The syntheses an
d spectral an
d structural characterizations of Zn(II) in
domethacin [1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1
H-in
dole-3-acetic aci
d = In
doH] complexes, as
different solvent a
dducts, have been stu
die
d. Thecomplexes are unusual in that both monomeric an
d dimeric complexes are forme
d an
d that this is the first exampleof the same carboxylato ligan
d bin
ding via both carboxylate oxygen atoms in monomeric an
d dimeric Zn(II)complexes. The crystal structures of Zn-In
do complexes with
N,
N-
dimethylacetami
de (DMA), pyri
dine (Py),1-methyl-2-pyrroli
dinone (NMP), EtOH, an
d MeOH as solvent ligan
ds, [Zn
2(In
do)
4(DMA)
2]·2DMA,
1, [Zn
2(In
do)
4(Py)
2]·2H
2O,
2b, [Zn
2(In
do)
4(NMP)
2],
3,
cis-[Zn(In
do)
2(EtOH)
2],
4, an
d cis-[Zn(In
do)
2(MeOH)
2],
5, were
determine
d. Complexes
1,
2b, an
d 3 crystallize in the triclinic space group
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(No. 2):
a = 13.628(2) Å,
b =17.462(2) Å,
c = 11.078(1) Å,
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= 99.49(1)
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deg.gif">,
ddle"> = 108.13(1)
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= 110.10(1)
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deg.gif"> for
1;
a = 13.347(3) Å,
b =16.499(5) Å,
c = 10.857(1) Å,
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= 99.48(2)
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deg.gif">,
ddle"> = 108.25(2)
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= 106.24(2)
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deg.gif"> for
2;
a = 14.143(3) Å,
b =14.521(2) Å,
c = 11.558(2) Å,
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= 109.07(1)
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ddle"> = 90.80(2)
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= 116.40(1)
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3. The three complexesexhibit
dinuclear pa
ddle-wheel structures with a Zn···Zn
distance of 2.9686(6) Å, Zn-O
RCOO distances of 2.035(2)-2.060(2) Å, an
d a Zn-O
DMA distance of 1.989(2) Å in
1, a Zn···Zn
distance of 2.969(1) Å, Zn-O
RCOOdistances of 2.020(3)-2.049(3) Å, an
d a Zn-N
Py distance of 2.036(3) Å in
2, an
d a Zn···Zn
distance of 2.934(1)Å, Zn-O
RCOO distances of 2.009(3)-2.051(3) Å, an
d a Zn-O
NMP distance of 1.986(3) Å in
3. In these cases, thezinc ions are offset along the
z direction such that the L-Zn···Zn-L moiety is nonlinear, unlike the Cu analogues.Each Zn has a square-pyrami
dal geometry bri
dge
d by four carboxylato ligan
ds in the basal plane with the solventligan
ds containing an O- or N-
donor atom at the apex. Complexes
4 an
d 5 are isostructural, with space group
C2/
c (No. 15). For
4,
a = 30.080(2) Å,
b = 5.3638(6) Å,
c = 24.739(2) Å,
ddle"> = 90.342(7)
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d for
5,
a =29.419(2) Å,
b = 5.320(2) Å,
c = 24.461(2) Å,
ddle"> = 90.840(4)
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deg.gif">. The Zn resi
des on a 2-fol
d axis an
d the complexeshave a
distorte
d cis octahe
dral structure with Zn-O
RCOO bon
d lengths of 2.183(3) an
d 2.169(3) Å, a Zn-O
EtOHbon
d length of 2.015(3) Å in
4, Zn-O
RCOO bon
d lengths of 2.195(2) an
d 2.151(2) Å, an
d a Zn-O
MeOH bon
dlength of 2.022(3) Å in
5.