Huang K, Zhang P, Qin DB. 3,3'-Dimethyl-1,1'-(methyl-enedi-p-phenyl-ene)diimidazolium bis-(hexa-fluoro-phosphate).
Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2010;
66:o2202-o2203. [PMID:
21588575 PMCID:
PMC3007944 DOI:
10.1107/s1600536810029727]
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Abstract
The title N-heterocyclic carbene compound, C(21)H(22)N(4) (2+)·2PF(6) (-), crystallizes as an inversion twin. There are two independent N-heterocyclic carbene dications (A and B) and four independent hexa-fluoro-phosphate anions in the asymmetric unit. The cations are L-shaped with the benzene rings being inclined to one another by 88.82 (16)° in cation A and 87.03 (16)° in cation B. The imidazole rings make dihedral angles of 35.7 (2) and 32.83 (18)° with the attached benzene rings in cation A, and 30.14 (19) and 31.96 (18)° in cation B. In the crystal, the cations are linked via C-H⋯F hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network. π-π inter-actions involving the benzene and imidazole rings [centroid-centroid distances = 3.602 (2) and 3.723 (2) Å] and C-H⋯π inter-actions are also present.
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