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The crystal structure of the title compound, {[Cu
3(C
7H
3O
6S)
2(C
7H
6N
2)
6]·8H
2O}
n, is built of trinuclear complexes [Cu
3(bz)
6(ssal)
2] (bz = benzimidazole and ssal = 5-sulfonatosalicylate trianion) and uncoordinated water molecules. The molecule of the complex occupies a special position on a crystallographic inversion centre. The Cu atom located on the inversion centre has a square planar coordination made up of the two N atoms of monodentate benzimidazole ligands and the O atoms of two bridging salicylates. The other crystallographically independent Cu atom has a square pyramidal environment formed by the N atoms of two more monodentate benzimidazole ligands, two chelate O atoms of the bridging salicylate and the sulfonate O atom of the sulfonatosalicylate ligand belonging to the neighbouring trimetallic complex. The latter coordination links the molecules of the complex into infinite chains running along the
a axis. These chains are further connected by O—H
O and N—H
O hydrogen bonding into a three-dimensional network.
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 287767
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 295 K
- Mean (C-C) = 0.010 Å
- H-atom completeness 97%
- Disorder in solvent or counterion
- R factor = 0.070
- wR factor = 0.161
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 11.8
checkCIF/PLATON results
No syntax errors found
Alert level B
PLAT220_ALERT_2_B Large Non-Solvent C Ueq(max)/Ueq(min) ... 3.83 Ratio
Alert level C
PLAT041_ALERT_1_C Calc. and Rep. SumFormula Strings Differ .... ?
PLAT042_ALERT_1_C Calc. and Rep. MoietyFormula Strings Differ .... ?
PLAT222_ALERT_3_C Large Non-Solvent H Ueq(max)/Ueq(min) ... 3.50 Ratio
PLAT302_ALERT_4_C Anion/Solvent Disorder ......................... 17.00 Perc.
PLAT311_ALERT_2_C Isolated Disordered Oxygen Atom (No H's ?) ..... <O5W'
PLAT311_ALERT_2_C Isolated Disordered Oxygen Atom (No H's ?) ..... <O5W
PLAT341_ALERT_3_C Low Bond Precision on C-C bonds (x 1000) Ang ... 10
PLAT720_ALERT_4_C Number of Unusual/Non-Standard Label(s) ........ 1
Alert level G
FORMU01_ALERT_2_G There is a discrepancy between the atom counts in the
_chemical_formula_sum and the formula from the _atom_site* data.
Atom count from _chemical_formula_sum:C56 H58 Cu3 N12 O20 S2
Atom count from the _atom_site data: C56 H56 Cu3 N12 O20 S2
CELLZ01_ALERT_1_G Difference between formula and atom_site contents detected.
CELLZ01_ALERT_1_G WARNING: H atoms missing from atom site list. Is this intentional?
From the CIF: _cell_formula_units_Z 1
From the CIF: _chemical_formula_sum C56 H58 Cu3 N12 O20 S2
TEST: Compare cell contents of formula and atom_site data
atom Z*formula cif sites diff
C 56.00 56.00 0.00
H 58.00 56.00 2.00
Cu 3.00 3.00 0.00
N 12.00 12.00 0.00
O 20.00 20.00 0.00
S 2.00 2.00 0.00
0 ALERT level A = In general: serious problem
1 ALERT level B = Potentially serious problem
8 ALERT level C = Check and explain
3 ALERT level G = General alerts; check
4 ALERT type 1 CIF construction/syntax error, inconsistent or missing data
4 ALERT type 2 Indicator that the structure model may be wrong or deficient
2 ALERT type 3 Indicator that the structure quality may be low
2 ALERT type 4 Improvement, methodology, query or suggestion
A mixture of CuCl2·2H2O (0.170 g,1 mmol), 5-sulfosalicylic acid dihydrate (0.126 g, 0.5 mmol), Na2CO3 (0.106 g,1 mmol) and benzimidazole (0.236 g, 2 mmol) in water/methanol (v/v 2:1) solution (30 ml) was refluxed for 2 h and filtered. After the mixture had been left to stand for 1 d, green block-shaped crystals of (I) precipitated; these were used for the X-ray diffraction experiment.
All aromatic H atoms were placed in calculated positions, with C—H = 0.93 Å and N—H = 0.86 Å, and refined as riding atoms, with Uiso(H) values of 1.2Ueq(C,N). The occupancies of water molecules O4w and O5w were initially refined to 0.60 (3) and 0.54 (2), respectively; they were then fixed at 0.5. A t this stage, the O5w molecule was disordered over two sites with the ratio of 0.341 (17):0.159 (17) for O5w and O5w', respectively. The H atoms of these water molecules could not be located. H atoms of other water molecules were located in difference Fourier maps and were refined with distance restraint of O—H = 0.85 (1) Å and fixed isotropic displacement parameter of Uiso(H) = 0.08 Å2.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2002); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2002); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Crystal data top
[Cu3(C7H6N2)6(C7H3SO6)2]·8H2O | Z = 1 |
Mr = 1473.88 | F(000) = 755 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.558 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 11.1489 (6) Å | Cell parameters from 5186 reflections |
b = 11.9699 (6) Å | θ = 2.2–27.7° |
c = 12.5693 (6) Å | µ = 1.16 mm−1 |
α = 99.302 (1)° | T = 295 K |
β = 93.690 (1)° | Block, green |
γ = 107.155 (1)° | 0.33 × 0.21 × 0.10 mm |
V = 1570.48 (14) Å3 | |
Data collection top
Bruker APEX area-detector diffractometer | 5475 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 5149 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.020 |
ϕ and ω scan | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 1.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) | h = −13→13 |
Tmin = 0.701, Tmax = 0.893 | k = −14→14 |
11391 measured reflections | l = −14→14 |
Refinement top
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.070 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.161 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.22 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0484P)2 + 6.6709P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
5475 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
464 parameters | Δρmax = 0.69 e Å−3 |
24 restraints | Δρmin = −0.66 e Å−3 |
Crystal data top
[Cu3(C7H6N2)6(C7H3SO6)2]·8H2O | γ = 107.155 (1)° |
Mr = 1473.88 | V = 1570.48 (14) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 11.1489 (6) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 11.9699 (6) Å | µ = 1.16 mm−1 |
c = 12.5693 (6) Å | T = 295 K |
α = 99.302 (1)° | 0.33 × 0.21 × 0.10 mm |
β = 93.690 (1)° | |
Data collection top
Bruker APEX area-detector diffractometer | 5475 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) | 5149 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.701, Tmax = 0.893 | Rint = 0.020 |
11391 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.070 | 24 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.161 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.22 | Δρmax = 0.69 e Å−3 |
5475 reflections | Δρmin = −0.66 e Å−3 |
464 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. |
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. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) |
Cu1 | 0.18297 (6) | 0.36682 (6) | 1.21624 (5) | 0.02564 (19) | |
Cu2 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 1.0000 | 0.0282 (2) | |
S1 | −0.08891 (12) | 0.38480 (12) | 0.67725 (10) | 0.0262 (3) | |
N1 | 0.0885 (4) | 0.2634 (4) | 1.3118 (3) | 0.0285 (10) | |
N2 | −0.0283 (5) | 0.1999 (4) | 1.4381 (4) | 0.0344 (11) | |
H2 | −0.0675 | 0.2022 | 1.4947 | 0.041* | |
N3 | 0.3475 (4) | 0.3837 (4) | 1.3016 (4) | 0.0315 (10) | |
N4 | 0.4885 (5) | 0.3356 (5) | 1.4015 (4) | 0.0491 (14) | |
H4 | 0.5202 | 0.2945 | 1.4385 | 0.059* | |
N5 | 0.5021 (4) | 0.6571 (4) | 0.9636 (4) | 0.0333 (11) | |
N6 | 0.4524 (6) | 0.7702 (6) | 0.8570 (5) | 0.0578 (16) | |
H6 | 0.4125 | 0.7902 | 0.8061 | 0.069* | |
O1 | 0.2765 (3) | 0.4331 (4) | 1.1046 (3) | 0.0314 (9) | |
O2 | 0.3212 (3) | 0.4406 (4) | 0.9388 (3) | 0.0324 (9) | |
O3 | 0.0252 (3) | 0.3294 (3) | 1.1263 (3) | 0.0301 (8) | |
O4 | −0.1757 (4) | 0.4552 (4) | 0.6815 (3) | 0.0361 (9) | |
O5 | 0.0276 (4) | 0.4398 (4) | 0.6355 (3) | 0.0398 (10) | |
O6 | −0.1529 (4) | 0.2634 (3) | 0.6171 (3) | 0.0359 (9) | |
O1W | 0.1746 (4) | 0.6734 (5) | 0.7493 (4) | 0.0532 (12) | |
O2W | 0.5983 (7) | 0.2051 (7) | 1.5237 (8) | 0.112 (3) | |
O3W | 0.3372 (10) | 0.8597 (10) | 0.6903 (8) | 0.141 (3) | |
O4W | 0.300 (2) | 0.015 (2) | 1.399 (3) | 0.183 (11) | 0.50 |
O5W' | 0.575 (6) | 0.963 (5) | 1.395 (5) | 0.14 (2) | 0.159 (17) |
O5W | 0.501 (3) | 0.906 (2) | 1.287 (2) | 0.133 (11) | 0.341 (17) |
C1 | 0.0522 (5) | 0.1398 (5) | 1.2926 (4) | 0.0295 (12) | |
C2 | 0.0822 (6) | 0.0598 (6) | 1.2137 (5) | 0.0451 (15) | |
H2C | 0.1318 | 0.0858 | 1.1603 | 0.054* | |
C3 | 0.0352 (8) | −0.0601 (6) | 1.2178 (7) | 0.060 (2) | |
H3 | 0.0548 | −0.1156 | 1.1669 | 0.072* | |
C4 | −0.0404 (7) | −0.0991 (6) | 1.2960 (6) | 0.0575 (19) | |
H4C | −0.0707 | −0.1803 | 1.2959 | 0.069* | |
C5 | −0.0719 (6) | −0.0212 (6) | 1.3739 (5) | 0.0470 (16) | |
H5 | −0.1239 | −0.0479 | 1.4255 | 0.056* | |
C6 | −0.0224 (5) | 0.0993 (5) | 1.3719 (4) | 0.0314 (12) | |
C7 | 0.0381 (5) | 0.2941 (5) | 1.3987 (4) | 0.0310 (12) | |
H7 | 0.0473 | 0.3726 | 1.4296 | 0.037* | |
C8 | 0.4599 (5) | 0.4778 (6) | 1.3205 (4) | 0.0358 (13) | |
C9 | 0.4917 (6) | 0.5878 (6) | 1.2901 (5) | 0.0460 (16) | |
H9 | 0.4336 | 0.6107 | 1.2494 | 0.055* | |
C10 | 0.6126 (7) | 0.6616 (7) | 1.3226 (6) | 0.061 (2) | |
H10 | 0.6366 | 0.7361 | 1.3033 | 0.074* | |
C11 | 0.7014 (6) | 0.6285 (8) | 1.3841 (6) | 0.062 (2) | |
H11 | 0.7828 | 0.6813 | 1.4038 | 0.074* | |
C12 | 0.6717 (6) | 0.5226 (7) | 1.4151 (6) | 0.0534 (18) | |
H12 | 0.7304 | 0.5008 | 1.4562 | 0.064* | |
C13 | 0.5499 (6) | 0.4475 (6) | 1.3831 (5) | 0.0404 (15) | |
C14 | 0.3711 (6) | 0.3028 (6) | 1.3513 (5) | 0.0417 (15) | |
H14 | 0.3117 | 0.2296 | 1.3515 | 0.050* | |
C15 | 0.5868 (5) | 0.7720 (5) | 0.9938 (5) | 0.0384 (14) | |
C16 | 0.6869 (7) | 0.8229 (6) | 1.0766 (6) | 0.0550 (18) | |
H16 | 0.7096 | 0.7774 | 1.1229 | 0.066* | |
C17 | 0.7509 (8) | 0.9415 (7) | 1.0877 (8) | 0.074 (2) | |
H17 | 0.8176 | 0.9770 | 1.1428 | 0.089* | |
C18 | 0.7184 (9) | 1.0092 (7) | 1.0190 (9) | 0.082 (3) | |
H18 | 0.7646 | 1.0895 | 1.0287 | 0.098* | |
C19 | 0.6211 (10) | 0.9629 (7) | 0.9371 (8) | 0.075 (3) | |
H19 | 0.6000 | 1.0094 | 0.8909 | 0.090* | |
C20 | 0.5560 (7) | 0.8442 (6) | 0.9265 (6) | 0.0493 (17) | |
C21 | 0.4249 (6) | 0.6621 (6) | 0.8824 (5) | 0.0427 (15) | |
H21 | 0.3582 | 0.5972 | 0.8463 | 0.051* | |
C22 | 0.2406 (5) | 0.4197 (4) | 1.0050 (4) | 0.0245 (11) | |
C23 | 0.1051 (5) | 0.3828 (4) | 0.9614 (4) | 0.0225 (10) | |
C24 | 0.0071 (5) | 0.3452 (4) | 1.0261 (4) | 0.0220 (10) | |
C25 | −0.1185 (5) | 0.3222 (5) | 0.9793 (4) | 0.0263 (11) | |
H25 | −0.1842 | 0.2978 | 1.0208 | 0.032* | |
C26 | −0.1467 (5) | 0.3346 (5) | 0.8754 (4) | 0.0276 (11) | |
H26 | −0.2303 | 0.3193 | 0.8472 | 0.033* | |
C27 | −0.0496 (5) | 0.3703 (4) | 0.8115 (4) | 0.0215 (10) | |
C28 | 0.0741 (5) | 0.3941 (4) | 0.8544 (4) | 0.0230 (11) | |
H28 | 0.1385 | 0.4182 | 0.8117 | 0.028* | |
H1B | 0.121 (5) | 0.678 (6) | 0.794 (5) | 0.080* | |
H1A | 0.147 (6) | 0.607 (4) | 0.705 (5) | 0.080* | |
H2A | 0.557 (6) | 0.146 (6) | 1.551 (6) | 0.080* | |
H2B | 0.674 (3) | 0.231 (6) | 1.555 (6) | 0.080* | |
H3A | 0.379 (8) | 0.933 (2) | 0.693 (6) | 0.080* | |
H3B | 0.320 (9) | 0.825 (6) | 0.623 (2) | 0.080* | |
H4A | 0.330 (15) | 0.033 (17) | 1.465 (3) | 0.080* | 0.50 |
H4B | 0.345 (16) | −0.019 (19) | 1.362 (10) | 0.080* | 0.50 |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
Cu1 | 0.0226 (3) | 0.0338 (4) | 0.0210 (3) | 0.0094 (3) | 0.0008 (2) | 0.0063 (3) |
Cu2 | 0.0166 (4) | 0.0405 (6) | 0.0258 (5) | 0.0042 (4) | 0.0020 (3) | 0.0104 (4) |
S1 | 0.0270 (7) | 0.0324 (7) | 0.0194 (6) | 0.0114 (6) | −0.0002 (5) | 0.0021 (5) |
N1 | 0.028 (2) | 0.035 (3) | 0.023 (2) | 0.011 (2) | 0.0018 (18) | 0.0057 (19) |
N2 | 0.040 (3) | 0.038 (3) | 0.025 (2) | 0.011 (2) | 0.008 (2) | 0.005 (2) |
N3 | 0.023 (2) | 0.045 (3) | 0.028 (2) | 0.011 (2) | 0.0006 (18) | 0.009 (2) |
N4 | 0.039 (3) | 0.068 (4) | 0.047 (3) | 0.027 (3) | −0.008 (2) | 0.015 (3) |
N5 | 0.027 (2) | 0.038 (3) | 0.037 (3) | 0.011 (2) | 0.003 (2) | 0.011 (2) |
N6 | 0.073 (4) | 0.065 (4) | 0.049 (4) | 0.040 (3) | −0.006 (3) | 0.019 (3) |
O1 | 0.0195 (18) | 0.052 (2) | 0.0191 (19) | 0.0058 (17) | 0.0010 (14) | 0.0057 (16) |
O2 | 0.0168 (17) | 0.050 (2) | 0.027 (2) | 0.0023 (17) | 0.0011 (15) | 0.0148 (17) |
O3 | 0.0215 (18) | 0.045 (2) | 0.0234 (19) | 0.0059 (16) | 0.0029 (14) | 0.0120 (17) |
O4 | 0.039 (2) | 0.044 (2) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0200 (19) | −0.0031 (17) | 0.0042 (17) |
O5 | 0.036 (2) | 0.054 (3) | 0.028 (2) | 0.011 (2) | 0.0047 (17) | 0.0108 (19) |
O6 | 0.042 (2) | 0.035 (2) | 0.026 (2) | 0.0103 (18) | −0.0023 (17) | −0.0050 (16) |
O1W | 0.033 (2) | 0.078 (4) | 0.047 (3) | 0.015 (2) | 0.004 (2) | 0.014 (2) |
O2W | 0.071 (4) | 0.102 (6) | 0.154 (7) | 0.021 (4) | −0.040 (5) | 0.036 (5) |
O3W | 0.118 (8) | 0.161 (9) | 0.145 (8) | 0.028 (7) | −0.007 (7) | 0.074 (7) |
O4W | 0.124 (17) | 0.124 (18) | 0.29 (3) | 0.002 (12) | −0.067 (18) | 0.12 (2) |
O5W' | 0.14 (2) | 0.14 (2) | 0.14 (2) | 0.042 (7) | 0.016 (3) | 0.026 (4) |
O5W | 0.134 (11) | 0.133 (11) | 0.133 (11) | 0.041 (4) | 0.0156 (17) | 0.026 (2) |
C1 | 0.029 (3) | 0.031 (3) | 0.029 (3) | 0.013 (2) | 0.001 (2) | 0.004 (2) |
C2 | 0.049 (4) | 0.048 (4) | 0.036 (3) | 0.016 (3) | 0.012 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
C3 | 0.072 (5) | 0.039 (4) | 0.069 (5) | 0.024 (4) | 0.014 (4) | −0.003 (4) |
C4 | 0.071 (5) | 0.034 (4) | 0.068 (5) | 0.017 (3) | 0.009 (4) | 0.009 (3) |
C5 | 0.054 (4) | 0.040 (4) | 0.045 (4) | 0.009 (3) | 0.002 (3) | 0.015 (3) |
C6 | 0.033 (3) | 0.036 (3) | 0.028 (3) | 0.015 (2) | 0.001 (2) | 0.007 (2) |
C7 | 0.038 (3) | 0.030 (3) | 0.026 (3) | 0.014 (2) | −0.002 (2) | 0.004 (2) |
C8 | 0.027 (3) | 0.057 (4) | 0.023 (3) | 0.014 (3) | 0.002 (2) | 0.005 (3) |
C9 | 0.037 (3) | 0.060 (4) | 0.034 (3) | 0.007 (3) | −0.002 (3) | 0.009 (3) |
C10 | 0.054 (5) | 0.069 (5) | 0.052 (4) | 0.001 (4) | 0.007 (4) | 0.019 (4) |
C11 | 0.028 (3) | 0.090 (6) | 0.051 (4) | −0.001 (4) | −0.001 (3) | 0.003 (4) |
C12 | 0.030 (3) | 0.083 (6) | 0.044 (4) | 0.015 (4) | 0.001 (3) | 0.009 (4) |
C13 | 0.032 (3) | 0.063 (4) | 0.026 (3) | 0.017 (3) | 0.005 (2) | 0.004 (3) |
C14 | 0.036 (3) | 0.049 (4) | 0.042 (4) | 0.016 (3) | −0.003 (3) | 0.011 (3) |
C15 | 0.032 (3) | 0.039 (3) | 0.046 (4) | 0.013 (3) | 0.008 (3) | 0.011 (3) |
C16 | 0.049 (4) | 0.047 (4) | 0.063 (5) | 0.009 (3) | −0.004 (3) | 0.010 (3) |
C17 | 0.064 (5) | 0.046 (5) | 0.098 (7) | 0.006 (4) | −0.010 (5) | 0.005 (4) |
C18 | 0.086 (7) | 0.038 (4) | 0.115 (8) | 0.009 (4) | 0.011 (6) | 0.014 (5) |
C19 | 0.105 (7) | 0.050 (5) | 0.085 (6) | 0.035 (5) | 0.017 (6) | 0.029 (5) |
C20 | 0.057 (4) | 0.049 (4) | 0.051 (4) | 0.026 (3) | 0.011 (3) | 0.014 (3) |
C21 | 0.036 (3) | 0.050 (4) | 0.044 (4) | 0.019 (3) | 0.002 (3) | 0.007 (3) |
C22 | 0.021 (2) | 0.024 (3) | 0.028 (3) | 0.005 (2) | 0.004 (2) | 0.006 (2) |
C23 | 0.022 (3) | 0.018 (2) | 0.025 (3) | 0.006 (2) | −0.001 (2) | 0.000 (2) |
C24 | 0.026 (3) | 0.018 (2) | 0.023 (3) | 0.008 (2) | 0.002 (2) | 0.005 (2) |
C25 | 0.024 (3) | 0.030 (3) | 0.024 (3) | 0.007 (2) | 0.005 (2) | 0.003 (2) |
C26 | 0.022 (3) | 0.029 (3) | 0.031 (3) | 0.009 (2) | −0.003 (2) | 0.003 (2) |
C27 | 0.026 (3) | 0.020 (2) | 0.018 (2) | 0.009 (2) | −0.001 (2) | 0.0009 (19) |
C28 | 0.022 (2) | 0.025 (3) | 0.020 (2) | 0.004 (2) | 0.004 (2) | 0.003 (2) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Cu1—O1 | 1.935 (4) | C2—C3 | 1.386 (10) |
Cu1—O3 | 1.920 (3) | C2—H2C | 0.9300 |
Cu1—O4i | 2.330 (4) | C3—C4 | 1.384 (10) |
Cu1—N1 | 1.990 (4) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
Cu1—N3 | 2.004 (4) | C4—C5 | 1.377 (10) |
Cu2—O2 | 1.965 (3) | C4—H4C | 0.9300 |
Cu2—O2ii | 1.965 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.388 (8) |
Cu2—N5 | 2.000 (5) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
Cu2—N5ii | 2.000 (5) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
S1—O5 | 1.446 (4) | C8—C9 | 1.383 (9) |
S1—O4 | 1.457 (4) | C8—C13 | 1.400 (8) |
S1—O6 | 1.469 (4) | C9—C10 | 1.368 (10) |
S1—C27 | 1.765 (5) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
N1—C7 | 1.309 (7) | C10—C11 | 1.402 (11) |
N1—C1 | 1.390 (7) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
N2—C7 | 1.342 (7) | C11—C12 | 1.341 (11) |
N2—C6 | 1.370 (7) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
N2—H2 | 0.8600 | C12—C13 | 1.382 (9) |
N3—C14 | 1.313 (8) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
N3—C8 | 1.392 (7) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
N4—C14 | 1.332 (8) | C15—C16 | 1.395 (9) |
N4—C13 | 1.377 (9) | C15—C20 | 1.397 (9) |
N4—H4 | 0.8600 | C16—C17 | 1.366 (10) |
N5—C21 | 1.312 (8) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
N5—C15 | 1.396 (8) | C17—C18 | 1.376 (12) |
N6—C21 | 1.336 (9) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
N6—C20 | 1.377 (9) | C18—C19 | 1.365 (13) |
N6—H6 | 0.8600 | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
O1—C22 | 1.260 (6) | C19—C20 | 1.372 (11) |
O2—C22 | 1.262 (6) | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
O3—C24 | 1.316 (6) | C21—H21 | 0.9300 |
O4—Cu1i | 2.330 (4) | C22—C23 | 1.483 (7) |
O1W—H1B | 0.85 (6) | C23—C28 | 1.405 (7) |
O1W—H1A | 0.85 (5) | C23—C24 | 1.413 (7) |
O2W—H2A | 0.86 (7) | C24—C25 | 1.414 (7) |
O2W—H2B | 0.85 (5) | C25—C26 | 1.366 (7) |
O3W—H3A | 0.86 (4) | C25—H25 | 0.9300 |
O3W—H3B | 0.86 (3) | C26—C27 | 1.395 (7) |
O4W—H4A | 0.850 (11) | C26—H26 | 0.9300 |
O4W—H4B | 0.853 (10) | C27—C28 | 1.377 (7) |
C1—C2 | 1.392 (8) | C28—H28 | 0.9300 |
C1—C6 | 1.394 (8) | | |
| | | |
O3—Cu1—O1 | 91.45 (15) | N1—C7—N2 | 112.6 (5) |
O3—Cu1—N1 | 87.16 (16) | N1—C7—H7 | 123.7 |
O1—Cu1—N1 | 166.81 (18) | N2—C7—H7 | 123.7 |
O3—Cu1—N3 | 172.30 (18) | C9—C8—N3 | 131.6 (5) |
O1—Cu1—N3 | 88.85 (17) | C9—C8—C13 | 119.6 (6) |
N1—Cu1—N3 | 90.79 (18) | N3—C8—C13 | 108.8 (6) |
O3—Cu1—O4i | 97.02 (15) | C10—C9—C8 | 117.0 (6) |
O1—Cu1—O4i | 97.76 (16) | C10—C9—H9 | 121.5 |
N1—Cu1—O4i | 95.42 (16) | C8—C9—H9 | 121.5 |
N3—Cu1—O4i | 90.56 (17) | C9—C10—C11 | 122.2 (7) |
O2—Cu2—O2ii | 180.000 (1) | C9—C10—H10 | 118.9 |
O2—Cu2—N5 | 87.02 (17) | C11—C10—H10 | 118.9 |
O2ii—Cu2—N5 | 92.98 (17) | C12—C11—C10 | 121.5 (7) |
O2—Cu2—N5ii | 92.98 (17) | C12—C11—H11 | 119.3 |
O2ii—Cu2—N5ii | 87.02 (17) | C10—C11—H11 | 119.3 |
N5—Cu2—N5ii | 180.000 (1) | C11—C12—C13 | 116.8 (7) |
O5—S1—O4 | 113.4 (3) | C11—C12—H12 | 121.6 |
O5—S1—O6 | 112.0 (2) | C13—C12—H12 | 121.6 |
O4—S1—O6 | 110.3 (2) | N4—C13—C12 | 131.9 (6) |
O5—S1—C27 | 107.6 (2) | N4—C13—C8 | 105.3 (5) |
O4—S1—C27 | 107.3 (2) | C12—C13—C8 | 122.8 (7) |
O6—S1—C27 | 105.9 (2) | N3—C14—N4 | 113.5 (6) |
C7—N1—C1 | 105.5 (5) | N3—C14—H14 | 123.2 |
C7—N1—Cu1 | 128.5 (4) | N4—C14—H14 | 123.2 |
C1—N1—Cu1 | 125.7 (3) | C16—C15—N5 | 132.1 (6) |
C7—N2—C6 | 107.7 (5) | C16—C15—C20 | 118.8 (6) |
C7—N2—H2 | 126.1 | N5—C15—C20 | 109.1 (6) |
C6—N2—H2 | 126.1 | C17—C16—C15 | 118.2 (7) |
C14—N3—C8 | 105.0 (5) | C17—C16—H16 | 120.9 |
C14—N3—Cu1 | 125.4 (4) | C15—C16—H16 | 120.9 |
C8—N3—Cu1 | 129.7 (4) | C16—C17—C18 | 121.2 (8) |
C14—N4—C13 | 107.4 (5) | C16—C17—H17 | 119.4 |
C14—N4—H4 | 126.3 | C18—C17—H17 | 119.4 |
C13—N4—H4 | 126.3 | C19—C18—C17 | 122.4 (8) |
C21—N5—C15 | 105.1 (5) | C19—C18—H18 | 118.8 |
C21—N5—Cu2 | 120.4 (4) | C17—C18—H18 | 118.8 |
C15—N5—Cu2 | 133.3 (4) | C18—C19—C20 | 116.4 (8) |
C21—N6—C20 | 108.0 (5) | C18—C19—H19 | 121.8 |
C21—N6—H6 | 126.0 | C20—C19—H19 | 121.8 |
C20—N6—H6 | 126.0 | C19—C20—N6 | 132.2 (7) |
C22—O1—Cu1 | 128.8 (3) | C19—C20—C15 | 123.0 (7) |
C22—O2—Cu2 | 116.9 (3) | N6—C20—C15 | 104.9 (6) |
C24—O3—Cu1 | 127.9 (3) | N5—C21—N6 | 112.9 (6) |
S1—O4—Cu1i | 136.4 (2) | N5—C21—H21 | 123.6 |
H1B—O1W—H1A | 109 (6) | N6—C21—H21 | 123.6 |
H2A—O2W—H2B | 109 (7) | O1—C22—O2 | 120.0 (5) |
H3A—O3W—H3B | 108 (7) | O1—C22—C23 | 122.2 (4) |
H4A—O4W—H4B | 109.4 (19) | O2—C22—C23 | 117.7 (4) |
N1—C1—C2 | 130.5 (5) | C28—C23—C24 | 119.3 (4) |
N1—C1—C6 | 108.8 (5) | C28—C23—C22 | 118.3 (4) |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.6 (5) | C24—C23—C22 | 122.3 (4) |
C3—C2—C1 | 117.2 (6) | O3—C24—C23 | 124.4 (4) |
C3—C2—H2C | 121.4 | O3—C24—C25 | 118.0 (4) |
C1—C2—H2C | 121.4 | C23—C24—C25 | 117.6 (4) |
C4—C3—C2 | 121.5 (6) | C26—C25—C24 | 122.2 (5) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.3 | C26—C25—H25 | 118.9 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.3 | C24—C25—H25 | 118.9 |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.9 (7) | C25—C26—C27 | 119.9 (5) |
C5—C4—H4C | 119.0 | C25—C26—H26 | 120.1 |
C3—C4—H4C | 119.0 | C27—C26—H26 | 120.1 |
C4—C5—C6 | 116.8 (6) | C28—C27—C26 | 119.6 (4) |
C4—C5—H5 | 121.6 | C28—C27—S1 | 121.5 (4) |
C6—C5—H5 | 121.6 | C26—C27—S1 | 118.9 (4) |
N2—C6—C5 | 132.8 (6) | C27—C28—C23 | 121.4 (5) |
N2—C6—C1 | 105.3 (5) | C27—C28—H28 | 119.3 |
C5—C6—C1 | 121.9 (5) | C23—C28—H28 | 119.3 |
| | | |
O3—Cu1—N1—C7 | −94.1 (5) | C14—N4—C13—C8 | 0.8 (7) |
O1—Cu1—N1—C7 | −178.4 (6) | C11—C12—C13—N4 | −179.1 (7) |
N3—Cu1—N1—C7 | 93.3 (5) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | 0.5 (10) |
O4i—Cu1—N1—C7 | 2.7 (5) | C9—C8—C13—N4 | 178.5 (5) |
O3—Cu1—N1—C1 | 79.2 (4) | N3—C8—C13—N4 | −0.6 (6) |
O1—Cu1—N1—C1 | −5.0 (10) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | −1.2 (9) |
N3—Cu1—N1—C1 | −93.3 (4) | N3—C8—C13—C12 | 179.7 (6) |
O4i—Cu1—N1—C1 | 176.0 (4) | C8—N3—C14—N4 | 0.3 (7) |
O1—Cu1—N3—C14 | −135.7 (5) | Cu1—N3—C14—N4 | 179.4 (4) |
N1—Cu1—N3—C14 | 31.1 (5) | C13—N4—C14—N3 | −0.7 (7) |
O4i—Cu1—N3—C14 | 126.6 (5) | C21—N5—C15—C16 | 177.5 (7) |
O1—Cu1—N3—C8 | 43.1 (5) | Cu2—N5—C15—C16 | −15.1 (10) |
N1—Cu1—N3—C8 | −150.1 (5) | C21—N5—C15—C20 | −0.2 (7) |
O4i—Cu1—N3—C8 | −54.7 (5) | Cu2—N5—C15—C20 | 167.2 (4) |
O2—Cu2—N5—C21 | −28.0 (4) | N5—C15—C16—C17 | −177.8 (7) |
O2ii—Cu2—N5—C21 | 152.0 (4) | C20—C15—C16—C17 | −0.3 (11) |
O2—Cu2—N5—C15 | 166.1 (5) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | −0.4 (13) |
O2ii—Cu2—N5—C15 | −13.9 (5) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | 0.5 (16) |
O3—Cu1—O1—C22 | −17.0 (5) | C17—C18—C19—C20 | 0.2 (15) |
N1—Cu1—O1—C22 | 66.8 (9) | C18—C19—C20—N6 | 177.7 (8) |
N3—Cu1—O1—C22 | 155.3 (5) | C18—C19—C20—C15 | −0.9 (13) |
O4i—Cu1—O1—C22 | −114.3 (5) | C21—N6—C20—C19 | −178.8 (8) |
N5—Cu2—O2—C22 | −109.0 (4) | C21—N6—C20—C15 | 0.0 (7) |
N5ii—Cu2—O2—C22 | 71.0 (4) | C16—C15—C20—C19 | 1.0 (11) |
O1—Cu1—O3—C24 | 2.4 (4) | N5—C15—C20—C19 | 179.0 (7) |
N1—Cu1—O3—C24 | −164.4 (4) | C16—C15—C20—N6 | −177.9 (6) |
O4i—Cu1—O3—C24 | 100.4 (4) | N5—C15—C20—N6 | 0.1 (7) |
O5—S1—O4—Cu1i | −70.1 (4) | C15—N5—C21—N6 | 0.2 (7) |
O6—S1—O4—Cu1i | 163.4 (3) | Cu2—N5—C21—N6 | −169.2 (4) |
C27—S1—O4—Cu1i | 48.5 (4) | C20—N6—C21—N5 | −0.1 (8) |
C7—N1—C1—C2 | −177.4 (6) | Cu1—O1—C22—O2 | −160.2 (4) |
Cu1—N1—C1—C2 | 8.0 (8) | Cu1—O1—C22—C23 | 21.5 (7) |
C7—N1—C1—C6 | 0.3 (6) | Cu2—O2—C22—O1 | −2.5 (7) |
Cu1—N1—C1—C6 | −174.3 (4) | Cu2—O2—C22—C23 | 175.9 (3) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 177.4 (6) | O1—C22—C23—C28 | 166.8 (5) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.1 (9) | O2—C22—C23—C28 | −11.5 (7) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 1.1 (11) | O1—C22—C23—C24 | −8.5 (8) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.4 (12) | O2—C22—C23—C24 | 173.2 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −1.2 (11) | Cu1—O3—C24—C23 | 6.8 (7) |
C7—N2—C6—C5 | 179.5 (6) | Cu1—O3—C24—C25 | −173.6 (3) |
C7—N2—C6—C1 | 0.7 (6) | C28—C23—C24—O3 | 178.7 (5) |
C4—C5—C6—N2 | −176.4 (6) | C22—C23—C24—O3 | −6.1 (8) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 2.2 (9) | C28—C23—C24—C25 | −0.9 (7) |
N1—C1—C6—N2 | −0.6 (6) | C22—C23—C24—C25 | 174.4 (5) |
C2—C1—C6—N2 | 177.3 (5) | O3—C24—C25—C26 | −179.2 (5) |
N1—C1—C6—C5 | −179.6 (5) | C23—C24—C25—C26 | 0.4 (7) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −1.6 (9) | C24—C25—C26—C27 | 0.4 (8) |
C1—N1—C7—N2 | 0.2 (6) | C25—C26—C27—C28 | −0.8 (7) |
Cu1—N1—C7—N2 | 174.6 (4) | C25—C26—C27—S1 | 179.7 (4) |
C6—N2—C7—N1 | −0.6 (6) | O5—S1—C27—C28 | −8.2 (5) |
C14—N3—C8—C9 | −178.8 (6) | O4—S1—C27—C28 | −130.6 (4) |
Cu1—N3—C8—C9 | 2.2 (9) | O6—S1—C27—C28 | 111.7 (4) |
C14—N3—C8—C13 | 0.2 (6) | O5—S1—C27—C26 | 171.3 (4) |
Cu1—N3—C8—C13 | −178.8 (4) | O4—S1—C27—C26 | 48.9 (5) |
N3—C8—C9—C10 | 179.8 (6) | O6—S1—C27—C26 | −68.8 (4) |
C13—C8—C9—C10 | 0.9 (9) | C26—C27—C28—C23 | 0.3 (7) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | 0.0 (11) | S1—C27—C28—C23 | 179.8 (4) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.6 (12) | C24—C23—C28—C27 | 0.5 (7) |
C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.4 (11) | C22—C23—C28—C27 | −174.9 (4) |
C14—N4—C13—C12 | −179.5 (7) | | |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+2; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2···O6iii | 0.86 | 2.01 | 2.836 (6) | 161 |
N4—H4···O2W | 0.86 | 1.96 | 2.822 (8) | 178 |
N6—H6···O3W | 0.86 | 2.04 | 2.894 (10) | 172 |
N6—H6···O1W | 0.86 | 2.60 | 3.099 (8) | 118 |
O1W—H1B···O3i | 0.85 (6) | 1.96 (6) | 2.798 (6) | 170 (7) |
O2W—H2A···O5W′iv | 0.86 (7) | 1.90 (7) | 2.73 (6) | 162 (8) |
O2W—H2A···O5Wiv | 0.86 (7) | 2.31 (6) | 3.03 (3) | 142 (8) |
O2W—H2B···O6v | 0.85 (5) | 1.94 (5) | 2.781 (8) | 170 (8) |
O3W—H3A···O5W′vi | 0.86 (4) | 1.78 (7) | 2.50 (6) | 140 (7) |
O3W—H3A···O5Wvi | 0.86 (4) | 1.96 (4) | 2.81 (3) | 169 (9) |
O3W—H3B···O2Wii | 0.86 (3) | 2.14 (6) | 2.874 (16) | 144 (8) |
O4W—H4A···O5W′iv | 0.85 (1) | 1.98 (9) | 2.80 (7) | 163 (16) |
O4W—H4B···O5Wvii | 0.85 (1) | 2.36 (6) | 3.20 (4) | 169 (16) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+2; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+2; (iii) x, y, z+1; (iv) −x+1, −y+1, −z+3; (v) x+1, y, z+1; (vi) −x+1, −y+2, −z+2; (vii) x, y−1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data |
Chemical formula | [Cu3(C7H6N2)6(C7H3SO6)2]·8H2O |
Mr | 1473.88 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.1489 (6), 11.9699 (6), 12.5693 (6) |
α, β, γ (°) | 99.302 (1), 93.690 (1), 107.155 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1570.48 (14) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.16 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.33 × 0.21 × 0.10 |
|
Data collection |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEX area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.701, 0.893 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 11391, 5475, 5149 |
Rint | 0.020 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
|
Refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.070, 0.161, 1.22 |
No. of reflections | 5475 |
No. of parameters | 464 |
No. of restraints | 24 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.69, −0.66 |
Selected bond angles (º) topO3—Cu1—O1 | 91.45 (15) | N3—Cu1—O4i | 90.56 (17) |
O3—Cu1—N1 | 87.16 (16) | O2—Cu2—O2ii | 180.000 (1) |
O1—Cu1—N1 | 166.81 (18) | O2—Cu2—N5 | 87.02 (17) |
O3—Cu1—N3 | 172.30 (18) | O2ii—Cu2—N5 | 92.98 (17) |
O1—Cu1—N3 | 88.85 (17) | N5—Cu2—N5ii | 180.000 (1) |
N1—Cu1—N3 | 90.79 (18) | O5—S1—O4 | 113.4 (3) |
O3—Cu1—O4i | 97.02 (15) | O5—S1—O6 | 112.0 (2) |
O1—Cu1—O4i | 97.76 (16) | O4—S1—O6 | 110.3 (2) |
N1—Cu1—O4i | 95.42 (16) | | |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+2; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2···O6iii | 0.86 | 2.01 | 2.836 (6) | 160.5 |
N4—H4···O2W | 0.86 | 1.96 | 2.822 (8) | 177.9 |
N6—H6···O3W | 0.86 | 2.04 | 2.894 (10) | 172.0 |
N6—H6···O1W | 0.86 | 2.60 | 3.099 (8) | 118.4 |
O1W—H1B···O3i | 0.85 (6) | 1.96 (6) | 2.798 (6) | 170 (7) |
O2W—H2A···O5W'iv | 0.86 (7) | 1.90 (7) | 2.73 (6) | 162 (8) |
O2W—H2A···O5Wiv | 0.86 (7) | 2.31 (6) | 3.03 (3) | 142 (8) |
O2W—H2B···O6v | 0.85 (5) | 1.94 (5) | 2.781 (8) | 170 (8) |
O3W—H3A···O5W'vi | 0.86 (4) | 1.78 (7) | 2.50 (6) | 140 (7) |
O3W—H3A···O5Wvi | 0.86 (4) | 1.96 (4) | 2.81 (3) | 169 (9) |
O3W—H3B···O2Wii | 0.86 (3) | 2.14 (6) | 2.874 (16) | 144 (8) |
O4W—H4A···O5W'iv | 0.850 (11) | 1.98 (9) | 2.80 (7) | 163 (16) |
O4W—H4B···O5Wvii | 0.853 (10) | 2.36 (6) | 3.20 (4) | 169 (16) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+2; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+2; (iii) x, y, z+1; (iv) −x+1, −y+1, −z+3; (v) x+1, y, z+1; (vi) −x+1, −y+2, −z+2; (vii) x, y−1, z. |
Comparison of bond lengths (Å) in three copper complexes with trinuclear units topBond | (I) | (II) | (III) |
Cu—Na | 2.000 (5) | | 1.973 (2) |
Cu—O(COO−)a | 1.965 (3) | 1.960 (4) | 1.9447 (19) |
Cu—O(COO−)a | | 2.486 (4) | |
Cu—N | 1.990 (4) | 1.991 (5) | 1.977 (2) |
Cu—N | 2.004 (4) | 1.996 (5) | 1.992 (2) |
Cu—O(phenolato) | 1.920 (3) | 1.881 (4) | 1.900 (2) |
Cu—O(COO−) | 1.935 (4) | 1.933 (4) | 1.942 (2) |
Cu—O(SO3−) | 2.330 (4) | 2.546 (4) | 2.318 (2) |
Notes: (a) The distance involving the Cu atom in a special position. |
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5-Sulfosalicylate complexes have lately been receiving considerable attention, and numerous complexes of this kind have been synthesized (Gao et al., 2005; Smith et al., 2005). Among these, two copper complexes with trinuclear units, [Cu3(2,2'-bipy)2(ssal)2(H2O)4]·4H2O, (II) (Wang et al., 2004), and [Cu3(dpa)3(ssal)2]·3H2O, (III) (Fan & Zhu, 2005) (2,2'-bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine; dpa = 2,2'-dipyridylamine), were reported. We present here a third 5-sulfonatosalicylate copper complex with the trinuclear Cu3 motif, (I).
The crystal structure of the title compound is built of centrosymmetric trinuclear complexes, [Cu3(bz)6(ssal)2] (bz = benzimidazole and ssal = 5-sulfonatosalicylate trianion), and uncoordinated water molecules; a fragment of the structure of (I) with the trinuclear complex and hydrate water molecules is shown in Fig. 1.
There are two crystallographically independent Cu atoms in each complex. One of them, Cu2, occupies a special position on the crystallographic inversion centre and has a square planar coordination, formed by the N atoms of two monodentate benzimidazole ligands [Cu2—N5 = 2.000 (5) Å] and the O atoms of two bridging sulfonatosalicylates [Cu2—O2 = 1.965 (3) Å]. The other crystallographically independent metal atom, Cu1, has a square pyramidal geometry formed by the N atoms of two more benzimidazole ligands [Cu1—N1 = 1.990 (4) Å and Cu1—N3 = 2.004 (4) Å], two O atoms of the chelate salicylate fragment [Cu1—O1 = 1.935 (4) Å and Cu1—O3 = 1.920 (3) Å] and the O atom of the sulfonate group of the neighbouring trinuclear complex in the apical position of the pyramid [Cu1—O4ii = 2.330 (4) Å; symmetry code (ii): −x, 1 − y, 2 − z]. The latter contact gives rise to infinite chains running along the a axis of the crystal. The structure is further consolidated into a three-dimensional framework by extensive N—H···O and O—H···O hydrogen bonding (Table 2).
Comparison of the two previously reported copper complexes with trinuclear units with (I) shows that the ssal ligands in these three complexes have different coordination modes. In (III), ssal is a µ5 ligand, while in (I) and (II), the ssal anions are µ3 ligands; therefore, the structures of (I) and (II) feature one-dimensional chains, whereas the structure of (III) is built of two-dimensional layers. In the trinuclear units the Cu atoms in special positions have four-, six- and four-coordinated environments with square planar, octahedral and distorted tetrahedral geometries for (I), (II) and (III), respectively. The Cu atoms in general positions have either square pyramidal environments, as in (I) and (II), or octahedron geometry, as in (III). The comparison of bond lengths in these three complexes is given in Table 3.