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The asymmetric unit of the title salt, C7H7N2+·ClO4, consists of two benzimidazolium cations and two perchlorate anions linked by N—H...O hydrogen bonds into sheets of alternating edge-fused R34(12) rings, which run parallel to the (102) plane.

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CCDC reference: 657824

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  • Single-crystal X-ray study
  • T = 297 K
  • Mean [sigma](C-C) = 0.005 Å
  • R factor = 0.041
  • wR factor = 0.112
  • Data-to-parameter ratio = 11.6

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Comment top

The title compound, (I), was investigated as part of a structural study on hydrogen bonding in N-heterocyclic perchlorate salts (Sieroń, 2005a, b, 2007a, b, c). In (I), the asymmetric unit is composed of two benzimidazolium cations and two perchlorate anions (Fig. 1). The cations and anions are linked together by intermolecular N–H···O hydrogen bonds, forming fused 12-membered rings, described by the graph-set notations as R34(12) (Etter et al., 1990). The substructure based on these motif forms layers lying parallel to the (102) plane (Fig. 2). The distance between neighboring planes is ca 3.3 Å. One of the N-bonded H atoms of both benzotriazolium cations are engaged in a bifurcated unsymmetrical (strong and weak) hydrogen bonds. Each of these hydrogen bonds involve two perchlorate O atoms. A bifurcation is confirmed by the sums of angles about atoms H1 and H11, which are 355.5° and 357.9°, respectively (Jeffrey & Saenger, 1991). The crystal packing is stabilized by weak intermolecular C–H···O interactions to build up a three-dimensional network.

Related literature top

For related structures, see: Sieroń (2005a,b, 2007a,b,c). For related literature, see: Etter et al. (1990); Jeffrey & Saenger (1991).

Experimental top

The title compound was prepared by reaction of stoichiometric amounts of benzimidazole and perchloric acid. The resulting solid was recrystallized from water at room temperature.

Refinement top

All H atoms were initially located in a difference Fourier map. Afterwards they were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms, with N—H and C—H distances of 0.86 and 0.97 Å, respectively, and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C,N).

Structure description top

The title compound, (I), was investigated as part of a structural study on hydrogen bonding in N-heterocyclic perchlorate salts (Sieroń, 2005a, b, 2007a, b, c). In (I), the asymmetric unit is composed of two benzimidazolium cations and two perchlorate anions (Fig. 1). The cations and anions are linked together by intermolecular N–H···O hydrogen bonds, forming fused 12-membered rings, described by the graph-set notations as R34(12) (Etter et al., 1990). The substructure based on these motif forms layers lying parallel to the (102) plane (Fig. 2). The distance between neighboring planes is ca 3.3 Å. One of the N-bonded H atoms of both benzotriazolium cations are engaged in a bifurcated unsymmetrical (strong and weak) hydrogen bonds. Each of these hydrogen bonds involve two perchlorate O atoms. A bifurcation is confirmed by the sums of angles about atoms H1 and H11, which are 355.5° and 357.9°, respectively (Jeffrey & Saenger, 1991). The crystal packing is stabilized by weak intermolecular C–H···O interactions to build up a three-dimensional network.

For related structures, see: Sieroń (2005a,b, 2007a,b,c). For related literature, see: Etter et al. (1990); Jeffrey & Saenger (1991).

Computing details top

Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2006); cell refinement: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2006); data reduction: CrysAlis RED; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2001); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2003).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I), with atom labels and 30% probability displacement ellipsoids for non-H atoms.
[Figure 2] Fig. 2. The packing of (I), showing molecules connected by N—H···O hydrogen bonds (dashed lines) into sheets approximately parallel to the (102) plane.
Benzimidazolium perchlorate top
Crystal data top
C7H7N2+·ClO4F(000) = 896
Mr = 218.60Dx = 1.689 Mg m3
Orthorhombic, Pca21Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: P 2c -2acCell parameters from 11107 reflections
a = 9.9885 (2) Åθ = 3.0–29.0°
b = 9.0509 (1) ŵ = 0.43 mm1
c = 19.0182 (3) ÅT = 297 K
V = 1719.34 (5) Å3Plate, colourless
Z = 80.60 × 0.30 × 0.06 mm
Data collection top
Kuma KM4 CCD area-detector
diffractometer
2923 independent reflections
Radiation source: CX-Mo12x0.4-S Seifert Mo tube2676 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromatorRint = 0.018
Detector resolution: 8.2356 pixels mm-1θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 3.0°
ω scansh = 1111
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2006)
k = 1010
Tmin = 0.781, Tmax = 0.974l = 2222
16719 measured reflections
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map
Least-squares matrix: fullH-atom parameters constrained
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0829P)2 + 0.431P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
wR(F2) = 0.112(Δ/σ)max = 0.001
S = 1.06Δρmax = 0.87 e Å3
2923 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.40 e Å3
253 parametersAbsolute structure: Flack (1983), with 1462 Friedel pairs
1 restraintAbsolute structure parameter: 0.04 (6)
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Crystal data top
C7H7N2+·ClO4V = 1719.34 (5) Å3
Mr = 218.60Z = 8
Orthorhombic, Pca21Mo Kα radiation
a = 9.9885 (2) ŵ = 0.43 mm1
b = 9.0509 (1) ÅT = 297 K
c = 19.0182 (3) Å0.60 × 0.30 × 0.06 mm
Data collection top
Kuma KM4 CCD area-detector
diffractometer
2923 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2006)
2676 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Tmin = 0.781, Tmax = 0.974Rint = 0.018
16719 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041H-atom parameters constrained
wR(F2) = 0.112Δρmax = 0.87 e Å3
S = 1.06Δρmin = 0.40 e Å3
2923 reflectionsAbsolute structure: Flack (1983), with 1462 Friedel pairs
253 parametersAbsolute structure parameter: 0.04 (6)
1 restraint
Special details top

Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles

Refinement. Refinement on F2 for ALL reflections except those flagged by the user for potential systematic errors. Weighted R-factors wR and all goodnesses of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The observed criterion of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating -R-factor-obs 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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
N10.1711 (3)1.0228 (3)0.83955 (19)0.0372 (9)
N30.1090 (3)0.8084 (3)0.87538 (15)0.0407 (9)
C20.1928 (3)0.8817 (4)0.83387 (18)0.0429 (10)
C40.0706 (4)0.8899 (5)0.96160 (19)0.0443 (13)
C50.1273 (4)1.0173 (5)0.9862 (3)0.0467 (12)
C60.0876 (4)1.1586 (4)0.9630 (2)0.0432 (11)
C70.0100 (3)1.1771 (4)0.9134 (2)0.0408 (11)
C80.0692 (4)1.0482 (4)0.88770 (18)0.0339 (11)
C90.0286 (3)0.9077 (3)0.91156 (19)0.0349 (10)
N110.0702 (3)0.4754 (4)0.69468 (19)0.0373 (9)
N130.1382 (3)0.6899 (3)0.66146 (16)0.0401 (9)
C120.0526 (3)0.6176 (4)0.70226 (18)0.0419 (10)
C140.3180 (4)0.6058 (4)0.57613 (19)0.0381 (11)
C150.3723 (4)0.4758 (5)0.5490 (2)0.0457 (14)
C160.3277 (4)0.3378 (5)0.5725 (2)0.0473 (12)
C170.2294 (4)0.3210 (4)0.62179 (18)0.0397 (10)
C180.1730 (4)0.4499 (4)0.64646 (18)0.0335 (11)
C190.2161 (3)0.5872 (4)0.62590 (17)0.0321 (10)
Cl10.44447 (8)0.96264 (9)0.68820 (4)0.0339 (3)
O10.3939 (3)1.0716 (3)0.73581 (17)0.0557 (10)
O20.4461 (3)0.8223 (3)0.72205 (16)0.0645 (10)
O30.5778 (3)1.0008 (3)0.6670 (2)0.0581 (15)
O40.3618 (3)0.9553 (4)0.6270 (2)0.0717 (12)
Cl20.29983 (8)0.46265 (9)0.84884 (4)0.0350 (3)
O110.3484 (3)0.5709 (3)0.79958 (17)0.0554 (9)
O120.2998 (4)0.3209 (3)0.81592 (16)0.0672 (11)
O130.1659 (3)0.4988 (3)0.8680 (2)0.0541 (13)
O140.3814 (3)0.4610 (4)0.9092 (2)0.0743 (12)
H10.213801.090400.817000.0450*
H20.257200.838600.805100.0520*
H30.105200.713800.879200.0490*
H40.097000.797200.977500.0530*
H50.194901.010401.019600.0560*
H60.129001.241500.982000.0520*
H70.035601.270200.897600.0490*
H110.025600.407900.716200.0450*
H120.010300.661400.731700.0500*
H130.144400.784400.657800.0480*
H140.347500.698700.562100.0460*
H150.438900.480900.514900.0550*
H160.366800.253400.553600.0570*
H170.202300.228600.637700.0480*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
N10.0363 (16)0.0406 (15)0.0346 (18)0.0029 (13)0.0032 (15)0.0083 (13)
N30.0473 (17)0.0253 (14)0.0495 (16)0.0056 (12)0.0026 (14)0.0043 (12)
C20.0382 (16)0.047 (2)0.0436 (17)0.0074 (17)0.0005 (15)0.0034 (16)
C40.045 (2)0.054 (3)0.0339 (18)0.0130 (18)0.0038 (16)0.0057 (18)
C50.038 (2)0.065 (2)0.037 (2)0.0036 (18)0.0033 (18)0.0060 (17)
C60.0455 (19)0.039 (2)0.045 (2)0.0018 (16)0.0006 (16)0.0139 (17)
C70.0388 (19)0.0317 (17)0.052 (2)0.0025 (14)0.0051 (16)0.0034 (16)
C80.0323 (18)0.037 (2)0.0324 (17)0.0023 (15)0.0012 (14)0.0060 (14)
C90.0382 (18)0.0243 (16)0.0421 (18)0.0040 (14)0.0070 (15)0.0011 (15)
N110.0297 (15)0.0434 (15)0.0388 (18)0.0000 (13)0.0066 (15)0.0014 (14)
N130.0439 (16)0.0274 (14)0.0490 (15)0.0046 (12)0.0033 (13)0.0019 (12)
C120.0366 (16)0.050 (2)0.0391 (16)0.0068 (16)0.0030 (15)0.0066 (15)
C140.0400 (19)0.034 (2)0.0402 (19)0.0049 (15)0.0035 (15)0.0091 (16)
C150.038 (2)0.068 (3)0.031 (2)0.0022 (18)0.0044 (18)0.0073 (19)
C160.043 (2)0.050 (2)0.049 (2)0.0070 (18)0.0005 (17)0.0135 (18)
C170.046 (2)0.0269 (16)0.0463 (18)0.0016 (14)0.0029 (16)0.0004 (14)
C180.0352 (18)0.0297 (19)0.0356 (18)0.0004 (14)0.0069 (15)0.0008 (14)
C190.0330 (18)0.0338 (18)0.0295 (15)0.0078 (14)0.0050 (13)0.0033 (14)
Cl10.0330 (4)0.0262 (4)0.0425 (5)0.0005 (3)0.0064 (4)0.0017 (4)
O10.0638 (18)0.0384 (16)0.0648 (18)0.0065 (13)0.0235 (15)0.0125 (13)
O20.094 (2)0.0277 (15)0.0718 (19)0.0002 (12)0.0220 (16)0.0107 (13)
O30.0322 (16)0.0402 (17)0.102 (4)0.0037 (11)0.0316 (18)0.0026 (14)
O40.068 (2)0.077 (2)0.070 (2)0.0044 (19)0.0172 (18)0.0132 (19)
Cl20.0340 (4)0.0273 (4)0.0436 (5)0.0016 (3)0.0077 (4)0.0039 (4)
O110.0701 (18)0.0360 (15)0.0600 (16)0.0022 (13)0.0253 (15)0.0144 (13)
O120.099 (2)0.0226 (14)0.080 (2)0.0070 (13)0.0311 (17)0.0102 (13)
O130.0418 (17)0.0396 (17)0.081 (3)0.0061 (11)0.0095 (18)0.0030 (13)
O140.068 (2)0.089 (2)0.066 (2)0.0168 (19)0.0248 (18)0.022 (2)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Cl1—O11.431 (3)C4—C91.383 (5)
Cl1—O21.424 (3)C5—C61.410 (6)
Cl1—O31.434 (3)C6—C71.367 (5)
Cl1—O41.429 (4)C7—C81.396 (5)
Cl2—O111.440 (3)C8—C91.410 (5)
Cl2—O121.428 (3)C2—H20.93
Cl2—O131.425 (3)C4—H40.93
Cl2—O141.408 (4)C5—H50.93
N1—C21.300 (5)C6—H60.93
N1—C81.388 (5)C7—H70.93
N3—C21.328 (4)C14—C191.400 (5)
N3—C91.388 (4)C14—C151.395 (6)
N1—H10.86C15—C161.399 (6)
N3—H30.86C16—C171.366 (5)
N11—C121.307 (5)C17—C181.378 (5)
N11—C181.396 (5)C18—C191.372 (5)
N13—C191.388 (4)C12—H120.93
N13—C121.327 (4)C14—H140.93
N11—H110.86C15—H150.93
N13—H130.86C16—H160.93
C4—C51.367 (6)C17—H170.93
O1—Cl1—O2109.43 (18)N3—C9—C4132.9 (3)
O1—Cl1—O3109.87 (18)N3—C9—C8105.0 (3)
O1—Cl1—O4110.09 (19)N1—C2—H2125
O2—Cl1—O3109.35 (18)N3—C2—H2125
O2—Cl1—O4109.5 (2)C5—C4—H4122
O3—Cl1—O4108.6 (2)C9—C4—H4122
O11—Cl2—O12109.04 (18)C6—C5—H5119
O11—Cl2—O13109.06 (18)C4—C5—H5119
O11—Cl2—O14110.05 (19)C5—C6—H6119
O12—Cl2—O13108.6 (2)C7—C6—H6119
O12—Cl2—O14110.4 (2)C8—C7—H7122
O13—Cl2—O14109.7 (2)C6—C7—H7122
C2—N1—C8109.9 (3)N11—C12—N13109.5 (3)
C2—N3—C9109.6 (3)C15—C14—C19115.6 (3)
C2—N3—H3125C14—C15—C16120.7 (4)
C2—N1—H1125C15—C16—C17123.2 (4)
C8—N1—H1125C16—C17—C18115.7 (4)
C9—N3—H3125N11—C18—C17131.6 (3)
C12—N11—C18109.5 (3)C17—C18—C19122.8 (3)
C12—N13—C19108.4 (3)N11—C18—C19105.6 (3)
C12—N11—H11125N13—C19—C18107.0 (3)
C18—N11—H11125N13—C19—C14131.0 (3)
C12—N13—H13126C14—C19—C18122.0 (3)
C19—N13—H13126N11—C12—H12125
N1—C2—N3109.7 (3)N13—C12—H12125
C5—C4—C9115.7 (4)C15—C14—H14122
C4—C5—C6122.8 (4)C19—C14—H14122
C5—C6—C7121.9 (4)C14—C15—H15120
C6—C7—C8116.2 (3)C16—C15—H15120
N1—C8—C7132.8 (3)C15—C16—H16118
C7—C8—C9121.3 (3)C17—C16—H16118
N1—C8—C9105.9 (3)C18—C17—H17122
C4—C9—C8122.2 (3)C16—C17—H17122
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
N1—H1···O10.862.383.007 (5)130
N1—H1···O12i0.862.263.022 (4)148
N3—H3···O130.862.052.863 (4)157
N11—H11···O11ii0.862.383.011 (5)130
N11—H11···O2ii0.862.233.011 (4)151
N13—H13···O3iii0.862.062.866 (4)155
C2—H2···O20.932.473.349 (4)159
C2—H2···O110.932.593.279 (4)131
C7—H7···O13i0.932.513.413 (5)164
C12—H12···O12ii0.932.493.370 (5)158
C17—H17···O3ii0.932.483.393 (5)166
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z; (ii) x1/2, y+1, z; (iii) x1/2, y+2, z.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formulaC7H7N2+·ClO4
Mr218.60
Crystal system, space groupOrthorhombic, Pca21
Temperature (K)297
a, b, c (Å)9.9885 (2), 9.0509 (1), 19.0182 (3)
V3)1719.34 (5)
Z8
Radiation typeMo Kα
µ (mm1)0.43
Crystal size (mm)0.60 × 0.30 × 0.06
Data collection
DiffractometerKuma KM4 CCD area-detector
Absorption correctionMulti-scan
(CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2006)
Tmin, Tmax0.781, 0.974
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections
16719, 2923, 2676
Rint0.018
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.595
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.041, 0.112, 1.06
No. of reflections2923
No. of parameters253
No. of restraints1
H-atom treatmentH-atom parameters constrained
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)0.87, 0.40
Absolute structureFlack (1983), with 1462 Friedel pairs
Absolute structure parameter0.04 (6)

Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2006), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2006), CrysAlis RED, SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2001), SHELXTL and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006), PLATON (Spek, 2003).

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
N1—H1···O10.862.383.007 (5)130
N1—H1···O12i0.862.263.022 (4)148
N3—H3···O130.862.052.863 (4)157
N11—H11···O11ii0.862.383.011 (5)130
N11—H11···O2ii0.862.233.011 (4)151
N13—H13···O3iii0.862.062.866 (4)155
C2—H2···O20.932.473.349 (4)159
C2—H2···O110.932.593.279 (4)131
C7—H7···O13i0.932.513.413 (5)164
C12—H12···O12ii0.932.493.370 (5)158
C17—H17···O3ii0.932.483.393 (5)166
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z; (ii) x1/2, y+1, z; (iii) x1/2, y+2, z.
 

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