Supramolecular Structures of Metal-Incorporated Anions Generated by the Carbene-like Benzotriazolium Cation: From Coulombic and Hydrogen Bonded Interactions to Coordination Polymers
Ahmad Mudzakir1, Mohd Rizal Razali2, Phil Liebing3, and Frank T. Edelmann4

1 Departemen Pendidikan Kimia, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No. 229, 14054, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
2 School of Chemical Sciences, 11800, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
3 Institut fuer Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Friedrich-Schiller Universitaet Jena, Lessingstr. 8, 07743, Jena, Germany
4 Chemisches Institut, Otto-von-Guericke Universitaet Magdeburg, Universitaetsplatz 2, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany

Abstract

Ionic crystals of the carbene-like 1,3-dimethyl-1,2,3-benzotriazolium cation with different supramolecular structures comprising chloride and four metal-incorporated anions have been prepared and structurally characterized. The supramolecular structures of the chloride and tricarbonyl(eta-5-cyclopentadienyl) molybdate(-I) salts are assembled by hydrogen bonded into 3D networks, the triiodidoargentate is a layered 3D network and the dicyanido-anion comprises a 1D polymeric structure. The crystal structures of the salts arise from an interplay between coulombic and hydrogen-bonding interactions, as well as metal coordination. All compounds are aggregated into supramolecular layers in the crystal and can lead to new models of organic-inorganic hybrid materials.

Keywords: Supramolecular Structures- Metal-Incorporated Anions- Carbene-like Benzotriazolium Cation- Coulombic and Hydrogen Bonded Interactions- Coordination Polymers

Topic: Inorganic Chemistry