Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812028917/zl2486sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812028917/zl2486Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 899559
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 293 K
- Mean (C-C) = 0.004 Å
- R factor = 0.031
- wR factor = 0.083
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 17.0
checkCIF/PLATON results
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Alert level C PLAT029_ALERT_3_C _diffrn_measured_fraction_theta_full Low ....... 0.962 PLAT420_ALERT_2_C D-H Without Acceptor N3 - H2 ... ? PLAT910_ALERT_3_C Missing # of FCF Reflections Below Th(Min) ..... 6 PLAT911_ALERT_3_C Missing # FCF Refl Between THmin & STh/L= 0.600 58 PLAT912_ALERT_4_C Missing # of FCF Reflections Above STh/L= 0.600 63 PLAT913_ALERT_3_C Missing # of Very Strong Reflections in FCF .... 5
Alert level G PLAT005_ALERT_5_G No _iucr_refine_instructions_details in CIF .... ? PLAT007_ALERT_5_G Note: Number of Unrefined D-H Atoms ............ 2 PLAT063_ALERT_4_G Crystal Size Likely too Large for Beam Size .... 0.93 mm PLAT199_ALERT_1_G Check the Reported _cell_measurement_temperature 293 K PLAT200_ALERT_1_G Check the Reported _diffrn_ambient_temperature 293 K PLAT232_ALERT_2_G Hirshfeld Test Diff (M-X) Ni1 -- S1 .. 5.0 su PLAT434_ALERT_2_G Short Inter HL..HL Contact Br1 .. Br1 . 3.54 Ang. PLAT434_ALERT_2_G Short Inter HL..HL Contact Br1 .. Br1 . 3.54 Ang.
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Starting materials were commercially available and were used without further purification. The synthesis of 5-bromosalicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone was adapted from a procedure reported previously (Joseph et al., 2010). 5-Bromosalicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (0.5 mmol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofurane (50 ml) and treated with one KOH pellet. After 30 min stirring under slight warming to 333 K, the solution was filtered and added to a nickel acetate tetrahydrate (0.5 mmol) solution in pyridine (10 ml). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4 h under continuous stirring and showed a brown-red colour. Brown-red crystals of the complex, suitable for X-ray analysis, were obtained after six weeks by adding a 3:1 mixture of dimethylformamide and toluene (80 ml) to the reaction solution.
H atoms attached to C atoms were positioned with idealized geometry and were refined isotropic with Ueq(H) set to 1.2 times of the Ueq(C) using a riding model with C—H = 0.93 Å. H atoms attached to N atoms atoms were positioned with idealized geometry and were refined isotropically with Ueq(H) set to 1.2 times of Ueq(N) using a riding model with N3—H1 = 0.7822 Å and N3—H2 = 0.8025 Å.
Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998); cell refinement: SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
[Ni(C8H6BrN3OS)(C5H5N)] | F(000) = 816 |
Mr = 409.94 | Dx = 1.881 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 17227 reflections |
a = 12.2447 (4) Å | θ = 2.9–27.5° |
b = 4.1135 (1) Å | µ = 4.25 mm−1 |
c = 31.1380 (11) Å | T = 293 K |
β = 112.646 (1)° | Needle, red |
V = 1447.46 (8) Å3 | 0.93 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
Z = 4 |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 3224 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube, Bruker Kappa CCD | 2697 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.051 |
Detector resolution: 9 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.6°, θmin = 3.3° |
CCD rotation images, thick slices scans | h = −15→15 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (Blessing, 1995) | k = −5→5 |
Tmin = 0.443, Tmax = 0.830 | l = −40→40 |
13946 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)] = 0.031 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.083 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0442P)2 + 0.6555P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3224 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
190 parameters | Δρmax = 0.61 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.66 e Å−3 |
[Ni(C8H6BrN3OS)(C5H5N)] | V = 1447.46 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 409.94 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 12.2447 (4) Å | µ = 4.25 mm−1 |
b = 4.1135 (1) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 31.1380 (11) Å | 0.93 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
β = 112.646 (1)° |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 3224 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (Blessing, 1995) | 2697 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.443, Tmax = 0.830 | Rint = 0.051 |
13946 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.083 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.61 e Å−3 |
3224 reflections | Δρmin = −0.66 e Å−3 |
190 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 | ||
Br1 | 1.37247 (2) | 0.72025 (7) | 0.228104 (10) | 0.04622 (11) | |
Ni1 | 0.80812 (3) | −0.06339 (9) | 0.089703 (11) | 0.03527 (11) | |
S1 | 0.71884 (6) | −0.35252 (19) | 0.02859 (2) | 0.04380 (17) | |
O1 | 0.87955 (16) | 0.1736 (5) | 0.14418 (7) | 0.0419 (4) | |
N1 | 0.93997 (18) | −0.0757 (5) | 0.07408 (7) | 0.0339 (4) | |
N2 | 0.9399 (2) | −0.2507 (6) | 0.03540 (8) | 0.0403 (5) | |
N3 | 0.8245 (2) | −0.5541 (7) | −0.02746 (9) | 0.0519 (6) | |
H1 | 0.8831 | −0.6069 | −0.03 | 0.062* | |
H2 | 0.7769 | −0.6986 | −0.0334 | 0.062* | |
N4 | 0.67067 (19) | −0.0743 (6) | 0.10494 (8) | 0.0383 (5) | |
C1 | 1.0684 (2) | 0.2490 (6) | 0.13889 (9) | 0.0350 (5) | |
C2 | 0.9877 (2) | 0.2887 (6) | 0.16117 (9) | 0.0357 (5) | |
C3 | 1.0269 (2) | 0.4575 (7) | 0.20359 (10) | 0.0423 (6) | |
H3 | 0.9751 | 0.4858 | 0.2187 | 0.051* | |
C4 | 1.1399 (2) | 0.5829 (7) | 0.22359 (10) | 0.0428 (6) | |
H4 | 1.1642 | 0.6923 | 0.2519 | 0.051* | |
C5 | 1.2167 (2) | 0.5430 (6) | 0.20077 (9) | 0.0377 (5) | |
C6 | 1.1830 (2) | 0.3830 (7) | 0.15955 (10) | 0.0377 (5) | |
H6 | 1.2358 | 0.3616 | 0.1448 | 0.045* | |
C7 | 1.0394 (2) | 0.0704 (7) | 0.09658 (9) | 0.0380 (6) | |
H7 | 1.0971 | 0.0579 | 0.0841 | 0.046* | |
C8 | 0.8393 (2) | −0.3869 (7) | 0.01258 (9) | 0.0390 (6) | |
C9 | 0.5660 (2) | 0.0532 (7) | 0.07772 (10) | 0.0439 (6) | |
H9 | 0.558 | 0.1437 | 0.0493 | 0.053* | |
C10 | 0.4699 (3) | 0.0547 (9) | 0.09040 (12) | 0.0553 (8) | |
H10 | 0.3986 | 0.1475 | 0.0711 | 0.066* | |
C11 | 0.4810 (3) | −0.0826 (9) | 0.13187 (12) | 0.0586 (8) | |
H11 | 0.4172 | −0.0845 | 0.1411 | 0.07* | |
C12 | 0.5869 (3) | −0.2171 (8) | 0.15973 (11) | 0.0569 (8) | |
H12 | 0.5955 | −0.3131 | 0.1879 | 0.068* | |
C13 | 0.6808 (3) | −0.2087 (8) | 0.14557 (10) | 0.0476 (7) | |
H13 | 0.7528 | −0.2985 | 0.1647 | 0.057* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.03290 (15) | 0.0510 (2) | 0.05011 (18) | −0.00359 (11) | 0.01082 (12) | −0.00312 (13) |
Ni1 | 0.03052 (17) | 0.0412 (2) | 0.03447 (17) | 0.00019 (13) | 0.01296 (13) | 0.00106 (13) |
S1 | 0.0378 (3) | 0.0507 (4) | 0.0424 (4) | −0.0046 (3) | 0.0148 (3) | −0.0052 (3) |
O1 | 0.0321 (9) | 0.0540 (12) | 0.0406 (10) | −0.0025 (8) | 0.0151 (8) | −0.0049 (9) |
N1 | 0.0352 (10) | 0.0337 (11) | 0.0336 (10) | 0.0034 (8) | 0.0141 (9) | 0.0010 (9) |
N2 | 0.0419 (12) | 0.0419 (13) | 0.0399 (12) | 0.0010 (10) | 0.0189 (10) | −0.0039 (10) |
N3 | 0.0488 (14) | 0.0583 (17) | 0.0502 (14) | −0.0046 (12) | 0.0210 (12) | −0.0152 (12) |
N4 | 0.0346 (11) | 0.0443 (13) | 0.0356 (11) | −0.0030 (9) | 0.0130 (9) | −0.0002 (9) |
C1 | 0.0327 (12) | 0.0355 (13) | 0.0367 (13) | 0.0030 (10) | 0.0132 (10) | 0.0025 (10) |
C2 | 0.0297 (11) | 0.0387 (14) | 0.0389 (13) | 0.0030 (10) | 0.0134 (10) | 0.0046 (11) |
C3 | 0.0359 (13) | 0.0526 (17) | 0.0410 (13) | 0.0018 (12) | 0.0179 (11) | −0.0023 (12) |
C4 | 0.0387 (13) | 0.0475 (16) | 0.0393 (13) | 0.0025 (12) | 0.0118 (11) | −0.0041 (12) |
C5 | 0.0289 (11) | 0.0358 (14) | 0.0438 (14) | 0.0008 (10) | 0.0089 (10) | 0.0030 (11) |
C6 | 0.0311 (12) | 0.0391 (14) | 0.0443 (14) | 0.0020 (10) | 0.0159 (11) | 0.0018 (11) |
C7 | 0.0348 (12) | 0.0405 (15) | 0.0426 (14) | 0.0023 (11) | 0.0191 (11) | 0.0007 (11) |
C8 | 0.0431 (14) | 0.0363 (14) | 0.0376 (13) | 0.0049 (11) | 0.0157 (11) | 0.0021 (11) |
C9 | 0.0365 (13) | 0.0535 (18) | 0.0393 (14) | 0.0004 (12) | 0.0120 (11) | 0.0060 (12) |
C10 | 0.0349 (14) | 0.072 (2) | 0.0588 (18) | 0.0048 (14) | 0.0179 (13) | 0.0068 (16) |
C11 | 0.0478 (17) | 0.076 (2) | 0.064 (2) | −0.0003 (16) | 0.0339 (16) | 0.0031 (17) |
C12 | 0.062 (2) | 0.071 (2) | 0.0460 (17) | −0.0009 (17) | 0.0303 (16) | 0.0069 (16) |
C13 | 0.0418 (14) | 0.0607 (19) | 0.0390 (14) | 0.0018 (13) | 0.0141 (12) | 0.0074 (13) |
Br1—C5 | 1.909 (3) | C2—C3 | 1.403 (4) |
Ni1—N1 | 1.858 (2) | C3—C4 | 1.380 (4) |
Ni1—O1 | 1.8576 (19) | C3—H3 | 0.93 |
Ni1—N4 | 1.917 (2) | C4—C5 | 1.390 (4) |
Ni1—S1 | 2.1516 (8) | C4—H4 | 0.93 |
S1—C8 | 1.735 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.358 (4) |
O1—C2 | 1.311 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.93 |
N1—C7 | 1.295 (3) | C7—H7 | 0.93 |
N1—N2 | 1.403 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.378 (4) |
N2—C8 | 1.289 (4) | C9—H9 | 0.93 |
N3—C8 | 1.373 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.367 (5) |
N3—H1 | 0.7822 | C10—H10 | 0.93 |
N3—H2 | 0.8025 | C11—C12 | 1.369 (5) |
N4—C9 | 1.341 (4) | C11—H11 | 0.93 |
N4—C13 | 1.342 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.381 (4) |
C1—C6 | 1.411 (4) | C12—H12 | 0.93 |
C1—C2 | 1.419 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.93 |
C1—C7 | 1.429 (4) | ||
N1—Ni1—O1 | 95.87 (9) | C5—C4—H4 | 120.5 |
N1—Ni1—N4 | 177.00 (10) | C6—C5—C4 | 121.4 (2) |
O1—Ni1—N4 | 86.32 (9) | C6—C5—Br1 | 119.63 (19) |
N1—Ni1—S1 | 87.15 (7) | C4—C5—Br1 | 118.9 (2) |
O1—Ni1—S1 | 176.46 (6) | C5—C6—C1 | 120.5 (2) |
N4—Ni1—S1 | 90.60 (7) | C5—C6—H6 | 119.8 |
C8—S1—Ni1 | 95.77 (10) | C1—C6—H6 | 119.8 |
C2—O1—Ni1 | 127.26 (17) | N1—C7—C1 | 125.8 (2) |
C7—N1—N2 | 113.1 (2) | N1—C7—H7 | 117.1 |
C7—N1—Ni1 | 125.23 (18) | C1—C7—H7 | 117.1 |
N2—N1—Ni1 | 121.70 (16) | N2—C8—N3 | 118.8 (2) |
C8—N2—N1 | 112.4 (2) | N2—C8—S1 | 122.9 (2) |
C8—N3—H1 | 115.1 | N3—C8—S1 | 118.2 (2) |
C8—N3—H2 | 114.2 | N4—C9—C10 | 122.3 (3) |
H1—N3—H2 | 112.6 | N4—C9—H9 | 118.8 |
C9—N4—C13 | 118.4 (2) | C10—C9—H9 | 118.8 |
C9—N4—Ni1 | 123.42 (18) | C11—C10—C9 | 118.9 (3) |
C13—N4—Ni1 | 118.17 (19) | C11—C10—H10 | 120.5 |
C6—C1—C2 | 119.3 (2) | C9—C10—H10 | 120.5 |
C6—C1—C7 | 118.2 (2) | C10—C11—C12 | 119.4 (3) |
C2—C1—C7 | 122.5 (2) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.3 |
O1—C2—C3 | 119.0 (2) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.3 |
O1—C2—C1 | 123.2 (2) | C11—C12—C13 | 119.3 (3) |
C3—C2—C1 | 117.8 (2) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.4 |
C4—C3—C2 | 122.0 (2) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.4 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119 | N4—C13—C12 | 121.7 (3) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119 | N4—C13—H13 | 119.2 |
C3—C4—C5 | 118.9 (3) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.2 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.5 | ||
N1—Ni1—S1—C8 | 1.82 (11) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.3 (4) |
N4—Ni1—S1—C8 | −176.20 (12) | C3—C4—C5—Br1 | 179.4 (2) |
N1—Ni1—O1—C2 | 1.9 (2) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.7 (4) |
N4—Ni1—O1—C2 | 179.8 (2) | Br1—C5—C6—C1 | 179.7 (2) |
O1—Ni1—N1—C7 | −4.3 (2) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.3 (4) |
S1—Ni1—N1—C7 | 177.6 (2) | C7—C1—C6—C5 | −177.2 (2) |
O1—Ni1—N1—N2 | 175.74 (19) | N2—N1—C7—C1 | −175.7 (2) |
S1—Ni1—N1—N2 | −2.40 (18) | Ni1—N1—C7—C1 | 4.3 (4) |
C7—N1—N2—C8 | −178.1 (2) | C6—C1—C7—N1 | 177.7 (3) |
Ni1—N1—N2—C8 | 1.9 (3) | C2—C1—C7—N1 | −0.7 (4) |
O1—Ni1—N4—C9 | 119.2 (2) | N1—N2—C8—N3 | 177.0 (2) |
S1—Ni1—N4—C9 | −62.5 (2) | N1—N2—C8—S1 | 0.2 (3) |
O1—Ni1—N4—C13 | −58.9 (2) | Ni1—S1—C8—N2 | −1.6 (3) |
S1—Ni1—N4—C13 | 119.3 (2) | Ni1—S1—C8—N3 | −178.4 (2) |
Ni1—O1—C2—C3 | −178.72 (19) | C13—N4—C9—C10 | 1.0 (4) |
Ni1—O1—C2—C1 | 0.8 (4) | Ni1—N4—C9—C10 | −177.1 (2) |
C6—C1—C2—O1 | 179.6 (2) | N4—C9—C10—C11 | −0.9 (5) |
C7—C1—C2—O1 | −2.0 (4) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.1 (5) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.9 (4) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.6 (5) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | 177.5 (2) | C9—N4—C13—C12 | −0.2 (4) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | 179.5 (3) | Ni1—N4—C13—C12 | 178.0 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.0 (4) | C11—C12—C13—N4 | −0.6 (5) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.6 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H1···N2i | 0.78 | 2.31 | 3.095 (3) | 178 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, −y−1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Ni(C8H6BrN3OS)(C5H5N)] |
Mr | 409.94 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 12.2447 (4), 4.1135 (1), 31.1380 (11) |
β (°) | 112.646 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1447.46 (8) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 4.25 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.93 × 0.10 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (Blessing, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.443, 0.830 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 13946, 3224, 2697 |
Rint | 0.051 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.651 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.031, 0.083, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 3224 |
No. of parameters | 190 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.61, −0.66 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998), DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H1···N2i | 0.78 | 2.31 | 3.095 (3) | 178 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, −y−1, −z. |
Thiosemicarbazone derivatives have a wide range of applications in biological inorganic chemistry and a very interesting coordination chemistry (Lobana et al., 2009). For example, CuII and NiII complexes with 5-bromosalicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone show antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli (Joseph et al., 2010). As part of our study of thiosemicarbazone derivatives, we report herein the synthesis and the crystal structure of a new NiII complex with 5-bromosalicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone. In the title compound, in which the molecular structure unit matches the asymmetric unit, the NiII ion is coordinated in a square planar environment by one deprotonated dianionic 5-bromosalicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone and one pyridine ligand (Fig. 1). The selected bond angles formed between donor atoms trough the Ni atom are N1—Ni1—N4 = 177.00 (10)° and O1—Ni1—S1 = 176.46 (6)°, and show a slightly distorted coordination environment. The thiosemicarbazone ligand is coordinated to the NiII ion in a tridentate chelating mode, forming five- and six-membered rings, as a "NOS" donor with the O/S atoms trans to each other, while the N1 azomethine atom is trans to the N4 atom from the pyridine ligand.
The acidic hydrogen of the hydrazine fragment is lost by the reaction with KOH, which is in agreement with thiosemicarbazone derivatives prepared from aldehydes or ketones. The negative charge is delocalized over the C—N—N—C—S fragment as indicated by their intermediate bond distances. The imine and thioamide C—N distances indicate considerable double bond character, while the C—S distance is consistent with increased single bond character. These distances are C7—N1 = 1.295 (3) Å, N1—N2 = 1.403 (3) Å, N2—C8 = 1.289 (4) Å and C8—S1 = 1.735 (3) Å. The hydrogen of the hydroxyl group is also deprotonated with KOH, resulting in the dianionic form of the ligand.
The ligand shows a Z—E—E—Z conformation for the donor atoms about the C1—C7/C7—N1/N1—N2/N2—C8 bonds and the mean deviations from the least squares planes for the chelated fragments Ni1/N1/C7/C1/C2/O1 and Ni1/N1/N2/C8/S1 amount to 0.0286 (15) Å for N1 and 0.0170 (12) Å for N1, respectively, and the dihedral angle between the two planes is 2.97 (11)°. The Z—E—E—Z conformation is also observed for the free ligand (Kargar et al., 2010) as well as for a complex with similar coordination environment (Güveli et al., 2009).
Both ligands are almost planar (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2) and the maximum deviation from the least squares plane through all non-hydrogen atoms for the deprotonated thiosemicarbazone fragment C1/C2/C3/C4/C5/C6/C7/C8/Br1/N1/N2/N3/O1/S1 and for the pyridine molecule C9/C10/C11/C12/C13/N4 amount to 0.0668 (25) Å for C7 and 0.0059 (21) Å for C9, respectively, and the dihedral angle between the two planes is 61.15 (6)°.
The molecules are linked by pairs of centrosymmetrical N—H···N interactions (Fig. 2 and Table 1; N3—H5···N2i) forming a dimeric molecular structure, which stabilizes the crystal packing. Symmetry codes: (i) -x, -y + 1, -z.
The crystal structure shows that molecules are additionally connected through intermolecular Br···Br interactions into chains along the crystallographic b direction (Fig. 3). The Br···Br distances amount to 3.545 (1) Å, which are shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii for Br atoms (3.70 Å).