Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270111036274/sq3296sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270111036274/sq3296Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 851731
5-Bromopyrimidine (0.32 g, 2.0 mmol), 3-pyridineboronic acid (0.27 g, 2.2 mmol), [Pd(PPh3)4] (0.076 g, 0.066 mmol) and K2CO3 (0.83 g, 6.0 mmol) in EtOH–H2O (3:1 v/v, 20 ml) were heated to reflux for 48 h. After removal of the solvents under vacuum, the residue was purified on silica gel using column chromatography with CH2Cl2–THF (10:1 v/v) as the eluent to give L as a colourless crystalline solid (yield 85%). Spectroscopic analysis: IR (KBr pellet, ν, cm-1): 3026 (m), 1638 (m), 1592 (s), 1574 (s), 1443 (s), 1418 (s), 1400 (m), 1354 (m), 1233 (m), 1026 (m), 994 (m), 805 (m), 729 (s), 708 (s), 634 (s); 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6, TMS, δ, p.p.m.): 9.27 (s, 1H, C4H4N2), 8.97 (s, 2H, C4H4N2), 8.87 (s, 1H, C5H4N), 8.74–8.72 (d, 1H, C5H4N), 7.95–7.92 (d, 1H, C5H4N), 7.52–7.48 (t, 1H, C5H4N). Elemental analysis, calculated for C9H7N3: C 68.77, H 4.49, N 26.74%; found: C 68.54, H 4.57, N 26.83%.
A solution of Zn(OTf)2 (9.0 mg, 0.025 mmol) in CH3CN (2 ml) was layered onto a solution of L (7.8 mg, 0.050 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (2 ml). The system was left for about three weeks at room temperature and colourless crystals of (I) were obtained (yield 80%).
Water H atoms were located in a difference Fourier map and included as riding atoms, with O—H = 0.82 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O). Other H atoms were placed in idealized positions and treated as riding, with C—H = 0.93 Å (CH) and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
The elongated displacement ellipsoids of the F atoms in the trifluoromethanesulfonate anion indicate possible disorder. However, attempts to refine the anion with split F positions were unsuccessful, resulting in very poor geometry about the C atom. In order to keep the OTf- anion stable in the refinement, a series of C—F [1.40 (1) Å], C—S [1.65 (2) Å] and F···F [2.20 (2) Å] distance restraints were used.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2003); cell refinement: SMART (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2003); 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).
[Zn(C9H7N3)2(H2O)4](CF3SO3)2 | F(000) = 760 |
Mr = 749.93 | Dx = 1.623 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P2yn | Cell parameters from 3342 reflections |
a = 9.3597 (15) Å | θ = 2.4–26.3° |
b = 17.198 (3) Å | µ = 1.03 mm−1 |
c = 9.6857 (16) Å | T = 298 K |
β = 100.187 (2)° | Block, colourless |
V = 1534.5 (4) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.22 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker SMART APEX area-detector diffractometer | 2854 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2428 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.024 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 25.5°, θmin = 2.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2003) | h = −11→9 |
Tmin = 0.747, Tmax = 0.805 | k = −20→17 |
7904 measured reflections | l = −11→11 |
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)] = 0.066 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.199 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1235P)2 + 2.782P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2854 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
207 parameters | Δρmax = 1.24 e Å−3 |
7 restraints | Δρmin = −0.93 e Å−3 |
[Zn(C9H7N3)2(H2O)4](CF3SO3)2 | V = 1534.5 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 749.93 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 9.3597 (15) Å | µ = 1.03 mm−1 |
b = 17.198 (3) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 9.6857 (16) Å | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.22 mm |
β = 100.187 (2)° |
Bruker SMART APEX area-detector diffractometer | 2854 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2003) | 2428 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.747, Tmax = 0.805 | Rint = 0.024 |
7904 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.066 | 7 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.199 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 1.24 e Å−3 |
2854 reflections | Δρmin = −0.93 e Å−3 |
207 parameters |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
C1 | 0.6858 (5) | 0.5987 (3) | 0.3335 (5) | 0.0393 (9) | |
H1 | 0.7515 | 0.5929 | 0.4169 | 0.047* | |
C2 | 0.7296 (5) | 0.6407 (3) | 0.2268 (5) | 0.0458 (11) | |
C3 | 0.6292 (6) | 0.6495 (4) | 0.1046 (7) | 0.077 (2) | |
H3 | 0.6529 | 0.6781 | 0.0304 | 0.092* | |
C4 | 0.4951 (7) | 0.6161 (5) | 0.0933 (7) | 0.084 (2) | |
H4 | 0.4273 | 0.6213 | 0.0112 | 0.101* | |
C5 | 0.4615 (6) | 0.5743 (4) | 0.2057 (6) | 0.0614 (15) | |
H5 | 0.3702 | 0.5516 | 0.1973 | 0.074* | |
C6 | 0.8781 (5) | 0.6738 (3) | 0.2441 (5) | 0.0418 (10) | |
C7 | 0.9971 (5) | 0.6315 (3) | 0.3047 (5) | 0.0449 (11) | |
H7 | 0.9833 | 0.5820 | 0.3388 | 0.054* | |
C8 | 1.1466 (6) | 0.7289 (3) | 0.2655 (6) | 0.0515 (12) | |
H8 | 1.2407 | 0.7475 | 0.2709 | 0.062* | |
C9 | 0.9054 (6) | 0.7473 (3) | 0.1968 (6) | 0.0543 (13) | |
H9 | 0.8276 | 0.7782 | 0.1564 | 0.065* | |
C10 | 0.0546 (10) | 0.6359 (8) | 0.8859 (9) | 0.252 (13) | |
F1 | −0.0687 (9) | 0.6597 (10) | 0.9256 (8) | 0.372 (12) | |
F2 | 0.1027 (9) | 0.5808 (9) | 0.9805 (8) | 0.270 (7) | |
F3 | 0.1620 (11) | 0.6898 (8) | 0.9172 (12) | 0.334 (10) | |
N1 | 0.5545 (4) | 0.5655 (2) | 0.3247 (4) | 0.0424 (9) | |
N2 | 1.1324 (4) | 0.6591 (2) | 0.3162 (5) | 0.0510 (10) | |
N3 | 1.0398 (5) | 0.7752 (2) | 0.2075 (5) | 0.0576 (11) | |
O1 | 0.1679 (7) | 0.5810 (7) | 0.7119 (7) | 0.162 (4) | |
O2 | −0.0105 (14) | 0.6749 (6) | 0.6474 (12) | 0.220 (6) | |
O3 | −0.0791 (6) | 0.5567 (4) | 0.6927 (10) | 0.150 (3) | |
O4 | 0.6236 (3) | 0.57343 (19) | 0.6463 (4) | 0.0477 (8) | |
H4A | 0.7099 | 0.5679 | 0.6427 | 0.072* | |
H4B | 0.5847 | 0.6160 | 0.6483 | 0.072* | |
O5 | 0.3230 (3) | 0.5719 (2) | 0.5052 (4) | 0.0491 (8) | |
H5A | 0.2966 | 0.5913 | 0.4276 | 0.074* | |
H5B | 0.2634 | 0.5681 | 0.5569 | 0.074* | |
S1 | 0.02853 (16) | 0.61022 (10) | 0.72069 (16) | 0.0635 (4) | |
Zn1 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.0339 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.035 (2) | 0.040 (2) | 0.044 (2) | −0.0001 (17) | 0.0080 (17) | 0.0065 (18) |
C2 | 0.040 (2) | 0.045 (2) | 0.054 (3) | 0.0066 (19) | 0.011 (2) | 0.014 (2) |
C3 | 0.054 (3) | 0.104 (5) | 0.070 (4) | −0.006 (3) | 0.003 (3) | 0.049 (4) |
C4 | 0.054 (3) | 0.124 (6) | 0.067 (4) | −0.007 (4) | −0.010 (3) | 0.044 (4) |
C5 | 0.037 (3) | 0.075 (4) | 0.069 (3) | −0.007 (2) | 0.001 (2) | 0.018 (3) |
C6 | 0.042 (2) | 0.040 (2) | 0.046 (2) | 0.0014 (19) | 0.0143 (19) | 0.0099 (19) |
C7 | 0.044 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.052 (3) | 0.0033 (19) | 0.013 (2) | 0.014 (2) |
C8 | 0.046 (3) | 0.050 (3) | 0.060 (3) | −0.006 (2) | 0.013 (2) | 0.008 (2) |
C9 | 0.051 (3) | 0.046 (3) | 0.068 (3) | 0.004 (2) | 0.017 (2) | 0.019 (2) |
C10 | 0.095 (8) | 0.58 (4) | 0.067 (6) | 0.108 (15) | −0.023 (5) | −0.066 (14) |
F1 | 0.174 (8) | 0.81 (3) | 0.131 (6) | 0.183 (13) | 0.019 (6) | −0.167 (12) |
F2 | 0.152 (7) | 0.54 (2) | 0.126 (6) | 0.050 (10) | 0.030 (5) | 0.167 (10) |
F3 | 0.238 (11) | 0.47 (2) | 0.237 (12) | 0.116 (13) | −0.114 (9) | −0.240 (14) |
N1 | 0.0357 (19) | 0.042 (2) | 0.050 (2) | 0.0016 (15) | 0.0084 (16) | 0.0089 (17) |
N2 | 0.042 (2) | 0.052 (2) | 0.060 (2) | 0.0009 (18) | 0.0096 (18) | 0.014 (2) |
N3 | 0.056 (3) | 0.043 (2) | 0.075 (3) | −0.0034 (19) | 0.015 (2) | 0.016 (2) |
O1 | 0.077 (4) | 0.310 (11) | 0.112 (5) | 0.029 (5) | 0.050 (3) | −0.031 (6) |
O2 | 0.312 (15) | 0.128 (7) | 0.180 (9) | −0.004 (8) | −0.062 (9) | 0.059 (7) |
O3 | 0.067 (3) | 0.101 (4) | 0.258 (9) | 0.003 (3) | −0.036 (4) | −0.047 (5) |
O4 | 0.0365 (16) | 0.0396 (17) | 0.065 (2) | −0.0010 (13) | 0.0041 (15) | −0.0129 (15) |
O5 | 0.0389 (17) | 0.058 (2) | 0.0533 (19) | 0.0189 (15) | 0.0148 (14) | 0.0090 (16) |
S1 | 0.0558 (8) | 0.0761 (10) | 0.0595 (8) | 0.0026 (7) | 0.0131 (6) | −0.0077 (7) |
Zn1 | 0.0266 (4) | 0.0318 (4) | 0.0438 (4) | 0.0003 (2) | 0.0082 (3) | −0.0005 (3) |
C1—N1 | 1.344 (6) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.382 (6) | C10—F2 | 1.340 (9) |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C10—F1 | 1.343 (8) |
C2—C3 | 1.383 (7) | C10—F3 | 1.362 (9) |
C2—C6 | 1.483 (6) | C10—S1 | 1.637 (9) |
C3—C4 | 1.367 (9) | N1—Zn1 | 2.173 (4) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | O1—S1 | 1.415 (6) |
C4—C5 | 1.387 (8) | O2—S1 | 1.335 (9) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | O3—S1 | 1.356 (6) |
C5—N1 | 1.324 (6) | O4—Zn1 | 2.088 (3) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | O4—H4A | 0.8200 |
C6—C7 | 1.372 (6) | O4—H4B | 0.8192 |
C6—C9 | 1.385 (7) | O5—Zn1 | 2.075 (3) |
C7—N2 | 1.338 (6) | O5—H5A | 0.8200 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | O5—H5B | 0.8149 |
C8—N2 | 1.312 (6) | Zn1—O5i | 2.075 (3) |
C8—N3 | 1.323 (7) | Zn1—O4i | 2.088 (3) |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | Zn1—N1i | 2.173 (4) |
C9—N3 | 1.334 (7) | ||
N1—C1—C2 | 124.3 (4) | C5—N1—C1 | 117.4 (4) |
N1—C1—H1 | 117.9 | C5—N1—Zn1 | 122.0 (3) |
C2—C1—H1 | 117.9 | C1—N1—Zn1 | 120.6 (3) |
C1—C2—C3 | 116.8 (5) | C8—N2—C7 | 116.8 (4) |
C1—C2—C6 | 120.8 (4) | C8—N3—C9 | 116.6 (4) |
C3—C2—C6 | 122.4 (4) | Zn1—O4—H4A | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.9 (5) | Zn1—O4—H4B | 111.2 |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.1 | H4A—O4—H4B | 123.3 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.1 | Zn1—O5—H5A | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.2 (5) | Zn1—O5—H5B | 127.2 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.4 | H5A—O5—H5B | 117.8 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.4 | O2—S1—O3 | 109.6 (6) |
N1—C5—C4 | 122.5 (5) | O2—S1—O1 | 115.6 (8) |
N1—C5—H5 | 118.8 | O3—S1—O1 | 114.0 (5) |
C4—C5—H5 | 118.8 | O2—S1—C10 | 105.9 (7) |
C7—C6—C9 | 116.3 (4) | O3—S1—C10 | 110.9 (6) |
C7—C6—C2 | 121.2 (4) | O1—S1—C10 | 100.1 (4) |
C9—C6—C2 | 122.5 (4) | O5—Zn1—O5i | 180.00 (19) |
N2—C7—C6 | 122.1 (4) | O5—Zn1—O4i | 91.62 (13) |
N2—C7—H7 | 118.9 | O5i—Zn1—O4i | 88.38 (13) |
C6—C7—H7 | 118.9 | O5—Zn1—O4 | 88.38 (13) |
N2—C8—N3 | 126.2 (5) | O5i—Zn1—O4 | 91.62 (13) |
N2—C8—H8 | 116.9 | O4i—Zn1—O4 | 180.00 (14) |
N3—C8—H8 | 116.9 | O5—Zn1—N1 | 90.51 (14) |
N3—C9—C6 | 122.0 (5) | O5i—Zn1—N1 | 89.49 (14) |
N3—C9—H9 | 119.0 | O4i—Zn1—N1 | 87.81 (14) |
C6—C9—H9 | 119.0 | O4—Zn1—N1 | 92.19 (14) |
F2—C10—F1 | 102.8 (9) | O5—Zn1—N1i | 89.49 (14) |
F2—C10—F3 | 100.6 (8) | O5i—Zn1—N1i | 90.51 (14) |
F1—C10—F3 | 111.6 (11) | O4i—Zn1—N1i | 92.19 (14) |
F2—C10—S1 | 116.8 (9) | O4—Zn1—N1i | 87.81 (14) |
F1—C10—S1 | 112.0 (6) | N1—Zn1—N1i | 180.00 (17) |
F3—C10—S1 | 112.2 (7) | ||
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 1.0 (8) | C6—C9—N3—C8 | 0.1 (8) |
N1—C1—C2—C6 | −178.5 (4) | F2—C10—S1—O2 | −176.5 (9) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.1 (10) | F1—C10—S1—O2 | 65.3 (13) |
C6—C2—C3—C4 | 178.4 (7) | F3—C10—S1—O2 | −61.1 (10) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.6 (12) | F2—C10—S1—O3 | 64.7 (9) |
C3—C4—C5—N1 | 0.2 (12) | F1—C10—S1—O3 | −53.5 (12) |
C1—C2—C6—C7 | 43.0 (7) | F3—C10—S1—O3 | −179.9 (7) |
C3—C2—C6—C7 | −136.5 (6) | F2—C10—S1—O1 | −56.0 (9) |
C1—C2—C6—C9 | −139.0 (5) | F1—C10—S1—O1 | −174.2 (11) |
C3—C2—C6—C9 | 41.5 (8) | F3—C10—S1—O1 | 59.4 (9) |
C9—C6—C7—N2 | −0.8 (8) | C5—N1—Zn1—O5 | −57.5 (4) |
C2—C6—C7—N2 | 177.3 (5) | C1—N1—Zn1—O5 | 122.8 (3) |
C7—C6—C9—N3 | 1.0 (8) | C5—N1—Zn1—O5i | 122.5 (4) |
C2—C6—C9—N3 | −177.0 (5) | C1—N1—Zn1—O5i | −57.2 (3) |
C4—C5—N1—C1 | −0.4 (9) | C5—N1—Zn1—O4i | 34.1 (4) |
C4—C5—N1—Zn1 | 179.9 (6) | C1—N1—Zn1—O4i | −145.6 (3) |
C2—C1—N1—C5 | −0.3 (7) | C5—N1—Zn1—O4 | −145.9 (4) |
C2—C1—N1—Zn1 | 179.5 (4) | C1—N1—Zn1—O4 | 34.4 (3) |
N3—C8—N2—C7 | 1.9 (8) | C5—N1—Zn1—N1i | 177 (100) |
C6—C7—N2—C8 | −0.5 (8) | C1—N1—Zn1—N1i | −2 (100) |
N2—C8—N3—C9 | −1.7 (9) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O5—H5B···O1 | 0.81 | 1.89 | 2.677 (7) | 162 |
O5—H5A···N2ii | 0.82 | 2.07 | 2.762 (5) | 142 |
O4—H4B···N3iii | 0.82 | 2.02 | 2.812 (5) | 162 |
O4—H4A···O3iv | 0.82 | 1.96 | 2.755 (7) | 164 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) x−1/2, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iv) x+1, y, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Zn(C9H7N3)2(H2O)4](CF3SO3)2 |
Mr | 749.93 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.3597 (15), 17.198 (3), 9.6857 (16) |
β (°) | 100.187 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1534.5 (4) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.03 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.22 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2003) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.747, 0.805 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7904, 2854, 2428 |
Rint | 0.024 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.606 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.066, 0.199, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 2854 |
No. of parameters | 207 |
No. of restraints | 7 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.24, −0.93 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2003), SAINT (Bruker, 2003), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O5—H5B···O1 | 0.81 | 1.89 | 2.677 (7) | 161.7 |
O5—H5A···N2i | 0.82 | 2.07 | 2.762 (5) | 141.5 |
O4—H4B···N3ii | 0.82 | 2.02 | 2.812 (5) | 161.6 |
O4—H4A···O3iii | 0.82 | 1.96 | 2.755 (7) | 163.6 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z; (ii) x−1/2, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iii) x+1, y, z. |
Asymmetric organic ligands with various topologies and coordination natures are widely used by chemists in the construction of coordination polymers and supramolecular complexes. Some of the resulting materials exhibit encouraging potential for applications in magnetism (He et al., 2006), luminescence (Allendorf et al., 2009; Hou et al., 2010) and nonlinear optics (Evans & Lin, 2002; Ye et al., 2005). The geometry of the organic ligands is one of the most important factors in determining the structure of the framework. It is well known that the inclusion of different functional groups, such as pyrimidine and pyridine, can lead to different coordination modes and may play a crucial role in the construction of supramolecular complexes driven by coordinate interactions and hydrogen bonds. Previously, pyrimidine derivatives have occasionally been used in supramolecular chemistry and coordination polymers with versatile structures, and potential properties have been reported. For example, Champness and co-workers have reported a highly unusual three-dimensional polymer, [Cu3I3(5-(4-pyridyl)pyrimidine)]n, in which the 5-(4-pyridyl)pyrimidine ligand bridges two-dimensional brick-wall (CuI)n sheets (Thébault et al., 2006). Fujita et al. (2005) reported two M8L4 cages controlled by the guest molecules, based on the tridentate ligand 3,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-1-(3,5-pyrimidyl)benzene. In addition, some pyrimidine derivatives employed as nucleophilic linkers have received much attention in self-assembly with various hydrogen-bond donors (Georgiev et al. 2004). In this contribution, a new asymmetric organic ligand, 5-(3-pyridyl)pyrimidine (L), has been synthesized and used to create a novel ZnII complex salt [ZnL2(H2O)4](CF3SO3)2, (I), the structure of which is reported.
The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with one half of a [ZnL2(H2O)4]2+ complex cation (Zn is on a centre of inversion) and one CF3SO3- counteranion in the asymmetric unit. The ZnII centre lies in a highly regular octahedral {ZnN2O4} coordination environment, which is composed of two pyridine N-donors from two L ligands in the axial positions and four O-donors from four coordinated water molecules in the equatorial positions (Fig. 1). The fact that L acts as a monodentate ligand in this fashion proves that the pyridine group has a stronger coordination ability than the pyrimidine group in this case. The pyrimidine and pyridine rings in the ligand are significantly twisted. The dihedral angle between the two rings, 42.36 (15)°, is distinctly larger than the value of 34.0 (1)° in [Cu3I3(5-(4-pyridyl)pyrimidine)]n (Thébault et al., 2006). For [ML2(H2O)4] complexes with this type of asymmetric ligand, the two terminal groups of the ligand can be located on either the same or opposite sides of the central pyridine–M–pyridine unit, resulting in cis or trans conformations (Dong et al., 2007; Zheng et al., 2009), which is distinctly different from some [ML2(H2O)4] complexes with non-asymmetric ligands (Khanpour & Morsali, 2009; Peedikakkal & Vittal, 2008; Chen et al., 2008). In (I), the two terminal pyrimidine groups of the [ZnL2(H2O)4]2+ complex cation give rise to a trans conformation with respect to the central pyridine–Zn–pyridine unit, as required by the inversion symmetry. Though some similar trans-conformation complexes have been reported (Chen et al., 2004; Cakir et al., 2003; Zhu et al., 2009), the specific combination of interacting groups in (I) leads to a novel three-dimensional network of interactions.
Given the strong hydrogen-bond capability of the uncoordinated pyrimidine groups (Horikoshi et al., 2004; Georgiev et al., 2004), it is not surprising that the [ZnL2(H2O)4]2+ complex cation displays a robust hydrogen-bonding framework. The uncoordinated pyrimidine groups act as hydrogen-bond acceptors to link the complexes into double chains along the crystallographic a direction via O5—H5A···N2i hydrogen bonds between coordinated water molecules and pyrimidine N atoms (Fig. 2) [symmetry code: (i) x - 1, y, z]. In the double chain, the ZnII···ZnII separation is 9.360 (2) Å and this space is large enough to accommodate two uncoordinated CF3SO3- anions, which are locked in the chain through O5—H5B···O1 and O4—H4A···O3iii hydrogen bonds between the coordinated water molecules and the CF3SO3- anions [symmetry code: (iii) x + 1, y, z]. The CF3SO3- anions thus play an important role in constructing the hydrogen-bonded supramolecular chain. Notably, the hydrogen-bond driven chain here is distinctly different from that observed in the related compound {[Zn(L1)2(CH3CH2OH)2(H2O)2] (p-CH3C6H4SO3)2}n, (L1 is 1,2-bis{1-[1-(pyridine-3-ylmethyl)benzimidazol-2-yl]ethylidene}hydrazine; Zheng et al., 2009) in which a (Zn complex)···p-CH3C6H4SO3-···(Zn complex) chain is constructed only by (O—H)water···Osulfonate hydrogen bonds, without the participation of ligand L1. In (I), the chain is generated from a combination of (O—H)water···Npyrimidine and (O—H)water···Osulfonate hydrogen bonds. Viewed along the crystallographic a direction, all the hydrogen-bond driven chains are parallel and further extend into a three-dimensional framework via O5—H5B···N3ii hydrogen bonds between double chains (Fig. 3) [symmetry code: (ii) x - 1/2, -y + 3/2, z + 1/2].
In summary, the introduction of both pyrimidyl and pyridyl donor groups in the 5-(3-pyridyl)pyrimidine ligand leads to a [ZnL2(H2O)4]2+ complex cation with multiple hydrogen-bonding capabilities which combines with the CF3SO3- counteranions to generate a novel three-dimensional network. This study demonstrates that such an asymmetric ligand plays an important role in constructing unusual supramolecular compounds, which may provide a new method for constructing novel functional materials in the future.