• Title of article

    Crystal structure of [tris­­(4,4′-bi­pyridine)]­diium bis­­(1,1,3,3-tetra­cyano-2-eth­­oxy­propenide) trihydrate

  • Author/Authors

    Setifi, Fatima Laboratoire de Chimie - Ingénierie Moléculaire et Nanostructures (LCIMN) - Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1,Algeria , Valkonen, Arto Department of Chemistry - University of Jyvaskyla, Finland , Setifi, Zouaoui Laboratoire de Chimie - Ingénierie Moléculaire et Nanostructures (LCIMN) - Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1,Algeria , Nummelin, Sami Biohybrid Materials - Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Aalto University, Finland , Touzani, Rachid Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée et Environnement - LCAE–URAC18, COSTE, Faculté des Sciences - Université Mohamed Premier, Morocco , Glidewellf, Christopher School of Chemistry - University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland

  • Pages
    11
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    1
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    11
  • Abstract
    The title hydrated salt, C30H26N62+·2C9H5N4O−·3H2O, was obtained as an unexpected product from the hydro­thermal reaction between potassium 1,1,3,3-tetra­cyano-2-eth­oxy­propenide, 4,4′-bi­pyridine and iron(II) sulfate hepta­hydrate. The cation lies across a twofold rotation axis in the space group I2/a with the other components all in general positions. In the cation, the H atom linking the pyridine units is disordered over two adjacent sites having occupancies of 0.66 (4) and 0.36 (4), i.e. as N—H⋯N and N⋯H—N. The water mol­ecules of crystallization are each disordered over two sets of atomic sites, having occupancies of 0.522 (6) and 0.478 (6) for one, and 0.34 (3) and 0.16 (3) for the other, and it was not possible to reliably locate the H atoms associated with these partial-occupancy sites. In the crystal, four independent C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the ionic components into a three-dimensional network.
  • Keywords
    crystal structure , hydrogen bonding , mol­ecular structure , polynitrile anions , hydro­thermal synthesis
  • Journal title
    Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
  • Serial Year
    2016
  • Record number

    2618753