In the title complex, [Ag(NO
3)(C
9H
7N
3OS)]
n, η
1:η
1:η
1:μ
2-bridging 2-(pyridin-4-ylsulfinyl)pyrimidine (pypmSO) ligands with opposite chiralities are alternately arranged to link the Ag
I cations through two N atoms and one sulfinyl O atom of each ligand, leading to an extended zigzag coordination chain structure along the [
01] direction. An FT–IR spectroscopic study shows a decreased stretching frequency for the η
1-
O-bonded S=O group compared with that of the free ligand. The parallel chains are arranged and interconnected
via O(S=O)
π(pyridine/pyrimidine) and C—H(pyridine)
O(NO
3−) interactions to furnish a layer almost parallel to the
ac plane. Along the
b axis, the layers are stacked and stabilized through anion(NO
3−)
π(pyrimidine) interactions to form a three-dimensional supramolecular framework. The ligand behaviour of the new diheterocyclic sulfoxide and the unconventional O(S=O)
π(pyridine/pyrimidine) and anion(NO
3−)
π(pyrimidine) interactions in the supramolecular assembly of the title complex are presented.
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 879447
2-Bromopyrimidine (500 mg, 3.1 mmol) was added to a solution of sodium
pyridine-4-thiolate (3 mmol) in ethanol (50 ml) at room temperature. The
mixture was stirred for 10 h. After removal of the solvent [In vacuo? By
Heating?], the resulting solid mixtures were separated and purified by
column chromatography on silica gel (eluent dichloromethane/methanol = 95:5
v/v). 2-(Pyridin-4-ylsulfanyl)pyrimidine was obtained as a white
powder (yield: 215.01 mg, 35%). Spectroscopic analysis: 1H NMR (600M Hz,
CDCl3, δ, p.p.m.): 8.634 (s, 2H), 8.559–8.567 (d, J =
5 Hz, 2H), 7.609–7.617 (d, J = 5 Hz, 2H), 7.085–7.101
(t, J = 10 Hz, 1H). 2-(Pyridin-4-ylsulfinyl)pyrimidine was
prepared following the procedure developed previously for dipyrazinyl
sulfoxide (Wan et al., 2010), with
2-(pyridin-4-ylsulfanyl)pyrimidine
as the starting material. Racemic 2-(pyridin-4-ylsulfinyl)pyrimidine was
obtained as a yellow powder (yield 35%; m.p. 383–389 K). IR (KBr, ν,
cm-1): 1060 (vs) (S═O). 2-(Pyridin-4-ylsulfinyl)pyrimidine (20 mg, 0.1 mmol) and AgNO3 (17 mg, 0.1 mmol) were added to acetonitrile (5 ml)
and stirred at room temperature for 3 h. After filtration, slow evaporation of
the filtrate yielded block-like yellow crystals of the title complex, (I),
suitable for X-ray diffraction (yield 16.85 mg, 45%). Analysis, calculated
(found) for C9H7AgN4O4S (%): C 28.82 (29.05), H 1.88 (1.85), N 14.94
(14.90). IR (KBr, ν, cm-1): 1041 (vs) (S═O).
All H atoms were discernible in difference electron-density maps. They were
subsequently added in idealized positions and allowed to ride on their parent
atoms, with C—H = 0.93 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). The
largest peak and deepest hole of the residual electron density are within 0.8 Å of the Ag1 atom.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell refinement: APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); 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 PLATON (Spek, 2009).
catena-poly[[(nitrato-
κO)silver(I)]-µ-(
R,
S)-
2-(pyridin-4-ylsulfinyl)pyrimidine-
κ3N,
O:
N']
top
Crystal data top
[Ag(NO3)(C9H7N3OS)] | F(000) = 736 |
Mr = 375.12 | Dx = 2.169 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 216 reflections |
a = 4.9972 (1) Å | θ = 2.2–27.9° |
b = 21.8972 (6) Å | µ = 1.95 mm−1 |
c = 10.4994 (3) Å | T = 296 K |
β = 90.668 (1)° | Block, yellow |
V = 1148.82 (5) Å3 | 0.36 × 0.20 × 0.12 mm |
Z = 4 | |
Data collection top
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2737 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2513 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.022 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.9°, θmin = 2.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2007) | h = −6→6 |
Tmin = 0.652, Tmax = 0.791 | k = −28→27 |
20256 measured reflections | l = −13→13 |
Refinement top
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)] = 0.048 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.131 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0637P)2 + 2.9205P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2737 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
172 parameters | Δρmax = 1.81 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −1.56 e Å−3 |
Crystal data top
[Ag(NO3)(C9H7N3OS)] | V = 1148.82 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 375.12 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 4.9972 (1) Å | µ = 1.95 mm−1 |
b = 21.8972 (6) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 10.4994 (3) Å | 0.36 × 0.20 × 0.12 mm |
β = 90.668 (1)° | |
Data collection top
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2737 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2007) | 2513 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.652, Tmax = 0.791 | Rint = 0.022 |
20256 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.131 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 1.81 e Å−3 |
2737 reflections | Δρmin = −1.56 e Å−3 |
172 parameters | |
Special details top
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes)
are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken
into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles
and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only
used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic)
treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 > 2sigma(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. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
Ag1 | 0.14570 (8) | 0.346987 (19) | 0.59538 (4) | 0.05956 (17) | |
S1 | 1.0697 (2) | 0.13542 (5) | 0.42376 (10) | 0.0408 (2) | |
O1 | 1.2438 (6) | 0.16867 (16) | 0.3321 (3) | 0.0509 (7) | |
C1 | 0.6279 (9) | 0.2882 (2) | 0.4531 (4) | 0.0467 (9) | |
H1 | 0.6161 | 0.3251 | 0.4098 | 0.056* | |
C2 | 0.8164 (9) | 0.2460 (2) | 0.4145 (4) | 0.0445 (9) | |
H2 | 0.9319 | 0.2547 | 0.3480 | 0.053* | |
C3 | 0.8279 (8) | 0.19082 (18) | 0.4773 (4) | 0.0372 (8) | |
C4 | 0.6625 (9) | 0.1796 (2) | 0.5791 (4) | 0.0431 (9) | |
H4 | 0.6709 | 0.1429 | 0.6238 | 0.052* | |
C5 | 0.4823 (9) | 0.2255 (2) | 0.6123 (4) | 0.0468 (10) | |
H5 | 0.3709 | 0.2189 | 0.6813 | 0.056* | |
C6 | 0.8241 (8) | 0.09190 (17) | 0.3285 (4) | 0.0361 (7) | |
C7 | 0.6465 (9) | 0.0651 (2) | 0.1390 (4) | 0.0440 (9) | |
H7 | 0.6392 | 0.0679 | 0.0507 | 0.053* | |
C8 | 0.4710 (9) | 0.0273 (2) | 0.2002 (5) | 0.0480 (10) | |
H8 | 0.3430 | 0.0050 | 0.1551 | 0.058* | |
N3 | 0.6707 (8) | 0.05667 (17) | 0.3973 (3) | 0.0445 (8) | |
N1 | 0.4623 (7) | 0.27834 (17) | 0.5496 (3) | 0.0450 (8) | |
C9 | 0.4911 (10) | 0.0236 (2) | 0.3305 (5) | 0.0485 (10) | |
H9 | 0.3772 | −0.0026 | 0.3738 | 0.058* | |
N2 | 0.8301 (7) | 0.09850 (15) | 0.2042 (3) | 0.0384 (7) | |
N4 | 0.0953 (8) | 0.40869 (18) | 0.3220 (4) | 0.0483 (8) | |
O2 | 0.183 (2) | 0.3610 (4) | 0.3070 (10) | 0.182 (5) | |
O3 | 0.0806 (17) | 0.4309 (3) | 0.4289 (5) | 0.127 (3) | |
O4 | 0.0188 (13) | 0.4358 (3) | 0.2239 (5) | 0.0975 (16) | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
Ag1 | 0.0544 (3) | 0.0627 (3) | 0.0618 (3) | 0.01872 (17) | 0.00948 (18) | −0.01192 (17) |
S1 | 0.0341 (5) | 0.0468 (5) | 0.0415 (5) | 0.0059 (4) | −0.0020 (4) | −0.0078 (4) |
O1 | 0.0374 (15) | 0.0587 (18) | 0.0566 (19) | −0.0063 (13) | 0.0084 (13) | −0.0125 (15) |
C1 | 0.051 (2) | 0.044 (2) | 0.045 (2) | 0.0063 (18) | −0.0005 (18) | −0.0021 (17) |
C2 | 0.042 (2) | 0.049 (2) | 0.043 (2) | 0.0014 (17) | 0.0045 (16) | −0.0002 (17) |
C3 | 0.0342 (17) | 0.0416 (19) | 0.0357 (18) | 0.0032 (15) | −0.0031 (14) | −0.0094 (15) |
C4 | 0.049 (2) | 0.047 (2) | 0.0324 (18) | 0.0081 (18) | −0.0011 (16) | −0.0024 (16) |
C5 | 0.047 (2) | 0.062 (3) | 0.0313 (19) | 0.009 (2) | 0.0019 (16) | −0.0051 (18) |
C6 | 0.0358 (18) | 0.0359 (17) | 0.0368 (18) | 0.0033 (14) | 0.0023 (14) | −0.0032 (14) |
C7 | 0.048 (2) | 0.048 (2) | 0.0359 (19) | −0.0042 (18) | 0.0012 (16) | −0.0054 (17) |
C8 | 0.049 (2) | 0.042 (2) | 0.052 (2) | −0.0074 (18) | 0.0005 (19) | −0.0100 (18) |
N3 | 0.052 (2) | 0.0419 (18) | 0.0393 (18) | −0.0033 (15) | 0.0078 (15) | 0.0017 (14) |
N1 | 0.0446 (19) | 0.050 (2) | 0.0400 (18) | 0.0108 (15) | −0.0035 (14) | −0.0103 (15) |
C9 | 0.053 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.052 (2) | −0.0080 (18) | 0.0112 (19) | 0.0018 (18) |
N2 | 0.0403 (17) | 0.0393 (16) | 0.0357 (16) | −0.0038 (13) | 0.0047 (13) | −0.0005 (13) |
N4 | 0.053 (2) | 0.0435 (19) | 0.049 (2) | 0.0016 (16) | 0.0066 (16) | −0.0003 (16) |
O2 | 0.250 (11) | 0.122 (6) | 0.173 (8) | 0.119 (7) | −0.028 (8) | −0.012 (6) |
O3 | 0.195 (8) | 0.124 (5) | 0.063 (3) | −0.007 (5) | 0.035 (4) | −0.007 (3) |
O4 | 0.120 (4) | 0.103 (4) | 0.070 (3) | 0.010 (3) | −0.023 (3) | 0.015 (3) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Ag1—N1 | 2.238 (4) | C5—N1 | 1.335 (6) |
Ag1—N2i | 2.293 (3) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
Ag1—O1i | 2.551 (3) | C6—N3 | 1.310 (5) |
Ag1—O3 | 2.554 (7) | C6—N2 | 1.314 (5) |
S1—O1 | 1.494 (4) | C7—N2 | 1.353 (5) |
S1—C3 | 1.806 (4) | C7—C8 | 1.371 (6) |
S1—C6 | 1.840 (4) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
O1—Ag1ii | 2.551 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.372 (7) |
C1—N1 | 1.333 (6) | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.383 (6) | N3—C9 | 1.345 (6) |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.378 (6) | N2—Ag1ii | 2.293 (3) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | N4—O2 | 1.145 (7) |
C3—C4 | 1.382 (6) | N4—O3 | 1.226 (7) |
C4—C5 | 1.396 (6) | N4—O4 | 1.245 (6) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | | |
| | | |
N1—Ag1—N2i | 161.48 (13) | C4—C5—H5 | 118.5 |
N1—Ag1—O1i | 89.46 (12) | N3—C6—N2 | 129.2 (4) |
N2i—Ag1—O1i | 73.13 (11) | N3—C6—S1 | 113.3 (3) |
N1—Ag1—O3 | 114.89 (19) | N2—C6—S1 | 117.4 (3) |
N2i—Ag1—O3 | 83.33 (18) | N2—C7—C8 | 121.5 (4) |
O1i—Ag1—O3 | 141.73 (17) | N2—C7—H7 | 119.2 |
O1—S1—C3 | 105.6 (2) | C8—C7—H7 | 119.2 |
O1—S1—C6 | 106.97 (18) | C7—C8—C9 | 117.6 (4) |
C3—S1—C6 | 94.17 (17) | C7—C8—H8 | 121.2 |
S1—O1—Ag1ii | 117.09 (17) | C9—C8—H8 | 121.2 |
N1—C1—C2 | 123.1 (4) | C6—N3—C9 | 114.9 (4) |
N1—C1—H1 | 118.4 | C1—N1—C5 | 118.1 (4) |
C2—C1—H1 | 118.4 | C1—N1—Ag1 | 120.1 (3) |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.0 (4) | C5—N1—Ag1 | 121.7 (3) |
C3—C2—H2 | 121.0 | N3—C9—C8 | 121.9 (4) |
C1—C2—H2 | 121.0 | N3—C9—H9 | 119.1 |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.3 (4) | C8—C9—H9 | 119.1 |
C2—C3—S1 | 117.7 (3) | C6—N2—C7 | 114.8 (3) |
C4—C3—S1 | 122.0 (3) | C6—N2—Ag1ii | 125.2 (3) |
C3—C4—C5 | 117.3 (4) | C7—N2—Ag1ii | 119.7 (3) |
C3—C4—H4 | 121.4 | O2—N4—O3 | 121.0 (7) |
C5—C4—H4 | 121.4 | O2—N4—O4 | 115.9 (7) |
N1—C5—C4 | 123.1 (4) | O3—N4—O4 | 123.1 (6) |
N1—C5—H5 | 118.5 | N4—O3—Ag1 | 109.4 (5) |
| | | |
C3—S1—O1—Ag1ii | −100.0 (2) | C4—C5—N1—C1 | −1.9 (6) |
C6—S1—O1—Ag1ii | −0.5 (2) | C4—C5—N1—Ag1 | 174.4 (3) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 1.6 (7) | N2i—Ag1—N1—C1 | −158.6 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −2.7 (6) | O1i—Ag1—N1—C1 | −139.0 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—S1 | 178.6 (3) | O3—Ag1—N1—C1 | 10.5 (4) |
O1—S1—C3—C2 | 10.0 (4) | N2i—Ag1—N1—C5 | 25.1 (6) |
C6—S1—C3—C2 | −98.9 (3) | O1i—Ag1—N1—C5 | 44.7 (3) |
O1—S1—C3—C4 | −168.6 (3) | O3—Ag1—N1—C5 | −165.8 (3) |
C6—S1—C3—C4 | 82.4 (4) | C6—N3—C9—C8 | −0.5 (7) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.6 (6) | C7—C8—C9—N3 | 1.7 (7) |
S1—C3—C4—C5 | −179.8 (3) | N3—C6—N2—C7 | 1.8 (6) |
C3—C4—C5—N1 | 0.8 (7) | S1—C6—N2—C7 | 179.6 (3) |
O1—S1—C6—N3 | 175.0 (3) | N3—C6—N2—Ag1ii | −171.9 (3) |
C3—S1—C6—N3 | −77.2 (3) | S1—C6—N2—Ag1ii | 5.9 (4) |
O1—S1—C6—N2 | −3.1 (4) | C8—C7—N2—C6 | −0.4 (6) |
C3—S1—C6—N2 | 104.7 (3) | C8—C7—N2—Ag1ii | 173.6 (3) |
N2—C7—C8—C9 | −1.2 (7) | O2—N4—O3—Ag1 | −15.3 (10) |
N2—C6—N3—C9 | −1.4 (7) | O4—N4—O3—Ag1 | 165.0 (5) |
S1—C6—N3—C9 | −179.2 (3) | N1—Ag1—O3—N4 | 40.3 (6) |
C2—C1—N1—C5 | 0.7 (7) | N2i—Ag1—O3—N4 | −143.2 (6) |
C2—C1—N1—Ag1 | −175.7 (3) | O1i—Ag1—O3—N4 | 165.1 (4) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x+1, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5···O2iii | 0.93 | 2.39 | 3.173 (10) | 142 |
Symmetry code: (iii) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data |
Chemical formula | [Ag(NO3)(C9H7N3OS)] |
Mr | 375.12 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 4.9972 (1), 21.8972 (6), 10.4994 (3) |
β (°) | 90.668 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1148.82 (5) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.95 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.36 × 0.20 × 0.12 |
|
Data collection |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2007) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.652, 0.791 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 20256, 2737, 2513 |
Rint | 0.022 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.659 |
|
Refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.048, 0.131, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 2737 |
No. of parameters | 172 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.81, −1.56 |
Selected geometric parameters (Å, º) topAg1—N1 | 2.238 (4) | S1—O1 | 1.494 (4) |
Ag1—N2i | 2.293 (3) | S1—C3 | 1.806 (4) |
Ag1—O1i | 2.551 (3) | S1—C6 | 1.840 (4) |
Ag1—O3 | 2.554 (7) | | |
| | | |
N1—Ag1—N2i | 161.48 (13) | N2i—Ag1—O1i | 73.13 (11) |
N1—Ag1—O1i | 89.46 (12) | O1i—Ag1—O3 | 141.73 (17) |
Symmetry code: (i) x−1, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5···O2ii | 0.93 | 2.39 | 3.173 (10) | 142 |
Symmetry code: (ii) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Sulfoxides with an asymmetric chiral centre have attracted enormous attention. The interest in these compounds stems from their important synthetic applications in asymmetric synthesis (Posner, 1988; Carreno, 1995) and potential applications in medicinal chemistry (Hogan et al., 2002; Pitchen et al.,1994). The coordination chemistry of sulfoxides with a symmetric or an asymmetric centre has also undergone phenomenal development. Much effort has been devoted to the investigation of the variable S═O dimensions of dialkyl sulfoxides upon metal coordination and their related properties (Cotton & Francis, 1960; Alessio, 2004). The C—S(O)—C fragment with Cs local symmetry endows the dialkyl sulfoxide with flexible coordination sites at the S and/or O atoms, exhibiting η1-O-bonded, η1-S-bonded and µ-S,O-bonded modes with diverse S═ O bond lengths (Calligaris, 2004; Kato et al., 2009). Grafting pyridine groups onto a definite organic fragment is a method generally used by supramolecular chemists to construct various coordination architectures with interesting properties. However, the use of a pyridine-based sulfoxide as a ligand to construct coordination supramolecular architectures remains almost unexplored, except for several well characterized complexes of diphenyl sulfoxide (L), such as HgCl2(L) (Biscarini et al., 1973), (Et4N)[PtCl3(L)] (Kukushkin et al., 1992), K[PtCl3(L)]3.Me2CO (de Almeida et al., 1992) and the metal complexes with dipyrazinyl sulfoxide reported by our group recently (Wan et al., 2010).
To enrich the coordination chemistry of sulfoxides based on pyridine, we report herein the synthesis and characterization of a new ligand, 2-(pyridin-4-ylsulfinyl)pyrimidine (pypmSO, pyridin-4-yl pyrimidin-2-yl sulfoxide), and its silver(I) complex, [Ag(NO3)(pypmSO)]n, (I). The pypmSO ligand, with one pyridine and one pyrimidine ring attached to the the S═O group, is to the best of our knowledge the first asymmetric diheterocyclic sulfoxide.
As shown in Fig. 1 and Table 1, the silver(I) centre of (I) (Ag1) is coordinated by a pyridine N1 atom of the pypmSO ligand at (x, y, z) with R chirality, a pyrimidine N2i atom and a sulfinyl O1i atom from a second ligand with S chirality [symmetry code: (i) x - 1, -y + 1/2, z + 1/2], and one nitrate O3 atom. The large O3—Ag1—O1i angle of 141.73 (17)° indicates the presence of a distorted pyramidal N2O2 coordination geometry. The pyrimidine N2 and sulfinyl O1 atoms of the pypmSO ligand are in a cis relationship, with an N2═ C6—S1═O1 torsion angle of -3.1 (4)°, and chelate to the Ag1 centre. The planes of the two heterocyclic wings attached to the sulfinyl group exhibit a dihedral angle of 84.14 (1)°. The η1-O-bonded S1═ O1 distance is 1.494 (4) Å, which is slightly longer than the mean for η1-S-bonded S═O [1.474 (7) Å], but shorter than the mean for η1-O-bonded S═O [1.528 (1) Å] in metal complexes of dialkyl sulfoxides surveyed by Calligaris (2004). The latter difference can be ascribed to the diheterocyclic feature of pypmSO, which resembles that of η1-O-bonded S═O [1.496 (3) Å] in {[Cd(pyz2SO)2(H2O)](ClO4)2.H2O}n (pyz2SO is dipyrazinyl sulfoxide [dipyrazin-2-yl?]), another diheterocyclic sulfoxide complex reported by us (Wan et al., 2010). An IR spectroscopic study indicated that the ν(S═O) stretching frequency is smaller for the η1-O-bonded pypmSO (1041 cm-1) than for the free ligand (1060 cm-1).
Regarding the ligation mode of pypmSO, each ligand links to two symmetry-related AgI ions through its pyridine N atom, one pyrimidine N atom and the sulfinyl O atom, thereby exhibiting an η1:η1:η1:µ2-bridging mode. The pyrimidine N and sulfinyl O atoms exhibit a κ2N,O-chelating mode. The S atom is not involved in any coordination bonding. The preferred O-bonded mode could derive from steric entropic contributions of the κ2N,O-chelating effect (Calligaris & Carugo, 1996). The different chiralities of the ligands in this centrosymmetric structure exhibit no influence on their ligation mode. Thus, pypmSO ligands with opposite chiralities are alternately arranged to link the AgI cations into an infinite zigzag coordination chain structure which extends parallel to the [201] direction, as shown in Fig. 2.
It is noteworthy that the parallel infinite chains thus formed are interconnected through two S═O···π(pyridine/pyrimidine) contacts between each S═O group of one chain and the pyridine and pyrimidine rings of an adjacent chain, as well as a C5—H5(pyridine)···O2ii(NO3-) interaction [symmetry code: (ii) x, -y + 1/2, z + 1/2; Table 2]. As shown in Fig. 3, each S═O group is embraced by two wings of one pypmSO ligand from an adjacent chain, with O1iii···Cg1 and Oiii···Cg2 distances of 3.117 (3) and 3.217 (4) Å, respectively, and S1iii—O1iii···Cg1 = 101.97 (3)° and S1iii—O1iii···Cg2 = 99.07 (4)° [Cg1 is the centroid of the pyridine ring defined by atoms N1/C1/C2/C3/C4/C5 and Cg2 is the centroid of the pyrimidine ring defined by atoms C6/N2/C7/C8/C9/N3; symmetry code: (iii) x - 1, y, z]. These distances are shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii (3.25 Å) of the contacting atoms [taking the half thickness of a phenyl ring as 1.85 Å (Malone et al., 1997) and the van der Waals radius of oxygen as 1.40 Å (Pauling, 1960)]. The O···centroid distances of the S═O···π contacts also lie well within the 2.8–3.5 Å range surveyed by us (Wan et al., 2009) through a thorough search of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD, Version 5.22, January 2009 update [Most recent update?]; Allen, 2002). The corresponding O(S═ O)···C/N(closest ring atom) distances are 3.317 (4) (O1iii···N3) and 3.313 (4) Å (O1iii···C3). Such S═O···π contacts represent one type of lone-pair aromatic affinity (Egli & Sarkhel, 2007; Mooibroek, Gamez & Reedijk, 2008), an analogue of anion–π interactions with a bonding energy (20–50 kJ kcal mol-1; 1 kcal mol-1 = 4.184 kJ mol-1) comparable with that of hydrogen bonding. A number of density functional theory (DFT) calculations (Alkorta et al., 2002; Quiñonero et al., 2002) and CSD database searches have indicated that such interactions play an important role in the inducement of supramolecuar assembly (Schottel et al., 2006; Zhou et al., 2007) and in molecular recognition (de Hoog et al., 2004; Fairchild & Holman, 2005). The present S═O···π contacts can be explained in terms of the electrostatic potentials of the sulfinyl O atom and local dipoles of the coordinated heterocyclic rings, as indicated by Gung et al. (2008) through a quantitative study of lone-pair aromatic interactions. Herein, due to the S═O···π affinity, two adjacent chains are stacked together, so the coordinated nitrate anion is pushed away, leading to the flattened pyramidal geometry of the AgI centre (Figs. 1 and 3).
A layer almost parallel to the ac plane is formed through the cooperative S═O···π and C—H···O(NO3-) interactions between successive chains (Fig. 4). The layers stack along the b axis and are further connected through anion(NO3-)···π(pyrimidine) interactions to form a three-dimensional supramolecular framework (Fig. 5). The O4v(NO3-)···Cg2 distance in the anion···π interaction is 3.180 (3) Å [Fig. 6; N4v—O4v···Cg2 = 103.40 (3)°; symmetry code: (v) -x + 1, y - 1/2, -z + 1/2], which is comparable with the mean value of 3.190 Å found for O(NO3-)···centroid(pyrimidine) distances from a CSD statistical study conducted recently by Mooibroek, Black et al. (2008), but slightly longer than the mean value of 3.084 Å in O(NO3-)···centroid(1,2,4-triazine) systems, due to the less π-acidic nature of pyrazine than 1,2,4-triazine.
The solid-state structural analysis presented here thus provides further experimental evidence for unconventional lone pair–aromatic and anion···π interactions involving heterocycles.