Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270103016007/ob1131sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270103016007/ob1131Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 221058
The title compound, (I), was prepared by adding sodium picrate monohydrate (159 mg, 0.6 mmol; Silberrad & Phillips, 1908) to a solution of [Cd(S-thpc12)](ClO4)2·H2O (212 mg, 0.3 mmol; Davies et al., 2000) in dry acetonitrile (15 ml). The solid dissolved quickly and a mass of yellow precipitate filled the flask within 20 min. This precipitate was dissolved in situ by heating the suspension to the boiling point of the solvent. The resulting solution was then allowed to reflux for 2 h. Upon cooling, large yellow prisms of (I), suitable for X-ray diffraction studies, formed. These were filtered off and dried (yield 228 mg, 76%). 13C NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 160.90, 141.96, 125.30, 124.27, 118.16 (CH3CN), 61.93, 59.36, 49.95, 48.00, 20.94, 1.24 (CH3CN). Analysis calculated for C34H51CdN11O18: C 40.26, H 5.07, N 15.19%; found: C 40.2, H 5.0, N 15.0%. Conductivity: 128 Ω−1 cm2 mol−1 (1 × 10−3 M, DMF).
Hydroxyl H-atom positions were obtained from the four highest peaks in the penultimate difference map and others were placed in calculated positions.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1997); cell refinement: SMART; data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 1997) and Xtal3.7 ADDREF SORTRF (Hall et al., 2000); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1994); program(s) used to refine structure: Xtal3.7 CRYLSQ; molecular graphics: Xtal3.7; software used to prepare material for publication: Xtal3.7 BONDLA CIFIO.
[Cd(C20H44N4O4)]·(C6H2N3O7)2·C2H3N | F(000) = 1048 |
Mr = 1014.25 | Dx = 1.597 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: p 2yb | Cell parameters from 6088 reflections |
a = 10.980 (2) Å | θ = 1.2–26.4° |
b = 16.575 (3) Å | µ = 0.61 mm−1 |
c = 11.640 (2) Å | T = 168 K |
β = 95.51 (1)° | Irregular hexagonal plate, yellow |
V = 2108.6 (7) Å3 | 0.60 × 0.42 × 0.15 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker P4 diffractometer | 8289 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed tube | 4248 reflections with F2 > 0 |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.016 |
ω scans | θmax = 26.4° |
Absorption correction: empirical (using intensity measurements) (SADABS; Bruker, 1997) | h = −13→13 |
Tmin = 0.779, Tmax = 0.913 | k = −20→20 |
15919 measured reflections | l = −14→14 |
Refinement on F2 | H-atom parameters not refined |
Least-squares matrix: full | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.05Fo2)2]1/2 |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.023 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
wR(F2) = 0.057 | Δρmax = 0.37 e Å−3 |
S = 1.23 | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
8289 reflections | Extinction correction: Zachariasen, Larson (1970), Eq22 p292 "Cryst. Comp." Munksgaard 1970 |
578 parameters | Extinction coefficient: 13E2 (3) |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 3983 Friedel pairs |
0 constraints | Absolute structure parameter: 0.018 (14) |
[Cd(C20H44N4O4)]·(C6H2N3O7)2·C2H3N | V = 2108.6 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 1014.25 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.980 (2) Å | µ = 0.61 mm−1 |
b = 16.575 (3) Å | T = 168 K |
c = 11.640 (2) Å | 0.60 × 0.42 × 0.15 mm |
β = 95.51 (1)° |
Bruker P4 diffractometer | 8289 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: empirical (using intensity measurements) (SADABS; Bruker, 1997) | 4248 reflections with F2 > 0 |
Tmin = 0.779, Tmax = 0.913 | Rint = 0.016 |
15919 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.023 | H-atom parameters not refined |
wR(F2) = 0.057 | Δρmax = 0.37 e Å−3 |
S = 1.23 | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
8289 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 3983 Friedel pairs |
578 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.018 (14) |
0 restraints |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Cd | 0.51822 (2) | 0.19597 | 0.751280 (10) | 0.01855 (10) | |
O1 | 0.6529 (2) | 0.33695 (15) | 0.8223 (2) | 0.0275 (12) | |
O2 | 0.7324 (2) | 0.17482 (13) | 0.73439 (17) | 0.0234 (12) | |
O3 | 0.5936 (2) | 0.07227 (15) | 0.8702 (2) | 0.0304 (13) | |
O4 | 0.5124 (2) | 0.22364 (13) | 0.95112 (18) | 0.0243 (11) | |
O1a | 0.77320 (18) | 0.1933 (2) | 0.97763 (16) | 0.0318 (10) | |
O2a | 0.9408 (3) | 0.26278 (19) | 0.8568 (2) | 0.0434 (15) | |
O3a | 1.0705 (3) | 0.33873 (17) | 0.9565 (2) | 0.0354 (14) | |
O5a | 1.1341 (3) | 0.1702 (2) | 1.4252 (2) | 0.054 (2) | |
O4a | 1.2266 (3) | 0.2604 (2) | 1.3288 (2) | 0.0495 (17) | |
O7a | 0.6641 (3) | 0.0977 (3) | 1.1182 (3) | 0.061 (2) | |
O6a | 0.7553 (5) | 0.0623 (3) | 1.2757 (4) | 0.105 (3) | |
O1b | 0.8145 (3) | 0.40135 (17) | 1.0135 (2) | 0.0346 (13) | |
O2b | 0.9166 (3) | 0.55402 (18) | 0.9815 (2) | 0.0445 (16) | |
O3b | 1.1079 (3) | 0.5270 (2) | 1.0215 (3) | 0.067 (2) | |
O5b | 1.0755 (3) | 0.3724 (3) | 1.5056 (2) | 0.061 (2) | |
O4b | 1.1854 (4) | 0.4676 (3) | 1.4382 (3) | 0.062 (2) | |
O7b | 0.6442 (3) | 0.3355 (2) | 1.1335 (3) | 0.0487 (18) | |
O6b | 0.7062 (3) | 0.2844 (2) | 1.2962 (3) | 0.059 (2) | |
N1 | 0.4218 (3) | 0.3219 (2) | 0.6771 (3) | 0.0214 (15) | |
N2 | 0.5517 (2) | 0.1965 (3) | 0.54702 (18) | 0.0240 (11) | |
N3 | 0.4332 (3) | 0.0648 (2) | 0.6675 (3) | 0.0254 (17) | |
N4 | 0.3044 (2) | 0.1894 (2) | 0.79980 (19) | 0.0232 (12) | |
N1a | 0.9943 (3) | 0.28350 (19) | 0.9494 (2) | 0.0286 (14) | |
N2a | 1.1423 (3) | 0.2126 (2) | 1.3393 (2) | 0.038 (2) | |
N3a | 0.7508 (3) | 0.1013 (2) | 1.1876 (3) | 0.0356 (17) | |
N1b | 0.9999 (3) | 0.5191 (2) | 1.0390 (3) | 0.0354 (17) | |
N2b | 1.0972 (3) | 0.4214 (2) | 1.4301 (3) | 0.045 (2) | |
N3b | 0.7211 (3) | 0.3288 (2) | 1.2140 (3) | 0.0349 (17) | |
N1c | 0.7802 (4) | 0.4311 (3) | 0.5550 (4) | 0.052 (2) | |
C1 | 0.4054 (4) | 0.3114 (2) | 0.5498 (3) | 0.0278 (17) | |
C2 | 0.5185 (4) | 0.2792 (2) | 0.5015 (3) | 0.0282 (18) | |
C3 | 0.4724 (4) | 0.1356 (2) | 0.4854 (3) | 0.0295 (18) | |
C4 | 0.4727 (4) | 0.0559 (2) | 0.5499 (3) | 0.0315 (18) | |
C5 | 0.2973 (3) | 0.0724 (2) | 0.6619 (3) | 0.0295 (18) | |
C6 | 0.2557 (3) | 0.1065 (2) | 0.7728 (3) | 0.0285 (17) | |
C7 | 0.2335 (3) | 0.2503 (2) | 0.7286 (3) | 0.0270 (17) | |
C8 | 0.3022 (3) | 0.3299 (2) | 0.7236 (3) | 0.0261 (17) | |
C11 | 0.4931 (4) | 0.3975 (2) | 0.7052 (4) | 0.026 (2) | |
C12 | 0.5605 (4) | 0.3983 (2) | 0.8232 (3) | 0.0282 (19) | |
C13 | 0.6130 (4) | 0.4827 (3) | 0.8468 (4) | 0.042 (2) | |
C21 | 0.6816 (3) | 0.1787 (2) | 0.5334 (3) | 0.0278 (18) | |
C22 | 0.7697 (3) | 0.2110 (2) | 0.6307 (3) | 0.0259 (17) | |
C23 | 0.8993 (3) | 0.1880 (4) | 0.6098 (3) | 0.0365 (18) | |
C31 | 0.4734 (4) | −0.0063 (3) | 0.7373 (4) | 0.033 (2) | |
C32 | 0.6023 (4) | 0.0042 (2) | 0.7965 (3) | 0.030 (2) | |
C33 | 0.6444 (5) | −0.0719 (3) | 0.8618 (4) | 0.047 (3) | |
C41 | 0.2989 (3) | 0.2065 (3) | 0.9242 (3) | 0.0257 (16) | |
C42 | 0.4146 (3) | 0.17944 (19) | 0.9965 (3) | 0.0254 (17) | |
C43 | 0.4047 (3) | 0.1968 (3) | 1.1227 (2) | 0.0323 (15) | |
C1a | 0.8573 (2) | 0.1950 (3) | 1.0574 (2) | 0.0243 (12) | |
C2a | 0.9711 (3) | 0.2401 (2) | 1.0533 (3) | 0.0252 (16) | |
C3a | 1.0606 (3) | 0.2465 (2) | 1.1437 (3) | 0.0279 (17) | |
C4a | 1.0466 (3) | 0.2045 (3) | 1.2447 (2) | 0.0307 (18) | |
C5a | 0.9450 (4) | 0.1583 (2) | 1.2572 (3) | 0.0294 (17) | |
C6a | 0.8538 (3) | 0.1528 (2) | 1.1672 (3) | 0.0277 (17) | |
C1b | 0.8646 (3) | 0.4140 (2) | 1.1115 (3) | 0.0267 (16) | |
C2b | 0.9700 (3) | 0.4673 (2) | 1.1336 (3) | 0.0282 (17) | |
C3b | 1.0466 (4) | 0.4701 (3) | 1.2334 (3) | 0.031 (2) | |
C4b | 1.0156 (4) | 0.4219 (2) | 1.3256 (3) | 0.0331 (18) | |
C5b | 0.9094 (4) | 0.3772 (2) | 1.3183 (3) | 0.0306 (17) | |
C6b | 0.8334 (3) | 0.3748 (2) | 1.2172 (3) | 0.0267 (16) | |
C1c | 0.8500 (4) | 0.4391 (3) | 0.6320 (4) | 0.043 (2) | |
C2c | 0.9406 (6) | 0.4490 (4) | 0.7329 (5) | 0.065 (3) | |
H2 | 0.77284 | 0.19619 | 0.78824 | 0.02300* | |
H3 | 0.67270 | 0.07788 | 0.90123 | 0.03800* | |
H4 | 0.58673 | 0.20418 | 1.00000 | 0.02300* | |
H1 | 0.69012 | 0.33096 | 0.89241 | 0.03500* | |
H1a | 0.38577 | 0.36216 | 0.51470 | 0.03400* | |
H1b | 0.34003 | 0.27471 | 0.53087 | 0.03400* | |
H2a | 0.50388 | 0.27599 | 0.41945 | 0.03500* | |
H2b | 0.58490 | 0.31460 | 0.52140 | 0.03500* | |
H3a | 0.50050 | 0.12611 | 0.41181 | 0.03700* | |
H3b | 0.39083 | 0.15533 | 0.47554 | 0.03700* | |
H4a | 0.41842 | 0.01969 | 0.50723 | 0.03900* | |
H4b | 0.55317 | 0.03444 | 0.55570 | 0.03900* | |
H5a | 0.26234 | 0.02035 | 0.65036 | 0.03700* | |
H5b | 0.27012 | 0.10686 | 0.60075 | 0.03700* | |
H6a | 0.16941 | 0.10861 | 0.76521 | 0.03600* | |
H6b | 0.28354 | 0.07163 | 0.83475 | 0.03600* | |
H7a | 0.15880 | 0.26050 | 0.76140 | 0.03400* | |
H7b | 0.21684 | 0.23053 | 0.65277 | 0.03400* | |
H8a | 0.25343 | 0.36631 | 0.67685 | 0.03300* | |
H8b | 0.31594 | 0.35083 | 0.80012 | 0.03300* | |
H11a | 0.43878 | 0.44163 | 0.69828 | 0.03200* | |
H11b | 0.55203 | 0.40279 | 0.65024 | 0.03200* | |
H12 | 0.50882 | 0.38729 | 0.88247 | 0.03500* | |
H13a | 0.65535 | 0.48398 | 0.92219 | 0.06300* | |
H13b | 0.54834 | 0.52104 | 0.84262 | 0.06300* | |
H13c | 0.66790 | 0.49543 | 0.79158 | 0.06300* | |
H21a | 0.70185 | 0.20191 | 0.46277 | 0.03500* | |
H21b | 0.69118 | 0.12174 | 0.52986 | 0.03500* | |
H22 | 0.76841 | 0.26827 | 0.63652 | 0.03300* | |
H23a | 0.95467 | 0.20817 | 0.67069 | 0.05500* | |
H23b | 0.91848 | 0.21036 | 0.53857 | 0.05500* | |
H23c | 0.90573 | 0.13088 | 0.60677 | 0.05500* | |
H31a | 0.47185 | −0.05224 | 0.68780 | 0.04100* | |
H31b | 0.41807 | −0.01490 | 0.79422 | 0.04100* | |
H32 | 0.66113 | 0.01278 | 0.74353 | 0.03800* | |
H33a | 0.72470 | −0.06375 | 0.89716 | 0.07200* | |
H33b | 0.64456 | −0.11551 | 0.80824 | 0.07200* | |
H33c | 0.59044 | −0.08356 | 0.91783 | 0.07200* | |
H41a | 0.23067 | 0.17900 | 0.94999 | 0.03200* | |
H41b | 0.28892 | 0.26301 | 0.93380 | 0.03200* | |
H42 | 0.42822 | 0.12296 | 0.99208 | 0.03200* | |
H43a | 0.47727 | 0.18044 | 1.16699 | 0.04800* | |
H43b | 0.33644 | 0.16964 | 1.14770 | 0.04800* | |
H43c | 0.39419 | 0.25393 | 1.13254 | 0.04800* | |
H3a' | 1.13114 | 0.27915 | 1.13732 | 0.03500* | |
H5a' | 0.93682 | 0.12995 | 1.32692 | 0.03600* | |
H3b' | 1.11631 | 0.50376 | 1.24038 | 0.03900* | |
H5b' | 0.88891 | 0.34784 | 1.38385 | 0.03900* | |
H2ca | 1.00448 | 0.48293 | 0.71438 | 0.09600* | |
H2cb | 0.97227 | 0.39750 | 0.75673 | 0.09600* | |
H2cc | 0.90101 | 0.47213 | 0.79495 | 0.09600* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cd | 0.01840 (10) | 0.02028 (11) | 0.01674 (10) | −0.00020 (16) | 0.00043 (6) | 0.00156 (10) |
O1 | 0.0318 (14) | 0.0258 (13) | 0.0236 (11) | 0.0078 (11) | −0.0048 (10) | −0.0000 (10) |
O2 | 0.0243 (11) | 0.0279 (16) | 0.0171 (9) | −0.0030 (8) | −0.0019 (8) | −0.0022 (8) |
O3 | 0.0288 (13) | 0.0341 (15) | 0.0279 (12) | −0.0007 (11) | 0.0001 (10) | 0.0004 (10) |
O4 | 0.0248 (12) | 0.0277 (13) | 0.0197 (10) | −0.0038 (8) | −0.0016 (9) | 0.0022 (8) |
O1a | 0.0279 (10) | 0.0398 (13) | 0.0259 (9) | −0.006 (2) | −0.0075 (8) | 0.0033 (15) |
O2a | 0.0458 (16) | 0.061 (2) | 0.0227 (12) | −0.0200 (14) | −0.0021 (11) | −0.0052 (12) |
O3a | 0.0291 (14) | 0.0388 (16) | 0.0374 (14) | −0.0035 (12) | −0.0004 (12) | −0.0006 (12) |
O5a | 0.0490 (17) | 0.081 (3) | 0.0297 (14) | 0.0071 (15) | −0.0132 (12) | 0.0057 (13) |
O4a | 0.0325 (15) | 0.080 (2) | 0.0339 (14) | −0.0063 (15) | −0.0093 (12) | −0.0111 (14) |
O7a | 0.0369 (18) | 0.097 (3) | 0.0484 (17) | −0.0270 (19) | −0.0049 (14) | 0.0248 (18) |
O6a | 0.106 (4) | 0.130 (4) | 0.070 (2) | −0.076 (3) | −0.034 (2) | 0.064 (3) |
O1b | 0.0368 (15) | 0.0372 (15) | 0.0277 (12) | −0.0010 (12) | −0.0070 (11) | 0.0011 (11) |
O2b | 0.0512 (18) | 0.0401 (16) | 0.0407 (15) | 0.0043 (13) | −0.0036 (14) | 0.0153 (13) |
O3b | 0.042 (2) | 0.069 (2) | 0.091 (3) | −0.0084 (17) | 0.0092 (18) | 0.043 (2) |
O5b | 0.050 (2) | 0.101 (3) | 0.0303 (15) | 0.0151 (18) | −0.0044 (13) | 0.0124 (17) |
O4b | 0.060 (3) | 0.063 (2) | 0.057 (2) | 0.002 (2) | −0.0301 (18) | −0.0096 (17) |
O7b | 0.0351 (17) | 0.057 (2) | 0.0515 (18) | −0.0100 (15) | −0.0057 (15) | −0.0023 (15) |
O6b | 0.057 (2) | 0.070 (2) | 0.0542 (18) | −0.0152 (18) | 0.0233 (16) | 0.0167 (17) |
N1 | 0.0213 (17) | 0.0254 (18) | 0.0173 (14) | −0.0023 (13) | 0.0001 (13) | 0.0006 (12) |
N2 | 0.0249 (11) | 0.0274 (12) | 0.0191 (10) | 0.001 (2) | −0.0006 (8) | 0.0028 (17) |
N3 | 0.0245 (18) | 0.0241 (18) | 0.0272 (16) | −0.0037 (14) | 0.0005 (14) | −0.0040 (13) |
N4 | 0.0215 (11) | 0.0259 (15) | 0.0218 (10) | −0.0019 (16) | −0.0005 (8) | 0.0000 (15) |
N1a | 0.0236 (14) | 0.0355 (17) | 0.0264 (14) | 0.0028 (13) | 0.0003 (11) | −0.0044 (12) |
N2a | 0.0353 (16) | 0.053 (3) | 0.0228 (14) | 0.0101 (16) | −0.0063 (12) | −0.0074 (13) |
N3a | 0.040 (2) | 0.039 (2) | 0.0273 (15) | −0.0000 (15) | −0.0017 (14) | 0.0026 (14) |
N1b | 0.040 (2) | 0.0277 (17) | 0.0382 (17) | −0.0033 (14) | 0.0027 (15) | 0.0076 (13) |
N2b | 0.045 (2) | 0.057 (2) | 0.0316 (18) | 0.0175 (19) | −0.0085 (16) | −0.0033 (17) |
N3b | 0.038 (2) | 0.0325 (19) | 0.0364 (17) | 0.0037 (15) | 0.0162 (15) | −0.0014 (15) |
N1c | 0.047 (3) | 0.060 (3) | 0.048 (2) | 0.011 (2) | 0.003 (2) | 0.0136 (19) |
C1 | 0.032 (2) | 0.0287 (19) | 0.0210 (15) | 0.0001 (15) | −0.0051 (14) | 0.0065 (13) |
C2 | 0.032 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.0197 (15) | −0.0008 (16) | −0.0001 (14) | 0.0080 (14) |
C3 | 0.031 (2) | 0.037 (2) | 0.0199 (16) | −0.0035 (16) | 0.0011 (14) | −0.0042 (14) |
C4 | 0.035 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.0284 (17) | −0.0023 (16) | 0.0030 (15) | −0.0104 (14) |
C5 | 0.0293 (19) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0284 (18) | −0.0099 (15) | −0.0016 (15) | −0.0029 (15) |
C6 | 0.0253 (18) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0323 (17) | −0.0088 (15) | 0.0021 (15) | 0.0010 (15) |
C7 | 0.0205 (16) | 0.032 (2) | 0.0283 (16) | 0.0010 (14) | −0.0006 (13) | 0.0014 (15) |
C8 | 0.0241 (17) | 0.0267 (19) | 0.0268 (17) | 0.0050 (14) | −0.0013 (15) | 0.0045 (15) |
C11 | 0.025 (2) | 0.021 (2) | 0.033 (2) | 0.0009 (15) | −0.0016 (16) | 0.0047 (15) |
C12 | 0.028 (2) | 0.022 (2) | 0.034 (2) | 0.0049 (15) | −0.0009 (16) | −0.0052 (15) |
C13 | 0.039 (2) | 0.026 (2) | 0.059 (3) | 0.0048 (19) | −0.013 (2) | −0.0150 (19) |
C21 | 0.0284 (16) | 0.033 (3) | 0.0222 (14) | −0.0005 (13) | 0.0030 (12) | 0.0008 (13) |
C22 | 0.0278 (15) | 0.026 (3) | 0.0241 (14) | −0.0036 (13) | 0.0046 (12) | −0.0002 (12) |
C23 | 0.0272 (15) | 0.051 (2) | 0.0319 (15) | −0.001 (2) | 0.0034 (12) | −0.007 (2) |
C31 | 0.035 (2) | 0.022 (2) | 0.043 (3) | −0.0037 (17) | 0.004 (2) | −0.0034 (16) |
C32 | 0.033 (2) | 0.021 (2) | 0.037 (2) | 0.0040 (17) | 0.0030 (17) | 0.0038 (15) |
C33 | 0.042 (3) | 0.034 (3) | 0.064 (3) | 0.001 (2) | 0.003 (2) | 0.016 (2) |
C41 | 0.0254 (14) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0245 (13) | 0.0003 (16) | 0.0035 (11) | 0.0017 (15) |
C42 | 0.0301 (16) | 0.022 (2) | 0.0240 (14) | −0.0006 (12) | 0.0022 (12) | 0.0047 (12) |
C43 | 0.0454 (17) | 0.0277 (16) | 0.0240 (13) | 0.004 (3) | 0.0048 (12) | 0.001 (2) |
C1a | 0.0267 (13) | 0.0232 (14) | 0.0225 (12) | 0.001 (2) | −0.0014 (10) | −0.002 (2) |
C2a | 0.0260 (17) | 0.0257 (18) | 0.0234 (15) | 0.0063 (14) | 0.0004 (13) | −0.0048 (13) |
C3a | 0.0216 (16) | 0.034 (2) | 0.0274 (16) | 0.0062 (14) | −0.0022 (13) | −0.0112 (14) |
C4a | 0.0280 (15) | 0.039 (3) | 0.0233 (13) | 0.007 (2) | −0.0071 (11) | −0.0066 (17) |
C5a | 0.037 (2) | 0.0305 (18) | 0.0197 (15) | 0.0111 (16) | −0.0007 (14) | −0.0016 (13) |
C6a | 0.0292 (18) | 0.0276 (19) | 0.0259 (16) | 0.0024 (14) | 0.0006 (14) | −0.0023 (14) |
C1b | 0.0265 (17) | 0.0249 (18) | 0.0281 (16) | 0.0043 (13) | −0.0010 (14) | 0.0013 (13) |
C2b | 0.0333 (19) | 0.0236 (18) | 0.0271 (17) | 0.0022 (14) | −0.0003 (14) | 0.0019 (13) |
C3b | 0.030 (2) | 0.028 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.0001 (16) | 0.0005 (16) | −0.0043 (15) |
C4b | 0.035 (2) | 0.035 (2) | 0.0282 (17) | 0.0097 (16) | −0.0047 (15) | −0.0057 (15) |
C5b | 0.037 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.0254 (16) | 0.0130 (15) | 0.0081 (14) | 0.0030 (14) |
C6b | 0.0305 (18) | 0.0222 (17) | 0.0285 (16) | 0.0071 (14) | 0.0083 (14) | −0.0017 (13) |
C1c | 0.051 (3) | 0.035 (2) | 0.042 (2) | 0.0062 (19) | 0.009 (2) | 0.0105 (18) |
C2c | 0.076 (4) | 0.062 (4) | 0.054 (3) | −0.012 (3) | −0.012 (3) | 0.005 (3) |
Cd—O1 | 2.845 (2) | C5—H5b | 0.938 |
Cd—O2 | 2.404 (2) | C6—H6a | 0.944 |
Cd—O3 | 2.566 (2) | C6—H6b | 0.951 |
Cd—O4 | 2.378 (2) | C7—C8 | 1.524 (5) |
Cd—N1 | 2.459 (3) | C7—H7a | 0.953 |
Cd—N2 | 2.440 (2) | C7—H7b | 0.943 |
Cd—N3 | 2.525 (3) | C8—H8a | 0.945 |
Cd—N4 | 2.469 (2) | C8—H8b | 0.954 |
O1—C12 | 1.436 (5) | C11—C12 | 1.496 (6) |
O1—H1 | 0.882 | C11—H11a | 0.943 |
O2—C22 | 1.442 (4) | C11—H11b | 0.957 |
O2—H2 | 0.814 | C12—C13 | 1.529 (6) |
O3—C32 | 1.426 (5) | C12—H12 | 0.952 |
O3—H3 | 0.913 | C13—H13a | 0.953 |
O4—C42 | 1.442 (4) | C13—H13b | 0.951 |
O4—H4 | 1.002 | C13—H13c | 0.946 |
O1a—C1a | 1.245 (3) | C21—C22 | 1.515 (4) |
O1b—C1b | 1.236 (4) | C21—H21a | 0.953 |
O2a—N1a | 1.226 (4) | C21—H21b | 0.951 |
O3a—N1a | 1.237 (4) | C22—C23 | 1.515 (5) |
O5a—N2a | 1.232 (4) | C22—H22 | 0.952 |
O4a—N2a | 1.233 (5) | C23—H23a | 0.950 |
O7a—N3a | 1.190 (4) | C23—H23b | 0.950 |
O6a—N3a | 1.209 (6) | C23—H23c | 0.951 |
O2b—N1b | 1.226 (4) | C31—C32 | 1.523 (6) |
O3b—N1b | 1.229 (5) | C31—H31a | 0.954 |
O5b—N2b | 1.236 (5) | C31—H31b | 0.952 |
O4b—N2b | 1.231 (6) | C32—C33 | 1.521 (6) |
O7b—N3b | 1.205 (4) | C32—H32 | 0.946 |
O6b—N3b | 1.230 (5) | C33—H33a | 0.947 |
N1—C1 | 1.486 (4) | C33—H33b | 0.955 |
N1—C8 | 1.474 (5) | C33—H33c | 0.942 |
N1—C11 | 1.496 (5) | C41—C42 | 1.523 (4) |
N2—C2 | 1.502 (5) | C41—H41a | 0.950 |
N2—C3 | 1.475 (5) | C41—H41b | 0.950 |
N2—C21 | 1.479 (4) | C42—C43 | 1.511 (4) |
N3—C4 | 1.482 (5) | C42—H42 | 0.950 |
N3—C5 | 1.493 (5) | C43—H43a | 0.946 |
N3—C31 | 1.475 (6) | C43—H43b | 0.944 |
N4—C6 | 1.497 (5) | C43—H43c | 0.962 |
N4—C7 | 1.479 (5) | C1a—C2a | 1.461 (5) |
N4—C41 | 1.483 (4) | C1a—C6a | 1.462 (5) |
N1a—C2a | 1.451 (4) | C2a—C3a | 1.373 (4) |
N2a—C4a | 1.454 (4) | C3a—C4a | 1.387 (5) |
N3a—C6a | 1.454 (5) | C3a—H3a' | 0.954 |
N1b—C2b | 1.458 (5) | C4a—C5a | 1.373 (6) |
N2b—C4b | 1.440 (5) | C5a—C6a | 1.381 (5) |
N3b—C6b | 1.448 (5) | C5a—H5a' | 0.949 |
N1c—C1c | 1.129 (6) | C1b—C2b | 1.459 (5) |
C1—C2 | 1.509 (5) | C1b—C6b | 1.461 (5) |
C1—H1a | 0.951 | C2b—C3b | 1.367 (5) |
C1—H1b | 0.950 | C3b—C4b | 1.404 (6) |
C2—H2a | 0.954 | C3b—H3b' | 0.945 |
C2—H2b | 0.947 | C4b—C5b | 1.378 (5) |
C3—C4 | 1.519 (5) | C5b—C6b | 1.376 (5) |
C3—H3a | 0.951 | C5b—H5b' | 0.950 |
C3—H3b | 0.950 | C1c—C2c | 1.474 (7) |
C4—H4a | 0.951 | C2c—H2ca | 0.940 |
C4—H4b | 0.949 | C2c—H2cb | 0.953 |
C5—C6 | 1.519 (5) | C2c—H2cc | 0.958 |
C5—H5a | 0.948 | ||
O1—H1—O1b | 137.44 | N4—C7—H7a | 108.9 |
O1—H1—O1a | 124.22 | N4—C7—H7b | 109.4 |
O2—H2—O1a | 135.18 | C8—C7—H7a | 108.1 |
O3—H3—O1a | 129.02 | C8—C7—H7b | 108.5 |
O4—H4—O1a | 135.13 | H7a—C7—H7b | 109.8 |
O2—H2—O2a | 149.58 | N1—C8—C7 | 113.5 (3) |
O3—H3—O7a | 106.28 | N1—C8—H8a | 108.7 |
O1—Cd—O2 | 70.03 (7) | N1—C8—H8b | 108.0 |
O1—Cd—O3 | 111.57 (7) | C7—C8—H8a | 108.7 |
O1—Cd—O4 | 67.61 (7) | C7—C8—H8b | 108.3 |
O1—Cd—N1 | 66.37 (9) | H8a—C8—H8b | 109.6 |
O1—Cd—N2 | 99.05 (10) | N1—C11—C12 | 114.3 (3) |
O1—Cd—N3 | 169.13 (10) | N1—C11—H11a | 108.6 |
O1—Cd—N4 | 116.65 (10) | N1—C11—H11b | 107.7 |
O2—Cd—O3 | 70.13 (8) | C12—C11—H11a | 109.0 |
O2—Cd—O4 | 103.08 (7) | C12—C11—H11b | 107.8 |
O2—Cd—N1 | 119.11 (10) | H11a—C11—H11b | 109.5 |
O2—Cd—N2 | 71.39 (7) | O1—C12—C11 | 106.0 (3) |
O2—Cd—N3 | 99.86 (10) | O1—C12—C13 | 113.3 (3) |
O2—Cd—N4 | 166.22 (9) | O1—C12—H12 | 109.9 |
O3—Cd—O4 | 70.37 (8) | C11—C12—C13 | 108.5 (3) |
O3—Cd—N1 | 166.74 (10) | C11—C12—H12 | 112.7 |
O3—Cd—N2 | 117.23 (11) | C13—C12—H12 | 106.6 |
O3—Cd—N3 | 66.95 (9) | C12—C13—H13a | 109.1 |
O3—Cd—N4 | 96.09 (10) | C12—C13—H13b | 109.6 |
O4—Cd—N1 | 97.41 (9) | C12—C13—H13c | 109.6 |
O4—Cd—N2 | 166.66 (10) | H13a—C13—H13b | 109.2 |
O4—Cd—N3 | 120.02 (9) | H13a—C13—H13c | 109.6 |
O4—Cd—N4 | 70.70 (8) | H13b—C13—H13c | 109.8 |
N1—Cd—N2 | 75.79 (12) | N2—C21—C22 | 113.7 (3) |
N1—Cd—N3 | 117.67 (11) | N2—C21—H21a | 108.6 |
N1—Cd—N4 | 74.40 (12) | N2—C21—H21b | 108.4 |
N2—Cd—N3 | 73.25 (12) | C22—C21—H21a | 108.4 |
N2—Cd—N4 | 117.29 (7) | C22—C21—H21b | 108.5 |
N3—Cd—N4 | 74.10 (12) | H21a—C21—H21b | 109.1 |
Cd—O1—C12 | 103.6 (2) | O2—C22—C21 | 105.4 (3) |
Cd—O1—H1 | 110.99 | O2—C22—C23 | 112.1 (3) |
C12—O1—H1 | 109.8 | O2—C22—H22 | 110.4 |
Cd—O2—C22 | 111.50 (17) | C21—C22—C23 | 109.5 (3) |
Cd—O2—H2 | 109.82 | C21—C22—H22 | 113.1 |
C22—O2—H2 | 106.6 | C23—C22—H22 | 106.4 |
Cd—O3—C32 | 110.1 (2) | C22—C23—H23a | 109.6 |
Cd—O3—H3 | 112.19 | C22—C23—H23b | 109.5 |
C32—O3—H3 | 101.7 | C22—C23—H23c | 109.3 |
Cd—O4—C42 | 110.57 (16) | H23a—C23—H23b | 109.5 |
Cd—O4—H4 | 113.37 | H23a—C23—H23c | 109.4 |
C42—O4—H4 | 102.9 | H23b—C23—H23c | 109.5 |
Cd—N1—C1 | 104.9 (2) | N3—C31—C32 | 112.0 (4) |
Cd—N1—C8 | 108.4 (2) | N3—C31—H31a | 108.5 |
Cd—N1—C11 | 115.8 (2) | N3—C31—H31b | 109.0 |
C1—N1—C8 | 110.5 (3) | C32—C31—H31a | 109.1 |
C1—N1—C11 | 109.1 (3) | C32—C31—H31b | 109.3 |
C8—N1—C11 | 108.1 (3) | H31a—C31—H31b | 109.0 |
Cd—N2—C2 | 107.1 (2) | O3—C32—C31 | 104.5 (3) |
Cd—N2—C3 | 109.5 (2) | O3—C32—C33 | 112.9 (3) |
Cd—N2—C21 | 109.91 (16) | O3—C32—H32 | 111.2 |
C2—N2—C3 | 110.0 (2) | C31—C32—C33 | 110.8 (4) |
C2—N2—C21 | 110.4 (3) | C31—C32—H32 | 112.7 |
C3—N2—C21 | 109.9 (3) | C33—C32—H32 | 104.9 |
Cd—N3—C4 | 108.2 (2) | C32—C33—H33a | 109.0 |
Cd—N3—C5 | 106.0 (2) | C32—C33—H33b | 108.8 |
Cd—N3—C31 | 113.3 (2) | C32—C33—H33c | 109.6 |
C4—N3—C5 | 110.3 (3) | H33a—C33—H33b | 109.3 |
C4—N3—C31 | 109.3 (3) | H33a—C33—H33c | 110.4 |
C5—N3—C31 | 109.7 (3) | H33b—C33—H33c | 109.7 |
Cd—N4—C6 | 108.7 (2) | N4—C41—C42 | 111.9 (3) |
Cd—N4—C7 | 107.6 (2) | N4—C41—H41a | 108.9 |
Cd—N4—C41 | 110.14 (17) | N4—C41—H41b | 108.6 |
C6—N4—C7 | 110.5 (2) | C42—C41—H41a | 109.0 |
C6—N4—C41 | 109.5 (3) | C42—C41—H41b | 109.0 |
C7—N4—C41 | 110.4 (3) | H41a—C41—H41b | 109.5 |
O2a—N1a—O3a | 122.0 (3) | O4—C42—C41 | 105.0 (2) |
O2a—N1a—C2a | 119.1 (3) | O4—C42—C43 | 112.7 (3) |
O3a—N1a—C2a | 118.8 (3) | O4—C42—H42 | 110.7 |
O5a—N2a—O4a | 124.1 (3) | C41—C42—C43 | 110.3 (3) |
O5a—N2a—C4a | 117.3 (3) | C41—C42—H42 | 112.8 |
O4a—N2a—C4a | 118.6 (3) | C43—C42—H42 | 105.5 |
O7a—N3a—O6a | 121.0 (4) | C42—C43—H43a | 109.8 |
O7a—N3a—C6a | 120.2 (3) | C42—C43—H43b | 110.0 |
O6a—N3a—C6a | 118.9 (4) | C42—C43—H43c | 108.9 |
O2b—N1b—O3b | 122.7 (4) | H43a—C43—H43b | 110.4 |
O2b—N1b—C2b | 118.7 (3) | H43a—C43—H43c | 108.8 |
O3b—N1b—C2b | 118.6 (3) | H43b—C43—H43c | 109.0 |
O5b—N2b—O4b | 123.9 (3) | O1a—C1a—C2a | 124.3 (3) |
O5b—N2b—C4b | 117.3 (4) | O1a—C1a—C6a | 124.2 (3) |
O4b—N2b—C4b | 118.8 (4) | C2a—C1a—C6a | 111.6 (2) |
O7b—N3b—O6b | 121.6 (4) | N1a—C2a—C1a | 120.0 (3) |
O7b—N3b—C6b | 120.2 (3) | N1a—C2a—C3a | 115.5 (3) |
O6b—N3b—C6b | 118.2 (3) | C1a—C2a—C3a | 124.5 (3) |
N1—C1—C2 | 112.8 (3) | C2a—C3a—C4a | 118.8 (3) |
N1—C1—H1a | 108.9 | C2a—C3a—H3a' | 120.7 |
N1—C1—H1b | 108.8 | C4a—C3a—H3a' | 120.5 |
C2—C1—H1a | 108.3 | N2a—C4a—C3a | 117.7 (3) |
C2—C1—H1b | 108.6 | N2a—C4a—C5a | 120.4 (3) |
H1a—C1—H1b | 109.4 | C3a—C4a—C5a | 121.8 (3) |
N2—C2—C1 | 111.8 (3) | C4a—C5a—C6a | 119.6 (3) |
N2—C2—H2a | 108.3 | C4a—C5a—H5a' | 120.8 |
N2—C2—H2b | 108.9 | C6a—C5a—H5a' | 119.6 |
C1—C2—H2a | 109.1 | N3a—C6a—C1a | 120.6 (3) |
C1—C2—H2b | 109.4 | N3a—C6a—C5a | 115.7 (3) |
H2a—C2—H2b | 109.4 | C1a—C6a—C5a | 123.6 (3) |
N2—C3—C4 | 112.5 (3) | O1b—C1b—C2b | 122.8 (3) |
N2—C3—H3a | 108.9 | O1b—C1b—C6b | 125.6 (3) |
N2—C3—H3b | 109.1 | C2b—C1b—C6b | 111.5 (3) |
C4—C3—H3a | 108.5 | N1b—C2b—C1b | 117.0 (3) |
C4—C3—H3b | 108.5 | N1b—C2b—C3b | 117.2 (3) |
H3a—C3—H3b | 109.4 | C1b—C2b—C3b | 125.7 (3) |
N3—C4—C3 | 112.5 (3) | C2b—C3b—C4b | 117.1 (4) |
N3—C4—H4a | 108.7 | C2b—C3b—H3b' | 121.3 |
N3—C4—H4b | 108.9 | C4b—C3b—H3b' | 121.6 |
C3—C4—H4a | 108.6 | N2b—C4b—C3b | 118.2 (3) |
C3—C4—H4b | 108.6 | N2b—C4b—C5b | 120.2 (3) |
H4a—C4—H4b | 109.4 | C3b—C4b—C5b | 121.6 (3) |
N3—C5—C6 | 112.0 (3) | C4b—C5b—C6b | 120.5 (3) |
N3—C5—H5a | 108.6 | C4b—C5b—H5b' | 119.4 |
N3—C5—H5b | 109.2 | C6b—C5b—H5b' | 120.1 |
C6—C5—H5a | 107.9 | N3b—C6b—C1b | 118.7 (3) |
C6—C5—H5b | 108.6 | N3b—C6b—C5b | 118.8 (3) |
H5a—C5—H5b | 110.6 | C1b—C6b—C5b | 122.4 (3) |
N4—C6—C5 | 112.9 (3) | N1c—C1c—C2c | 179.6 (5) |
N4—C6—H6a | 108.7 | C1c—C2c—H2ca | 110.3 |
N4—C6—H6b | 108.4 | C1c—C2c—H2cb | 109.4 |
C5—C6—H6a | 108.4 | C1c—C2c—H2cc | 109.0 |
C5—C6—H6b | 108.5 | H2ca—C2c—H2cb | 110.0 |
H6a—C6—H6b | 109.9 | H2ca—C2c—H2cc | 109.6 |
N4—C7—C8 | 112.1 (3) | H2cb—C2c—H2cc | 108.5 |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···O1a | 0.88 | 2.62 | 3.197 (4) | 124 |
O1—H1···O1b | 0.88 | 2.20 | 2.913 (3) | 137 |
O2—H2···O1a | 0.81 | 2.21 | 2.840 (3) | 135 |
O3—H3···O1a | 0.91 | 2.34 | 3.000 (4) | 129 |
O4—H4···O1a | 1.00 | 2.10 | 2.894 (3) | 135 |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Cd(C20H44N4O4)]·(C6H2N3O7)2·C2H3N |
Mr | 1014.25 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21 |
Temperature (K) | 168 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.980 (2), 16.575 (3), 11.640 (2) |
β (°) | 95.51 (1) |
V (Å3) | 2108.6 (7) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.61 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.60 × 0.42 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker P4 diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Empirical (using intensity measurements) (SADABS; Bruker, 1997) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.779, 0.913 |
No. of measured, independent and observed (F2 > 0) reflections | 15919, 8289, 4248 |
Rint | 0.016 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.023, 0.057, 1.23 |
No. of reflections | 8289 |
No. of parameters | 578 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters not refined |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.37, −0.31 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 3983 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.018 (14) |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 1997), SMART, SAINT (Bruker, 1997) and Xtal3.7 ADDREF SORTRF (Hall et al., 2000), SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1994), Xtal3.7 CRYLSQ, Xtal3.7 BONDLA CIFIO.
Cd—O1 | 2.845 (2) | Cd—N2 | 2.440 (2) |
Cd—O2 | 2.404 (2) | Cd—N3 | 2.525 (3) |
Cd—O3 | 2.566 (2) | Cd—N4 | 2.469 (2) |
Cd—O4 | 2.378 (2) | O1a—C1a | 1.245 (3) |
Cd—N1 | 2.459 (3) | O1b—C1b | 1.236 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···O1a | 0.88 | 2.62 | 3.197 (4) | 124 |
O1—H1···O1b | 0.88 | 2.20 | 2.913 (3) | 137 |
O2—H2···O1a | 0.81 | 2.21 | 2.840 (3) | 135 |
O3—H3···O1a | 0.91 | 2.34 | 3.000 (4) | 129 |
O4—H4···O1a | 1.00 | 2.10 | 2.894 (3) | 135 |
The ability of optically active pendant hydroxyl-donor macrocyclic ligands based on cyclen (cyclen is 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane) to coordinate in a diastereoselective manner has been noted previously (Dhillon et al., 1997, 1998). The structures of such complexes generally approximate to that of a distorted cube or square antiprism (Buøen et al., 1982; Chin et al., 1994; Hancock et al., 1988; Luckay et al., 1995) and as such have an inherent helicity which may be described Δ or Λ depending on whether the four hydroxyl donors are displaced anticlockwise or clockwise, with respect to the N atom to which each is attached, when the molecule is viewed from the plane of the hydroxyl groups towards the plane of the four N atoms along the pseudo-C4 axis (Dhillon et al., 1995). Our recent research has been directed towards attaching aromatic groups to each of the pendant arms in such a way that they will juxtapose to form a cavity suitable for the inclusion of smaller guest molecules, in particular aromatic anions (Smith et al., 1999, 2002). In the present work, the attached group is the smaller methyl group and it was of interest to us to determine if, by using it, association with picrate (2,4,6-trinitrophenolate), which appears to be too large to be included within complexes having more enclosed cavities (Smith et al., 2002), could be induced.
The cation of the title compound, (I), shows the expected approximately cubic coordination geometry about Cd, with Cd—N bond lengths in the range 2.440 (2)–2.525 (3) Å and Cd—O(hydroxyl) bond lengths in the range 2.378 (2)–2.845 (2) Å (Table 1 and Fig. 1). The plane of the four O atoms is rotated clockwise by ca 14°, with respect to the plane of the four N atoms, giving the complex the Λ helicity (left-handed screw form of the N—O chelating arms around the local fourfold axis). One picrate anion is located centrally above the cation, held in place by hydrogen bonds from all four hydroxyl O atoms to O1a, while the other packs in the crystal beside it and is hydrogen bonded only to hydroxyl atom O1 (Table 2 and Fig. 2). The planar regions of the two anions are approximately parallel, with a mean separation of 3.22 Å, and are offset in such a way as to prevent the eclipsing of any of the atoms (Fig. 3). The extra stability conferred on the crystal structure by the stacking of the anions and steric factors involved in the formation of the bifurcated hydrogen bond from O1 to the electron-rich O1b centre apparently combine to weaken the Cd—O1 bond. This bond is 0.219 Å longer than any such bond currently recorded in the Cambridge Structural Database (Version 5.24; Allen, 2002). The CdII to phenolate O1a distance is 3.656 (2) Å, eliminating the possibility of significant ionic interaction between these charged centres. No association of the acetonitrile molecule present in the crystal lattice with the complex is apparent.
As judged from the range of hydrogen-bond donor–acceptor distances in (I) (2.840–3.197 Å), the picrate anions are held less strongly than are 4-nitrophenolate anions in similar complexes; corresponding distances are 2.627–2.797 Å in {1,4,7,10-tetrakis[(S)-2-hydroxypropyl-κO]-1,4,7,10- tetraazacyclododecane-κ4N}cadmium(II) 4-nitrophenolate perchlorate hydrate (Davies et al., 2000), and 2.546 and 2.630 Å (twice) in {1,4,7,10-tetrakis[(S)-2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl-κO]-1,4,7,10- tetraazacyclododecane-κ4N}cadmium(II) di-4-nitrophenolate (Smith et al., 2002). This probably arises for two reasons: (i) the greater delocalization of the negative charge away from the O atom on the picrate corresponding to short C—O1a/O1b bonds (Table 1) compared with corresponding distances in the 4-nitrophenolate anions in the above structures [1.293 (10) and 1.277 (4) Å, respectively], making these picrate O atoms more like neutral hydrogen-bond acceptors, (ii) a steric constraint is possibly more marked when associated with forming four hydrogen bonds to the same acceptor (O1a), rather than two, i.e. if the phenolate O moves any closer to the Cd atom, the hydrogen bonds will shorten, but the O—H.·O angles will deviate further from linearity than they already have.
The crystal structure of (I) shows that both picrates associate with the complex in the solid state. The electrical conductivity for the receptor complex in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solution (128 Ω−1 cm2 mol−1), however, is almost in the range normally shown by 1:2 electrolytes in this solvent (130–170 Ω−1 cm2 mol−1; Geary, 1971), suggesting that both picrates are substantially dissociated in DMF, and probably more so in solvents of higher dielectric constant.