Three 4-(4-fluorophenyl)piperazin-1-ium salts containing organic anions: supramolecular assembly in one, two and three dimensions

Abstract

Three salts containing the 4-(4-fluorophenyl)piperazin-1-ium cation have been prepared and structurally characterized. In 4-(4-fluorophenyl)piperazin-1-ium 2-hydroxy-3,5-dinitrobenzoate, C10H14FN2 +·C7H3N2O7 −, (I), the anion contains an intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bond, and it has a structure similar to that of the picrate ion. The cations and anions are linked into [001] chains of rings by a combination of two three-centre N—H...(O)2 hydrogen bonds. The anion in 4-(4-fluorophenyl)piperazin-1-ium hydrogen oxalate, C10H14FN2 +·C2HO4 −, (II), is planar, and the cations and anions are linked into (100) sheets by multiple hydrogen bonds including two-centre N—H...O, three-centre N—H...(O)2, O—H...O, C—H...O and C—H...π(arene) types. In 4-(4-fluorophenyl)piperazin-1-ium hydrogen (2R,3R)-tartrate monohydrate, C10H14FN2 +·C4H5O6 −·H2O, (III), the anion exhibits an approximate non-crystallographic twofold rotation symmetry with antiperiplanar carboxyl groups. A combination of eight hydrogen bonds, encompassing two- and three-centre N—H...O systems, O—H...O and C—H...π(arene) types, link the independent components into a three-dimensional framework. Comparisons are made with some related structures.