Synthesis,crystal structures and physical properties of two terephthalate-bridged copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes

Two ₂-terephthalate (tp) bridged complexes, [Cu₂(tp)(pren)₄](ClO₄)₂ (pren = 1,3-diaminopropane) (1) and [Ni₂(tp)(pren)₄(Him)₂](ClO₄)₂ (Him = imidazole) (2), have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray single-crystal structural analysis. In the discrete dinuclear [Cu₂(tp)(pren)₄]²⁺ cation of complex (1), each Cu^II atom has a square-pyramidal geometry, being coordinated by four nitrogen atoms (avg. 2.031 Å) from two pren ligands at the basal plane and one oxygen atom [2.259(3) Å] from a bis-monodentate tp group at the axial position. In the discrete dinuclear [Ni₂(tp)(pren)₄(Him)₂]²⁺ cation of complex (2), each Ni^II center is coordinated by five nitrogen atoms [Ni—N 2.069(3)–2.109(2) Å] from one Him group and two pren groups, and completed by one oxygen atom [Ni—O 2.138(3) Å] from a bis-monodentate tp group to furnish a distorted octahedron. Magnetic susceptibility studies show that the pair of metal atoms, although being separated by >11.5 Å, exhibit weak intramolecular antiferromagnetic interactions in complexes (1) (g = 2.07 and J = –3.4 cm^–1) and (2) (g = 2.10 and J = –0.7 cm^–1). The electrochemical behaviors of the complexes have also been studied by cyclic voltammogram processes.     

Synthesis,spectral and magnetic studies on mixed-ligand complexes M(DIAFO)2(NCS)2 and M(DIAFH)2X2 (M = FeII,CoII, NiII). The crystal structure of Co(DIAFO)2(NCS)2

Summary A series of mixed-ligand complexes of group VIII metals, M(DIAFO)₂(NCS)₂ and M(DIAFH)₂X₂ (M = Fe^II, Co^II, Ni^II, X = NCS^–, Cl^–) with the 3,3-bridged derivative of 2,2-bipyridyl (bipy) (1) were prepared, where DIAFO (2) and DIAFH (3) are 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one and 4,5-diazafluoren-9-hydrazone, respectively. These complexes were investigated by i.r., u.v.-vis-near i.r. spectroscopy and by variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements. The electronic spectra show that the two ligands exert a field strength far removed from the Fe^II cross-over value. All the complexes are paramagnetic, following the Curie-Weiss law in the 77–300 K range. A typical crystal structure of Co(DIAFO)₂(NCS)₂ for these compounds was determined with orthorhombic, space group Pcan, a = 10.377(5) Å, b = 13.289(6) Å, c= 16.629(7) Å, V = 2293(2) ų, D _c = 1.563 g cm^–3, F(000) = 1091.74, Z = 4, R = 0.043, R = 0.047. Steric effects are thought to be operative in both ligands studied, but are weaker than those of the typical bidentate diimine ligand bipy.Author to whom all correspondence should be directed.     

Nickel(II) Diisobutyldithiophosphinate Complexes with Hexamethylenetetramine and Triethylenediamine: Synthesis and Properties. Crystal and Molecular Structure of [Ni2(C6H12N4){(i-C4H9)2PS2}4]

The paramagnetic compounds [Ni₂(HMTA)(i-Bu₂PS₂)₄] (I) and [Ni₂(TEDA)(i-Bu₂PS₂)₄] (II) (_eff = 3.11 and 3.23 _B, respectively) were synthesized by reacting diamagnetic Ni(i-Bu₂PS₂)₂ with hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) and triethylenediamine (TEDA) in ethanol. The crystal structure of I was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (CAD4 diffractometer, MoK radiation, 1483 F _hkl, R = 0.0648). The crystals are monoclinic: a = 35.212(7) Å, b = 9.313(2) Å, c = 22.622(5) Å; = 129.97(3)°, V = 5685(2) ų, Z = 4, (calcd) = 1.281 g/cm³, space group C2/c. The structure is built of discrete binuclear molecules. The coordination polyhedron of the Ni atom is a distorted tetragonal pyramid with four S atoms of two bidentate cyclic ligands i-Bu₂PS₂ ^– in the base and the N atom of the bidentate bridging ligand HMTA at the axial vertex. Complexes I and II have similar electronic reflection spectra, which agrees with the C _4v symmetry of the ligand field.     

Synthesis and Structural Features of Copper(I) Chloride and Bromide Complexes with the N,N,N′,N′-Tetraallylpiperasinium Cation (L2+) of Compositions L2+[CuCl2]– 2 and L2+[CuBr3]2–

Crystals of the -complex [C₄H₈N₂(C₃H₅)₄]²⁺[CuCl₂]^– ₂ (I) were prepared by ac electrochemical synthesis from copper and N,N,N,N-tetraallylpiperasinium chlorides in alcohol solution. Similar synthesis with the use of the metal and N,N,N,N-tetraallylpiperasinium bromides yielded the complex [C₄H₈N₂(C₃H₅)₄]²⁺[CuBr₃]^2– (II). Structures I and II were studied by X-ray diffraction (DARCh automated single-crystal diffractometer, MoK radiation). Crystals of I are triclinic, space group P1¯, a = 8.650(3) Å, b = 7.572(2) Å, c = 8.095(3) Å, = 100.45(2)°, = 83.91(2)°, = 99.89(2)°, V = 512.1(6) ų, Z = 1. Crystals of II are orthorhombic, space group Pn2₁ a, a = 17.673(3) Å, b = 14.369(6) Å, c = 8.244(2) Å, V = 2093(2) ų, Z = 4. In structure I, the potentially tetradentate N,N,N,N-tetraallylpiperasinium cation uses two centrosymmetric allyl groups for bonding with copper atoms, whose environment is completed to the trigonal-planar coordination with the chlorine atoms. The [C₄H₈N₂(C₃H₅)₄]²⁺[CuCl₂]^– ₂ groups are joined into a three-dimensional framework by weak hydrogen bonds. The inorganic fragment CuCl^– ₂ is partially disordered, which appears as splitting of the positions of the copper atom and one of the chlorine atom. In compound II, the inorganic fragment occurs as an unusual trigonal-planar CuBr^2– ₃ anion; the N,N,N,N-tetraallylpiperasinium cation is not involved in metal coordination.     

Palladium Clusters Pd4(SEt)4(OAc)4and Pd6(SEt)12: Structure and Properties

Palladium clusters Pd₄(SEt)₄(OAc)₄(I) and Pd₆(SEt)₁₂(II) were synthesized and studied. Their structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. For I, a= 9.774(2) Å, b= 10.821(2) Å, c= 13.061(3) Å, = 92.88(3)°, V= 1379.6(5) ų, (calcd.) = 2.182 g/cm³, space group P2₁/n, Z= 4, N _ref= 1558, and R= 0.031; for II, a= 10.581(1) Å, b= 10.584(2) Å, c= 11.478(2) Å, = 101.62(1)°, = 104.95(1)°, = 106.74(1)°, V= 1135.2(4) ų, (calcd) = 2.007 g/cm³, space group P1, Z= 1, N _ref= 2828, and R= 0.022. In cluster I, four Pd atoms form a planar cycle. The neighboring palladium atoms are bound by two acetate or by two mercaptide bridges, the Pd···Pd distances being 3.036–3.195 Å. In cluster II, Pd atoms form a planar six-membered cycle with Pd···Pd distances of 3.083–3.127 Å. The neighboring palladium atoms are bound by two mercaptide bridges. The formation of analogous clusters in solution was confirmed by IR spectroscopy.     

Syntheses and X-ray Characterization of Novel [M4(H2O)2(XW9O34)2] n− (M=CuII, X=CuII; and M=FeIII, X=FeIII) Polyoxotungstates

Two novel examples of sandwich type heteropolyanions were synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystal structure and elemental analysis as well as infrared spectroscopy. Na₁₃[H₃Cu₄(H₂O)₂(CuW₉O₃₄)₂]39H₂O (1) and Na₉K[Fe₄(H₂O)₂(FeW₉O₃₄)₂]32H₂O (2) were prepared in aqueous solution by reaction of sodium tungstate with Fe^III and Cu^II cations, respectively. 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n (a=13.054(3) Å, b=17.729(4) Å, c=20.998(4) Å, =93.50(3)°), while 2 is triclinic, space group P¯1 (a=12.316(2) Å, b=13.716(3) Å, c=14.925(3) Å, =99.36(3)°, =104.21(3)°, =101.55(3)°). Each anion consists of two [XW₉O₃₄] ^n– moieties (X=Fe^III, n=11 (1) and Cu^II, n=12 (2)) which can be described as -B-isomers of the defect Keggin anion. These units are linked via a belt of four Fe^IIIO₆ or Cu^IIO₆ groups. Two transition metal atoms fill their octahedral coordination sphere with one additional water ligand.     

Thiourea N- and S-Derivatives as Ligands: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 4CuCl · 6All–NHCSNH2 and [(All–NH)2C–SC2H5]Cu2ClxBr3 – x (x = 0.765, All is Allyl)

Crystals of the compounds 4CuCl · 6CH₂=CH–CH₂–NHCSNH₂ (I) and [(CH₂=CH–CH₂–NH)₂C–SC₂H₅]Cu₂Cl _x Br_{3 – x} (x = 0.765) (II) were synthesized by the ac electrochemical method, and their crystal structures were determined (CuK and MoK radiation, 2575 and 1090 unique reflections with F 4(F), R = 0.050 and 0.028 for I and II, respectively). Complex I crystallizes in space group C2/c, a = 17.230(7) Å, b = 12.258(5) Å, c = 42.95(2) Å, = 97.48(4)°, V = 8994(7) ų, Z = 8. The structure of -complex II is described by space group P2₁/n, a = 10.633(5) Å, b = 9.280(5) Å, c = 16.024(4) Å, = 102.16(3)°, V = 1546(1) ų, Z = 4. Complex I is built from isolated units of the aforementioned composition; every allylthiourea molecule coordinates two metal atoms through the sulfur atom. The distorted tetrahedral surrounding of every Cu(I) atom involves three S atoms and one Cl atom. The N,N"-diallyl-S-ethylisotiouronium cation coordinates two copper atoms through the C=C bonds, 1.32(1) and 1.35(1)Å, uniting the cuprohalide chains in layers. The structure of complex II is very close to the structure of the previously studied -complex of diallylammonium [H⁺L]Cu₂Cl₃.     

Synthesis,spectroscopy and thermal properties of the nickel(II), palladium(II) and copper(II) complexes of bis(aminoalkyl)-oxamides (=LH2) including the crystal structure of Cu2L(NO3)2

Summary The synthesis of the Ni^II, Pd^II and Cu^II complexes of N, N-bis(aminoalkyl)oxamides (LH₂) is described and structures are proposed on the basis of their physical and spectroscopic properties. With Ni^II and Pd^II only one complex is formed with general formula NiL or PdL, characterised by coordination through two deprotonated amide N-atoms and two terminal NH₂ groups. With Cu^II it proved possible to obtain three structurally different compounds, depending on the pH, with general formulae Cu(LH₂)X₂, Cu₂(L)X₂ and CuL in which X=Cl, Br or NO₃. The structure of [Cu₂(C₈O₂N₄H₁₆](NO₃)₂ was solved by means ofx-ray diffraction; Mr=451.33, monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a=9.503(4), b=7.614(1), c=10.407(3) Å, =98.43(3)°, V=744.3(7)ų, Z=2, Dx=1.202 g cm^–3, =1.33 cm^–1, (MoK)=0.71073 Å, F(000)=520, room temperature, R=0.043, wR=0.047 for 1080 observed [I>-3(I)] not systematically absent reflections out of 1423 measurements and 137 variables. The compound has a conformational chair/boat disorder with 82% in the more stable chair form.     

Crystal Structure of Thallium Tridecafluorotetraantimonate(III) TlSb4F13

The crystal structure of thallium fluoroantimonate(III) complex TlSb₄F₁₃ (I), which is isostructural to KSb₄F₁₃ (II), is determined. Crystals I are tetragonal: a = 9.634(2) Å, c = 6.590(2) Å, V = 611.7(2) ų, Z = 2, (calcd) = 5.094 g/cm³, F(000) = 804.0, space group I4¯. The structure consists of tetrameric [Sb₄F₁₃]^– anions formed by SbF₃ groups connected by the fluoride ion and the l⁺ cations.     

Crystal Structure of Diaqua(1,2-bis(2-(o-hydroxyphenoxy)ethyloxy)ethane)(perchlorato-O)strontium Perchlorate Hydrate

The aqua complex of podand 1,2-bis(2-(o-hydroxyphenoxy)ethyloxy)ethane (L) with strontium perchlorate of the composition [Sr(ClO₄)L(H₂O)₂]⁺ · ClO₄ ^– · H₂O (I) was synthesized and studied using X-ray diffraction analysis: space group P2₁/c, a = 16.195 Å, b = 11.382 Å, c = 16.646 Å, = 117.01°, Z = 4. The structure was solved by direct method and anisotropically refined by the full-matrix least-squares method to R = 0.069 for 4278 independent reflections (CAD4 autodiffractometer, MoK ). Structure I contains complex cation [Sr(ClO₄)L(H₂O)₂]⁺ of the host–guest type. The Sr²⁺ cation (coordination number 9) is coordinated to all six O atoms of the L podand, O atom of a disordered ClO₄ ^– ligand, and two O atoms of two water molecules. The coordination polyhedron of Sr²⁺ is irregular; in a rough approximation, it can be described as a face-centered cube. The crystal structure of I contains an infinite three-dimensional network of the O–H···O hydrogen bonds joining the complex cations, ClO₄ ^– anions, and molecules of crystallization water.     

Crystal Structures of Ammonium and Cesium Pentadecafluorotetraantimonates(III)

Antimony(III) fluoride complexes with compositions (NH₄)₃Sb₄F₁₅(I) and Cs₃Sb₄F₁₅(II) are structurally characterized. Crystals Iare triclinic: a= 8.317(3) Å, b= 10.419(6) Å, c= 10.826(3) Å, = 63.71(4)°, = 73.24(3)°, = 77.42(5)°, Z= 2, _calcd= 3.42 g/cm³, _exp= 3.45 g/cm³, space group P , R= 0.051; crystals IIare monoclinic: a= 8.079(2) Å, b= 29.116(8) Å, c= 8.162(2) Å, = 117.08(2)°, Z= 4, _calcd= 4.549 g/cm³, _exp= 4.50 g/cm³, space group P2₁/c, R= 0.036. Structure Iis composed of SbF₄E and SbF₅E polyhedra combined into tetranuclear chains; crystals IIconsist of SbF₄E polyhedra, two of which form a dimer Sb₂F₇E₂, while the other two are isolated (E is the antimony lone electron pair).     

Monomeric copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes of N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis [(2-benzimidazolyl)methyl]-1,2-cyclohexanediamine], a chelating ligand containing imidazole groups

Summary Cu^II and Ni^II coordination compounds with N,N,N,N-tetrakis[(2-benzimidazolyl)methyl]-1,2-cyclohexanediamine (CDTB) have been prepared and characterized. The crystal structure of [Cu(CDTB)](ClO₄)₂ has been determined. The geometry around the Cu atom is highly irregular and can best be described as a cis-distorted octahedron, with four short CuN bond distances of 1.988(3) Å and 2.028(3) Å, and two very long CuN bond lengths of 2.543(4) A. The cis NCuN chelate angles in the complex range from 68.8(2) for N(1)CuN(1) to 141.03° for N(4)CuN(1). The cyclic voltammogram of the complex shows a fully reversible one-electron redox wave at E _1/2 = 0.162V versus standard calomel electrode, corresponding to the Cu^I/II redox couple. The structure of [Ni(CDTB)](NO₃)₂ ·EtOH has also been determined. The geometry around the Ni atom in this compound can be described as distorted octahedral, with N(4), N(4), N(1), N(1) as the ligating atoms in the basal plane, with cis chelate angles ranging from 79.37(10) to 120.9(2)° with the trans N(2)NiN(2) angle at 175.1(2)°. The structural differences in these two compounds are undoubtedly electronic rather than steric.     

Die Kristallstrukturen der Kupfer(II)-oxo-selenite Cu2O(SeO3) (kubisch und monoklin) und Cu4O(SeO3)3 (monoklin und triklin)

Syntheses within the system CuO-SeO₂-H₂O revealed four copper(II)-oxo-selenites. The crystal structures of these compounds were determined by single crystal X-ray techniques. Chemical formulae, lattice parameters and space groups are: Cu₂O(SeO₃)-I [a=8.925 (1) Å, P2₁3], Cu₂O(SeO₃)-II [a=6.987 (5) Å,b=5.953 (4) Å,c=8.429 (6) Å, =92.17 (3)°, P2₁/n], Cu₄O(SeO₃)₃-I [a=15.990 (8) Å,b=13.518 (8) Å,c=17.745 (12) Å, =90.49 (5)°, P2₁/a], and Cu₄O(SeO₃)₃-II [a=7.992 (6) Å,b=8.141 (6) Å,c=8.391 (6) Å, =77.34 (3)°, =65.56 (3)°, =81.36 (3)°, ].All the Cu atoms are-with one exception-[4], [4+1], and [4+2] coordinated by O atoms. The four nearest O atoms are more or less distorted square planar arranged. Within the CuO₄ squares the Cu-O bond lengths are significantly shorter for the [4] coordinated O atoms as compared with those of the [4+1] and [4+2] coordinated Cu atoms. The exception in the coordination of the Cu atoms is the Cu(1) atom in Cu₂O(SeO₃)-I with the site symmetry 3, which is trigonal dipyramidal [5] coordinated. A common feature of these four crystal structures is, that O atoms outside the SeO₃ groups are tetrahedrally coordinated by four Cu(II) atoms. The Se atoms are as usual [3] coordinated, building up SeO₃ pyramids. In all these four compounds the copper-oxygen polyhedra are combined to a three-dimensional network.

     

Synthesis and Characterization of Two vic-Dioximes Containing the 1,3-Dioxolane Ring and 1,4-Diaminobutane and Their Cobalt(II), Nickel(II), Copper(II) and Zinc(II) Metal Complexes

Two new vic-dioxime ligands, (E,E)-N-{4-[(1,4-dioxaspiro[4.4]non-2-ylmethyl)amino]butyl}-N-hydroxy-2-(hydroxyimino)ethanimidamide (L¹H₂) and (E,E)-N-{4-[(1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]dec-2-ylmethyl)amino]butyl}-N-hydroxy-2-(hydroxyimino)ethanimidamide (L²H₂) containing two different heteroatoms (N,O) have been prepared from anti-chloroglyoxime, N-(1,4-dioxaspiro[4.4]non-2-ylmethyl)butane-1,4-diamine (3) and N-(1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]dec-2-ylmethyl)butane-1,4-diamine (4). Co^II, Ni^II and Cu^II complexes of the ligands have a metal:ligand ratio of 1:2 and the ligands coordinate through the two N atoms, as do most of the vic-dioximes. However, Zn^II complexes of the ligands have a metal:ligand ratio of 1:1 and the ligands are coordinated only by the N, O atoms of the vic-dioximes. In the Co^II complexes two water molecules, and in the Zn^II complexes a chloride ion and a water molecule, are also coordinated to the metal ion. The structures of the compounds were determined by a combination of elemental analysis, magnetic moments, molar conductances, thermogravimetric analysis (t.g.a.) and spectroscopic (u.v.–vis., i.r., ¹H- and ¹³C-n.m.r.) data.     

Molecular structure of the cobalt(ii) chloride complex with triphenyl-N-(2-pyrimidyl)phosphineimine

An X-ray structural study of the cobalt(ii) chloride complex with triphenyl-N-(2-pyrimidyl)phosphineimine has been performed (automatic diffractometer, Mo-–K , 2916 observed reflections, the heavy-atom method, the least squares method in anisotropicisotropic approximation toR=0.043). The crystals are monoclinic,a=15.979(6) Å,b=17.391(6) Å,c=14.976(6) Å, =104.21(2)°,V=4034(5) ų,d _calc=1.384 g cm^–3,Z=4, space groupP2₁/c. The Co atom has a distorted tetrahedral coordination by two Cl atoms (2.268(2) Å and 2.278(3) Å) and two N atoms (2.030(4) Å and 2.025(5) Å) of the two pyrimidine heterocycles. The Cl-Co-Cl and N-Co-N bond angles are equal to 107.7(1)° and 123.4(2)°, respectively. Additional weak coordination of the Co atom by two N atoms of the imine groups [Co...N 2.982(4) Å and 3.045(4) Å] is also observed in the molecule of the complex, and this coordination changes the nearest environment of the Co atom to distorted octahedral coordination. The lengths of the phosphorus-imine P=N bonds are 1.596(6) Å and 1.585(6) Å. The results obtained are compared with previous structural investigations of similar complexes of transition metals with iminophosphoranes.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1203–1206, July, 1993.     

X-Ray Structural Analysis of NiII, PdII, and PtII Complexes with the Potentially Tridentate Ligand 1,3-Bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)benzene, 1,3-C6H4(CH2PPh2)2

The ligand 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)benzene, 1,3-C₆H₄(CH₂PPh₂)₂ undergoes cyclometalation reactions, thus forming derivatives containing the tridentate moiety 2,6-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)phenyl,2,6-C₆H₃(CH₂PPh₂)₂. Complexes of the type trans-[MBr(C₆H₃CH₂PPh_{2 2})] with M = Ni^II, Pd^II, and Pt^II could be obtained and their crystal structures were here determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) methods. The Ni complex belongs to the space group P2 ₁/c with a = 10.257(2), b = 16.234(5), c = 17.475(4) Å, = 109.34(2), and Z = 4. The Pd complex belongs to the space group P2 ₁/n with a = 10.325(3), b = 16.279(4), c = 17.303(4) Å = 105.34(3), and Z = 4. The Pt complex belongs to the space group P2 ₁/n with a = 10.127(2), b = 14.776(2), c = 19.023(3) Å, = 91.01(1), and Z = 4. Different distortions are induced by the rigid tridentate ligand on the square planar coordinations of the three metals. A significant difference between the two M-P bond distances is present in the Pt complex and can also be found in an analogous Pd complex.     

Copper(I) π-Complexes with Alkyne Ligands: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of M[CuCl2(HOCH2C≡CCH2OH)] (M = K+, NH+ 4)

Crystals of anionic complexes of the composition M[CuCl₂(HOCH₂CCCH₂OH)], where M = NH₄ ⁺ (I), K⁺ (II), were isolated from concentrated aqueous solutions of CuCl and MCl (M = NH₄ ⁺, K⁺) in the presence of 2-butyne-1,4-diol. Their structures were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. Isostructural crystals I and II are orthorhombic; Z = 8, space group Ibam; a = 6.735(1) and 6.666(2) Å, b = 17.206(3) and 16.874(6) Å, c = 15.172(3) and 15.032(4) Å, V = 1758(1) and 1691(1) ų, respectively. The compounds are built of individual [CuCl₂(HOCH₂CCCH₂OH)] anions; the NH₄ ⁺ (I) or K⁺ (II) cations are arranged in the voids between the anions. The -coordinated Cu(I) atoms have trigonal-planar environment of two chlorine atoms and CC bond of the 2-butyne-1,4-diol molecule. The Cu–(CC) distances in the -core are 1.892(4) and 1.887(6) Å, CC are 1.233(5) and 1.228(5) Å in I and II, respectively. In complex I, additional hydrogen bonds Cl···H–NH₃ (Cl···H 2.43(4) Å) and O···H–NH₃ (O···H 1.97(3) Å) stabilize the structure.     

Monomeric [Ni(2,2"-Bipy){(i-C4H9)2PS2}2] and [Ni(Pz)2{(i-C4H9)2PS2}2] and Polymeric [Ni(Pz){(i-C4H9)2PS2}2]nComplexes (Pz = Pyrazine): Synthesis,Structures, and Properties

Diamagnetic [Ni(i-Bu₂PS₂)₂] compound (I) in ethanol reacts with 2,2"-bipyridine or pyrazine to give the paramagnetic complexes [Ni(2,2"-Bipy)(i-Bu₂PS₂)₂] (II), [Ni(Pz)₂(i-Bu₂PS₂)₂] (III), and [Ni(Pz)(i-Bu₂PS₂)₂] _n (IV) (_eff= 2.91–3.12 _B). Single crystals of IIwere grown for X-ray diffraction study. The crystals are monoclinic, a= 14.669(3) Å, b= 19.693(4) Å, c= 12.155(2) Å, = 107.51(3)°, V= 3348(1) ų, Z= 4; _calcd= 1.257 g/cm³, space group P2₁/c. The structure is built from monomeric molecules. The coordination polyhedron of the Ni atom is a distorted octahedron formed by four S atoms of two bidentate chelating i-Bu₂PS^– ₂ligands and by two N atoms of bidentate cyclic 2,2"-Bipy. Preliminary data for complexes IIIand IVindicate that they also contain an octahedral NiN₂S₄fragment. The structures of complexes I(square planar) and ofII–IV(octahedral) were confirmed by data from electron spectroscopy. Electronic absorption spectra were used to determine the rankings of the i-Bu₂PS^– ₂ions and Pz on a spectrochemical scale.     

The crystal and molecular structure oftrans-Di(methylsulphito)bis-(triphenylphosphine)platinum(II)

Summary The crystal and molecular structure oftrans-di(methylsulphito)bis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(II), Pt(SO₃Me)₂ (PPh₃)₂, derived from the reaction of Pt(PPh₃)₂ (O₂) with SO₂ in MeOH and in the presence of sodium tetraphenylborate(III), has been determined from diffractometer data. The complex crystallizes in the space group P ¯1- (C_i ¹) with one molecule in a unit cell of dimensionsa = 9.744(2) Å,b = 10.062(3) Å,c = 11.153(2) Å; = 68.59(2)°, = 82.69(2)° and = 62.25(2)°. Leastsquares refinement has led to a value of the conventional R index (on F) of 0.031 for the 3308 reflections having F²>3(F₀ ²). The complex is a typical square-planar platinum(II) complex with the platinum atom lying on a crystallographically imposed centre of symmetry. The important structural parameters are Pt-P 2.369(1) Å, Pt-S 2.308(1) Å, and the oxygen atoms complete an approximate tetrahedron about the sulphur atoms with S-O 1.448(5) Å and S-O(Me) 1.620(5) Å.     

Ni(II) Complexes with Diisobutyldithiophosphinate Ions and o-Phenanthroline Molecules. Structure of [Ni(Phen)2(i-Bu2PS2)](i-Bu2PS2)

Paramagnetic compounds [Ni(Phen)(i-Bu₂PS₂)₂] (I), [Ni(Phen)₂(i-Bu₂PS₂)](i-Bu₂PS₂) (II), and [Ni(Phen)₃](i-Bu₂PS₂)₂ (III) (_eff = 3.03–3.14 _B) were synthesized by reacting Ni(i-Bu₂PS₂)₂ chelate with Phen. Their single crystals were grown. X-ray diffraction analysis of II was performed (CAD4 diffractometer, K radiation, 1181 F _hkl, R = 0.0378). The crystals are monoclinic: a = 14.039(2) Å, b = 18.030(2) Å, c = 18.118(2) Å = 105.52(1)°, V = 4418.9(9) ų, Z = 4, (calcd) = 1.259 g/cm³, space group P2₁/c. The structure is built of individual [Ni(Phen)₂(i-Bu₂PS₂)]⁺ cations and i-Bu₂PS₂ ^- anions. The coordination polyhedron of NiN₄S₂ is a distorted octahedron with four N atoms of two bidentate chelate ligands (Phen molecules) and with two S atoms of a bidentate cyclic ligand i-Bu₂PS₂ ^-. The electronic spectroscopy data for molecular complex I and ionic complex III suggest the octahedral structure of the NiN₂S₄ and NiN₆ chromophores, respectively.