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. 2011 Jan 8;67(Pt 2):m140. doi: 10.1107/S1600536810053663

Hexa-μ2-chlorido-μ4-oxido-tetra­kis­[(3-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-κN 2)copper(II)]

Hongshan He a,*
PMCID: PMC3051691  PMID: 21522826

Abstract

The title compound, [Cu4Cl6O(C10H10N2)4], contains four CuII atoms which are bridged by six chloride anions. The central O atom is located on a crystallographic fourfold roto-inversion axis. Each CuII atom is coordinated by an N atom of a neutral monodentate 3-methyl-5-phenyl­pyrazole ligand, three Cl anions, and one O2− anion. The geometry at each CuII atom is distorted trigonal–bipyramidal, with the three Cl ions in the equatorial plane and the N and O atoms in the axial positions.

Related literature

For the formation of tris­pyrazolylborate anions, see: Tekeste & Vahrenkamp (2007); Jacobsen & Cohen (2004); Puerta & Cohen (2003); Parkin (2004). For the formation of dinuclear copper compounds, see: He & Sykes (2007). For the formation of tetranuclear compounds, see: Keij et al. (1991); Liu et al. (2003); Chiarella et al. (2009).graphic file with name e-67-0m140-scheme1.jpg

Experimental

Crystal data

  • [Cu4Cl6O(C10H10N2)4]

  • M r = 1115.66

  • Tetragonal, Inline graphic

  • a = 14.5460 (6) Å

  • c = 11.1686 (7) Å

  • V = 2363.1 (3) Å3

  • Z = 2

  • Mo Kα radiation

  • μ = 2.16 mm−1

  • T = 293 K

  • 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.30 mm

Data collection

  • Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) T min = 0.564, T max = 0.564

  • 14047 measured reflections

  • 2072 independent reflections

  • 1184 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

  • R int = 0.080

Refinement

  • R[F 2 > 2σ(F 2)] = 0.067

  • wR(F 2) = 0.194

  • S = 1.17

  • 2072 reflections

  • 136 parameters

  • H-atom parameters constrained

  • Δρmax = 0.72 e Å−3

  • Δρmin = −0.56 e Å−3

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2006); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).

Supplementary Material

Crystal structure: contains datablocks global, I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810053663/is2649sup1.cif

e-67-0m140-sup1.cif (17.5KB, cif)

Structure factors: contains datablocks I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810053663/is2649Isup2.hkl

e-67-0m140-Isup2.hkl (99.9KB, hkl)

Additional supplementary materials: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report

Acknowledgments

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation/EPSCoR grant No. 0903804 and by the State of South Dakota.

supplementary crystallographic information

Comment

5-Methyl-3-phenylpyrazole has been widely used as starting material for the preparation of the trispyrazolylborate anion (Tekeste & Vahrenkamp, 2007; Jacobsen & Cohen, 2004; Puerta & Cohen, 2003; Parkin, 2004). It can form a dimeric complex (He & Sykes, 2007). Reported here is a new complex when it reacts with copper chloride.

In the title compound, (I), six chloride ions hold four copper ions together with an O atom encapsulated in the center (Fig. 1). The coordination geometry around each CuII is identical to each other with three Cl- in the equatorial positions and N and O atoms in the axial positions. The distances between Cu1 and three Cl atoms are 2.361 (2), 2.514 (3) and 2.377 (2) Å. The distances between Cu1 and O1 and N1 are 1.9052 (10) and 1.953 (8) Å, respectively. The N1, Cu1 and O1 atoms fall almost in a line with an angle of 177.9 (5)°. The oxygen atom is located on a crystallographic fourfold roto-inversion axis.

Experimental

5-Methyl-3-phenylpyrazole (16.0 mg, 0.1 mmol), prepared according to the literature (Puerta & Cohen, 2003), was dissolved in dichloromethane (10 ml) at room temperature. To this solution, copper(II) chloride dihydrate (8.7 mg, 0.05 mmol) in methanol (2 ml) was added. The resulting solution was stirred for two hours. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate kept at room temperature. Brown crystals were obtained after one week by slow evaporation.

Refinement

All H atoms are geometrically constrained and refined in riding mode as follows: methyl d(C—H) = 0.96 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C); aromatic d(C—H) = 0.93 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C); d(N—H) = 0.86 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(N).

Figures

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1.

The structure of the title compound with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. Hydrogen atoms are drawn as small circles of arbitrary radii.

Crystal data

[Cu4Cl6O(C10H10N2)4] Dx = 1.568 Mg m3
Mr = 1115.66 Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Tetragonal, P4/n Cell parameters from 16570 reflections
Hall symbol: -P 4a θ = 2.3–25.0°
a = 14.5460 (6) Å µ = 2.16 mm1
c = 11.1686 (7) Å T = 293 K
V = 2363.1 (3) Å3 Block, brown
Z = 2 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.30 mm
F(000) = 1124

Data collection

Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer 2072 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube 1184 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
graphite Rint = 0.080
φ and ω scans θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.3°
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) h = −17→17
Tmin = 0.564, Tmax = 0.564 k = −17→17
14047 measured reflections l = −13→13

Refinement

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)] = 0.067 H-atom parameters constrained
wR(F2) = 0.194 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0526P)2 + 14.3478P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
S = 1.17 (Δ/σ)max < 0.001
2072 reflections Δρmax = 0.72 e Å3
136 parameters Δρmin = −0.56 e Å3
0 restraints Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods Extinction coefficient: 0.0028 (8)

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.
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)

x y z Uiso*/Ueq
Cu1 0.72083 (7) 0.14541 (7) 0.90461 (11) 0.0567 (5)
Cl2 0.57726 (15) 0.14864 (15) 1.0031 (3) 0.0729 (8)
Cl1 0.7500 0.2500 0.7295 (3) 0.0705 (10)
N2 0.6784 (5) 0.0507 (5) 0.6812 (8) 0.070 (2)
H2 0.6890 0.1006 0.6424 0.084*
N1 0.6896 (5) 0.0413 (5) 0.8019 (8) 0.063 (2)
O1 0.7500 0.2500 1.0000 0.052 (3)
C1 0.6666 (7) −0.0801 (7) 0.9515 (11) 0.079 (3)
H1A 0.6904 −0.0337 1.0042 0.119*
H1B 0.7046 −0.1340 0.9560 0.119*
H1C 0.6050 −0.0954 0.9749 0.119*
C2 0.6663 (6) −0.0449 (6) 0.8269 (10) 0.063 (3)
C3 0.6412 (7) −0.0918 (7) 0.7231 (11) 0.075 (3)
H3 0.6232 −0.1530 0.7177 0.090*
C4 0.6481 (7) −0.0296 (7) 0.6292 (11) 0.072 (3)
C5 0.6268 (7) −0.0344 (7) 0.5035 (11) 0.075 (3)
C6 0.5923 (10) −0.1170 (9) 0.4580 (14) 0.120 (5)
H6 0.5854 −0.1677 0.5079 0.143*
C7 0.5686 (12) −0.1228 (12) 0.3385 (15) 0.139 (6)
H7 0.5476 −0.1786 0.3084 0.166*
C8 0.5748 (10) −0.0512 (12) 0.2651 (15) 0.122 (5)
H8 0.5571 −0.0566 0.1854 0.146*
C9 0.6072 (10) 0.0301 (11) 0.3078 (14) 0.120 (5)
H9 0.6116 0.0811 0.2579 0.144*
C10 0.6331 (9) 0.0355 (9) 0.4244 (13) 0.104 (4)
H10 0.6568 0.0911 0.4516 0.125*

Atomic displacement parameters (Å2)

U11 U22 U33 U12 U13 U23
Cu1 0.0436 (6) 0.0403 (6) 0.0863 (9) −0.0028 (4) −0.0010 (6) −0.0064 (5)
Cl2 0.0424 (12) 0.0602 (14) 0.116 (2) −0.0100 (10) 0.0079 (13) −0.0219 (14)
Cl1 0.088 (2) 0.0405 (17) 0.082 (2) −0.0115 (16) 0.000 0.000
N2 0.074 (5) 0.056 (5) 0.081 (6) −0.014 (4) 0.002 (5) −0.006 (4)
N1 0.051 (4) 0.043 (4) 0.096 (7) −0.004 (3) 0.011 (4) 0.000 (4)
O1 0.039 (3) 0.039 (3) 0.077 (8) 0.000 0.000 0.000
C1 0.065 (6) 0.058 (6) 0.114 (10) −0.016 (5) 0.001 (6) 0.009 (6)
C2 0.046 (5) 0.051 (5) 0.092 (8) −0.001 (4) 0.009 (5) 0.008 (5)
C3 0.076 (7) 0.047 (5) 0.102 (9) −0.013 (5) 0.000 (6) −0.012 (6)
C4 0.066 (6) 0.054 (6) 0.097 (9) −0.016 (5) 0.009 (6) −0.012 (6)
C5 0.073 (7) 0.074 (7) 0.078 (8) −0.017 (5) 0.013 (6) −0.017 (6)
C6 0.149 (13) 0.090 (9) 0.119 (12) −0.040 (9) 0.014 (10) −0.039 (8)
C7 0.180 (16) 0.130 (14) 0.106 (13) −0.057 (12) 0.008 (12) −0.049 (11)
C8 0.108 (11) 0.142 (14) 0.115 (12) −0.035 (10) 0.011 (9) −0.029 (12)
C9 0.128 (12) 0.127 (12) 0.104 (11) −0.037 (10) −0.004 (9) 0.003 (10)
C10 0.122 (11) 0.096 (9) 0.095 (10) −0.032 (8) −0.014 (8) 0.004 (8)

Geometric parameters (Å, °)

Cu1—O1 1.9052 (10) C1—H1C 0.9600
Cu1—N1 1.953 (8) C2—C3 1.394 (14)
Cu1—Cl2 2.361 (2) C3—C4 1.388 (14)
Cu1—Cl2i 2.377 (2) C3—H3 0.9300
Cu1—Cl1 2.514 (3) C4—C5 1.439 (15)
Cl2—Cu1ii 2.377 (2) C5—C10 1.350 (15)
Cl1—Cu1iii 2.514 (3) C5—C6 1.397 (15)
N2—N1 1.365 (11) C6—C7 1.38 (2)
N2—C4 1.377 (11) C6—H6 0.9300
N2—H2 0.8600 C7—C8 1.33 (2)
N1—C2 1.328 (10) C7—H7 0.9300
O1—Cu1iii 1.9052 (10) C8—C9 1.359 (18)
O1—Cu1i 1.9052 (10) C8—H8 0.9300
O1—Cu1ii 1.9052 (10) C9—C10 1.358 (18)
C1—C2 1.482 (15) C9—H9 0.9300
C1—H1A 0.9600 C10—H10 0.9300
C1—H1B 0.9600
O1—Cu1—N1 177.9 (3) H1B—C1—H1C 109.5
O1—Cu1—Cl2 85.45 (7) N1—C2—C3 110.7 (10)
N1—Cu1—Cl2 94.8 (2) N1—C2—C1 121.5 (10)
O1—Cu1—Cl2i 84.98 (7) C3—C2—C1 127.8 (9)
N1—Cu1—Cl2i 96.7 (2) C4—C3—C2 106.9 (8)
Cl2—Cu1—Cl2i 120.86 (5) C4—C3—H3 126.6
O1—Cu1—Cl1 85.08 (7) C2—C3—H3 126.6
N1—Cu1—Cl1 93.0 (3) N2—C4—C3 104.9 (9)
Cl2—Cu1—Cl1 119.98 (8) N2—C4—C5 121.4 (10)
Cl2i—Cu1—Cl1 117.06 (8) C3—C4—C5 133.6 (9)
Cu1—Cl2—Cu1ii 81.32 (8) C10—C5—C6 115.7 (12)
Cu1iii—Cl1—Cu1 77.85 (12) C10—C5—C4 126.0 (10)
N1—N2—C4 111.7 (8) C6—C5—C4 118.3 (12)
N1—N2—H2 124.1 C7—C6—C5 119.6 (15)
C4—N2—H2 124.1 C7—C6—H6 120.2
C2—N1—N2 105.8 (8) C5—C6—H6 120.2
C2—N1—Cu1 131.9 (8) C8—C7—C6 122.0 (15)
N2—N1—Cu1 122.0 (6) C8—C7—H7 119.0
Cu1iii—O1—Cu1 112.00 (7) C6—C7—H7 119.0
Cu1iii—O1—Cu1i 108.22 (3) C7—C8—C9 119.3 (16)
Cu1—O1—Cu1i 108.22 (3) C7—C8—H8 120.3
Cu1iii—O1—Cu1ii 108.22 (3) C9—C8—H8 120.3
Cu1—O1—Cu1ii 108.22 (3) C10—C9—C8 118.9 (15)
Cu1i—O1—Cu1ii 112.00 (7) C10—C9—H9 120.6
C2—C1—H1A 109.5 C8—C9—H9 120.6
C2—C1—H1B 109.5 C5—C10—C9 124.4 (13)
H1A—C1—H1B 109.5 C5—C10—H10 117.8
C2—C1—H1C 109.5 C9—C10—H10 117.8
H1A—C1—H1C 109.5
O1—Cu1—Cl2—Cu1ii 1.12 (6) Cl1—Cu1—O1—Cu1ii 119.21 (2)
N1—Cu1—Cl2—Cu1ii −176.7 (3) N2—N1—C2—C3 0.8 (10)
Cl2i—Cu1—Cl2—Cu1ii 82.50 (10) Cu1—N1—C2—C3 174.0 (6)
Cl1—Cu1—Cl2—Cu1ii −80.53 (11) N2—N1—C2—C1 −177.8 (8)
O1—Cu1—Cl1—Cu1iii 0.0 Cu1—N1—C2—C1 −4.6 (13)
N1—Cu1—Cl1—Cu1iii 179.1 (2) N1—C2—C3—C4 −1.1 (11)
Cl2—Cu1—Cl1—Cu1iii 81.86 (9) C1—C2—C3—C4 177.3 (9)
Cl2i—Cu1—Cl1—Cu1iii −81.80 (9) N1—N2—C4—C3 −0.6 (11)
C4—N2—N1—C2 −0.1 (10) N1—N2—C4—C5 176.7 (9)
C4—N2—N1—Cu1 −174.1 (6) C2—C3—C4—N2 1.0 (11)
Cl2—Cu1—N1—C2 −60.9 (8) C2—C3—C4—C5 −175.8 (11)
Cl2i—Cu1—N1—C2 61.0 (8) N2—C4—C5—C10 −0.3 (18)
Cl1—Cu1—N1—C2 178.7 (8) C3—C4—C5—C10 176.0 (13)
Cl2—Cu1—N1—N2 111.4 (6) N2—C4—C5—C6 −177.1 (11)
Cl2i—Cu1—N1—N2 −126.7 (6) C3—C4—C5—C6 −0.7 (19)
Cl1—Cu1—N1—N2 −9.0 (6) C10—C5—C6—C7 1(2)
Cl2—Cu1—O1—Cu1iii −120.66 (8) C4—C5—C6—C7 178.0 (13)
Cl2i—Cu1—O1—Cu1iii 117.77 (8) C5—C6—C7—C8 −2(3)
Cl1—Cu1—O1—Cu1iii 0.0 C6—C7—C8—C9 1(3)
Cl2—Cu1—O1—Cu1i 120.13 (9) C7—C8—C9—C10 1(2)
Cl2i—Cu1—O1—Cu1i −1.44 (8) C6—C5—C10—C9 1(2)
Cl1—Cu1—O1—Cu1i −119.21 (2) C4—C5—C10—C9 −175.8 (13)
Cl2—Cu1—O1—Cu1ii −1.45 (8) C8—C9—C10—C5 −2(2)
Cl2i—Cu1—O1—Cu1ii −123.01 (9)

Symmetry codes: (i) −y+1, x−1/2, −z+2; (ii) y+1/2, −x+1, −z+2; (iii) −x+3/2, −y+1/2, z.

Footnotes

Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: IS2649).

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Associated Data

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Supplementary Materials

Crystal structure: contains datablocks global, I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810053663/is2649sup1.cif

e-67-0m140-sup1.cif (17.5KB, cif)

Structure factors: contains datablocks I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810053663/is2649Isup2.hkl

e-67-0m140-Isup2.hkl (99.9KB, hkl)

Additional supplementary materials: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report


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