Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270108007117/bm3049sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270108007117/bm3049Isup2.hkl | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270108007117/bm3049IIsup3.hkl |
CCDC references: 686450; 686451
1,4,5,8-Tetramethylpyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazine was synthesized from tetraacetylethylene using the method described by Adembri et al. (1970) and crystallized as a trihydrate, (I), from aqueous ethanol (95%). 1,2,3,6,7,8-Hexahydrocinnolino[5,4,3-cde]cinnoline was prepared by condensation of 1,3-cyclohexanedione and hydrazine (Stille & Ertz, 1964). Recrystallization of the compound from aqueous ethanol (95%) yielded an anhydrous material, while slow evaporation from the solution in aqueous methanol (90%) afforded the tetrahydrate (II).
For (I), all the H atoms were found in intermediate difference Fourier maps and were refined fully with isotropic displacement parameters [C—H = 0.960 (16)–0.986 (17) Å]. For (II), the methylene H atoms were treated as riding in geometrically idealized positions, with C—H distances of 0.97 Å and Uiso(H) values of 1.2Ueq(C). Water H atoms were located in difference maps and then their coordinates were fixed [with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O)], giving all O—H distances in the range 0.85–0.86 Å.
Data collection: IPDS Software (Stoe & Cie, 2000) for (I); SMART-NT (Bruker, 1998) for (II). Cell refinement: IPDS Software (Stoe & Cie, 2000) for (I); SAINT-NT (Bruker, 1999) for (II). Data reduction: IPDS Software (Stoe & Cie, 2000) for (I); SAINT-NT (Bruker, 1999) 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: Diamond (Brandenburg, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Version 1.70.01; Farrugia, 1999).
C10H12N4·3H2O | Dx = 1.331 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 242.28 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Orthorhombic, Cmcm | Cell parameters from 4691 reflections |
a = 9.8804 (8) Å | θ = 3.9–28.7° |
b = 6.6540 (7) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 18.3908 (12) Å | T = 213 K |
V = 1209.09 (18) Å3 | Elongated square prism, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.29 × 0.22 × 0.22 mm |
F(000) = 520 |
Stoe IPDS diffractometer | 778 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: sealed tube | Rint = 0.024 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 28.7°, θmin = 3.9° |
ϕ oscillation scans | h = −13→13 |
4691 measured reflections | k = −8→8 |
828 independent reflections | l = −24→24 |
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)] = 0.040 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.109 | All H-atom parameters refined |
S = 1.13 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0585P)2 + 0.5283P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
828 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
63 parameters | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
C10H12N4·3H2O | V = 1209.09 (18) Å3 |
Mr = 242.28 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, Cmcm | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 9.8804 (8) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 6.6540 (7) Å | T = 213 K |
c = 18.3908 (12) Å | 0.29 × 0.22 × 0.22 mm |
Stoe IPDS diffractometer | 778 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
4691 measured reflections | Rint = 0.024 |
828 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.040 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.109 | All H-atom parameters refined |
S = 1.13 | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
828 reflections | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
63 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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.0000 | 0.4689 (2) | 0.10868 (6) | 0.0396 (4) | |
H1 | 0.0728 (19) | 0.472 (3) | 0.0813 (12) | 0.056 (5)* | |
O2 | 0.0000 | 0.3172 (3) | 0.2500 | 0.0556 (6) | |
H2 | 0.0000 | 0.398 (4) | 0.2108 (14) | 0.063 (8)* | |
N1 | 0.25746 (8) | 0.48237 (13) | 0.03641 (4) | 0.0250 (3) | |
C1 | 0.5000 | 0.48161 (19) | 0.03772 (7) | 0.0204 (3) | |
C2 | 0.37060 (9) | 0.46484 (14) | 0.07340 (5) | 0.0222 (3) | |
C3 | 0.34959 (11) | 0.42778 (19) | 0.15292 (5) | 0.0302 (3) | |
H3A | 0.2527 (17) | 0.419 (2) | 0.1626 (8) | 0.042 (4)* | |
H3B | 0.3901 (14) | 0.304 (2) | 0.1683 (8) | 0.039 (4)* | |
H3C | 0.3874 (15) | 0.537 (2) | 0.1828 (9) | 0.044 (4)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0213 (6) | 0.0717 (9) | 0.0259 (5) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0013 (5) |
O2 | 0.0926 (17) | 0.0399 (11) | 0.0342 (9) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
N1 | 0.0182 (4) | 0.0313 (5) | 0.0255 (5) | 0.0002 (3) | 0.0014 (3) | −0.0007 (3) |
C1 | 0.0174 (6) | 0.0214 (6) | 0.0223 (6) | 0.000 | 0.000 | −0.0031 (5) |
C2 | 0.0186 (4) | 0.0237 (5) | 0.0243 (5) | −0.0003 (3) | 0.0020 (3) | −0.0023 (3) |
C3 | 0.0228 (5) | 0.0436 (6) | 0.0242 (5) | 0.0001 (4) | 0.0036 (4) | 0.0017 (4) |
O1—H1 | 0.88 (2) | C1—C2 | 1.4413 (10) |
O2—H2 | 0.90 (3) | C2—C3 | 1.4977 (14) |
N1—C2 | 1.3137 (12) | C3—H3A | 0.976 (17) |
N1—N1i | 1.3596 (16) | C3—H3B | 0.960 (16) |
C1—C1ii | 1.409 (2) | C3—H3C | 0.986 (17) |
C2—N1—N1i | 121.69 (5) | C2—C3—H3A | 108.9 (9) |
C1ii—C1—C2 | 117.50 (6) | C2—C3—H3B | 111.8 (9) |
C2—C1—C2iii | 125.00 (12) | H3A—C3—H3B | 107.6 (13) |
N1—C2—C1 | 120.81 (9) | C2—C3—H3C | 111.7 (10) |
N1—C2—C3 | 113.72 (8) | H3A—C3—H3C | 108.4 (13) |
C1—C2—C3 | 125.47 (9) | H3B—C3—H3C | 108.2 (12) |
N1i—N1—C2—C1 | −0.28 (17) | C2iii—C1—C2—N1 | 179.95 (8) |
N1i—N1—C2—C3 | 179.58 (11) | C1ii—C1—C2—C3 | −179.50 (13) |
C1ii—C1—C2—N1 | 0.34 (19) | C2iii—C1—C2—C3 | 0.1 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1, −z; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (iii) −x+1, y, z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···N1 | 0.88 (2) | 2.00 (2) | 2.8716 (10) | 169 (2) |
O2—H2···O1 | 0.90 (3) | 1.94 (3) | 2.7881 (15) | 157 (2) |
C3—H3C···O2iv | 0.986 (17) | 2.50 (2) | 3.480 (2) | 175 (1) |
Symmetry code: (iv) x+1/2, y+1/2, z. |
C12H12N4·4H2O | F(000) = 304 |
Mr = 284.32 | Dx = 1.342 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 6.6745 (14) Å | Cell parameters from 2866 reflections |
b = 20.028 (4) Å | θ = 2.0–26.5° |
c = 5.4860 (11) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
β = 106.352 (3)° | T = 296 K |
V = 703.7 (2) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 2 | 0.25 × 0.20 × 0.20 mm |
Siemens SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1438 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed tube | 911 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.028 |
ω scans | θmax = 26.5°, θmin = 2.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −8→8 |
Tmin = 0.961, Tmax = 0.980 | k = −19→24 |
2866 measured reflections | l = −6→6 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.049 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.139 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0691P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.05 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
1438 reflections | Δρmax = 0.37 e Å−3 |
92 parameters | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.047 (9) |
C12H12N4·4H2O | V = 703.7 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 284.32 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 6.6745 (14) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 20.028 (4) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 5.4860 (11) Å | 0.25 × 0.20 × 0.20 mm |
β = 106.352 (3)° |
Siemens SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1438 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 911 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.961, Tmax = 0.980 | Rint = 0.028 |
2866 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.049 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.139 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.37 e Å−3 |
1438 reflections | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
92 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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
N1 | 0.2325 (3) | 0.47121 (9) | 1.2161 (3) | 0.0490 (5) | |
N2 | 0.7139 (3) | 0.46338 (9) | 0.7227 (3) | 0.0502 (5) | |
O1 | 0.8960 (2) | 0.40798 (7) | 0.3579 (3) | 0.0592 (5) | |
H1W | 0.8488 | 0.4276 | 0.4689 | 0.089* | |
H2W | 0.9879 | 0.4340 | 0.3262 | 0.089* | |
O2 | 0.9521 (3) | 0.27214 (8) | 0.3838 (3) | 0.0864 (7) | |
H3W | 0.9292 | 0.3142 | 0.3802 | 0.130* | |
H4W | 0.9492 | 0.2580 | 0.5307 | 0.130* | |
C1 | 0.5747 (3) | 0.43288 (10) | 0.8114 (3) | 0.0419 (5) | |
C2 | 0.4729 (3) | 0.46736 (9) | 0.9692 (3) | 0.0371 (5) | |
C3 | 0.3190 (3) | 0.43741 (10) | 1.0668 (3) | 0.0407 (5) | |
C4 | 0.2558 (3) | 0.36708 (11) | 0.9983 (4) | 0.0522 (6) | |
H4A | 0.1351 | 0.3666 | 0.8502 | 0.063* | |
H4B | 0.2162 | 0.3462 | 1.1374 | 0.063* | |
C5 | 0.4313 (4) | 0.32744 (11) | 0.9422 (4) | 0.0584 (6) | |
H5A | 0.3795 | 0.2836 | 0.8795 | 0.070* | |
H5B | 0.5421 | 0.3213 | 1.0985 | 0.070* | |
C6 | 0.5203 (4) | 0.36163 (10) | 0.7467 (4) | 0.0555 (6) | |
H6A | 0.6444 | 0.3379 | 0.7365 | 0.067* | |
H6B | 0.4185 | 0.3593 | 0.5811 | 0.067* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0519 (10) | 0.0503 (12) | 0.0534 (10) | −0.0042 (9) | 0.0288 (9) | −0.0001 (8) |
N2 | 0.0574 (11) | 0.0513 (12) | 0.0520 (10) | 0.0032 (9) | 0.0322 (9) | −0.0016 (8) |
O1 | 0.0714 (10) | 0.0514 (10) | 0.0681 (9) | −0.0038 (7) | 0.0414 (8) | −0.0068 (7) |
O2 | 0.1399 (17) | 0.0564 (12) | 0.0691 (11) | 0.0135 (10) | 0.0396 (11) | −0.0010 (8) |
C1 | 0.0487 (12) | 0.0451 (13) | 0.0367 (9) | 0.0044 (9) | 0.0198 (9) | 0.0025 (8) |
C2 | 0.0399 (10) | 0.0409 (11) | 0.0324 (9) | 0.0045 (9) | 0.0131 (8) | 0.0029 (8) |
C3 | 0.0407 (10) | 0.0481 (12) | 0.0362 (9) | −0.0011 (9) | 0.0157 (8) | 0.0017 (8) |
C4 | 0.0586 (13) | 0.0525 (14) | 0.0496 (11) | −0.0118 (11) | 0.0219 (10) | −0.0037 (10) |
C5 | 0.0684 (15) | 0.0474 (14) | 0.0633 (13) | −0.0045 (11) | 0.0247 (12) | −0.0028 (10) |
C6 | 0.0741 (15) | 0.0460 (14) | 0.0544 (12) | 0.0016 (11) | 0.0311 (11) | −0.0075 (10) |
N1—C3 | 1.315 (2) | C2—C3 | 1.418 (3) |
N1—N2i | 1.374 (2) | C3—C4 | 1.488 (3) |
N2—C1 | 1.315 (2) | C4—C5 | 1.517 (3) |
O1—H1W | 0.8561 | C4—H4A | 0.9700 |
O1—H2W | 0.8588 | C4—H4B | 0.9700 |
O2—H3W | 0.8548 | C5—C6 | 1.527 (3) |
O2—H4W | 0.8593 | C5—H5A | 0.9700 |
C1—C2 | 1.421 (3) | C5—H5B | 0.9700 |
C1—C6 | 1.491 (3) | C6—H6A | 0.9700 |
C2—C2i | 1.373 (4) | C6—H6B | 0.9700 |
C3—N1—N2i | 120.86 (16) | C3—C4—H4B | 109.3 |
C1—N2—N1i | 121.00 (16) | C5—C4—H4B | 109.3 |
H1W—O1—H2W | 107 | H4A—C4—H4B | 108.0 |
H3W—O2—H4W | 107 | C4—C5—C6 | 112.54 (19) |
N2—C1—C2 | 120.59 (19) | C4—C5—H5A | 109.1 |
N2—C1—C6 | 120.44 (18) | C6—C5—H5A | 109.1 |
C2—C1—C6 | 118.97 (18) | C4—C5—H5B | 109.1 |
C2i—C2—C3 | 118.6 (2) | C6—C5—H5B | 109.1 |
C2i—C2—C1 | 118.3 (2) | H5A—C5—H5B | 107.8 |
C3—C2—C1 | 123.07 (18) | C1—C6—C5 | 112.26 (17) |
N1—C3—C2 | 120.61 (18) | C1—C6—H6A | 109.2 |
N1—C3—C4 | 120.10 (17) | C5—C6—H6A | 109.2 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.29 (17) | C1—C6—H6B | 109.2 |
C3—C4—C5 | 111.51 (17) | C5—C6—H6B | 109.2 |
C3—C4—H4A | 109.3 | H6A—C6—H6B | 107.9 |
C5—C4—H4A | 109.3 | ||
N1i—N2—C1—C2 | 1.3 (3) | C1—C2—C3—N1 | 178.68 (16) |
N1i—N2—C1—C6 | −179.09 (18) | C2i—C2—C3—C4 | 179.0 (2) |
N2—C1—C2—C2i | −1.4 (3) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.4 (3) |
C6—C1—C2—C2i | 178.9 (2) | N1—C3—C4—C5 | −152.18 (18) |
N2—C1—C2—C3 | 178.90 (17) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | 27.9 (2) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.7 (3) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | −52.2 (2) |
N2i—N1—C3—C2 | 1.2 (3) | N2—C1—C6—C5 | 156.55 (17) |
N2i—N1—C3—C4 | −178.74 (18) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | −23.8 (3) |
C2i—C2—C3—N1 | −1.0 (3) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | 50.4 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1W···N2 | 0.86 | 1.99 | 2.843 (2) | 173 |
O1—H2W···N1ii | 0.86 | 2.04 | 2.870 (2) | 164 |
O2—H3W···O1 | 0.85 | 1.89 | 2.744 (2) | 175 |
O2—H4W···O2iii | 0.86 | 2.02 | 2.8827 (19) | 178 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) x+1, y, z−1; (iii) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
(I) | (II) | |
Crystal data | ||
Chemical formula | C10H12N4·3H2O | C12H12N4·4H2O |
Mr | 242.28 | 284.32 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Cmcm | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 213 | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.8804 (8), 6.6540 (7), 18.3908 (12) | 6.6745 (14), 20.028 (4), 5.4860 (11) |
α, β, γ (°) | 90, 90, 90 | 90, 106.352 (3), 90 |
V (Å3) | 1209.09 (18) | 703.7 (2) |
Z | 4 | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.29 × 0.22 × 0.22 | 0.25 × 0.20 × 0.20 |
Data collection | ||
Diffractometer | Stoe IPDS diffractometer | Siemens SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | – | 0.961, 0.980 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4691, 828, 778 | 2866, 1438, 911 |
Rint | 0.024 | 0.028 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.676 | 0.628 |
Refinement | ||
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.040, 0.109, 1.13 | 0.049, 0.139, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 828 | 1438 |
No. of parameters | 63 | 92 |
H-atom treatment | All H-atom parameters refined | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.32, −0.22 | 0.37, −0.18 |
Computer programs: IPDS Software (Stoe & Cie, 2000), SMART-NT (Bruker, 1998), SAINT-NT (Bruker, 1999), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Diamond (Brandenburg, 1999), WinGX (Version 1.70.01; Farrugia, 1999).
N1—C2 | 1.3137 (12) | C1—C2 | 1.4413 (10) |
N1—N1i | 1.3596 (16) | C2—C3 | 1.4977 (14) |
C1—C1ii | 1.409 (2) | ||
C2—N1—N1i | 121.69 (5) | N1—C2—C3 | 113.72 (8) |
C1ii—C1—C2 | 117.50 (6) | C1—C2—C3 | 125.47 (9) |
N1—C2—C1 | 120.81 (9) | ||
C2iii—C1—C2—N1 | 179.95 (8) | C2iii—C1—C2—C3 | 0.1 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1, −z; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (iii) −x+1, y, z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···N1 | 0.88 (2) | 2.00 (2) | 2.8716 (10) | 169 (2) |
O2—H2···O1 | 0.90 (3) | 1.94 (3) | 2.7881 (15) | 157 (2) |
C3—H3C···O2iv | 0.986 (17) | 2.50 (2) | 3.480 (2) | 175 (1) |
Symmetry code: (iv) x+1/2, y+1/2, z. |
N1—C3 | 1.315 (2) | C1—C6 | 1.491 (3) |
N1—N2i | 1.374 (2) | C2—C2i | 1.373 (4) |
N2—C1 | 1.315 (2) | C2—C3 | 1.418 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.421 (3) | C3—C4 | 1.488 (3) |
C3—N1—N2i | 120.86 (16) | C2—C1—C6 | 118.97 (18) |
N2—C1—C2 | 120.59 (19) | C3—C2—C1 | 123.07 (18) |
N2—C1—C6 | 120.44 (18) | N1—C3—C2 | 120.61 (18) |
C6—C1—C2—C2i | 178.9 (2) | C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.7 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1W···N2 | 0.86 | 1.99 | 2.843 (2) | 173 |
O1—H2W···N1ii | 0.86 | 2.04 | 2.870 (2) | 164 |
O2—H3W···O1 | 0.85 | 1.89 | 2.744 (2) | 175 |
O2—H4W···O2iii | 0.86 | 2.02 | 2.8827 (19) | 178 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) x+1, y, z−1; (iii) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Heteroaromatic systems of diazines, triazines and 1,2,4,5-tetrazine provide multiple N-atom sites for sustaining coordination to metal centres and interacting with suitable hydrogen-bond donating groups. Both these types of interactions are applicable to the design of complex frameworks that could incorporate the azine module as an origin of the net connectivity. However, unlike the prototypal single N-atom donor pyridine (which is efficient either as a ligand in coordination chemistry or as acceptor of hydrogen bonding), the nitrogen-rich electron-deficient azines are very weak lone-pair donors and their potential for crystal design has scarcely been explored. Particularly, the multiple hydrogen-bond acceptor function is uncommon even for pyridazine, a relatively basic diazine, and has been observed only in the dihydrate of pyridazine-3,6-dicarboxylic acid (Sueur et al., 1987), in pyridazine-3,6-dimethanol (Abraham et al., 1988) and in the adduct with substituted silanol (Ruud et al., 1991), while the only precedent for multiple hydrogen bonding of tetrazine is self-complementary interactions in 3,6-diamino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine, with very long N—H···N separations of 3.09 Å (Krieger et al., 1987).
More efficient lone-pair-donating ability may be anticipated for polycyclic species combining several azine functions, as provided by pyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazines, a system of two d-edge sharing pyridazine cycles. Although annelation of an N-heteroaromatic ring decreases the energy of the LUMO by a similar degree as the introduction of an electron-withdrawing substituent (Haider, 1991), the condensed pyridazines retain relatively efficient donor properties and are well suited for preparation of coordination polymers (Gural'skiy et al., 2006; Solntsev et al., 2004). Even more rich and versatile applications for such a paradigmatic molecular building block may be found in the realm of hydrogen-bonded solids, and it is especially interesting to explore whether pyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazines are able to sustain multiple interactions for generation of hydrogen-bonded architecture. In this context, we have examined two closely related pyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazine representatives, which readily form hydrates, (I) and (II), and we report their structures here.
1,4,5,8-Tetramethylpyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazine crystallizes as the trihydrate (I). The composition of this solid was previously reported as (L).2H2O on the basis of microanalysis data (Adembri et al., 1970). Each of the crystallographically independent molecules, namely one molecule of the condensed heterocycle and two water molecules, lie on or across special positions. The organic molecules lie across sites of 2/m symmetry, which implies that two atoms of the shared edge [C1—C1i; symmetry code: (i) x, -y + 1, -z)] are related by inversion and lie in the crystallographic mirror plane. The site symmetry of O2 is m2m, with the O and H atoms lying in a mirror plane and the pair of H atoms related by a mirror plane perpendicular to the first mirror plane. The second water molecule (O1) lies across a crystallographic mirror plane at x = 0. The asymmetric unit of 1,2,3,6,7,8-hexahydrocinnolino[5,4,3-cde]cinnoline tetrahydrate, (II), comprises two water molecules and a half-molecule of the organic component lying across a center of inversion.
The basic pattern of pyridazine–water interactions is similar for the two structures; the components complement each other as the double donors and acceptors of hydrogen bonding and afford centrosymmetric aqua–pyridazine dimers (Figs. 1 and 2). The corresponding N···O separations are similar [2.8716 (10) Å for (I), and 2.843 (2) and 2.870 (2) Å for (II); Tables 2 and 4]; they are characteristic for O—H···N hydrogen bonding and only slightly longer than the values for pyridazine interacting with the much more acidic 1,3-dihydroxy-1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane [N···O = 2.751 (3) Å; Ruud et al., 1991]. The only precedent for the double hydrogen bonding of water molecules and pyridazine is pyridazine-3,6-dicarboxylic acid dihydrate (Sueur et al., 1987), with very comparable N···O separations [2.896 (3) Å]. In (I) and (II), each of the N atoms of the bicyclic frame accepts hydrogen bonding; such tetrafunctional behaviour of the pyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazine unit is an unprecedented feature, suggesting its significant σ-donor ability towards multiple electrophilic centers. The later is worth noting in view of similarity of pyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazines and 1,2,4,5-tetrazines. Both are very electron deficient (Haider, 1991) and commonly function rather as strong π-acids, sustaining very short interactions between the π-clouds and negatively polarized atoms (Gural'skiy et al., 2006).
Hydrogen-bonding interactions in (I) and (II) result in the same principal motif in the form of aqua–organic {(L)(H2O)2}n ribbons, while the mode of further interconnection is sensitive to the molecular shape. In (I), neighboring ribbons (symmetry code: -x, -y + 1, z + 1/2) are linked by the remaining water molecules, forming pairs of equivalent hydrogen bonds [O2—H···O1 = 2.7881 (15) Å], into corrugated layers parallel to the ac plane (Fig. 3). Thus, the water–water linkage itself is very simple – it exists as a trimer (H2O)3. The entire hydrogen-bonded topology may be regarded as a planar (4,4)-net involving the aqua–pyridazine dimers as the four-connected net nodes and the organic frameworks and water molecules (O2) as the links. The layers are stacked in such a way that atom O2 forms contacts with four methyl groups from an adjacent layer. These C3—H3C···O2iv [symmetry code: (iv) x + 1/2, y + 1/2, z] interactions reflect very weak, but directional, hydrogen bonding (Desiraju & Steiner, 1999), with a C—H···O angle of 175 (1)° (Fig. 4).
Considering the shape-complementary alignment of the components in (I) (Fig. 3), any further substitution into the organic framework will result in interference, and therefore substitution may be viewed as a tool for the modification of the pattern. This logic can be applied to the related structure of (II), which adopts a more complex three-dimensional framework (Figs. 5 and 6). The diaqua–organic ribbons are packed on top of one another (as depicted in Fig. 6 by molecules represented with filled and unfilled bonds), and these stacks are cross-linked by extended aqua chains running along the c direction. Within these chains, the typical hydrogen bonds O2—H4W···O2iii [2.8827 (19) Å; symmetry code: (iii) x, -y + 1/2, z + 1/2] arrange the molecules into zigzag chains, similar to the one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded motif –OH···(OH)n– in pentafluorophenol (Das et al., 2006), while a second O2H function provides bonding to atom O1 in the aqua–pyridazine dimer [O2—H3W···O1 = 2.744 (2) Å]. Therefore, the entire topology is best described as a uniform 3,4-heterocoordinated net (three-letter notation `tfc'; Bonneau et al., 2004), which includes O2 water molecules as three- and pyridazine–aqua dimers as four-connected nodes (in a 2:1 proportion).
For both compounds, the geometry of the organic molecules is consistent with the structure of unsubstituted pyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazine (Sabelli et al., 1969), and it is strongly suggestive of a significant contribution of the bis-azine (—C≐N—N≐C— [please check that correct symbol has been inserted]) resonance structure with relatively long pyridazine c and e bonds [C—C = 1.418 (3)–1.4413 (10) Å] and short C—N bonds [1.3137 (12)–1.315 (2) Å; Tables 1 and 3]. The latter are shorter than the C—N bonds [1.334 (7) Å] in the highly conjugated 1,2,4,5-tetrazine (Bertinotti et al., 1956). Distortion of the molecular frame in the structure of (I) and a certain elongation of the pyridazine d and c bonds [1.409 (2) and 1.4413 (10) Å] are influenced by an evident steric repulsion between methyl groups in peri-positions, as occurs for 1,4,5,8-tetramethylnaphthalene (Shiner et al., 1984). This steric interaction is reflected in the angles adopted by the methyl groups [N1—C2—C3 = 113.72 (8) and C1—C2—C3 = 125.47 (9)°] in order to avoid contacts between these groups that would otherwise be even shorter than the observed values [C3···C3iii = 2.972 (2) Å; symmetry code: (iii) -x + 1, y, z]. At the same time, the presence of a methylene linker in (II) minimizes such intramolecular strains. Despite this strained geometry, the aromatic part in (I) retains a completely planar structure, unlike the appreciably twisted frame of octamethylnaphthalene (Sim, 1982). The latter possibility for decreasing the steric interactions could be especially relevant for µ4-1,4,5,8-tetramethylpyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazine in the metal complexes, leading to a noncoplanar disposition of four metal ions.
In conclusion, the pyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazine tectons reveal a potential as fourfold acceptors of hydrogen bonding. The system suggests a new paradigm for polyfunctional building blocks, which may find wider applications for the development of multi-component hydrogen-bonded frameworks.