Synthesis and structure characterization of [Co(H2O)2(DMSO)2(4-nba)]4-nba (DMSO = dimethylsulfoxide; 4-nba = 4-nitrobenzoate)

51-56Dissolution of a fine powder obtained by mechanochemical grinding of cobaltous carbonate with 4-nitrobenzoic acid (4-nbaH) in hot dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) followed by slow evaporation of the solvent resulted in the formation of cis-diaquabis(dimethylsul-foxide)4-nitrobenzoatocobalt(II) 4-nitrobenzoate 1 in good yield. The title compound [Co(H2O)2(DMSO)2(4-nba)]4-nba 1 crystallizes in the centrosymmetric monoclinic P21/c space group. The structure of 1 consists of two crystallographically independent Co(II) ions. Each unique cobalt exhibits octahedral geometry and is bonded to a pair of terminal aqua ligands situated cis to each other and a bidentate 4-nba ligand which form the square base of the octahedron. A pair of DMSO ligands disposed trans to each other complete the hexa coordination around the central metal. The [Co(H2O)2(DMSO)2 (4-nba)]+ cations and the 4-nba anions are interlinked with the aid of several weak H-bonding interactions. A comparative study of several 4-nitrobenzoate compounds of cobalt is described

Crystal structure of potassium hydrogen phthalate revisited

1785-1792The present study provides new insight into the structure of potassium hydrogen phthalate 1. The single crystal X-ray structure of 1 consists of a crystallographically independent potassium cation and a unique hydrogen phthalate anion. The µ4-heptadentate binding mode of the unique hydrogen phthalate ligand organizes the K+ ions into a layer resulting in a two-dimensional (2D) coordination polymer. As a result parallel chains of face-sharing {KO7} polyhedra extending along c are formed. The parallel chains are flanked on either side by hydrogen phthalate wings and are interlinked by vertex sharing of three polyhedra to extend the connectivity along a axis. The structure of 1 is stabilised by π∙∙∙π stacking interactions. A comparative study of the structures of alkali metal hydrogen phthalates is described