-one under sunlight. The peroxo ligand most likely arose from oxidative addition of atmospheric dioxygen molecule to the UO2+ intermediate through the above-mentioned catalytic oxidation of ethanol by the photo-excited *UO22+. A similar reaction was speculated in some of the former studies which also described incidental deposition of the uranyl-peroxo complexes [Charpin et al. (1985); Doyle et al. (1993); John et al. (2004)].