Two novel compounds, [Co(4,4'-bipy)(H
2O)
4](4-abs)
2·H
2O (
1) and [Mn(4,4'-bipy)(H
2O)
4](4-abs)
2·2H
2O (
2) (4,4'-bipy= 4,4'-bipyridine; 4-abs = 4-aminobenzenesulfonate), have been synthesized in aqueous solution and characterizedby single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses, UV-vis and IR spectra, and TG analysis. X-ray structuralanalysis revealed that
1 and
2 both possess unusual hydrogen-bonded three-dimensional (3-D) networks encapsulatingone-dimensional (1-D) covalently bonded infinite [M(4,4'-bipy)(H
2O)
4]
2+ (M = Co, Mn) chains. The 4-abs anions in
1 form 1-D zigzag chains through hydrogen bonds. These chains are further extended through crystallization watermolecules into 3-D hydrogen-bonded networks with 1-D channels, in which the [Co(4,4'-bipy)(H
2O)
4]
2+ linear covalentlybonded chains are located. Crystal data for
1: C
22H
30CoN
4O
11S
2, monoclinic
P2
1,
a = 11.380(2) Å,
b = 8.0274(16) Å,
c = 15.670(3) Å,
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=
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= 90
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,
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= 92.82(3)
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,
Z = 2. Compound
2 contains interesting two-dimensional(2-D) honeycomb-like networks formed by 4-abs anions and lattice water molecules via hydrogen bonding, whichare extended through other crystallization water molecules into three dimensions with 1-D hexagonal channels.The [Mn(4,4'-bipy)(H
2O)
4]
2+ linear covalent chains exist in these channels. Crystal data for
2: C
22H
32MnN
4O
12S
2,monoclinic
P2
1/
c,
a = 15.0833(14) Å,
b = 8.2887(4) Å,
c = 23.2228(15) Å,
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=
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= 90
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,
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= 95.186(3)
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,
Z =4.