Abstract
The crystal structure of the title compound, C22H20N4O2P2, consists of two independent half-molecules, both of which lie on crystallographic inversion centres. There are no significant differences between the two molecules.
Related literature
For the antitumour properties of metal complexes of bidentate tertiary phosphine ligands with pyridyl substituents, see: McKeage et al. (2000 ▶); Barnard & Berners-Price (2007 ▶); Liu et al. (2008 ▶). The crystal structure of the parent 1,2-bis(di-2-pyridylphosphino)ethane molecule has been determined (Jones et al., 1999 ▶). The structure of 1,2-bis(di-phenylphosphino)ethane dioxide (Calcagno et al., 2000 ▶) is similar, with the two halves of the molecule related by a pseudo-inversion centre, but this is not isomorphous with the title compound.
Experimental
Crystal data
C22H20N4O2P2
M r = 434.36
Triclinic,
a = 8.3760 (6) Å
b = 8.8496 (8) Å
c = 16.2332 (11) Å
α = 105.627 (7)°
β = 92.429 (5)°
γ = 112.559 (7)°
V = 1055.67 (16) Å3
Z = 2
Mo Kα radiation
μ = 0.23 mm−1
T = 110 K
0.22 × 0.10 × 0.06 mm
Data collection
Oxford Diffraction Gemini diffractometer
Absorption correction: Gaussian (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008 ▶) T min = 0.968, T max = 0.988
10983 measured reflections
4842 independent reflections
2698 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
R int = 0.059
Refinement
R[F 2 > 2σ(F 2)] = 0.052
wR(F 2) = 0.112
S = 0.86
4842 reflections
271 parameters
H-atom parameters constrained
Δρmax = 0.43 e Å−3
Δρmin = −0.34 e Å−3
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2008 ▶); cell refinement: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2008 ▶); data reduction: CrysAlis RED; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994 ▶); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); molecular graphics: ORTEPII (Johnson, 1976 ▶); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2009 ▶).
Supplementary Material
Crystal structure: contains datablocks I, global. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809004590/fj2193sup1.cif
Structure factors: contains datablocks I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809004590/fj2193Isup2.hkl
Additional supplementary materials: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report
Acknowledgments
The authors thank the Australian Research Council for financial assistance.
supplementary crystallographic information
Comment
Bidentate tertiary phosphine ligands with pyridyl substituents, such as 1,2-bis(di-2-pyridylphosphino)ethane (d2pype) are of interest because a number of studies have shown that metal complexes with these ligands exhibit selective anti-tumour properties (McKeage et al., 2000; Barnard and Berners-Price 2007; Liu et al., 2008). During the course of our work in this area, we obtained crystals of the phosphine oxide d2pypeO2 (I), which were suitable for X-ray diffraction studies.
Experimental
1,2-bis(di-2-pyridylphosphino)ethane (d2pype) was obtained from Strem Chemicals Inc. Single crystals of the title compound d2pypeO2 (I) suitable for X-ray crystallographic analysis were obtained as a by-product of slow evaporation of a solution of d2pype and copper (I) iodide (molar ratio 2:1) in acetonitrile-tetrahydrofuran mixture.
Refinement
The assignments of the py ring N,C atoms were made on the basis of refinement and location of the H atoms. All H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model with C—H = 0.95–0.99 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2 times Ueq(C).
Figures
Fig. 1.
ORTEP drawing and atom labelling for molecule n = 1. Displacement ellipsoids of non-H atoms are drawn at the 50% probablility level. The structure of the second, n = 2, molecule is very similar.
Crystal data
| C22H20N4O2P2 | Z = 2 |
| Mr = 434.36 | F(000) = 452 |
| Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.366 Mg m−3 |
| Hall symbol: -p 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| a = 8.3760 (6) Å | Cell parameters from 2539 reflections |
| b = 8.8496 (8) Å | θ = 3.3–32.6° |
| c = 16.2332 (11) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
| α = 105.627 (7)° | T = 110 K |
| β = 92.429 (5)° | Plate, colourless |
| γ = 112.559 (7)° | 0.22 × 0.10 × 0.06 mm |
| V = 1055.67 (16) Å3 |
Data collection
| Oxford Diffraction Gemini diffractometer | 4842 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: sealed tube | 2698 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.059 |
| ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.3° |
| Absorption correction: gaussian (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) | h = −10→10 |
| Tmin = 0.968, Tmax = 0.988 | k = −11→11 |
| 10983 measured reflections | l = −21→21 |
Refinement
| 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)] = 0.052 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| wR(F2) = 0.112 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| S = 0.86 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0495P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| 4842 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
| 271 parameters | Δρmax = 0.43 e Å−3 |
| 0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.34 e Å−3 |
Special details
| 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. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2)
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| P1 | 0.18196 (9) | 0.21056 (9) | 0.45935 (4) | 0.02233 (18) | |
| O1 | 0.3253 (2) | 0.3074 (2) | 0.53572 (11) | 0.0272 (4) | |
| C111 | 0.2511 (3) | 0.0876 (3) | 0.37091 (16) | 0.0217 (6) | |
| N112 | 0.1239 (3) | −0.0366 (3) | 0.30732 (14) | 0.0267 (5) | |
| C113 | 0.1759 (4) | −0.1218 (4) | 0.24034 (17) | 0.0320 (7) | |
| H113 | 0.0879 | −0.2109 | 0.195 | 0.038* | |
| C114 | 0.3487 (4) | −0.0891 (4) | 0.23254 (18) | 0.0320 (7) | |
| H114 | 0.3782 | −0.1528 | 0.1831 | 0.038* | |
| C115 | 0.4767 (4) | 0.0385 (4) | 0.29857 (19) | 0.0372 (8) | |
| H115 | 0.5969 | 0.0641 | 0.2957 | 0.045* | |
| C116 | 0.4284 (3) | 0.1287 (4) | 0.36902 (18) | 0.0313 (7) | |
| H116 | 0.5146 | 0.2172 | 0.4153 | 0.038* | |
| C121 | 0.1197 (3) | 0.3509 (3) | 0.41523 (15) | 0.0227 (6) | |
| N122 | −0.0518 (3) | 0.2959 (3) | 0.38395 (15) | 0.0300 (6) | |
| C123 | −0.0959 (4) | 0.4009 (4) | 0.35135 (19) | 0.0352 (7) | |
| H123 | −0.216 | 0.3661 | 0.3298 | 0.042* | |
| C124 | 0.0236 (4) | 0.5571 (4) | 0.34727 (17) | 0.0310 (7) | |
| H124 | −0.0142 | 0.6263 | 0.3228 | 0.037* | |
| C125 | 0.1972 (4) | 0.6111 (4) | 0.37892 (17) | 0.0316 (7) | |
| H125 | 0.2816 | 0.7184 | 0.3773 | 0.038* | |
| C126 | 0.2464 (3) | 0.5055 (3) | 0.41316 (16) | 0.0256 (6) | |
| H126 | 0.3659 | 0.5388 | 0.4351 | 0.031* | |
| C10 | −0.0180 (3) | 0.0583 (3) | 0.47773 (16) | 0.0242 (6) | |
| H10A | −0.0786 | 0.121 | 0.5142 | 0.029* | |
| H10B | −0.0962 | −0.0124 | 0.4216 | 0.029* | |
| P2 | 0.68020 (8) | 0.27338 (9) | 0.04404 (4) | 0.02132 (18) | |
| O2 | 0.7095 (2) | 0.3187 (2) | −0.03767 (11) | 0.0278 (4) | |
| C211 | 0.6499 (3) | 0.4398 (3) | 0.12649 (16) | 0.0213 (6) | |
| N212 | 0.6135 (3) | 0.4071 (3) | 0.20118 (14) | 0.0279 (5) | |
| C213 | 0.6005 (4) | 0.5335 (4) | 0.26420 (18) | 0.0327 (7) | |
| H213 | 0.5758 | 0.5138 | 0.3179 | 0.039* | |
| C214 | 0.6210 (3) | 0.6903 (4) | 0.2556 (2) | 0.0358 (7) | |
| H214 | 0.6111 | 0.7759 | 0.3025 | 0.043* | |
| C215 | 0.6559 (3) | 0.7211 (4) | 0.1781 (2) | 0.0347 (7) | |
| H215 | 0.6695 | 0.8277 | 0.1702 | 0.042* | |
| C216 | 0.6707 (3) | 0.5931 (4) | 0.11223 (19) | 0.0299 (7) | |
| H216 | 0.6949 | 0.61 | 0.058 | 0.036* | |
| C221 | 0.8672 (3) | 0.2545 (3) | 0.09411 (16) | 0.0218 (6) | |
| N222 | 0.8365 (3) | 0.1354 (3) | 0.13511 (14) | 0.0285 (5) | |
| C223 | 0.9776 (4) | 0.1286 (4) | 0.17259 (18) | 0.0335 (7) | |
| H223 | 0.9594 | 0.0457 | 0.2022 | 0.04* | |
| C224 | 1.1484 (4) | 0.2342 (4) | 0.17114 (18) | 0.0330 (7) | |
| H224 | 1.2439 | 0.2227 | 0.1984 | 0.04* | |
| C225 | 1.1771 (3) | 0.3559 (4) | 0.12949 (18) | 0.0342 (7) | |
| H225 | 1.2929 | 0.4316 | 0.1281 | 0.041* | |
| C226 | 1.0340 (3) | 0.3661 (4) | 0.08959 (17) | 0.0278 (6) | |
| H226 | 1.0498 | 0.4481 | 0.0596 | 0.033* | |
| C20 | 0.4938 (3) | 0.0766 (3) | 0.03363 (16) | 0.0212 (6) | |
| H20A | 0.4874 | 0.0554 | 0.0905 | 0.025* | |
| H20B | 0.3853 | 0.0876 | 0.0159 | 0.025* |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2)
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| P1 | 0.0206 (4) | 0.0253 (4) | 0.0224 (4) | 0.0096 (3) | 0.0051 (3) | 0.0090 (3) |
| O1 | 0.0232 (9) | 0.0318 (11) | 0.0235 (10) | 0.0099 (9) | 0.0022 (8) | 0.0063 (8) |
| C111 | 0.0238 (14) | 0.0239 (15) | 0.0205 (13) | 0.0105 (12) | 0.0034 (11) | 0.0107 (12) |
| N112 | 0.0328 (13) | 0.0261 (14) | 0.0234 (12) | 0.0148 (11) | 0.0026 (10) | 0.0073 (11) |
| C113 | 0.0433 (18) | 0.0298 (17) | 0.0235 (15) | 0.0168 (15) | 0.0002 (13) | 0.0072 (13) |
| C114 | 0.0463 (18) | 0.0262 (17) | 0.0295 (16) | 0.0186 (15) | 0.0148 (14) | 0.0115 (14) |
| C115 | 0.0328 (16) | 0.0311 (18) | 0.050 (2) | 0.0137 (14) | 0.0224 (15) | 0.0120 (16) |
| C116 | 0.0261 (15) | 0.0256 (17) | 0.0358 (17) | 0.0058 (13) | 0.0070 (13) | 0.0063 (14) |
| C121 | 0.0250 (14) | 0.0237 (15) | 0.0201 (14) | 0.0105 (12) | 0.0067 (11) | 0.0066 (12) |
| N122 | 0.0216 (12) | 0.0288 (14) | 0.0420 (14) | 0.0083 (11) | 0.0007 (10) | 0.0181 (12) |
| C123 | 0.0262 (15) | 0.0337 (19) | 0.0480 (19) | 0.0103 (14) | 0.0022 (13) | 0.0197 (15) |
| C124 | 0.0354 (16) | 0.0282 (17) | 0.0341 (16) | 0.0159 (14) | 0.0042 (13) | 0.0128 (14) |
| C125 | 0.0342 (16) | 0.0201 (16) | 0.0361 (17) | 0.0037 (13) | 0.0084 (13) | 0.0126 (13) |
| C126 | 0.0239 (14) | 0.0268 (16) | 0.0232 (14) | 0.0083 (12) | 0.0031 (11) | 0.0065 (12) |
| C10 | 0.0213 (14) | 0.0279 (16) | 0.0256 (14) | 0.0110 (12) | 0.0061 (11) | 0.0104 (12) |
| P2 | 0.0193 (3) | 0.0198 (4) | 0.0227 (4) | 0.0056 (3) | 0.0010 (3) | 0.0071 (3) |
| O2 | 0.0289 (10) | 0.0251 (11) | 0.0265 (10) | 0.0079 (9) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0084 (9) |
| C211 | 0.0125 (12) | 0.0214 (15) | 0.0253 (14) | 0.0052 (11) | −0.0033 (11) | 0.0037 (12) |
| N212 | 0.0272 (12) | 0.0358 (15) | 0.0220 (12) | 0.0161 (11) | −0.0015 (10) | 0.0070 (11) |
| C213 | 0.0332 (16) | 0.044 (2) | 0.0234 (15) | 0.0229 (15) | 0.0014 (12) | 0.0042 (14) |
| C214 | 0.0262 (15) | 0.0336 (19) | 0.0426 (19) | 0.0162 (14) | 0.0004 (14) | −0.0008 (15) |
| C215 | 0.0232 (15) | 0.0180 (16) | 0.057 (2) | 0.0052 (12) | 0.0057 (14) | 0.0069 (15) |
| C216 | 0.0195 (14) | 0.0267 (17) | 0.0400 (17) | 0.0058 (12) | 0.0060 (12) | 0.0104 (14) |
| C221 | 0.0225 (14) | 0.0214 (15) | 0.0208 (14) | 0.0089 (12) | 0.0039 (11) | 0.0053 (12) |
| N222 | 0.0250 (12) | 0.0265 (14) | 0.0348 (13) | 0.0087 (11) | 0.0012 (10) | 0.0141 (11) |
| C223 | 0.0295 (16) | 0.0307 (18) | 0.0421 (18) | 0.0093 (14) | 0.0003 (13) | 0.0191 (15) |
| C224 | 0.0234 (15) | 0.0388 (19) | 0.0399 (18) | 0.0134 (14) | −0.0027 (13) | 0.0169 (15) |
| C225 | 0.0196 (14) | 0.0389 (19) | 0.0412 (18) | 0.0069 (13) | 0.0058 (13) | 0.0155 (15) |
| C226 | 0.0240 (14) | 0.0279 (17) | 0.0321 (16) | 0.0069 (13) | 0.0059 (12) | 0.0157 (13) |
| C20 | 0.0185 (13) | 0.0212 (15) | 0.0226 (14) | 0.0072 (11) | −0.0002 (11) | 0.0067 (11) |
Geometric parameters (Å, °)
| P1—O1 | 1.4917 (18) | P2—O2 | 1.4897 (18) |
| P1—C10 | 1.799 (3) | P2—C20 | 1.798 (2) |
| P1—C121 | 1.809 (3) | P2—C211 | 1.811 (3) |
| P1—C111 | 1.815 (3) | P2—C221 | 1.819 (3) |
| C111—N112 | 1.344 (3) | C211—N212 | 1.341 (3) |
| C111—C116 | 1.391 (3) | C211—C216 | 1.384 (4) |
| N112—C113 | 1.339 (3) | N212—C213 | 1.340 (3) |
| C113—C114 | 1.381 (4) | C213—C214 | 1.378 (4) |
| C113—H113 | 0.95 | C213—H213 | 0.95 |
| C114—C115 | 1.377 (4) | C214—C215 | 1.378 (4) |
| C114—H114 | 0.95 | C214—H214 | 0.95 |
| C115—C116 | 1.380 (4) | C215—C216 | 1.382 (4) |
| C115—H115 | 0.95 | C215—H215 | 0.95 |
| C116—H116 | 0.95 | C216—H216 | 0.95 |
| C121—N122 | 1.352 (3) | C221—N222 | 1.343 (3) |
| C121—C126 | 1.383 (4) | C221—C226 | 1.386 (3) |
| N122—C123 | 1.339 (3) | N222—C223 | 1.336 (3) |
| C123—C124 | 1.382 (4) | C223—C224 | 1.382 (4) |
| C123—H123 | 0.95 | C223—H223 | 0.95 |
| C124—C125 | 1.371 (4) | C224—C225 | 1.372 (4) |
| C124—H124 | 0.95 | C224—H224 | 0.95 |
| C125—C126 | 1.381 (4) | C225—C226 | 1.383 (4) |
| C125—H125 | 0.95 | C225—H225 | 0.95 |
| C126—H126 | 0.95 | C226—H226 | 0.95 |
| C10—C10i | 1.516 (5) | C20—C20ii | 1.536 (5) |
| C10—H10A | 0.99 | C20—H20A | 0.99 |
| C10—H10B | 0.99 | C20—H20B | 0.99 |
| O1—P1—C10 | 115.87 (11) | O2—P2—C20 | 115.28 (11) |
| O1—P1—C121 | 112.56 (12) | O2—P2—C211 | 111.60 (12) |
| C10—P1—C121 | 105.88 (12) | C20—P2—C211 | 106.06 (11) |
| O1—P1—C111 | 110.98 (11) | O2—P2—C221 | 112.89 (11) |
| C10—P1—C111 | 105.53 (12) | C20—P2—C221 | 106.09 (12) |
| C121—P1—C111 | 105.23 (11) | C211—P2—C221 | 104.05 (11) |
| N112—C111—C116 | 123.1 (2) | N212—C211—C216 | 123.4 (2) |
| N112—C111—P1 | 116.64 (18) | N212—C211—P2 | 116.2 (2) |
| C116—C111—P1 | 120.2 (2) | C216—C211—P2 | 120.4 (2) |
| C113—N112—C111 | 116.4 (2) | C213—N212—C211 | 116.5 (2) |
| N112—C113—C114 | 124.6 (3) | N212—C213—C214 | 123.8 (3) |
| N112—C113—H113 | 117.7 | N212—C213—H213 | 118.1 |
| C114—C113—H113 | 117.7 | C214—C213—H213 | 118.1 |
| C115—C114—C113 | 118.0 (3) | C215—C214—C213 | 119.1 (3) |
| C115—C114—H114 | 121 | C215—C214—H214 | 120.5 |
| C113—C114—H114 | 121 | C213—C214—H214 | 120.5 |
| C114—C115—C116 | 119.3 (3) | C214—C215—C216 | 118.2 (3) |
| C114—C115—H115 | 120.4 | C214—C215—H215 | 120.9 |
| C116—C115—H115 | 120.4 | C216—C215—H215 | 120.9 |
| C115—C116—C111 | 118.7 (3) | C215—C216—C211 | 119.0 (3) |
| C115—C116—H116 | 120.6 | C215—C216—H216 | 120.5 |
| C111—C116—H116 | 120.6 | C211—C216—H216 | 120.5 |
| N122—C121—C126 | 123.0 (2) | N222—C221—C226 | 123.4 (2) |
| N122—C121—P1 | 117.2 (2) | N222—C221—P2 | 118.23 (18) |
| C126—C121—P1 | 119.86 (19) | C226—C221—P2 | 118.36 (19) |
| C123—N122—C121 | 116.5 (2) | C223—N222—C221 | 116.2 (2) |
| N122—C123—C124 | 123.6 (3) | N222—C223—C224 | 124.3 (3) |
| N122—C123—H123 | 118.2 | N222—C223—H223 | 117.8 |
| C124—C123—H123 | 118.2 | C224—C223—H223 | 117.8 |
| C125—C124—C123 | 119.3 (3) | C225—C224—C223 | 118.6 (2) |
| C125—C124—H124 | 120.4 | C225—C224—H224 | 120.7 |
| C123—C124—H124 | 120.4 | C223—C224—H224 | 120.7 |
| C124—C125—C126 | 118.4 (3) | C224—C225—C226 | 118.7 (3) |
| C124—C125—H125 | 120.8 | C224—C225—H225 | 120.6 |
| C126—C125—H125 | 120.8 | C226—C225—H225 | 120.6 |
| C125—C126—C121 | 119.3 (2) | C225—C226—C221 | 118.8 (2) |
| C125—C126—H126 | 120.4 | C225—C226—H226 | 120.6 |
| C121—C126—H126 | 120.4 | C221—C226—H226 | 120.6 |
| C10i—C10—P1 | 111.2 (2) | C20ii—C20—P2 | 111.1 (2) |
| C10i—C10—H10A | 109.4 | C20ii—C20—H20A | 109.4 |
| P1—C10—H10A | 109.4 | P2—C20—H20A | 109.4 |
| C10i—C10—H10B | 109.4 | C20ii—C20—H20B | 109.4 |
| P1—C10—H10B | 109.4 | P2—C20—H20B | 109.4 |
| H10A—C10—H10B | 108 | H20A—C20—H20B | 108 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z.
Footnotes
Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: FJ2193).
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Associated Data
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Supplementary Materials
Crystal structure: contains datablocks I, global. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809004590/fj2193sup1.cif
Structure factors: contains datablocks I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809004590/fj2193Isup2.hkl
Additional supplementary materials: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report

