The topotactic dehydration of monoclinic {[Co(pht)(bpy)(H2O)2]·2H2O}n into orthorhombic [Co(pht)(bpy)(H2O)2]n (pht is phthalate and bpy is 4,4′-bipyridine)

Controlled heating of single crystals of the previously reported [Köferstein & Robl (2007). Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 633, 1127-1130] dihydrate {[Co(pht)(bpy)(H2O)2]·2H2O}n, (II) [where pht is phthalate (C8H4O4) and bpy is 4,4′-bipyridine (C10H8N2)], produced a topotactic transformation into an...

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Autores principales: Harvey, M.A., Suarez, S., Cukiernik, F.D., Baggio, R.
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Sumario:Controlled heating of single crystals of the previously reported [Köferstein & Robl (2007). Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 633, 1127-1130] dihydrate {[Co(pht)(bpy)(H2O)2]·2H2O}n, (II) [where pht is phthalate (C8H4O4) and bpy is 4,4′-bipyridine (C10H8N2)], produced a topotactic transformation into an unreported diaqua anhydrate, namely poly[diaqua(μ2-benzene-1,2-dicarboxylato-κ2O1:O2)(μ2-4,4′-bipyridine-κ2N:N′)-cobalt(II)], [Co(C8H4O4)(C10H8N2)(H2O)2]n, (IIa). The structural change consists of the loss of the two solvent water molecules linking the original two-dimensional covalent substructures which are the 'main frame' of the monoclinic P2/n hydrate (strictly preserved during the transformation), with further reaccommodation of the latter. The anhydrate organizes itself in the orthorhombic system (space group Pmn21) in a disordered fashion, where the space-group-symmetry restrictions are achieved only in a statistical sense, with mirror-related two-dimensional planar substructures, mirrored in a plane perpendicular to [100]. Thus, the asymmetric unit in the refined model is composed of two superimposed mirror-related 'ghosts' of half-occupancy each. Similarities and differences with the parent dihydrate and some other related structures in the literature are discussed. © 2014 International Union of Crystallography.