Hydrogen-Bonded Networks Based on Cobalt(II), Nickel(II), and Zinc(II) Complexes of N,N'-Diethylurea
N,N'-diethylurea (DEU) was employed as a ligand to form the octahedral complexes[M(DEU)6]2+(M=Co, Ni and Zn). Compounds[Co(DEU)6](BF4)2(1),[Co(DEU)6](CIO4)2(2),[Ni(DEU)6](CIO4)2(3), and[Zn(DMU)6](CIO4)2(4) have been prepared from the reactions of DEU and the appropriate hydrated metal(II) salts in EtOH in the presence of 2,2-dimethoxypropane. Crystal structure determinations demonstrate the existence of[M(DEU)6]2+cations andCIO4-(in2–4) orBF4-(in1) counterions. The[M(DEU)6]2+cations in the solid state are stabilized by apseudochelateeffect due to the existence of six strong intracationicN-H⋯O(DEU)hydrogen bonds. The[M(DEU)6]2+cations and counterions self-assemble to form hydrogen-bonded 2D architectures in2–4that conform to thekgd(kagome dual) network, and a 3D hydrogen-bondedrtl(rutile) network in1. The nature of the resulting supramolecular structures is influenced by the nature of the counter-ion. The complexes were also characterized by vibrational spectroscopy (IR).