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The structure of the title compound, [Ni(C10H8­N2)3](S2O3)·7H2O, consists of monomeric Ni(bipy)32+ cations embedded in an anionic network made up of S2O32− ions and hydration water mol­ecules. The structure presents the unusual feature of two neighbouring thio­sulfates approaching linearly head-to-head with an unusually short S...S contact distance of 3.25 Å.

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Comment top

The nickel thiosulfate complexes reported so far number five: in three of them the anion behaves as an S,O chelato (Fava Gasparri et al., 1969; Freire et al., 2000), while in the remaining two (Freire et al., 1999) it acts as monodentate, binding through oxygen. In all cases, the coordination scheme gives rise to monomeric species. The present structure, (I), also monomeric, displays a different scheme where the thiosulfate anion does not coordinate directly neither to the distorted octahedral Ni(bipy)32+ cations nor to any ligand molecule. The anionic group is instead involved in a number of hydrogen bonds leading to an anionic network (Figure 1).

The anion displays a rather regular geometry, with a slight spread on homologous parameters range in S—O distances: 1.439 (5)–1.453 (5) Å; range in S—S—O angles: 108.1 (3)–109.2 (3)°. These values, as well as the S—S bond length of 1.969 (3) Å, are in good agreement with those previously reported in other ionic moieties (Teng et al., 1984; Baggio et al., 1997).

The Ni2+ cation, situated in a general, unconstrained position, is attached to three independent bipyridine groups in a `propeller like' binding mode which provides a somewhat distorted octahedral coordination. This Ni(bipy)3 group is rather common in the literature: 17 entries in the CSD, 9 of them with R factors below 10%. A systematic analysis of this latter selected group revealed a rather rigid structural pattern for the Ni coordination polyhedron, with bond distances and bite angles ranging in a very narrow band: Ni—N:2.066–2.138 Å, N—Ni—N:78.14–79.80°. The values in the present structure [2.086 (3)–2.101 (3) Å, 78.36 (12)–78.63 (14)°] fit perfectly well in this pattern.

Interatomic bonds and angles in the bipyridine ligands are unexceptional, the six individual heterocyclic groups being basically planar, the maximum departure from the weighted least squares planes as calculated with PARST (Nardelli, 1983) being for atom C9B, 0.019 (5) Å. However, none of the three independent bipyridine moieties is planar as a whole, as they display a variety of twist angles around the C5—C6 bond which range from 4.2 (1) for bipy A to 11.3 (1)° for bipy B.

The structure is completed by seven hydration water molecules (TGA measurements in bulk give a slightly lower figure of 6.5), three of which appear scattered in seven different positions (O5W to O11W). This characteristics prevented the finding of all the Hwater atoms, so as to allow a precise discussion of the hydrogen-bonding interactions. However, inspection of a schematic unit cell diagram (Figure 2) allows a simple description of the packing: the hydration water molecules form a narrow cloud normal to the c axis at heights c ~0 and c ~0.5. Besides, the thiosulfate groups couple into pairs through a head to head (O3S—S)···(S—SO3)[2 - x,y,1.5 - z] interaction where the sulfur atoms lay 3.250 (3) Å apart, a much shorter distance than the sum of the most commonly accepted Van der Waal's radii (~3.60 Å, Taylor & Kennard, 1982; ~3.70 Å, Pauling, 1960). A search in the Cambridge Structural Database showed that out of some 14330 entries with reported S···S intermolecular contacts in the range 3.75 Å down to 2.51 Å, only 295 (ca 2%) showed values below the 3.25 Å reported herein. These thiosulfate linear pairs, with their centers at c ~0.25 and c ~0.75 lie normal to the water planes, and bridge them into an anionic network through a dense hydrogen-bonding interaction scheme involving two thiosulfate O atoms as well as all the hydration water molecules (Table 2). The resulting `niches' are occupied by the Ni(bipy)32+ cations. The interaction of the latter with the anionic network takes place mainly by weak C—H···O interactions.

A similar disposition has been found in two compounds very nearly isostructural to the one herein reported: the homologous tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)zinc(II) thiosulfate heptahydrate (Baggio et al., 1997) and tris(2,2'-bipyridyl) nickel(II) sulfate hydrate (Wada et al., 1976). The former structure presents a similar `inter thiosulfate' interaction, though a bit softer (S···S 3.36 Å). The latter, instead, presents a slight modification: the coupling between opposed anions (too far apart for any direct interaction) is bridged by a water molecule, 2.63 Å apart from each one of the two innermost O atoms.

Experimental top

The compound appeared as a by-product in the synthesis of bis-(2,2'-bipyridyl-N,N')(thiosulfato-O,S)nickel(II), hydrate, methanol solvate (Freire et al., 2000). During the synthesis reported therein (slow diffusion of an aqueous solution of nickel nitrate and sodium thiosulfate into a methanolic solution of 1,10-phenanthroline in a 1:3:2 molar ratio) a few, quite imperfect reddish crystals of some secondary phase appeared. This suggested that some other composition besides the dominant NiS2O3(bpy)2.nH2O.mCH3OH could also be stable, and so attempts were made to obtain them starting from different reactant concentrations. The best results were obtained with a 1:3:2.5 ratio, where deep red, very stable, prismatic crystals were obtained, by the same diffusion method.

Refinement top

The structure appeared unusually difficult to solve by direct methods: in the (lately proved) correct space group, C2/c, the procedure yielded no acceptable solutions whatsoever; in C2, instead, it gave a set of two, almost complete but wrongly positioned molecules, both in absolute as well as in their relative position. In spite of this, the model would misleadingly refine down to a surprisingly low R = 10%. The structure was finally solved through a Patterson synthesis, (from where only the Ni ion was picked up), and completed by difference Fourier cycling. Refinement on F2 was performed using the whole data set. The water content as determined from TGA measurements gave an hydration number of ca 6.5, in fair agreement with the refinement results. Only four water molecules (O1W to O4W) appeared well defined and refined to full occupancy. The remaining three were found to be scattered into seven different disordered sites O5W to O11W. Due to their poor definition they were refined isotropically. H atoms bonded to carbon were added at their expected positions and allowed to ride. Those from the well behaved water molecules were found in the difference Fourier and refined without restraints; the ones from O5W to O11W, instead, could not be located and were accordingly ignored.

Computing details top

Data collection: MSC/AFC Diffractometer Control Software (Molecular Structure Corporation, 1988); cell refinement: MSC/AFC Diffractometer Control Software; data reduction: MSC/AFC Diffractometer Control Software; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1990); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 1994); software used to prepare material for publication: PARST (Nardelli, 1983) and Cambridge Structure Database (Allen & Kennard, 1993).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. View of the ions making up the structure showing the numbering scheme used, as well as displacement ellipsoids drawn at a 50% level.
[Figure 2] Fig. 2. Simplified packing diagram showing the anionic network with the embedded cations occupying the voids. Hydrogen atoms are not represented.
Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)nickel(II) thiosulfate heptahydrate top
Crystal data top
[Ni(C10H8N2)(S2O3)·7H2OF(000) = 3200
Mr = 765.49Dx = 1.465 Mg m3
Monoclinic, C2/cMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
a = 22.934 (5) ÅCell parameters from 25 reflections
b = 13.481 (3) Åθ = 7.5–15°
c = 24.904 (5) ŵ = 0.74 mm1
β = 115.65 (3)°T = 293 K
V = 6941 (2) Å3Polyhedra, red
Z = 80.30 × 0.28 × 0.22 mm
Data collection top
Rigaku AFC7S Difractometer
diffractometer
4723 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tubeRint = 0.031
Graphite monochromatorθmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.0°
ω/2θ scansh = 291
Absorption correction: ψ scan
(Molecular Structure Corporation, 1988)
k = 171
Tmin = 0.80, Tmax = 0.83l = 2932
9294 measured reflections3 standard reflections every 150 reflections
7963 independent reflections intensity decay: <3%
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: fullSecondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.059Hydrogen site location: geom+difmap
wR(F2) = 0.209H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
S = 1.06Calculated w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.118P)2 + 6.806P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
7963 reflections(Δ/σ)max < 0.01
483 parametersΔρmax = 0.68 e Å3
13 restraintsΔρmin = 0.89 e Å3
Crystal data top
[Ni(C10H8N2)(S2O3)·7H2OV = 6941 (2) Å3
Mr = 765.49Z = 8
Monoclinic, C2/cMo Kα radiation
a = 22.934 (5) ŵ = 0.74 mm1
b = 13.481 (3) ÅT = 293 K
c = 24.904 (5) Å0.30 × 0.28 × 0.22 mm
β = 115.65 (3)°
Data collection top
Rigaku AFC7S Difractometer
diffractometer
4723 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Absorption correction: ψ scan
(Molecular Structure Corporation, 1988)
Rint = 0.031
Tmin = 0.80, Tmax = 0.833 standard reflections every 150 reflections
9294 measured reflections intensity decay: <3%
7963 independent reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.05913 restraints
wR(F2) = 0.209H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
S = 1.06Δρmax = 0.68 e Å3
7963 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.89 e Å3
483 parameters
Special details top

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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/UeqOcc. (<1)
Ni10.84096 (2)0.06871 (3)0.75897 (2)0.03578 (16)
S11.02850 (9)0.56856 (11)0.82217 (10)0.0931 (5)
S21.06849 (8)0.56730 (11)0.90985 (10)0.0880 (5)
O11.0200 (3)0.5363 (4)0.9288 (3)0.1211 (18)
O21.0921 (3)0.6653 (3)0.9311 (3)0.1197 (18)
O31.1224 (3)0.4982 (5)0.9314 (3)0.144 (2)
N1A0.82984 (17)0.2010 (2)0.71178 (15)0.0455 (8)
N2A0.92424 (15)0.1468 (2)0.81472 (14)0.0423 (7)
C1A0.7804 (2)0.2242 (3)0.6594 (2)0.0606 (12)
H1AA0.74540.18110.64320.073*
C2A0.7798 (3)0.3101 (4)0.6288 (2)0.0743 (15)
H2AA0.74510.32420.59260.089*
C3A0.8311 (3)0.3741 (4)0.6527 (3)0.0797 (17)
H3AA0.83200.43150.63240.096*
C4A0.8812 (3)0.3522 (3)0.7070 (2)0.0637 (13)
H4AA0.91600.39560.72420.076*
C5A0.8797 (2)0.2650 (3)0.73589 (19)0.0473 (9)
C6A0.93121 (19)0.2363 (3)0.79425 (19)0.0461 (9)
C7A0.9841 (2)0.2968 (4)0.8271 (3)0.0670 (13)
H7AA0.98850.35820.81230.080*
C8A1.0294 (3)0.2648 (4)0.8814 (3)0.0736 (15)
H8AA1.06510.30410.90370.088*
C9A1.0219 (2)0.1750 (4)0.9025 (2)0.0696 (13)
H9AA1.05200.15280.93960.084*
C10A0.9691 (2)0.1173 (4)0.86842 (19)0.0539 (10)
H10A0.96430.05590.88300.065*
N1B0.88708 (15)0.0068 (2)0.71445 (14)0.0420 (7)
N2B0.86788 (16)0.0639 (2)0.80753 (15)0.0436 (7)
C1B0.8913 (2)0.0248 (3)0.66515 (19)0.0545 (10)
H1BA0.88190.09070.65370.065*
C2B0.9093 (2)0.0379 (4)0.6307 (2)0.0619 (12)
H2BA0.91150.01460.59650.074*
C3B0.9238 (2)0.1344 (4)0.6480 (2)0.0674 (14)
H3BA0.93530.17800.62520.081*
C4B0.9213 (2)0.1671 (3)0.6997 (2)0.0585 (11)
H4BA0.93200.23220.71250.070*
C5B0.90276 (18)0.1015 (3)0.73191 (18)0.0420 (8)
C6B0.89682 (18)0.1307 (3)0.78671 (18)0.0445 (9)
C7B0.9209 (2)0.2194 (3)0.8159 (2)0.0636 (12)
H7BA0.94060.26480.80090.076*
C8B0.9150 (3)0.2391 (4)0.8679 (3)0.0769 (16)
H8BA0.93090.29820.88830.092*
C9B0.8860 (3)0.1719 (4)0.8893 (2)0.0707 (14)
H9BA0.88230.18400.92440.085*
C10B0.8621 (2)0.0850 (3)0.8576 (2)0.0573 (11)
H10B0.84130.03970.87160.069*
N1C0.74990 (15)0.0123 (2)0.70104 (14)0.0440 (7)
N2C0.78391 (16)0.1175 (2)0.80006 (14)0.0429 (7)
C1C0.7349 (2)0.0370 (3)0.6500 (2)0.0563 (11)
H1CA0.76790.05240.63930.068*
C2C0.6726 (3)0.0659 (4)0.6125 (2)0.0661 (13)
H2CA0.66380.09800.57670.079*
C3C0.6244 (2)0.0464 (4)0.6291 (2)0.0672 (13)
H3CA0.58220.06680.60530.081*
C4C0.6389 (2)0.0043 (4)0.6818 (2)0.0604 (12)
H4CA0.60630.01890.69330.072*
C5C0.70147 (18)0.0329 (3)0.71702 (18)0.0444 (9)
C6C0.72206 (19)0.0888 (3)0.77401 (19)0.0448 (9)
C7C0.6799 (2)0.1093 (4)0.7992 (2)0.0572 (11)
H7CA0.63690.08950.78030.069*
C8C0.7026 (3)0.1587 (4)0.8518 (2)0.0662 (13)
H8CA0.67510.17190.86950.079*
C9C0.7660 (3)0.1895 (4)0.8790 (2)0.0633 (12)
H9CA0.78170.22440.91470.076*
C10C0.8058 (2)0.1674 (3)0.8519 (2)0.0537 (10)
H10C0.84890.18740.87000.064*
O1W1.0433 (3)0.3803 (4)1.0062 (3)0.1069 (15)
H1WA1.041 (3)0.427 (3)0.980 (2)0.08 (2)*
H1WB1.027 (4)0.403 (5)1.031 (3)0.17 (4)*
O2W1.0642 (3)0.7539 (4)1.0182 (2)0.0980 (13)
H2WA1.072 (3)0.734 (4)0.989 (2)0.09 (2)*
H2WB1.041 (4)0.711 (5)1.028 (4)0.18 (5)*
O3W0.9492 (3)0.0456 (4)0.5050 (3)0.1124 (17)
H3WA0.9080 (18)0.024 (4)0.487 (3)0.10 (2)*
H3WB0.950 (3)0.111 (2)0.500 (3)0.10 (2)*
O4W1.1739 (4)0.3441 (7)1.0168 (3)0.142 (2)
H4WA1.140 (3)0.347 (6)1.025 (4)0.13 (4)*
H4WB1.193 (5)0.404 (4)1.020 (6)0.23 (8)*
O5W1.3106 (3)0.3343 (5)1.0349 (3)0.100 (3)*0.731 (12)
O6W1.3188 (4)0.4959 (7)0.9728 (3)0.109 (4)*0.74 (2)
O7W1.2249 (8)0.6763 (15)1.0008 (6)0.122 (7)*0.43 (2)
O8W1.2473 (6)0.6174 (12)1.0102 (5)0.106 (5)*0.50 (2)
O9W1.2476 (11)0.4974 (18)1.0108 (10)0.116 (6)*0.236 (9)
O10W1.3397 (13)0.432 (2)0.9833 (11)0.095 (12)*0.20 (2)
O11W1.3010 (15)0.444 (2)1.0035 (14)0.100 (14)*0.170 (17)
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Ni10.0394 (3)0.0308 (2)0.0407 (3)0.00044 (19)0.02065 (19)0.00019 (19)
S10.0907 (11)0.0590 (8)0.1560 (17)0.0020 (7)0.0783 (12)0.0050 (9)
S20.0905 (11)0.0539 (8)0.1466 (15)0.0044 (7)0.0767 (11)0.0080 (8)
O10.127 (4)0.092 (3)0.180 (5)0.018 (3)0.099 (4)0.008 (3)
O20.143 (4)0.065 (3)0.180 (5)0.024 (3)0.097 (4)0.001 (3)
O30.153 (5)0.126 (5)0.170 (5)0.062 (4)0.085 (5)0.022 (4)
N1A0.058 (2)0.0323 (16)0.0535 (19)0.0054 (14)0.0306 (17)0.0070 (14)
N2A0.0409 (17)0.0377 (17)0.0530 (18)0.0052 (13)0.0248 (15)0.0029 (14)
C1A0.071 (3)0.051 (3)0.056 (3)0.013 (2)0.024 (2)0.013 (2)
C2A0.107 (4)0.057 (3)0.062 (3)0.026 (3)0.040 (3)0.020 (2)
C3A0.141 (6)0.041 (3)0.082 (4)0.013 (3)0.072 (4)0.017 (3)
C4A0.090 (4)0.039 (2)0.081 (3)0.002 (2)0.055 (3)0.004 (2)
C5A0.062 (2)0.0318 (18)0.062 (2)0.0012 (17)0.040 (2)0.0002 (17)
C6A0.049 (2)0.038 (2)0.062 (2)0.0025 (16)0.034 (2)0.0058 (18)
C7A0.065 (3)0.047 (3)0.099 (4)0.015 (2)0.045 (3)0.013 (3)
C8A0.057 (3)0.065 (3)0.095 (4)0.018 (2)0.029 (3)0.027 (3)
C9A0.054 (3)0.075 (3)0.071 (3)0.005 (2)0.019 (2)0.016 (3)
C10A0.049 (2)0.058 (3)0.050 (2)0.003 (2)0.0174 (19)0.004 (2)
N1B0.0462 (17)0.0370 (16)0.0501 (18)0.0023 (13)0.0277 (15)0.0019 (14)
N2B0.0504 (18)0.0326 (15)0.0489 (17)0.0009 (14)0.0226 (15)0.0073 (14)
C1B0.069 (3)0.053 (2)0.057 (2)0.002 (2)0.043 (2)0.000 (2)
C2B0.063 (3)0.078 (3)0.056 (3)0.007 (2)0.037 (2)0.013 (2)
C3B0.059 (3)0.077 (3)0.073 (3)0.001 (2)0.036 (2)0.031 (3)
C4B0.053 (2)0.047 (2)0.076 (3)0.005 (2)0.028 (2)0.014 (2)
C5B0.0409 (19)0.0344 (18)0.052 (2)0.0010 (15)0.0216 (17)0.0015 (16)
C6B0.0408 (19)0.0322 (18)0.057 (2)0.0000 (15)0.0177 (17)0.0024 (17)
C7B0.066 (3)0.039 (2)0.077 (3)0.008 (2)0.023 (3)0.012 (2)
C8B0.082 (4)0.050 (3)0.079 (3)0.000 (3)0.017 (3)0.027 (3)
C9B0.092 (4)0.060 (3)0.059 (3)0.005 (3)0.032 (3)0.022 (2)
C10B0.072 (3)0.051 (3)0.054 (2)0.005 (2)0.032 (2)0.008 (2)
N1C0.0417 (17)0.0375 (17)0.0495 (18)0.0003 (13)0.0166 (15)0.0037 (14)
N2C0.0475 (18)0.0390 (17)0.0518 (18)0.0002 (14)0.0303 (15)0.0027 (14)
C1C0.057 (3)0.053 (2)0.055 (2)0.000 (2)0.021 (2)0.012 (2)
C2C0.064 (3)0.055 (3)0.063 (3)0.005 (2)0.013 (2)0.014 (2)
C3C0.051 (3)0.057 (3)0.074 (3)0.010 (2)0.009 (2)0.005 (2)
C4C0.046 (2)0.056 (3)0.075 (3)0.003 (2)0.024 (2)0.005 (2)
C5C0.0404 (19)0.0355 (18)0.057 (2)0.0005 (16)0.0204 (18)0.0050 (17)
C6C0.045 (2)0.0366 (19)0.060 (2)0.0051 (16)0.0290 (19)0.0066 (17)
C7C0.055 (3)0.057 (3)0.073 (3)0.006 (2)0.040 (2)0.005 (2)
C8C0.078 (3)0.063 (3)0.084 (3)0.016 (3)0.060 (3)0.011 (3)
C9C0.087 (4)0.056 (3)0.065 (3)0.006 (2)0.050 (3)0.007 (2)
C10C0.063 (3)0.051 (2)0.058 (2)0.004 (2)0.036 (2)0.011 (2)
O1W0.150 (5)0.078 (3)0.108 (4)0.001 (3)0.071 (4)0.003 (3)
O2W0.104 (4)0.086 (3)0.100 (4)0.004 (3)0.040 (3)0.002 (3)
O3W0.118 (4)0.088 (4)0.158 (5)0.000 (3)0.085 (4)0.014 (3)
O4W0.110 (5)0.149 (7)0.140 (5)0.027 (4)0.030 (4)0.004 (4)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Ni1—N2C2.086 (3)N2B—C10B1.341 (5)
Ni1—N1A2.090 (3)N2B—C6B1.348 (5)
Ni1—N2A2.095 (3)C1B—C2B1.388 (6)
Ni1—N2B2.096 (3)C2B—C3B1.366 (7)
Ni1—N1B2.097 (3)C3B—C4B1.386 (7)
Ni1—N1C2.101 (3)C4B—C5B1.379 (6)
S1—S21.969 (3)C5B—C6B1.482 (6)
S2—O21.439 (5)C6B—C7B1.384 (5)
S2—O11.445 (5)C7B—C8B1.386 (7)
S2—O31.453 (5)C8B—C9B1.361 (8)
N1A—C1A1.344 (5)C9B—C10B1.386 (6)
N1A—C5A1.348 (5)N1C—C1C1.341 (5)
N2A—C6A1.347 (5)N1C—C5C1.361 (5)
N2A—C10A1.346 (5)N2C—C6C1.337 (5)
C1A—C2A1.382 (6)N2C—C10C1.346 (5)
C2A—C3A1.369 (8)C1C—C2C1.382 (7)
C3A—C4A1.375 (8)C2C—C3C1.363 (8)
C4A—C5A1.387 (6)C3C—C4C1.386 (7)
C5A—C6A1.474 (6)C4C—C5C1.374 (6)
C6A—C7A1.394 (6)C5C—C6C1.492 (6)
C7A—C8A1.371 (8)C6C—C7C1.389 (6)
C8A—C9A1.360 (8)C7C—C8C1.357 (7)
C9A—C10A1.379 (6)C8C—C9C1.376 (7)
N1B—C1B1.342 (5)C9C—C10C1.383 (6)
N1B—C5B1.348 (5)
N2C—Ni1—N1A93.26 (13)C1B—N1B—C5B118.7 (3)
N2C—Ni1—N2A95.85 (13)C1B—N1B—Ni1125.7 (3)
N1A—Ni1—N2A78.36 (13)C5B—N1B—Ni1114.5 (2)
N2C—Ni1—N2B94.39 (13)C10B—N2B—C6B118.7 (3)
N1A—Ni1—N2B170.45 (13)C10B—N2B—Ni1126.5 (3)
N2A—Ni1—N2B95.16 (13)C6B—N2B—Ni1114.7 (3)
N2C—Ni1—N1B168.33 (13)N1B—C1B—C2B122.1 (4)
N1A—Ni1—N1B94.78 (12)C3B—C2B—C1B118.9 (4)
N2A—Ni1—N1B94.04 (12)C2B—C3B—C4B119.5 (4)
N2B—Ni1—N1B78.54 (13)C5B—C4B—C3B119.0 (4)
N2C—Ni1—N1C78.63 (13)N1B—C5B—C4B121.8 (4)
N1A—Ni1—N1C94.56 (13)N1B—C5B—C6B115.5 (3)
N2A—Ni1—N1C170.85 (12)C4B—C5B—C6B122.7 (4)
N2B—Ni1—N1C92.55 (13)N2B—C6B—C7B121.7 (4)
N1B—Ni1—N1C92.31 (13)N2B—C6B—C5B115.7 (3)
O2—S2—O1111.5 (3)C7B—C6B—C5B122.5 (4)
O2—S2—O3109.2 (4)C6B—C7B—C8B118.6 (5)
O1—S2—O3110.2 (4)C9B—C8B—C7B120.0 (4)
O2—S2—S1108.7 (3)C8B—C9B—C10B118.7 (5)
O1—S2—S1108.1 (3)N2B—C10B—C9B122.3 (5)
O3—S2—S1109.2 (3)C1C—N1C—C5C118.1 (4)
C1A—N1A—C5A118.7 (4)C1C—N1C—Ni1127.0 (3)
C1A—N1A—Ni1126.2 (3)C5C—N1C—Ni1114.8 (3)
C5A—N1A—Ni1115.0 (3)C6C—N2C—C10C119.2 (3)
C6A—N2A—C10A118.4 (4)C6C—N2C—Ni1115.5 (3)
C6A—N2A—Ni1115.0 (3)C10C—N2C—Ni1125.1 (3)
C10A—N2A—Ni1126.5 (3)N1C—C1C—C2C123.2 (4)
N1A—C1A—C2A122.2 (5)C3C—C2C—C1C118.5 (5)
C3A—C2A—C1A119.2 (5)C2C—C3C—C4C119.2 (4)
C2A—C3A—C4A119.1 (5)C5C—C4C—C3C120.0 (5)
C3A—C4A—C5A119.6 (5)N1C—C5C—C4C121.0 (4)
N1A—C5A—C4A121.3 (4)N1C—C5C—C6C114.8 (3)
N1A—C5A—C6A115.7 (3)C4C—C5C—C6C124.2 (4)
C4A—C5A—C6A123.0 (4)N2C—C6C—C7C121.6 (4)
N2A—C6A—C7A121.1 (4)N2C—C6C—C5C116.1 (3)
N2A—C6A—C5A115.6 (3)C7C—C6C—C5C122.3 (4)
C7A—C6A—C5A123.2 (4)C8C—C7C—C6C118.9 (4)
C8A—C7A—C6A119.4 (5)C7C—C8C—C9C120.3 (4)
C9A—C8A—C7A119.5 (5)C8C—C9C—C10C118.4 (4)
C8A—C9A—C10A119.2 (5)N2C—C10C—C9C121.6 (4)
N2A—C10A—C9A122.3 (5)
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
O1W—H1WA···O10.89 (5)1.87 (5)2.744 (8)166 (4)
O1W—H1WB···O1i0.91 (9)1.94 (9)2.834 (11)169 (7)
O2W—H2WA···O20.88 (7)1.91 (7)2.783 (10)168 (5)
O2W—H2WB···O1Wi0.89 (9)2.13 (8)2.905 (9)145 (7)
O3W—H3WA···O6Wii0.90 (4)1.95 (5)2.821 (11)161 (4)
O3W—H3WA···O10Wii0.90 (4)1.97 (6)2.79 (3)150 (4)
O3W—H3WB···O2Wiii0.90 (4)1.86 (4)2.753 (8)170 (3)
O4W—H4WA···O1W0.89 (9)2.10 (7)2.931 (12)154 (7)
O4W—H4WB···O9W0.90 (7)1.87 (9)2.72 (3)156 (6)
O5W···O6W??2.72 (1)?
O5W···O9W??2.55 (2)?
O5W···O10W??2.13 (3)?
O6W···O8W??2.74 (1)?
O6W···O9W??2.21 (3)?
O7W···O9W??2.45 (3)?
O8W···O11W??2.67 (3)?
O9W···O10W??2.64 (4)?
O5W···O4Wiv??2.82 (1)?
O7W···O8Wv??2.89 (2)?
Symmetry codes: (i) x+2, y+1, z+2; (ii) x1/2, y+1/2, z1/2; (iii) x+2, y1, z+3/2; (iv) x+5/2, y+1/2, z+2; (v) x+5/2, y+3/2, z+2.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formula[Ni(C10H8N2)(S2O3)·7H2O
Mr765.49
Crystal system, space groupMonoclinic, C2/c
Temperature (K)293
a, b, c (Å)22.934 (5), 13.481 (3), 24.904 (5)
β (°) 115.65 (3)
V3)6941 (2)
Z8
Radiation typeMo Kα
µ (mm1)0.74
Crystal size (mm)0.30 × 0.28 × 0.22
Data collection
DiffractometerRigaku AFC7S Difractometer
diffractometer
Absorption correctionψ scan
(Molecular Structure Corporation, 1988)
Tmin, Tmax0.80, 0.83
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections
9294, 7963, 4723
Rint0.031
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.650
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.059, 0.209, 1.06
No. of reflections7963
No. of parameters483
No. of restraints13
H-atom treatmentH atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)0.68, 0.89

Computer programs: MSC/AFC Diffractometer Control Software (Molecular Structure Corporation, 1988), MSC/AFC Diffractometer Control Software, SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1990), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), XP in SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 1994), PARST (Nardelli, 1983) and Cambridge Structure Database (Allen & Kennard, 1993).

Selected geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Ni1—N2C2.086 (3)Ni1—N1C2.101 (3)
Ni1—N1A2.090 (3)S1—S21.969 (3)
Ni1—N2A2.095 (3)S2—O21.439 (5)
Ni1—N2B2.096 (3)S2—O11.445 (5)
Ni1—N1B2.097 (3)S2—O31.453 (5)
O2—S2—O1111.5 (3)O2—S2—S1108.7 (3)
O2—S2—O3109.2 (4)O1—S2—S1108.1 (3)
O1—S2—O3110.2 (4)O3—S2—S1109.2 (3)
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
O1W—H1WA···O10.89 (5)1.87 (5)2.744 (8)166 (4)
O1W—H1WB···O1i0.91 (9)1.94 (9)2.834 (11)169 (7)
O2W—H2WA···O20.88 (7)1.91 (7)2.783 (10)168 (5)
O2W—H2WB···O1Wi0.89 (9)2.13 (8)2.905 (9)145 (7)
O3W—H3WA···O6Wii0.90 (4)1.95 (5)2.821 (11)161 (4)
O3W—H3WA···O10Wii0.90 (4)1.97 (6)2.79 (3)150 (4)
O3W—H3WB···O2Wiii0.90 (4)1.86 (4)2.753 (8)170 (3)
O4W—H4WA···O1W0.89 (9)2.10 (7)2.931 (12)154 (7)
O4W—H4WB···O9W0.90 (7)1.87 (9)2.72 (3)156 (6)
O5W···O6W??2.72 (1)?
O5W···O9W??2.55 (2)?
O5W···O10W??2.13 (3)?
O6W···O8W??2.74 (1)?
O6W···O9W??2.21 (3)?
O7W···O9W??2.45 (3)?
O8W···O11W??2.67 (3)?
O9W···O10W??2.64 (4)?
O5W···O4Wiv??2.82 (1)?
O7W···O8Wv??2.89 (2)?
Symmetry codes: (i) x+2, y+1, z+2; (ii) x1/2, y+1/2, z1/2; (iii) x+2, y1, z+3/2; (iv) x+5/2, y+1/2, z+2; (v) x+5/2, y+3/2, z+2.
 

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