Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270103000684/fg1677sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270103000684/fg1677Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 205299
The precursor copper(II) complex, [Cu(NO3)2(C15H26N2)], was prepared by mixing an ethanol–triethylorthoformate (5:1 v/v) solution of copper(II) nitrate hemipentahydrate with a stoichiometric amount of (-)-sparteine at room temperature for 2 h. The resulting blue precipitate was filtered, washed with cold absolute ethanol and then dried in a vacuum. The title complex, (I), was prepared from the substitution reaction of [Cu(NO3)2(C15H26N2)] with a stoichiometric amount of NaN3 in an ethanol-triethylorthoformate (5:1 v/v) solution. The dark-brown precipitate was filtered, washed with cold absolute ethanol and then dried in a vacuum. The single crystals were obtained by recrystallization at about 278 K from a dichloromethane–triethylorthoformate (5:1 v/v) solution. Analysis: calculated for CuC15H26N8 C 47.17, H 6.86, N 29.34%; found C 47.83, H 6.91, N, 29.59%.
Positional parameters of the H atoms on the sparteine ligand were calculated geometrically and constrained to ride on their attached atoms. Their isotropic displacement parameters were fixed at 1.2 times the equivalent isotropic displacement parameters of their parent atoms. The absolute configuration of (I) was known from the known configuration of the starting material and was confirmed by the value [-0.06 (3)] of the Flack parameter.
There exist three diastereomers of sparteine: (-)-sparteine (6R,7S,8S,14S) (C15H26N2), (-)-α-isosparteine (6R,7S,8S,14R) (α-C15H26N2) and (-)-β-isosparteine (6S,7S,8S,14S) (β-C15H26N2). These sparteine ligands have attracted research attention and have been intensively utilized in medicinal chemistry (Cady et al., 1977) and asymmetric synthesis of the chiral compounds (Beak et al., 1996; Kretchmer, 1972; Mason & Peacock, 1973). Many crystal structures of copper(II) complexes with the neutral alkaloid sparteine diastereomers have been reported (Childers et al., 1975; Choi et al., 1995; Kim et al., 2001, 2002; Lee et al., 1998, 2000; Lopez et al., 1998). The sparteine copper(II) complexes that have been reported, with one exception (Lee et al., 1998), are four-coordinate and tetrahedrally distorted (Childers et al., 1975; Choi et al., 1995; Kim et al., 2001, 2002; Lee et al., 2000; Lopez et al., 1998) from the ligand-field favorable square-planar geometry (Figgis, 1966). The pseudo-tetrahedral geometry around the Cu(II) center of these complexes is due to the steric requirements imposed by the bulky sparteine ligand. However, the role of anionic ligand, L, in these complexes of the type [Cu(L)2(C15H26N2)] is also important in the ultimate molecular structure. We determined the crystal structure of the title compound, (I), in order to evaluate the extent of distortion imposed by the (-)-sparteine ligand compared with that imposed by the (-)-α-isosparteine. Actually, the extent of distortion towards a tetrahedron in (I) was higher than that in the (-)-α-isosparteine complex (Kim et al., 2002).
In complex (I), the (-)-sparteine acts as a bidentate, with two azide ligands occupying the remaining coordination sites, forming a distorted CuN4 tetrahedron (Fig. 1). The coordinated (-)-sparteine ligand in complex (I) consists of one terminal ring folded down over the metal (endo) and another terminal ring folded back away from the metal (exo), identical to the conformation of the free ligand (Boschmann et al., 1974; Wrobleski & Long, 1977). Two azide anions are bound terminally to the copper(II). The dihedral angle between the N1—Cu—N9 and N18—Cu—N21 planes in (I) is 55.3 (2)°, whereas that in Cu(N3)2(α-C15H26N2) is 50.2 (2)° (Kim et al., 2002). This smaller dihedral angle can be visualized as a balance between the crystal field stabilization effect and the steric effect of (-)-sparteine.
One of the parameters associated with the distortion of the tetrahedron is the 'tilt' of the bidentate sparteine ligand with respect to the N18—Cu—N21 plane. In complex (I), the mid-point of the N1—N9 line does not exactly lie on the N18—Cu—N21 plane but is tilted towards atom N1 only by 0.026 Å (1.8% of half of the N1—N9 distance). Similarly, the mid-point of the N18—N21 line is tilted towards atom N18 by 0.045 Å (3.0% of half of the N18—N21 distance). However, in Cu(N3)2(α-C15H26N2), the mid-point of the N1—N9 line is tilted towards atom N1 by 0.103 Å (7.2% of half of the N1—N9 distance) and that of the N18—N21 line is greatly tilted towards atom N18 by 0.264 Å (17.7% of half of the N18—N21 distance). In complex (I), the N1—Cu—N18 and N9—Cu—N21 angles differ by 2.1°, and similarly the N1—Cu—N21 and N9—Cu—N18 angles differ by only 2.2°. These results clearly indicate that the distortion towards a tetrahedron for the complex (I) is quite symmetrically twisted.
The Cu(II)-azide distances (Table 1) found in complex (I) agree with the Cu(II)—N distances found in copper(II) complexes containing a terminally bound azide ligand (Goher et al., 2001; Grove et al., 2001; Kim et al., 2002). The coordinating azide anions are nearly linear, but the (Cu)—N—N bonds are longer than the (Cu—N)—N—N bonds. This result suggests that the covalency in Cu(II)-azide bonding is appreciable and that the main contribution to the ground-state geometry of the coordinated azide is provided by the two canonical structures —N ═N+ ═N- ←→ —N-—N+≡N. This result is quite similar to that found in the [Cu(N3)2(α-C15H26N2)] complex (Kim et al., 2002).
Data collection: XSCANS (Siemens, 1996); cell refinement: XSCANS; data reduction: SHELXTL (bruker, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Fig. 1. ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) diagram of (I) showing the atom-numbering scheme and 30% probability ellipsoids. H atoms have been omitted for clarity. |
[Cu(N3)2(C15H26N2)] | F(000) = 804 |
Mr = 381.98 | Dx = 1.455 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 40 reflections |
a = 8.2870 (9) Å | θ = 5.0–12.6° |
b = 14.061 (3) Å | µ = 1.27 mm−1 |
c = 14.9685 (15) Å | T = 296 K |
V = 1744.2 (5) Å3 | Irregular, dark brown |
Z = 4 | 0.44 × 0.42 × 0.32 mm |
Bruker P4 diffractometer | 2061 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.040 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.0° |
2θ/ω scans | h = −1→10 |
Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | k = −1→18 |
Tmin = 0.882, Tmax = 0.938 | l = −19→19 |
5383 measured reflections | 3 standard reflections every 97 reflections |
4004 independent reflections | intensity decay: 1% |
Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.059 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0588P)2 + 0.8943P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.171 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.90 e Å−3 |
4004 reflections | Δρmin = −0.52 e Å−3 |
218 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
0 restraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.0055 (12) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1712 Friedel pairs |
Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map | Absolute structure parameter: −0.06 (3) |
[Cu(N3)2(C15H26N2)] | V = 1744.2 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 381.98 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.2870 (9) Å | µ = 1.27 mm−1 |
b = 14.061 (3) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 14.9685 (15) Å | 0.44 × 0.42 × 0.32 mm |
Bruker P4 diffractometer | 2061 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | Rint = 0.040 |
Tmin = 0.882, Tmax = 0.938 | 3 standard reflections every 97 reflections |
5383 measured reflections | intensity decay: 1% |
4004 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.059 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.171 | Δρmax = 0.90 e Å−3 |
S = 1.06 | Δρmin = −0.52 e Å−3 |
4004 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1712 Friedel pairs |
218 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: −0.06 (3) |
0 restraints |
Geometry. All su values (except the su in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell su values are taken into account individually in the estimation of su values in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between su values in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell su values is used for estimating su values 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 | ||
Cu | 0.40214 (10) | 0.39560 (6) | 0.68303 (5) | 0.0493 (3) | |
N1 | 0.1687 (7) | 0.3582 (4) | 0.6933 (4) | 0.0582 (16) | |
C2 | 0.1499 (10) | 0.2837 (7) | 0.7643 (6) | 0.077 (3) | |
H2A | 0.0369 | 0.2667 | 0.7698 | 0.093* | |
H2B | 0.1854 | 0.3092 | 0.8212 | 0.093* | |
C3 | 0.2479 (12) | 0.1953 (7) | 0.7419 (6) | 0.084 (3) | |
H3A | 0.3618 | 0.2112 | 0.7406 | 0.101* | |
H3B | 0.2316 | 0.1476 | 0.7878 | 0.101* | |
C4 | 0.1977 (15) | 0.1553 (7) | 0.6518 (6) | 0.101 (3) | |
H4A | 0.0876 | 0.1321 | 0.6550 | 0.121* | |
H4B | 0.2672 | 0.1024 | 0.6359 | 0.121* | |
C5 | 0.2103 (13) | 0.2330 (6) | 0.5812 (6) | 0.087 (3) | |
H5A | 0.3222 | 0.2518 | 0.5747 | 0.105* | |
H5B | 0.1738 | 0.2081 | 0.5242 | 0.105* | |
C6 | 0.1104 (12) | 0.3189 (6) | 0.6057 (5) | 0.069 (2) | |
H6 | −0.0007 | 0.2970 | 0.6147 | 0.082* | |
C7 | 0.1059 (9) | 0.3948 (6) | 0.5338 (5) | 0.068 (2) | |
H7 | 0.0583 | 0.3661 | 0.4803 | 0.082* | |
C8 | 0.0746 (11) | 0.5180 (6) | 0.6470 (6) | 0.074 (2) | |
H8 | 0.0057 | 0.5702 | 0.6675 | 0.089* | |
N9 | 0.3465 (6) | 0.4869 (4) | 0.5830 (3) | 0.0461 (14) | |
C10 | 0.5026 (9) | 0.5312 (5) | 0.5553 (5) | 0.059 (2) | |
H10A | 0.5652 | 0.4841 | 0.5232 | 0.071* | |
H10B | 0.5625 | 0.5480 | 0.6086 | 0.071* | |
C11 | 0.4881 (11) | 0.6180 (6) | 0.4978 (6) | 0.075 (2) | |
H11A | 0.4394 | 0.6010 | 0.4411 | 0.090* | |
H11B | 0.5946 | 0.6437 | 0.4860 | 0.090* | |
C12 | 0.3853 (12) | 0.6927 (6) | 0.5438 (5) | 0.074 (2) | |
H12A | 0.4402 | 0.7153 | 0.5970 | 0.088* | |
H12B | 0.3696 | 0.7464 | 0.5041 | 0.088* | |
C13 | 0.2251 (12) | 0.6517 (6) | 0.5690 (6) | 0.075 (2) | |
H13A | 0.1649 | 0.6377 | 0.5151 | 0.090* | |
H13B | 0.1648 | 0.6988 | 0.6027 | 0.090* | |
C14 | 0.2391 (10) | 0.5613 (5) | 0.6247 (5) | 0.057 (2) | |
H14 | 0.2890 | 0.5794 | 0.6815 | 0.068* | |
C15 | 0.0760 (11) | 0.4447 (7) | 0.7207 (6) | 0.077 (3) | |
H15A | 0.1246 | 0.4719 | 0.7738 | 0.093* | |
H15B | −0.0340 | 0.4268 | 0.7351 | 0.093* | |
C16 | 0.2685 (10) | 0.4365 (5) | 0.5071 (5) | 0.0565 (19) | |
H16A | 0.3388 | 0.3857 | 0.4867 | 0.068* | |
H16B | 0.2535 | 0.4805 | 0.4579 | 0.068* | |
C17 | −0.0058 (11) | 0.4764 (8) | 0.5634 (7) | 0.092 (3) | |
H17A | −0.0144 | 0.5242 | 0.5169 | 0.110* | |
H17B | −0.1128 | 0.4527 | 0.5771 | 0.110* | |
N18 | 0.4472 (8) | 0.4002 (6) | 0.8101 (4) | 0.0748 (18) | |
N19 | 0.5818 (9) | 0.4085 (5) | 0.8335 (4) | 0.0695 (18) | |
N20 | 0.7068 (12) | 0.4112 (7) | 0.8642 (6) | 0.117 (3) | |
N21 | 0.6048 (9) | 0.3481 (5) | 0.6371 (4) | 0.0694 (18) | |
N22 | 0.6664 (7) | 0.2785 (5) | 0.6687 (4) | 0.0621 (17) | |
N23 | 0.7313 (10) | 0.2115 (6) | 0.6922 (6) | 0.095 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cu | 0.0417 (4) | 0.0607 (5) | 0.0454 (4) | 0.0009 (5) | 0.0009 (4) | 0.0030 (4) |
N1 | 0.043 (3) | 0.072 (4) | 0.060 (4) | −0.001 (3) | 0.008 (3) | 0.013 (3) |
C2 | 0.057 (5) | 0.096 (7) | 0.078 (5) | −0.011 (5) | 0.010 (4) | 0.027 (5) |
C3 | 0.073 (6) | 0.076 (6) | 0.103 (7) | −0.013 (6) | 0.007 (6) | 0.035 (6) |
C4 | 0.129 (10) | 0.066 (6) | 0.107 (7) | −0.027 (7) | −0.010 (7) | 0.000 (5) |
C5 | 0.101 (7) | 0.070 (6) | 0.091 (6) | −0.022 (6) | −0.005 (6) | −0.002 (5) |
C6 | 0.059 (5) | 0.077 (5) | 0.069 (5) | −0.021 (5) | −0.007 (5) | 0.002 (4) |
C7 | 0.057 (4) | 0.082 (5) | 0.066 (4) | −0.016 (6) | −0.020 (4) | 0.006 (5) |
C8 | 0.061 (6) | 0.075 (5) | 0.086 (6) | 0.022 (5) | 0.028 (5) | 0.007 (5) |
N9 | 0.044 (3) | 0.048 (3) | 0.046 (3) | 0.003 (3) | 0.001 (3) | −0.003 (3) |
C10 | 0.049 (4) | 0.054 (4) | 0.073 (5) | −0.003 (4) | 0.003 (4) | 0.008 (4) |
C11 | 0.078 (6) | 0.060 (5) | 0.086 (6) | 0.004 (5) | 0.019 (5) | 0.019 (5) |
C12 | 0.088 (6) | 0.056 (4) | 0.076 (5) | −0.001 (5) | −0.009 (6) | 0.012 (4) |
C13 | 0.093 (7) | 0.056 (5) | 0.076 (5) | 0.020 (5) | 0.019 (5) | 0.012 (4) |
C14 | 0.068 (6) | 0.050 (4) | 0.052 (4) | 0.015 (4) | 0.006 (4) | −0.005 (4) |
C15 | 0.060 (5) | 0.096 (6) | 0.075 (5) | 0.014 (5) | 0.033 (5) | 0.011 (5) |
C16 | 0.059 (5) | 0.063 (5) | 0.048 (4) | 0.002 (4) | −0.006 (4) | −0.007 (4) |
C17 | 0.044 (5) | 0.112 (8) | 0.119 (8) | 0.006 (6) | −0.008 (5) | 0.032 (7) |
N18 | 0.056 (4) | 0.113 (5) | 0.055 (3) | 0.001 (4) | −0.006 (3) | 0.007 (5) |
N19 | 0.074 (5) | 0.067 (4) | 0.068 (4) | −0.019 (4) | −0.021 (4) | 0.007 (3) |
N20 | 0.118 (7) | 0.107 (7) | 0.128 (7) | −0.041 (7) | −0.062 (6) | 0.034 (6) |
N21 | 0.063 (4) | 0.075 (4) | 0.070 (4) | 0.021 (4) | 0.019 (4) | 0.017 (4) |
N22 | 0.048 (3) | 0.067 (4) | 0.071 (4) | 0.002 (3) | 0.006 (3) | 0.016 (4) |
N23 | 0.092 (6) | 0.080 (5) | 0.115 (6) | 0.017 (5) | −0.006 (6) | 0.030 (5) |
Cu—N1 | 2.011 (6) | C8—H8 | 0.9800 |
Cu—N9 | 2.025 (5) | N9—C10 | 1.495 (9) |
Cu—N18 | 1.939 (6) | N9—C14 | 1.508 (8) |
Cu—N21 | 1.934 (7) | N9—C16 | 1.488 (8) |
N1—C2 | 1.500 (9) | C10—C11 | 1.498 (10) |
N1—C6 | 1.504 (9) | C10—H10A | 0.9700 |
N1—C15 | 1.495 (10) | C10—H10B | 0.9700 |
C2—C3 | 1.523 (12) | C11—C12 | 1.518 (11) |
C2—H2A | 0.9700 | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
C2—H2B | 0.9700 | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
C3—C4 | 1.519 (12) | C12—C13 | 1.495 (12) |
C3—H3A | 0.9700 | C12—H12A | 0.9700 |
C3—H3B | 0.9700 | C12—H12B | 0.9700 |
C4—C5 | 1.523 (11) | C13—C14 | 1.524 (9) |
C4—H4A | 0.9700 | C13—H13A | 0.9700 |
C4—H4B | 0.9700 | C13—H13B | 0.9700 |
C5—C6 | 1.510 (12) | C14—H14 | 0.9800 |
C5—H5A | 0.9700 | C15—H15A | 0.9700 |
C5—H5B | 0.9700 | C15—H15B | 0.9700 |
C6—C7 | 1.516 (11) | C16—H16A | 0.9700 |
C6—H6 | 0.9800 | C16—H16B | 0.9700 |
C7—C16 | 1.523 (10) | C17—H17A | 0.9700 |
C7—C17 | 1.539 (12) | C17—H17B | 0.9700 |
C7—H7 | 0.9800 | N18—N19 | 1.175 (8) |
C8—C15 | 1.509 (11) | N19—N20 | 1.134 (10) |
C8—C14 | 1.531 (11) | N21—N22 | 1.200 (8) |
C8—C17 | 1.533 (12) | N22—N23 | 1.140 (9) |
N1—Cu—N9 | 90.2 (2) | C10—N9—C14 | 109.7 (6) |
N1—Cu—N18 | 96.8 (3) | C16—N9—Cu | 111.2 (4) |
N1—Cu—N21 | 140.6 (3) | C10—N9—Cu | 105.8 (4) |
N9—Cu—N18 | 138.4 (3) | C14—N9—Cu | 105.6 (4) |
N9—Cu—N21 | 98.9 (2) | N9—C10—C11 | 115.5 (7) |
N18—Cu—N21 | 101.1 (3) | N9—C10—H10A | 108.4 |
C15—N1—C2 | 108.7 (6) | C11—C10—H10A | 108.4 |
C15—N1—C6 | 111.9 (6) | N9—C10—H10B | 108.4 |
C2—N1—C6 | 109.1 (6) | C11—C10—H10B | 108.4 |
C15—N1—Cu | 107.6 (5) | H10A—C10—H10B | 107.5 |
C2—N1—Cu | 109.7 (5) | C10—C11—C12 | 110.4 (7) |
C6—N1—Cu | 109.8 (5) | C10—C11—H11A | 109.6 |
N1—C2—C3 | 111.1 (7) | C12—C11—H11A | 109.6 |
N1—C2—H2A | 109.4 | C10—C11—H11B | 109.6 |
C3—C2—H2A | 109.4 | C12—C11—H11B | 109.6 |
N1—C2—H2B | 109.4 | H11A—C11—H11B | 108.1 |
C3—C2—H2B | 109.4 | C13—C12—C11 | 110.2 (7) |
H2A—C2—H2B | 108.0 | C13—C12—H12A | 109.6 |
C4—C3—C2 | 110.6 (9) | C11—C12—H12A | 109.6 |
C4—C3—H3A | 109.5 | C13—C12—H12B | 109.6 |
C2—C3—H3A | 109.5 | C11—C12—H12B | 109.6 |
C4—C3—H3B | 109.5 | H12A—C12—H12B | 108.1 |
C2—C3—H3B | 109.5 | C12—C13—C14 | 113.1 (8) |
H3A—C3—H3B | 108.1 | C12—C13—H13A | 109.0 |
C3—C4—C5 | 109.4 (7) | C14—C13—H13A | 109.0 |
C3—C4—H4A | 109.8 | C12—C13—H13B | 109.0 |
C5—C4—H4A | 109.8 | C14—C13—H13B | 109.0 |
C3—C4—H4B | 109.8 | H13A—C13—H13B | 107.8 |
C5—C4—H4B | 109.8 | N9—C14—C13 | 113.4 (6) |
H4A—C4—H4B | 108.2 | N9—C14—C8 | 109.8 (6) |
C6—C5—C4 | 111.6 (8) | C13—C14—C8 | 112.6 (7) |
C6—C5—H5A | 109.3 | N9—C14—H14 | 106.9 |
C4—C5—H5A | 109.3 | C13—C14—H14 | 106.9 |
C6—C5—H5B | 109.3 | C8—C14—H14 | 106.9 |
C4—C5—H5B | 109.3 | N1—C15—C8 | 111.0 (6) |
H5A—C5—H5B | 108.0 | N1—C15—H15A | 109.4 |
N1—C6—C5 | 109.3 (7) | C8—C15—H15A | 109.4 |
N1—C6—C7 | 111.6 (6) | N1—C15—H15B | 109.4 |
C5—C6—C7 | 113.9 (7) | C8—C15—H15B | 109.4 |
N1—C6—H6 | 107.3 | H15A—C15—H15B | 108.0 |
C5—C6—H6 | 107.3 | N9—C16—C7 | 111.6 (6) |
C7—C6—H6 | 107.3 | N9—C16—H16A | 109.3 |
C6—C7—C16 | 115.8 (7) | C7—C16—H16A | 109.3 |
C6—C7—C17 | 109.6 (7) | N9—C16—H16B | 109.3 |
C16—C7—C17 | 108.7 (7) | C7—C16—H16B | 109.3 |
C6—C7—H7 | 107.5 | H16A—C16—H16B | 108.0 |
C16—C7—H7 | 107.5 | C8—C17—C7 | 104.9 (7) |
C17—C7—H7 | 107.5 | C8—C17—H17A | 110.8 |
C15—C8—C14 | 115.1 (7) | C7—C17—H17A | 110.8 |
C15—C8—C17 | 109.9 (8) | C8—C17—H17B | 110.8 |
C14—C8—C17 | 111.1 (7) | C7—C17—H17B | 110.8 |
C15—C8—H8 | 106.7 | H17A—C17—H17B | 108.8 |
C14—C8—H8 | 106.7 | Cu—N18—N19 | 118.7 (6) |
C17—C8—H8 | 106.7 | N18—N19—N20 | 172.6 (9) |
C16—N9—C10 | 111.2 (6) | Cu—N21—N22 | 120.7 (5) |
C16—N9—C14 | 113.0 (6) | N21—N22—N23 | 174.4 (9) |
N21—Cu—N1—C15 | −167.4 (5) | C14—N9—C10—C11 | −52.3 (9) |
N18—Cu—N1—C15 | 75.8 (5) | Cu—N9—C10—C11 | −165.8 (6) |
N9—Cu—N1—C15 | −63.1 (5) | N9—C10—C11—C12 | 56.0 (11) |
N21—Cu—N1—C2 | 74.5 (7) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −54.7 (10) |
N18—Cu—N1—C2 | −42.4 (6) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 54.0 (9) |
N9—Cu—N1—C2 | 178.8 (5) | C16—N9—C14—C13 | −75.8 (9) |
N21—Cu—N1—C6 | −45.4 (7) | C10—N9—C14—C13 | 48.9 (9) |
N18—Cu—N1—C6 | −162.2 (5) | Cu—N9—C14—C13 | 162.6 (6) |
N9—Cu—N1—C6 | 58.9 (5) | C16—N9—C14—C8 | 51.2 (8) |
C15—N1—C2—C3 | −177.5 (7) | C10—N9—C14—C8 | 175.9 (6) |
C6—N1—C2—C3 | 60.2 (9) | Cu—N9—C14—C8 | −70.5 (6) |
Cu—N1—C2—C3 | −60.1 (8) | C12—C13—C14—N9 | −52.3 (10) |
N1—C2—C3—C4 | −57.7 (9) | C12—C13—C14—C8 | −177.8 (7) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 54.5 (11) | C15—C8—C14—N9 | 67.9 (9) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −56.6 (12) | C17—C8—C14—N9 | −57.8 (8) |
C15—N1—C6—C5 | 179.1 (7) | C15—C8—C14—C13 | −164.7 (7) |
C2—N1—C6—C5 | −60.6 (9) | C17—C8—C14—C13 | 69.6 (9) |
Cu—N1—C6—C5 | 59.7 (7) | C2—N1—C15—C8 | −173.4 (7) |
C15—N1—C6—C7 | 52.3 (9) | C6—N1—C15—C8 | −52.9 (9) |
C2—N1—C6—C7 | 172.6 (7) | Cu—N1—C15—C8 | 67.8 (8) |
Cu—N1—C6—C7 | −67.2 (8) | C14—C8—C15—N1 | −65.8 (10) |
C4—C5—C6—N1 | 59.8 (10) | C17—C8—C15—N1 | 60.5 (10) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −174.6 (8) | C10—N9—C16—C7 | −177.5 (6) |
N1—C6—C7—C16 | 64.8 (10) | C14—N9—C16—C7 | −53.7 (8) |
C5—C6—C7—C16 | −59.5 (10) | Cu—N9—C16—C7 | 64.8 (7) |
N1—C6—C7—C17 | −58.7 (9) | C6—C7—C16—N9 | −63.3 (9) |
C5—C6—C7—C17 | 177.1 (7) | C17—C7—C16—N9 | 60.6 (8) |
N21—Cu—N9—C16 | 82.8 (5) | C15—C8—C17—C7 | −64.5 (9) |
N18—Cu—N9—C16 | −159.2 (5) | C14—C8—C17—C7 | 64.1 (9) |
N1—Cu—N9—C16 | −58.6 (5) | C6—C7—C17—C8 | 63.4 (9) |
N21—Cu—N9—C10 | −38.1 (5) | C16—C7—C17—C8 | −64.2 (8) |
N18—Cu—N9—C10 | 79.9 (5) | N21—Cu—N18—N19 | 25.7 (8) |
N1—Cu—N9—C10 | −179.6 (5) | N1—Cu—N18—N19 | 170.4 (7) |
N21—Cu—N9—C14 | −154.3 (5) | N9—Cu—N18—N19 | −91.6 (8) |
N18—Cu—N9—C14 | −36.3 (6) | N18—Cu—N21—N22 | 50.2 (7) |
N1—Cu—N9—C14 | 64.2 (5) | N1—Cu—N21—N22 | −65.3 (8) |
C16—N9—C10—C11 | 73.4 (8) | N9—Cu—N21—N22 | −166.5 (6) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Cu(N3)2(C15H26N2)] |
Mr | 381.98 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.2870 (9), 14.061 (3), 14.9685 (15) |
V (Å3) | 1744.2 (5) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.27 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.44 × 0.42 × 0.32 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker P4 |
Absorption correction | ψ scan (North et al., 1968) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.882, 0.938 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5383, 4004, 2061 |
Rint | 0.040 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.059, 0.171, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 4004 |
No. of parameters | 218 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.90, −0.52 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1712 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | −0.06 (3) |
Computer programs: XSCANS (Siemens, 1996), XSCANS, SHELXTL (bruker, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Cu—N1 | 2.011 (6) | N18—N19 | 1.175 (8) |
Cu—N9 | 2.025 (5) | N19—N20 | 1.134 (10) |
Cu—N18 | 1.939 (6) | N21—N22 | 1.200 (8) |
Cu—N21 | 1.934 (7) | N22—N23 | 1.140 (9) |
N1—Cu—N9 | 90.2 (2) | N18—Cu—N21 | 101.1 (3) |
N1—Cu—N18 | 96.8 (3) | Cu—N18—N19 | 118.7 (6) |
N1—Cu—N21 | 140.6 (3) | N18—N19—N20 | 172.6 (9) |
N9—Cu—N18 | 138.4 (3) | Cu—N21—N22 | 120.7 (5) |
N9—Cu—N21 | 98.9 (2) | N21—N22—N23 | 174.4 (9) |
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There exist three diastereomers of sparteine: (-)-sparteine (6R,7S,8S,14S) (C15H26N2), (-)-α-isosparteine (6R,7S,8S,14R) (α-C15H26N2) and (-)-β-isosparteine (6S,7S,8S,14S) (β-C15H26N2). These sparteine ligands have attracted research attention and have been intensively utilized in medicinal chemistry (Cady et al., 1977) and asymmetric synthesis of the chiral compounds (Beak et al., 1996; Kretchmer, 1972; Mason & Peacock, 1973). Many crystal structures of copper(II) complexes with the neutral alkaloid sparteine diastereomers have been reported (Childers et al., 1975; Choi et al., 1995; Kim et al., 2001, 2002; Lee et al., 1998, 2000; Lopez et al., 1998). The sparteine copper(II) complexes that have been reported, with one exception (Lee et al., 1998), are four-coordinate and tetrahedrally distorted (Childers et al., 1975; Choi et al., 1995; Kim et al., 2001, 2002; Lee et al., 2000; Lopez et al., 1998) from the ligand-field favorable square-planar geometry (Figgis, 1966). The pseudo-tetrahedral geometry around the Cu(II) center of these complexes is due to the steric requirements imposed by the bulky sparteine ligand. However, the role of anionic ligand, L, in these complexes of the type [Cu(L)2(C15H26N2)] is also important in the ultimate molecular structure. We determined the crystal structure of the title compound, (I), in order to evaluate the extent of distortion imposed by the (-)-sparteine ligand compared with that imposed by the (-)-α-isosparteine. Actually, the extent of distortion towards a tetrahedron in (I) was higher than that in the (-)-α-isosparteine complex (Kim et al., 2002).
In complex (I), the (-)-sparteine acts as a bidentate, with two azide ligands occupying the remaining coordination sites, forming a distorted CuN4 tetrahedron (Fig. 1). The coordinated (-)-sparteine ligand in complex (I) consists of one terminal ring folded down over the metal (endo) and another terminal ring folded back away from the metal (exo), identical to the conformation of the free ligand (Boschmann et al., 1974; Wrobleski & Long, 1977). Two azide anions are bound terminally to the copper(II). The dihedral angle between the N1—Cu—N9 and N18—Cu—N21 planes in (I) is 55.3 (2)°, whereas that in Cu(N3)2(α-C15H26N2) is 50.2 (2)° (Kim et al., 2002). This smaller dihedral angle can be visualized as a balance between the crystal field stabilization effect and the steric effect of (-)-sparteine.
One of the parameters associated with the distortion of the tetrahedron is the 'tilt' of the bidentate sparteine ligand with respect to the N18—Cu—N21 plane. In complex (I), the mid-point of the N1—N9 line does not exactly lie on the N18—Cu—N21 plane but is tilted towards atom N1 only by 0.026 Å (1.8% of half of the N1—N9 distance). Similarly, the mid-point of the N18—N21 line is tilted towards atom N18 by 0.045 Å (3.0% of half of the N18—N21 distance). However, in Cu(N3)2(α-C15H26N2), the mid-point of the N1—N9 line is tilted towards atom N1 by 0.103 Å (7.2% of half of the N1—N9 distance) and that of the N18—N21 line is greatly tilted towards atom N18 by 0.264 Å (17.7% of half of the N18—N21 distance). In complex (I), the N1—Cu—N18 and N9—Cu—N21 angles differ by 2.1°, and similarly the N1—Cu—N21 and N9—Cu—N18 angles differ by only 2.2°. These results clearly indicate that the distortion towards a tetrahedron for the complex (I) is quite symmetrically twisted.
The Cu(II)-azide distances (Table 1) found in complex (I) agree with the Cu(II)—N distances found in copper(II) complexes containing a terminally bound azide ligand (Goher et al., 2001; Grove et al., 2001; Kim et al., 2002). The coordinating azide anions are nearly linear, but the (Cu)—N—N bonds are longer than the (Cu—N)—N—N bonds. This result suggests that the covalency in Cu(II)-azide bonding is appreciable and that the main contribution to the ground-state geometry of the coordinated azide is provided by the two canonical structures —N ═N+ ═N- ←→ —N-—N+≡N. This result is quite similar to that found in the [Cu(N3)2(α-C15H26N2)] complex (Kim et al., 2002).