Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270104025181/tr1107sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270104025181/tr1107Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 256998
A few single crystals of (I) were formed simultaneously with [Co(bpy)3]2[NbO(C2O4)3]Cl.12H2O after mixing and slowly evaporating an aqueous solution of [Co(bpy)3]Cl2·6H2O and Rb3[NbO(C2O4)3]·2H2O (Šestan et al., 2004).
H atoms were located from a difference Fourier synthesis. In the final refinements, O—H bonds were restrained to the target value of 0.84 Å and H—O—H angles were restrained to the target value of 104°. All other H atoms were treated as riding, with C—H distances of 0.93 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). Please check added text.
Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998); cell refinement: DENZO-SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO-SCALEPACK; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2003) and ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON.
[Co(C2O4)(C10H8N2)2]·5H2O | F(000) = 1140 |
Mr = 549.40 | Dx = 1.514 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 13313 reflections |
a = 10.001 (2) Å | θ = 2.1–30.0° |
b = 22.861 (5) Å | µ = 0.77 mm−1 |
c = 10.844 (2) Å | T = 200 K |
β = 103.57 (3)° | Needle, yellow |
V = 2410.1 (9) Å3 | 0.2 × 0.1 × 0.05 mm |
Z = 4 |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 6777 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 4778 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.033 |
Detector resolution: 18.4 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 30.0°, θmin = 2.1° |
ω scans | h = −14→14 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) | k = −32→32 |
Tmin = 0.85, Tmax = 0.96 | l = −14→14 |
13313 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.040 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.137 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0794P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
6777 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
365 parameters | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
15 restraints | Δρmin = −1.02 e Å−3 |
[Co(C2O4)(C10H8N2)2]·5H2O | V = 2410.1 (9) Å3 |
Mr = 549.40 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.001 (2) Å | µ = 0.77 mm−1 |
b = 22.861 (5) Å | T = 200 K |
c = 10.844 (2) Å | 0.2 × 0.1 × 0.05 mm |
β = 103.57 (3)° |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 6777 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) | 4778 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.85, Tmax = 0.96 | Rint = 0.033 |
13313 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.040 | 15 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.137 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
6777 reflections | Δρmin = −1.02 e Å−3 |
365 parameters |
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Co | 0.34837 (3) | 0.10931 (1) | 0.20159 (3) | 0.0217 (1) | |
O1 | 0.37199 (14) | 0.03005 (6) | 0.30112 (16) | 0.0284 (5) | |
O2 | 0.18640 (15) | 0.10765 (6) | 0.28336 (16) | 0.0285 (5) | |
O11 | 0.26261 (19) | −0.03588 (8) | 0.3881 (2) | 0.0600 (8) | |
O22 | 0.09613 (17) | 0.05168 (8) | 0.41702 (18) | 0.0408 (6) | |
N11 | 0.24973 (18) | 0.07340 (8) | 0.00717 (19) | 0.0288 (6) | |
N12 | 0.49447 (19) | 0.09560 (8) | 0.09472 (19) | 0.0267 (5) | |
N21 | 0.46502 (16) | 0.15650 (8) | 0.36772 (18) | 0.0236 (5) | |
N22 | 0.31238 (17) | 0.19805 (8) | 0.14104 (18) | 0.0247 (5) | |
C1 | 0.2787 (2) | 0.01383 (9) | 0.3483 (2) | 0.0283 (7) | |
C2 | 0.1769 (2) | 0.06156 (9) | 0.3516 (2) | 0.0252 (6) | |
C11 | 0.1239 (2) | 0.06317 (11) | −0.0311 (3) | 0.0367 (8) | |
C12 | 0.0657 (3) | 0.04060 (12) | −0.1579 (3) | 0.0437 (9) | |
C13 | 0.1381 (3) | 0.02838 (12) | −0.2499 (3) | 0.0445 (9) | |
C14 | 0.2667 (3) | 0.03866 (11) | −0.2125 (3) | 0.0377 (8) | |
C15 | 0.3207 (2) | 0.06134 (9) | −0.0832 (2) | 0.0275 (7) | |
C16 | 0.4583 (2) | 0.07438 (9) | −0.0340 (2) | 0.0273 (7) | |
C17 | 0.5446 (3) | 0.06548 (10) | −0.1154 (3) | 0.0347 (8) | |
C18 | 0.6706 (3) | 0.07939 (11) | −0.0625 (3) | 0.0409 (9) | |
C19 | 0.7083 (3) | 0.10081 (11) | 0.0698 (3) | 0.0416 (9) | |
C21 | 0.5438 (2) | 0.13265 (10) | 0.4776 (2) | 0.0284 (7) | |
C22 | 0.6232 (2) | 0.16559 (11) | 0.5787 (2) | 0.0320 (7) | |
C23 | 0.6215 (2) | 0.22576 (11) | 0.5643 (3) | 0.0357 (8) | |
C24 | 0.5417 (2) | 0.25079 (10) | 0.4512 (2) | 0.0329 (7) | |
C25 | 0.46306 (19) | 0.21564 (9) | 0.3543 (2) | 0.0233 (6) | |
C26 | 0.3730 (2) | 0.23856 (9) | 0.2312 (2) | 0.0241 (6) | |
C27 | 0.3490 (2) | 0.29794 (10) | 0.2079 (2) | 0.0320 (7) | |
C28 | 0.2631 (3) | 0.31571 (11) | 0.0905 (3) | 0.0365 (8) | |
C29 | 0.2031 (2) | 0.27473 (11) | −0.0017 (3) | 0.0360 (8) | |
C110 | 0.6175 (2) | 0.10822 (10) | 0.1450 (3) | 0.0329 (7) | |
C210 | 0.2300 (2) | 0.21628 (10) | 0.0270 (2) | 0.0299 (7) | |
O5 | −0.09322 (19) | 0.10425 (8) | 0.5176 (2) | 0.0390 (6) | |
O6 | 0.0140 (2) | 0.18470 (10) | 0.7282 (2) | 0.0493 (7) | |
O7 | −0.18266 (18) | 0.19293 (9) | 0.33292 (19) | 0.0416 (6) | |
O8 | −0.00548 (18) | 0.31158 (8) | 0.68004 (19) | 0.0392 (6) | |
O9 | −0.1433 (2) | 0.30887 (10) | 0.4059 (2) | 0.0486 (7) | |
H11 | 0.06595 | 0.07016 | 0.02297 | 0.0441* | |
H12 | −0.02860 | 0.03373 | −0.17945 | 0.0524* | |
H13 | 0.09705 | 0.01419 | −0.33021 | 0.0534* | |
H14 | 0.32541 | 0.03194 | −0.26601 | 0.0452* | |
H17 | 0.51555 | 0.05130 | −0.19774 | 0.0416* | |
H18 | 0.73808 | 0.07585 | −0.10826 | 0.0491* | |
H19 | 0.80018 | 0.10986 | 0.10416 | 0.0496* | |
H21 | 0.54474 | 0.09214 | 0.48574 | 0.0341* | |
H22 | 0.67433 | 0.14769 | 0.65167 | 0.0384* | |
H23 | 0.67206 | 0.24950 | 0.62814 | 0.0429* | |
H24 | 0.54140 | 0.29118 | 0.44078 | 0.0395* | |
H27 | 0.38862 | 0.32556 | 0.26849 | 0.0384* | |
H28 | 0.24650 | 0.35533 | 0.07446 | 0.0438* | |
H29 | 0.14731 | 0.28628 | −0.07904 | 0.0432* | |
H110 | 0.64489 | 0.12172 | 0.22806 | 0.0395* | |
H210 | 0.19103 | 0.18824 | −0.03286 | 0.0359* | |
H51 | −0.130 (3) | 0.0771 (10) | 0.547 (2) | 0.039 (8)* | |
H52 | −0.053 (3) | 0.0885 (13) | 0.467 (3) | 0.058 (10)* | |
H61 | 0.020 (4) | 0.2166 (10) | 0.694 (3) | 0.073 (12)* | |
H62 | −0.025 (4) | 0.1656 (14) | 0.663 (3) | 0.083 (14)* | |
H71 | −0.171 (3) | 0.2259 (9) | 0.369 (3) | 0.051 (9)* | |
H72 | −0.162 (4) | 0.1686 (13) | 0.395 (3) | 0.086 (14)* | |
H81 | 0.045 (3) | 0.3388 (11) | 0.712 (3) | 0.063 (10)* | |
H82 | −0.062 (4) | 0.3091 (18) | 0.729 (3) | 0.094 (14)* | |
H91 | −0.103 (3) | 0.3120 (14) | 0.4815 (17) | 0.050 (10)* | |
H92 | −0.093 (3) | 0.3115 (16) | 0.353 (3) | 0.070 (12)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Co | 0.0176 (1) | 0.0198 (2) | 0.0280 (2) | −0.0014 (1) | 0.0059 (1) | −0.0012 (1) |
O1 | 0.0207 (7) | 0.0229 (8) | 0.0436 (10) | 0.0009 (6) | 0.0114 (7) | 0.0011 (7) |
O2 | 0.0195 (7) | 0.0239 (8) | 0.0442 (10) | 0.0025 (6) | 0.0115 (7) | 0.0010 (7) |
O11 | 0.0350 (10) | 0.0335 (10) | 0.1173 (19) | 0.0047 (8) | 0.0297 (11) | 0.0310 (11) |
O22 | 0.0300 (8) | 0.0426 (10) | 0.0575 (12) | −0.0025 (7) | 0.0256 (9) | −0.0021 (9) |
N11 | 0.0256 (8) | 0.0258 (10) | 0.0341 (11) | −0.0028 (7) | 0.0050 (8) | −0.0025 (8) |
N12 | 0.0241 (8) | 0.0227 (9) | 0.0355 (11) | −0.0028 (7) | 0.0115 (8) | −0.0015 (8) |
N21 | 0.0175 (8) | 0.0217 (9) | 0.0316 (11) | 0.0012 (6) | 0.0060 (7) | −0.0007 (8) |
N22 | 0.0203 (8) | 0.0231 (9) | 0.0306 (11) | −0.0014 (7) | 0.0061 (8) | 0.0018 (8) |
C1 | 0.0234 (10) | 0.0243 (11) | 0.0364 (14) | −0.0020 (8) | 0.0057 (10) | 0.0031 (10) |
C2 | 0.0209 (9) | 0.0264 (11) | 0.0285 (12) | −0.0044 (8) | 0.0062 (9) | −0.0053 (9) |
C11 | 0.0258 (11) | 0.0365 (14) | 0.0441 (15) | −0.0066 (9) | 0.0007 (10) | −0.0025 (11) |
C12 | 0.0385 (13) | 0.0376 (14) | 0.0476 (17) | −0.0086 (11) | −0.0046 (12) | −0.0007 (12) |
C13 | 0.0535 (16) | 0.0349 (14) | 0.0351 (15) | −0.0084 (12) | −0.0098 (12) | −0.0031 (12) |
C14 | 0.0500 (15) | 0.0290 (12) | 0.0340 (14) | −0.0044 (11) | 0.0097 (12) | −0.0028 (11) |
C15 | 0.0343 (11) | 0.0191 (10) | 0.0287 (13) | −0.0006 (8) | 0.0068 (10) | 0.0006 (9) |
C16 | 0.0334 (11) | 0.0180 (10) | 0.0336 (13) | 0.0007 (8) | 0.0140 (10) | 0.0013 (9) |
C17 | 0.0450 (14) | 0.0264 (12) | 0.0382 (15) | 0.0038 (10) | 0.0211 (12) | −0.0005 (10) |
C18 | 0.0401 (13) | 0.0328 (14) | 0.0602 (19) | 0.0060 (11) | 0.0327 (13) | 0.0033 (12) |
C19 | 0.0268 (11) | 0.0351 (14) | 0.068 (2) | −0.0013 (9) | 0.0217 (12) | 0.0026 (13) |
C21 | 0.0232 (10) | 0.0264 (11) | 0.0350 (14) | 0.0022 (9) | 0.0054 (9) | 0.0009 (10) |
C22 | 0.0221 (10) | 0.0404 (14) | 0.0307 (13) | 0.0038 (9) | 0.0005 (9) | −0.0008 (11) |
C23 | 0.0262 (11) | 0.0365 (13) | 0.0411 (15) | −0.0047 (10) | 0.0011 (10) | −0.0124 (11) |
C24 | 0.0282 (11) | 0.0242 (11) | 0.0447 (15) | −0.0025 (9) | 0.0054 (10) | −0.0057 (10) |
C25 | 0.0182 (9) | 0.0228 (10) | 0.0297 (12) | 0.0007 (8) | 0.0073 (9) | −0.0026 (9) |
C26 | 0.0199 (9) | 0.0232 (10) | 0.0312 (12) | −0.0013 (8) | 0.0098 (9) | −0.0001 (9) |
C27 | 0.0318 (11) | 0.0225 (11) | 0.0415 (15) | −0.0004 (9) | 0.0082 (11) | −0.0017 (10) |
C28 | 0.0367 (12) | 0.0265 (12) | 0.0477 (16) | 0.0062 (10) | 0.0128 (12) | 0.0092 (11) |
C29 | 0.0298 (11) | 0.0394 (14) | 0.0379 (14) | 0.0058 (10) | 0.0062 (10) | 0.0138 (12) |
C110 | 0.0266 (11) | 0.0313 (12) | 0.0431 (15) | −0.0051 (9) | 0.0127 (10) | −0.0037 (11) |
C210 | 0.0248 (10) | 0.0315 (12) | 0.0322 (13) | −0.0024 (9) | 0.0040 (9) | 0.0042 (10) |
O5 | 0.0341 (9) | 0.0303 (10) | 0.0568 (13) | 0.0004 (7) | 0.0192 (9) | 0.0013 (9) |
O6 | 0.0500 (12) | 0.0476 (12) | 0.0526 (14) | −0.0059 (10) | 0.0165 (11) | −0.0037 (11) |
O7 | 0.0306 (9) | 0.0487 (12) | 0.0444 (12) | 0.0004 (8) | 0.0065 (9) | −0.0014 (10) |
O8 | 0.0294 (9) | 0.0441 (11) | 0.0448 (12) | −0.0097 (8) | 0.0103 (8) | −0.0069 (9) |
O9 | 0.0412 (11) | 0.0595 (13) | 0.0461 (14) | 0.0080 (9) | 0.0120 (10) | −0.0067 (11) |
Co—O1 | 2.0939 (15) | C14—C15 | 1.474 (4) |
Co—O2 | 2.0213 (17) | C15—C16 | 1.387 (3) |
Co—N11 | 2.262 (2) | C16—C17 | 1.387 (4) |
Co—N12 | 2.091 (2) | C17—C18 | 1.296 (4) |
Co—N21 | 2.1872 (19) | C18—C19 | 1.479 (4) |
Co—N22 | 2.1367 (19) | C19—C110 | 1.366 (4) |
O1—C1 | 1.222 (3) | C21—C22 | 1.411 (3) |
O2—C2 | 1.304 (3) | C22—C23 | 1.384 (4) |
O11—C1 | 1.239 (3) | C23—C24 | 1.418 (4) |
O22—C2 | 1.215 (3) | C24—C25 | 1.407 (3) |
O5—H52 | 0.83 (3) | C25—C26 | 1.518 (3) |
O5—H51 | 0.82 (2) | C26—C27 | 1.391 (3) |
O6—H61 | 0.83 (3) | C27—C28 | 1.418 (4) |
O6—H62 | 0.85 (3) | C28—C29 | 1.399 (4) |
O7—H71 | 0.85 (2) | C29—C210 | 1.384 (3) |
O7—H72 | 0.86 (3) | C11—H11 | 0.9299 |
O8—H81 | 0.83 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9302 |
O8—H82 | 0.86 (4) | C13—H13 | 0.9297 |
N11—C11 | 1.251 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
N11—C15 | 1.366 (3) | C17—H17 | 0.9301 |
N12—C16 | 1.441 (3) | C18—H18 | 0.9303 |
N12—C110 | 1.257 (3) | C19—H19 | 0.9302 |
N21—C25 | 1.360 (3) | C21—H21 | 0.9301 |
N21—C21 | 1.377 (3) | C22—H22 | 0.9302 |
N22—C210 | 1.380 (3) | C23—H23 | 0.9302 |
N22—C26 | 1.380 (3) | C24—H24 | 0.9302 |
O9—H92 | 0.85 (3) | C27—H27 | 0.9302 |
O9—H91 | 0.83 (2) | C28—H28 | 0.9299 |
C1—C2 | 1.499 (3) | C29—H29 | 0.9300 |
C11—C12 | 1.456 (4) | C110—H110 | 0.9305 |
C12—C13 | 1.392 (4) | C210—H210 | 0.9303 |
C13—C14 | 1.276 (4) | ||
Co···H81i | 3.28 (3) | C23···C26v | 3.497 (3) |
O1···O2 | 2.542 (2) | C23···C27v | 3.484 (3) |
O1···N12 | 3.169 (3) | C24···C29v | 3.589 (3) |
O1···N21 | 3.071 (2) | C24···C210v | 3.488 (3) |
O1···C2 | 2.264 (3) | C25···C29v | 3.339 (3) |
O1···C21 | 3.252 (3) | C26···C23i | 3.497 (3) |
O1···C17ii | 3.211 (3) | C27···C23i | 3.484 (3) |
O2···O8i | 2.709 (2) | C27···C22i | 3.461 (3) |
O2···N22 | 3.025 (2) | C28···C21i | 3.519 (4) |
O2···O1 | 2.542 (2) | C28···O6i | 3.191 (4) |
O2···N21 | 2.942 (2) | C29···C25i | 3.339 (3) |
O2···C1 | 2.376 (3) | C29···C24i | 3.589 (3) |
O5···C22iii | 3.366 (3) | C1···H51iv | 2.94 (3) |
O5···O7 | 2.843 (3) | C1···H12viii | 2.9397 |
O5···O11iv | 2.678 (3) | C2···H12viii | 3.0217 |
O5···O22 | 2.681 (3) | C2···H28v | 3.0241 |
O5···O6 | 2.932 (3) | C2···H52 | 2.93 (3) |
O6···C28v | 3.191 (4) | C2···H81i | 2.88 (3) |
O6···O8 | 2.946 (3) | C110···C14ii | 3.571 (4) |
O6···O9v | 2.763 (3) | C110···O7xii | 3.160 (3) |
O6···O5 | 2.932 (3) | C11···H210 | 2.9381 |
O7···O9 | 2.768 (3) | C14···H17 | 2.4731 |
O7···O5 | 2.843 (3) | C16···H27i | 3.0992 |
O7···C110iii | 3.160 (3) | C17···H27i | 3.0499 |
O7···O8i | 2.698 (3) | C17···H14 | 2.5260 |
O8···O6 | 2.946 (3) | C19···H91xi | 3.05 (3) |
O8···O9 | 2.970 (3) | C24···H27 | 2.7871 |
O8···O2v | 2.709 (2) | C27···H24 | 2.7971 |
O8···C210v | 3.247 (3) | C28···H61i | 3.00 (4) |
O8···O7v | 2.698 (3) | C210···C24i | 3.488 (3) |
O9···O8 | 2.970 (3) | C210···O8i | 3.247 (3) |
O9···C19vi | 3.296 (4) | H12···O11viii | 2.8485 |
O9···O7 | 2.768 (3) | H12···C2viii | 3.0217 |
O9···C18vi | 3.226 (4) | H12···C1viii | 2.9397 |
O9···O6i | 2.763 (3) | H13···O22xiii | 2.8699 |
O11···C22vii | 3.168 (3) | H13···O22viii | 2.4562 |
O11···C21vii | 3.073 (3) | H14···C17 | 2.5260 |
O11···O22 | 2.669 (3) | H14···H17 | 1.9234 |
O11···O5iv | 2.678 (3) | H17···C14 | 2.4731 |
O22···C13viii | 3.183 (4) | H17···H14 | 1.9234 |
O22···O11 | 2.669 (3) | H17···O1ii | 2.5636 |
O22···O5 | 2.681 (3) | H18···O9xi | 2.8794 |
O1···H21 | 2.7175 | H19···H82xi | 2.5078 |
O1···H17ii | 2.5636 | H19···O8xi | 2.6324 |
O2···H81i | 1.89 (3) | H19···H91xi | 2.5500 |
O5···H72 | 1.99 (3) | H21···O11vii | 2.4497 |
O5···H62 | 2.10 (3) | H21···O1 | 2.7175 |
O6···H210ix | 2.7753 | H22···O11vii | 2.6916 |
O6···H92v | 1.91 (3) | H23···O7xiv | 2.6945 |
O7···H82i | 1.84 (4) | H24···H27 | 2.2591 |
O7···H92 | 2.85 (4) | H24···C27 | 2.7971 |
O7···H110iii | 2.4490 | H27···C17v | 3.0499 |
O7···H23x | 2.6945 | H27···C24 | 2.7871 |
O8···H61 | 2.19 (2) | H27···H24 | 2.2591 |
O8···H91 | 2.145 (19) | H27···C16v | 3.0992 |
O8···H19vi | 2.6324 | H28···C2i | 3.0241 |
O8···H29ix | 2.7607 | H28···O22i | 2.9139 |
O9···H18vi | 2.8794 | H29···H81xiii | 2.5564 |
O9···H71 | 1.95 (2) | H29···O8xiii | 2.7607 |
O11···H22vii | 2.6916 | H51···C1iv | 2.94 (3) |
O11···H51iv | 1.89 (3) | H51···O11iv | 1.89 (3) |
O11···H12viii | 2.8485 | H51···H62 | 2.48 (4) |
O11···H21vii | 2.4497 | H52···H72 | 2.18 (4) |
O22···H28v | 2.9139 | H52···O22 | 1.90 (3) |
O22···H13ix | 2.8699 | H52···C2 | 2.93 (3) |
O22···H52 | 1.90 (3) | H61···C28v | 3.00 (4) |
O22···H13viii | 2.4562 | H61···H92v | 2.36 (5) |
N11···C16 | 2.233 (3) | H61···H82 | 2.33 (5) |
N11···N12 | 2.462 (3) | H61···O8 | 2.19 (2) |
N11···N22 | 3.193 (3) | H62···H92v | 2.38 (5) |
N11···C210 | 3.282 (3) | H62···O5 | 2.10 (3) |
N12···C15 | 2.405 (3) | H62···H51 | 2.48 (4) |
N12···N22 | 3.080 (3) | H71···H91 | 2.33 (4) |
N12···N11 | 2.462 (3) | H71···H92 | 2.13 (4) |
N12···O1 | 3.169 (3) | H71···O9 | 1.95 (2) |
N21···O2 | 2.942 (2) | H71···H82i | 2.22 (5) |
N21···C110 | 3.332 (3) | H72···H110iii | 2.5525 |
N21···C26 | 2.433 (3) | H72···H82i | 2.31 (5) |
N21···O1 | 3.071 (2) | H72···O5 | 1.99 (3) |
N21···N22 | 2.741 (3) | H72···H52 | 2.18 (4) |
N22···N21 | 2.741 (3) | H81···C2v | 2.88 (3) |
N22···N11 | 3.193 (3) | H81···O2v | 1.89 (3) |
N22···O2 | 3.025 (2) | H81···Cov | 3.28 (3) |
N22···C25 | 2.479 (3) | H81···H29ix | 2.5564 |
N22···N12 | 3.080 (3) | H82···H71v | 2.22 (5) |
N11···H210 | 2.7030 | H82···H19vi | 2.5078 |
N21···H110 | 2.7277 | H82···H61 | 2.33 (5) |
C13···O22viii | 3.183 (4) | H82···H72v | 2.31 (5) |
C14···C19ii | 3.527 (4) | H82···O7v | 1.84 (4) |
C14···C110ii | 3.571 (4) | H91···H71 | 2.33 (4) |
C15···C18ii | 3.576 (3) | H91···C19vi | 3.05 (3) |
C16···C17ii | 3.588 (3) | H91···O8 | 2.145 (19) |
C16···C16ii | 3.538 (3) | H91···H19vi | 2.5500 |
C17···C16ii | 3.588 (3) | H92···O6i | 1.91 (3) |
C17···O1ii | 3.211 (3) | H92···H61i | 2.36 (5) |
C18···C15ii | 3.576 (3) | H92···H71 | 2.13 (4) |
C18···O9xi | 3.226 (4) | H92···O7 | 2.85 (4) |
C19···O9xi | 3.296 (4) | H92···H62i | 2.38 (5) |
C19···C14ii | 3.527 (4) | H110···O7xii | 2.4490 |
C21···O11vii | 3.073 (3) | H110···H72xii | 2.5524 |
C21···C28v | 3.519 (4) | H110···N21 | 2.7277 |
C22···C27v | 3.461 (3) | H210···C11 | 2.9381 |
C22···O5xii | 3.366 (3) | H210···N11 | 2.7030 |
C22···O11vii | 3.168 (3) | H210···O6xiii | 2.7753 |
O1—Co—O2 | 76.27 (7) | C16—C17—C18 | 111.6 (3) |
O1—Co—N11 | 97.94 (7) | C17—C18—C19 | 120.7 (3) |
O1—Co—N12 | 98.45 (7) | C18—C19—C110 | 124.5 (3) |
O1—Co—N21 | 91.63 (7) | N21—C21—C22 | 124.4 (2) |
O1—Co—N22 | 166.06 (7) | C21—C22—C23 | 116.9 (2) |
O2—Co—N11 | 100.54 (7) | C22—C23—C24 | 119.2 (2) |
O2—Co—N12 | 167.58 (7) | C23—C24—C25 | 121.2 (2) |
O2—Co—N21 | 88.59 (7) | C24—C25—C26 | 124.89 (19) |
O2—Co—N22 | 93.33 (7) | N21—C25—C26 | 115.35 (18) |
N11—Co—N12 | 68.75 (8) | N21—C25—C24 | 119.76 (19) |
N11—Co—N21 | 168.08 (7) | N22—C26—C27 | 119.86 (19) |
N11—Co—N22 | 93.04 (8) | N22—C26—C25 | 117.58 (18) |
N12—Co—N21 | 102.91 (8) | C25—C26—C27 | 122.55 (19) |
N12—Co—N22 | 93.51 (8) | C26—C27—C28 | 119.0 (2) |
N21—Co—N22 | 78.68 (8) | C27—C28—C29 | 121.2 (2) |
Co—O1—C1 | 118.26 (14) | C28—C29—C210 | 117.3 (3) |
Co—O2—C2 | 115.90 (13) | N12—C110—C19 | 115.7 (3) |
H51—O5—H52 | 105 (3) | N11—C11—H11 | 119.07 |
H61—O6—H62 | 99 (3) | C12—C11—H11 | 119.09 |
H71—O7—H72 | 104 (3) | C11—C12—H12 | 117.01 |
H81—O8—H82 | 103 (3) | C13—C12—H12 | 116.96 |
C11—N11—C15 | 112.1 (2) | C14—C13—H13 | 123.53 |
Co—N11—C11 | 124.18 (19) | C12—C13—H13 | 123.50 |
Co—N11—C15 | 123.74 (15) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.51 |
Co—N12—C110 | 117.74 (18) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.53 |
C16—N12—C110 | 119.7 (2) | C18—C17—H17 | 124.25 |
Co—N12—C16 | 122.55 (15) | C16—C17—H17 | 124.15 |
Co—N21—C21 | 127.13 (15) | C19—C18—H18 | 119.65 |
Co—N21—C25 | 114.26 (14) | C17—C18—H18 | 119.63 |
C21—N21—C25 | 118.50 (19) | C110—C19—H19 | 117.77 |
Co—N22—C26 | 113.91 (14) | C18—C19—H19 | 117.73 |
Co—N22—C210 | 125.76 (15) | C22—C21—H21 | 117.80 |
C26—N22—C210 | 120.21 (19) | N21—C21—H21 | 117.85 |
H91—O9—H92 | 116 (3) | C21—C22—H22 | 121.53 |
O1—C1—C2 | 112.26 (18) | C23—C22—H22 | 121.53 |
O11—C1—C2 | 121.0 (2) | C24—C23—H23 | 120.39 |
O1—C1—O11 | 126.7 (2) | C22—C23—H23 | 120.38 |
O22—C2—C1 | 115.29 (19) | C23—C24—H24 | 119.40 |
O2—C2—O22 | 129.0 (2) | C25—C24—H24 | 119.39 |
O2—C2—C1 | 115.76 (18) | C28—C27—H27 | 120.51 |
N11—C11—C12 | 121.8 (2) | C26—C27—H27 | 120.48 |
C11—C12—C13 | 126.0 (3) | C27—C28—H28 | 119.41 |
C12—C13—C14 | 113.0 (3) | C29—C28—H28 | 119.40 |
C13—C14—C15 | 119.0 (3) | C210—C29—H29 | 121.38 |
N11—C15—C16 | 108.44 (19) | C28—C29—H29 | 121.37 |
C14—C15—C16 | 123.4 (2) | N22—C210—C29 | 122.5 (2) |
N11—C15—C14 | 128.1 (2) | C19—C110—H110 | 122.21 |
N12—C16—C17 | 127.9 (2) | N12—C110—H110 | 122.14 |
C15—C16—C17 | 115.7 (2) | C29—C210—H210 | 118.74 |
N12—C16—C15 | 116.48 (19) | N22—C210—H210 | 118.79 |
O2—Co—O1—C1 | 8.60 (16) | Co—N12—C16—C15 | −2.2 (3) |
N11—Co—O1—C1 | −90.38 (17) | Co—N12—C16—C17 | 177.64 (18) |
N12—Co—O1—C1 | −159.95 (16) | C110—N12—C16—C15 | 180.0 (2) |
N21—Co—O1—C1 | 96.75 (17) | C110—N12—C16—C17 | −0.2 (3) |
O1—Co—O2—C2 | −0.38 (15) | Co—N12—C110—C19 | −177.41 (17) |
N11—Co—O2—C2 | 95.31 (15) | C16—N12—C110—C19 | 0.5 (3) |
N21—Co—O2—C2 | −92.40 (15) | Co—N21—C21—C22 | 176.14 (16) |
N22—Co—O2—C2 | −170.97 (15) | C25—N21—C21—C22 | 0.3 (3) |
O1—Co—N11—C11 | 84.0 (2) | Co—N21—C25—C24 | −175.77 (15) |
O1—Co—N11—C15 | −97.23 (17) | Co—N21—C25—C26 | 4.1 (2) |
O2—Co—N11—C11 | 6.6 (2) | C21—N21—C25—C24 | 0.6 (3) |
O2—Co—N11—C15 | −174.65 (16) | C21—N21—C25—C26 | −179.52 (18) |
N12—Co—N11—C11 | −180.0 (2) | Co—N22—C26—C25 | 4.2 (2) |
N12—Co—N11—C15 | −1.20 (16) | Co—N22—C26—C27 | −175.03 (16) |
N22—Co—N11—C11 | −87.4 (2) | C210—N22—C26—C25 | −179.66 (18) |
N22—Co—N11—C15 | 91.39 (17) | C210—N22—C26—C27 | 1.1 (3) |
O1—Co—N12—C16 | 96.97 (16) | Co—N22—C210—C29 | 174.89 (17) |
O1—Co—N12—C110 | −85.15 (18) | C26—N22—C210—C29 | −0.8 (3) |
N11—Co—N12—C16 | 1.69 (15) | O1—C1—C2—O2 | 13.1 (3) |
N11—Co—N12—C110 | 179.6 (2) | O11—C1—C2—O22 | 14.0 (3) |
N21—Co—N12—C16 | −169.39 (16) | O1—C1—C2—O22 | −167.4 (2) |
N21—Co—N12—C110 | 8.49 (19) | O11—C1—C2—O2 | −165.5 (2) |
N22—Co—N12—C16 | −90.21 (16) | N11—C11—C12—C13 | −0.6 (4) |
N22—Co—N12—C110 | 87.67 (18) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.4 (4) |
O1—Co—N21—C21 | 12.52 (17) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.3 (4) |
O1—Co—N21—C25 | −171.44 (14) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −179.4 (2) |
O2—Co—N21—C21 | 88.75 (17) | C13—C14—C15—N11 | 0.2 (4) |
O2—Co—N21—C25 | −95.21 (14) | N11—C15—C16—C17 | −178.88 (19) |
N12—Co—N21—C21 | −86.53 (18) | C14—C15—C16—N12 | −179.3 (2) |
N12—Co—N21—C25 | 89.51 (15) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 0.8 (3) |
N22—Co—N21—C21 | −177.58 (18) | N11—C15—C16—N12 | 1.0 (3) |
N22—Co—N21—C25 | −1.53 (14) | N12—C16—C17—C18 | −0.6 (3) |
O2—Co—N22—C26 | 86.38 (15) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 179.2 (2) |
O2—Co—N22—C210 | −89.54 (17) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | 1.0 (3) |
N11—Co—N22—C26 | −172.87 (15) | C17—C18—C19—C110 | −0.7 (4) |
N11—Co—N22—C210 | 11.22 (18) | C18—C19—C110—N12 | −0.2 (4) |
N12—Co—N22—C26 | −103.99 (15) | N21—C21—C22—C23 | −0.6 (3) |
N12—Co—N22—C210 | 80.10 (18) | C21—C22—C23—C24 | 0.1 (3) |
N21—Co—N22—C26 | −1.52 (14) | C22—C23—C24—C25 | 0.8 (3) |
N21—Co—N22—C210 | −177.43 (18) | C23—C24—C25—N21 | −1.2 (3) |
Co—O1—C1—O11 | 164.92 (19) | C23—C24—C25—C26 | 179.0 (2) |
Co—O1—C1—C2 | −13.6 (2) | N21—C25—C26—C27 | 173.56 (19) |
Co—O2—C2—O22 | 174.4 (2) | C24—C25—C26—C27 | −6.6 (3) |
Co—O2—C2—C1 | −6.2 (2) | C24—C25—C26—N22 | 174.2 (2) |
Co—N11—C11—C12 | 179.34 (19) | N21—C25—C26—N22 | −5.6 (3) |
C15—N11—C11—C12 | 0.5 (3) | N22—C26—C27—C28 | −0.6 (3) |
Co—N11—C15—C14 | −179.22 (18) | C25—C26—C27—C28 | −179.8 (2) |
Co—N11—C15—C16 | 0.5 (2) | C26—C27—C28—C29 | −0.3 (4) |
C11—N11—C15—C14 | −0.3 (3) | C27—C28—C29—C210 | 0.6 (4) |
C11—N11—C15—C16 | 179.4 (2) | C28—C29—C210—N22 | −0.1 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z; (iii) x−1, y, z; (iv) −x, −y, −z+1; (v) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (vi) x−1, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (vii) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (viii) −x, −y, −z; (ix) x, y, z+1; (x) x−1, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (xi) x+1, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (xii) x+1, y, z; (xiii) x, y, z−1; (xiv) x+1, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O5—H51···O11iv | 0.82 (2) | 1.89 (3) | 2.678 (3) | 159 (3) |
O5—H52···O22 | 0.83 (3) | 1.90 (3) | 2.681 (3) | 156 (3) |
O6—H61···O8 | 0.83 (3) | 2.19 (2) | 2.946 (3) | 153 (3) |
O6—H62···O5 | 0.85 (3) | 2.10 (3) | 2.932 (3) | 168 (3) |
O7—H71···O9 | 0.85 (2) | 1.95 (2) | 2.768 (3) | 164 (3) |
O7—H72···O5 | 0.86 (3) | 1.99 (3) | 2.843 (3) | 169 (3) |
O8—H81···O2v | 0.83 (3) | 1.89 (3) | 2.709 (2) | 170 (3) |
O8—H82···O7v | 0.86 (4) | 1.84 (4) | 2.698 (3) | 178 (4) |
O9—H91···O8 | 0.83 (2) | 2.145 (19) | 2.970 (3) | 174 (3) |
O9—H92···O6i | 0.85 (3) | 1.91 (3) | 2.763 (3) | 177 (4) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (iv) −x, −y, −z+1; (v) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Co(C2O4)(C10H8N2)2]·5H2O |
Mr | 549.40 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 200 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.001 (2), 22.861 (5), 10.844 (2) |
β (°) | 103.57 (3) |
V (Å3) | 2410.1 (9) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.77 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.2 × 0.1 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.85, 0.96 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 13313, 6777, 4778 |
Rint | 0.033 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.703 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.040, 0.137, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 6777 |
No. of parameters | 365 |
No. of restraints | 15 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.57, −1.02 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998), DENZO-SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), DENZO-SCALEPACK, SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1999), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), PLATON (Spek, 2003) and ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997), PLATON.
Co—O1 | 2.0939 (15) | Co—N12 | 2.091 (2) |
Co—O2 | 2.0213 (17) | Co—N21 | 2.1872 (19) |
Co—N11 | 2.262 (2) | Co—N22 | 2.1367 (19) |
O1—Co—O2 | 76.27 (7) | O2—Co—N22 | 93.33 (7) |
O1—Co—N11 | 97.94 (7) | N11—Co—N12 | 68.75 (8) |
O1—Co—N12 | 98.45 (7) | N11—Co—N21 | 168.08 (7) |
O1—Co—N21 | 91.63 (7) | N11—Co—N22 | 93.04 (8) |
O1—Co—N22 | 166.06 (7) | N12—Co—N21 | 102.91 (8) |
O2—Co—N11 | 100.54 (7) | N12—Co—N22 | 93.51 (8) |
O2—Co—N12 | 167.58 (7) | N21—Co—N22 | 78.68 (8) |
O2—Co—N21 | 88.59 (7) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O5—H51···O11i | 0.82 (2) | 1.89 (3) | 2.678 (3) | 159 (3) |
O5—H52···O22 | 0.83 (3) | 1.90 (3) | 2.681 (3) | 156 (3) |
O6—H61···O8 | 0.83 (3) | 2.19 (2) | 2.946 (3) | 153 (3) |
O6—H62···O5 | 0.85 (3) | 2.10 (3) | 2.932 (3) | 168 (3) |
O7—H71···O9 | 0.85 (2) | 1.95 (2) | 2.768 (3) | 164 (3) |
O7—H72···O5 | 0.86 (3) | 1.99 (3) | 2.843 (3) | 169 (3) |
O8—H81···O2ii | 0.83 (3) | 1.89 (3) | 2.709 (2) | 170 (3) |
O8—H82···O7ii | 0.86 (4) | 1.84 (4) | 2.698 (3) | 178 (4) |
O9—H91···O8 | 0.83 (2) | 2.145 (19) | 2.970 (3) | 174 (3) |
O9—H92···O6iii | 0.85 (3) | 1.91 (3) | 2.763 (3) | 177 (4) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y, −z+1; (ii) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iii) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Oxalate-bridged polymeric compounds of transition metal elements have attracted significant attention in the literature, mainly due to their interesting magnetic properties (Castillo Luque & Román, 2001). Polymeric chain structures are predominant in the solid-state chemistry of cobalt(II), as represented by the compounds {[Co(µ-C2O4)L2)].mH2O}n [where L is H2O (García-Couceiro et al., 2004), n-aminopyridine (Castillo Luque Román et al., 2001), and 3-hydroxypyridine and isoquinoline (Castillo Luque Lloret & Román, 2001)] and Na2[Co2(C2O4)3(H2O)2] (Price et al., 2000), although two-dimensional [Co(µ-C2O4)(4,4'-bpy)]n (Lu et al., 1999; Zheng et al., 1999) and three-dimensional [Co(2,2'-bpy)3][Co2(C2O4)3]ClO4 (Hernández-Molina et al., 1998) have also been described. Fewer data exist on the preparation and structures of simple mononuclear cobalt(II) oxalate compounds. The reason for this situation is the polydentate nature of the oxalate ligand, which can be bi-, tri- or tetradentate. Recently, the compounds [Co(C2O4)(2,2'-bpy)]·4H2O and [Co(C2O4)(4,4'-bpy)1.5]·2H2O have been reported, but were characterized by analytical, spectroscopic (IR and UV) and thermal data only (Czakis-Sulikowska et al., 2000). Data on the crystal structures of simple mononuclear cobalt(II) oxalate compounds are non-existent to date. Against this background, we present here the crystal structure of the title mononuclear cobalt(II) oxalate complex, (I). \sch
The crystal structure of the title compound, (I), consists of neutral mononuclear [Co(C2O4)(bpy)2] units and five solvate water molecules, held together by intermolecular π–π stacking interactions and an extensive hydrogen-bonding network. A view of the mononuclear complex entity, with the atom-numbering scheme, is given in Fig. 1, and selected geometric parameters are listed in Table 1.
Two O atoms from one bidentate oxalate anion and four N atoms from two chelating bipyridine ligands form a distorted octahedron around the metal atom. Each ligand exhibits a cis arrangement of its two donor atoms coordinated to the CoII atom. The C—O bond lengths are as expected for a bidentate oxalate ligand (Zheng et al., 1999), and the C—N bond lengths are comparable with those found in [Ni(ox)(bpy)2]·4H2O (Román et al., 1995). The N—Co—N and O—Co—O bite angles deviate considerably from the ideal of 90° because of the constrained geometry of the bipyridine and oxalate ligands. The best least-squares plane of the CoN4O2 chromophore is defined by atoms O2, N11, N12 and N21 [greatest deviation 0.1381 (19) Å for N11], and the Co atom is 0.0294 (2) Å out of this plane. The individual pyridine rings of the two bipyridine ligands are planar [greatest deviations from the mean planes are 0.006 (2) Å for atoms C24 and N22]. One bipyridine, labelled bpy(1), is planar [dihedral angle between pyridine rings py(1) (atoms N11/C11—C15) and py(2) (atoms N12/C16—C110) is 1.38 (12)°], while the other, labelled bpy(2), is twisted, with a dihedral angle between pyridine rings py(3) (atoms N21/C21—C25) and py(4) (atoms N22/C26—C210) of 6.18 (10)°. The oxalate anion shows some deviation from planarity, with the O1—C1—C2—O2 and O11—C1—C2—O22 torsion angles being 13.1 (3) and 14.0 (3)°, respectively. The three ligands around the CoII atom are almost perpendicular to each other. The dihedral angles between the mean oxalate plane and the mean bipyridine planes are 89.74 (7) and 89.27 (7)°, respectively, whereas that between the two mean bipyridine planes is 86.61 (6)°.
The neutral complex entities of (I) are stacked together by means of π–π intermolecular interactions between the aromatic systems of the bipyridine ligands (Fig. 2). Two different stacking interactions can be distinguished in the crystal structure. The first interaction (grey dashed lines in Fig. 2) involves ring py(3) from one entity (A) and ring py(4)ii from a neighbouring entity (Aii), mutually related through the glide-plane symmetry [symmetry code (ii): x, 1/2 − y, 1/2 + z]. The distance between the centres of the py(4)ii and py(3) rings is 3.536 (2) Å, while the perpendicular distance from the centre of py(4)ii to the mean plane of py(3) is 3.388 (2) Å. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of these two pyridine rings is 1.71°. The glide-plane symmetry results in an interaction between py(4) of A and py(3)iii of a neighbouring entity [Aiii; symmetry code (iii): x, 1/2 − y, z − 1/2]. This entity is related to Aii through a translation by one repeat along the crystallographic c axis. In this way, one-dimensional stacking motifs are formed. The second interaction represents stacking of the bpy(1) ligands (grey dotted lines in Fig. 2). The bpy(1)ii ligand from one entity (Aii) interacts with the bpy(1)iv ligand in a neighbouring entity [Aiv; symmetry code: (iv) 1 − x, 1/2 + y, 1/2 − z]. These two latter entities are related through a centre of symmetry, i, so that the dihedral angle between the mean planes of the two stacked bipyridines is 0°. The distance between their mean planes is 3.498 (2) Å, while the distance between their centres of gravity is 3.880 (2) Å. The fact that the entire bpy(1) ligand is involved in the stacking interaction, in contrast with the bpy(2) ligands, where only individual py(3) and py(4) pyridine rings interact, could explain the greater planarity of the bpy(1) ligand. A stacking interaction between bpy(1) ligands connects one-dimensional stacking motifs, formed by interaction of the bpy(2) ligands, into two-dimensional layers parallel to the bc plane of the monoclinic unit cell.
Solvate water molecules are located between the layers of neutral entities in the structure of (I). One hydrogen-bonding motif can be described as a pentagon, with the graph-set descriptor R33(10) (Etter et al., 1990). This involves all five solvate water molecules, connected by O6—H61···O8, O6—H62···O5, O7—H71···O9, O7—H72···O5 and O9—H91···O8 hydrogen bonds (Fig. 3, Table 2). These pentagonal rings are mutually connected by O9—H92···O6 and O8—H82···O7 hydrogen bonds (Fig. 3, Table 2), thus forming a ladder pattern which extends along the crystallographic c axis. A smaller four-membered ring motif of graph set R44(8) can also be recognized inside the ladder pattern (Fig. 3). The remaining three hydrogen bonds include two water molecules (O8 and O5) as donors and three O atoms from oxalate ligands (O2, O11 and O22) as acceptors (Table 2). Two of them (O8—H81···O2ii and O5—H52···O22) connect a hydrogen-bonding ladder pattern with only one layer of neutral entities formed by stacking interactions. The hydrogen bond O5—H51···O11i connects the hydrogen-bonding ladder pattern with a second layer of neutral entities [symmetry code (i): −x, −y, 1 − z]. Thus, this hydrogen bond completes the three-dimensional crystal structure of (I).
This type of crystal packing is identical to that observed in the crystal structure of [Cu(ox)(phen)2]·5H2O, although the latter compound contains 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) instead of bipyridine (Castillo Luque & Román, 2001). On the other hand, the compound [Ni(ox)(bipy)2]·4H2O, with an identical set of ligands bonded to the central metal atom, has a different crystal structure (Román et al., 1995). In spite of the fact that [Ni(ox)(bipy)2]·4H2O crystallizes in the same space group as (I), it can be shown that the characteristic structural patterns formed by intermolecular π–π stacking interactions of the aromatic systems in this compound are one-dimensional chains (Román et al., 1995). As shown in the present work, the characteristic structural patterns in (I) are two-dimensional layers connected by the hydrogen-bonded solvate water molecules.