Issue 43, 2020

The remarkable propensity for the formation of C–H⋯π(chelate ring) interactions in the crystals of the first-row transition metal dithiocarbamates and the supramolecular architectures they sustain

Abstract

The Cambridge Crystallographic Database has been searched for the presence of intermolecular C–H⋯π(chelate ring) interactions, known to be stabilising, in the crystals of the first-row transition metal dithiocarbamates, i.e. containing anionic ligands of the type S2CNR2, R = H, alkyl and aryl. A significant propensity to form C–H⋯π(chelate ring) interactions is noted, especially in crystals of nickel and copper dithiocarbamates. The participating hydrogen atoms are characterised as being near an electronegative atom/substituent encouraging their engagement in this supramolecular synthon. The survey shows that an open, square-planar geometry is not a prerequisite for a C–H⋯π(chelate ring) interaction but, allows, on average, more of these contacts leading to one- and two-dimensional architectures. It is concluded that a search for a C–H⋯π(chelate ring) supramolecular synthon should be included in any detailed analysis of the molecular packing of metal-containing crystals.

Graphical abstract: The remarkable propensity for the formation of C–H⋯π(chelate ring) interactions in the crystals of the first-row transition metal dithiocarbamates and the supramolecular architectures they sustain

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Feb 2020
Accepted
01 Apr 2020
First published
01 Apr 2020

CrystEngComm, 2020,22, 7308-7333

The remarkable propensity for the formation of C–H⋯π(chelate ring) interactions in the crystals of the first-row transition metal dithiocarbamates and the supramolecular architectures they sustain

E. R. T. Tiekink, CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 7308 DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00289E

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