Crystal structure of a twisted-ribbon type double-stranded AgI coordination polymer: catena-poly[[silver(I)-μ3-bis-(pyridin-3-ylmeth-yl)sulfane-κ3N:N':S] nitrate]

A one-dimensional HgII coordination polymer based on bis-(pyridin-3-ylmeth-yl)sulfane

The reaction of mercury(II) chloride with bis-(pyridin-3-ylmeth-yl)sulfane (L, C12H12N2S) in methanol afforded the title crystalline coordination polymer catena-poly[[di-chlorido-mercury(II)]-μ-bis-(pyridin-3-ylmeth-yl)sulfane-κ2N:N'], [HgCl2L] n . The asymmetric unit consists of one HgII cation, one L ligand and two chloride anions. Each HgII ion is coordinated by two pyridine N atoms from separate L ligands and two chloride anions. The metal adopts a highly distorted tetra-hedral geometry, with bond angles about the central atom in the range 97.69 (12)-153.86 (7)°. Each L ligand bridges two HgII ions, forming an infinite -(Hg-L) n - zigzag chain along the b axis, with an Hg⋯Hg separation of 10.3997 (8) Å. In the crystal, adjacent chains are connected by inter-molecular C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, together with Hg-Cl⋯π inter-actions [chloride-to-centroid distance = 3.902 (3) Å], that form between a chloride anion and the one of the pyridine rings of L, generating a two-dimensional layer extending parallel to (101). These layers are further linked by inter-molecular C-H⋯π hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional supra-molecular network.

Crystal structure of a looped-chain CoII coordination polymer: catena-poly[[bis-(nitrato-κO)cobalt(II)]bis-[μ-bis-(pyridin-3-ylmeth-yl)sulfane-κ2N:N']]

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Co(NO3)2(C12H12N2S)2] n , contains a bis-(pyridin-3-ylmeth-yl)sulfane (L) ligand, an NO3- anion and half a CoII cation, which lies on an inversion centre. The CoII cation is six-coordinated, being bound to four pyridine N atoms from four symmetry-related L ligands. The remaining coordination sites are occupied by two O atoms from two symmetry-related nitrate anions in a monodentate manner. Thus, the CoII centre adopts a distorted octa-hedral geometry. Two symmetry-related L ligands are connected by two symmetry-related CoII cations, forming a 20-membered cyclic dimer, in which the CoII atoms are separated by 10.2922 (7) Å. The cyclic dimers are connected to each other by sharing CoII atoms, giving rise to the formation of an infinite looped chain propagating along the [101] direction. Inter-molecular C-H⋯π (H⋯ring centroid = 2.89 Å) inter-actions between one pair of corresponding L ligands and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the L ligands and the nitrate anions occur in the looped chain. In the crystal, adjacent looped chains are connected by inter-molecular π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-to-centroid distance = 3.8859 (14) Å] and C-H⋯π hydrogen bonds (H⋯ring centroid = 2.65 Å), leading to the formation of layers parallel to (101). These layers are further connected through C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the layers, resulting in the formation of a three-dimensional supra-molecular architecture.