2D and 3D Supramolecular Structures of trans- and cis-Octahedral Coordination Compounds of Ethyl-5-methyl-4-imidazolecarboxylate with Transition Metal Ions
Ethyl-5-methyl-4-imidazolecarboxylate (emizco) is an important intermediate in the synthesis of pharmacological active compounds. In this work, there were synthetized and characterized the following coordination compounds with emizco: <em>trans</em>-[Co(emizco)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>](NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> <strong>1</strong>, <em>trans</em>-[Ni(emizco)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>](NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> <strong>2</strong>, <em>trans</em>-[Cd(emizco)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>](NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (<strong>3</strong>) and <em>cis</em>-[Cd(emizco)<sub>2</sub>Br<sub>2</sub>] (<strong>4</strong>). 2D or 3D supramolecular arrangements were stabilized. All nitrate <em>trans</em> octahedral compounds stabilized a 3D supramolecular arrangement <em>via</em> hydrogen bonding, throughout the nitrate anions, the ligand and the coordinated water molecules; the <em>cis</em>-octahedral halide complex formed a 2D pleated sheet arrangement, by intermolecular π stacking and halide-hydrogen bonding.