Isotypic MnII and FeII binuclear complexes of the ligand 5,6-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)-pyrazine-2,3-di-carb-oxy-lic acid.

ABSTRACT: The title isotypic complexes, bis-[?-5,6-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazine-2,3-di-carboxylato]-?4N1,O2,N6:O3;?4O3:N1,O2,N6-bis-[di-aqua-manganese(II)] tetra-hydrate, [Mn2(C16H8N4O4)2(H2O)4]·4H2O, (I), and bis-[?-5,6-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazine-2,3-di-carboxyl-ato]-?4N1,O2,N6:O3;?4O3:N1,O2,N6-bis-[di-aqua-iron(II)] tetrahydrate, [Fe2(C16H8N4O4)2(H2O)4]·4H2O, (II), are, respectively, the mangan-ese(II) and iron(II) complexes of the ligand 5,6-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)-pyrazine-2,3-di-carb-oxy-lic acid. The complete mol-ecule of each complex is generated by inversion symmetry. Each metal ion is coordinated by a pyrazine N atom, a pyridine N atom, two carboxyl-ate O atoms, one of which is bridging, and two water O atoms. The metal atoms have MN2O4 coordination geometries and the complexes have a cage-like structure. In the crystals of both compounds, the complexes are linked by O-H?O and O-H?N hydrogen bonds involving the coordinating water mol-ecules, forming chains along [100]. These chains are linked by O-H?O hydrogen bonds involving the non-coordinating water mol-ecules, forming layers parallel to (011). The layers are linked by pairs of C-H?O hydrogen bonds and offset ?-? inter-actions, so forming a hydrogen-bonded three-dimensional framework.

SUBMITTER: Alfonso M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5050766 | biostudies-other | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other