Transition metal complexes with pyrazole-based ligands. Part 29. Reactions of zinc(II) and mercury(II) thiocyanate with 4-acetyl-3-amino-5-methylpyrazole

Abstract

The work is concerned with the crystal and molecular structures of zinc(II) and mercury(II) complexes with 4-acetyl-3-amino-5-methylpyrazole (aamp) of the coordination formulae [Zn(NCS)(2)(aaMP)(2)] and (HaaMP)(2)[Hg(SCN)(4)]. The zinc(II) complex was obtained by the reaction of a warm methanolic solution of aamp with a mixture of zinc(II) nitrate and ammonium thiocyanate, whereas the mercury(II) complex was prepared by the reaction of a warm methanolic solution of aamp and a warm, slightly acidified aqueous solution of [Hg(SCN)(4)](2-). Both complexes have a tetrahedral geometry, which in the case of zinc complex is formed by monodentate coordination of two aamp molecules and two isothiocyanate groups. The Zn(II) and Hg(II) atoms have significantly deformed coordination geometry. In both crystal structures the pyrazole derivative has a planar form, probably stabilized by an intramolecular N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bond. Apart from the X-ray structural analysis, the isolated complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, conductometric measurements and thermal analysis.