Crystal structure of catena-poly[[[aqua­bis­(di­methyl­formamide-κO)magnesium(II)]-μ3-(2,2′-bi­pyridine-5,5′-di­carboxyl­ato-κ5O2:O2′:N,N′:O5)-[di­chlorido­platinum(II)]] di­methyl­formamide monosolvate]

Abstract

The title compound, {[MgPtCl2(C12H6N2O4)(C3H7NO)2(H2O)] C3H7NO}n, is a one-dimensional coordination polymer. The structure consists of Pt-functionalized bipyridine ligands connected by MgII cations, as well as coordinating and non-coordinating solvent molecules. The PtII cation is coordinated by the two N atoms of the bipyridine moiety and two Cl atoms in a square-planar fashion. This coordination induces an in-plane bend along the bipyridine backbone of approximately 10° from the linear ideal of a conjugated pi-system. Likewise, the coordination to the MgII cation induces a significant bowing of the plane of the bipyridine of about 12°, giving it a distinct curved appearance. The carboxylate groups of the bipyridine ligand exhibit moderate rotations relative to their parent pyridine rings. The MgII cation has a fairly regular octahedral coordination polyhedron, in which three vertices are occupied by O atoms from the carboxylate groups of three different bipyridine ligands. The remaining three vertices are occupied by the O atoms of two dimethylformamide (DMF) molecules and one water molecule. The onedimensional chains are oriented in the [011] direction, and non-coordinating DMF molecules can be found in the space between the chains. The shortest intermolecular O-H contacts are 2.844 (4) and 2.659 (4) Å, suggesting moderate hydrogen-bonding interactions. In addition, there is a short intermolecular Pt-Pt contact of 3.491 (1) Å, indicating a Pt stacking interaction. Some structure-directing contribution from the hydrogen bonding and Pt-Pt interaction is probable. However, the crystal packing seems to be directed primarily by van der Waals interactions.