The title compound, [La2(C3H2O4)3(H2O)4]·H2O, forms a layer-type polymeric structure. The layers, which contain infinite puckered four-membered La-O-La-O rings in a pseudo-ternary symmetry, are formed by the lanthanum and one independent malonate group. They are interconnected by the second independent malonate group, giving a three-dimensional framework in which wide channels accommodate one disordered water molecule of crystallization. The La atom lies on a twofold axis and is ten-coordinated by eight O atoms from carboxylate groups and two water molecules. One malonate group is monodentate and triply bridging chelating, whilst the other is doubly monodentate. The extensive network of hydrogen bonds and bridge bonds observed in this structure enhances the structural stability. Despite some identical subfeatures, this structure is quite different from that observed in [La2(C3H2O4)3(H2O)3]·2H2O.
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 143236
The preparation process is comparable to that used by Marrot (1993), with
carefully controlled pH (4) and temperature (353 K). The single crystals were
grown at 313 K after having been stored for one month in mother liquor at the
same temperature.
The uncoordinated water molecule (O3w) is disordered and its population
parameter has been refined to 0.501 (11). The H atoms of L1 and L2 were
observed and refined with isotropic displacement parameters and the H atoms of
the coordinated water molecules were refined with restraints on bond lengths
and bond angles. The H atoms of the uncoordinated disordered water molecule
could not be located. C2b is located in special position 4 e.
Data collection: CAD-4 Software (Enraf-Nonius, 1989); cell refinement: Xtal latcon; data reduction: DIFFRAC (Flack et al., 1992) and Xtal (Hall et al., 1992); program(s) used to solve structure: MULTAN87 (Main et al., 1987); program(s) used to refine structure: XTAL_crylsq; molecular graphics: XTAL_gx3 (Hall & Boulay, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: XTAL_bondla_cifio.
Crystal data top
[La2(C3H2O4)3(H2O)4](H2O) | Dx = 2.454 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 674.0 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Cell parameters from 23 reflections |
a = 19.289 (1) Å | θ = 14–25° |
b = 7.0740 (6) Å | µ = 4.71 mm−1 |
c = 14.575 (2) Å | T = 293 K |
β = 113.448 (9)° | Plate, colourless |
V = 1824.5 (4) Å3 | 0.37 × 0.26 × 0.07 mm |
Z = 4 | |
Data collection top
Enraf-Nonius CAD4 diffractometer | Rint = 0.018 |
ω–2θ scans | θmax = 35° |
Absorption correction: analytical (xtal_lsabs; Flack et al., 1992) | h = −30→28 |
Tmin = 0.244, Tmax = 0.719 | k = 0→11 |
4447 measured reflections | l = 0→23 |
3995 independent reflections | 2 standard reflections every 30 min |
3640 reflections with refl observed if Fo > 4.0 σ(Fo) | intensity decay: 2.3% |
Refinement top
Refinement on F | \<i>w = 1/[σ2(Fo) + 0.00025(Fo2)] |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.022 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.006 |
wR(F2) = 0.028 | Δρmax = 0.82 e Å−3 |
S = 1.16 | Δρmin = −0.74 e Å−3 |
3640 reflections | Extinction correction: Iso type I (Zachariasen, 1967) |
162 parameters | Extinction coefficient: 30 (2) x 10 2 |
H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement | |
Crystal data top
[La2(C3H2O4)3(H2O)4](H2O) | V = 1824.5 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 674.0 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 19.289 (1) Å | µ = 4.71 mm−1 |
b = 7.0740 (6) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 14.575 (2) Å | 0.37 × 0.26 × 0.07 mm |
β = 113.448 (9)° | |
Data collection top
Enraf-Nonius CAD4 diffractometer | 3640 reflections with refl observed if Fo > 4.0 σ(Fo) |
Absorption correction: analytical (xtal_lsabs; Flack et al., 1992) | Rint = 0.018 |
Tmin = 0.244, Tmax = 0.719 | 2 standard reflections every 30 min |
4447 measured reflections | intensity decay: 2.3% |
3995 independent reflections | |
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.022 | 162 parameters |
wR(F2) = 0.028 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.16 | Δρmax = 0.82 e Å−3 |
3640 reflections | Δρmin = −0.74 e Å−3 |
Special details top
Refinement. The structure was refined using anisotropic displacement parameters for all
non-H atoms. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) |
La | 0.736341 (6) | 0.697043 (15) | 0.339472 (8) | 0.01124 (6) | |
O1a | 0.79709 (10) | 0.5389 (3) | 0.22245 (12) | 0.0184 (6) | |
O2a | 0.70260 (11) | 0.3470 (3) | 0.29165 (13) | 0.0211 (7) | |
O3a | 0.73956 (10) | 0.9386 (3) | 0.47810 (11) | 0.0191 (6) | |
O4a | 0.83653 (11) | 0.4493 (3) | 0.45635 (12) | 0.0232 (7) | |
C1a | 0.81386 (12) | 0.6865 (3) | 0.18623 (15) | 0.0138 (7) | |
C2a | 0.85430 (15) | 0.6687 (4) | 0.11694 (18) | 0.0210 (9) | |
C3a | 0.68528 (12) | 1.0448 (3) | 0.47374 (14) | 0.0147 (7) | |
O1b | 0.61430 (11) | 0.6843 (3) | 0.34857 (16) | 0.0308 (9) | |
O2b | 0.51775 (12) | 0.7108 (4) | 0.39250 (17) | 0.0410 (11) | |
C1b | 0.54734 (13) | 0.6482 (4) | 0.33680 (16) | 0.0205 (8) | |
C2b | 0.50000 | 0.5210 (6) | 0.25000 | 0.0250 (13) | |
O1w | 0.63229 (10) | 0.6875 (3) | 0.15540 (13) | 0.0203 (7) | |
O2w | 0.86967 (12) | 0.8240 (3) | 0.41797 (15) | 0.0274 (8) | |
O3w | 0.5229 (5) | 1.1101 (12) | 0.1380 (7) | 0.089 (6) | .501 (11) |
H2a1 | 0.867 (3) | 0.792 (5) | 0.093 (3) | 0.038 (11)* | |
H2a2 | 0.906 (3) | 0.615 (7) | 0.150 (3) | 0.042 (11)* | |
H2b1 | 0.535 (3) | 0.436 (6) | 0.229 (3) | 0.047 (11)* | |
H1w1 | 0.5773 (16) | 0.694 (5) | 0.143 (3) | 0.055 (14)* | |
H1w2 | 0.642 (2) | 0.780 (5) | 0.108 (3) | 0.043 (11)* | |
H2w1 | 0.881 (3) | 0.965 (5) | 0.405 (4) | 0.066 (14)* | |
H2w2 | 0.916 (3) | 0.772 (7) | 0.476 (4) | 0.11 (3)* | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
La | 0.01388 (6) | 0.01033 (6) | 0.01061 (6) | 0.00076 (4) | 0.00603 (4) | 0.00009 (4) |
O1a | 0.0267 (8) | 0.0140 (7) | 0.0192 (7) | −0.0028 (6) | 0.0142 (6) | −0.0020 (6) |
O2a | 0.0316 (9) | 0.0124 (7) | 0.0209 (7) | −0.0032 (7) | 0.0120 (7) | 0.0011 (6) |
O3a | 0.0230 (8) | 0.0187 (7) | 0.0156 (6) | 0.0086 (6) | 0.0078 (6) | 0.0019 (5) |
O4a | 0.0327 (9) | 0.0252 (8) | 0.0167 (7) | 0.0082 (7) | 0.0152 (7) | 0.0037 (6) |
C1a | 0.0172 (9) | 0.0125 (8) | 0.0125 (8) | −0.0009 (7) | 0.0066 (7) | −0.0022 (6) |
C2a | 0.0264 (11) | 0.0232 (10) | 0.0196 (9) | −0.0120 (9) | 0.0158 (9) | −0.0093 (8) |
C3a | 0.0217 (9) | 0.0108 (8) | 0.0114 (7) | 0.0014 (7) | 0.0063 (7) | 0.0004 (6) |
O1b | 0.0162 (8) | 0.0484 (13) | 0.0294 (10) | −0.0034 (8) | 0.0107 (7) | −0.0018 (8) |
O2b | 0.0223 (10) | 0.0743 (18) | 0.0285 (10) | −0.0043 (10) | 0.0124 (8) | −0.0168 (10) |
C1b | 0.0146 (9) | 0.0300 (11) | 0.0162 (9) | 0.0007 (8) | 0.0053 (7) | 0.0012 (8) |
C2b | 0.0254 (15) | 0.0221 (15) | 0.0233 (14) | 0.00000 | 0.0053 (12) | 0.00000 |
O1w | 0.0183 (8) | 0.0226 (8) | 0.0194 (7) | −0.0009 (6) | 0.0066 (6) | 0.0040 (6) |
O2w | 0.0225 (9) | 0.0305 (10) | 0.0218 (8) | −0.0062 (7) | 0.0010 (7) | 0.0032 (7) |
O3w | 0.069 (5) | 0.076 (6) | 0.138 (8) | −0.018 (5) | 0.059 (5) | −0.035 (5) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
La—O1a | 2.669 (2) | C1a—C2a | 1.507 (5) |
La—O2a | 2.5844 (17) | C2a—H2a1 | 1.00 (4) |
La—O3a | 2.6281 (17) | C2a—H2a2 | 0.99 (4) |
La—O4a | 2.6625 (17) | C2a—C3aiii | 1.515 (3) |
La—O1b | 2.412 (3) | O1b—C1b | 1.259 (4) |
La—O1w | 2.6354 (16) | O2b—C1b | 1.245 (4) |
La—O2w | 2.527 (2) | C1b—C2b | 1.525 (4) |
La—O1ai | 2.5723 (16) | C2b—H2b1 | 1.04 (5) |
La—O2ai | 2.821 (3) | C2b—H2b1iv | 1.04 (5) |
La—O3aii | 2.6877 (17) | O1w—H1w1 | 1.00 (4) |
O1a—C1a | 1.268 (3) | O1w—H1w2 | 1.02 (4) |
O2a—C1aiii | 1.255 (3) | O2w—H2w1 | 1.05 (4) |
O3a—C3a | 1.270 (3) | O2w—H2w2 | 1.02 (4) |
O4a—C3aii | 1.248 (4) | | |
| | | |
O1a—La—O2a | 63.49 (7) | O1ai—La—O2ai | 61.49 (6) |
O1a—La—O3a | 151.85 (6) | O1ai—La—O3aii | 127.11 (6) |
O1a—La—O4a | 75.02 (6) | O2ai—La—O3aii | 148.23 (5) |
O1a—La—O1b | 134.90 (6) | La—O1a—C1a | 99.83 (14) |
O1a—La—O1w | 71.87 (6) | La—O1a—Laiii | 120.37 (8) |
O1a—La—O2w | 79.15 (7) | C1a—O1a—Laiii | 134.24 (15) |
O1a—La—O1ai | 106.40 (6) | La—O2a—Laiii | 114.51 (8) |
O1a—La—O2ai | 46.90 (5) | La—O2a—C1aiii | 149.28 (17) |
O1a—La—O3aii | 122.38 (5) | Laiii—O2a—C1aiii | 92.89 (15) |
O2a—La—O3a | 139.18 (7) | La—O3a—C3a | 125.42 (12) |
O2a—La—O4a | 65.33 (5) | La—O3a—Laii | 118.05 (6) |
O2a—La—O1b | 80.35 (8) | C3a—O3a—Laii | 94.32 (14) |
O2a—La—O1w | 72.11 (5) | La—O4a—C3aii | 96.07 (14) |
O2a—La—O2w | 124.34 (7) | O1a—C1a—C2a | 119.7 (2) |
O2a—La—O1ai | 143.62 (5) | O1a—C1a—O2ai | 120.3 (3) |
O2a—La—O2ai | 107.81 (6) | C2a—C1a—O2ai | 119.9 (3) |
O2a—La—O3aii | 81.40 (6) | C1a—C2a—H2a1 | 115 (3) |
O3a—La—O4a | 98.46 (5) | C1a—C2a—H2a2 | 113 (3) |
O3a—La—O1b | 72.97 (7) | C1a—C2a—C3aiii | 114.7 (3) |
O3a—La—O1w | 125.08 (6) | H2a1—C2a—H2a2 | 100 (4) |
O3a—La—O2w | 73.29 (7) | H2a1—C2a—C3aiii | 107 (3) |
O3a—La—O1ai | 65.43 (6) | H2a2—C2a—C3aiii | 105 (3) |
O3a—La—O2ai | 112.82 (6) | O3a—C3a—C2ai | 120.4 (3) |
O3a—La—O3aii | 61.95 (5) | O3a—C3a—O4aii | 121.20 (18) |
O4a—La—O1b | 114.58 (7) | C2ai—C3a—O4aii | 118.4 (3) |
O4a—La—O1w | 134.38 (5) | La—O1b—C1b | 166.09 (19) |
O4a—La—O2w | 66.14 (6) | O1b—C1b—O2b | 123.4 (3) |
O4a—La—O1ai | 149.34 (5) | O1b—C1b—C2b | 118.4 (3) |
O4a—La—O2ai | 106.78 (6) | O2b—C1b—C2b | 118.2 (2) |
O4a—La—O3aii | 48.41 (6) | C1b—C2b—H2b1 | 109.7 (19) |
O1b—La—O1w | 71.96 (7) | C1b—C2b—C1biv | 107.6 (3) |
O1b—La—O2w | 145.91 (8) | C1b—C2b—H2b1iv | 110 (3) |
O1b—La—O1ai | 86.59 (7) | H2b1—C2b—C1biv | 110 (3) |
O1b—La—O2ai | 136.99 (6) | H2b1—C2b—H2b1iv | 110 (4) |
O1b—La—O3aii | 73.77 (7) | C1biv—C2b—H2b1iv | 109.7 (19) |
O1w—La—O2w | 134.07 (7) | La—O1w—H1w1 | 120 (3) |
O1w—La—O1ai | 71.57 (5) | La—O1w—H1w2 | 114.0 (17) |
O1w—La—O2ai | 70.98 (6) | H1w1—O1w—H1w2 | 108 (3) |
O1w—La—O3aii | 139.45 (6) | La—O2w—H2w1 | 120 (3) |
O2w—La—O1ai | 83.84 (6) | La—O2w—H2w2 | 130 (3) |
O2w—La—O2ai | 63.20 (6) | H2w1—O2w—H2w2 | 108 (4) |
O2w—La—O3aii | 86.26 (6) | | |
| | | |
O2a—La—O1a—C1a | 160.46 (13) | O3aii—La—O1w—H1w2 | 170 (3) |
O2a—La—O1a—Laiii | 3.21 (6) | O1a—La—O2w—H2w1 | 104 (4) |
O3a—La—O1a—C1a | −50.20 (16) | O1a—La—O2w—H2w2 | −93 (4) |
O3a—La—O1a—Laiii | 152.55 (8) | O2a—La—O2w—H2w1 | 151 (4) |
O4a—La—O1a—C1a | −129.99 (12) | O2a—La—O2w—H2w2 | −46 (4) |
O4a—La—O1a—Laiii | 72.76 (7) | O3a—La—O2w—H2w1 | −70 (4) |
O1b—La—O1a—C1a | 120.04 (13) | O3a—La—O2w—H2w2 | 93 (4) |
O1b—La—O1a—Laiii | −37.20 (11) | O4a—La—O2w—H2w1 | −177 (4) |
O1w—La—O1a—C1a | 81.87 (12) | O4a—La—O2w—H2w2 | −15 (4) |
O1w—La—O1a—Laiii | −75.38 (7) | O1b—La—O2w—H2w1 | −78 (4) |
O2w—La—O1a—C1a | −62.02 (12) | O1b—La—O2w—H2w2 | 84 (4) |
O2w—La—O1a—Laiii | 140.73 (8) | O1w—La—O2w—H2w1 | 53 (4) |
O1ai—La—O1a—C1a | 18.17 (12) | O1w—La—O2w—H2w2 | −144 (4) |
O1ai—La—O1a—Laiii | −139.08 (6) | O1ai—La—O2w—H2w1 | −4 (4) |
O2ai—La—O1a—C1a | 1.27 (11) | O1ai—La—O2w—H2w2 | 159 (4) |
O2ai—La—O1a—Laiii | −155.98 (10) | O2ai—La—O2w—H2w1 | 57 (4) |
O3aii—La—O1a—C1a | −140.48 (11) | O2ai—La—O2w—H2w2 | −140 (4) |
O3aii—La—O1a—Laiii | 62.28 (8) | O3aii—La—O2w—H2w1 | −132 (4) |
O1a—La—O2a—Laiii | −2.78 (5) | O3aii—La—O2w—H2w2 | 31 (4) |
O1a—La—O2a—C1aiii | 148.3 (4) | O1a—La—O2ai—C1a | −1.27 (10) |
O3a—La—O2a—Laiii | −161.18 (6) | O2a—La—O2ai—C1a | −20.78 (13) |
O3a—La—O2a—C1aiii | −10.1 (4) | O3a—La—O2ai—C1a | 155.13 (11) |
O4a—La—O2a—Laiii | −87.69 (8) | O4a—La—O2ai—C1a | 48.06 (12) |
O4a—La—O2a—C1aiii | 63.4 (3) | O1b—La—O2ai—C1a | −115.72 (13) |
O1b—La—O2a—Laiii | 149.46 (8) | O1w—La—O2ai—C1a | −83.91 (12) |
O1b—La—O2a—C1aiii | −59.4 (4) | O2w—La—O2ai—C1a | 99.33 (13) |
O1w—La—O2a—Laiii | 75.43 (7) | O1ai—La—O2ai—C1a | −162.76 (13) |
O1w—La—O2a—C1aiii | −133.4 (4) | O3aii—La—O2ai—C1a | 81.96 (14) |
O2w—La—O2a—Laiii | −56.22 (9) | O1a—La—O3aii—Laii | 147.68 (7) |
O2w—La—O2a—C1aiii | 94.9 (4) | O1a—La—O3aii—C3aii | 13.34 (14) |
O1ai—La—O2a—Laiii | 78.88 (13) | O2a—La—O3aii—Laii | −161.40 (9) |
O1ai—La—O2a—C1aiii | −130.0 (3) | O2a—La—O3aii—C3aii | 64.27 (12) |
O2ai—La—O2a—Laiii | 13.04 (8) | O3a—La—O3aii—Laii | −0.00 (6) |
O2ai—La—O2a—C1aiii | 164.2 (3) | O3a—La—O3aii—C3aii | −134.34 (13) |
O3aii—La—O2a—Laiii | −135.67 (7) | O4a—La—O3aii—Laii | 134.09 (10) |
O3aii—La—O2a—C1aiii | 15.5 (3) | O4a—La—O3aii—C3aii | −0.25 (11) |
O1a—La—O3a—C3a | 134.19 (17) | O1b—La—O3aii—Laii | −79.01 (9) |
O1a—La—O3a—Laii | −106.88 (11) | O1b—La—O3aii—C3aii | 146.65 (13) |
O2a—La—O3a—C3a | −90.08 (19) | O1w—La—O3aii—Laii | −112.27 (8) |
O2a—La—O3a—Laii | 28.85 (11) | O1w—La—O3aii—C3aii | 113.39 (13) |
O4a—La—O3a—C3a | −151.83 (18) | O2w—La—O3aii—Laii | 73.04 (8) |
O4a—La—O3a—Laii | −32.90 (8) | O2w—La—O3aii—C3aii | −61.30 (12) |
O1b—La—O3a—C3a | −38.60 (18) | O1ai—La—O3aii—Laii | −6.34 (11) |
O1b—La—O3a—Laii | 80.33 (8) | O1ai—La—O3aii—C3aii | −140.68 (12) |
O1w—La—O3a—C3a | 13.7 (3) | O2ai—La—O3aii—Laii | 88.52 (12) |
O1w—La—O3a—Laii | 132.67 (7) | O2ai—La—O3aii—C3aii | −45.82 (16) |
O2w—La—O3a—C3a | 146.32 (19) | La—O1a—C1a—C2a | 177.10 (15) |
O2w—La—O3a—Laii | −94.75 (8) | La—O1a—C1a—O2ai | −2.41 (19) |
O1ai—La—O3a—C3a | 55.51 (18) | Laiii—O1a—C1a—C2a | −30.7 (3) |
O1ai—La—O3a—Laii | 174.44 (9) | Laiii—O1a—C1a—O2ai | 149.83 (16) |
O2ai—La—O3a—C3a | 95.89 (18) | La—O1a—Laiii—O2a | −2.99 (6) |
O2ai—La—O3a—Laii | −145.18 (7) | C1a—O1a—Laiii—O2a | −150.9 (3) |
O3aii—La—O3a—C3a | −118.93 (19) | La—O2a—Laiii—O1a | 2.93 (5) |
O3aii—La—O3a—Laii | 0.00 (6) | C1aiii—O2a—Laiii—O1a | −162.76 (13) |
O1a—La—O4a—C3aii | −167.89 (14) | La—O3a—C3a—C2ai | −51.6 (3) |
O2a—La—O4a—C3aii | −100.56 (14) | La—O3a—C3a—O4aii | 128.76 (17) |
O3a—La—O4a—C3aii | 40.12 (13) | Laii—O3a—C3a—C2ai | 179.19 (17) |
O1b—La—O4a—C3aii | −34.96 (14) | Laii—O3a—C3a—O4aii | −0.5 (2) |
O1w—La—O4a—C3aii | −123.31 (13) | La—O3a—Laii—O3aii | 0.00 (6) |
O2w—La—O4a—C3aii | 107.55 (14) | La—O3a—Laii—O4aii | −134.09 (10) |
O1ai—La—O4a—C3aii | 95.12 (18) | C3a—O3a—Laii—O3aii | 134.34 (13) |
O2ai—La—O4a—C3aii | 157.13 (12) | C3a—O3a—Laii—O4aii | 0.25 (11) |
O3aii—La—O4a—C3aii | 0.26 (11) | La—O4a—C3aii—O3aii | −0.5 (3) |
O1a—La—O1b—C1b | 4.7 (8) | O1a—C1a—C2a—H2a1 | −179 (3) |
O2a—La—O1b—C1b | −31.3 (8) | O1a—C1a—C2a—H2a2 | −65 (3) |
O3a—La—O1b—C1b | 179.9 (8) | O1a—C1a—C2a—C3aiii | 55.8 (3) |
O4a—La—O1b—C1b | −88.4 (8) | O2ai—C1a—C2a—H2a1 | 0 (3) |
O1w—La—O1b—C1b | 42.9 (8) | O2ai—C1a—C2a—H2a2 | 115 (3) |
O2w—La—O1b—C1b | −171.7 (7) | O2ai—C1a—C2a—C3aiii | −124.7 (2) |
O1ai—La—O1b—C1b | 114.6 (8) | O1a—C1a—O2ai—La | 2.25 (18) |
O2ai—La—O1b—C1b | 74.5 (8) | C2a—C1a—O2ai—La | −177.26 (15) |
O3aii—La—O1b—C1b | −115.1 (8) | O3a—C3a—O4aii—Laii | 0.5 (3) |
O1a—La—O1w—H1w1 | 158 (3) | C2ai—C3a—O4aii—Laii | −179.19 (16) |
O1a—La—O1w—H1w2 | −71 (3) | La—O1b—C1b—O2b | 172.4 (6) |
O2a—La—O1w—H1w1 | 91 (3) | La—O1b—C1b—C2b | −7.5 (9) |
O2a—La—O1w—H1w2 | −138 (3) | O1b—C1b—C2b—H2b1 | 23 (3) |
O3a—La—O1w—H1w1 | −47 (3) | O1b—C1b—C2b—C1biv | −96.3 (3) |
O3a—La—O1w—H1w2 | 83 (3) | O1b—C1b—C2b—H2b1iv | 144 (3) |
O4a—La—O1w—H1w1 | 113 (3) | O2b—C1b—C2b—H2b1 | −156 (3) |
O4a—La—O1w—H1w2 | −117 (3) | O2b—C1b—C2b—C1biv | 83.8 (3) |
O1b—La—O1w—H1w1 | 6 (3) | O2b—C1b—C2b—H2b1iv | −36 (3) |
O1b—La—O1w—H1w2 | 136 (3) | O3a—Laii—O3aii—La | 0.00 (6) |
O2w—La—O1w—H1w1 | −148 (3) | O3a—Laii—O3aii—C3aii | 118.93 (19) |
O2w—La—O1w—H1w2 | −18 (3) | O4aii—Laii—O3aii—La | 32.90 (9) |
O1ai—La—O1w—H1w1 | −87 (3) | O4aii—Laii—O3aii—C3aii | 151.83 (18) |
O1ai—La—O1w—H1w2 | 44 (3) | O3a—Laii—O4aii—C3a | −0.26 (11) |
O2ai—La—O1w—H1w1 | −152 (3) | O3aii—Laii—O4aii—C3a | −40.12 (13) |
O2ai—La—O1w—H1w2 | −22 (3) | La—O3aii—C3aii—O4a | 0.5 (2) |
O3aii—La—O1w—H1w1 | 39 (3) | Laii—O3aii—C3aii—O4a | −128.76 (17) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+3/2, −y+3/2, −z+1; (iii) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x+1, y, −z+1/2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2w—H2w1···O1wi | 1.06 (3) | 1.77 (3) | 2.779 (3) | 158 (3) |
O1w—H1w2···O4ai | 1.02 (4) | 1.67 (4) | 2.688 (3) | 172 (3) |
O1w—H1w1···O2biv | 1.00 (3) | 1.70 (3) | 2.699 (3) | 173 (3) |
O2w—H2w2···O2bii | 1.02 (3) | 1.84 (4) | 2.763 (3) | 149 (4) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+3/2, −y+3/2, −z+1; (iv) −x+1, y, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data |
Chemical formula | [La2(C3H2O4)3(H2O)4](H2O) |
Mr | 674.0 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 19.289 (1), 7.0740 (6), 14.575 (2) |
β (°) | 113.448 (9) |
V (Å3) | 1824.5 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 4.71 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.37 × 0.26 × 0.07 |
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Data collection |
Diffractometer | Enraf-Nonius CAD4 diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Analytical (xtal_lsabs; Flack et al., 1992) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.244, 0.719 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [refl observed if Fo > 4.0 σ(Fo)] reflections | 4447, 3995, 3640 |
Rint | 0.018 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.807 |
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Refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.022, 0.028, 1.16 |
No. of reflections | 3640 |
No. of parameters | 162 |
No. of restraints | ? |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.82, −0.74 |
Selected geometric parameters (Å, º) topLa—O1a | 2.669 (2) | O1a—C1a | 1.268 (3) |
La—O2a | 2.5844 (17) | O2a—C1aiii | 1.255 (3) |
La—O3a | 2.6281 (17) | O3a—C3a | 1.270 (3) |
La—O4a | 2.6625 (17) | O4a—C3aii | 1.248 (4) |
La—O1b | 2.412 (3) | C1a—C2a | 1.507 (5) |
La—O1w | 2.6354 (16) | C2a—C3aiii | 1.515 (3) |
La—O2w | 2.527 (2) | O1b—C1b | 1.259 (4) |
La—O1ai | 2.5723 (16) | O2b—C1b | 1.245 (4) |
La—O2ai | 2.821 (3) | C1b—C2b | 1.525 (4) |
La—O3aii | 2.6877 (17) | | |
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O1a—La—O2ai | 46.90 (5) | O3a—C3a—C2ai | 120.4 (3) |
O3a—La—O1ai | 65.43 (6) | O3a—C3a—O4aii | 121.20 (18) |
O4a—La—O3aii | 48.41 (6) | C2ai—C3a—O4aii | 118.4 (3) |
O1w—La—O2w | 134.07 (7) | O1b—C1b—O2b | 123.4 (3) |
O1a—C1a—C2a | 119.7 (2) | O1b—C1b—C2b | 118.4 (3) |
O1a—C1a—O2ai | 120.3 (3) | O2b—C1b—C2b | 118.2 (2) |
C2a—C1a—O2ai | 119.9 (3) | C1b—C2b—C1biv | 107.6 (3) |
C1a—C2a—C3aiii | 114.7 (3) | | |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+3/2, −y+3/2, −z+1; (iii) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x+1, y, −z+1/2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2w—H2w1···O1wi | 1.06 (3) | 1.77 (3) | 2.779 (3) | 158 (3) |
O1w—H1w2···O4ai | 1.02 (4) | 1.67 (4) | 2.688 (3) | 172 (3) |
O1w—H1w1···O2biv | 1.00 (3) | 1.70 (3) | 2.699 (3) | 173 (3) |
O2w—H2w2···O2bii | 1.02 (3) | 1.84 (4) | 2.763 (3) | 149 (4) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+3/2, −y+3/2, −z+1; (iv) −x+1, y, −z+1/2. |
In the binary complexes of lanthanides with malonic acid, there are three different isostructural series characterized by the number of water molecules and the lanthanoid cation (Hansson, 1973a). For the complexes of lanthanum two structural studies have been published, one containing malonate ions (Marrot & Trombe, 1993) and the other both malonate and hydrogen malonate ions as ligands (Marrot & Trombe, 1994). The complex [La2(C3H2O4)3·5H2O] was presented as showing two different phases in the monoclinic system and the structure of one of these phases, (I), is the subject of the present publication, only its space group and unit-cell dimensions having been reported previously. Our overall goal is to improve the conditions of the synthesis leading to a pure single phase, and to investigate the factors enhancing the stability of solid dicarboxylate lanthanides as a function of the chain length of the carboxylic acid molecule. \sch
The general features of the structure, without the hydrogen bonding, are shown in Fig. 1. There are two crystallographically independent malonate ligands, L1, of point symmetry 1, and L2, of point symmetry 2. The three-dimensional packing of the ligand complexes is essentially built from a two-dimensional substructure. Indeed, the structure can be described in terms of a layer-type polymeric structure built up from lanthanum-malonate L1 layers parallel to (100), including puckered four-membered rings La—O—La—O running in a zigzag manner along the b axis. Each lanthanum atom is surrounded by three such rings in a pseudo-ternary symmetry. These layers are connected together through L2 malonates to form the three-dimensional network. The resulting packing shows wide channels parallel to the b axis surrounded by the carbon backbone chain of the L2 malonates and by the oxygen atoms of the coordinating water molecules. Of the two and a half nominal water molecules in each asymmetric unit, two are coordinated to the lanthanum atom as intra-layer water and the rest are located in a disordered fashion in the channels and are not coordinated to lanthanum.
A view of the ten-coordination around the lanthanum atom is shown in Fig. 2. The ten coordinating O atoms are made up of seven from four L1 malonates, one from one L2 malonate and two from two water molecules. One of the L1 malonates is unidentate through the O2a oxygen atom and the other three are chelating including a six-membered ring (called the `malonate' mode). Moreover, each oxygen atom in L1 coordinates to two lanthanum atoms leading to bridging interactions, except for O4a which only coordinates to one lanthanum atom. As a result, there are two kinds of four-membered rings: one is the La—O—C—O chelate ring formed by the bidentate coordination and the other involves the La—O—La—O rings formed by the bridging structure. Across this latter, the closest distance between two La3+ ions is equal to 4.5479 (4) Å. Each L1 malonate is surrounded by four lanthanum atoms, while the L2 malonate which is doubly unidentate, bridges two lanthanum atoms. The two metal-bonded O atoms in this ligand are trans, as a consequence of its twofold symmetry. Despite this feature, and the fact that the malonate ligand is less sterically demanding than other dicarboxylates, the coordination polyhedron is a very distorted bicapped dodecahedron. This is probably due to the large distortions imposed by the bite angles which are considerably smaller [46.90 (5) and 48.41 (6)°] than those found in other malonate compounds (Tapparo et al., 1996; Barbaro et al., 1997), as a consequence of the two coordinating water molecules which are far from a trans-coordination, the angle between them being 134.07 (7)°. Within the layers described above, each polyhedron shares three common edges [O1a—O2a, O1ai—O2ai, O3a—O3aii; symmetry codes: see Table 1)] with three adjacent polyhedra.
The distances and angles in the two independent ligands and the La—O bond lengths of lanthanum to oxygen agree with those found in analogous compounds (Marrot & Trombe, 1993, 1994), with one La—O bond being considerably longer. This kind of distance seems to be rather typical of the chelating carboxylate group (Hansson, 1973a, 1973b).
All water molecules are involved in an extensive network of hydrogen bonds amongst themselves and with the non-bridging oxygen atoms of the ligands (O2b, O4a). It appears that, in addition to the oxygen bridge bonds involving by the L1 malonate, the hydrogen bonds are responsible for the stability of the structure. This explains why all known well defined crystalline dicarboxylate lanthanides are hydrated, except for one complex of neodymium (Hansson, 1973c) and one of gadolinium (Trollet et al., 1997).
A comparison with other recently reported dicarboxylate lanthanides (Wen Mei et al., 1992; Serpaggi & Férey, 1998; Serpaggi et al., 1999) reveals that all these structures contain the same structural subfeature, including four-membered rings. However, the phase La2(C3H2O4)3(H2O)3·2H2O reported earlier (Marrot & Trombe, 1993) is quite different as two crystallographically independent lanthanum atoms are present. One is coordinated to nine malonate oxygen atoms and one water molecule whilst the other is bonded to eight malonate oxygen atoms and two water molecules. Moreover the three independent malonate ligands exhibit different coordination modes including a triply unidentate mode.