Abstract
The title salt, C7H7N2 +·ClO4 −, crystallizes with alternating cations and anions in wavy sheets, which are formed by a number of C—H⋯O and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, lying approximately parallel to (001).
Related literature
For the crystal structures of other 4-cyano-1-methylpyridinium salts, see: McCormick et al. (2013 ▶); Kammer et al. (2012a
▶,b
▶); Hardacre et al. (2008 ▶, 2010 ▶); Glavcheva et al. (2004 ▶); Bockman & Kochi (1989 ▶, 1992 ▶). For the structure of 3-cyano-1-methylpyridinium perchlorate, see: McCormick et al. (2014 ▶) and for the structure of 4-cyanoanilinium perchlorate, see: Dai (2008 ▶). For a discussion of anion–π interactions, see: Frontera et al. (2011 ▶).
Experimental
Crystal data
C7H7N2 +·ClO4 −
M r = 218.60
Orthorhombic,
a = 10.232 (2) Å
b = 10.872 (3) Å
c = 16.769 (4) Å
V = 1865.3 (7) Å3
Z = 8
Mo Kα radiation
μ = 0.40 mm−1
T = 100 K
0.23 × 0.16 × 0.12 mm
Data collection
Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2010 ▶) T min = 0.86, T max = 0.95
30647 measured reflections
2475 independent reflections
2235 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
R int = 0.054
Refinement
R[F 2 > 2σ(F 2)] = 0.034
wR(F 2) = 0.097
S = 1.07
2475 reflections
129 parameters
H-atom parameters constrained
Δρmax = 0.38 e Å−3
Δρmin = −0.39 e Å−3
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2010 ▶); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2010 ▶); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2012 ▶); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶)’).
Supplementary Material
Crystal structure: contains datablock(s) I, global. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814012860/su2740sup1.cif
Structure factors: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814012860/su2740Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814012860/su2740Isup3.cml
CCDC reference: 1006394
Additional supporting information: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report
Table 1. Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °).
| D—H⋯A | D—H | H⋯A | D⋯A | D—H⋯A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1—H1A⋯O4i | 0.98 | 2.37 | 3.245 (2) | 149 |
| C1—H1C⋯O2ii | 0.98 | 2.61 | 3.2540 (19) | 123 |
| C2—H2⋯O1ii | 0.95 | 2.46 | 3.4001 (18) | 173 |
| C2—H2⋯O2ii | 0.95 | 2.63 | 3.2549 (18) | 123 |
| C3—H3⋯N2iii | 0.95 | 2.67 | 3.3098 (18) | 125 |
| C3—H3⋯O3iv | 0.95 | 2.46 | 3.300 (2) | 148 |
| C6—H6⋯O4i | 0.95 | 2.50 | 3.351 (2) | 149 |
Symmetry codes: (i)
; (ii)
; (iii)
; (iv)
.
Acknowledgments
We thank the Chemistry Department of Tulane University for support of the X-ray laboratory and the Louisiana Board of Regents through the Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund [grant LEQSF (2003–2003)-ENH–TR-67] for the purchase of the APEX diffractometer.
supplementary crystallographic information
S1. Comment
The title compound, Fig. 1, crystallizes with alternating cations and anions in wavy sheets, which are formed by a number of C—H···O and C—H···N hydrogen bonds, which are approximately parallel to (001) [see Table 1 and Fig. 2].
As with 3-cyano-1-methylpyridinium perchlorate (McCormick et al., 2014), the perchlorate ions are located near the pyridinium nitrogen atoms as the result of electrostatic attraction but the remainder of the two structures differ considerably due to the different position of the cyano group and the effect this has on the weak interionic interactions.
S2. Experimental
4-Cyanopyridine (10.55 g) was dissolved in benzene (40 ml). Iodomethane (9.5 ml) was added to this solution slowly with stirring and the solution was refluxed for 75 minutes. Yellow solid 4-cyano-1-methylpyridinium iodide (m.p. 189–193° C) was collected by vacuum filtration. This solid (0.98 g) was then dissolved in a solution of silver perchlorate previously prepared by reacting Ag2O (0.47 g) with 0.5 M aqueous HClO4(8.0 ml). After stirring, precipitated AgI was removed by vacuum filtration and the filtrate containing 4-cyano-1-methylpyridinium perchlorate (m.p.114–119° C) was slowly evaporated to dryness to form crystals of the title compound.
S3. Refinement
H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H = 0.95 - 0.98 Å) and included as riding contributions with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C-methyl) and = 1.2Ueq(C) for other H atoms.
Figures
Fig. 1.

A view of the molecular structure of the title compound, with atom labelling. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level.
Fig. 2.
A view of the crystal packing along the b axis, with the C—H···O and C—H···N hydrogen bonds as red and blue dashed lines, respectively (see Table 1 for details).
Crystal data
| C7H7N2+·ClO4− | F(000) = 896 |
| Mr = 218.60 | Dx = 1.557 Mg m−3 |
| Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 9543 reflections |
| a = 10.232 (2) Å | θ = 3.0–29.1° |
| b = 10.872 (3) Å | µ = 0.40 mm−1 |
| c = 16.769 (4) Å | T = 100 K |
| V = 1865.3 (7) Å3 | Block, colourless |
| Z = 8 | 0.23 × 0.16 × 0.12 mm |
Data collection
| Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer | 2475 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2235 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.054 |
| φ and ω scans | θmax = 29.1°, θmin = 2.4° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2010) | h = −13→14 |
| Tmin = 0.86, Tmax = 0.95 | k = −14→14 |
| 30647 measured reflections | l = −22→22 |
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)] = 0.034 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.097 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0474P)2 + 1.204P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 1.07 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
| 2475 reflections | Δρmax = 0.38 e Å−3 |
| 129 parameters | Δρmin = −0.39 e Å−3 |
| 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: 0.0061 (7) |
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. H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H = 0.95 - 0.98 Å) and included as riding contributions with isotropic displacement parameters 1.2 - 1.5 times those of the attached carbon atoms. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2)
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| N1 | 0.07438 (11) | 0.87020 (10) | 0.65230 (6) | 0.0173 (2) | |
| N2 | −0.23590 (12) | 0.56153 (11) | 0.49548 (7) | 0.0259 (3) | |
| C1 | 0.15878 (14) | 0.95747 (13) | 0.69622 (9) | 0.0238 (3) | |
| H1A | 0.2307 | 0.9125 | 0.7215 | 0.036* | |
| H1B | 0.1071 | 0.9994 | 0.7372 | 0.036* | |
| H1C | 0.1944 | 1.0183 | 0.6590 | 0.036* | |
| C2 | −0.04511 (13) | 0.90672 (12) | 0.62884 (8) | 0.0201 (3) | |
| H2 | −0.0730 | 0.9884 | 0.6394 | 0.024* | |
| C3 | −0.12714 (13) | 0.82710 (12) | 0.58970 (8) | 0.0198 (3) | |
| H3 | −0.2115 | 0.8530 | 0.5731 | 0.024* | |
| C4 | −0.08458 (13) | 0.70782 (12) | 0.57475 (7) | 0.0175 (3) | |
| C5 | 0.03964 (13) | 0.67124 (12) | 0.59898 (8) | 0.0204 (3) | |
| H5 | 0.0700 | 0.5902 | 0.5887 | 0.024* | |
| C6 | 0.11766 (14) | 0.75535 (13) | 0.63820 (8) | 0.0200 (3) | |
| H6 | 0.2026 | 0.7320 | 0.6554 | 0.024* | |
| C7 | −0.16859 (13) | 0.62451 (12) | 0.53131 (8) | 0.0201 (3) | |
| Cl1 | 0.01260 (3) | 0.73669 (3) | 0.35515 (2) | 0.01939 (12) | |
| O1 | 0.12396 (10) | 0.79937 (10) | 0.32127 (6) | 0.0253 (2) | |
| O2 | −0.05193 (12) | 0.81513 (10) | 0.41181 (6) | 0.0285 (3) | |
| O3 | 0.05528 (12) | 0.62622 (10) | 0.39448 (9) | 0.0386 (3) | |
| O4 | −0.07787 (11) | 0.70787 (15) | 0.29216 (7) | 0.0432 (4) |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2)
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| N1 | 0.0169 (5) | 0.0170 (5) | 0.0180 (5) | −0.0015 (4) | 0.0016 (4) | 0.0016 (4) |
| N2 | 0.0280 (6) | 0.0231 (6) | 0.0265 (6) | −0.0034 (5) | −0.0028 (5) | 0.0021 (5) |
| C1 | 0.0233 (6) | 0.0201 (6) | 0.0278 (7) | −0.0042 (5) | −0.0028 (5) | −0.0017 (5) |
| C2 | 0.0206 (6) | 0.0157 (6) | 0.0241 (6) | 0.0022 (5) | 0.0010 (5) | 0.0026 (5) |
| C3 | 0.0177 (6) | 0.0184 (6) | 0.0232 (6) | 0.0023 (5) | −0.0001 (5) | 0.0039 (5) |
| C4 | 0.0187 (6) | 0.0182 (6) | 0.0155 (5) | −0.0011 (5) | 0.0017 (4) | 0.0020 (4) |
| C5 | 0.0200 (6) | 0.0183 (6) | 0.0229 (6) | 0.0040 (5) | 0.0013 (5) | −0.0013 (5) |
| C6 | 0.0160 (6) | 0.0210 (6) | 0.0229 (6) | 0.0030 (5) | 0.0007 (5) | 0.0007 (5) |
| C7 | 0.0208 (6) | 0.0184 (6) | 0.0211 (6) | 0.0010 (5) | 0.0005 (5) | 0.0041 (5) |
| Cl1 | 0.01679 (17) | 0.01989 (18) | 0.02150 (19) | 0.00045 (11) | 0.00104 (11) | −0.00297 (11) |
| O1 | 0.0221 (5) | 0.0261 (5) | 0.0277 (5) | −0.0036 (4) | 0.0033 (4) | 0.0018 (4) |
| O2 | 0.0401 (6) | 0.0236 (5) | 0.0217 (5) | 0.0050 (4) | 0.0099 (4) | −0.0012 (4) |
| O3 | 0.0292 (6) | 0.0213 (5) | 0.0654 (9) | 0.0055 (4) | 0.0110 (6) | 0.0133 (5) |
| O4 | 0.0193 (5) | 0.0806 (10) | 0.0297 (6) | −0.0081 (6) | −0.0003 (5) | −0.0213 (6) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º)
| N1—C2 | 1.3443 (18) | C3—H3 | 0.9500 |
| N1—C6 | 1.3458 (17) | C4—C5 | 1.3924 (19) |
| N1—C1 | 1.4793 (17) | C4—C7 | 1.4456 (18) |
| N2—C7 | 1.1420 (18) | C5—C6 | 1.3806 (19) |
| C1—H1A | 0.9800 | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
| C1—H1B | 0.9800 | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
| C1—H1C | 0.9800 | Cl1—O2 | 1.4373 (10) |
| C2—C3 | 1.3728 (19) | Cl1—O3 | 1.4382 (12) |
| C2—H2 | 0.9500 | Cl1—O4 | 1.4389 (12) |
| C3—C4 | 1.3907 (18) | Cl1—O1 | 1.4441 (10) |
| C2—N1—C6 | 121.46 (12) | C3—C4—C7 | 119.27 (12) |
| C2—N1—C1 | 119.16 (11) | C5—C4—C7 | 120.72 (12) |
| C6—N1—C1 | 119.36 (11) | C6—C5—C4 | 118.54 (12) |
| N1—C1—H1A | 109.5 | C6—C5—H5 | 120.7 |
| N1—C1—H1B | 109.5 | C4—C5—H5 | 120.7 |
| H1A—C1—H1B | 109.5 | N1—C6—C5 | 120.52 (12) |
| N1—C1—H1C | 109.5 | N1—C6—H6 | 119.7 |
| H1A—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C5—C6—H6 | 119.7 |
| H1B—C1—H1C | 109.5 | N2—C7—C4 | 177.94 (14) |
| N1—C2—C3 | 120.65 (12) | O2—Cl1—O3 | 109.38 (7) |
| N1—C2—H2 | 119.7 | O2—Cl1—O4 | 108.60 (7) |
| C3—C2—H2 | 119.7 | O3—Cl1—O4 | 110.50 (9) |
| C2—C3—C4 | 118.86 (12) | O2—Cl1—O1 | 110.03 (7) |
| C2—C3—H3 | 120.6 | O3—Cl1—O1 | 109.56 (7) |
| C4—C3—H3 | 120.6 | O4—Cl1—O1 | 108.76 (7) |
| C3—C4—C5 | 119.97 (12) | ||
| C6—N1—C2—C3 | 0.2 (2) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.48 (19) |
| C1—N1—C2—C3 | −178.38 (12) | C7—C4—C5—C6 | 178.09 (12) |
| N1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.0 (2) | C2—N1—C6—C5 | −0.1 (2) |
| C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.4 (2) | C1—N1—C6—C5 | 178.49 (12) |
| C2—C3—C4—C7 | −178.02 (12) | C4—C5—C6—N1 | −0.3 (2) |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º)
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| C1—H1A···O4i | 0.98 | 2.37 | 3.245 (2) | 149 |
| C1—H1C···O2ii | 0.98 | 2.61 | 3.2540 (19) | 123 |
| C2—H2···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.46 | 3.4001 (18) | 173 |
| C2—H2···O2ii | 0.95 | 2.63 | 3.2549 (18) | 123 |
| C3—H3···N2iii | 0.95 | 2.67 | 3.3098 (18) | 125 |
| C3—H3···O3iv | 0.95 | 2.46 | 3.300 (2) | 148 |
| C6—H6···O4i | 0.95 | 2.50 | 3.351 (2) | 149 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, −y+3/2, −z+1; (ii) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (iii) −x−1/2, y+1/2, z; (iv) x−1/2, −y+3/2, −z+1.
Footnotes
Supporting information for this paper is available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: SU2740).
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Associated Data
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Supplementary Materials
Crystal structure: contains datablock(s) I, global. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814012860/su2740sup1.cif
Structure factors: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814012860/su2740Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814012860/su2740Isup3.cml
CCDC reference: 1006394
Additional supporting information: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report

