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Crystal structure of bis(N,N,N-trimethylbutanaminium) tetrathiotungstate(VI), (BuMe3N)2[WS4]

  • Kang-Woo Kim ORCID logo EMAIL logo and Young-Hyun Yoo
Published/Copyright: April 22, 2024

Abstract

C14H36N2S4W, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 16.175(3) Å, b = 9.7755(15) Å, c = 15.452(3) Å, β = 115.183(7)°, V = 2211.0(7) Å3, Z = 4, Rgt (F) = 0.0190, wRref (F 2) = 0.0490, T = 223 K.

CCDC no.: 2347476

The molecular structure is shown in the figure. Table 1 contains crystallographic data and Table 2 contains the list of the atoms including atomic coordinates and displacement parameters.

Table 1:

Data collection and handling.

Crystal: Yellow block
Size: 0.32 × 0.22 × 0.21 mm
Wavelength: Mo Kα radiation (0.71073 Å)
μ: 5.60 mm−1
Diffractometer, scan mode: PHOTON III M14, φ and ω
θ max, completeness: 28.3°, 98 %
N(hkl)measured, N(hkl)unique, R int: 14,425, 2701, 0.046
Criterion for I obs, N(hkl)gt: I obs > 2σ(I obs), 2659
N(param)refined: 97
Programs: Bruker, 1  SHELX, 2  WinGX/ORTEP, 3  Diamond 4
Table 2:

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2).

Atom x y z U iso*/U eq
W1 1.0000 0.23270 (2) 0.7500 0.03188 (8)
S1 0.90589 (5) 0.10341 (8) 0.63454 (5) 0.05106 (17)
S2 1.07957 (5) 0.35925 (9) 0.69656 (6) 0.0591 (2)
N1 0.64017 (15) 0.3282 (2) 0.64921 (17) 0.0449 (5)
C1 0.6894 (3) 0.2240 (3) 0.6177 (3) 0.0586 (8)
H1A 0.6748 0.2376 0.5506 0.088*
H1B 0.6705 0.1330 0.6268 0.088*
H1C 0.7547 0.2337 0.6553 0.088*
C2 0.6635 (3) 0.3074 (5) 0.7525 (3) 0.0691 (9)
H2A 0.6441 0.2168 0.7618 0.104*
H2B 0.6326 0.3757 0.7736 0.104*
H2C 0.7290 0.3160 0.7894 0.104*
C3 0.6719 (3) 0.4673 (3) 0.6369 (3) 0.0658 (8)
H3A 0.6566 0.4828 0.5698 0.099*
H3B 0.7375 0.4736 0.6736 0.099*
H3C 0.6421 0.5358 0.6592 0.099*
C4 0.5377 (2) 0.3254 (3) 0.5861 (2) 0.0519 (6)
H4A 0.5094 0.4032 0.6030 0.062*
H4B 0.5277 0.3373 0.5193 0.062*
C5 0.4912 (2) 0.1972 (4) 0.5938 (3) 0.0585 (7)
H5A 0.5021 0.1828 0.6606 0.070*
H5B 0.5167 0.1190 0.5736 0.070*
C6 0.3894 (2) 0.2063 (4) 0.5317 (3) 0.0617 (8)
H6A 0.3640 0.2844 0.5522 0.074*
H6B 0.3787 0.2215 0.4651 0.074*
C7 0.3416 (3) 0.0772 (4) 0.5384 (3) 0.0773 (10)
H7A 0.2768 0.0847 0.4971 0.116*
H7B 0.3502 0.0639 0.6039 0.116*
H7C 0.3669 −0.0001 0.5185 0.116*

1 Source of material

(NH4)2WS4 (0.030 g, 0.086 mmol) and BuMe3NI (0.063 g, 0.26 mmol) were charged to a Pyrex tube with diameter of 9 mm and about 0.3 mL 1:2 (v/v) H2O/MeOH mixture was added as a solvent. While the solvent was being frozen, the Pyrex tube was evacuated under vacuum and sealed with the use of a flame. The sealed tube was placed in an oven and heated at 90 °C for a day, then cooled to room temperature. Yellow orange polyhedral crystals were isolated by filtration and washed with MeOH and diethyl ether several times. Crystals of (BuMe3N)2[WS4] were obtained in 13 % yield, based on the W metal used.

2 Experimental details

H atoms were positioned geometrically and treated as riding, with C–H = 0.98 (CH2) and 0.97 (CH3) Å with U iso(H) = 1.2 (1.5 for methyl) U eq(C). H atoms of the CH3 were positioned to be staggered with respect to the shortest other bond to the atom to which the CH3 is attached.

3 Comment

The title compound, (BuMe3N)2[WS4], prepared by the solvothermal reaction of (NH4)2WS4 and BuMe3NI with a 1:2 (v/v) H2O/MeOH mixture as the solvent, is composed of a [WS4]2− molecular anion and two charge-balancing BuMe3N+ cations. Soluble tetrathiotungstate compounds have focused much attention mainly due to their potential as precursors for the WS2 HDS (HydroDeSulfurization) catalyst and the soft synthesis of WS2 nanomaterials. 5 , 6 The tetrathiotungstate [WS4]2− anion had been stabilized and structurally characterized with a number of cations such as NH 4 + , 7 , 8 Rb+, 9 [Ni(tren)2]2+ (tren = tris(2-aminoethyl)amine), 10 tetraalkylammonium (Me4N+, Et4N+, Pr4N+), 11 and Ph4P+, 12 as well as organic ammonium with N–H bonds present (H3NCH2CH2 NH 3 2 + , i–Pr NH 3 + , etc.). 13 17 As an unsymmetrical mixed tetraalkylammonium cation, BuMe3N+ can be considered a new type of cation suitable for the stabilization of the [WS4]2− anion. It is noteworthy that attempts to obtain (PhMe3N)2[WS4] using the same solvothermal synthetic approach resulted in the stabilization of the [W3OS8]2− anion instead of the [WS4]2− anion. 18

In the (BuMe3N)2[WS4] compound, the structure of the discrete [WS4]2- anion shows that the central W(1) atom lies on a twofold axis and only two S atoms, S(1) and S(2) are crystallographically unique. The tetrahedral coordination behavior around the W(1) atom is quite ideal as S–W–S bond angles range from 108.54(3) to 111.02(5)° and W–S distances are nearly identical ranging from 2.1846(7) to 2.1877(7) Å. The ideal tetrahedral coordination behavior of the [WS4]2− anion implies that there is minimal influence caused by the packing of unsymmetrical BuMe3N+ cations and no strong interaction between the BuMe3N+ cations and the [WS4]2− anions. Compared to the shortest S⋯H distance of 2.31 Å observed in ((CH3)H2NCH2CH2NH3)[WS4], 17 the shortest S⋯H distance in this compound is significantly longer, measuring 2.8477(9) Å between S(1) and H(2B), indicating a lack of H-bonding between the BuMe3N+ cations and the [WS4]2− anions.


Corresponding author: Kang-Woo Kim, Department of Chemistry & Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea, E-mail:

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Competing interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

  3. Research funding: This work was supported by the Incheon National University Research Grant in 2020.

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Received: 2024-03-05
Accepted: 2024-04-11
Published Online: 2024-04-22
Published in Print: 2024-08-27

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