title: Isotypic MnIIand FeIIbinuclear complexes of the ligand 5,6-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)-pyrazine-2,3-di-carb-oxy-lic acid.
abstract: The title isotypic complexes, bis-[μ-5,6-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazine-2,3-di-carboxylato]-κ4N1,O2,N6:O3;κ4O3:N1,O2,N6-bis-[di-aqua-manganese(II)] tetra-hydrate, [Mn2(C16H8N4O4)2(H2O)4]·4H2O, (I), and bis-[μ-5,6-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazine-2,3-di-carboxyl-ato]-κ4N1,O2,N6:O3;κ4O3:N1,O2,N6-bis-[di-aqua-iron(II)] tetrahydrate, [Fe2(C16H8N4O4)2(H2O)4]·4H2O, (II), are, respectively, the mangan-ese(II) and iron(II) complexes of the ligand 5,6-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)-pyrazine-2,3-di-carb-oxy-lic acid. The complete mol-ecule of each complex is generated by inversion symmetry. Each metal ion is coordinated by a pyrazine N atom, a pyridine N atom, two carboxyl-ate O atoms, one of which is bridging, and two water O atoms. The metal atoms haveMN2O4coordination geometries and the complexes have a cage-like structure. In the crystals of both compounds, the complexes are linked by O-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds involving the coordinating water mol-ecules, forming chains along [100]. These chains are linked by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds involving the non-coordinating water mol-ecules, forming layers parallel to (011). The layers are linked by pairs of C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and offset π-π inter-actions, so forming a hydrogen-bonded three-dimensional framework.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel, Av Bellevaux 51, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Monserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics, University of Neuchâtel, rue Emile-Argand 11, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stoeckli-Evans
keywords: 5,6-bis­(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazine-2,3-di­carb­oxy­lic acid; cage-like binuclear complex; crystal structure; hydrogen-bonded framework; iron(II); isotypism; manganese(II)