Synthesis and Uncommon Structural Characterization of Novel Zinc and Cadmium Complexes with Imino Nitroxide Radical

Two novel complexes {[Zn(IM4py)2(tp)(H2O)]·2H2O}n 1 and {[Cd(IM4py)2(tp)- (H2O)]·1.25H2O}n 2 (IM4py = 2-(4’-pyridinyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl and tp = terephthalate dianion) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectrum and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data for complex 1: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 20.648(7), b = 12.130(4), c = 14.036(4) , β = 106.351(5)o, C32H42N6O9Zn, Mr = 720.09, V = 3373.3(2) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.418 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 0.790 mm-1, F(000) = 1512, the final R = 0.0407 and wR = 0.0894 for 3480 independent reflections with Rint = 0.0432. Crystal data for complex 2: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 21.332(6), b = 12.063(3), c = 14.246(4) , β = 106.704(4)o, C32H40.50N6O8.25Cd, Mr = 753.60, V = 3511.2(2) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.426 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 0.679 mm-1, F(000) = 1554, the final R = 0.0419 and wR = 0.0961 for 3627 independent reflections with Rint = 0.0440. The framework structures of complexes 1 and 2 are 3-D networks via the hydrogen bonds among 1-D chains. The notable characteristics of the two complexes are that the coordination polyhedron of Zn(II) adopts a rare distorted five-coordinate square pyramidal geometry in 1, and the Cd(II) complex exhibits an unusual distorted seven-coordinate pentagonal bipyramid in 2.