title: Crystal structure of cis-aqua-chlorido-bis-(1,10-phenanthroline-κ(2) N,N')chromium(III) tetra-chlorido-zincate monohydrate from synchrotron data.
abstract: The structure of the title compound, [CrCl(C12H8N2)2(H2O)][ZnCl4]·H2O, has been determined from synchrotron data. The Cr(III) ion is bonded to four N atoms from two 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligands, one water mol-ecule and a Cl atom in a cis arrangement, displaying an overall distorted octa-hedral coordination environment. The Cr-N(phen) bond lengths are in the range of 2.0495 (18) to 2.0831 (18) Å, while the Cr-Cl and Cr-(OH2) bond lengths are 2.2734 (7) and 1.9986 (17) Å, respectively. The tetra-hedral [ZnCl4](2-) anion is slightly distorted owing to its involvement in O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonding with coordinating and non-coordinating water mol-ecules. The two types of water mol-ecules also inter-act through O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The observed hydrogen-bonding pattern leads to the formation of a three-dimensional network structure.
authors.affiliation: Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dohyun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Andong National University, Andong 760-749, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Ha
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: 1,10-phenanthroline; aqua ligand; chloride ligand; chromium(III) complex; cis-geometry; crystal structure; synchrotron radiation
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