The Coordination Behaviour of the Peroxodisulfate Anion with Group XII Metal Ions: [Zn(H2O)(C12H8N2)2(S2O8)]·H2O and Related Compounds

• Published in: Journal of chemical crystallography Vol. 41; no. 11; pp. 1717 - 1721
• Main Authors: Harvey, Miguel A., Díaz de Vivar, María E., Baggio, Ricardo, Baggio, Sergio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.11.2011
• Subjects: Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Crystallography and Scattering Methods; Inorganic Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry; Original Paper; Physical Chemistry; Peroxodisulfato conformation and coordination modes; Zinc (ii) coordination compounds; Crystal structure
• ISSN: 1074-1542; 1572-8854
• DOI: 10.1007/s10870-011-0163-y

The title compound is monomeric with a Zn(II) hexacoordinated center. The coordination sphere is formed by four nitrogens from two phenanthroline molecules, one oxygen from a monodentate peroxodisulfate ion, and one oxygen from a water molecule. A non-coordinated water molecule completes the formula with an important role in the stabilization of the structure through the formation of two O HW –H···O pds bridges (acting as a donor) and one O CW –H···O HW bridge where it is an acceptor group (HW: hydration water; pds: peroxodisulfato; CW: coordinated water). The compound is triclinic, space group P -1 with a  = 8.763 (3) Å, b  = 9.068 (3) Å, c  = 17.531 (6) Å, α = 96.48 (2)°, β = 103.94 (3)°, γ = 104.57 (3)°, V = 1286.0 (7) Å 3 and Z  = 2. The structure was solved by direct methods with a conventional R (on F) = 0.050 for 4534 reflections with Fo > 4σ(Fo). The compound is isomorphous with the Cd analogue (in Harvey et al. Aust J Chem 54:307, 2001 ). An eventual dependence of conformation and coordination mode of the peroxodisulfate anion on the ancillary organic ligand taking part in the coordination compounds analyzed is discussed. Graphical Abstract The crystal structure of [Zn(H 2 O)(C 12 H 8 N 2 ) 2 (S 2 O 8 )]·H 2 O is reported. In addition, similarities in conformation and coordination mode of the peroxodisulfato anion in hybrid (organic–inorganic) complexes of group XII metal ions containing similar organic ligands are discussed.