Syntheses, structural determination and binding studies of nine-coordinate mononuclear (EnH2)1.5 [ErIII(Ttha)] · 3H2O and (EnH2)[ErIII(Egta)(H2O)]2 · 6H2O

Abstract

In this work, the title complexes, (EnH2)1.5[ErIII(Ttha)] · 3H2O (I) and (EnH2)[ErIII(Egta)(H2O)]2 · 6H2O (II), where En = ethylenediamine, H6Ttha = triethylenetetramine-N,N,N′,N″,N″’,N″′-hexaacetic acid, H4Egta = ethyleneglycol-bis-(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid, have been successfully synthesized. Their structures have been characterized by IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The X-ray diffraction reveals that I is nine-coordinated and crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal space group P2/n with cell dimensions a = 17.6058(16), b = 9.6249(9), c = 20.560(2) A, β = 109.7440(10)°, and V = 3279.1(5) A3. Compound II is also nine-coordinated and crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal space group P21/n with the cell dimensions a = 12.938(6), b = 12.651(5), c = 14.943(6) A, β = 105.441(5)°, and V = 2357.5(17) A3. In I, each EnH22+ cation connects three adjacent [ErIII(Egta)(H2O)]− complex anions through hydrogen bonds, while in I, there are two types of EnH22+ anions. One is highly symmetrical, forming hydrogen bonds with two neighboring [ErIII(Ttha)]3− complex anions. The other anion connects three adjacent [ErIII(Ttha)]3− complex anions through hydrogen bonds. These hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of 2D ladder-like layer structure.