Crystal structure oftrans-difluoridotetrakis(pyridine-κN)chromium(III) trichlorido(pyridine-κN)zincate monohydrate from synchrotron data

Abstract

In the asymmetric unit of the title compound, [CrF2(C5H5N)4][ZnCl3(C5H5N)]·H2O, there are two independent complex cations, one trichlorido(pyridine-κN)zincate anion and one solvent water molecule. The cations lie on inversion centers. The CrIIIions are coordinated by four pyridine (py) N atoms in the equatorial plane and two F atoms in atransaxial arrangement, displaying a slightly distorted octahedral geometry. The Cr—N(py) bond lengths are in the range 2.0873 (14) to 2.0926 (17) Å while the Cr—F bond lengths are 1.8609 (10) and 1.8645 (10) Å. The [ZnCl3(C5H5N)]−anion has a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The Cl atoms of the anion were refined as disordered over two sets of sites in a 0.631 (9):0.369 (9) ratio. In the crystal, two anions and two water molecules are linkedviaO—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, forming centrosymmetric aggregates. In addition, weak C—H...Cl, C—H...π and π–π stacking interactions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.712 (2) and 3.780 (2)Å] link the components of the structure into a three-dimensional network.