Crystal structure of bis[(oxalato-κ²O¹,O²)(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-κ4N)chromium(III)] dichromate octahydrate from synchrotron X-ray data.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cr(C2O4)(C10H24N4)]2[Cr2O7]·-8H2O (C10H24N4 = 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane, cyclam; C2O4 = oxalate, ox) contains one [Cr(ox)(cyclam)]+ cation, one half of a dichromate anion that lies about an inversion centre so that the bridging O atom is equally disordered over two positions, and four water molecules. The terminal O atoms of the dichromate anion are also disordered over two positions with a refined occupancy ratio 0.586 (6):0.414 (6). The CrIII ion is coordinated by the four N atoms of the cyclam ligand and one bidentate oxalato ligand in a cis arrangement, resulting in a distorted octahedral geometry. The Cr--N(cyclam) bond lengths are in the range 2.069 (2)-2.086 (2) Å, while the average Cr--O(ox) bond length is 1.936 Å. The macrocyclic cyclam moiety adopts the cis-V conformation. The dichromate anion has a staggered conformation. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonds involving the cyclam N--H groups and water O--H groups as donors, and the O atoms of oxalate ligand, water molecules and the Cr2O72- anion as acceptors, giving rise to a three-dimensional network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]