A cobalt(III) compound of a 13-membered cyclic tetraamine: trans-(12,12-dimethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecane)diisothiocyanatocobalt(III) tetraisothiocyanatozinc(II) ethanol solvate
Abstract
The title compound, [Co(NCS)2(C11H26N4)]2[Zn(NCS)4]·C2H5OH, has two similar cations with the CoIII atom coordinated in a planar fashion by the 13-membered cyclic tetraamine, in the 1R,4S,7R,10S configuration, and with trans isothiocyanate ligands. The six-membered chelate ring is in a chair conformation, with one axially and one equatorially oriented methyl substituent [mean Co—N = 1.948 (2) Å]. The `opposite' chelate ring (N4 and N7) is in an eclipsed conformation [mean Co—N = 1.928 (2) Å], and the `side' chelate rings have gauche conformations. The mean Co—NNCS distance is 1.928 (2) Å. Both cations have one Co—N—C group nearly linear and the other appreciably bent, with mean Co—N—C angles of 178.7 (1) and 160.4 (1)°, respectively. The [Zn(NCS)4]2− anion is approximately tetrahedral, with Zn—N = 1.951 (1)–1.986 (1) Å, N—Zn—N = 104.5 (1)–111.9 (1)° and Zn—N—C = 152.5 (1)–179.4 (1)°. One NH group is hydrogen bonded to the ethanol O atom and the other NH groups are bonded to thiocyanate S atoms, forming a network.
