Triethylaluminum-Based Ferrocenylalanes. Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (η5−C5H5)Fe[η5−C5H4Al2(C2H5)4Cl]

Abstract

The trietheylaluminum based ferrocenylalane (η⁵?C₅H₅)Fe[η⁵?C₅H₄Al₂(C₂H₅)₄Cl] was prepared from the reaction of triethylaluminum with chloromercuriferrocene in toluene and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group P 1 with unit cell dimensions a = 9.353(3) Å, b = 10.281(7) Å, c = 11.599(9) Å, α = 79.64(7)°, β = 69.41(6)°, γ = 84.33(4)°, and Z = 2 for D_c = 1.27 g cm^?3. Full-matrix least-squares refinement has led to a final R factor of 0.068 based on 1866 independent observed reflections. The two diethylaluminum units are bridged by a chlorine atom and one carbon atom of a cyclopentadienyl group, thus forming an Al-Cl-Al-C ring. The four-membered ring is planar to within 0.02 Å. The Al-Cl distances are 2.404(4) Å and 2.266(5) Å. The Al-Cl-Al angle is 78.9(1)° while the Al-C-Al angle is 91.3(4)°. No significant aluminum-iron interaction is observed (Al… Fe = 3.137(4) Å).     

Crystal Structures and Magnetic Properties of Charge-Transfer Salts: Cobaltocenium Bis(cis 1,2-diphenylethene-1,2-dithiolato)metalates (Metal = Ni,Pd, Pt)

Charge-transfer salts [Co(C₅H₅)₂][M(dpt)₂] (M = Ni and Pt; dpt = cis-1,2-diphenylethene-1,2-dithiolate) were synthesized and crystallographically characterized. [Co(C₅H₅)₂][Ni(dpt)2] crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 25, 607(3) Å, b = 9.4151(11) Å, c = 14.407(4) Å, β = 101.373(22)°, V = 3405.3(10) Å₃ and Z = 4. [Co(C₅H₅)₂][Pt(dpt)₂] belongs to the triclinic space group $ {\rm P}\bar 1 $ with a = 9.4666(11) Å, b = 13.9869(12) Å, c = 14.2652(9) Å, α = 99.983(6)°, β = 90.034(7)°, γ = 109.751(7)°, V = 1747.2(3) ų and Z = 2. Both structures consist of ··· D⁺A^?D⁺A^?D⁺A^? ··· linear chains with the local C₅ axis of the eclipsed [Co(C₅H₅)₂]⁺ cation parallel to the best MS₄ plane of the [M(dpt)₂]^? anion. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show that χ_M T values of the complexes [Co(C₅H₅)₂][M(dpt)₂] (M = Ni, Pd, and Pt) remain nearly constant in the temperature range 15–300 K, but decrease rapidly with further decreasing of temperature, indicating weak antiferromagnetic interactions at low temperatures.     

Synthesis,Structure and Properties of a Zinc(II) Complex with the Lapacholate Anion and Ethanol as Ligands

The reaction of lapachol, 2-hydroxy-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-1,4-naphtoquinone, C₁₅H₁₄O₃, with zinc acetate, in ethanol, produces a chelate formula Zn(C₁₅H₁₃O₃)₂(C₂H₆O)₂, whose structure has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. It pertains to the triclinic system, space group P I (No. 2), a = 8.2380(3) Å, b = 9.4900(2) Å, c = 11.0110(4) Å, α = 112.536(2)°, β = 91.204(2)°, γ = 92.664(2)°, Z = 1. Some spectroscopic and chemical properties of the complex are also reported.     

Synthesis and structural investigation of hafnium(IV) complexes with acetylacetone and trifluoroacetylacetone

Two volatile hafnium(IV) complexes with acetylacetone and trifluoroacetylacetone (HL) have been prepared and their structures have been studied at ?30°C. Crystal data for C₂₀H₂₈HfO₈: a = 21.5493(4) Å, b = 8.36720(10) Å, c = 13.9905(3) Å; β = 116.5550(10)°, space group C2/c, Z = 4, d _calc = 1.692 g/cm³, R = 0.015. Crystal data for C₂₀H₁₆F₁₂HfO₈: a = 8.1039(12) Å, b = 11.4499(14) Å, c = 15.790(2) Å; α = 99.341(4)°, β = 103.175(4)°, γ = 108.185(4)°, space group P?1, Z = 2, d _calc = 2.003 g/cm³, R = 0.074. Both structures are molecular and comprise isolated complex molecules HfL₄. The hafnium atom is coordinated with eight oxygen atoms of four β-diketonate ligands, Hf-O distances varying from 2.153 Å to 2.191 Å. The molecules make van der Waals contacts in the structures.     

Novel Motif of Hydrogen Bonds in the Water-assisted Supramolecular Self-assembly of 2-acetylamino-6-methylpyridine-N-oxide and Hetero-assembly of 1:1 Co-crystal of o-Phenylenediamine with Catechol

Abstract

Water assisted supramolecular structures of 2-acetylamino-6-methylpyridine-1-oxide (1) and 1:1 complex of o-phenylenediamine with catechol (2) were determined. The crystal structure of 2-acetylamino-6-methylpyridine-1-oxide. H₂O (1), triclinic, a = 7.1276 (6), b = 7.8860 (6), c = 8.9938 (7) Å, α = 100. 143 (2), β = 91.493 (2), γ = 110.972 (1)°, V =462.47 (6) ų, Z = 2, D _calc = 1.323 mg.m^?3(293°K) reveals a novel centrosymmetric supramolecular assembly that is sustained by water molecules linking the dimers of pyridine-1-oxide through C—H…O, N—H…O, N⁺—O^? … H hydrogen bonds. The pyridine rings of the dimers are stacked at 3.473 Å apart, involving π- stacking interactions. Complex (2), C₆H₈N₂.—C₆ H₆O₂. 1/2H₂O crystallises in the monoclinic space group P2/c: a = 9.0498(2), b = 5.2275(1), c = 25.0771(2) A, β = 97.71°, V= 1175.62(4) ų, Z = 4. Refinement led to a final conventional R value of 0.041 for 2016 reflections. In these crystals (2), the water molecules lie on the twofold axis and they are linked to the pyrocatechol molecules through an O—H…O hydrogen bond.     

The crystal structures of the 1-methyl-3,4-benzo-1-telluracyclopentane and 1-phenyl-1-telluracyclopentane cations in their tetraphenylborate salts,C8H8TeMe+ BPh4− and C4H8TePh+ BPh4−

The crystal structures of C₈H₈TeMe⁺ BPh₄^? (I) and C₄H₈TePh⁺ BPh₄^? (II) have been determined from three-dimensional X-ray counter data.I is monoclinic, space group P2₁/n with a 9.175(1), b 17.402(3), c 16.998(3) Å, β 98.92(6)°, Z = 4, R = 5.1% for 1641 observed reflections.II is triclinic, space group P$\text{1}$ with a 9.635(3), b 17.721(3), c 16.858(8) Å, α 89.77(2), β 104.36(4), γ 90.16(2)°, Z = 4, R = 9.0% for 6466 observed reflections.In both I and II tellurium is three-coordinate in a pyramidal geometry, with TeC distances in the range 2.07(1)–2.14(1) Å (I) and 2.10(1)–2.17(1) Å (II). In both structures short contacts of 3.4—3.5 Å occur between tellurium and carbon atoms of the tetraphenylborate anion.     

Syntheses and crystal structure studies of two compounds of quinolones

Two complexes with enoxacin and ciprofloxacin were synthesized and the crystal structures are reported. Compound 1, [Cu(H-Eno) · Cl₂] · 3H₂O (H-Eno = Enoxacin), crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P 1, with lattice parameters a = 8.7731(12) Å, b = 9.4976(14) Å, c = 13.2033(19) Å, α = 86.319(7)°, β = 71.912(7)°, γ = 80.604(7)°, V = 1031.6(3) ų, Z = 2, D _c = 1.625 mgm^?3. 2, [Mn(Cip)₂] · 2H₂O (Cip = mono-anion of ciprofloxacin), crystallizes in the monoclinic, space group P2(1)/c, with lattice parameters a = 5.85690(10), b = 21.9490(6), c = 13.4443(3) Å, β = 100.9700(10)°, V = 1696.72(7) ų, Z = 2, D _c = 1.459 mgm^?3.     

Coordination compounds of cobalt(II) and cadmium(II) with 2-amino-4-methylpyrimidine: Synthesis, crystal structure, and luminescent properties

The coordination compounds [CoL₂Cl₂] (I) and [CdL₂(H₂O)₂(NO₃)₂] (II) have been synthesized by the reaction of CoCl₂ · 6H₂O and Cd(NO₃)₂ · 4H₂O with L = 2-amino-4-methylpyrimidine (Ampym, C₅H₇N₃), and their structures have been solved. The crystals of complex I are triclinic, space group $P\bar 1$ , a = 5.627(1) Å, b = 11.191(1) Å, c = 12.445(1) Å, α = 81.00(1)°, β = 77.21(1)°, γ = 76.18(1)°, V = 737.7(2) ų, ρ_calcd = 1.567 g/cm³, Z = 2. The crystals of complex II are monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, a = 10.390(1) Å, b = 11.982(1) Å, c = 7.624(1) Å, β = 102.61(1)°, V = 926.1(2) ų, ρ_calcd = 1.760 g/cm³, Z = 2. Discrete [CoL₂Cl₂] moieties are realized in the structure of complex I. The cobalt atom is tetrahedrally coordinated to the two nitrogen atoms of crystallographically nonequivalent ligands L and two chlorine atoms (Co(1)-N_avg, 2.051(4)Å; Co(1)-Cl(1), 2.241(1) Å; Co(1)-Cl(2), 2.263 Å; bond angles at the cobalt atom lie within a range of 102.1°–118.6°). The complexes are linked into supramolecular zigzag chains by N-H...N(Cl) hydrogen bonds. In the structure of complex II, the Cd²⁺ ion (at the inversion center) is coordinated in pairs to the nitrogen atoms of ligand L and the O(NO₃) and O(H₂O) oxygen atoms. The coordination of the Cd²⁺ ion is distorted octahedral (Cd(1)-N(1), 2.341Å; Cd(1)-O(1), 2.340(4) Å; Cd(1)-O(4), 2.327(3) Å; bond angles at the cadmium atom lie within a range of 79.1°–100.9°). N-H...N hydrogen bonds link the complexes into supramolecular chains. These chains are linked into a supramolecular framework by the O-H...O hydrogen bonds between water molecules and NO₃ groups.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of azafulgides

Two azafulgides were synthesized and their crystal structures determined by a single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The substances crystallized in the following symmetries and cell parameters. C₂₃H₁₉NO₃( 2 ): triclinic space group P&1bar; with a = 7.243(2). b = 10.981(6) and c = 12.672(8)Å, α = 80.40(5)°, β = 75.58(4)° and γ = 77.32(3)° Z = 2; C₁₉H₁₉NO₃( 1 ): orthogonal space group C_2v⁹-Pmc2₁ with a = 8.079(8), b = 12.752(9) and c = 15.752(13)Å, Z=4. The calculated densities are 1.26 and 1.27 g/cm³ respectively for 2 and 1 . The crystal structures were determined by direct methods. The least-squares refinement led to R values of 0.044 and 0.058 for 2 and 1 for 2738 and 952 reflections with I > 3σ-(I) respectively.     

Syntheses of (C_5H_9C_5H_4)_2LnCl(THF)_n (Ln=Nd, Sm, Er, Yb) and crystal structure of [(C_5H_9C_5H_4)_2-LnCl(THF)_n]_2(Ln=Sm, n=1; Ln=Er, n=0)

Reactions of lanthanoid trichlorides with sodium cyclopentylcyclopentadienyl in THFafford bis(cyclopentylcyclopentadienyl) lanthanoid chloride complexes (C_5H_9C_5H_4)_2LnCl(THF)_n (Ln=Nd, Sm, n=1; Ln= Er, Yb, n= 0). The compound [CP'_2SmCl(THF)]_2 (2) (Cp' =cyclopentylcy-clopentadienyl) crystallizes from mixed solvent of hexane and THF in monoclinic space group P_2_1/cwith a = 11.583 (3), b = 23.019(6), c = 8.227 (2), β= 90.26 (2)°, V= 2194 (1)~3, D_c= 1.59 g/cm~3.μ= 28.6 cm~(-1), F(000) = 1060, Z= 2 (dimers). Its crystal molecule is a dimer with a crystallographicsymmetry center. The central metal atom Sm is coordinated to two Cp' rings, two bridging chlorineatoms and one THF forming a distorted trigonal bipyramid. The crystal of [Cp'_2ErCl]_2 (3) belongs tothe triclinic space group P with a = 11.264 (2), b= 13.296(5), c = 14.296(6), a = 96.99 (3), β=112.47(2), γ= 102.78(2)°, V= 1865(1)~3, D_c= 1.67 g /cm~3, μ= 48.0 cm~(-1), F(000) = 924, Z = 2 (dimers).The molecule is a dimer consisting of two Cp'_2 ErCl species bridged by two Cl atoms. The centralmetal atom Er is coordinated to two Cp' rings and two bridging chlorine atoms forming a pseudo-tetrahedron. All these complexes are soluble in THF, DME, Et_2O, toluene and hexane.     

Synthesis and physicochemical study of diazabicycloundecene hexamolybdochromate [C9H16N2]H3[CrMo6O18(OH)6] · 2H2O

Quinazoline hexamolybdochromate [C₉H₁₆N₂]H₃[CrMo₆O₁₈(OH)₆] · 2H₂O has been synthesized and studied by mass spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, thermogravimetry, and IR and NMR spectroscopy. The compound crystallizes in triclinic system with the unit cell parameters a = 15.06 Å, b = 13.08 Å, c = 8.17 Å, α = 59.85°, β = 123.15°, γ = 107.01°, V = 1165.62 ų, ρ_pycn = 3.58 g/cm³, and Z = 2.     

Structure and properties of heterocomplex compounds based on lead(II) hexafluoroacetylacetonate and copper(II) β-diketonates

Single crystal X-ray diffraction study has been performed for heterometallic complexes based on lead(II) hexafluoroacetylacetonate and copper(II) β-diketonates. Crystal data for Cu(aa)₂·Pb(hfa)₂: a = 8.741(2) Å, b = 12.124(2) Å, c = 13.741(3) Å, α = 89.70(3)°, β = 89.50(3)°, γ = 75.06(3)°, space group P-1, Z = 2, d _calc = 2.084 g/cm³; for Cu(hfa)₂ Pb(hfa)₂: a = 9.334(2) Å, b = 14.584(3) Å, c = 23.102(5) Å, β = 96.82(3)°, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, d _calc = 2.338 g/cm³. It is demonstrated that the principal structural motif for these compounds is a chain coordination polymer, which consists of alternating molecules of the complexes. The results of a thermogravimetric study for the compounds are reported.     

Synthesis and study of ammonium decamolybdodimetallates

Ammonium decamolybdodimetallates (NH₄)_n[M₂Mo₁₀O₃₄(OH)₄] · 7H₂O, where M = Cr³⁺ (n = 6), Cu²⁺ (n = 8), or Ni²⁺ (n = 8), were synthesized for the first time and studied by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, and IR spectroscopy. The compounds crystallize in the triclinic system with the following unit cell parameters: a = 10.68(2) Å, b = 9.46(2) Å, c = 7.97(2) Å, α = 75.12(3)°, β = 96.82(3)°, γ = 102.21(3)°, V = 754.4(3) ų, ρ_calcd = 4.05 g/cm³, Z = 1 for the chromium compound; and a = 10.57(2) Å, b = 9.29(2) Å, c = 8.47(2) Å, α = 73.91(3)°, β = 96.05(3)°, γ = 104.71(3)°, V = 854.3(3) ų, ρ_calcd = 3.68 g/cm³, Z = 1 (for the copper compound); and a = 10.96(2) Å, b = 8.95(2) Å, c = 7.40(2) Å, α = 71.76(3)°, β = 97.04(3)°, γ = 102.91(3)°, V = 875.3(3)ų, ρ_calcd = 3.65 g/cm₃, Z = 1 for the nickel compound.     

Molecular structure of 5-[(triphenyl-phosphoranylidene)hydrazono]-exo-3-azatricyclo[5.2.1.02.6]decane-4-one

The molecular structure of 5-[(triphenylphosphoranylidene)hydrazono]-exo-3-azatricyclo[5.2.1.0^2.6]decane-4-one is determined. The C₂₇H₂₆N₃OP compound crystallizes in the space group P?1: a = 9.2163(9) Å, b = 11.1102(11) Å, c = 11.9397(12) Å, α = 74.284(2)°, β = 78.532(2)°, γ = 72.004(2)°.     

Mononuclear Complexes of Cr(II) and Fe(II) with Terminal -SH Groups. Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structures of trans-M(SH)2(dmpe)2 (M = Cr,Fe; dmpe = 1,2-Bis(Dimethylphosphino)Ethane)

Abstract

The reaction of two equivalents of NaSH with MCl₂(dmpe)₂ (M = Cr, Fe,) at—78°C gives trans-M(SH)₂(dmpe)₂ (M = Cr, (1), 30%; Fe, (2) 98%). The complexes have been characterized spectroscopically, and the trans geometry has been confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Crystal data (1): C₁₂H₃₄CrP₄S₂, M= 418.42, monoclinic, P2₁/n, a = 8.857 (I), b= 12.719 (2), c = 9.648 (I) Å, β = 92.14(1)°, U= 1086.2 (5)Å, D _c = 1.279gcm^?3, Z = 2, λ(MoK_a) = 0.71073 Å, (graphite mono-chromator), μ(MoK_a) = 9.80cm^?1. Methods: MULTAN, difference Fourier, full-matrix least-squares. Refinement of 1149 reflections (I > 3σ(I)) out of 1901 unique observed reflections (3.0° < 29 < 48.0°) gave R and R _w values of 0.092 and 0.096, respectively. Crystal data (2): C₁₂H₃₄FeP₄S₂, M = 422.28, monoclinic, P2₁/n, a = 8.834 (2), b = 12.594 (2), c = 9.532 (2) Å, β = 90.66 (2)°, U = 1060.3 (5) ų, D _c = 1.323 g cm^?3, Z = 2, γ(MoK_a) = 0.71073 Å, (graphite monochromator), μ(MoK_a) = 11.87 cm^?1. Methods: same as for (1). Refinement of 1178 reflections (I > 3σ (I)) out of 2086 unique observed reflections (2.0° < 20 < 50.0°) gave R and R _w values of 0.056 and 0.059, respectively.     

Crystal and molecular structures of the potassium salt of 2-methoxy-4-dimethylamino-6-dinitromethyl-1,3,5-triazine

The X-ray diffraction study of the potassium salt of 2-methoxy-4-dimethylamino-6-dinitromethyl-1,3,5-triazine is carried out. The crystals are triclinic; C₇H₉N₆O ₅ ^? ·2K⁺·2H₂O; a = 7.645(7) Å, b = 8.230(7) Å, c = 12.435(9) Å; α = 99.99(8)°, β = 91.52(7)°, γ = 113.86(8)°; V = 701(1) ų, ρ_calc = 1.58 g/cm³, Z = 2, space group P-1. The compound crystallizes as a crystalline hydrate with two water molecules. Two planar fragments of dinitromethyl and 2-methoxy-4-dimethylamino-1,3,5-triazine construct the anion. Their geometrical parameters are explored. The coordination of potassium cations and numerous hydrogen bonds are found which result in the development of a complex 3-D framework.     

Crystal structure and luminescence of antimony(III) chloride complex with anilinium chloride

Crystal structure of (C₆H₅NH₃)₃[SbCl₅]Cl·H₂O is determined by X-ray analysis (a = 9.4155(13) Å, b = 11.4344(16) Å, c = 13.1584(18) Å, α = 113.483(2)°, β = 90.383(2)°, γ = 97.323(2)°, space group P \(\bar 1\), Z = 2, ρ_calc = 1.642 g/cm³). The crystal structure is based on [SbCl₅]^2? anions, anilinium cations (C₆H₅NH₃)⁺, isolated Cl^? anions, and water molecules. Structural features responsible for spectral and luminescent properties of the complex are discussed.     

Copper(II)-assisted thorough hydrolysis of 2,4,6-tris(2-pyridyl)1,3,5-triazine (tptz). Crystal structures of bis(2-pyridylcarboxylato)-copper(II) dihydrate and bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)-amido-2,4,6-tris(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine-copper(II) dicyanamide heptahydrate

2,4,6-Tris(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine (tptz) undergoes hydrolysis in the presence of copper(II) acetate affording bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)amido-copper(II) and free 2-pyridylcarboxylic anion. Two compounds of formulas [Cu(NC₅H₄COO)₂]·2H₂O (1) and [Cu(NC₅H₄CO)₂N(tptz)](N(CN)₂)·7H₂O (2), where NC₅H₄COO^? and (NC₅H₄CO)₂N^? are 2-pyridylcarboxylate and bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)amido-anion, respectively, were obtained from methanol/ethanol solution of tptz with copper acetate; they were characterized by element analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction method. Single crystal XRD analysis shows that in complex 1 coordination number around Cu atom is 4 with distorted square-planar coordination geometry and in complex 2 coordination number around Cu atom is 6 with distorted octahedral geometry. Crystal data for 1: a = 5.1359(10) Å, b = 7.6471(15) Å, c = 9.2303(18) Å, α = 74.90(3)°, β = 84.36(3)°, γ = 71.37(3)°, space group P1, crystal system triclinic, Z = 1, V = 331.6(1) ų, d _calc = 1.721 g/cm³. Crystallographic data for 2: space group C2/c, crystal system monoclinic, a = 23.976(5) Å, b = 15.465(3) Å, c = 18.649(4) Å, β = 92.66(3)°, V = 6907(2) ų, d _calc = 1.0448 g/cm³, Z = 4.     

Darstellung und Kristallstrukturen von [P(C6H5)4][1-(NH3)B10H9] und Cs[(NH3)B12H11] · 2CH3OH

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of [P(C₆H₅)₄][1-(NH₃)B₁₀H₉] and Cs[(NH₃)B₁₂H₁₁] · 2CH₃OH The reduction of [1-(NO₂)B₁₀H₉]^2? with aluminum in alkaline solution yields [1-(NH₃)B₁₀H₉]^? and by treatment of [B₁₂H₁₂]^2? with hydroxylamine-O-sulfonic acid [(NH₃)B₁₂H₁₁]^? is formed. The crystal structures of [P(C₆H₅)₄][1-(NH₃)B₁₀H₉] (triclinic, space group P1 , a = 7.491(2), b = 13.341(2), c = 14.235(1) Å, α = 68.127(9), β = 81.85(2), γ = 86.860(3)°, Z = 2) and Cs[(NH₃)B₁₂H₁₁] · 2CH₃OH (monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a = 14.570(2), b = 7.796(1), c = 15.076(2) Å, β = 111.801(8)°, Z = 4) reveal for both compounds the bonding of an ammine substituent to the cluster anion.     

Transition-metal complexes with bidentate ligands spanning trans-positions. V. Crystal and molecular structures of complexes [RhCl(CO) (1)] and [PdCl2(1)]; 1 = 2,11-bis (diphenylphosphinomethyl)benzo [c]phenanthrene

The structures of [RhCl(CO) ( 1 )] and [PdCl₂ ( 1 )], where 1 is the bidentate ligand (C₆H₅)₂P·CH₂·C₁₈H₁₀· CH₂·P(C₆H₅)₂, have been determined from threedimensional X-ray counter data collected on single crystals of the C₆H₅·CN solvates. The two compounds are isomorphous and crystallize in the triclinic system, space group P 1 , Z = 2: a = 14.580 (8), b = 13.029 (10), c = 11.909 (6) Å, α = 106.33 (5), β = 100.47 (4), γ = 95.73 (5)° for the rhodium complex; a = 14.361 (5), b = 13.044 (7), c = 11.897 (4) Å, α = 105.97 (4), β = 100.27 (3), γ = 94.76 (4)°, for the palladium complex. In both complexes the metal atom is four-coordinate with slightly distorted square-planar configuration. In both cases the ligand 1 spans trans positions with M-P bond lengths in the ranges of the literature data. Also the other bond distances fall in regular ranges. Ligand 1 has almost the same conformation in both complexes and is characterized by a strong out-of-plane deformation of the benzophenanthrene system as a consequence of severe overcrowding.