Structure of a Cs(18-crown-6)N(CN)2·H2O Complex: Assembly of the Dimeric 2:2 Anion Paired Encapsulate by Means of μ2-Bridging Water Molecules

Julia A. Rusanova, Philip J. Squattrito, Konstantin V. Domasevitch, Volodimir N. Kokozay

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Abstract

The new macrocyclic complex of composition Cs(18-crown-6)N(CN)2·H2O has been prepared and characterized by X-ray crystallography (monoclinic, space group P21/n, with a = 11.218(3), b = 8.563(7), c = 21.704(2) Å; β = 92.66(1)°, V = 2083(2) Å3, Z = 4; final R = 0.034 and Rw = 0.038 for 2529 independent reflections with I > 3σ(I)). The complex adopts a molecular dimeric array [Cs(18c6)(μ2-H2O){N(CN)2}]2(2:2 anion-paired encapsulate). The dimerization of Cs(18c6)+ moieties takes place surprisingly not via the nitrilic nitrogen atoms, but via the water molecules (Cs-O 3.139(5), 3.334(5) Å), which is an unprecedented example in the chemistry of M(18c6)+ complexes. The caesium atom adopts nine-fold coordination (Cs-O (ether) 3.099(5) - 3.280(5) Å). One cyano group of the counter anion completes the coordination environment of the caesium atom (Cs-N 3.420(8) Å), while the second one is involved in hydrogen bonding.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)389-393
Number of pages5
JournalZeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences
Volume54
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1999

Keywords

  • 18-Crown-6
  • Caesium Macrocyclic Complexes
  • Crystal Structure
  • Dicyanamide

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