The crystal structure of the title compound, [Ni(NCS)2(C4H12N2O)2], has two crystallographically independent half-molecules in the asymmetric unit, with each Ni atom residing on a centre of symmetry. The two molecules exhibit similar coordination geometry but display differences with regard to other structural features. Each NiII centre is octahedrally coordinated by two mutually trans chelating hydroxyethylethylenediamine ligands and two mutually trans isothiocyanate ions. The two independent molecules form chains through different types of non-covalent interactions. In the case of one of the molecules, only NCS and free OH groups participate in hydrogen bonding, while in the chain based on the second molecule, the NCS, NH, NH2 and free OH groups are involved in intermolecular hydrogen bonding. The two chains interact with one another through hydrogen bonding, forming planar sheets. The third packing direction is mediated only by van der Waals interactions.
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 248137
Solid KSCN (10 mmol, 097 g) was added slowly with continuous stirring to a solution of NiCl2·6H2O (5 mmol, 1.19 g). This solution was then mixed with a solution of N-(2-hydroxethyl)-ethylenediamine (10 mmol, 1.04 g) in distilled water and the reaction mixture was stirred for about 2 h. Violet crystals suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained by slow evaporation of the resulting solution at room temperature.
H atoms of the hydroxy, NH and NH2 groups were found in a difference map and their parameters were refined freely. The bond distances and Uiso(H) values were in the range 0.79 (3)–0.82 (3) Å and 0.079 (11)–0.087 (13) Å2 for the OH groups, 0.83 (3)–0.86 (2) Å and 0.044 (7)–0.047 (7) Å2 for the NH groups, and 0.85 (3)–0.93 (3) Å and 0.056 (8)–0.073 (10) Å2 for the NH2 groups. Other H atoms were introduced at idealized positions and were allowed to ride on their parent atoms.
Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002); cell refinement: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002); data reduction: X-RED32 (Stoe & Cie, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Crystal data top
[Ni(NCS)2(C4H12N2O)2] | F(000) = 808 |
Mr = 383.18 | Dx = 1.504 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 16351 reflections |
a = 8.3891 (7) Å | θ = 2.0–29.3° |
b = 13.8940 (8) Å | µ = 1.41 mm−1 |
c = 14.5530 (12) Å | T = 293 K |
β = 94.025 (7)° | Prism, violet |
V = 1692.1 (2) Å3 | 0.31 × 0.25 × 0.21 mm |
Z = 4 | |
Data collection top
Stoe IPDS-II diffractometer | 4605 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2777 reflections with I > 2 σ(I) |
Plane graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.050 |
Detector resolution: 6.67 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 29.3°, θmin = 2.0° |
rotation method scans | h = −11→11 |
Absorption correction: integration X-RED32 (Stoe & Cie, 2002) | k = −19→17 |
Tmin = 0.698, Tmax = 0.770 | l = −20→19 |
32390 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.077 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0414P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 0.94 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
4605 reflections | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
226 parameters | Δρmin = −0.50 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.0081 (6) |
Crystal data top
[Ni(NCS)2(C4H12N2O)2] | V = 1692.1 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 383.18 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.3891 (7) Å | µ = 1.41 mm−1 |
b = 13.8940 (8) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 14.5530 (12) Å | 0.31 × 0.25 × 0.21 mm |
β = 94.025 (7)° | |
Data collection top
Stoe IPDS-II diffractometer | 4605 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: integration X-RED32 (Stoe & Cie, 2002) | 2777 reflections with I > 2 σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.698, Tmax = 0.770 | Rint = 0.050 |
32390 measured reflections | |
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.077 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.94 | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
4605 reflections | Δρmin = −0.50 e Å−3 |
226 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 | |
C1 | 0.9350 (3) | 0.58119 (19) | 0.18460 (17) | 0.0524 (6) | |
H1A | 1.0168 | 0.5430 | 0.1579 | 0.063* | |
H1B | 0.9774 | 0.6454 | 0.1960 | 0.063* | |
C2 | 0.7895 (3) | 0.58681 (17) | 0.11781 (16) | 0.0467 (5) | |
H2A | 0.7129 | 0.6299 | 0.1433 | 0.056* | |
H2B | 0.8209 | 0.6155 | 0.0611 | 0.056* | |
C3 | 0.8129 (3) | 0.42155 (18) | 0.05768 (16) | 0.0444 (5) | |
H3A | 0.8957 | 0.4030 | 0.1042 | 0.053* | |
H3B | 0.8638 | 0.4473 | 0.0051 | 0.053* | |
C4 | 0.7133 (3) | 0.33578 (17) | 0.02894 (17) | 0.0488 (6) | |
H4A | 0.7797 | 0.2871 | 0.0029 | 0.059* | |
H4B | 0.6664 | 0.3083 | 0.0821 | 0.059* | |
C5 | 0.2953 (2) | 0.40325 (16) | 0.15549 (14) | 0.0357 (4) | |
C6 | 0.0658 (3) | 0.1835 (2) | 0.02274 (18) | 0.0555 (7) | |
H6A | 0.1097 | 0.2335 | 0.0635 | 0.067* | |
H6B | 0.0058 | 0.2146 | −0.0284 | 0.067* | |
C7 | 0.1994 (3) | 0.1286 (2) | −0.01342 (16) | 0.0501 (6) | |
H7A | 0.1540 | 0.0793 | −0.0546 | 0.060* | |
H7B | 0.2591 | 0.1722 | −0.0502 | 0.060* | |
C8 | 0.3932 (3) | 0.14756 (18) | 0.12160 (16) | 0.0469 (6) | |
H8A | 0.3157 | 0.1741 | 0.1611 | 0.056* | |
H8B | 0.4410 | 0.2004 | 0.0897 | 0.056* | |
C9 | 0.5205 (3) | 0.09389 (18) | 0.17894 (15) | 0.0463 (5) | |
H9A | 0.5780 | 0.1381 | 0.2209 | 0.056* | |
H9B | 0.4715 | 0.0449 | 0.2152 | 0.056* | |
C10 | 0.6518 (2) | 0.14976 (15) | −0.13194 (14) | 0.0341 (4) | |
N1 | 0.7086 (2) | 0.49508 (14) | 0.09506 (12) | 0.0354 (4) | |
N2 | 0.5858 (2) | 0.36560 (15) | −0.04007 (14) | 0.0404 (4) | |
N3 | 0.3692 (2) | 0.43336 (15) | 0.09809 (13) | 0.0454 (5) | |
N4 | 0.3134 (2) | 0.08171 (14) | 0.05449 (12) | 0.0363 (4) | |
N5 | 0.6324 (2) | 0.04859 (16) | 0.11841 (13) | 0.0383 (4) | |
N6 | 0.5754 (2) | 0.11812 (14) | −0.07656 (13) | 0.0416 (4) | |
O1 | 0.8962 (2) | 0.53893 (17) | 0.26958 (12) | 0.0576 (5) | |
O2 | −0.03955 (19) | 0.12680 (16) | 0.07092 (13) | 0.0579 (5) | |
S1 | 0.18727 (8) | 0.36054 (5) | 0.23510 (4) | 0.04958 (16) | |
S2 | 0.76429 (9) | 0.19463 (6) | −0.20855 (5) | 0.05864 (19) | |
Ni1 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.0000 | 0.03151 (10) | |
Ni2 | 0.5000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.03016 (10) | |
H1N | 0.675 (3) | 0.4721 (18) | 0.1448 (17) | 0.044 (7)* | |
H1O | 0.907 (4) | 0.481 (2) | 0.271 (2) | 0.087 (13)* | |
H2N1 | 0.511 (4) | 0.324 (2) | −0.047 (2) | 0.073 (10)* | |
H2N2 | 0.628 (3) | 0.371 (2) | −0.091 (2) | 0.062 (9)* | |
H2N | 0.267 (3) | 0.041 (2) | 0.0851 (16) | 0.047 (7)* | |
H2O | −0.002 (4) | 0.103 (2) | 0.117 (2) | 0.079 (11)* | |
H5A | 0.685 (3) | −0.0025 (19) | 0.1491 (18) | 0.056 (8)* | |
H5B | 0.710 (3) | 0.085 (2) | 0.1037 (18) | 0.061 (8)* | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
C1 | 0.0466 (13) | 0.0500 (15) | 0.0596 (15) | −0.0088 (12) | −0.0027 (11) | −0.0102 (12) |
C2 | 0.0507 (13) | 0.0386 (12) | 0.0500 (13) | −0.0058 (11) | −0.0015 (10) | −0.0023 (11) |
C3 | 0.0350 (11) | 0.0501 (14) | 0.0476 (12) | 0.0065 (10) | 0.0001 (9) | −0.0077 (11) |
C4 | 0.0488 (13) | 0.0395 (13) | 0.0566 (14) | 0.0138 (10) | −0.0078 (11) | −0.0092 (11) |
C5 | 0.0367 (11) | 0.0359 (11) | 0.0339 (10) | 0.0008 (9) | −0.0011 (8) | −0.0044 (9) |
C6 | 0.0448 (13) | 0.0671 (18) | 0.0547 (14) | 0.0141 (13) | 0.0043 (11) | 0.0084 (13) |
C7 | 0.0445 (12) | 0.0635 (16) | 0.0433 (12) | 0.0167 (12) | 0.0090 (10) | 0.0115 (12) |
C8 | 0.0516 (13) | 0.0392 (13) | 0.0511 (13) | 0.0066 (11) | 0.0119 (11) | −0.0063 (11) |
C9 | 0.0523 (13) | 0.0507 (14) | 0.0360 (11) | −0.0037 (11) | 0.0038 (10) | −0.0086 (10) |
C10 | 0.0347 (10) | 0.0311 (11) | 0.0363 (10) | 0.0032 (9) | −0.0002 (8) | −0.0022 (9) |
N1 | 0.0355 (8) | 0.0364 (9) | 0.0344 (8) | −0.0023 (8) | 0.0024 (7) | −0.0025 (8) |
N2 | 0.0414 (10) | 0.0355 (10) | 0.0440 (11) | 0.0036 (9) | 0.0004 (8) | −0.0082 (9) |
N3 | 0.0444 (10) | 0.0515 (12) | 0.0412 (10) | −0.0028 (9) | 0.0099 (8) | 0.0066 (9) |
N4 | 0.0331 (9) | 0.0384 (10) | 0.0384 (9) | 0.0081 (8) | 0.0095 (7) | 0.0050 (8) |
N5 | 0.0336 (9) | 0.0423 (11) | 0.0385 (9) | −0.0019 (9) | 0.0000 (8) | 0.0003 (9) |
N6 | 0.0422 (10) | 0.0382 (11) | 0.0449 (10) | −0.0041 (8) | 0.0084 (8) | 0.0049 (8) |
O1 | 0.0687 (12) | 0.0566 (12) | 0.0460 (10) | 0.0056 (11) | −0.0060 (8) | −0.0113 (9) |
O2 | 0.0334 (8) | 0.0856 (15) | 0.0551 (11) | 0.0064 (9) | 0.0054 (8) | 0.0165 (10) |
S1 | 0.0582 (4) | 0.0519 (4) | 0.0407 (3) | −0.0063 (3) | 0.0182 (3) | 0.0001 (3) |
S2 | 0.0630 (4) | 0.0640 (5) | 0.0515 (4) | −0.0066 (3) | 0.0218 (3) | 0.0086 (3) |
Ni1 | 0.03200 (18) | 0.03189 (19) | 0.03099 (17) | 0.00063 (17) | 0.00472 (13) | −0.00040 (16) |
Ni2 | 0.02514 (17) | 0.03322 (19) | 0.03247 (18) | 0.00140 (16) | 0.00442 (13) | 0.00134 (16) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
C1—O1 | 1.427 (3) | C8—N4 | 1.465 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.508 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.506 (3) |
C1—H1A | 0.9700 | C8—H8A | 0.9700 |
C1—H1B | 0.9700 | C8—H8B | 0.9700 |
C2—N1 | 1.471 (3) | C9—N5 | 1.473 (3) |
C2—H2A | 0.9700 | C9—H9A | 0.9700 |
C2—H2B | 0.9700 | C9—H9B | 0.9700 |
C3—N1 | 1.474 (3) | C10—N6 | 1.152 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.498 (3) | C10—S2 | 1.634 (2) |
C3—H3A | 0.9700 | N1—Ni1 | 2.1542 (17) |
C3—H3B | 0.9700 | N1—H1N | 0.86 (2) |
C4—N2 | 1.474 (3) | N2—Ni1 | 2.0986 (19) |
C4—H4A | 0.9700 | N2—H2N1 | 0.85 (3) |
C4—H4B | 0.9700 | N2—H2N2 | 0.85 (3) |
C5—N3 | 1.153 (3) | N3—Ni1 | 2.0782 (18) |
C5—S1 | 1.632 (2) | N4—Ni2 | 2.1316 (17) |
C6—O2 | 1.407 (3) | N4—H2N | 0.83 (3) |
C6—C7 | 1.482 (3) | N5—Ni2 | 2.0952 (18) |
C6—H6A | 0.9700 | N5—H5A | 0.93 (3) |
C6—H6B | 0.9700 | N5—H5B | 0.86 (3) |
C7—N4 | 1.478 (3) | N6—Ni2 | 2.1057 (18) |
C7—H7A | 0.9700 | O1—H1O | 0.82 (3) |
C7—H7B | 0.9700 | O2—H2O | 0.79 (3) |
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O1—C1—C2 | 110.9 (2) | C8—C9—H9A | 109.7 |
O1—C1—H1A | 109.5 | N5—C9—H9B | 109.7 |
C2—C1—H1A | 109.5 | C8—C9—H9B | 109.7 |
O1—C1—H1B | 109.5 | H9A—C9—H9B | 108.2 |
C2—C1—H1B | 109.5 | N6—C10—S2 | 178.50 (19) |
H1A—C1—H1B | 108.1 | C2—N1—C3 | 114.04 (18) |
N1—C2—C1 | 116.1 (2) | C2—N1—Ni1 | 117.27 (14) |
N1—C2—H2A | 108.3 | C3—N1—Ni1 | 105.16 (12) |
C1—C2—H2A | 108.3 | C2—N1—H1N | 107.8 (17) |
N1—C2—H2B | 108.3 | C3—N1—H1N | 107.0 (17) |
C1—C2—H2B | 108.3 | Ni1—N1—H1N | 104.7 (16) |
H2A—C2—H2B | 107.4 | C4—N2—Ni1 | 107.90 (14) |
N1—C3—C4 | 108.69 (18) | C4—N2—H2N1 | 113 (2) |
N1—C3—H3A | 110.0 | Ni1—N2—H2N1 | 112 (2) |
C4—C3—H3A | 110.0 | C4—N2—H2N2 | 107.2 (19) |
N1—C3—H3B | 110.0 | Ni1—N2—H2N2 | 109 (2) |
C4—C3—H3B | 110.0 | H2N1—N2—H2N2 | 108 (3) |
H3A—C3—H3B | 108.3 | C5—N3—Ni1 | 174.75 (19) |
N2—C4—C3 | 109.3 (2) | C8—N4—C7 | 114.47 (19) |
N2—C4—H4A | 109.8 | C8—N4—Ni2 | 105.50 (13) |
C3—C4—H4A | 109.8 | C7—N4—Ni2 | 116.36 (13) |
N2—C4—H4B | 109.8 | C8—N4—H2N | 106.1 (17) |
C3—C4—H4B | 109.8 | C7—N4—H2N | 110.6 (17) |
H4A—C4—H4B | 108.3 | Ni2—N4—H2N | 102.7 (18) |
N3—C5—S1 | 178.7 (2) | C9—N5—Ni2 | 107.84 (13) |
O2—C6—C7 | 114.0 (2) | C9—N5—H5A | 109.7 (16) |
O2—C6—H6A | 108.8 | Ni2—N5—H5A | 110.7 (16) |
C7—C6—H6A | 108.8 | C9—N5—H5B | 114.6 (18) |
O2—C6—H6B | 108.8 | Ni2—N5—H5B | 110.5 (17) |
C7—C6—H6B | 108.8 | H5A—N5—H5B | 103 (2) |
H6A—C6—H6B | 107.7 | C10—N6—Ni2 | 150.51 (18) |
N4—C7—C6 | 117.34 (19) | C1—O1—H1O | 113 (2) |
N4—C7—H7A | 108.0 | C6—O2—H2O | 115 (2) |
C6—C7—H7A | 108.0 | N3—Ni1—N2 | 90.14 (9) |
N4—C7—H7B | 108.0 | N3—Ni1—N1 | 89.37 (7) |
C6—C7—H7B | 108.0 | N2—Ni1—N1 | 82.59 (7) |
H7A—C7—H7B | 107.2 | N2i—Ni1—N1 | 97.41 (7) |
N4—C8—C9 | 109.47 (19) | N3—Ni1—N1i | 90.63 (7) |
N4—C8—H8A | 109.8 | N3i—Ni1—N2 | 89.86 (9) |
C9—C8—H8A | 109.8 | N5—Ni2—N6 | 91.29 (8) |
N4—C8—H8B | 109.8 | N5—Ni2—N4 | 83.29 (7) |
C9—C8—H8B | 109.8 | N6—Ni2—N4 | 92.15 (7) |
H8A—C8—H8B | 108.2 | N5—Ni2—N6ii | 88.71 (8) |
N5—C9—C8 | 109.70 (18) | N5ii—Ni2—N4 | 96.71 (7) |
N5—C9—H9A | 109.7 | N6—Ni2—N4ii | 87.85 (7) |
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O1—C1—C2—N1 | −57.7 (3) | C4—N2—Ni1—N3 | −77.78 (17) |
N1—C3—C4—N2 | 58.3 (3) | C4—N2—Ni1—N1 | 11.57 (17) |
O2—C6—C7—N4 | −63.1 (3) | C2—N1—Ni1—N3 | −123.76 (16) |
N4—C8—C9—N5 | 55.9 (3) | C3—N1—Ni1—N3 | 108.32 (15) |
C1—C2—N1—C3 | −56.6 (3) | C2—N1—Ni1—N2 | 146.02 (17) |
C1—C2—N1—Ni1 | 179.93 (16) | C3—N1—Ni1—N2 | 18.10 (15) |
C4—C3—N1—C2 | −174.54 (19) | C9—N5—Ni2—N6 | 102.39 (16) |
C4—C3—N1—Ni1 | −44.7 (2) | C9—N5—Ni2—N4 | 10.38 (16) |
C3—C4—N2—Ni1 | −39.7 (2) | C10—N6—Ni2—N5 | 107.0 (3) |
C9—C8—N4—C7 | −172.86 (18) | C10—N6—Ni2—N4 | −169.6 (3) |
C9—C8—N4—Ni2 | −43.6 (2) | C8—N4—Ni2—N5 | 18.21 (15) |
C6—C7—N4—C8 | −58.2 (3) | C7—N4—Ni2—N5 | 146.31 (18) |
C6—C7—N4—Ni2 | 178.23 (19) | C8—N4—Ni2—N6 | −72.83 (15) |
C8—C9—N5—Ni2 | −37.2 (2) | C7—N4—Ni2—N6 | 55.27 (18) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N5—H5B···O2iii | 0.86 (3) | 2.26 (3) | 3.082 (3) | 158 (3) |
N5—H5A···S1iv | 0.93 (3) | 2.71 (3) | 3.634 (2) | 170 (2) |
N4—H2N···O1iv | 0.83 (3) | 2.60 (2) | 3.261 (3) | 137 (2) |
O1—H1O···S1iii | 0.82 (3) | 2.96 (3) | 3.539 (2) | 130 (3) |
O1—H1O···S2v | 0.82 (3) | 2.74 (3) | 3.450 (2) | 147 (3) |
O2—H2O···O1iv | 0.79 (3) | 2.03 (3) | 2.817 (3) | 177 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (iii) x+1, y, z; (iv) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (v) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data |
Chemical formula | [Ni(NCS)2(C4H12N2O)2] |
Mr | 383.18 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.3891 (7), 13.8940 (8), 14.5530 (12) |
β (°) | 94.025 (7) |
V (Å3) | 1692.1 (2) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.41 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.31 × 0.25 × 0.21 |
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Data collection |
Diffractometer | Stoe IPDS-II diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Integration X-RED32 (Stoe & Cie, 2002) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.698, 0.770 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2 σ(I)] reflections | 32390, 4605, 2777 |
Rint | 0.050 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.688 |
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Refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.031, 0.077, 0.94 |
No. of reflections | 4605 |
No. of parameters | 226 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.57, −0.50 |
Selected geometric parameters (Å, º) topN1—Ni1 | 2.1542 (17) | N4—Ni2 | 2.1316 (17) |
N2—Ni1 | 2.0986 (19) | N5—Ni2 | 2.0952 (18) |
N3—Ni1 | 2.0782 (18) | N6—Ni2 | 2.1057 (18) |
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C5—N3—Ni1 | 174.75 (19) | N3i—Ni1—N2 | 89.86 (9) |
C10—N6—Ni2 | 150.51 (18) | N5—Ni2—N6 | 91.29 (8) |
N3—Ni1—N2 | 90.14 (9) | N5—Ni2—N4 | 83.29 (7) |
N3—Ni1—N1 | 89.37 (7) | N6—Ni2—N4 | 92.15 (7) |
N2—Ni1—N1 | 82.59 (7) | N5—Ni2—N6ii | 88.71 (8) |
N2i—Ni1—N1 | 97.41 (7) | N5ii—Ni2—N4 | 96.71 (7) |
N3—Ni1—N1i | 90.63 (7) | N6—Ni2—N4ii | 87.85 (7) |
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N1—C3—C4—N2 | 58.3 (3) | N4—C8—C9—N5 | 55.9 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N5—H5B···O2iii | 0.86 (3) | 2.26 (3) | 3.082 (3) | 158 (3) |
N5—H5A···S1iv | 0.93 (3) | 2.71 (3) | 3.634 (2) | 170 (2) |
N4—H2N···O1iv | 0.83 (3) | 2.60 (2) | 3.261 (3) | 137 (2) |
O1—H1O···S1iii | 0.82 (3) | 2.96 (3) | 3.539 (2) | 130 (3) |
O1—H1O···S2v | 0.82 (3) | 2.74 (3) | 3.450 (2) | 147 (3) |
O2—H2O···O1iv | 0.79 (3) | 2.03 (3) | 2.817 (3) | 177 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (iii) x+1, y, z; (iv) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (v) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Studies on the synthesis, structures and properties of metal complexes containing ambidentate ligands are of interest for a number of reasons, some of which involve controlling the reactivities of the coordination sites in the metal complexes. Many transition metal complexes of this type have been synthesized and their structures and physical properties, as well as the linkage isomerization reactions of the ambidentate units, have been investigated (Kabesova et al., 1995; Buckingham, 1994; Burmeister, 1990). The coordination mode of an ambidentate ligand depends strongly on the nature of the central metal and the adjacent ligands. In this context, we have undertaken a study of the effect of N-(2-hydroxethyl)-ethylendiamine (hydet-en) on the coordination behaviour of thiocyonate ions in nickel complexes. Hydet-en, with three donor sites, has been the subject of few studies (Yilmaz et al., 2002; Karadag et al., 2004)), and its coordination behaviour is, therefore, not well characterized. This study reports the synthesis and crystal structure determination of [Ni(NCS)2(C4H12N2O)2], (I).
An ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996) view of the molecular structure of (I) is shown in Fig.1. The structure has two crystallographically independent molecules, which exhibit similar coordination geometry about the metal centre but which have differences in other structural features.
Each NiII centre lies on a centre of symmetry and is octahedrally coordinated by two mutually trans hydet-en ligands and two mutually trans isothiocyanate ions. The hydet-en ligand chelates through its two amine N atoms, while the ethanol groups of this ligand are uncoordinated, as was observed in the copper and cadmium saccharin complexes with the hydet-en ligand (Yilmaz et al., 2002) and the cyano-bridged ZnII/NiII complex (Karadag et al., 2004). The isothiocynate ions in each molecule act as N-donor ligands, as reported for other similar structures (Xu et al., 2003; Yilmaz et al., 2000). In each molecule, the coordinated amine N atoms of two hydet-en ligands form the equatorial planes (N1/N2/N1ii/N2ii and N4/N5/N4i/N5i), while the N atoms of the isothiocynate ions are located in the axial positions (symmetry codes as in the caption to Fig. 1). The dihedral angle between the equatorial planes of the two molecules is 27.6 (1)°.
The ring puckering of the five-membered chelate rings is similar in the two molecules. While both rings can best be characterized as being twisted about the C–C bond (as analyzed by PLATON; Spek, 2003), the situation for molecule A (the molecule containing Ni1) is not so clear, since the displacement ellipsoids of atoms C3 and C4 are elongated perpendicular to the plane of the other three atoms, raising the possibility of slight conformational disorder.
Small but statistically significant differences between the geometrical parameters involving the Ni atoms of the two independent molecules reflect their different packing environments (Table 1). The Ni—Namine bond distances for molecule A are slightly longer than the corresponding bond lengths in molecule B (containing Ni2), while the Ni—NNCS bond for molecule A is slightly shorter than that for molecule B. The five-membered chelate ring gives rise to the usual considerable distortion from ideal octahedral geometry, with bite angles of 82.59 (7) and 83.29 (7)° for molecules A and B, respectively. The observed geometries are, however, generally consistent with those observed in related di- and triethonalamine complexes of NiII (Hursthouse et al., 1990; Icbudak et al., 1995). The NCS groups are almost linear [178.7 (2)° for molecule A and 178.5 (2)° for molecule B]. Nevertheless, pronounced bending at the N atom is observed in molecule B [Ni2—N6—C10 = 150.51 (18)°], while the Ni1—N3—C5 angle in molecule A is 174.75 (19)°, similar to those observed in the mixed-ligand diethanolamine NiII complex of isothiocyanate (Yilmaz et al., 2000).
The hydrogen-bonding schemes (Table 2) are different for the two molecules. Only the NCS and free OH groups participate in hydrogen bonding in molecule A, whereas the NCS, NH, NH2 and free OH groups in molecule B are all involved in intermolecular hydrogen bonding. The two molecules form two parallel chains, which are connected to each other via hydrogen bonding, as shown in Fig. 2. Hydrogen bonding between the H atoms of the NH2 and OH groups connects successive molecules of B into one chain. The other chain, formed by molecule A, is linked by one fork of a bifurcated hydrogen bond in which an H atom of an OH group of A serves as a donor both to an S atom of the next molecule A in the chain and to an S atom of molecule B in a neighbouring chain. Other hydrogen bonds link the chains to one another. These involve the H atoms of NH2 groups in molecule B acting as donors to S atoms in molecule A; in addition, the H atoms of the NH and OH groups in molecule B donate to an OH group in A. The chains are thus linked to form sheets, which in turn are stacked with only van der Waals interactions between them.