Tris(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2 N,N′)iron(II) bis­[(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2 N,N′)tetra­kis­(thio­cyanato-κN)chromate(III)] acetonitrile tris­olvate monohydrate

Single crystals of the title heterometallic compound, [Fe(C12H8N2)3][Cr(NCS)4(C12H8N2)]2·3CH3CN·H2O or [Fe(Cphen)3][Cr(NCS)4(phen)]2·3CH3CN·H2O, were pre­pared using the one-pot open-air reaction of iron powder, Reineckes salt and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) in acetonitrile. The asymetric unit consists of an [Fe(phen)3]2+ cation, two [Cr(phen)(NCS)4]− anions, three acetonitrile solvent mol­ecules and a water mol­ecule. The Fe and Cr atoms both show a slightly distorted octa­hedral FeN6 and CrN6 coordination geometry with adjacent angles in the range 79.67 (12)–95.21 (12)°. No classical hydrogen bonding involving the water molecule is observed

Hexa­kis­(dimethyl­formamide-κO)manganese(II) (dimethyl­formamide-κO)pentakis(­thio­cyanato­-κN)chromate(III)

The title compound, [Mn(C3H7NO)6][Cr(NCS)5(C3H7NO)], was obtained unintentionally as a product of an attempted synthesis of heterometallic complexes based on Reineckes anion using manganese powder, Reineckes salt and 1-(2-hy­droxy­eth­yl)tetra­zole as starting materials. The crystal structure of the complex consists of an [Mn(dmf)6]2+ cation and a [Cr(NCS)5(dmf)]2− anion (dmf = dimethyl­formamide). The MnII and CrIII atoms show a slightly distorted octa­hedral MnO6 and CrN5O coordination geometries with adjacent angles in the range 85.29 (13)–95.96 (14)°

Diammine(2,2′-bipyridine)­bis(thio­cyan­ato­-κN)cobalt(III) diamminetetra­kis(thio­cyanato­-κN)chromate(III) aceto­nitrile disolvate

The new heterometallic title complex, [Co(NCS)2(C10H8N2)(NH3)2][Cr(NCS)4(NH3)2]·2CH3CN, has been prepared using the open-air reaction of cobalt powder, Reineckes salt and 2,2′-bipyridine (dpy) in acetonitrile. The crystal structure consists of discrete cationic [Co(NCS)2(NH3)2(dpy)]+ and anionic [Cr(NCS)4(NH3)2]− building blocks, both with 2 symmetry, and acetonitrile solvent mol­ecules, which are linked together by N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming extended supra­molecular chains. Furthermore, N—H⋯S, C—H⋯S and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds inter­link neighbouring chains into a three-dimensional framework. The Co atom is in an elongated octa­hedral coordination environment with two N atoms from the dpy ligands and two NCS-groups in the equatorial plane and with two NH3 mol­ecules at the axial positions. The CrIII ion is octa­hedraly coordinated by two NH3 mol­ecules at the axial positions and four NCS-groups in the equatorial plane. Intensity statistics indicated non-merohedral twinning with the twin matrix [100; 00; 0]. The refined ratio of the twin components is 0.530 (1):0.470 (1)

Bis{μ2-2-[(2-hy­droxy­eth­yl)(meth­yl)amino]­ethano­lato}bis­(μ3-N-methyl-2,2′-aza­nediyldiethano­lato)tetra­kis­(thio­cyan­atato-κN)dichromium(III)dimanganese(II) dimethyl­formamide tetra­solvate

The heterometallic title complex, [Cr2Mn2(C5H11NO2)2(C5H12NO2)2(NCS)4]·4C3H7NO, was prepared using manganese powder, Reineckes salt, ammonium thio­cyanate and a non-aqueous solution of N-methyl­diethano­lamine in air. The centrosymmetric mol­ecular structure of the complex is based on a tetra­nuclear {Mn2Cr2(μ-O)6} core. The tetra­nuclear complex mol­ecule and the two uncoordinated dimethyl­formamide mol­ecules are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, while the two other mol­ecules of dimethyl­formamide do not participate in hydrogen bonding

Crystal structure of tetrakis[μ2-2-(dimethylamino)ethanolato-κ3N,O:O]di-μ3-hydroxido-dithiocyanato-κ2N-dichromium(III)dilead(II) dithiocyanate acetonitrile monosolvate

The tetranuclear complex cation of the title compound, [Cr2Pb2(NCS)2(OH)2(C4H10NO)4](SCN)2·CH3CN, lies on an inversion centre. The main structural feature of the cation is a distorted seco-norcubane Pb2Cr2O6 cage with a central four-membered Cr2O2 ring. The CrIII ion is coordinated in a distorted octahedron, which involves two N atoms of one bidentate ligand and one thiocyanate anion, two μ2-O atoms of 2-(dimethylamino)ethanolate ligands and two μ3-O atoms of hydroxide ions. The coordination geometry of the PbII ion is a distorted disphenoid, which involves one N atom, two μ2-O atoms and one μ3-O atom. In addition, weak Pb...S interactions involving the coordinating and non-coordinating thiocyanate anions are observed. In the crystal, the complex cations are linked through the thiocyanate anions via the Pb...S interactions and O—H...N hydrogen bonds into chains along the c axis. The chains are further linked together via S...S contacts. The contribution of the disordered solvent acetonitrile molecule was removed with the SQUEEZE [Spek (2015). Acta Cryst. C71, 9–18] procedure in PLATON. The solvent is included in the reported molecular formula, weight and density

Diaquatetrakis(dimethyl sulfoxide-κO)cobalt(II) bis[diamminetetrakis(thiocyanato-κN)chromate(III)] dimethyl sulfoxide hexasolvate dihydrate

The solvated title salt, [Co(C2H6OS)4(H2O)2][Cr(NCS)4(NH3)2]·6C2H6OS·2H2O, is build up from a complex [Co(DMSO)4(H2O)2]2+ cation (where DMSO is dimethyl sulfoxide), two Reinecke's Salt anions, i.e. [Cr(NCS)4(NH3)2]−, as the complex counter-ions, together with solvent molecules (six DMSO and two water). The crystal packing consists of a branched three-dimensional system of hydrogen bonds involving the DMSO and water solvent molecules, the S atoms of the thiocyanate ligands, and the coordinating NH3 and H2O molecules

Crystal structure of aqua-1κO-{μ-2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)methylamino]ethanolato-2:1κ4O1,N,O2:O1}[μ-2,2′-(methylimino)diethanolato-1:2κ4O,N,O′:O]dithiocyanato-1κN,2κN-chromium(III)copper(II)

The title compound, [CrCu(C5H11NO2)(C5H12NO2)(NCS)2(H2O)] or [Cr(μ-mdea)Cu(μ-Hmdea)(NCS)2H2O], (where mdeaH2 is N-methylethanolamine, C5H13NO2) is formed as a neutral heterometal CuII/CrIII complex. The molecular structure of the complex is based on a binuclear {CuCr(μ-O)2} core. The coordination environment of each metal atom involves the N,O,O atoms of the tridentate ligand, one bridging O atom of the ligand and the N atom of the thiocyanato ligands. The CuII ion adopts a distorted square-pyramidal coordination while the CrIII ion has a distorted octahedral coordination geometry completed by the aqua ligand. In the crystal, the binuclear complexes are linked via two pairs of O—H...O hydrogen bonds to form inversion dimers, which are arranged in columns parallel to the a axis. In the μ-mdea ligand two –CH2 groups and the methyl group were refined as disordered over two sets of sites with equal occupancies. The structure was refined as a two-component twin with a twin scale factor of 0.242 (1)

trans-Chloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine-κ2N,N′)(thiocyanato-κN)cobalt(III) diamminetetrakis(thiocyanato-κN)cromate(III)

The title ionic complex [CoCl(NCS)(C2H8N2)2][Cr(NCS)4(NH3)2], which crystallizes as a non-merohedral twin, is build up of a complex cation [CoCl(NCS)(en)2]+ (en is ethane-1,2-diamine) and the Reinecke's salt anion [Cr(NCS)4(NH3)2]− as complex counter-ion. A network of N—H...S and N—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, as well as short S...S contacts [3.538 (2) and 3.489 (3) Å], between the NCS groups of the complex anions link the molecules into a three-dimentional supramolecular network. Intensity statistic indicated twinning by non-merohedry with refined weighs of twin components are 0.5662:0.4338