title: Bis[2,6-bis-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine]-deca-kis-(μ2-3-nitro-benzoato)bis-(3-nitro-benzoato)tetra-dysprosium(III): a linear tetra-nuclear dysprosium compound based on mixed N- and O-donor ligands.
abstract: The title compound, [Dy4(C7H4NO4)12(C11H9N5)2] or Dy4(L1)12(L2)2, where HL1 = 3-nitro-benzoic acid and HL2 = 2,6-bis-(1H-pyrazol-1-y1)pyridine, is a linear tetra-nuclear complex possessing inversion symmetry. The two central inversion-related Dy(III) atoms are seven-coordinate, DyO7, with a monocapped triangular-prismatic geometry. The outer two Dy(III) atoms are eight-coordinate, DyO5N3, with a bicapped triangular-prismatic geometry. The outer adjacent Dy(III) atoms are bridged by three L1(-) carboxyl-ate groups, while the inner inversion-related Dy(III) atoms are bridged by four L1(-) carboxyl-ate groups. The L2 ligands are terminally coordinated to the outer Dy(III) atoms in a tridentate manner. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked via C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to (001). Two carboxyl-ate O atoms, and N and O atoms of three nitro groups, are disordered over two positions, with a refined occupancy ratio of 0.552 (6):0.448 (6).
authors.affiliation: China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.affiliation: China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Liu
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jin-Ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Li