N,N-diethylanilinium complex with borodicitric acid: Synthesis and crystal structure

Abstract

N,N-Diethylanilinium dicitratoborate [C₆H₅NH(C₂H₅)₂][(C₆H₆O₇)₂B] (I) has been synthesized for the first time. Single crystals has been synthesized in an aqueous solution to study the crystal structure of complex I by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystals are triclinic, space group Р1 a = 9.6183(2) Å, b = 10.3153(3) Å, c = 13.7364(4) Å, α = 69.0304(12)°, β = 77.0394(13)°, γ = 89.5518(10)°, V = 1236.25(6) ų, Z = 2, ρ_calcd = 1.454 g/cm³. Structural units in a crystal of complex I are large complex dicitratoborate anions with a spirane structure and N,N-diethylanilinium cations. The crystal packing is a three-dimensional framework implemented via a system of hydrogen bonds like О–Н…О, О–Н…О, ОI, and N–Н…О.