X-RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF AN ORGANOINDIUM ALKOXIDE DIMER, (Ph2InOSiMe3)2

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The solid-state structure of (Ph₂InOSiMe₃)₂, 1, has been established by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Monoclinic crystals of 1 belong to space group P2₁/c, with a = 9.136(1), b = 15.503(2), c = 11.836(1) Å, β=102.46(1)°, Z = 2. Refinement of atomic parameters converged at R = 0.050 (R _w = 0.063) over 1718 observed reflections with I > 3.0σ(I). The dimeric molecule lies on a crystallographic centre of symmetry with In-O = 2.159(7) and 2.149(8) Å, O-In-O = 78.9(3)°, and In-O-In = 101.1(3)°. Compound 1 is only the second example of a simple dimeric organoindium alkoxide to be structurally characterized in this manner.     

Destruction of the propylenediamine ring upon the chlorination of the platinum(IV) tetramine complex [PtpnPy2Cl2]Cl2

The chlorination of an aqueous solution of [PtpnPy₂Cl₂]Cl₂ affords the platinum(IV) dichloroamine complex [PtPy₂(NCl₂)₂Cl₂](I), as the major reaction product formed due to the complete destruction of the five-membered chelate ring. Complex I is obtained in the pure state from acetonitrile. In addition, the [PtPy(NH₂-CH(CH₃)-CH(CH₃)-NH₂)Cl₃]Cl · 1/2 H₂O complex (II) is isolated from the mother liquor upon chlorination. Complex I reacts rapidly with concentrated HCl to form the tetramine complex [PtPy₂(NH₃)₂Cl₂](CF₃SO₃)₂ · 1/2 H₂O(III). The X-ray diffraction study is carried out for complexes I, II, and III. Complex I crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system: space group C2/c, a = 7.4529(4), b = 15.2143(9), c = 14.9965(8) Å, β = 99.866(1)°, V = 1675.3(2) ų, Z = 4; R _hkl = 0.040. The crystals of complex II are triclinic: space group P $ \bar 1 The chlorination of an aqueous solution of [PtpnPy₂Cl₂]Cl₂ affords the platinum(IV) dichloroamine complex [PtPy₂(NCl₂)₂Cl₂](I), as the major reaction product formed due to the complete destruction of the five-membered chelate ring. Complex I is obtained in the pure state from acetonitrile. In addition, the [PtPy(NH₂-CH(CH₃)-CH(CH₃)-NH₂)Cl₃]Cl · 1/2 H₂O complex (II) is isolated from the mother liquor upon chlorination. Complex I reacts rapidly with concentrated HCl to form the tetramine complex [PtPy₂(NH₃)₂Cl₂](CF₃SO₃)₂ · 1/2 H₂O(III). The X-ray diffraction study is carried out for complexes I, II, and III. Complex I crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system: space group C2/c, a = 7.4529(4), b = 15.2143(9), c = 14.9965(8) ?, β = 99.866(1)°, V = 1675.3(2) ?³, Z = 4; R _hkl = 0.040. The crystals of complex II are triclinic: space group P , a = 8.163(2), b = 8.656(2), c = 10.638(2) ?, α = 78.30(3)°, β = 83.95(3)°, γ = 84.68(3)°, V = 730.0(3) ?³, Z = 2; R _hkl = 0.026. The crystals of complex III are monoclinic: space group C2/c, a = 11.946(2), b = 19.624(4), c = 10.034(2) ?, β = 95.96(3)°, V = 2339.5(8) ?³, Z = 4; R _hkl = 0.043. The IR spectra of all the compounds synthesized are studied. Original Russian Text ? I.B. Baranovskii, M.D. Surazhskaya, M.A. Golubnichaya, G.G. Aleksandrov, 2008, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 12, pp. 2000–2007.     

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF A COPPER(II) COMPLEX OF AN 18-MEMBERED MACROCYCLIC LIGAND WITH N,N' -DICARBOXYLIC ACID ARMS

Abstract

CuL 5H₂O (H₂L = 1, 15-diaza-3, 4; 12, 13-dibenzo-5, 8, 11 -trioxacyclo-octadecane-N,N′-diacetic acid) crystallized from water. Its crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis and refined in space group Pnma, a = 20.1784(11), b = 15.8745(9), c = 8.9266(5)Å, V = 2859.4(3)ų, Z = 4, ?(MOKα) = 0.71073, R_W . = 0.0294 for 1822 observed reflection [I > 2[sgrave](I)]. The copper atom is surrounded by two nitrogen atoms, two oxygen atoms from the carboxyl groups in the ligand and one oxygen atom from a coordinated water to form a distorted square pyramidal arrangement. The three ether oxygen atoms in the cycle have no contact with the copper ion.

The stability constant for the 1 :1 complex of copper(II) and protonation constants for the ligand have been determined by potentiometric titration in water (I = 0.1, KNO₃) at 25°C. Electronic spectra, conductivity measurements, thermal analysis, and the EPR of the complex are discussed in terms of the crystal structure.     

Synthesis and vibrational spectra of copper(II) and erbium(III) complexes with 2-[2′-(oxymethyldiphenylphosphinyl)phenyldiazenyl]-4- tert -butylphenol (HL) [CuL2] · 2H2O and Er(NO3)2 · 2 HL · 2H2O. Crystal structure of [CuL2] · 2H2O

The syntheses of the complex copper salt CuL₂ · 2H₂O (I) and the erbium nitrate complex Er(NO₃)₃ · 2HL · 2H₂O (II) (HL is 2-[2′-(oxymethyldiphenylphosphinyl)phenyldiazenyl]-4-tert-butylphenol) have been described. Basic vibrational frequencies in the IR spectra of I and II have been interpreted. The crystal structure of I has been determined by X-ray crystallography: the crystals are monoclinic, a = 15.157(3) ?, b = 17.080(2) ?, c = 22.451(9) ?, β = 106.09(3)°, V = 5584(3) ?³, Z = 4, space group C2/c, R = 0.0546 (for 1152 reflections with I > 2σ(I)). The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom (symmetry C ₂) can be described as a symmetrically elongated square bipyramid (4+2). The basic square of the Cu polyhedron is formed by the oxygen atom of the substituted phenol and one of the nitrogen atoms of the azo group of each of the two deprotonated ligands L⁻ (Cu-N, 1.969(6) ?; Cu-O, 1.899(5) ?). The angles between the opposite O and N atoms are 157.6°, and the other equatorial angles are in the range 90.6°–95.9°. The axial positions are occupied by the anisole O(2) and O(2A) atoms (Cu-O, 2.737(6) ?, the O(2)Cu(1)O(2A) angle, 132.3°). In the crystal of I, complex molecules and water molecules of crystallization are combined by a system of hydrogen bonds. IR spectra show that, in complex II, as distinct from compound I, the HL ligand is coordinated to the erbium atom through the phosphoryl oxygen atom. Original Russian Text ? A.Yu. Tsivadze, L.Kh. Minacheva, I.S. Ivanova, V.E. Baulin, E.N. Pyatova, V.S. Sergienko, 2008, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 601–607.     

Bis(citrato)hydroxogermanic(IV) acid dimer [H5O2][Ge(H2Cit)(H2.5Cit)(OH)]2 · 2CH3COOH · 2H2O: Synthesis, properties, and crystal and molecular structure

Bis(citrato)hydroxogermanic(IV) acid was obtained for the first time in the complex [H₅O₂][Ge(H₂Cit)(H_2.5Cit)(OH)]₂ · 2CH₃COOH · 2H₂O (H₄Cit is citric acid). The complex was characterized by chemical analysis, X-ray powder diffraction, TGA, and IR spectroscopy. Complex I was studied by X-ray crystallography. The crystals are triclinic; a = 10.0651(4) ?, b = 10.1918(4) ?, c = 10.5838(4) ?, α = 85.0110(10)°, β = 85.2170(10)°, γ = 86.7670(10)°, V = 1076.50(7) ?³, Z = 1, space group P[`1]P\bar 1, R1 = 0.0353 for 5709 reflections with I > 2σ(I). Complex I is composed of centrosymmetric dimeric complex anions [Ge₂(H₂Cit)₂(H_2.5Cit)₂(OH)₂]⁻, dioxonium cations [H₅O₂]⁺, and acetic acid and water molecules of crystallization. The coordination polyhedron of the Ge atom is a trigonal bipyramid. Its equatorial plane comprises two O atoms of the deprotonated alcohol groups of two ligands H₂Cit (A) and H_2.5Cit (B) and the O atom of the terminal OH group (Ge-O, 1.7585–1.7754 ?; O_eqGe(1)O_eq, 116.26°–127.64°). The axial positions are occupied by the carboxy O atom of the deprotonated carboxylate group of the α branch of ligand A (α-Ge-O(C)(carb), 1.8882(12) ?)) and the carbonyl O atom of the hemiprotonated acetate α branch of ligand B (α-Ge-O(C) 1.9615(12) ?, O(1)Ge(1)O(8) 170.47(5)°). In structure I, the complex dianion, the cation, and acetic acid and water molecules are united through hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional framework.     

Synthesis,spectra, crystal structure and thermal properties of a polymeric 1-D cobalt(II) cyanato complex with hexamethylenetetramine

A new cobalt(II) cyanato complex, [Co(NCO)₂(H₂O)₂(hmt)] (I) where hmt is hexamethylenetetramine, has been synthesized and structurally characterized. The electronic spectra of the solid compound suggest octahedral cobalt and IR spectra revealed monodentate N-cyanato groups and aqua ligands, while hmt is a bridging N, N′-bidentate leading to a 1-D infinite polymeric chain. The structure has been confirmed from single crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data for I : Fw 319.20, a = 9.234(2), b = 11.252(2), c = 12.576(3) Å, β = 107.75(3)°, V = 1244.5(4) ų, Z = 4, T = 100 K. Crystal system : monoclinic, space group : C2/c. Hydrogen bonds of the type O–H ··· O and O–H ··· N between aqua molecules and O atom of the terminal N-cyanato groups or an N atom of hmt ligands consolidate and extend the structure to a 3-D network. The thermal properties of I are reported.     

THE PREPARATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF SALTS OF cis-BIS(2,2′-BIPYRIDINE)-CHLORO(DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE)-RUTHENIUM(II) AND THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE PERCHLORATE DIHYDRATE. PRECURSORS FOR DNA-BINDING RUTHENIUM(II) COMPLEXES

Abstract

The preparation and characterisation of salts of the complex cation cis-bis(2,2′-bipyridine)-chloro(dimethylsulfoxide-S)ruthenium(IIII), [Ru(bpy)₂Cl(dmso)]⁺, is reported. The complex was prepared by the reaction of 2,2′-bipyridine with RuCl₃ · 3H₂O in dimethylsulfoxide. The value of this complex arises from its ability to react with suitable bidentate ligands particularly those that could act as DNA intercalators. The structure of [Ru(bpy)₂Cl(dmso)][ClO₄] · 2H₂O has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex crystallises in space group PI with a = 8.205(3), b = 10.448(4), c = 16.769(6) Å; α = 78.99(3)°, γ = 77.47(3)°, γ = 72.20(3)°, Z=2. The structure was refined by least-squares methods using 4070 observed reflections with 196 variable parameters (final R = 0.039).     

Crystal structure of cadmium iodide complexes with acetamide and propaneamide [Cd(CH3CONH2)6][Cd2I6] and [Cd(C2H5CONH2)6][Cd2I6]

The complexes of CdI₂ with acetamide (AA) and propaneamide (PrA) of the composition [Cd(AA)₆][Cd₂I₆] (I) and [Cd(PrA)₆][Cd₂I₆] (II) were synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction. Isostructural crystals I and II are triclinic: a = 7.285(3) and 8.066(6), b = 11.266(4) and 11.649(3), c = 11.554(3) and 12.063(2) ?, α = 100.96(2)° and 102.74(2)°, β = 91.59(2)° and 91.73(4)°, γ = 100.76(3)° and 101.05(4)°, V = 912.5 and 1081.9 ?³, respectively; space group , Z = 1. Original Russian Text ? I.A. Zamilatskov, E.V. Savinkina, D.V. Al’bov, 2007, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2007, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 407–410.     

Dinuclear copper(II) complex and 1-D copper(II) complex with taurine Schiff base: synthesis,crystal structure,and properties

A dinuclear copper(II) compound, [Cu(btssb)(H₂O)]₂ · 4(H₂O) (1), and a 1-D chain copper(II) compound, [Cu(ctssb)(H₂O)] _n (2) [where H₂btssb is 2-[(5-bromo-2-hydroxy-benzylidene)-amino]-ethanesulfonic acid and H₂ctssb is 2-[(3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxy-benzylidene)-amino]-ethanesulfonic acid], were prepared and characterized. Compound 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, with a = 10.109(2) Å, b = 20.473(4) Å, c = 6.803(1) Å, β = 100.32(3)°, V = 1385.1(5) ų, and Z = 2; R ₁ for 1796 observed reflections [I > 2σ(I)] was 0.0357. The geometry around each copper(II) can be described as slightly distorted square pyramidal. The Cu^II ··· Cu^II distance is 5.471(1) Å. Compound 1 formed a 1-D network through O–H ··· O hydrogen bonds and 1-D water chains exist. The 1-D chain complex 2 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P 1, with a = 5.030(2) Å, b = 7.725(2) Å, c = 17.011(5) Å, α = 92.706(4)°, β = 97.131(4)°, γ = 102.452(3)°, V = 638.6(3) ų, and Z = 2; R ₁ for 1897 observed reflections [I > 2σ(I)] was 0.0171. In 2, Cu(II) was also a slightly distorted square pyramid formed by two oxygens and one nitrogen from ctssb, one oxygen from another ctssb, and one water molecule. The complex formed a 1-D chain through O–S–O bridge of ctssb ligand. The 1-D chain further constructed a double chain through O?H ··· O hydrogen bonds.     

Chemical Transformations of (2,3,9,10-Tetramethyl-1,4,5,7,8,11,12,14-Octa-Azacyclotetradeca-1,3,8,10-Tetraenato)Cobalt(II)Perchlorate

The monomeric octa-aza bis-α-diimine macrocyclic complex [Co^II(C₁₀H₂₀N₈)(H²O)](ClO₄)₂ I, undergoes various reactions on the macrocyclic ligand. Reaction of complex I with triethylamine in double molar proportions, followed by slow aerial oxidation, produces a molecular dimeric complex [Co^II(C₁₀H₁₄N₈)]₂, III, and a novel Co(I) complex [Co^I(C₁₀H₁₉N₈)], IV. Complex III is a staggered cofacial dimer with a cobalt-cobalt bond length 2.86(1) Å. The macrocyclic ligand of the complex contains an a-diimine function in each five-membered chelate ring, and a three-atom N-C-N^? delocalized system in each six-membered chelate ring. Complex IV has the 5-5-6-6 chelate arrangement because one α-diimine moiety is rearranged to a syn-anti configuration. In the structure, the two fused six-membered chelate rings are fully conjugated and the two fused five-membered rings are saturated. However, when complex I reacts with excess triethylamine under the similar conditions, a dimeric complex of another type, [Co^II(C₁₀H_l6N₈)]₂, II, was generated, in which one N-N bond of the macrocyclic ligand is broken. Complex IV can be isolated also from the reaction of complex I with excess hydrazine, followed by slow aerial oxidation. When hydrazine in double molar proportions was used, complex [Co^I(C₁₀H₁₇N₈)(NHNH)] V, which contains a coordinated diazene ligand, was obtained. Only one six-membered chelate ring of complex V is deprotonated and oxidized to form a three-atom N-C-N^? delocalized system. The structures of octa-aza complexes I-V are determined by X-ray crystallography: I, orthorhombic, C mca, a = 11.646(4), b = 17.049(3), c = 10.706(3) Å, Z = 4, R = 0.045, R_w = 0.047, based on 1024 reflections with I > 2σ(I); II, monoclinic, P 2₁/c, a = 9.814(3), b = 22.583(6). c = 14.632(9) Å, β = 98.90(5)°, Z = 4, R = 0.085, R_w = 0.101, based on 2033 reflections with I > 2σ(I); III, tetragonal, P 4/nmm, a = 15.614(3), c = 6.498(2) Å, Z = 4, R = 0.081, R_w = 0.115, based on 340 reflections with I > 2σ(I); IV, orthorhombic, P bca, a = 8.484(1), b = 16.662(3), c = 18.760(2) Å, Z = 8, R = 0.029, R_w = 0.024, based on 1441 reflections with I > 2σ(I); V, monoclinic, P 2₁/m, a = 7.892(3), b = 11.713(6), c = 9.326(4) Å, β = 108.03(3), Z = 2, R = 0.047, R_w = 0.056, based on 948 reflections with I > 2σ(I).     

THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURES OF 10,10′-BIS(PHENOXARSINE) OXIDE AND SELENIDE

Abstract

The reaction between 10,10′-bis(phenoxarsine) oxide (I) and HI gives 10-iodophenoxarsine. The latter, on treatment with H₂Se give 10,10′-bis(phenoxarsine) selenide (II). The crystal structures of I and II have been determined from single crystal X-ray data. The unit cell for I is monoclinic, P2₁/c (No. 14) with a = 15.976(3) Å, b = 10.582(2) Å, c = 12.581(2) Å, β = 111.70(1)° V = 2018.6 ų; d(calc.) = 1.65Mg/m³ at 23°C for four molecules per unit cell. From 3279 reflections for which I>0.5σ(I), F>σ(F), R = 0.041 with anisotropic thermal parameters for all non-hydrogen atoms and with fixed positions and thermal parameters for hydrogens. One of the phenoxarsina rings deviates from planarity by approximately 5° while the other deviates by more than 24°. The (As[sbnd]O) distances are 1.810(3) and 1.821(3) Å for the flat and bent ring and the (As[sbnd]O[sbnd]As) angle is 122.3(1)°. The bond distances to As and O from C are nearly the same for both rings, but the bond angles with As and the ring O as the apex are systematically larger for the flat ring. For II the unit cell is triclinic, P1 (No. 2) with a = 9.368(1) Å, b = 14.089 Å, c = 9.269(2) Å, α = 111.37(2), β = 113.11(2), γ = 74.76(1); V = 1037.5 ų, d(calc) = 1.81 Mg/m³ for two molecules per unit cell at 23°C. From 2945 reflections for which I > 0.5σ(I), F > σ(F), R = 0.055 with anisotropic thermal parameters for all non-hydrogen atoms and with fixed positions and thermal parameters for hydrogen. One of the phenoxarsina rings deviates by 3° from planarity and the other by 8°. The (As[sbnd]Se) bond distances are 2.416(1) and 2.406(1) Å. The (As[sbnd]Se[sbnd]As) bond angle is 96.66(4)° and the corresponding (As[sbnd]C) and (C[sbnd]C) distances in the two rings are nearly the same. In comparison with I, the angles with As or O as the central atoms are about the same in both rings of II.     

Mixed-ligand complexes [Cd(DMSO)5(NCS)][Cr(NH3)2(NCS)4] · 3DMSO and [Mn(DMSO)4(H2O)2][Cr(NH3)2(NCS)4]2 · 6DMSO · 2H2O: Syntheses and crystal structures

New mixed-ligand coordination compounds[Cd(DMSO)₅(NCS)][Cr(NH₃)₂(NCS)₄] · 3DMSO (I) and [Mn(DMSO)₄(H₂O)₂][Cr(NH₃)₂(NCS)₄]₂ · 6DMSO · 2H₂O (II) have been synthesized and studied by IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystals of compound I are monoclinic, a = 14.5275(7), b = 23.1692(11), c = 14.6969(6) ?, β = 97.057(2)°, V = 4909.4(4) ?³, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, ρ_calcd = 1.507 g/cm³, R = 0.0556. The crystals of compound II are triclinic, a = 11.7784(3), b = 12.1760(3), c = 13.1922(2) ?, α = 85.5420(10)°, β = 87.9000(10)°, γ = 70.3680(10)°, V = 1776.46(7) ?³, space group P , Z = 1, ρ_calcd = 1.444 g/cm³, R = 0.0350. Original Russian Text ? E.A. Gerasimova, T.V. Utkina, E.V. Peresypkina, A.V. Virovets, T.G. Cherkasova, 2009, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 5, pp. 751–755.     

A BINUCLEAR ALKYNE COMPLEX OF RUTHENIUM

Abstract

The reaction of [Ru₂(CO)₄(μ-CO)(μ-dppm)₂], dppm = Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂, with the alkyne MeO₂CC═O₂Me gives only the dimetallacyclobutene derivative [Ru₂(CO)₄(μ-MeO₂CC = CCO₂Me)(μ-dppm)₂], 5b, which has been characterized spectroscopically and by an X-ray structure determination [C₆₀H₇₂O₈P₄Ru₂, monoclinic, P2₁/c, a = 12.534(2), b = 16.236(3), c = 27.094(6) Å, β = 99.93(1)°, Z = 4, R _f , R _w = 0.054, 0.046]. The reaction is particularly simple compared to the complex reaction of [Ru₂(CO)₄(μ-CO)(μ-dmpm)₂], dmpm = Me₂PCH₂PMe₂, and possible reasons for this are discussed.     

Solid state structures of the chiral heterobimetallic complexes [Cu(dach)2][Pt(CN)4] · 2H2O, [Ni(dach)3][Pt(CN)4] · 2DMF · H2O,and [Pd(dach)2][Pt(CN)4] · H2O (dach = 1 R , 2 R -diaminocyclohexane)

The chiral dinuclear heterometallic complexes [Cu(dach)₂][Pt(CN)₄]?·?2H₂O (1), [Ni(dach)₃][Pt(CN)₄]?·?2DMF?·?H₂O (2), and [Pd(dach)₄][Pt(CN)₄]?·?H₂O (3) (dach?=?1R,2R-cyclohexanediamine) have been prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. Crystal data: 1, monoclinic, P2₁, a?=?8.108(3), b?=?15.552(6), c?=?9.914(4)?Å, β?=?110.931(6)°, V?=?1167.6(8)?ų, Z?=?2, R ₁?=?0.0420, wR ₂?=?0.1122; 2, monoclinic, P2₁, a?=?13.264(11), b?=?9.285(7), c?=?16.211(13)?Å, β?=?111.640(9)°, V?=?1856(3)?ų, Z?=?2, R ₁?=?0.0276, wR ₂?=?0.0698; 3, monoclinic, P2₁, a?=?6.887(2), b?=?12.809(4), c?=?12.975(4)?Å, β?=?94.865(4)°, V?=?1140.6(6)?ų, Z?=?2, R ₁?=?0.057, wR ₂?=?0.156. In complex 1, the Pt and Cu atoms are linked by a CN bridge that presents a very bent C=N–Cu angle [136.8(8)°].     

New π ligand N,N,N,N′,N′,N′-hexaallylethylenediaminium (L2+): Synthesis and crystal structures of LBr2 · 2H2O and its cuprocomplexes L[CuII(Br0.45Cl3.55)], L[Cu 4I (Br4.55Cl1.45)], and L[Cu 4I Br6]

The alkylation of ethylenediamine with allyl bromide in the presence of a fourfold (with respect to ethylenediamine) molar amount of NaHCO₃ in acetone with an ethanol admixture (15: 1) affords LBr₂ · 2H₂O (I), where L²⁺ is the N,N,N,N′,N′,N′-hexaallylethylenediaminium cation. Single crystals of complexes L[Cu^II(Br_0.45Cl_3.55)] (II), L[Cu₄^I(Br_4.55Cl_1.45)] (III), and L[Cu₄^IBr₆] (IV) are prepared by ac electrochemical synthesis from an ethanolic solution of LBr₂ · 2H₂O, CuCl₂ · 2H₂O (or CuBr₂) at copper wire electrodes. The crystal structures of compounds I–IV are determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystals of complex I are monoclinic: space group P2₁/n, a = 8.544(3), b = 10.404(3), c = 13.350(4) ?, β = 97.29(3)°, V = 1177.2(6) ?³, Z = 2. The bromine anions in compound I are bonded to the L²⁺ cations and water molecules through hydrogen contacts (E)H…Br (E = O, C) of 2.57(3)–2.86(3) ?. The crystals of compounds II–IV are triclinic: space group P . For II: a = 8.762(4), b = 9.163(4), c = 16.500(6) ?, α = 95.62(4)°, β = 96.39(4)°, γ = 111.46(4)°, V = 1211.4(9) ?³, Z = 2; for III: a = 9.074(4), b = 9.435(4), c = 9.829(5) ?, α = 116.12(4)°, β = 104.14(4)°, γ = 100.22(4)°, V = 692.3(6) ?³, Z = 1; for IV isostructural III: a = 9.084(4), b = 9.404(4), c = 9.869(4) ?, α = 116.31(3)°, β = 104.00(3)°, γ = 100.37(3)°, V = 692.1(5) ?³, Z = 1. Unlike the isolated tetrahedral CuX₄²⁻ anion in structure II, an original chain anion (Cu₄X₆²⁻) _n is observed in the structures of π complexes III and IV. Original Russian Text ? M.M. Monchak, A.V. Pavlyuk, V.V. Kinzhibalo, M.G. Mys’kiv, 2009, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 414–419.     

Preparation,Structure and Properties of the One-Dimensional Polymeric Complex Na2[AlW3O4(O2CEt)8]2

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The heterometallic polymeric cluster Na₂[AlW₃O₄ (O₂CEt)₈]₂ (1) has been prepared by reaction of W(CO)₆ and NaWO₄·2H₂O with AlCl₃ at 120°C in propionic anhydride and characterized by X-ray crystallography, with the following crystal data: triclinic, space group P1, a = 12.205(5), b = 13.032(4), c = 13.925(3) Å, α = 90.21(3)°, β = 109.53(5)°, γ = 117.26(6)°, V = 1822.8(1)ų, Z = 1, R = 0.038 and R_w = 0.101. The structure consists of two triangular [W₃O₄(O₂CEt)₈]^4? cluster unit, which act as polydenate ligands to link Al³⁺ and Na⁺ ions forming a one–dimensional chain structure. IR spectra show characteristic [W₃O₄]⁴⁺ bands at 746–815 cm^?1. Thermal analysis reveals that the complex is air stable up to 250°C. Cluster 1 decomposes in hot aqueous 2 M HCl solution to produce discrete [W₃O₄]⁴⁺ units.     

STEREOCHEMISTRY OF (R)-2-METHYLAZIRIDINE COMPLEXES OF COBALT(III) AND DIMERIZATION OF THE LIGAND

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A cobalt(III) complex containing (R)-2-methylaziridine (R-meaz), [Co(R-meaz)(NH₃)₅]³⁺, was prepared and the two diastereomers arising from the presence of the chiral nitrogen atom (N(R) and N(S)) were separated by column chromatography. Molecular mechanics calculations estimated the N(R)-isomer to be more stable. This result was supported by the x-ray structure determination of the more abundant (ca. 94%) isomer, N(R)-[Co(R-meaz)(NH₃)₅]Br₃H₂O. Crystal data: monoclinic, P2₁, a = 7.357(1), b = 9.780(1), c = 10.426(1) Å, μ = 93.58(1)°, V= 748.7(3) ų, Z= 2. Kinetic studies of isomerization (epimerization) between the two isomers revealed that inversion at the nitrogen center was very slow (5 × 10^?2 M^?1 S^?1at 25 °C). The small rate constant seems to be related to the strained three-membered structure of the meaz ligand. The reaction of Na₃[Co(N0₂)6] and R-meaz yielded a complex containing two dimerized R-meaz chelates, trans-[Co(NO₂)2(di-R-meaz)₂] (di-R-meaz =RR)-α,2-dimethyl-l-aziridineethanamine). The crystal strucrure of trans-[Co(NO₂)₂ (di-R-meaz)₂]C1O₄H₂O was established by x-ray crystallography. Crystal data: orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁, a = 11.784(6), b = 21.023(9), c = 8.608(7) Å, V = 2133(2) ų, Z = 4.     

A cyanide-containing cobalt(III) complex [Co(phen)2(CN)2][Co(phen)(CN)4]·4.5H2O: hydrothermal synthesis,crystal structure and spectroscopic properties

A cyanide-containing cobalt(III) complex, [Co(phen)₂(CN)₂][Co(phen)(CN)₄]?·?4.5H₂O (1: phen?=?1,10-phenanthroline) has been synthesized by hydrothermal techniques and characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectroscopy, UV–vis spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. The complex is triclinic, space group P 1 , with a?=?11.0047(16), b?=?12.9587(19), c?=?15.076(2)?Å, α?=?100.060(2), β?=?102.061(2), γ?=?91.803(2)°, V?=?2065.0(5)?ų, Z?=?2, and R ₁ [I?>?2σ(I)]?=?0.0481. The molecular unit of 1 consists of a cation/anion pair with interstitial water molecules in the crystal lattice. The combination of coordinative, hydrogen bonding and π–π stacking interactions results in the stabilization of a supramolecular solid-state architecture.     

A zinc(II) coordination polymer, [Zn4( o -bda)4( p -pbim)4] n,with strong blue fluorescence

A zinc(II) coordination polymer, [Zn₄(o-bda)₄(p-pbim)₄] _n (1) (p-pbim = 4-pyridylbenzimidazole, o-bda^2? = o-phenylenediacetic acid dianion), has been synthesized by hydrothermal method and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TG, photoluminescence and X-ray single crystal diffraction. Complex 1 crystallizes in a monoclinic system and space group P2₁ /n, with a = 14.231(3) Å, b = 16.257(4) Å, c = 16.794(4) Å, β = 100.262(1)°, and Z = 8; R ₁ for 6475 observed reflections [I > 2σ(I)] was 0.0420. Complex 1 shows a bi-chain structure fabricated by the tetranuclear zinc unit. Two zinc(II) ions are five coordinate with distorted trigonal-bipyramid geometry; the other two zinc(II) ions are four coordinate with distorted tetrahedral geometry. Complex 1 builds the 1-D bi-chain structure with two different subrings A and B, which are 32-member and 14-member rings, respectively. There exists a 2-D supramolecular network linked by hydrogen-bonding interactions (2.695 and 2.807 Å). A 3-D supramolecular network is further constructed by non-covalent interactions between the 1-D bi-chain structure. The TG/DTG shows that the chain skeleton is thermally stable to 356°C. Blue fluorescent emission of the complex was determined at 404 nm in the solid state with short decay lifetime of 1.67 ns.     

Crystal Structure and Triboluminescence Spectrum of A μ2-(ONC5H5) Bridging Dinuclear Europium(III) Complex

The crystal structure and triboluminescence spectrum of a _μ2-(ONC₅H₅) bridging dinuclear europium(III) complex, Eu₂(TTA)₆(PyO)₂ where HTTA=2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone, PyO=pyridine N-oxide, are reported. It is centrosymmetric and two Eu(III) atoms are bridged by two pyridine oxide oxygen atoms. The Eu……Eu distance is 4.2137(9) Å. The triboluminescence maximum is similar to that of the photoluminescence and the disorder of the thienyl rings and CF₃ groups may be responsible for its triboluminescent activity. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group P&1macron; with cell parameters a = 12.239(1), b = 12.614(2), c = 14.048(2) Å, α = 110.31(1), β = 112.05(1), γ = 99.23(1)°, V = 1776.6(4) Å ³ and Z = 2. The strcutre was refined by full-matrix least squares methods to R = 0.0451 and R _w = 0.01170.