metal-organic compounds
Figure 3
The interaction of acetonitrile solvent molecules with neighbouring
complex molecules. Dashed lines indicate the various interactions. The
centroid of the C1–C6 ring is indicated by a solid dot (red in the electronic
version of the paper) and the centroid of the C11–C16 ring is indicated by
a hollow dot (yellow).
Figure 2
–ꢀ interactions (dashed lines) between quinoline rings in (I). The
centroid of the C1–C6 ring is indicated by a hollow dot (yellow in the
electronic version of the paper) and the centroid of the N1/C5–C9 ring is
˚
indicated by a solid dot (red). Distances are in A.
ꢀ
iv
atoms H1 and H3 of a neighbouring molecule [N3ꢀ ꢀ ꢀH1 =
iv
˚
˚
2.66 A and N3ꢀ ꢀ ꢀH3 = 2.69 A; symmetry code: (iv) ꢂx, ꢂy + 1,
ꢂz + 1]. This bifurcated interaction of the acetonitrile N atom
has been observed before in crystal structures (13 hits in the
ꢁ
9.37 (10) . This is at the higher end of the range observed in
the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD, Version 5.33; Allen,
CSD, with Nꢀ ꢀ ꢀH contact distances ranging between 2.436 and
˚
.744 A). The acetonitrile methyl group interacts with both Cl
2
2002) for 2-iminopyridyl groups involved in dichlor-
idopalladium complexes (0.31–9.65 , 24 hits). The overall
v
˚
˚
atoms [H22Cꢀ ꢀ ꢀCl2 = 2.89 A and H22Aꢀ ꢀ ꢀCl1 = 3.24 A;
symmetry code: (v) x ꢂ 1, y, z].
ꢁ
˚
r.m.s. deviations are 0.005 and 0.044 A, respectively, for the
benzene and quinoline rings; the angle between the least-
ꢁ
squares planes is 65.54 (10) . The two ethyl groups are situated
on different sides of the benzene plane but show similar
conformations, as indicated by the C11—C12—C17—C18
Experimental
2
All reactions were carried out under an N atmosphere using a dual
vacuum/nitrogen line and standard Schlenk techniques. Solvents
were dried and purified by heating under reflux under an N2
atmosphere in the presence of a suitable drying agent.
ꢁ
ꢁ
[
74.5 (3) ] and C11—C16—C19—C20 [80.4 (3) ] torsion
angles.
In the crystal packing of (I), ꢀ–ꢀ interactions between
quinoline rings link pairs of molecules into centrosymmetric
For the preparation of 2-[(2,6-diethylphenyl)iminomethyl]quino-
line, 2,6-diethylaniline (0.2972 g, 1.99 mmol) was added dropwise to a
i
2 2
solution of quinoline-2-carbaldehyde (0.3130 g, 1.99 mmol) in CH Cl
˚
dimers (Fig. 2), with a Cg1ꢀ ꢀ ꢀCg2 distance of 3.681 (2) A and
i
(10 ml). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 10 h and a
crude product was obtained after evaporation of the solvent. The
product was washed with water (10 ml), and the organic material
˚
a Cg2ꢀ ꢀ ꢀCg2 distance of 3.932 (2) A [Cg1 and Cg2 are the
centroids of the N1/C5–C9 and C1–C6 rings, respectively;
symmetry code: (i) ꢂx + 1, ꢂy + 1, ꢂz + 1]. Furthermore, the
packing shows a number of weaker contacts of the C—Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀꢀ
extracted with CH Cl
magnesium sulfate. A red–brown oil was obtained upon evaporation
2
2
(2 ꢃ 10 ml) and dried over anhydrous
ii
iii
˚
type (C3—H3ꢀ ꢀ ꢀCg3 = 2.80 A and C22—H22Bꢀ ꢀ ꢀCg3
=
ꢂ1
of the solvent (yield 0.5509 g, 96%). IR (Nujol, ꢂ, cm ): 1641 (C
imine), 1596 (C N quinolyl), 1563 (C C quinolyl), 1504 (C
N
C
˚
.86 A; Cg3 is the centroid of the C11–C16 ring; symmetry
2
3
1
3
1
3
1
codes: (ii) ꢂx + , y ꢂ , ꢂz + ; (iii) x ꢂ , ꢂy + , z + ].
20 20 2
phenyl). Analysis calculated for C H N : C 83.30, H 6.99, N 9.71%;
2
2
2
2
2
2
During the crystallization experiments, it became clear that
the presence of acetonitrile in the crystallization solution was
essential. For example, when using dichloromethane as solvent
the quality of the crystals was not good enough to obtain an
accurate structure determination. On further analysis of the
crystal packing, the importance of the presence of acetonitrile
becomes clear. Without acetonitrile the unit cell would show
found: C 83.54, H 6.78, N 9.99%.
For the preparation of complex (I), a solution of dichlorido(cyclo-
octa-1,5-diene)palladium(II), [PdCl (cod)] (0.0650 g, 0.228 mmol), in
CH Cl (5 ml) was added dropwise to a solution of 2-[(2,6-diethyl-
phenyl)iminomethyl]quinoline(0.0640 g, 0.222 mmol) in dry CH Cl
10 ml). The yellow solution was refluxed for 4 h, resulting in the
formation of a yellow precipitate. The precipitate was filtered off and
washed with Et
2
2
2
2
2
(
2
O (2 ꢃ 10 ml) to obtain a pure yellow solid, (I).
3
˚
four voids of 97 A each, which are here filled by one aceto-
3
nitrile molecule having a molar volume of about 42 A . In the
Crystals of (I) suitable for X-ray crystallography were grown by slow
evaporation from an acetonitrile solution of the complex (yield
˚
packing, the position of this acetonitrile molecule is fixed by
two ꢀ-interactions, viz. a C22—H22Bꢀ ꢀ ꢀꢀ interaction (see
ꢂ1
0.0848 g, 82%). IR (Nujol, ꢂ, cm ): 1602 (C N imine), 1584 (C
N
quinolyl), 1563 (C C quinolyl), 1506 (C C phenyl). Analysis
calculated for C H Cl N Pd: C 51.58, H 4.33, N 6.02%; found: C
51.89, H 4.18, N 5.83%.
above) and a C21 N3ꢀ ꢀ ꢀCg2 interaction [N3ꢀ ꢀ ꢀCg2 =
2
0
20
2
2
˚
.793 (3) A] (Fig. 3). Furthermore, atom N3 interacts with
3
ꢄ
Acta Cryst. (2012). C68, m356–m358
Motswainyana et al.
[PdCl
2
(C20
H
20
N
2
2 3
)]ꢀC H N
m357