Synthesis and Structure of Different-Metal Different-Ligand Germanium(IV) and Cobalt(II) or Copper(II) Complexes with 1-Hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic Acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline

Abstract

Different-metal different-ligand complexes [{Co(Phen)₃}₂{Co(Phen)(H₂O)₄}₂][{Ge(μ-OH)(μ- Hedp)}₆Cl₂] (I), [{Cu(Phen)₂(H₂O)}₂(HPhen)₂][Ge(μ-OH)(μ-Hedp)]₆ · 20H₂O (II) (H₄Hedp = 1-hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid, Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) were synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction. According to X-ray diffraction data (CIF files CCDC nos. 1573112 (I), 1573113 (II)), compounds I and II are cation–anion type complexes in which the anions are represented by {[Ge(μ-OH)(μ-Hedp)]⁶}^6– and, in the case of I, two additional Cl^– ions, while the cations are [Co(Phen)₃]²⁺, [Co(Phen)(H₂O)₄]²⁺ in I and [Cu(Phen)₂(H₂O)]²⁺, HPhen⁺ in II. In the crystals of compounds I and II, the cations, anions, and water molecules are combined by numerous intermolecular hydrogen bonds, giving rise to a 3D network.