Short hydrogen bond: Spectral studies and X-ray structure of bis(alpha-picoline N-oxide)-hydronium tetrachloroaurate(III)

  • M. Sakhawat Hussain*
  • , Saud A. Aziz Al-Hamoud
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Spectral and the X-ray diffraction studies of the title compound [H(2-picNO)2] [AuCl4] (2-picNO = alpha-picoline N-oxide) were done to investigate the short hydrogen bond in the dimeric cation [H(2-picNO)2]+. The compound exhibits several narrow transmission bands overlaid on a broad continuous absorption characteristic of a short hydrogen bond; it crystallizes with four molecules in a monoclinic unit cell of space group P21/n with lattice parameters a = 22.376(9), b = 9.874(6), c = 7.957(5) Å and β = 94.98(6)°. The structure was solved using 2623 data points collected on a CAD4 to the final value for R(Fo) = 0.039. The structure consists of discrete [AuCl4]- and [H(2-picNO)2]+ ions. Contrary to all known examples, the dimeric cation in this compound has a short hydrogen bond having no symmetry constraints making the present structural analysis unique in this series of compounds. The O-O distance is 2.393(6) Å and the dihedral angle between the two planar 2-picNO moieties in the cation is 44.1°. The [AuCl4]- anion is planar with an average AuCl distance of 2.268(2) Å. The infrared spectrum and the structure of the compound is compared with the related structures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-117
Number of pages7
JournalInorganica Chimica Acta
Volume82
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 1984
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by the University of Petroleum and Minerals through Grant CY/ ORGOMETL/64. The authors are thankful to Mr Mazhar Hasan for assistance at some stages of this work.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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