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Bremm and Meyer [InCl3(NH3)3] DOI: 10.1107/S1600536803013539 Acta Cryst.(2003). E59, i110±i111Acta Crystallographica Section E
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Triamminetrichloroindium(III), [InCl
3(NH
3)
3]
Stephan Bremm and Gerd Meyer*
Institut fuÈr Anorganische Chemie, UniversitaÈt zu KoÈln, Greinstraûe 6, D-50939 KoÈln, Germany
Correspondence e-mail: gerd.meyer@uni-koeln.de
Key indicators
Single-crystal X-ray study T= 293 K
Mean(In±N) = 0.004 AÊ Rfactor = 0.028 wRfactor = 0.073
Data-to-parameter ratio = 18.1
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The triammoniate of indium(III) chloride has been obtained as single crystals from the reaction of indium metal and ammonium chloride in a sealed Monel metal container. It crystallizes as a salt with [In(NH3)4Cl2]+and [In(NH3)2Cl4]ÿ
ions, both of which lie on inversion centers.
Comment
The triammoniate of indium(III) chloride, In(NH3)3Cl3,
crys-tallizes as a salt containing the complex ions [In(NH3)4Cl2]+
and [In(NH3)2Cl4]ÿ. Both the cations and anions are distorted
octahedra. In the cations, In3+is surrounded equatorially by
four ammine ligands, with InÐN distances around 2.25 AÊ, and axially by two chloride ligands, at distances of 2.51 AÊ. In the anions, In3+ is surrounded equatorially by four chloride
ligands, with InÐCl distances around 2.53 AÊ, and axially by two ammine ligands, at distances of 2.23 AÊ (precise bond lengths are given in Table 1). The complex cations and anions are arranged in a pseudo-body-centered fashion. The crystal structure of the analogous complex Al(NH3)3Cl3 was ®rst
determined by Jacobs & NoÈcker (1992, 1993) and was recently redetermined by Bremm & Meyer (2001).
Experimental
Ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, and indium metal were sealed under
inert conditions (argon dry-box) in 1:1 to 3:1 molar ratios in Monel metal (Cu32Ni68) containers which were jacketed with silica
ampoules. The reaction mixtures were heated for 4±7 d at tempera-tures between 673 and 773 K. The ampoules were opened in a dry-box. Colourless single crystals of In(NH3)3Cl3were thus obtained.
Received 6 May 2003 Accepted 17 June 2003 Online 17 July 2003
Figure 1
Crystal data
[In(NH3)4Cl2]+[In(NH3)2Cl4]ÿ
Mr= 544.54
Triclinic,P1
a= 5.8652 (15) AÊ
b= 6.8130 (18) AÊ
c= 9.794 (2) AÊ
= 86.14 (3)
= 86.68 (3)
= 85.26 (3)
V= 388.59 (17) AÊ3
Z= 1
Dx= 2.327 Mg mÿ3
MoKradiation Cell parameters from 1719
re¯ections
= 1.9±26
= 3.98 mmÿ1
T= 293 (2) K Irregular, colourless 0.250.150.10 mm
Data collection
Stoe IPDS diffractometer
'scans
Absorption correction: none 1719 measured re¯ections 1234 independent re¯ections 1049 re¯ections withI> 2(I)
Rint= 0.023
max= 26.0
h=ÿ6!7
k=ÿ8!7
l=ÿ12!12
Re®nement
Re®nement onF2
R[F2> 2(F2)] = 0.028
wR(F2) = 0.073
S= 0.96 1234 re¯ections 68 parameters
H-atom parameters constrained
w= 1/[2(F
o2) + (0.0559P)2]
whereP= (Fo2+ 2Fc2)/3
(/)max< 0.001
max= 0.81 e AÊÿ3
min=ÿ0.75 e AÊÿ3
Extinction correction:SHELXL97 Extinction coef®cient: 0.023 (3)
Table 1
Hydrogen-bonding geometry (AÊ,).
DÐH A DÐH H A D A DÐH A
N1ÐH1A Cl2i 0.89 2.61 3.415 (4) 150
N1ÐH1B Cl2ii 0.89 2.74 3.470 (4) 141
N1ÐH1C Cl3ii 0.89 2.52 3.349 (4) 156
N2ÐH2A Cl2i 0.89 2.72 3.476 (5) 144
N2ÐH2B Cl1ii 0.89 2.85 3.659 (5) 151
N2ÐH2C Cl3iii 0.89 2.73 3.376 (5) 131
N3ÐH3A Cl1iv 0.89 2.82 3.484 (5) 132
N3ÐH3B Cl2 0.89 2.74 3.602 (4) 163 N3ÐH3C Cl1v 0.89 2.69 3.504 (5) 153 Symmetry codes: (i) 1x;y;z; (ii) 1ÿx;1ÿy;1ÿz; (iii) x;y;1z; (iv) ÿx;1ÿy;1ÿz; (v)ÿx;ÿy;1ÿz.
Atomic parameters were obtained for the H atoms using the HFIX 133 instruction in SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997). Interatomic distances and angles for the hydrogen bonding were generated using the HTAB instruction.
Data collection: IPDS Software (Stoe & Cie, 1996±1997); cell re®nement: IPDS Software; data reduction: IPDS Software; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to re®ne structure:SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics:DIAMOND(Brandenburg, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication:SHELXL97.
This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsge-meinschaft (DFG), Bonn, within the frame of the special programme `ReaktivitaÈt von FestkoÈrpern'. We are equally grateful to the State of Nordrhein-Westfalen and the UniversitaÈt zu KoÈln for excellent equipment and conditions for our research.
References
Brandenburg, K. (2001). DIAMOND. Version 2.1e. Crystal Impact GbR, Bonn, Germany.
Bremm, S. & Meyer, G. (2001).Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem.627, 407±410. Jacobs, H. & NoÈcker, B. (1992).Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem.614, 25±29. Jacobs, H. & NoÈcker, B. (1993).Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem.619, 73±76.
Sheldrick, G. M. (1997). SHELXS97 and SHELXL97. University of GoÈttingen, Germany.
Stoe & Cie (1996±1997).IPDS Software. Stoe & Cie, Darmstadt, Germany.
Figure 2
The [In(NH3)4Cl2]+and [In(NH3)2Cl4]ÿions in In(NH3)3Cl3.
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Triamminetrichloroindium(III), [InCl3(NH3)3]
Stephan Bremm and Gerd Meyer
(I)
Crystal data
2[InCl3(NH3)3] Mr = 544.54
Triclinic, P1 a = 5.8652 (15) Å b = 6.8130 (18) Å c = 9.794 (2) Å α = 86.14 (3)° β = 86.68 (3)° γ = 85.26 (3)° V = 388.59 (17) Å3
Z = 1 F(000) = 260 Dx = 2.327 Mg m−3
Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å Cell parameters from 1719 reflections θ = 1.9–26°
µ = 3.98 mm−1 T = 293 K
Irregular, colourless 0.25 × 0.15 × 0.1 mm
Data collection
Stoe Imaging Plate Diffraction System diffractometer
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube Graphite monochromator
φ scans
1719 measured reflections 1234 independent reflections
1049 reflections with I > 2σ(I) Rint = 0.023
θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 3.5° h = −6→7
k = −8→7 l = −12→12
Refinement
Refinement on F2 Least-squares matrix: full R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.028 wR(F2) = 0.073 S = 0.96 1234 reflections 68 parameters 0 restraints
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
H-atom parameters constrained w = 1/[σ2(F
o2) + (0.0559P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 (Δ/σ)max < 0.001
Δρmax = 0.81 e Å−3 Δρmin = −0.75 e Å−3
Extinction correction: SHELXL97, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 Extinction coefficient: 0.023 (3)
Special details
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger.
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2)
x y z Uiso*/Ueq
In1 0.0000 0.5000 0.0000 0.02408 (19)
In2 0.5000 0.0000 0.5000 0.02292 (18)
Cl1 −0.2706 (2) 0.00305 (19) 0.27341 (11) 0.0342 (3)
Cl2 −0.2624 (2) 0.69134 (17) 0.58217 (13) 0.0361 (3)
Cl3 0.28373 (19) 0.70997 (17) 0.08736 (12) 0.0326 (3)
N1 0.7470 (7) 0.1896 (6) 0.5817 (4) 0.0301 (8)
H1A 0.7116 0.3152 0.5545 0.045*
H1B 0.8884 0.1528 0.5502 0.045*
H1C 0.7395 0.1763 0.6728 0.045*
N2 0.7969 (7) 0.7762 (6) 0.9238 (5) 0.0342 (8)
H2A 0.7155 0.7495 0.8544 0.051*
H2B 0.8920 0.8676 0.8956 0.051*
H2C 0.7027 0.8209 0.9914 0.051*
N3 0.1954 (7) 0.4972 (6) 0.7946 (4) 0.0333 (8)
H3A 0.2994 0.5857 0.7905 0.050*
H3B 0.0986 0.5271 0.7282 0.050*
H3C 0.2652 0.3777 0.7841 0.050*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2)
U11 U22 U33 U12 U13 U23
In1 0.0245 (2) 0.0224 (3) 0.0253 (3) −0.00095 (17) −0.00252 (15) −0.00183 (16) In2 0.0231 (2) 0.0210 (2) 0.0250 (3) −0.00240 (16) −0.00260 (15) −0.00150 (16) Cl1 0.0376 (6) 0.0348 (6) 0.0299 (5) −0.0048 (5) 0.0052 (4) −0.0026 (5) Cl2 0.0360 (6) 0.0267 (5) 0.0448 (6) 0.0026 (5) −0.0098 (5) 0.0024 (5) Cl3 0.0313 (5) 0.0334 (6) 0.0351 (5) −0.0077 (5) −0.0045 (4) −0.0071 (4) N1 0.0292 (18) 0.0283 (19) 0.0341 (18) −0.0049 (16) −0.0037 (15) −0.0067 (16) N2 0.0328 (19) 0.0251 (18) 0.043 (2) 0.0031 (17) −0.0014 (17) −0.0001 (17) N3 0.0342 (19) 0.032 (2) 0.0326 (19) 0.0001 (17) 0.0031 (16) −0.0048 (17)
Geometric parameters (Å, º)
In1—N2i 2.250 (4) Cl2—In2xi 2.5355 (15)
In1—N2ii 2.250 (4) N1—H1A 0.8900
In1—N3iii 2.258 (4) N1—H1B 0.8900
In1—N3iv 2.258 (4) N1—H1C 0.8900
In1—Cl3v 2.5043 (12) N2—In1xii 2.250 (4)
In1—Cl3 2.5043 (12) N2—H2A 0.8900
In2—N1vi 2.234 (3) N2—H2B 0.8900
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In2—Cl1vii 2.5276 (14) N3—In1xiii 2.258 (4)
In2—Cl1viii 2.5276 (14) N3—H3A 0.8900
In2—Cl2ix 2.5355 (15) N3—H3B 0.8900
In2—Cl2iv 2.5355 (15) N3—H3C 0.8900
Cl1—In2x 2.5276 (14)
N2i—In1—N2ii 180.0 Cl1viii—In2—Cl2ix 90.12 (5)
N2i—In1—N3iii 88.70 (17) N1vi—In2—Cl2iv 90.69 (12)
N2ii—In1—N3iii 91.30 (17) N1—In2—Cl2iv 89.31 (12)
N2i—In1—N3iv 91.30 (17) Cl1vii—In2—Cl2iv 90.12 (5)
N2ii—In1—N3iv 88.70 (17) Cl1viii—In2—Cl2iv 89.88 (5)
N3iii—In1—N3iv 180.0 (2) Cl2ix—In2—Cl2iv 180.00 (6)
N2i—In1—Cl3v 90.97 (11) In2—N1—H1A 109.5
N2ii—In1—Cl3v 89.03 (11) In2—N1—H1B 109.5
N3iii—In1—Cl3v 89.59 (11) H1A—N1—H1B 109.5
N3iv—In1—Cl3v 90.41 (11) In2—N1—H1C 109.5
N2i—In1—Cl3 89.03 (11) H1A—N1—H1C 109.5
N2ii—In1—Cl3 90.97 (11) H1B—N1—H1C 109.5
N3iii—In1—Cl3 90.41 (11) In1xii—N2—H2A 109.5
N3iv—In1—Cl3 89.59 (11) In1xii—N2—H2B 109.5
Cl3v—In1—Cl3 180.00 (5) H2A—N2—H2B 109.5
N1vi—In2—N1 180.000 (1) In1xii—N2—H2C 109.5
N1vi—In2—Cl1vii 90.33 (11) H2A—N2—H2C 109.5
N1—In2—Cl1vii 89.67 (11) H2B—N2—H2C 109.5
N1vi—In2—Cl1viii 89.67 (11) In1xiii—N3—H3A 109.5
N1—In2—Cl1viii 90.33 (11) In1xiii—N3—H3B 109.5
Cl1vii—In2—Cl1viii 180.0 H3A—N3—H3B 109.5
N1vi—In2—Cl2ix 89.31 (12) In1xiii—N3—H3C 109.5
N1—In2—Cl2ix 90.69 (12) H3A—N3—H3C 109.5
Cl1vii—In2—Cl2ix 89.88 (5) H3B—N3—H3C 109.5
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z−1; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) x, y, z−1; (iv) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (v) −x, −y+1, −z; (vi) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (vii) x+1, y, z; (viii) −x, −y, −z+1; (ix) x+1, y−1, z; (x) x−1, y, z; (xi) x−1, y+1, z; (xii) x+1, y, z+1; (xiii) x, y, z+1.
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º)
D—H···A D—H H···A D···A D—H···A
N1—H1A···Cl2vii 0.89 2.61 3.415 (4) 150
N1—H1B···Cl2ii 0.89 2.74 3.470 (4) 141
N1—H1C···Cl3ii 0.89 2.52 3.349 (4) 156
N2—H2A···Cl2vii 0.89 2.72 3.476 (5) 144
N2—H2B···Cl1ii 0.89 2.85 3.659 (5) 151
N2—H2C···Cl3xiii 0.89 2.73 3.376 (5) 131
N3—H3A···Cl1iv 0.89 2.82 3.484 (5) 132
N3—H3B···Cl2 0.89 2.74 3.602 (4) 163
N3—H3C···Cl1viii 0.89 2.69 3.504 (5) 153