A. Maslejova et al., STUDY OF THE MUTUAL INFLUENCE OF LIGANDS IN COBALT(II) COMPLEXES CONTAINING THIOCYANATE AND IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 255(2), 1997, pp. 343-349
The cobalt(II) complexes of formula [Co(NCS)(2)L-2] and [Co(NCS)(2)L-4
'] (L=imidazole (iz) derivatives, 1-Meiz (1), 2-Meiz (2), 2-Etiz (3),2
-Isopropiz (4), 2-Pheniz (5), 1,2-Me(2)iz (6), Biz (7), 2-Mebiz (8),2-
Etbiz (9); L'=iz (10), 1-Meiz (11)) have been synthesized and characte
rized by spectroscopic methods and magnetic measurements. The crystal
and molecular structures of complexes 6 and 11 have been determined by
X-ray diffraction methods. Complex 6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic
space group Pnma with cell constants a=9.209(3), b=12.462(5), c=14.85
1(3) Angstrom; V=1704.3(9) Angstrom(3), D (calc., Z=4)=1.43 g cm(-3),
M-r=367.35, F(000)=640, lambda(Mo K alpha)=0.71079 Angstrom, mu=11.2 c
m(-1) and T=293 K. Complex 11 crystallizes in the monoclinic space gro
up P2(1)/n with cell constants a=7.689(2), b=11.095(1), c=14.156(2) An
gstrom, beta=93.46(2)degrees; V=1205.4(3) Angstrom(3), D (calc., Z=2)=
1.39 g cm(-3), M-r=503.51, F(000)=534, lambda(Mo K alpha)=0.71079 Angs
trom, mu=8.56 cm(-1) and T=293 K. 2553 (6) and 2485 (11) reflections w
ere collected over the range 1 less than or equal to theta less than o
r equal to 25; from these, 1571 (6) and 1977 (11) (independent and wit
h I greater than or equal to 3 sigma(I)) were used in the structural a
nalysis. The final value of the R-w residual was 0.077 and 0.042 for 6
and 11, respectively. The structure of 6 is built up by [Co(NCS)(2)(1
,2-Me(2)iz)(4)] mononuclear units where the metal atom exhibits an app
roximately tetrahedral configuration: the Co-N bond distances and N-Co
-N bond angles vary in the range 1.958(8)-1.922(8) Angstrom and 114.7(
3)-108.3(3)degrees, respectively, The structure of 11 consists of [Co(
NCS)(2)(1-Meiz)(4)] monomeric units where two N-coordinated thiocyanat
e groups in trans position and four 1-methylimidazole ligands build a
slightly distorted CoN6 octahedral environment. The Co-N bond lengths
lie in the range 2.158(2)-2.135(3) Angstrom being significantly longer
than the related ones observed in 6.