Table 1

Summary of crystal data, intensity measurements and refined parameters for [C12H17N2]2CdCl4 and [C6H10N2]2[Cd3Cl10] compounds.

Crystal data
Compound 1
Compound 2

Formula Formula weight (g.mol-1)
[C12H17N2]2CdCl4 632.75
[C6N2H10]2Cd3Cl10 455
Color/shape
yellow/parallelepiped
red/parallelepiped
Crystal dimensions (mm3)
0.58 × 0.38 × 0.25
0.57 × 0.4 × 0.3
Crystal system
triclinic
triclinic
Space group
Math
Math
Cell parameters from 25
12 < θ(°) < 15
11 < θ° < 16

a = 9.687 (8) Å,
a = 6.826 (5)Å,

b = 9.912 (9) Å,
b = 9.861 (7)Å

c = 15.40 (2) Å
c = 10.344 (3)Å

α = 79.4 (1)°,
α = 103.50 (1)°

β = 88.73 (8)°
β = 96.34 (4)°

γ = 77.82 (7)°
γ = 109.45 (3)°

V = 1420 Å3
V = 624.8 (8) Å3

Z = 2, μ = 1.164 mm-1
Z = 2, μ = 3.609 mm-1
Intensity measurements


Temperature (K)
293(2)
293(2)
Radiation, λ (Å), monochromator
MoKα, 0.71069, graphite plate
MoKα, 0.71069, graphite plate
Scan angle (°)
0.8 + 0.35 tg(θ)
0.8 + 0.35 tg(θ)
2θ range (°)
1.5 – 27
2 – 27
Range of h, k, l
-12→12, -2→12, 0→19
-8→8, -12→12, -13→13
Standards reflections
(6 4 0) and (2 6 0)
(-1 6 1) and (-1 5 1)
Frequency
60 mn

Reflections collected/unique
4541/4439 (Rint = 0.0219)
5436/2718 (Rint = 0.0019)
Structure determination


Absorption correction
wasn't applied
ABSDIF Tmin/max: 0.1611/0.4206
Structure resolution
Patterson methods SHELXS86
Patterson methods SHELXS86
Structure refinement with
SHELXL-97
SHELXL-97
Observed reflections [Fo > 2σ(Fo)]
3823
2371
Refinement
F2 full matrix
F2 full matrix
Refined parameters
435
174
Goodness of fit
1.035
1.565
Final R and Rw
0.029, 0.081
0.053, 0.128
Final R and Rw for all data
0.0378, 0.0864
0.0615, 0.1315
Largest feature diff. map
0.668, -0.453 e Å-3
3.256, -2.636 e Å-3

For compound 1: w = 1/[σ2 (Fo)2 + (0.0315 P)2 + 0 P] where P = [Fo2 + 2 Fc2]/3

For compound 2: w = 1/[σ2 (Fo)2+(0.0507P)2 + 0 P] where P = [Fo2 + 2 Fc2]/3

Chaabane et al. PMC Physics B 2008 1:11   doi:10.1186/1754-0429-1-11