############################################################################## ### ### ### Electronic paper (Acta Crystallographica Section E) ### ### ### ############################################################################## # # # This CIF contains the data in a paper accepted for publication in Acta # # Crystallographica Section E. It conforms to the requirements of Notes # # for Authors for Section E, and has been peer reviewed under the auspices # # of the IUCr Commission on Journals. # # # # Full details of the Crystallographic Information File format # # are given in the paper "The Crystallographic Information File (CIF): # # a New Standard Archive File for Crystallography" by S. R. Hall, F. H. # # Allen and I. D. Brown [Acta Cryst. (1991), A47, 655-685]. # # # # The current version of the core CIF dictionary is obtainable from # # ftp://ftp.iucr.org/pub/cif_core.dic. 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For information consult the CIF home page http://www.iucr.org/ # # cif/home.html # # # # This file may be used for bona fide research purposes within the # # scientific community so long as proper attribution is given to the journal # # article from which it was obtained. # # # ############################################################################## data_global _audit_creation_method SHELXL-97 _journal_date_recd_electronic 2008-04-04 _journal_date_accepted 2008-04-10 _journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section E' _journal_year 2008 _journal_volume 64 _journal_issue 5 _journal_page_first m675 _journal_page_last m676 _journal_paper_category QM _journal_coeditor_code LH2612 _publ_contact_author_name 'Dr. Lianzhi Li' _publ_contact_author_address ; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Liaocheng University Shandong 252059 People's Republic of China ; _publ_contact_author_email lilianzhi1963@yahoo.com.cn _publ_contact_author_fax ? _publ_contact_author_phone '86 635 8239656' _publ_section_title ;\ Tetrakis(\m~3~-2-{[1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-oxidoethyl]iminomethyl}-6-\ methoxyphenolato)tetranickel(II) tetrahydrate ; loop_ _publ_author_name _publ_author_footnote _publ_author_address 'Yujing Guo' . ; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Liaocheng University Shandong 252059 People's Republic of China ; 'Lianzhi Li' . ; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Liaocheng University Shandong 252059 People's Republic of China ; 'Yan Liu' . ; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Liaocheng University Shandong 252059 People's Republic of China ; 'Jianfang Dong' . ; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Liaocheng University Shandong 252059 People's Republic of China ; 'Daqi Wang' . ; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Liaocheng University Shandong 252059 People's Republic of China ; data_I _audit_creation_method SHELXL-97 _chemical_name_systematic ; Tetrakis(\m~3~-2-{[1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-oxidoethyl]iminomethyl}- 6-methoxyphenolato)tetranickel(II) tetrahydrate ; _chemical_name_common ? _chemical_formula_moiety 'C48 H60 N4 Ni4 O20, 4(H2 O)' _chemical_formula_sum 'C48 H68 N4 Ni4 O24' _chemical_formula_iupac '[Ni4 (C12 H15 N O4)4], 4H2 O' _chemical_formula_weight 1319.90 _chemical_melting_point ? _symmetry_cell_setting Tetragonal _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'I 41/a' _symmetry_space_group_name_Hall '-I 4ad' loop_ _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz 'x, y, z' '-x+1/2, -y, z+1/2' '-y+3/4, x+1/4, z+1/4' 'y+3/4, -x+3/4, z+3/4' 'x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2' '-x+1, -y+1/2, z+1' '-y+5/4, x+3/4, z+3/4' 'y+5/4, -x+5/4, z+5/4' '-x, -y, -z' 'x-1/2, y, -z-1/2' 'y-3/4, -x-1/4, -z-1/4' '-y-3/4, x-3/4, -z-3/4' '-x+1/2, -y+1/2, -z+1/2' 'x, y+1/2, -z' 'y-1/4, -x+1/4, -z+1/4' '-y-1/4, x-1/4, -z-1/4' _cell_length_a 18.754(2) _cell_length_b 18.754(2) _cell_length_c 15.4395(15) _cell_angle_alpha 90.00 _cell_angle_beta 90.00 _cell_angle_gamma 90.00 _cell_volume 5430.3(10) _cell_formula_units_Z 4 _cell_measurement_reflns_used 3768 _cell_measurement_theta_min 2.172 _cell_measurement_theta_max 25.219 _cell_measurement_temperature 298(2) _exptl_crystal_description block _exptl_crystal_colour green _exptl_crystal_size_max 0.30 _exptl_crystal_size_mid 0.29 _exptl_crystal_size_min 0.28 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 1.614 _exptl_crystal_density_meas ? _exptl_crystal_density_method 'not measured' _exptl_crystal_F_000 2752 _exptl_absorpt_coefficient_mu 1.454 _exptl_absorpt_correction_type multi-scan _exptl_absorpt_process_details '(SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)' _exptl_absorpt_correction_T_min 0.6696 _exptl_absorpt_correction_T_max 0.6864 _exptl_special_details ; ; _diffrn_ambient_temperature 298(2) _diffrn_radiation_type MoK\a _diffrn_radiation_wavelength 0.71073 _diffrn_radiation_source 'fine-focus sealed tube' _diffrn_radiation_monochromator graphite _diffrn_measurement_device_type 'Bruker SMART CCD area-detector' _diffrn_measurement_method '\f and \w' _diffrn_detector_area_resol_mean ? _diffrn_reflns_number 11110 _diffrn_reflns_av_R_equivalents 0.0338 _diffrn_reflns_av_sigmaI/netI 0.0266 _diffrn_reflns_theta_min 1.71 _diffrn_reflns_theta_max 25.00 _diffrn_reflns_theta_full 25.00 _diffrn_measured_fraction_theta_max 1.000 _diffrn_measured_fraction_theta_full 1.000 _diffrn_reflns_limit_h_min -22 _diffrn_reflns_limit_h_max 22 _diffrn_reflns_limit_k_min -22 _diffrn_reflns_limit_k_max 15 _diffrn_reflns_limit_l_min -9 _diffrn_reflns_limit_l_max 18 _diffrn_standards_number ? _diffrn_standards_interval_count ? _diffrn_standards_interval_time ? _diffrn_standards_decay_% ? _refine_special_details ; Refinement of F^2^ against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F^2^, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F^2^. The threshold expression of F^2^ > \s(F^2^) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F^2^ are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. ; _reflns_number_total 2399 _reflns_number_gt 1840 _reflns_threshold_expression I>2\s(I) _refine_ls_structure_factor_coef Fsqd _refine_ls_matrix_type full _refine_ls_R_factor_all 0.0880 _refine_ls_R_factor_gt 0.0655 _refine_ls_wR_factor_gt 0.1694 _refine_ls_wR_factor_ref 0.1940 _refine_ls_goodness_of_fit_ref 1.076 _refine_ls_restrained_S_all 1.076 _refine_ls_number_reflns 2399 _refine_ls_number_parameters 186 _refine_ls_number_restraints 0 _refine_ls_hydrogen_treatment constr _refine_ls_weighting_scheme calc _refine_ls_weighting_details 'calc w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0801P)^2^+60.7787P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3' _atom_sites_solution_hydrogens geom _atom_sites_solution_primary direct _atom_sites_solution_secondary difmap _refine_ls_shift/su_max 0.001 _refine_ls_shift/su_mean 0.000 _refine_diff_density_max 1.233 _refine_diff_density_min -0.702 _refine_ls_extinction_method none _refine_ls_extinction_coef ? loop_ _atom_type_symbol _atom_type_description _atom_type_scat_dispersion_real _atom_type_scat_dispersion_imag _atom_type_scat_source 'C' 'C' 0.0033 0.0016 'International Tables Vol C Tables 4.2.6.8 and 6.1.1.4' 'H' 'H' 0.0000 0.0000 'International Tables Vol C Tables 4.2.6.8 and 6.1.1.4' 'N' 'N' 0.0061 0.0033 'International Tables Vol C Tables 4.2.6.8 and 6.1.1.4' 'O' 'O' 0.0106 0.0060 'International Tables Vol C Tables 4.2.6.8 and 6.1.1.4' 'Ni' 'Ni' 0.3393 1.1124 'International Tables Vol C Tables 4.2.6.8 and 6.1.1.4' _computing_data_collection 'SMART (Siemens, 1996)' _computing_cell_refinement 'SAINT (Siemens, 1996)' _computing_data_reduction 'SAINT (Siemens, 1996)' _computing_structure_solution 'SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008)' _computing_structure_refinement 'SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008)' _computing_molecular_graphics 'SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008)' _computing_publication_material 'SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008)' loop_ _atom_site_type_symbol _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv _atom_site_adp_type _atom_site_calc_flag _atom_site_refinement_flags _atom_site_occupancy _atom_site_disorder_assembly _atom_site_disorder_group Ni Ni1 0.40964(4) 0.72996(4) 1.05945(5) 0.0374(3) Uani d . 1 . . N N1 0.3971(4) 0.6819(3) 0.9486(4) 0.0575(16) Uani d . 1 . . O O1 0.3327(2) 0.7952(2) 1.0412(3) 0.0480(11) Uani d . 1 . . O O2 0.2316(3) 0.8868(4) 1.0480(5) 0.097(2) Uani d . 1 . . O O3 0.4952(2) 0.6720(2) 1.0675(3) 0.0435(10) Uani d . 1 . . O O4 0.3704(5) 0.5372(4) 0.9346(5) 0.079(2) Uani d P 0.791(10) A 1 H H4 0.3533 0.5023 0.9103 0.119 Uiso calc PR 0.791(10) A 1 O O4' 0.3587(16) 0.5547(15) 0.836(2) 0.079(2) Uani d P 0.209(10) A 2 H H4' 0.3562 0.5134 0.8190 0.119 Uiso calc PR 0.209(10) A 2 O O5 0.4819(5) 0.6865(5) 0.7848(5) 0.120(3) Uani d . 1 A . H H5 0.4383 0.6853 0.7893 0.181 Uiso calc R 1 . . O O6 0.3380(3) 0.6042(3) 0.0986(4) 0.0729(16) Uani d . 1 . . H H6A 0.3733 0.5978 0.1322 0.088 Uiso d R 1 . . H H6B 0.3472 0.5846 0.0503 0.088 Uiso d R 1 . . C C1 0.3427(4) 0.6889(4) 0.9010(5) 0.061(2) Uani d . 1 . . H H1 0.3392 0.6586 0.8535 0.073 Uiso calc R 1 . . C C2 0.2852(4) 0.7394(4) 0.9132(5) 0.0529(18) Uani d . 1 . . C C3 0.2839(3) 0.7900(4) 0.9815(4) 0.0476(16) Uani d . 1 . . C C4 0.2269(4) 0.8386(5) 0.9823(5) 0.067(2) Uani d . 1 . . C C5 0.1712(5) 0.8344(6) 0.9218(6) 0.078(3) Uani d . 1 . . H H5A 0.1334 0.8664 0.9245 0.094 Uiso calc R 1 . . C C6 0.1727(5) 0.7834(6) 0.8595(6) 0.078(3) Uani d . 1 . . H H6 0.1354 0.7800 0.8201 0.094 Uiso calc R 1 . . C C7 0.2279(4) 0.7377(5) 0.8544(6) 0.068(2) Uani d . 1 . . H H7 0.2281 0.7038 0.8104 0.081 Uiso calc R 1 . . C C8 0.1829(7) 0.9466(7) 1.0493(9) 0.130(5) Uani d . 1 . . H H8A 0.1797 0.9668 0.9923 0.195 Uiso calc R 1 . . H H8B 0.2001 0.9820 1.0891 0.195 Uiso calc R 1 . . H H8C 0.1366 0.9306 1.0675 0.195 Uiso calc R 1 . . C C9 0.4572(5) 0.6290(5) 0.9262(6) 0.075(3) Uani d . 1 A . C C10 0.4932(4) 0.6144(4) 1.0099(4) 0.0523(17) Uani d . 1 . . H H10A 0.4691 0.5749 1.0380 0.063 Uiso calc R 1 . . H H10B 0.5418 0.5995 0.9981 0.063 Uiso calc R 1 . . C C11 0.4273(5) 0.5654(5) 0.8832(6) 0.073(2) Uani d . 1 . . H H11A 0.4096 0.5781 0.8262 0.088 Uiso calc PR 0.791(10) A 1 H H11B 0.4642 0.5296 0.8762 0.088 Uiso calc PR 0.791(10) A 1 H H11C 0.4635 0.5509 0.8420 0.088 Uiso d PR 0.209(10) A 2 H H11D 0.4276 0.5290 0.9279 0.088 Uiso d PR 0.209(10) A 2 C C12 0.5136(5) 0.6631(6) 0.8640(6) 0.085(3) Uani d . 1 . . H H12A 0.5359 0.7033 0.8927 0.101 Uiso calc R 1 A . H H12B 0.5504 0.6283 0.8514 0.101 Uiso calc R 1 . . loop_ _atom_site_aniso_label _atom_site_aniso_U_11 _atom_site_aniso_U_22 _atom_site_aniso_U_33 _atom_site_aniso_U_12 _atom_site_aniso_U_13 _atom_site_aniso_U_23 Ni1 0.0427(5) 0.0358(5) 0.0337(5) 0.0002(3) -0.0072(3) -0.0007(3) N1 0.080(4) 0.046(3) 0.046(3) 0.015(3) -0.022(3) -0.009(3) O1 0.045(3) 0.055(3) 0.043(2) 0.008(2) -0.009(2) -0.005(2) O2 0.070(4) 0.125(6) 0.095(5) 0.048(4) -0.010(4) -0.019(4) O3 0.056(3) 0.039(2) 0.036(2) 0.010(2) -0.008(2) -0.0013(19) O4 0.094(6) 0.059(4) 0.086(5) 0.007(4) -0.005(5) -0.030(4) O4' 0.094(6) 0.059(4) 0.086(5) 0.007(4) -0.005(5) -0.030(4) O5 0.111(6) 0.189(8) 0.061(4) 0.038(6) 0.005(4) 0.011(5) O6 0.053(3) 0.096(4) 0.070(4) -0.001(3) 0.011(3) -0.003(3) C1 0.079(5) 0.056(4) 0.048(4) 0.006(4) -0.022(4) -0.007(3) C2 0.055(4) 0.059(4) 0.045(4) -0.010(3) -0.013(3) 0.007(3) C3 0.039(4) 0.059(4) 0.044(4) -0.001(3) -0.002(3) 0.014(3) C4 0.049(4) 0.093(6) 0.058(5) 0.010(4) -0.001(4) 0.002(5) C5 0.050(5) 0.110(8) 0.075(6) 0.014(5) -0.004(4) 0.010(6) C6 0.060(5) 0.106(7) 0.069(6) -0.008(5) -0.018(4) 0.007(5) C7 0.064(5) 0.081(6) 0.058(5) -0.011(4) -0.025(4) 0.005(4) C8 0.105(9) 0.148(12) 0.137(12) 0.064(9) -0.013(8) -0.026(9) C9 0.088(6) 0.076(6) 0.061(5) 0.035(5) -0.005(5) -0.016(4) C10 0.054(4) 0.060(4) 0.043(4) 0.010(3) -0.001(3) -0.013(3) C11 0.081(6) 0.076(6) 0.061(5) 0.016(5) -0.007(5) -0.031(5) C12 0.085(7) 0.104(8) 0.065(6) 0.024(6) 0.001(5) -0.002(5) _geom_special_details ; 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. ; loop_ _geom_bond_atom_site_label_1 _geom_bond_atom_site_label_2 _geom_bond_site_symmetry_2 _geom_bond_distance _geom_bond_publ_flag Ni1 O1 . 1.912(4) y Ni1 O3 . 1.941(4) y Ni1 N1 . 1.949(6) y Ni1 O3 15_567 1.970(4) y Ni1 O3 6_564 2.565(5) y N1 C1 . 1.265(9) ? N1 C9 . 1.541(10) ? O1 C3 . 1.303(8) ? O2 C4 . 1.362(11) ? O2 C8 . 1.446(12) ? O3 C10 . 1.400(8) ? O3 Ni1 12_768 1.970(4) ? O4 C11 . 1.430(12) ? O4 H4 . 0.8200 ? O4 H11D . 1.0883 ? O4' C11 . 1.49(3) ? O4' H4' . 0.8200 ? O5 C12 . 1.429(12) ? O5 H5 . 0.8200 ? O6 H6A . 0.8500 ? O6 H6B . 0.8499 ? C1 C2 . 1.447(11) ? C1 H1 . 0.9300 ? C2 C7 . 1.408(10) ? C2 C3 . 1.419(10) ? C3 C4 . 1.405(11) ? C4 C5 . 1.403(12) ? C5 C6 . 1.357(13) ? C5 H5A . 0.9300 ? C6 C7 . 1.345(13) ? C6 H6 . 0.9300 ? C7 H7 . 0.9300 ? C8 H8A . 0.9600 ? C8 H8B . 0.9600 ? C8 H8C . 0.9600 ? C9 C11 . 1.475(13) ? C9 C10 . 1.484(11) ? C9 C12 . 1.565(14) ? C10 H10A . 0.9700 ? C10 H10B . 0.9700 ? C11 H11A . 0.9700 ? C11 H11B . 0.9700 ? C11 H11C . 0.9698 ? C11 H11D . 0.9699 ? C12 H12A . 0.9700 ? C12 H12B . 0.9700 ? loop_ _geom_angle_atom_site_label_1 _geom_angle_atom_site_label_2 _geom_angle_atom_site_label_3 _geom_angle_site_symmetry_1 _geom_angle_site_symmetry_3 _geom_angle _geom_angle_publ_flag O1 Ni1 O3 . . 172.2(2) y O1 Ni1 N1 . . 94.3(2) y O3 Ni1 N1 . . 84.1(2) y O1 Ni1 O3 . 15_567 94.57(19) y O3 Ni1 O3 . 15_567 88.47(19) y N1 Ni1 O3 . 15_567 166.1(2) y O1 Ni1 O3 . 6_564 94.23(17) y O3 Ni1 O3 . 6_564 79.80(17) y N1 Ni1 O3 . 6_564 117.2(2) y O3 Ni1 O3 15_567 6_564 72.63(17) y C1 N1 C9 . . 121.7(6) ? C1 N1 Ni1 . . 124.1(6) ? C9 N1 Ni1 . . 114.0(5) ? C3 O1 Ni1 . . 125.9(4) ? C4 O2 C8 . . 119.0(8) ? C10 O3 Ni1 . . 111.7(4) ? C10 O3 Ni1 . 12_768 121.9(4) ? Ni1 O3 Ni1 . 12_768 108.9(2) ? C11 O4 H4 . . 109.5 ? H4 O4 H11D . . 103.2 ? C11 O4' H4' . . 109.5 ? C12 O5 H5 . . 109.5 ? H6A O6 H6B . . 108.4 ? N1 C1 C2 . . 126.4(7) ? N1 C1 H1 . . 116.8 ? C2 C1 H1 . . 116.8 ? C7 C2 C3 . . 118.8(7) ? C7 C2 C1 . . 118.0(7) ? C3 C2 C1 . . 123.1(6) ? O1 C3 C4 . . 118.7(7) ? O1 C3 C2 . . 124.4(6) ? C4 C3 C2 . . 116.9(7) ? O2 C4 C5 . . 125.6(8) ? O2 C4 C3 . . 112.8(7) ? C5 C4 C3 . . 121.6(9) ? C6 C5 C4 . . 119.7(9) ? C6 C5 H5A . . 120.1 ? C4 C5 H5A . . 120.1 ? C7 C6 C5 . . 120.5(8) ? C7 C6 H6 . . 119.8 ? C5 C6 H6 . . 119.8 ? C6 C7 C2 . . 122.3(9) ? C6 C7 H7 . . 118.9 ? C2 C7 H7 . . 118.9 ? O2 C8 H8A . . 109.5 ? O2 C8 H8B . . 109.5 ? H8A C8 H8B . . 109.5 ? O2 C8 H8C . . 109.5 ? H8A C8 H8C . . 109.5 ? H8B C8 H8C . . 109.5 ? C11 C9 C10 . . 114.6(8) ? C11 C9 N1 . . 110.2(8) ? C10 C9 N1 . . 104.9(6) ? C11 C9 C12 . . 108.1(8) ? C10 C9 C12 . . 107.5(8) ? N1 C9 C12 . . 111.6(7) ? O3 C10 C9 . . 115.0(6) ? O3 C10 H10A . . 108.5 ? C9 C10 H10A . . 108.5 ? O3 C10 H10B . . 108.5 ? C9 C10 H10B . . 108.5 ? H10A C10 H10B . . 107.5 ? O4 C11 C9 . . 109.4(7) ? O4 C11 O4' . . 65.0(13) ? C9 C11 O4' . . 130.9(13) ? O4 C11 H11A . . 109.8 ? C9 C11 H11A . . 109.8 ? O4' C11 H11A . . 45.3 ? O4 C11 H11B . . 109.8 ? C9 C11 H11B . . 109.8 ? O4' C11 H11B . . 117.9 ? H11A C11 H11B . . 108.2 ? O4 C11 H11C . . 141.6 ? C9 C11 H11C . . 104.8 ? O4' C11 H11C . . 104.3 ? H11A C11 H11C . . 73.3 ? O4 C11 H11D . . 49.5 ? C9 C11 H11D . . 104.3 ? O4' C11 H11D . . 104.9 ? H11A C11 H11D . . 145.1 ? H11B C11 H11D . . 65.7 ? H11C C11 H11D . . 105.4 ? O5 C12 C9 . . 111.7(8) ? O5 C12 H12A . . 109.3 ? C9 C12 H12A . . 109.3 ? O5 C12 H12B . . 109.3 ? C9 C12 H12B . . 109.3 ? H12A C12 H12B . . 107.9 ? loop_ _geom_torsion_atom_site_label_1 _geom_torsion_atom_site_label_2 _geom_torsion_atom_site_label_3 _geom_torsion_atom_site_label_4 _geom_torsion_site_symmetry_1 _geom_torsion_site_symmetry_2 _geom_torsion_site_symmetry_3 _geom_torsion_site_symmetry_4 _geom_torsion _geom_torsion_publ_flag C1 C2 C3 C4 . . . . 176.2(7) ? loop_ _geom_hbond_atom_site_label_D _geom_hbond_atom_site_label_H _geom_hbond_atom_site_label_A _geom_hbond_site_symmetry_A _geom_hbond_distance_DH _geom_hbond_distance_HA _geom_hbond_distance_DA _geom_hbond_angle_DHA O5 H5 N1 . 0.82 2.58 2.988(9) 112.3 O4 H4 O6 4_455 0.82 1.94 2.714(8) 156.5 O4' H4' O6 4_455 0.82 1.96 2.68(3) 147.6 O6 H6A O1 12_767 0.85 1.95 2.803(7) 179.6 O6 H6B O4 1_554 0.85 2.04 2.892(9) 179.5