Bis(μ-benzene-1,2-dicarboxylato)bis{aqua[2-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline]cadmium(II)} and its zinc(II) analogue

• Published in: Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications Crystal structure communications, 2009-12, Vol.65 (12), p.m459-m462
• Main Authors: Wang, Xiu-Yan, Wang, Ming, Ma, Xiao-Yuan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Chemical compounds; Crystal structure; Crystallography; Hydrogen bonds; Molecules
• ISSN: 0108-2701; 1600-5759
• DOI: 10.1107/S0108270109044886

In the isomorphous title compounds, [Cd2(C8H4O4)2(C19H10ClFN4)2(H2O)2] and [Zn2(C8H4O4)2(C19H10ClFN4)2(H2O)2], the CdII centre is seven‐coordinated by two N atoms from one [2‐(2‐chloro‐6‐fluorophenyl)‐1H‐imidazo[4,5‐f][1,10]phenanthroline (L) ligand, one water O atom and four carboxylate O atoms from two different benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylate (1,2‐bdc) ligands in a distorted pentagonal–bipyramidal coordination, while the ZnII centre is six‐coordinated by two N atoms from one L ligand, one water O atom and three carboxylate O atoms from two different 1,2‐bdc ligands in a distorted octahedral coordination. Each pair of adjacent metal centres is bridged by two 1,2‐bdc ligands to form a dimeric structure. In the dimer, each L ligand coordinates one metal centre. The dimer is centrosymmetric, with a crystallographic inversion centre midway between the two metal centres. The aromatic interactions lead the dimers to form a two‐dimensional supramolecular architecture. Finally, O—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen bonds reinforce the two‐dimensional structures of the two compounds.