The first heterometallic Cu(II)/Cr(III) complex with an open-chain Schiff-base ligand self-assembled from copper powder, Reineckes salt, ethylendiamine and acetone

Crystal structure of bis-(bis-{μ3-3-methyl-3-[(4-nitro-2-oxido-benzyl-idene)amino]-propane-1,3-diolato}tris-[chlorido-(dimethyl sulfoxide)-iron(III)]) dimethyl sulfoxide hepta-solvate dihydrate

The title compound, [Fe3(C11H11N2O5)2Cl3(C2H6OS)3]2·7C2H6OS·2H2O, was isolated accidentally from an Fe0-NiCl2·6H2O-H3L-TEA-DMSO system [where H3L is the product of the condensation between p-nitro-salicyl-aldehyde and 2-amino-2-methyl-propane-1,3-diol and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and TEA is triethylamine]. The structure is based on a trinuclear {Fe3(μ-O)4} core, with an angular arrangement of the FeIII ions that can be explained by the geometrical restrictions of two bulky ligands, each coordinating to all of the metal cations.

Diaquatetrakis(dimethyl sulfoxide-κO)cobalt(II) bis[diamminetetrakis(thiocyanato-κN)chromate(III)] dimethyl sulfoxide hexasolvate dihydrate

The solvated title salt, [Co(C2H6OS)4(H2O)2][Cr(NCS)4(NH3)2]·6C2H6OS·2H2O, is build up from a complex [Co(DMSO)4(H2O)2]2+ cation (where DMSO is dimethyl sulfoxide), two Reinecke's Salt anions, i.e. [Cr(NCS)4(NH3)2]−, as the complex counter-ions, together with solvent molecules (six DMSO and two water). The crystal packing consists of a branched three-dimensional system of hydrogen bonds involving the DMSO and water solvent molecules, the S atoms of the thiocyanate ligands, and the coordinating NH3 and H2O molecules.

Crystal structure of bis-{4-bromo-2-[(carb-amim-id-amido-imino)-meth-yl]phenolato-κ(3) N,N',O}cobalt(III) nitrate di-methyl-formamide monosolvate

The title compound, [Co(C8H8BrN4O)2]NO3·C3H7NO, is formed of discrete [CoL 2](+) cations, nitrate anions and di-methyl-formamide (DMF) mol-ecules of crystallization. The cation has no crystallographically imposed symmetry. The ligand mol-ecules are deprotonated at the phenol O atom and octa-hedrally coordinate the Co(III) atoms through the azomethine N and phenolate O atoms in a mer configuration. The deprotonated ligand mol-ecules adopt an almost planar conformation. In the crystal lattice, the cations are arranged in layers in the ab plane divided by the nitrate anions and solvent mol-ecules. No π-π stacking is observed. All of the amine H atoms are involved in hydrogen bonding to nitrate, DMF or ligand O atoms or to one of the Br atoms, forming two-dimensional networks parallel to (100).

Crystal structure of tetra-kis-[μ2-2-(di-methyl-amino)-ethano-lato-κ(3) N,O:O]di-μ3-hydroxido-di-thio-cyanato-κ(2) N-dichromium(III)dilead(II) di-thio-cyanate aceto-nitrile monosolvate

The tetra-nuclear complex cation of the title compound, [Cr2Pb2(NCS)2(OH)2(C4H10NO)4](SCN)2·CH3CN, lies on an inversion centre. The main structural feature of the cation is a distorted seco-norcubane Pb2Cr2O6 cage with a central four-membered Cr2O2 ring. The Cr(III) ion is coordinated in a distorted octa-hedron, which involves two N atoms of one bidentate ligand and one thio-cyanate anion, two μ2-O atoms of 2-(di-methyl-amino)-ethano-late ligands and two μ3-O atoms of hydroxide ions. The coordination geometry of the Pb(II) ion is a distorted disphenoid, which involves one N atom, two μ2-O atoms and one μ3-O atom. In addition, weak Pb⋯S inter-actions involving the coordinating and non-coordinating thio-cyanate anions are observed. In the crystal, the complex cations are linked through the thio-cyanate anions via the Pb⋯S inter-actions and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds into chains along the c axis. The chains are further linked together via S⋯S contacts. The contribution of the disordered solvent aceto-nitrile mol-ecule was removed with the SQUEEZE [Spek (2015 ▸). Acta Cryst. C71, 9-18] procedure in PLATON. The solvent is included in the reported mol-ecular formula, weight and density.

Crystal structure of bis-(2-{[1,1-bis-(hy-droxy-meth-yl)-2-oxidoeth-yl]imino-meth-yl}-6-meth-oxy-phenolato)manganese(IV) 0.39-hydrate

The title compound, [Mn(C12H15NO5)2]·0.39H2O, is a 0.39 hydrate of the isostructural complex bis-(2-{[1,1-bis-(hy-droxy-meth-yl)-2-oxidoeth-yl]imino-meth-yl}-6-meth-oxy-phenolato)manganese(IV) that has previously been reported by Back, Oliveira, Canabarro & Iglesias [Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. (2015), 641, 941-947], based on room-temperature data. The current structure that was determined at 100 K reveals a lengthening of the c cell parameter compared with the published one due to the incorporation of the partial occupancy water mol-ecule. The title compound crystallizes in the tetra-gonal chiral space group P41212; the neutral [Mn(IV)(C12H15NO5)2] mol-ecule is situated on a crystallographic C 2 axis. The overall geometry about the central manganese ion is octa-hedral with an N2O4 core; each ligand acts as a meridional ONO donor. The coordination environment of Mn(IV) at 100 K displays a difference in one of the two Mn-O bond lengths, compared with the room-temperature structure. In the crystal, the neutral mol-ecules are stacked in a helical fashion along the c-axis direction.

Crystal structure of aqua-1κO-{μ-2-[(2-hydroxy-ethyl)methylamino]ethanolato-2:1κ(4) O (1),N,O (2):O (1)}[μ-2,2'-(methylimino)diethanolato-1:2κ(4) O,N,O':O]dithiocyanato-1κN,2κN-chromium(III)copper(II)

The title compound, [CrCu(C5H11NO2)(C5H12NO2)(NCS)2(H2O)] or [Cr(μ-mdea)Cu(μ-Hmdea)(NCS)2H2O], (where mdeaH2 is N-methylethanolamine, C5H13NO2) is formed as a neutral heterometal Cu(II)/Cr(III) complex. The mol-ecular structure of the complex is based on a binuclear {CuCr(μ-O)2} core. The coordination environment of each metal atom involves the N,O,O atoms of the tridentate ligand, one bridging O atom of the ligand and the N atom of the thio-cyanato ligands. The Cu(II) ion adopts a distorted square-pyramidal coordination while the Cr(III) ion has a distorted octa-hedral coordination geometry completed by the aqua ligand. In the crystal, the binuclear complexes are linked via two pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds to form inversion dimers, which are arranged in columns parallel to the a axis. In the μ-mdea ligand two -CH2 groups and the methyl group were refined as disordered over two sets of sites with equal occupancies. The structure was refined as a two-component twin with a twin scale factor of 0.242 (1).

Crystal structure of {2-[({2-[(2-amino-eth-yl)amino]-eth-yl}imino)-meth-yl]pheno-lato}aqua-copper(II) bromide

In the mononuclear copper(II) title complex, [Cu(C₁₁H₁₆N₃O)(H₂O)]Br, the Cu^II atom is coordinated by one O and three N atoms of the Schiff base ligand that forms together with one water mol­ecule a slightly distorted [CuN₃O₂] square-pyramidal polyhedron. The deviation of the Cu^II atom from the mean equatorial plane is 0.182 (2) Å. The equatorial plane is nearly coplanar to the aromatic ring of the ligand [angle between planes = 10.4 (1)°], and the water molecule is situated in the apical site. All coordinating atoms (except the imine nitro­gen) and the bromide ion contribute to the formation of the N—H⋯Br, O—H⋯Br and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which link mol­ecules into chains along [01-1].

trans-Chloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine-κ2N,N′)(thiocyanato-κN)cobalt(III) diamminetetrakis(thiocyanato-κN)cromate(III)

The title ionic complex [CoCl(NCS)(C₂H₈N₂)₂][Cr(NCS)₄(NH₃)₂], which crystallizes as a non-merohedral twin, is build up of a complex cation [CoCl(NCS)(en)₂]⁺ (en is ethane-1,2-di­amine) and the Reinecke’s salt anion [Cr(NCS)₄(NH₃)₂]⁻ as complex counter-ion. A network of N—H⋯S and N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, as well as short S⋯S contacts [3.538 (2) and 3.489 (3) Å], between the NCS groups of the complex anions link the mol­ecules into a three-dimentional supra­molecular network. Intensity statistic indicated twinning by non-mero­hedry with refined weighs of twin components are 0.5662:0.4338.

Bis(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline)copper(I) penta-cyanido-nitro-soferrate(II)

The asymmetric unit of the title complex [Cu(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)₂]₂[Fe(CN)₅(NO)], consists of a [Cu(dmp)₂]⁺ cation (dmp is 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline) and half an [Fe(CN)₅(NO)]²⁻ anion. The anion is disordered across an inversion center with the Fe^II ion slightly offset (ca 0.205Å) from the inversion center in the direction of the disordered trans-coordinating CN/NO ligands. The anion has a distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry. The Cu^I ion is coordinated by two phenanthroline ligands in a distorted tetra­hedral geometry. The dihedral angle between the phenanthroline ligands is 77.16 (4) Å. In the crystal, the cations are connected to the anions by weak C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. In addition, weak π–π stacking inter­actions are observed, with centroid–centroid distances in the range 3.512 (3)–3.859 (3) Å.

Bis[chloridobis(1,10-phenanthroline)copper(II)] penta-cyanido-nitro-soferrate(II) di-methyl-formamide monosolvate

The title complex [CuCl(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂]₂[Fe(CN)₅(NO)]·C₃H₇NO, consists of discrete [Cu(phen)₂Cl]⁺ cations (phen is 1,10-phenanthroline), [Fe(CN)₅NO]²⁻ anions and one di­methyl­formamide (DMF) solvent mol­ecule of crystallization per asymmetric unit. The Cu^II atom is coordinated by two phenanthroline ligands and one chloride ion in a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal geometry. The dihedral angle between the phen ligands is 77.92 (7)°. The cation charge is balanced by a disordered nitro­prusside counter-anion with the Fe^II atom located on an inversion center with a slightly distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯N and C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds connect anions and cations into a two-dimensional network parallel to (100). In addition, π–π stacking inter­actions are observed with centroid–centroid distances in the range 3.565 (2)–3.760 (3)Å. The di­methyl­formamide solvent mol­ecule was refined as disordered about an inversion center.

Synthesis, structure and light scattering properties of tetraalkylammonium metal isothiocyanate salts

A series of ammonium and tetraalkylammonium metal isothiocyanate salts of the type Q(y)[M(NCS)x] (M = Cr(III), x = 6, y = 3, Q = NH4(+), Me4N(+), Et4N(+), n-Bu4N(+); M = Mn(II), x = 6, y = 4, Q = Me4N(+); M = Mn(II), x = 5, y = 3, Q = Et4N(+); M = Fe(III), x = 6, y = 3, Q = Me4N(+), Et4N(+), n-Bu4N(+); M = Co(II), x = 4, y = 2, Q = n-Bu4N(+); M = Eu(III), Gd(III), Dy(III), x = 6, y = 3, Q = Bu4N(+)) has been synthesized and structurally characterized. The octahedral Cr(III) salts are isostructural to previously and newly reported Fe(III) salts. The Ln(III)-containing anions are also octahedral. For Mn(II), although the Me4N(+) salt is octahedral, the Et4N(+) salt [Mn(NCS)5](3-) possesses a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry. For (Et4N)3[Fe(NCS)6] and (n-Bu4N)3[Fe(NCS)6], a solid-state size-dependent change in colour from red to green was observed and was attributed to a light scattering phenomenon in the crystalline samples.

Tris(2,2'-bipyridine)-copper(II) penta-cyanido-nitro-soferrate(II) methanol disolvate monohydrate

The title complex [Cu(C10H8N2)3][Fe(CN)5(NO)]·2CH3OH·H2O, consists of discrete [Cu(bpy)3](2+) cations (bpy is 2,2'-bipyridine), [Fe(CN)5NO](2-) anions and solvent mol-ecules of crystallization (two methanol mol-ecules and one water mol-ecules per asymmetric unit). The Cu(II) ion adopts a distorted octa-hedral environment, coordinated by six N atoms from three bpy ligands. The cation charge is balanced by a nitro-prusside counter-anion, which has a slightly distorted octa-hedral coordination geometry. In the crystal, anions and solvent mol-ecules are involved in O-H⋯N and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which form chains along [100]. The cations are located between these chains.