Fac-[1,2-Bis(pyridin-4-yl)ethane-κN]-tricarbonyl(1, 10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N')rhenium(I) hexafluoridophosphate acetonitrile monosolvate

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Re(C12H 8N2)(C12H12N2)(CO) 3]PF6.-CH3CN, contains one cation, one hexafluoridophosphate anion and one acetonitrile solvent molecule. The ReI ion is coordinated by two N atoms from the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand and one N atom from the 1,2-bis(pyridin-4-yl)ethane ligand [mean Re-N = 2.191 (15) Å] and by three carbonyl ligands [mean Re-C = 1.926 (3) Å] in a distorted octahedral geometry. The electrostatic forces and weak C-H⋯F(O) hydrogen bonds pack cations and anions into the crystal with voids of 82 Å3, which are filled by solvent molecules. The crystal packing exhibits short intermolecular O⋯O distance of 2.795 (5) Åbetween two cations related by inversion.