Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270110030313/bg3127sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270110030313/bg3127Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 796063
For related literature, see: Ding et al. (2006); Dong et al. (2005); Du et al. (2008); Kitagawa et al. (2004); Ye et al. (2005); Zhai et al. (2007, 2009).
A mixture of CuCN (0.09 g, 1.0 mmol), K4Fe(CN)6.3H2O (0.42 g, 1.0 mmol) and 3,5-bis(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole (2-BPT; 0.33 g, 1.5 mmol) in water (10 ml) was introduced into a Parr Teflon-lined stainless steel vessel (25 ml). The vessel was sealed and heated at 453 K for 5 d under autogenous pressure. After the reaction mixture had been cooled to room temperature over a period of 72 h, brown block-like crystals of (I) were produced (yield 68%, based on Cu). Analysis calculated for C72H52Cu4N30O2: C 53.26, H 3.23, N 25.88%; found: C 53.35, H 3.18, N 25.63%. IR (KBr, cm-1): 3418 (m), 3062 (w), 1600 (s), 1566 (m), 1516 (w), 1493 (s), 1461 (s), 1436 (m), 1412 (s), 1276 (w), 1255 (w), 1188 (w), 1168 (w), 1091 (w), 1047 (w), 1011 (w), 797 (s), 748(s), 724 (m), 634 (w), 563 (w), 464 (w).
H atoms were positioned geometrically and included in the refinement using a riding model [C—H = 0.93 Å and O—H = 0.85 Å, and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(parent atom)]. The directions of the O—H vectors were aligned with peaks initially located from difference maps. The maximum residual electrondensity is located 0.70 Å from atom Cu2 and the minimum density lies 0.42 Å from atom Cu1.
Data collection: SMART (Siemens, 1996); cell refinement: SAINT (Siemens, 1994); data reduction: SAINT (Siemens, 1994); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
[Cu4(C12H8N5)6]·2H2O | F(000) = 1652 |
Mr = 1623.60 | Dx = 1.551 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 6045 reflections |
a = 10.5696 (10) Å | θ = 2.2–26.8° |
b = 27.589 (2) Å | µ = 1.28 mm−1 |
c = 12.6090 (14) Å | T = 298 K |
β = 109.039 (2)° | Block, brown |
V = 3475.7 (6) Å3 | 0.23 × 0.20 × 0.04 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 6122 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed tube | 4601 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.029 |
Detector resolution: 14.6306 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 1.5° |
CCD_Profile_fitting scans | h = −12→11 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | k = −32→32 |
Tmin = 0.757, Tmax = 0.948 | l = −11→15 |
17303 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)] = 0.054 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.170 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.081P)2 + 8.7617P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
6122 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
487 parameters | Δρmax = 0.65 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −1.16 e Å−3 |
[Cu4(C12H8N5)6]·2H2O | V = 3475.7 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 1623.60 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.5696 (10) Å | µ = 1.28 mm−1 |
b = 27.589 (2) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 12.6090 (14) Å | 0.23 × 0.20 × 0.04 mm |
β = 109.039 (2)° |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 6122 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 4601 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.757, Tmax = 0.948 | Rint = 0.029 |
17303 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.054 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.170 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.65 e Å−3 |
6122 reflections | Δρmin = −1.16 e Å−3 |
487 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 | ||
Cu1 | 0.37902 (6) | 0.58314 (2) | 0.19970 (5) | 0.0375 (2) | |
Cu2 | 0.50421 (7) | 0.61595 (2) | 0.56237 (6) | 0.0444 (2) | |
C1 | 0.6728 (5) | 0.65882 (17) | 0.4575 (4) | 0.0294 (10) | |
C2 | 0.6292 (4) | 0.63789 (17) | 0.2914 (4) | 0.0293 (10) | |
C3 | 0.6283 (5) | 0.62927 (17) | 0.1764 (4) | 0.0301 (10) | |
C4 | 0.7295 (5) | 0.6450 (2) | 0.1366 (4) | 0.0415 (12) | |
H4 | 0.8020 | 0.6625 | 0.1825 | 0.050* | |
C5 | 0.7199 (5) | 0.6341 (2) | 0.0274 (4) | 0.0433 (13) | |
H5 | 0.7859 | 0.6444 | −0.0015 | 0.052* | |
C6 | 0.6126 (6) | 0.6082 (2) | −0.0379 (4) | 0.0439 (13) | |
H6 | 0.6048 | 0.6004 | −0.1115 | 0.053* | |
C7 | 0.5159 (5) | 0.59375 (18) | 0.0072 (4) | 0.0346 (11) | |
H7 | 0.4436 | 0.5759 | −0.0377 | 0.042* | |
C8 | 0.7301 (5) | 0.67954 (17) | 0.5699 (4) | 0.0304 (10) | |
C9 | 0.8324 (5) | 0.71324 (19) | 0.5977 (4) | 0.0382 (12) | |
H9 | 0.8689 | 0.7242 | 0.5442 | 0.046* | |
C10 | 0.8795 (5) | 0.7303 (2) | 0.7067 (4) | 0.0461 (13) | |
H10 | 0.9486 | 0.7529 | 0.7277 | 0.055* | |
C11 | 0.8230 (6) | 0.7136 (2) | 0.7831 (5) | 0.0549 (16) | |
H11 | 0.8544 | 0.7239 | 0.8574 | 0.066* | |
C12 | 0.7193 (7) | 0.6813 (2) | 0.7477 (5) | 0.0567 (16) | |
H12 | 0.6795 | 0.6709 | 0.7996 | 0.068* | |
C13 | 0.1954 (5) | 0.68421 (17) | 0.1757 (4) | 0.0341 (11) | |
C14 | 0.1285 (4) | 0.62822 (18) | 0.0573 (4) | 0.0316 (10) | |
C15 | 0.1235 (5) | 0.58149 (18) | 0.0018 (4) | 0.0328 (11) | |
C16 | 0.0156 (5) | 0.5672 (2) | −0.0909 (4) | 0.0445 (13) | |
H16 | −0.0576 | 0.5875 | −0.1211 | 0.053* | |
C17 | 0.0212 (6) | 0.5224 (2) | −0.1361 (5) | 0.0567 (17) | |
H17 | −0.0499 | 0.5117 | −0.1969 | 0.068* | |
C18 | 0.1308 (7) | 0.4932 (2) | −0.0922 (5) | 0.0536 (15) | |
H18 | 0.1356 | 0.4629 | −0.1231 | 0.064* | |
C19 | 0.2339 (6) | 0.50995 (19) | −0.0010 (5) | 0.0472 (14) | |
H19 | 0.3089 | 0.4904 | 0.0286 | 0.057* | |
C20 | 0.2745 (5) | 0.71548 (17) | 0.2686 (4) | 0.0379 (12) | |
C21 | 0.4065 (6) | 0.72670 (19) | 0.2863 (5) | 0.0485 (14) | |
H21 | 0.4516 | 0.7138 | 0.2405 | 0.058* | |
C22 | 0.4715 (7) | 0.7579 (2) | 0.3747 (6) | 0.069 (2) | |
H22 | 0.5614 | 0.7655 | 0.3899 | 0.082* | |
C23 | 0.4019 (9) | 0.7769 (2) | 0.4381 (6) | 0.070 (2) | |
H23 | 0.4427 | 0.7981 | 0.4965 | 0.084* | |
C24 | 0.2703 (8) | 0.7642 (2) | 0.4145 (5) | 0.0584 (17) | |
H24 | 0.2230 | 0.7778 | 0.4577 | 0.070* | |
C25 | 0.5772 (4) | 0.44836 (17) | 0.2976 (4) | 0.0293 (10) | |
C26 | 0.4231 (4) | 0.48975 (17) | 0.3216 (4) | 0.0280 (10) | |
C27 | 0.3169 (4) | 0.51056 (17) | 0.3583 (4) | 0.0307 (10) | |
C28 | 0.2685 (5) | 0.4878 (2) | 0.4351 (5) | 0.0433 (13) | |
H28 | 0.3008 | 0.4577 | 0.4648 | 0.052* | |
C29 | 0.1704 (6) | 0.5114 (2) | 0.4665 (5) | 0.0526 (15) | |
H29 | 0.1360 | 0.4973 | 0.5183 | 0.063* | |
C30 | 0.1250 (6) | 0.5550 (2) | 0.4212 (5) | 0.0540 (15) | |
H30 | 0.0584 | 0.5709 | 0.4410 | 0.065* | |
C31 | 0.1782 (5) | 0.5760 (2) | 0.3451 (5) | 0.0442 (13) | |
H31 | 0.1468 | 0.6062 | 0.3153 | 0.053* | |
C32 | 0.6701 (5) | 0.40807 (17) | 0.3115 (4) | 0.0320 (10) | |
C33 | 0.7696 (5) | 0.4061 (2) | 0.2629 (5) | 0.0440 (13) | |
H33 | 0.7815 | 0.4314 | 0.2183 | 0.053* | |
C34 | 0.8510 (6) | 0.3656 (2) | 0.2819 (5) | 0.0551 (16) | |
H34 | 0.9189 | 0.3634 | 0.2502 | 0.066* | |
C35 | 0.8318 (6) | 0.3289 (2) | 0.3473 (5) | 0.0508 (14) | |
H35 | 0.8859 | 0.3015 | 0.3609 | 0.061* | |
C36 | 0.7304 (6) | 0.33337 (19) | 0.3927 (5) | 0.0455 (13) | |
H36 | 0.7173 | 0.3083 | 0.4372 | 0.055* | |
N1 | 0.5326 (4) | 0.61899 (13) | 0.3245 (3) | 0.0267 (8) | |
N2 | 0.5609 (4) | 0.63229 (14) | 0.4337 (3) | 0.0281 (8) | |
N3 | 0.7200 (4) | 0.66360 (15) | 0.3709 (3) | 0.0327 (9) | |
N4 | 0.5211 (4) | 0.60410 (13) | 0.1124 (3) | 0.0286 (8) | |
N5 | 0.6716 (4) | 0.66388 (16) | 0.6436 (3) | 0.0405 (10) | |
N6 | 0.0309 (4) | 0.66061 (17) | 0.0326 (4) | 0.0456 (11) | |
N7 | 0.0741 (4) | 0.69702 (16) | 0.1099 (4) | 0.0455 (11) | |
N8 | 0.2368 (4) | 0.64114 (13) | 0.1459 (3) | 0.0292 (8) | |
N9 | 0.2308 (4) | 0.55295 (14) | 0.0465 (3) | 0.0344 (9) | |
N10 | 0.2063 (5) | 0.73370 (16) | 0.3336 (4) | 0.0459 (11) | |
N11 | 0.4676 (4) | 0.51426 (14) | 0.2484 (3) | 0.0299 (8) | |
N12 | 0.5687 (4) | 0.48716 (14) | 0.2324 (3) | 0.0304 (9) | |
N13 | 0.4875 (4) | 0.44809 (14) | 0.3547 (3) | 0.0295 (8) | |
N14 | 0.2739 (4) | 0.55421 (15) | 0.3130 (3) | 0.0327 (9) | |
N15 | 0.6502 (4) | 0.37172 (14) | 0.3761 (3) | 0.0361 (9) | |
O1 | 1.0018 (6) | 0.6638 (2) | 0.3795 (6) | 0.113 (2) | |
H1A | 0.9212 | 0.6714 | 0.3713 | 0.135* | |
H1B | 1.0407 | 0.6881 | 0.3625 | 0.135* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cu1 | 0.0359 (4) | 0.0363 (4) | 0.0404 (4) | −0.0025 (3) | 0.0125 (3) | −0.0001 (3) |
Cu2 | 0.0537 (4) | 0.0464 (4) | 0.0422 (4) | −0.0129 (3) | 0.0279 (3) | 0.0050 (3) |
C1 | 0.032 (2) | 0.034 (2) | 0.022 (2) | −0.004 (2) | 0.0095 (19) | −0.0005 (19) |
C2 | 0.029 (2) | 0.036 (3) | 0.023 (2) | −0.006 (2) | 0.0095 (19) | −0.001 (2) |
C3 | 0.031 (2) | 0.034 (2) | 0.026 (2) | −0.002 (2) | 0.011 (2) | 0.000 (2) |
C4 | 0.037 (3) | 0.055 (3) | 0.034 (3) | −0.013 (2) | 0.013 (2) | −0.001 (2) |
C5 | 0.044 (3) | 0.058 (3) | 0.036 (3) | −0.004 (3) | 0.024 (2) | 0.002 (3) |
C6 | 0.058 (3) | 0.047 (3) | 0.031 (3) | −0.005 (3) | 0.021 (3) | −0.006 (2) |
C7 | 0.041 (3) | 0.036 (3) | 0.026 (3) | −0.005 (2) | 0.009 (2) | −0.005 (2) |
C8 | 0.033 (2) | 0.034 (2) | 0.024 (2) | −0.001 (2) | 0.0088 (19) | 0.002 (2) |
C9 | 0.035 (3) | 0.047 (3) | 0.034 (3) | −0.009 (2) | 0.013 (2) | 0.000 (2) |
C10 | 0.041 (3) | 0.054 (3) | 0.039 (3) | −0.014 (3) | 0.007 (2) | −0.011 (3) |
C11 | 0.071 (4) | 0.061 (4) | 0.031 (3) | −0.019 (3) | 0.014 (3) | −0.012 (3) |
C12 | 0.079 (4) | 0.066 (4) | 0.031 (3) | −0.025 (3) | 0.026 (3) | −0.006 (3) |
C13 | 0.039 (3) | 0.030 (2) | 0.037 (3) | 0.003 (2) | 0.017 (2) | 0.002 (2) |
C14 | 0.025 (2) | 0.039 (3) | 0.030 (3) | −0.001 (2) | 0.009 (2) | 0.003 (2) |
C15 | 0.031 (3) | 0.040 (3) | 0.030 (3) | −0.010 (2) | 0.014 (2) | −0.001 (2) |
C16 | 0.036 (3) | 0.059 (4) | 0.038 (3) | −0.010 (3) | 0.011 (2) | −0.002 (3) |
C17 | 0.057 (4) | 0.070 (4) | 0.041 (3) | −0.030 (3) | 0.013 (3) | −0.014 (3) |
C18 | 0.070 (4) | 0.043 (3) | 0.049 (4) | −0.018 (3) | 0.022 (3) | −0.014 (3) |
C19 | 0.056 (3) | 0.034 (3) | 0.054 (4) | −0.009 (3) | 0.021 (3) | −0.005 (3) |
C20 | 0.047 (3) | 0.027 (2) | 0.038 (3) | 0.008 (2) | 0.011 (2) | 0.004 (2) |
C21 | 0.047 (3) | 0.035 (3) | 0.063 (4) | 0.006 (2) | 0.016 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
C22 | 0.060 (4) | 0.043 (3) | 0.086 (5) | −0.014 (3) | 0.000 (4) | 0.003 (4) |
C23 | 0.106 (6) | 0.043 (4) | 0.053 (4) | −0.011 (4) | 0.013 (4) | −0.013 (3) |
C24 | 0.092 (5) | 0.042 (3) | 0.042 (3) | 0.001 (3) | 0.023 (3) | −0.005 (3) |
C25 | 0.028 (2) | 0.036 (3) | 0.026 (2) | −0.004 (2) | 0.0125 (19) | −0.001 (2) |
C26 | 0.027 (2) | 0.034 (3) | 0.025 (2) | −0.0068 (19) | 0.0099 (19) | 0.0003 (19) |
C27 | 0.026 (2) | 0.038 (3) | 0.029 (2) | −0.007 (2) | 0.0112 (19) | −0.005 (2) |
C28 | 0.040 (3) | 0.047 (3) | 0.048 (3) | −0.004 (2) | 0.022 (2) | 0.003 (3) |
C29 | 0.049 (3) | 0.068 (4) | 0.053 (4) | −0.010 (3) | 0.033 (3) | 0.000 (3) |
C30 | 0.045 (3) | 0.064 (4) | 0.067 (4) | −0.005 (3) | 0.037 (3) | −0.017 (3) |
C31 | 0.037 (3) | 0.043 (3) | 0.058 (4) | −0.004 (2) | 0.023 (3) | −0.010 (3) |
C32 | 0.033 (2) | 0.034 (3) | 0.029 (2) | −0.003 (2) | 0.010 (2) | 0.001 (2) |
C33 | 0.042 (3) | 0.048 (3) | 0.052 (3) | 0.007 (2) | 0.028 (3) | 0.012 (3) |
C34 | 0.051 (3) | 0.058 (4) | 0.068 (4) | 0.010 (3) | 0.036 (3) | 0.006 (3) |
C35 | 0.050 (3) | 0.044 (3) | 0.060 (4) | 0.011 (3) | 0.021 (3) | 0.002 (3) |
C36 | 0.057 (3) | 0.033 (3) | 0.050 (3) | 0.001 (2) | 0.021 (3) | 0.009 (2) |
N1 | 0.0274 (19) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0224 (19) | −0.0058 (16) | 0.0074 (15) | −0.0018 (16) |
N2 | 0.032 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.0224 (19) | −0.0030 (17) | 0.0108 (16) | 0.0004 (16) |
N3 | 0.030 (2) | 0.044 (2) | 0.027 (2) | −0.0108 (18) | 0.0123 (17) | −0.0033 (18) |
N4 | 0.030 (2) | 0.030 (2) | 0.025 (2) | −0.0025 (16) | 0.0086 (16) | −0.0012 (16) |
N5 | 0.052 (3) | 0.046 (2) | 0.026 (2) | −0.015 (2) | 0.0163 (19) | −0.0026 (19) |
N6 | 0.034 (2) | 0.053 (3) | 0.045 (3) | 0.008 (2) | 0.006 (2) | −0.002 (2) |
N7 | 0.039 (3) | 0.047 (3) | 0.047 (3) | 0.013 (2) | 0.010 (2) | −0.002 (2) |
N8 | 0.030 (2) | 0.0254 (19) | 0.032 (2) | 0.0022 (16) | 0.0098 (17) | 0.0042 (16) |
N9 | 0.033 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.038 (2) | −0.0080 (18) | 0.0112 (18) | −0.0034 (18) |
N10 | 0.062 (3) | 0.038 (2) | 0.040 (3) | 0.005 (2) | 0.019 (2) | −0.001 (2) |
N11 | 0.030 (2) | 0.033 (2) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0013 (17) | 0.0130 (17) | 0.0032 (17) |
N12 | 0.032 (2) | 0.033 (2) | 0.030 (2) | −0.0006 (17) | 0.0153 (17) | 0.0041 (17) |
N13 | 0.028 (2) | 0.033 (2) | 0.030 (2) | −0.0036 (17) | 0.0122 (16) | 0.0022 (17) |
N14 | 0.029 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.036 (2) | −0.0023 (17) | 0.0146 (17) | −0.0064 (18) |
N15 | 0.043 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.037 (2) | −0.0010 (18) | 0.0192 (19) | 0.0039 (18) |
O1 | 0.079 (4) | 0.111 (5) | 0.148 (6) | 0.014 (4) | 0.037 (4) | 0.026 (4) |
Cu1—N1 | 2.103 (4) | C18—C19 | 1.381 (8) |
Cu1—N11 | 2.119 (4) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
Cu1—N8 | 2.149 (4) | C19—N9 | 1.334 (7) |
Cu1—N4 | 2.209 (4) | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
Cu1—N9 | 2.215 (4) | C20—N10 | 1.352 (7) |
Cu1—N14 | 2.225 (4) | C20—C21 | 1.375 (8) |
Cu2—N2 | 1.957 (4) | C21—C22 | 1.398 (9) |
Cu2—N13i | 2.040 (4) | C21—H21 | 0.9300 |
Cu2—N15i | 2.051 (4) | C22—C23 | 1.356 (11) |
Cu2—N5 | 2.179 (4) | C22—H22 | 0.9300 |
C1—N2 | 1.339 (6) | C23—C24 | 1.369 (10) |
C1—N3 | 1.347 (6) | C23—H23 | 0.9300 |
C1—C8 | 1.463 (6) | C24—N10 | 1.326 (8) |
C2—N1 | 1.328 (6) | C24—H24 | 0.9300 |
C2—N3 | 1.342 (6) | C25—N12 | 1.334 (6) |
C2—C3 | 1.467 (6) | C25—N13 | 1.366 (6) |
C3—N4 | 1.349 (6) | C25—C32 | 1.456 (7) |
C3—C4 | 1.391 (7) | C26—N13 | 1.332 (6) |
C4—C5 | 1.381 (7) | C26—N11 | 1.346 (6) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C26—C27 | 1.463 (6) |
C5—C6 | 1.366 (8) | C27—N14 | 1.347 (6) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C27—C28 | 1.385 (7) |
C6—C7 | 1.381 (7) | C28—C29 | 1.387 (8) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C28—H28 | 0.9300 |
C7—N4 | 1.341 (6) | C29—C30 | 1.352 (9) |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C29—H29 | 0.9300 |
C8—N5 | 1.345 (6) | C30—C31 | 1.387 (8) |
C8—C9 | 1.382 (7) | C30—H30 | 0.9300 |
C9—C10 | 1.382 (7) | C31—N14 | 1.347 (6) |
C9—H9 | 0.9300 | C31—H31 | 0.9300 |
C10—C11 | 1.369 (8) | C32—N15 | 1.351 (6) |
C10—H10 | 0.9300 | C32—C33 | 1.380 (7) |
C11—C12 | 1.370 (8) | C33—C34 | 1.383 (8) |
C11—H11 | 0.9300 | C33—H33 | 0.9300 |
C12—N5 | 1.333 (7) | C34—C35 | 1.361 (8) |
C12—H12 | 0.9300 | C34—H34 | 0.9300 |
C13—N7 | 1.328 (6) | C35—C36 | 1.375 (8) |
C13—N8 | 1.361 (6) | C35—H35 | 0.9300 |
C13—C20 | 1.475 (7) | C36—N15 | 1.329 (7) |
C14—N6 | 1.323 (6) | C36—H36 | 0.9300 |
C14—N8 | 1.360 (6) | N1—N2 | 1.361 (5) |
C14—C15 | 1.460 (7) | N6—N7 | 1.370 (6) |
C15—N9 | 1.344 (6) | N11—N12 | 1.372 (5) |
C15—C16 | 1.397 (7) | N13—Cu2i | 2.040 (4) |
C16—C17 | 1.371 (9) | N15—Cu2i | 2.051 (4) |
C16—H16 | 0.9300 | O1—H1A | 0.8497 |
C17—C18 | 1.370 (9) | O1—H1B | 0.8500 |
C17—H17 | 0.9300 | ||
N1—Cu1—N4 | 76.41 (14) | C22—C21—H21 | 120.8 |
N1—Cu1—N8 | 100.13 (15) | C23—C22—C21 | 119.2 (7) |
N1—Cu1—N9 | 169.46 (15) | C23—C22—H22 | 120.4 |
N1—Cu1—N11 | 92.56 (15) | C21—C22—H22 | 120.4 |
N1—Cu1—N14 | 96.53 (14) | C22—C23—C24 | 118.8 (6) |
N4—Cu1—N9 | 93.81 (14) | C22—C23—H23 | 120.6 |
N4—Cu1—N14 | 167.72 (14) | C24—C23—H23 | 120.6 |
N8—Cu1—N4 | 99.63 (14) | N10—C24—C23 | 123.8 (6) |
N8—Cu1—N9 | 77.39 (15) | N10—C24—H24 | 118.1 |
N8—Cu1—N14 | 91.44 (14) | C23—C24—H24 | 118.1 |
N9—Cu1—N14 | 93.78 (14) | N12—C25—N13 | 114.2 (4) |
N11—Cu1—N4 | 94.10 (14) | N12—C25—C32 | 126.5 (4) |
N11—Cu1—N9 | 92.04 (15) | N13—C25—C32 | 119.3 (4) |
N11—Cu1—N8 | 163.13 (14) | N13—C26—N11 | 113.1 (4) |
N11—Cu1—N14 | 75.99 (14) | N13—C26—C27 | 127.3 (4) |
N2—Cu2—N5 | 80.14 (15) | N11—C26—C27 | 119.7 (4) |
N2—Cu2—N13i | 130.59 (16) | N14—C27—C28 | 123.4 (4) |
N2—Cu2—N15i | 140.54 (17) | N14—C27—C26 | 113.9 (4) |
N13i—Cu2—N5 | 113.08 (16) | C28—C27—C26 | 122.7 (5) |
N13i—Cu2—N15i | 81.75 (15) | C27—C28—C29 | 118.0 (5) |
N15i—Cu2—N5 | 110.23 (17) | C27—C28—H28 | 121.0 |
N2—C1—N3 | 113.9 (4) | C29—C28—H28 | 121.0 |
N2—C1—C8 | 119.1 (4) | C30—C29—C28 | 119.4 (5) |
N3—C1—C8 | 127.0 (4) | C30—C29—H29 | 120.3 |
N1—C2—N3 | 114.1 (4) | C28—C29—H29 | 120.3 |
N1—C2—C3 | 119.3 (4) | C29—C30—C31 | 119.8 (5) |
N3—C2—C3 | 126.6 (4) | C29—C30—H30 | 120.1 |
N4—C3—C4 | 122.7 (4) | C31—C30—H30 | 120.1 |
N4—C3—C2 | 114.0 (4) | N14—C31—C30 | 122.3 (5) |
C4—C3—C2 | 123.3 (4) | N14—C31—H31 | 118.9 |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.5 (5) | C30—C31—H31 | 118.9 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.8 | N15—C32—C33 | 122.0 (5) |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.8 | N15—C32—C25 | 114.1 (4) |
C6—C5—C4 | 119.4 (5) | C33—C32—C25 | 123.9 (4) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.3 | C32—C33—C34 | 118.4 (5) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.3 | C32—C33—H33 | 120.8 |
C5—C6—C7 | 118.9 (5) | C34—C33—H33 | 120.8 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.5 | C35—C34—C33 | 119.9 (5) |
C7—C6—H6 | 120.5 | C35—C34—H34 | 120.1 |
N4—C7—C6 | 123.3 (5) | C33—C34—H34 | 120.1 |
N4—C7—H7 | 118.3 | C34—C35—C36 | 118.5 (5) |
C6—C7—H7 | 118.3 | C34—C35—H35 | 120.8 |
N5—C8—C9 | 122.6 (4) | C36—C35—H35 | 120.8 |
N5—C8—C1 | 113.9 (4) | N15—C36—C35 | 123.3 (5) |
C9—C8—C1 | 123.5 (4) | N15—C36—H36 | 118.3 |
C8—C9—C10 | 118.7 (5) | C35—C36—H36 | 118.3 |
C8—C9—H9 | 120.6 | C2—N1—N2 | 105.9 (3) |
C10—C9—H9 | 120.6 | C2—N1—Cu1 | 115.8 (3) |
C11—C10—C9 | 119.1 (5) | N2—N1—Cu1 | 138.1 (3) |
C11—C10—H10 | 120.4 | C1—N2—N1 | 105.1 (3) |
C9—C10—H10 | 120.4 | C1—N2—Cu2 | 115.3 (3) |
C10—C11—C12 | 118.4 (5) | N1—N2—Cu2 | 138.7 (3) |
C10—C11—H11 | 120.8 | C2—N3—C1 | 100.9 (4) |
C12—C11—H11 | 120.8 | C7—N4—C3 | 117.1 (4) |
N5—C12—C11 | 124.1 (5) | C7—N4—Cu1 | 128.5 (3) |
N5—C12—H12 | 117.9 | C3—N4—Cu1 | 114.3 (3) |
C11—C12—H12 | 117.9 | C12—N5—C8 | 117.0 (4) |
N7—C13—N8 | 113.0 (4) | C12—N5—Cu2 | 132.1 (4) |
N7—C13—C20 | 121.5 (4) | C8—N5—Cu2 | 110.8 (3) |
N8—C13—C20 | 125.5 (4) | C14—N6—N7 | 105.9 (4) |
N6—C14—N8 | 113.5 (4) | C13—N7—N6 | 106.2 (4) |
N6—C14—C15 | 125.4 (4) | C14—N8—C13 | 101.3 (4) |
N8—C14—C15 | 121.0 (4) | C14—N8—Cu1 | 112.3 (3) |
N9—C15—C16 | 122.2 (5) | C13—N8—Cu1 | 144.9 (3) |
N9—C15—C14 | 115.0 (4) | C19—N9—C15 | 118.3 (4) |
C16—C15—C14 | 122.8 (5) | C19—N9—Cu1 | 127.7 (4) |
C17—C16—C15 | 117.9 (6) | C15—N9—Cu1 | 113.9 (3) |
C17—C16—H16 | 121.1 | C24—N10—C20 | 117.6 (5) |
C15—C16—H16 | 121.1 | C26—N11—N12 | 106.9 (4) |
C18—C17—C16 | 120.5 (5) | C26—N11—Cu1 | 115.4 (3) |
C18—C17—H17 | 119.7 | N12—N11—Cu1 | 137.5 (3) |
C16—C17—H17 | 119.7 | C25—N12—N11 | 104.2 (3) |
C17—C18—C19 | 118.2 (6) | C26—N13—C25 | 101.6 (4) |
C17—C18—H18 | 120.9 | C26—N13—Cu2i | 147.2 (3) |
C19—C18—H18 | 120.9 | C25—N13—Cu2i | 110.7 (3) |
N9—C19—C18 | 122.9 (6) | C27—N14—C31 | 117.1 (4) |
N9—C19—H19 | 118.6 | C27—N14—Cu1 | 115.0 (3) |
C18—C19—H19 | 118.6 | C31—N14—Cu1 | 127.8 (4) |
N10—C20—C21 | 122.1 (5) | C36—N15—C32 | 117.9 (4) |
N10—C20—C13 | 115.0 (5) | C36—N15—Cu2i | 128.2 (3) |
C21—C20—C13 | 122.8 (5) | C32—N15—Cu2i | 113.9 (3) |
C20—C21—C22 | 118.5 (6) | H1A—O1—H1B | 108.9 |
C20—C21—H21 | 120.8 | ||
N1—C2—C3—N4 | 3.4 (6) | C11—C12—N5—C8 | −0.3 (9) |
N3—C2—C3—N4 | −176.8 (5) | C11—C12—N5—Cu2 | −176.4 (5) |
N1—C2—C3—C4 | −175.9 (5) | C9—C8—N5—C12 | −1.9 (8) |
N3—C2—C3—C4 | 3.9 (8) | C1—C8—N5—C12 | 179.9 (5) |
N4—C3—C4—C5 | −0.4 (8) | C9—C8—N5—Cu2 | 175.0 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 178.8 (5) | C1—C8—N5—Cu2 | −3.2 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.3 (8) | N2—Cu2—N5—C12 | 175.2 (6) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.3 (8) | N13i—Cu2—N5—C12 | −54.8 (6) |
C5—C6—C7—N4 | 0.4 (8) | N15i—Cu2—N5—C12 | 34.7 (6) |
N2—C1—C8—N5 | 8.5 (6) | N2—Cu2—N5—C8 | −1.1 (3) |
N3—C1—C8—N5 | −172.1 (5) | N13i—Cu2—N5—C8 | 128.9 (3) |
N2—C1—C8—C9 | −169.8 (5) | N15i—Cu2—N5—C8 | −141.6 (3) |
N3—C1—C8—C9 | 9.6 (8) | N8—C14—N6—N7 | −1.3 (6) |
N5—C8—C9—C10 | 2.2 (8) | C15—C14—N6—N7 | 175.7 (4) |
C1—C8—C9—C10 | −179.7 (5) | N8—C13—N7—N6 | 0.6 (6) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.4 (9) | C20—C13—N7—N6 | 179.1 (4) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | −1.6 (10) | C14—N6—N7—C13 | 0.4 (6) |
C10—C11—C12—N5 | 2.0 (11) | N6—C14—N8—C13 | 1.5 (5) |
N6—C14—C15—N9 | −175.3 (5) | C15—C14—N8—C13 | −175.6 (4) |
N8—C14—C15—N9 | 1.4 (6) | N6—C14—N8—Cu1 | 170.9 (3) |
N6—C14—C15—C16 | 4.7 (8) | C15—C14—N8—Cu1 | −6.2 (5) |
N8—C14—C15—C16 | −178.5 (4) | N7—C13—N8—C14 | −1.3 (5) |
N9—C15—C16—C17 | 0.4 (7) | C20—C13—N8—C14 | −179.7 (5) |
C14—C15—C16—C17 | −179.7 (5) | N7—C13—N8—Cu1 | −164.0 (4) |
C15—C16—C17—C18 | −1.2 (8) | C20—C13—N8—Cu1 | 17.5 (9) |
C16—C17—C18—C19 | 0.8 (9) | N1—Cu1—N8—C14 | 175.5 (3) |
C17—C18—C19—N9 | 0.6 (9) | N11—Cu1—N8—C14 | −46.3 (7) |
N7—C13—C20—N10 | 45.9 (7) | N4—Cu1—N8—C14 | 97.7 (3) |
N8—C13—C20—N10 | −135.8 (5) | N9—Cu1—N8—C14 | 6.0 (3) |
N7—C13—C20—C21 | −132.1 (6) | N14—Cu1—N8—C14 | −87.6 (3) |
N8—C13—C20—C21 | 46.2 (7) | N1—Cu1—N8—C13 | −22.8 (6) |
N10—C20—C21—C22 | 0.2 (8) | N11—Cu1—N8—C13 | 115.4 (6) |
C13—C20—C21—C22 | 178.0 (5) | N4—Cu1—N8—C13 | −100.5 (5) |
C20—C21—C22—C23 | −1.6 (9) | N9—Cu1—N8—C13 | 167.7 (6) |
C21—C22—C23—C24 | 1.1 (10) | N14—Cu1—N8—C13 | 74.1 (6) |
C22—C23—C24—N10 | 0.9 (10) | C18—C19—N9—C15 | −1.4 (8) |
N13—C26—C27—N14 | 177.7 (4) | C18—C19—N9—Cu1 | 175.0 (4) |
N11—C26—C27—N14 | −0.3 (6) | C16—C15—N9—C19 | 0.9 (7) |
N13—C26—C27—C28 | −0.5 (8) | C14—C15—N9—C19 | −179.1 (4) |
N11—C26—C27—C28 | −178.5 (4) | C16—C15—N9—Cu1 | −176.0 (4) |
N14—C27—C28—C29 | 0.2 (8) | C14—C15—N9—Cu1 | 4.0 (5) |
C26—C27—C28—C29 | 178.2 (5) | N1—Cu1—N9—C19 | 100.5 (9) |
C27—C28—C29—C30 | 0.4 (9) | N11—Cu1—N9—C19 | −15.3 (4) |
C28—C29—C30—C31 | −0.9 (9) | N8—Cu1—N9—C19 | 177.9 (4) |
C29—C30—C31—N14 | 0.7 (9) | N4—Cu1—N9—C19 | 78.9 (4) |
N12—C25—C32—N15 | −175.2 (4) | N14—Cu1—N9—C19 | −91.4 (4) |
N13—C25—C32—N15 | 4.6 (6) | N1—Cu1—N9—C15 | −83.0 (9) |
N12—C25—C32—C33 | 4.1 (8) | N11—Cu1—N9—C15 | 161.2 (3) |
N13—C25—C32—C33 | −176.1 (5) | N8—Cu1—N9—C15 | −5.5 (3) |
N15—C32—C33—C34 | −0.4 (8) | N4—Cu1—N9—C15 | −104.5 (3) |
C25—C32—C33—C34 | −179.5 (5) | N14—Cu1—N9—C15 | 85.1 (3) |
C32—C33—C34—C35 | 0.1 (9) | C23—C24—N10—C20 | −2.3 (9) |
C33—C34—C35—C36 | 0.1 (9) | C21—C20—N10—C24 | 1.7 (8) |
C34—C35—C36—N15 | −0.1 (9) | C13—C20—N10—C24 | −176.3 (5) |
N3—C2—N1—N2 | −0.8 (5) | N13—C26—N11—N12 | −0.3 (5) |
C3—C2—N1—N2 | 179.1 (4) | C27—C26—N11—N12 | 178.0 (4) |
N3—C2—N1—Cu1 | 175.2 (3) | N13—C26—N11—Cu1 | −176.1 (3) |
C3—C2—N1—Cu1 | −5.0 (6) | C27—C26—N11—Cu1 | 2.2 (5) |
N11—Cu1—N1—C2 | 97.1 (3) | N1—Cu1—N11—C26 | 93.9 (3) |
N8—Cu1—N1—C2 | −94.0 (3) | N8—Cu1—N11—C26 | −45.0 (7) |
N4—Cu1—N1—C2 | 3.5 (3) | N4—Cu1—N11—C26 | 170.5 (3) |
N9—Cu1—N1—C2 | −18.7 (10) | N9—Cu1—N11—C26 | −95.6 (3) |
N14—Cu1—N1—C2 | 173.3 (3) | N14—Cu1—N11—C26 | −2.2 (3) |
N11—Cu1—N1—N2 | −88.7 (4) | N1—Cu1—N11—N12 | −80.2 (4) |
N8—Cu1—N1—N2 | 80.2 (4) | N8—Cu1—N11—N12 | 140.9 (5) |
N4—Cu1—N1—N2 | 177.7 (5) | N4—Cu1—N11—N12 | −3.6 (4) |
N9—Cu1—N1—N2 | 155.6 (7) | N9—Cu1—N11—N12 | 90.3 (4) |
N14—Cu1—N1—N2 | −12.5 (4) | N14—Cu1—N11—N12 | −176.3 (5) |
N3—C1—N2—N1 | −0.2 (5) | N13—C25—N12—N11 | 0.4 (5) |
C8—C1—N2—N1 | 179.2 (4) | C32—C25—N12—N11 | −179.8 (4) |
N3—C1—N2—Cu2 | 170.9 (3) | C26—N11—N12—C25 | −0.1 (5) |
C8—C1—N2—Cu2 | −9.6 (6) | Cu1—N11—N12—C25 | 174.4 (4) |
C2—N1—N2—C1 | 0.6 (5) | N11—C26—N13—C25 | 0.5 (5) |
Cu1—N1—N2—C1 | −174.0 (4) | C27—C26—N13—C25 | −177.6 (4) |
C2—N1—N2—Cu2 | −167.3 (4) | N11—C26—N13—Cu2i | −169.8 (4) |
Cu1—N1—N2—Cu2 | 18.1 (7) | C27—C26—N13—Cu2i | 12.0 (9) |
N13i—Cu2—N2—C1 | −106.4 (3) | N12—C25—N13—C26 | −0.6 (5) |
N15i—Cu2—N2—C1 | 115.6 (4) | C32—C25—N13—C26 | 179.6 (4) |
N5—Cu2—N2—C1 | 5.7 (3) | N12—C25—N13—Cu2i | 173.8 (3) |
N13i—Cu2—N2—N1 | 60.7 (5) | C32—C25—N13—Cu2i | −6.0 (5) |
N15i—Cu2—N2—N1 | −77.3 (5) | C28—C27—N14—C31 | −0.3 (7) |
N5—Cu2—N2—N1 | 172.7 (5) | C26—C27—N14—C31 | −178.5 (4) |
N1—C2—N3—C1 | 0.6 (5) | C28—C27—N14—Cu1 | 176.6 (4) |
C3—C2—N3—C1 | −179.2 (5) | C26—C27—N14—Cu1 | −1.6 (5) |
N2—C1—N3—C2 | −0.2 (5) | C30—C31—N14—C27 | −0.1 (7) |
C8—C1—N3—C2 | −179.6 (5) | C30—C31—N14—Cu1 | −176.6 (4) |
C6—C7—N4—C3 | −1.1 (7) | N1—Cu1—N14—C27 | −89.0 (3) |
C6—C7—N4—Cu1 | −178.8 (4) | N11—Cu1—N14—C27 | 2.0 (3) |
C4—C3—N4—C7 | 1.1 (7) | N8—Cu1—N14—C27 | 170.7 (3) |
C2—C3—N4—C7 | −178.1 (4) | N4—Cu1—N14—C27 | −34.8 (8) |
C4—C3—N4—Cu1 | 179.1 (4) | N9—Cu1—N14—C27 | 93.2 (3) |
C2—C3—N4—Cu1 | −0.2 (5) | N1—Cu1—N14—C31 | 87.6 (4) |
N1—Cu1—N4—C7 | 176.0 (4) | N11—Cu1—N14—C31 | 178.6 (4) |
N11—Cu1—N4—C7 | 84.3 (4) | N8—Cu1—N14—C31 | −12.8 (4) |
N8—Cu1—N4—C7 | −85.8 (4) | N4—Cu1—N14—C31 | 141.7 (6) |
N9—Cu1—N4—C7 | −8.0 (4) | N9—Cu1—N14—C31 | −90.2 (4) |
N14—Cu1—N4—C7 | 120.1 (7) | C35—C36—N15—C32 | −0.2 (8) |
N1—Cu1—N4—C3 | −1.7 (3) | C35—C36—N15—Cu2i | −179.8 (4) |
N11—Cu1—N4—C3 | −93.4 (3) | C33—C32—N15—C36 | 0.4 (7) |
N8—Cu1—N4—C3 | 96.5 (3) | C25—C32—N15—C36 | 179.7 (4) |
N9—Cu1—N4—C3 | 174.3 (3) | C33—C32—N15—Cu2i | −179.9 (4) |
N14—Cu1—N4—C3 | −57.6 (8) | C25—C32—N15—Cu2i | −0.7 (5) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1A···N3 | 0.85 | 2.14 | 2.945 (7) | 159 |
O1—H1B···N10ii | 0.85 | 2.28 | 3.089 (8) | 159 |
Symmetry code: (ii) x+1, y, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Cu4(C12H8N5)6]·2H2O |
Mr | 1623.60 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.5696 (10), 27.589 (2), 12.6090 (14) |
β (°) | 109.039 (2) |
V (Å3) | 3475.7 (6) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.28 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.23 × 0.20 × 0.04 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.757, 0.948 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 17303, 6122, 4601 |
Rint | 0.029 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.054, 0.170, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 6122 |
No. of parameters | 487 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.65, −1.16 |
Computer programs: SMART (Siemens, 1996), SAINT (Siemens, 1994), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Cu1—N1 | 2.103 (4) | Cu1—N14 | 2.225 (4) |
Cu1—N11 | 2.119 (4) | Cu2—N2 | 1.957 (4) |
Cu1—N8 | 2.149 (4) | Cu2—N13i | 2.040 (4) |
Cu1—N4 | 2.209 (4) | Cu2—N15i | 2.051 (4) |
Cu1—N9 | 2.215 (4) | Cu2—N5 | 2.179 (4) |
N1—Cu1—N4 | 76.41 (14) | N11—Cu1—N4 | 94.10 (14) |
N1—Cu1—N8 | 100.13 (15) | N11—Cu1—N9 | 92.04 (15) |
N1—Cu1—N9 | 169.46 (15) | N11—Cu1—N8 | 163.13 (14) |
N1—Cu1—N11 | 92.56 (15) | N11—Cu1—N14 | 75.99 (14) |
N1—Cu1—N14 | 96.53 (14) | N2—Cu2—N5 | 80.14 (15) |
N4—Cu1—N9 | 93.81 (14) | N2—Cu2—N13i | 130.59 (16) |
N4—Cu1—N14 | 167.72 (14) | N2—Cu2—N15i | 140.54 (17) |
N8—Cu1—N4 | 99.63 (14) | N13i—Cu2—N5 | 113.08 (16) |
N8—Cu1—N9 | 77.39 (15) | N13i—Cu2—N15i | 81.75 (15) |
N8—Cu1—N14 | 91.44 (14) | N15i—Cu2—N5 | 110.23 (17) |
N9—Cu1—N14 | 93.78 (14) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1A···N3 | 0.85 | 2.14 | 2.945 (7) | 159.0 |
O1—H1B···N10ii | 0.85 | 2.28 | 3.089 (8) | 159.3 |
Symmetry code: (ii) x+1, y, z. |
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In the past decade, pyridyl- and/or carboxylate-containing organic ligands have been mostly utilized in the synthesis of functional metal–organic coordination compounds (Kitagawa et al., 2004; Ye et al., 2005). Among these ligands, dipyridyl-type building blocks have been identified as excellent connectors to construct polynuclear clusters or one- to three-dimensional frameworks upon metalation. More recently, work on the modification of dipyridyl via the introduction of different spacers between two terminal pyridyl groups has produced several unexpected metal–organic architectures. In this regard, a series of angular dipyridyl derivatives, namely 2,5-bis(2/3/4-pyridyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole or 4-R-3,5-bis(2/3/4-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole (R = H, NH2, phenyl, pyridyl etc.) have been intensively investigated (Dong et al., 2005, and references therein; Du et al., 2008, and references therein). Because of the specific geometry of such diazole- or triazole-containing ligands and the coordination preferences of transition metals, many new types of coordination complexes with unprecedented topologies and potential applications have been prepared. As part of our ongoing research project dealing with the coordination chemistry of polyazaheteroaromatic ligands, we have synthesized a series of d10 transition metal (CuI, AgI, ZnII and CdII) triazolates utilizing dialkyl–substituted 1,2,4-triazole ligands (Zhai et al., 2007, and references therein). This has encouraged us to continue this project and expand from dialkyl–substituted ligands to dipyridyl–substituted ligands. By controlling the reaction temperatures, the self-assembly of AgNO3 and 4-amino-3,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole under hydrothermal conditions has produced three novel high-dimensional coordination polymers (Zhai et al., 2009). We report here the structure of the title complex, (I), in which a mixed-valence chair-like tetranuclear cluster is observed along with three independent 3,5-bis(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole (2-BPT) ligands; this may be regarded as the first example that exhibits three different chelating modes of 2-BPT in the same structure.
Compound (I) was separated from the hydrothermal reaction of CuCN and 2-BPT ligands as pure brown block-like crystals. The absence of characteristic bands at about 2100 cm-1 for the cyanide groups indicates that the CN- ions are absent from the structure of (I). The structural analysis shows that (I) possesses a centrosymmetrical, tetranuclear metallomacrocycle structure. As shown in Fig. 1, one CuI center, one CuII center, three anionic 2-BPT ligands and one solvent water molecule occupy the asymmetric unit of (I). The CuI ion is in a distorted [CuIN4] tetrahedral environment with Cu—N distances and N—Cu—N angles spanning the ranges 1.957 (4)–2.179 (4) Å and 80.14 (15)–140.54 (17)°, respectively. The CuII center is six-coordinated by three pyridyl N atoms and three triazole N atoms to form an octahedral environment [Cu—N = 2.103 (4)–2.225 (4) Å, N—Cu—N (trans) = 163.13 (14)–169.46 (15)° and N—Cu—N (cis) = 75.99 (14)– 100.13 (15)°]. The three 2-BPT ligands adopt distinct linking modes: cisoid–cisoid tetradentate, cisoid–transoid tetradentate and transoid bidentate. The cisoid–cisoid and cisoid–transoid 2-BPT ligands both act as µ2-bridges to connect two copper centers, and the transoid bidentate 2-BPT serves as a terminal ligand to finish the CuII octahedron. Because the two bidentate chelating sites are both fused to a five-membered ring, the central triazole ring and two 2-pyridyl groups are basically coplanar in the two tetradentate ligands. However, the dihedral angle between two pyridyl groups in the terminal bidentate 2-BPT ligand is about 50°, which is comparable to waht is found in other structurally characterized complexes with similar chelating behavior (Dong et al., 2005; Du et al., 2008).
Compared with the commonly expected grid-like tetranuclear architectures, this chair-like structure of (I) displays several unique features. The four metal centers in (I) define a quadrangle [Cu1···Cu2 = 4.4197 (11) Å, Cu1···Cu2i = 6.1869 (9) Å and Cu2···Cu1···Cu2i = 74.638 (13)°; symmetry code: (i) -x + 1, -y + 1, -z + 1; Fig. 2]. The two inversely-related cisoid–transoid ligands are engaged in a strong intramolecular face-to-face π–π interaction (ca 3.6 Å), which may effectively stabilize the chair-like metallomacrocycle. It is noted that such face-to-face separations should be close to the intermetallic distances in the regular grid-like structures, but can be shortened when the square distorts into a rhomb. Furthermore, intermolecular aromatic π–π stacking interactions between 2-pyridyl rings from terminal 2-BPT ligands are observed with a center-to-center distance of about 3.8 Å, which link adjacent tetranuclear clusters into a one-dimensional chain. On the other hand, the chair-like clusters are also connected through O—H···N [O1···N3 = 2.9201 (1) Å and O1···N10 = 3.089 (8) Å] hydrogen-bonding systems to give the other one-dimensional chain. Ultimately, two kinds of chains interweave with each other to form a two-dimensional supramolecular network as depicted in Fig. 3.
To the best of our knowledge, although the squares, grids and circular helicates have been extensively studied, such a chair-like metallomacrocycle has been rarely described previously. Zhang et al. have created two similar chair-like tetranuclear compounds {[CuI4(2-BPT)4], (II) (Zhang et al., 2005a), and [CuI2CuII2(2-BPT)4(2-pa)2].2H2O, (III) (2-Hpa is pyridine-2-carboxylic acid; Zhang et al., 2005b)} with the same ligands generated via in situ oxidative cycloaddition of 2-cyanopyridine and ammonia under solvothermal conditions. Just like the title compound, (II) crystallizes in the space group P21/c, but four tetrahedral copper(I) centers form a quasi-rectangle with a Cu2···Cu1···Cu2i angle of 90.7°. If the pyridine-2-carboxylic acid ligands take the place of the two terminal 2-BPT ligands in (I), compound (III) will be generated. However, this difference leads (III) to crystallize in the P1 space group. As pointed out by Zhang et al. (2005a), the unique structure of 2-BPT usually gives a five-membered ring upon metalation, but a six-membered ring is commonly observed for a grid and a long and flexible ring is required for a helicate. Thus, no grid or other hypothetical circular helicate compounds have been synthesized with 2-BPT ligands to date.
Upon excitation of solid samples of (I) at λ = 278 nm, intense bands in the emission spectra are observed at 380 nm. To understand more thoroughly the nature of the emission band, we also investigated the luminescence of the organic ligand. The rigid 2-BPT exhibits an emission with a maximum at λ = 420 nm upon excitation at λ = 357 nm. In our opinion, the emission of complex (I) is neither metal-to-ligand charge transfer nor ligand-to-metal charge transfer in nature, and may be assigned to intraligand fluorescence emission. Compared with the organic ligands, the enhancement and marked blueshifts are probably due to the unique coordination of the organic ligands to the copper center, increasing the ligand conformational rigidity, thereby reducing the nonradiative decay of the intraligand (π–π*) excited state (Ding et al., 2006).