Crystal structure of 1,4-bis(3-ammoniopropyl)piperazine-1,4-diium bis[dichromate(VI)]

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the organic–inorganic title salt, (C10H28N4)[Cr2O7]2, comprises one half of an 1,4-bis(3-ammoniopropyl)piperazinediium cation (the other half being generated by the application of inversion symmetry) and a dichromate anion. The piperazine ring of the cation adopts a chair conformation, and the two CrO4 tetrahedra of the anion are in an almost eclipsed conformation. In the crystal, the cations and anions form a layered arrangement parallel to (001). N—H...O hydrogen bonds between the cations and anions and additional C—H...O interactions lead to the formation of a three-dimensional network structure.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• dichromate anion
• piperazinediium cation
• molecular salt
• hydrogen bonding.