metal-organic compounds
trans-Dichloridotetrakis(4-methoxypyridine-κN)ruthenium(II)
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The structure of the title complex, [RuCl2(C6H6NO)4], exhibits symmetry . The structure exhibits disorder around a axis. The 4-methoxypyridine ligands have a propeller-like arrangement around the RuII atom at 52.0 (3)° from the RuN4 plane.
Keywords: crystal structure; ruthenium(II); 4-methoxypyridine.
CCDC reference: 2243464
Structure description
The Ru—N distances in the title compound (Fig. 1) are 2.059 (7) and 2.137 (5) Å for N1A and N1B, respectively. These diverge from the Ru—N(pyridyl) distances of 2.090 (3) and 2.092 (3) Å found in the structure of the ruthenium(II) complex containing four 4-methoxypyridine and trans-bis(thiocyanato-κN) ligands (Cadranel et al., 2016). The title complex has a propeller-like arrangement of the pyridyl ligands around the ruthenium(II) at 52.0 (3)° from the plane containing the ruthenium and the coordinating nitrogen atoms. This arrangement is typical of RuII complexes with polypyridyl ligands such as the aforementioned bis(thiocyanato) complex (Cadranel et al., 2016) or Ru(pyrazine-κN)4Cl2 (Nesterov et al., 2012). The structure of the title complex has the ruthenium atoms positioned on the axis (Fig. 2), which results in disorder of the chlorido and 4-methoxypyridine ligands.
Synthesis and crystallization
Following the synthetic procedures for trans-Ru(4-methoxypyridine-κN)4Cl2 (Alborés et al., 2004) and trans-Ru(pyrazine-κN)4Cl2 (Carlucci et al., 2002), a mixture of 4-methoxypyridine (0.5 mL, 5 mmol) and [RuCl2(dmso)4] (100 mg, 0.21 mmol) in 17 mL of toluene and 3 mL of butanol were refluxed for 3 h with stirring. After sitting in the cooled solution for four days, the solid was filtered in air and washed with 20 mL of toluene to afford 49 mg of the product (39% yield).
Orange prisms were grown from a slow liquid diffusion of tetrahydrofuran into a dichloromethane solution of the title complex.
Refinement
Crystal data, data collection, and . The contains one 4-methoxypyridine disordered over two positions around the axis with ratios set to 0.55 and 0.45 between the two conformations. This ratio yielded the highest quality model as judged by the metrics R1, wR2, as well as resolution of residual electron density. Standard uncertainties were not reported due to the occupancy ratios being fixed. H atoms bound to C atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.93 or 0.96 Å) and constrained to ride on the parent atom. Uiso (H) values were set to a multiple of Ueq (C) [1.2 for CH2 (sp2) and 1.5 for CH3 (sp3)]. was resolved by completing the final using the matrix (0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ) twin law.
details are summarized in Table 1Structural data
CCDC reference: 2243464
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2414314623001554/bv4046sup1.cif
contains datablock I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2414314623001554/bv4046Isup2.hkl
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO 1.171.42.53a (Rigaku OD, 2022); cell
CrysAlis PRO 1.171.42.53a (Rigaku OD, 2022); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO 1.171.42.53a (Rigaku OD, 2022); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXT (Sheldrick, 2015a); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2016/6 (Sheldrick, 2015b); molecular graphics: Olex2 1.3-ac4 (Dolomanov et al., 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: Olex2 1.3-ac4 (Dolomanov et al., 2009).[RuCl2(C12H14N2O2)2] | Dx = 1.557 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 608.47 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Tetragonal, I41/a | Cell parameters from 17604 reflections |
a = 17.2417 (1) Å | θ = 2.4–30.1° |
c = 8.7307 (2) Å | µ = 0.85 mm−1 |
V = 2595.43 (7) Å3 | T = 293 K |
Z = 4 | Block, orange |
F(000) = 1240 | 0.25 × 0.12 × 0.1 mm |
XtaLAB Mini II diffractometer | 1494 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed X-ray tube, Rigaku (Mo) X-ray Source | 1367 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.029 |
Detector resolution: 10.0000 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.6° |
ω scans | h = −22→22 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlisPro; Rigaku OD, 2022) | k = −22→22 |
Tmin = 0.901, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −11→11 |
102632 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: dual |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.030 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.082 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + 15.430P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.07 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
1494 reflections | Δρmax = 0.38 e Å−3 |
147 parameters | Δρmin = −0.38 e Å−3 |
131 restraints |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refined as a 2-component twin. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
Ru1 | 0.500000 | 0.250000 | 0.875000 | 0.03156 (14) | |
N1B | 0.4401 (5) | 0.3133 (5) | 0.7009 (8) | 0.0333 (16) | 0.45 |
C1B | 0.3596 (5) | 0.3168 (5) | 0.6994 (9) | 0.031 (2) | 0.45 |
H1B | 0.331203 | 0.293777 | 0.777710 | 0.038* | 0.45 |
C2B | 0.3214 (4) | 0.3547 (7) | 0.5807 (11) | 0.053 (4) | 0.45 |
H2B | 0.267559 | 0.357028 | 0.579691 | 0.064* | 0.45 |
C3B | 0.3639 (6) | 0.3891 (6) | 0.4636 (9) | 0.038 (2) | 0.45 |
C4B | 0.4444 (6) | 0.3857 (5) | 0.4652 (8) | 0.033 (2) | 0.45 |
H4B | 0.472767 | 0.408712 | 0.386851 | 0.040* | 0.45 |
C5B | 0.4825 (4) | 0.3478 (6) | 0.5838 (10) | 0.036 (3) | 0.45 |
H5B | 0.536412 | 0.345461 | 0.584869 | 0.043* | 0.45 |
Cl1 | 0.3999 (6) | 0.3486 (6) | 0.8850 (3) | 0.0360 (4) | 0.5 |
O1B | 0.3229 (10) | 0.4262 (12) | 0.3520 (15) | 0.052 (4) | 0.45 |
N1A | 0.4418 (6) | 0.3089 (5) | 1.0449 (8) | 0.0321 (13) | 0.55 |
C5A | 0.4350 (7) | 0.3866 (6) | 1.0540 (13) | 0.045 (3) | 0.55 |
H5A | 0.459380 | 0.415337 | 0.977769 | 0.054* | 0.55 |
C2A | 0.3646 (7) | 0.3066 (7) | 1.2771 (14) | 0.055 (4) | 0.55 |
H2A | 0.341706 | 0.275510 | 1.351489 | 0.066* | 0.55 |
C1A | 0.4062 (7) | 0.2740 (6) | 1.1595 (13) | 0.044 (3) | 0.55 |
H1A | 0.409791 | 0.220231 | 1.160770 | 0.052* | 0.55 |
C3A | 0.3574 (7) | 0.3869 (7) | 1.2831 (8) | 0.038 (2) | 0.55 |
C4A | 0.3959 (6) | 0.4277 (5) | 1.1639 (11) | 0.035 (2) | 0.55 |
H4A | 0.394618 | 0.481609 | 1.160556 | 0.042* | 0.55 |
C6A | 0.2873 (11) | 0.3862 (10) | 1.5143 (15) | 0.077 (5) | 0.55 |
H6AA | 0.247065 | 0.353501 | 1.474172 | 0.116* | 0.55 |
H6AB | 0.265534 | 0.421274 | 1.588180 | 0.116* | 0.55 |
H6AC | 0.326225 | 0.354836 | 1.562464 | 0.116* | 0.55 |
O1A | 0.3210 (10) | 0.4290 (9) | 1.3939 (10) | 0.051 (3) | 0.55 |
C6B | 0.3627 (9) | 0.4650 (8) | 0.2338 (13) | 0.041 (3) | 0.45 |
H6BA | 0.326401 | 0.493663 | 0.172646 | 0.061* | 0.45 |
H6BB | 0.389015 | 0.427743 | 0.170615 | 0.061* | 0.45 |
H6BC | 0.399952 | 0.499992 | 0.277467 | 0.061* | 0.45 |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Ru1 | 0.02965 (17) | 0.02965 (17) | 0.0354 (3) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
N1B | 0.034 (3) | 0.030 (5) | 0.036 (3) | 0.004 (3) | 0.000 (3) | 0.004 (3) |
C1B | 0.034 (3) | 0.026 (6) | 0.033 (4) | 0.006 (3) | −0.001 (3) | −0.002 (4) |
C2B | 0.040 (4) | 0.056 (10) | 0.063 (6) | 0.003 (5) | −0.008 (4) | 0.027 (7) |
C3B | 0.038 (4) | 0.030 (6) | 0.047 (5) | 0.003 (4) | −0.014 (3) | 0.011 (5) |
C4B | 0.039 (4) | 0.041 (6) | 0.020 (4) | 0.002 (4) | −0.012 (3) | −0.005 (3) |
C5B | 0.032 (4) | 0.048 (7) | 0.029 (4) | −0.004 (4) | −0.010 (3) | 0.007 (4) |
Cl1 | 0.032 (2) | 0.042 (3) | 0.0339 (8) | 0.0063 (6) | −0.0015 (13) | 0.0008 (13) |
O1B | 0.047 (6) | 0.055 (9) | 0.054 (6) | 0.009 (5) | −0.018 (5) | 0.022 (6) |
N1A | 0.039 (4) | 0.023 (3) | 0.034 (2) | 0.001 (2) | 0.001 (2) | 0.007 (2) |
C5A | 0.058 (7) | 0.023 (3) | 0.053 (5) | −0.001 (3) | 0.018 (5) | 0.006 (3) |
C2A | 0.068 (8) | 0.035 (3) | 0.061 (6) | 0.004 (4) | 0.029 (6) | 0.013 (3) |
C1A | 0.056 (7) | 0.025 (3) | 0.049 (4) | 0.004 (4) | 0.016 (4) | 0.013 (3) |
C3A | 0.050 (6) | 0.036 (3) | 0.030 (3) | 0.003 (3) | −0.005 (3) | 0.005 (3) |
C4A | 0.041 (6) | 0.028 (3) | 0.034 (3) | 0.005 (3) | −0.005 (3) | 0.006 (3) |
C6A | 0.117 (13) | 0.070 (9) | 0.046 (6) | 0.008 (8) | 0.029 (7) | 0.006 (6) |
O1A | 0.073 (9) | 0.049 (5) | 0.032 (4) | 0.006 (4) | 0.003 (5) | −0.001 (4) |
C6B | 0.056 (7) | 0.029 (5) | 0.037 (5) | 0.005 (5) | −0.020 (5) | 0.003 (4) |
Ru1—N1Bi | 2.137 (5) | C4B—C5B | 1.3900 |
Ru1—N1Bii | 2.137 (5) | C5B—H5B | 0.9300 |
Ru1—N1Biii | 2.137 (5) | O1B—C6B | 1.409 (11) |
Ru1—N1B | 2.137 (5) | N1A—C5A | 1.346 (9) |
Ru1—Cl1iii | 2.4235 (15) | N1A—C1A | 1.319 (10) |
Ru1—Cl1ii | 2.4235 (15) | C5A—H5A | 0.9300 |
Ru1—Cl1i | 2.4235 (16) | C5A—C4A | 1.370 (11) |
Ru1—Cl1 | 2.4236 (15) | C2A—H2A | 0.9300 |
Ru1—N1A | 2.059 (7) | C2A—C1A | 1.372 (12) |
Ru1—N1Aiii | 2.059 (7) | C2A—C3A | 1.391 (11) |
Ru1—N1Ai | 2.059 (7) | C1A—H1A | 0.9300 |
Ru1—N1Aii | 2.059 (7) | C3A—C4A | 1.421 (11) |
N1B—C1B | 1.3900 | C3A—O1A | 1.363 (7) |
N1B—C5B | 1.3900 | C4A—H4A | 0.9300 |
C1B—H1B | 0.9300 | C6A—H6AA | 0.9600 |
C1B—C2B | 1.3900 | C6A—H6AB | 0.9600 |
C2B—H2B | 0.9300 | C6A—H6AC | 0.9600 |
C2B—C3B | 1.3900 | C6A—O1A | 1.409 (11) |
C3B—C4B | 1.3900 | C6B—H6BA | 0.9600 |
C3B—O1B | 1.363 (7) | C6B—H6BB | 0.9600 |
C4B—H4B | 0.9300 | C6B—H6BC | 0.9600 |
N1Bi—Ru1—N1Bii | 120.4 (3) | N1Aii—Ru1—N1Ai | 121.2 (2) |
N1Bi—Ru1—N1B | 120.4 (3) | N1A—Ru1—N1Aiii | 121.2 (2) |
N1Bii—Ru1—N1B | 89.4 (5) | N1Aiii—Ru1—N1Ai | 87.9 (4) |
N1Biii—Ru1—N1B | 120.4 (3) | C1B—N1B—Ru1 | 120.8 (5) |
N1Biii—Ru1—Cl1ii | 90.0 (4) | C1B—N1B—C5B | 120.0 |
N1Biii—Ru1—Cl1i | 136.7 (2) | C5B—N1B—Ru1 | 119.1 (5) |
N1Bi—Ru1—Cl1ii | 87.1 (4) | N1B—C1B—H1B | 120.0 |
N1Bii—Ru1—Cl1i | 90.0 (4) | N1B—C1B—C2B | 120.0 |
N1Bi—Ru1—Cl1i | 47.4 (2) | C2B—C1B—H1B | 120.0 |
N1Bii—Ru1—Cl1ii | 47.4 (2) | C1B—C2B—H2B | 120.0 |
N1Biii—Ru1—Cl1 | 87.1 (4) | C1B—C2B—C3B | 120.0 |
N1Bii—Ru1—Cl1 | 136.7 (2) | C3B—C2B—H2B | 120.0 |
N1B—Ru1—Cl1i | 87.1 (4) | C4B—C3B—C2B | 120.0 |
N1B—Ru1—Cl1 | 47.4 (2) | O1B—C3B—C2B | 117.0 (9) |
N1B—Ru1—Cl1ii | 136.7 (2) | O1B—C3B—C4B | 123.0 (9) |
N1Bi—Ru1—Cl1 | 90.0 (4) | C3B—C4B—H4B | 120.0 |
Cl1i—Ru1—Cl1ii | 90.075 (5) | C3B—C4B—C5B | 120.0 |
Cl1i—Ru1—Cl1 | 90.076 (5) | C5B—C4B—H4B | 120.0 |
Cl1ii—Ru1—Cl1 | 175.86 (12) | N1B—C5B—H5B | 120.0 |
Cl1iii—Ru1—Cl1ii | 90.075 (5) | C4B—C5B—N1B | 120.0 |
Cl1iii—Ru1—Cl1 | 90.074 (5) | C4B—C5B—H5B | 120.0 |
Cl1iii—Ru1—Cl1i | 175.86 (12) | C3B—O1B—C6B | 119.6 (13) |
N1A—Ru1—N1Bi | 59.9 (2) | C5A—N1A—Ru1 | 125.2 (7) |
N1Ai—Ru1—N1Biii | 178.8 (3) | C1A—N1A—Ru1 | 123.2 (6) |
N1Aii—Ru1—N1Biii | 59.9 (2) | C1A—N1A—C5A | 111.6 (7) |
N1Aiii—Ru1—N1Bii | 58.5 (2) | N1A—C5A—H5A | 116.6 |
N1Aii—Ru1—N1Bi | 58.5 (2) | N1A—C5A—C4A | 126.8 (8) |
N1A—Ru1—N1Bii | 178.8 (3) | C4A—C5A—H5A | 116.6 |
N1Aii—Ru1—N1Bii | 91.40 (18) | C1A—C2A—H2A | 120.6 |
N1Aiii—Ru1—N1Bi | 178.8 (3) | C1A—C2A—C3A | 118.8 (8) |
N1Ai—Ru1—N1Bi | 91.40 (18) | C3A—C2A—H2A | 120.6 |
N1Ai—Ru1—N1Bii | 59.9 (2) | N1A—C1A—C2A | 128.6 (8) |
N1A—Ru1—N1Biii | 58.5 (2) | N1A—C1A—H1A | 115.7 |
N1Aiii—Ru1—N1Biii | 91.40 (18) | C2A—C1A—H1A | 115.7 |
N1Aii—Ru1—Cl1iii | 90.9 (4) | C2A—C3A—C4A | 115.1 (8) |
N1A—Ru1—Cl1ii | 131.8 (2) | O1A—C3A—C2A | 126.7 (11) |
N1Aiii—Ru1—Cl1ii | 92.0 (4) | O1A—C3A—C4A | 118.1 (10) |
N1Ai—Ru1—Cl1 | 92.0 (4) | C5A—C4A—C3A | 119.1 (7) |
N1A—Ru1—Cl1 | 44.0 (2) | C5A—C4A—H4A | 120.4 |
N1Ai—Ru1—Cl1ii | 90.9 (4) | C3A—C4A—H4A | 120.4 |
N1Aii—Ru1—Cl1 | 131.9 (2) | H6AA—C6A—H6AB | 109.5 |
N1Ai—Ru1—Cl1iii | 131.8 (2) | H6AA—C6A—H6AC | 109.5 |
N1Aiii—Ru1—Cl1iii | 44.0 (2) | H6AB—C6A—H6AC | 109.5 |
N1Aii—Ru1—Cl1i | 92.0 (4) | O1A—C6A—H6AA | 109.5 |
N1Aiii—Ru1—Cl1 | 90.9 (4) | O1A—C6A—H6AB | 109.5 |
N1A—Ru1—Cl1i | 90.9 (4) | O1A—C6A—H6AC | 109.5 |
N1Aii—Ru1—Cl1ii | 44.0 (2) | C3A—O1A—C6A | 116.2 (12) |
N1Aiii—Ru1—Cl1i | 131.8 (2) | O1B—C6B—H6BA | 109.5 |
N1A—Ru1—Cl1iii | 92.0 (4) | O1B—C6B—H6BB | 109.5 |
N1Ai—Ru1—Cl1i | 44.0 (2) | O1B—C6B—H6BC | 109.5 |
N1A—Ru1—N1Aii | 87.9 (4) | H6BA—C6B—H6BB | 109.5 |
N1Aiii—Ru1—N1Aii | 121.2 (2) | H6BA—C6B—H6BC | 109.5 |
N1A—Ru1—N1Ai | 121.2 (2) | H6BB—C6B—H6BC | 109.5 |
Ru1—N1B—C1B—C2B | −176.5 (7) | C5B—N1B—C1B—C2B | 0.0 |
Ru1—N1B—C5B—C4B | 176.6 (7) | O1B—C3B—C4B—C5B | 179.1 (15) |
Ru1—N1A—C5A—C4A | 179.0 (9) | N1A—C5A—C4A—C3A | −0.1 (16) |
Ru1—N1A—C1A—C2A | −178.7 (10) | C5A—N1A—C1A—C2A | 1.3 (14) |
N1B—C1B—C2B—C3B | 0.0 | C2A—C3A—C4A—C5A | 1.0 (14) |
C1B—N1B—C5B—C4B | 0.0 | C2A—C3A—O1A—C6A | 0 (2) |
C1B—C2B—C3B—C4B | 0.0 | C1A—N1A—C5A—C4A | −1.0 (14) |
C1B—C2B—C3B—O1B | −179.2 (14) | C1A—C2A—C3A—C4A | −0.8 (14) |
C2B—C3B—C4B—C5B | 0.0 | C1A—C2A—C3A—O1A | −177.4 (14) |
C2B—C3B—O1B—C6B | 177.3 (13) | C3A—C2A—C1A—N1A | −0.5 (16) |
C3B—C4B—C5B—N1B | 0.0 | C4A—C3A—O1A—C6A | −176.6 (14) |
C4B—C3B—O1B—C6B | −2 (3) | O1A—C3A—C4A—C5A | 178.0 (12) |
Symmetry codes: (i) y+1/4, −x+3/4, −z+7/4; (ii) −x+1, −y+1/2, z; (iii) −y+3/4, x−1/4, −z+7/4. |
Funding information
Funding for this research was provided by: Welch Foundation (grant No. AD-0007 to the Chemistry Department at Austin College); Jerry Taylor and Nancy Bryant Foundation (gift to the Austin College Science Division).
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