Source of material 2,5-Bis(3-pyridyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole was prepared similarly to the literature procedure [1]. A mixture of nickel acetate monohydrate (0.026 g, 0.1 mmol), 2,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole (0.024 g, 0.1mmol), 2,2-dipy-4,4-bicarboxylic acid (0.012 g, 0.05 mmol), ethanol (5 ml) and 25 % ammonia water (3 ml) was sealed in a 15 ml Teflon-lined stainless steel reactor. The reactor was heated in an oven at 180°C for 72 hours and then cooled to room temperature at a rate of 10°C/h. Yellow needlelike crystals were obtained.
DiscussionThe crystal structure of trans-2,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole has been already reported [2], and the structures of its other isomers (4-pyridyl or 2-pyridyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole) have been previously X-ray characterized [3][4][5]. The two pyridyl rings within each molecule (figure, top) form a dihedral angle of 20.78(5)°with the mean plane difined by the central thiadiazole ring, which is larger than those in the trans-2,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole molecule. There is a 2-fold axis through the middle point of the N-N bond in the thiadiazole ring and the sulfur atom. There are C−H···N hydrogen bonds between cis-2,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole molecules with the distance of H···A about 2.95 Å (figure, middle). Another kind of intermolecular interaction is C−H···p interactions (figure, bottom). The distance between hydrogen atom and the center of aromatic pyridyl ring is about 2.8 Å. Furthermore, it is interesting that cis-and trans -2,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole are synthesized under very different conditions. This indicates that factors like temperature, metal ions, other organic compounds in the reaction mixture may affect the conformation of the organic molecules.