Mechanism of recoil implantation reactions of technetium and ruthenium in metal acetylacetonates

Recoil implantation of Tc and Ru in metal acetylacetonates were performed using ruthenium metal as a source and M^III/acac/₃ and M^II/acac/₂ complexes as catchers. The recoil atoms were obtained by¹⁰⁰Ru/, p/^99mTc and⁹⁸Ru/, n/⁹⁷Ru reactions. The yields of Tc/acac/₃ and Ru/acac/₃ were clearly dependent on the force constant of the bond between the central metal atom and oxygen in acetylacetone K/M–O/. A plot of the yield vs. 1/K(M–O) showed a linear relationship. However, the yield of Tc/acac/₂ implanted in M/acac/₂ did not show such a dependence on the force constant. The difference of the mechanism of complex formation between Tc/acac/₃ and Tc/acac/₂ was discussed on the basis of a reaction cage surrounding the recoil atom and of reaction time necessary for competition between the recoil atom and the central metal of the catcher complex.     

Investigation of the complex formation of technetium with thiourea by spectrophotometry and electromigration

TcO ₄ ^– is reduced by thiourea /tu/ to Tc/III/ in 6N HCl. By capillar electrophoresis three different cations have been identified with electrophoretic mobilities of u=/4.3–4.8/x10^–4 u=/3.2–3.8/x10^–4, and u=/2.2–2.8/x10^–4 cm² v^–1s^–1. These species were assigned to complex cations [Tc/tu/₆]³⁺, [Tc/tu/₅Cl]²⁺, and [Tc/tu/₄Cl₂]⁺, respectively. [Tc/tu/₆]³⁺ was identified by spectrophotometry according to recently published data. [Tc/tu/₅Cl]²⁺ was isolated and chemically characterized. The formation of the monovalent cation [Tc/tu/₅Cl₂]⁺ was concluded from spectrophotometrical measurements.     

Crystal structure of [Cu2(Edta)(Py)2(H2O)2] · 2H2O and [Cu(Im)6]{;Cu(Im)4[Cu(Edta)(Im)]2} · 6H2O, Products of the interaction of (Ethylenediaminetetraacetato)diaquadicopper(II) with pyridine and imidazole

The crystals of [Cu₂(Edta)(Py)₂(H₂O)₂] · 2H₂O (I) and [Cu(Im)₆]{;Cu(Im)₄[Cu(Edta)(Im)]₂} · 6H₂O (II) were isolated as a result of the reaction of an aqueous solutions of Cu₂(Edta) · 4H₂O with pyridine or imidazole, respectively. The crystals were studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals of I are monoclinic, a = 12.682 Å, b = 6.788 Å, c = 14.834 Å, β = 91.44°, Z = 2, space group P2₁/n. The crystals of II are triclinic, a = 9.118 Å, b = 14.889 Å, c = 15.130 Å, α = 72.59°, β = 72.94°, γ = 82.54°, Z = 1, space group P{ie241-1}. In the centrosymmetric binuclear complex molecule of I, an N atom and two O atoms of the Edta ligand are coordinated to each Cu atom (Cu-N, 2.046 Å; Cu-O, 1.941 and 1.954 Å). The N atom of the pyridine molecule (Cu-N, 1.993 Å) completes the base of an elongated tetragonal pyramid (4 + 1) with the O atom of the H₂O molecule in the apex (Cu-O(w), 2.244 Å). The crystals of II are built of centrosymmetric complex cations [Cu(Im)₆]²⁺ (Cu(1)-N, 2.469, 2.021, and 2.056 Å), centrosymmetric trinuclear complex anions {;Cu(Im)₄[Cu(Edta)(Im)]₂}^2?, and crystal water molecules. In the anion, the central fragment [Cu(Im)₄]²⁺ (Cu(2)-N, 1.985 and 2.023 Å) is bonded to two peripheral complexes [Cu(Edta)(Im)]^2? through atoms O of the Edta ligand (Cu(2)-O, 2.615 Å). In the [Cu(Edta)(Im)]^2? fragment of the complex anion, the Cu(3) atom is bonded to the Edta ligand through the two N atoms and three O atoms (Cu(3)-N, 1.970 and 2.071 Å; Cu(3)-O, 1.966, 1.969, and 2.238 Å) and with the imidazole molecule, through an N atom (Cu(3)-N, 2.397 Å). The coordination polyhedra of the three copper atoms (Cu(1)-Cu(3)) in the structure of II are elongated tetragonal bipyramids (4 + 2). In the structures studied, Edta^4? is a hexadentate chelating/bridging ligand. However, the coordination mode of the ligand in these structures is different: in the binuclear complex I, the Edta ligand is coordinated to each Cu atom through an N atom and two O atoms with the formation of two chelate rings (symmetric (trans) coordination mode), whereas, in the trinuclear complex II, the Edta ligand is coordinated to the Cu(2) atom through an O atom and to the Cu(3) atom through the two N atoms and three O atoms with the formation of three chelate rings (asymmetric (cis) coordination mode).     

Low‐dimensional compounds containing cyano groups. XII.)copper(II) perchlorate

The title compound, [Cu(C₂N₃)(C₃H₁₀N₂)₂]ClO₄, is made up of [Cu(tn)₂{N(CN)₂}]⁺ complex cations (tn is 1,3‐diamino­propane) and ClO₄⁻ anions. The Cu^II atom is coordinated by four N atoms of two equatorial tn ligands, with an average distance of 2.041 (7) Å, and one nitrile N atom of the dicyanamide anion in an axial position, at a distance of 2.236 (3) Å, in a manner approaching square‐planar coordination geometry. The complex has C_s symmetry, with the mirror plane lying through the central C atoms of both tn ligands and the dca ligand. The ClO₄⁻ anion might be considered as very weakly coordinated in the opposite axial position [Cu—O = 2.705 (3) Å], thus completing the Cu^II coordination to asymmetric elongated octa­hedral (4+1+1*). The Cu atom and the perchlorate anion both lie on mirror planes.     

Protonation of the acyclic tetraaza metallocomplex of gold(III) [Au(C9H19N4)]2+ in aqueous solution. Synthesis and crystal and molecular structure of [Au(C9H20N4)](H5O2)(ClO4)4

Protonation equilibrium has been studied for the acyclic gold(III) tetraaza metallocomplex [AuB]²⁺ [B = N, N′-bis(2-aminoethyl)-2,4-pentanediiminato(1−)] in aqueous solution. The synthetic procedure is described. The crystal and molecular structure of the protonated form of the [AuHB](H₅O₂)(ClO₄)₄ complex has been determined. Monoclinic crystals with unit cell dimensions a = 11.964(2) Å, b = 13.789(3) Å, c = 15.496(3) Å, β = 109.00(3)°, V = 2417.1(8) ų, Z = 4, ρcalc = 2.243 g/cm³, space group P2₁/n. The structure is built of nearly planar [Au(C₉H₂₀N₄)]³⁺ complex cations, (H₅O₂)⁺ cations, and [ClO₄]⁻ anions. The gold atom coordinates four nitrogen atoms of the ligand, forming a square plane. The six-membered chelate ring of the ligand is protonated at the central β-carbon atom and contains imine C=N bonds. The oxygen atoms of the perchlorate ions are hydrogen bonded to the (H₅O₂)⁺ dihydroxonium ion and to the nitrogen atoms of the NH₂ groups of the [AuHB]³⁺ cation. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2005 by V. A. Afanasieva, L. A. Glinskaya, R. F. Klevtsova, and I. V. Mironov __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 46, No. 5, pp. 909–915, September–October, 2005.     

Barium (nitrilotriacetato)oxalatocobaltate(III) trihydrate Ba[Co(Nta)(C<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript>)] · 3H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O: Crystal structure

Crystals of Ba[Co(Nta)(C₂O₄)] · 3H₂O were prepared, and their structure was solved by X-ray diffraction (monoclinic space group P2₁/c), a = 10.0111(10) Å, b = 10.2838(6) Å, c = 14.2748(15) Å, ß = 100.350(12)°, Z = 4). The local environment of a Ba²⁺ ion includes two O atoms of water molecules and seven O atoms of the carboxyl groups of Nta^3? and C₂O ₄ ^2? ions of five complex anions. Honeycomb type layers can be distinguished in the crystal lattice; within the layers, each Ba²⁺ atom interacts with three complexes and vice versa. In addition, each Ba atom of the layer is bonded to complexes of the upper and lower layers. Thus, the crystal represents a three-dimensional coordination polymer.     

Characterization of TcCl4 and β-TcCl3 by X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy

Technetium tetrachloride and β-TcCl₃, synthesized from the reaction of Tc metal and Cl_2(g) in sealed tubes, were characterized by X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy measurements are in good agreement with the X-ray diffraction structures of the two compounds. For TcCl₄, the absorbing Tc atom is surrounded by Cl atoms at 2.34(2) Å and Tc atoms at 3.66(4) Å. For β-TcCl₃, the absorbing Tc atom is surrounded by Cl atoms at 2.40(2) Å and Tc atoms at 2.81(3), 3.66(4) and 5.71(6) Å. EXAFS spectroscopy indicates that the TcCl₄ and β-TcCl₃ samples obtained by sealed tube reactions are single phase. The X-ray absorption near edge structure spectra of TcCl₄ and β-TcCl₃ were recorded; the positions of the Tc K-edges of β-TcCl₃ (21,050.5 eV) and TcCl₄ (21,053.0 eV) are compared to the ones measured for α-TcCl₃ (21,051.0 eV) and TcCl₂ (21,048.8 eV). A correlation between the positions of the Tc K-edges and the oxidation state of the Tc atom in technetium binary chlorides was determined.     

Crystal structure,DNA-binding,and fluorescence properties of cadmium(II) complex with N-(2-acetic acid)salicyloyl hydrazone and imidazole

A novel cadmium(II) complex with N-(2-acetic acid)salicyloyl hydrazone (C₉H₈N₂O₄, H₃L) and imidazole (Im) was prepared and characterized. The crystal structures of ligand H₃L and cadmium(II) complex were determined by X-ray single-crystal diffractometry. The complex consists of three binuclear neutral unattached units. One of Cd²⁺ is six-coordinated by the carboxylic O atom, acylic O atom, and azomethinic N atom of one ligand H₃L (HL²⁻ form), carboxylic O atom from the other ligand H₃L by the μ₂-bridging form and N atoms from two imidazoles, but the other five Cd²⁺ ions all are seven-coordinated more than an O atom from coordinated water molecule compared with six-coordinated Cd²⁺. HL²⁻ acts as tridentate ligand forming two stable five-numbered rings and sharing one side in the keto form for each ligand, and the carboxyl groups of two HL²⁻ ligands are coordinated via the μ₂-bridging form. The coordination polyhedron around Cd²⁺ was described as a octahedron or pentagonal bipyramidal. The inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonds resulted in a three- dimensional network and provided extrastability for the structure. The complex exhibits good fluorescence properties. The complex was also searched for the interaction with CT-DNA by electronic absorption titration and emission titration. The results show that the complex is bound to calf thymus DNA mainly by intercalation.     

Technetium Complexes with 2‐Mercapto‐methyltetrazolate

2‐Mercapto‐methyltetrazolate, Smetetraz^–, acts as monoanionic, monodentate ligand in a number of technetium compounds. Anionic Tc^V complexes of the types [TcO(Smetetraz)₄]^– and [TcN(Smetetraz)₄]^2– are formed when (Bu₄N)[Tc^VOCl₄] or (Bu₄N)[Tc^VINCl₄], respectively, react with Na(Smetetraz). Reduction of the metal takes place in the latter case. (Bu₄N)₂[TcN(Smetetraz)₄] crystallises in the monoclinic space group Pc (a = 9.701(5), b = 17.570(5), c = 16.821(10) Å, β = 96.50(3)°, Z = 2). The Tc atom is situated 0.580(3) Å above the basal plane of a square pyramid which is formed by the sulfur atoms and the nitrido ligand as its apex. The Tc–S bond lengths lie between 2.384(3) and 2.410(3) Å. [Tc(PPh₃)(Smetetraz)₃(CH₃CN)] is formed during the reaction of [TcCl₃(PPh₃)₂(CH₃CN)] with NaSmetetraz as blue needles with co‐crystallised solvent toluene (space group C2/c, a = 24.188(4), b = 14.373(1), c = 25.617(5) Å, β = 109.48(1)°, Z = 8). The metal atom is coordinated by PPh₃ and CH₃CN in the axial position of a trigonal bipyramid. All three aryl rings are on the sterically less strained side of the plane defined by the sulfur atoms. The Tc–S bond lengths range between 2.233(2) and 2.247(2) Å.     

On the Search of Metallated Sulfonamides: Synthesis and X‐ray Characterization of the New Sulfathiazolato Nickel(II)‐Chelate Complex [Ni(STZ)2(Py)2]·2Py (STZ = Sulfathiazolato Anion; Sulfathiazole = N1‐2‐thiazolyl‐sulfanilamide; Py = Pyridine)

Sulfathiazole (HSTZ) reacts with triethylamine and Ni(CH₃COO)₂·4H₂O in methanol and further with pyridine to give the sulfathiazolato complex [Ni(STZ)₂(Py)₂]·2Py. In the new chelate complex the deprotonated sulfonamidic nitrogen atom does not take part in the coordination process, apparently retaining the negative charge. Two (STZ)^? moieties are symmetrically bonded to the Ni²⁺ ion through a thiazolyl nitrogen atom and an oxygen atom of the S(O)₂ group. Two pyridine molecules accomplish the fairly distorted octahedral coordination at the metal centre.     

A Novel Organosulfonate Cadmium(II) Complex with Graphite‐like 2D Layer Linked by Hydrogen Bonds

A novel mixed‐ligand complex, [Cd(im)₆][Cd(im)₃(H₂O)₃]₂(ans)₆ · 8H₂O ( 1 ), was obtained from the reaction ofCd(OAc)₂ · 2H₂O, imidazole (im) and sodium 4‐aminonaphthalene‐1‐sulfonate tetrahydrate (Na‐ans) in a mixed solvent at 25 °C. The complex was characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and X‐ray single crystal diffraction. There are two kinds of cations constructed by Cd^II atoms with a octahedral coordination arrangement in 1 . The Cd^II atom is bonded by six nitrogen atoms from six im ligands in the first cation, and the second central Cd^II atom is bonded by three nitrogen atoms of im molecules and three oxygen atoms belonging to water molecules. The ans anion acts as a counterion to balance the charge, and the adjacent anions are reversed but non‐parallel interlinked by N–H ··· O(S) hydrogen bonds into graphite‐like 2D sheet viewed from the c axis. The anionic channels along the [110] direction are filled with the cations, and the two kinds of cations are alternatingly arranged in the channels. The hydrogen‐bonding interactions together with the ionic bonds stabilize the crystal structure. The thermostability of the complex was investigated by TG and DSC.     

Structure of a novel nitrido technetium complex with the peptide chelate ligand KYCAR

A novel nitrido technetium complex was synthesized by the reaction of the KYCAR (lysyl-tyrosyl-cystyl-alanyl-arginine) ligand with [(n-C₄H₉)₄N][⁹⁹TcNCl₄]. The structure of the complex was analyzed by ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR and IR spectroscopy as well as by elemental analysis. The nitrido technetium complex with KYCAR has a square pyramidal structure in which two KYCARs coordinate to the Tc atom through both an N and a deprotonated S atom of cysteine. The complex possesses a trans configuration.     

Adsorption of Cu(II) and Co(II) complexes on a silica gel surface chemically modified with 2-mercaptoimidazole

The isotherms of adsorption of MeX₂ (Me = Cu²⁺, Co²⁺; X = Cl^–, Br^–, ClO ₄ ^– ) by silica gel chemically modified with 2-mercaptoimidazole (SiMI) were studied in acetone and ethanol solutions, at 25 °C. Covalently attached 2-mercaptoimidazole molecule to silica gel surface adsorbs MeX₂ from solvent by forming a surface complex. The metal is bonded to the surface through the nitrogen atom of attached 2-mercaptoimidazole. At low loading, the electronic and ESR spectral parameters indicated that the Cu²⁺ complexes are in a distorted-tetragonal symmetry field. The d-d electronic transition spectra showed that for Cu(ClO₄)₂ complex, the peak of absorption did not change for any degree of metal loading and for Cl^– and Br^– complexes, the peak maxima shifted to higher energy with lower metal loading. The CoX₂(X = Cl^–, Br^–, ClO ₄ ^– ) analogues possess a distorted-tetrahedral field.     

Crystal structure and anti-cancer activity of a novel mixed-ligand complex [Pd(Phen)(Phe)]Cl · H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

A mixed-ligand complex [Pd(Phen)(Phe)]Cl·H₂O (Phen-o-phenantroline, Phe-L-phenylalanine) is synthesized and structurally characterized by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Diffraction data: C₂₁H₁₉ClN₃O₃Pd, monoclinic, P2₁/n, a = 9.478(4) Å, b = 22.395(9) Å, c = 9.528 (4) Å, β = 104.358(11)°, V = 1959.3(14) ų, Z = 4. The Pd atom has planar-square coordination geometry and is surrounded by the Phen and Phe ligand to form a monovalent complex cation, Cl^? is filled in the crystal lattice as a counterion. The Cl atom is bonded to the complex cation through an electrostatic interaction and has a very weak hydrogen bond with a water molecule. Hydrogen bonding interactions and π-π stacking interactions stabilize the crystal lattice. The anti-cancer activity of the complex increases with the increasing concentration of the complex, which shows that the complex has strong anti-cancer activity.     

Copper(I) complexes of rhodanine

Summary Some new crystalline copper(I) complexes of rhodanine (HL) have been prepared and studied by i.r. and conductometric methods. The neutral ligand is bonded to the metal atom through the thiocarbonylic sulphur atom. The Cu(HL)₂OH · 0.5 H₂O complex has a dimeric tetrahedral hydroxyl-bridged structure as have the isostructural halides Cu(HL)₂X (X = Cl, Br and I) for which the halide-bridged stretching bands have been identified. The Cu(HL)₃A (A = ClO₄, BF₄, 0.5 SO₄ and CF₃CO₂) complexes have monomeric distorted tetrahedral structures with the anion bonded to the metal.     

Crystal structures of copper(II) complexes with methyliminodiacetate ions and 1,10-phenanthroline or imidazole [Cu(Phen)H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O][Cu(Mida)<Subscript>2</Subscript>]·2H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O and [Cu(Mida)Im]

Methyliminodiacetic acid (H₂Mida) and imidazole react with copper(II) to form crystals of the square pyramidal complex [Cu(Mida)Im]. One N and two O atoms of the Mida ligand (Cu-N 2.010(1) Å, Cu-O 1.955(1) Å, and 1.978(1) Å) and the imidazole N atom (1.950(1) Å) lie at the base of the pyramid. The carboxyl O atom of the neighboring complex lies at the apical position (2.411(1) Å); in this way the individual complexes are linked into infinite zigzag chains. Substitution of imidazole by 1,10-phenanthroline gave [Cu₂(Mida)₂(Phen)H₂O]·2H₂O crystals with two nonequivalent centrosymmetric octahedral anions [Cu(Mida)₂]^2? of face type (Cu-N 2.023 Å and 2.028(2) Å, Cu-O_ax 2.579 Å and 2.530(2) Å, Cu-O_bas 1.952 Å and 1.936(2) Å). The anions serve as bridges in chains between the [Cu(Phen)H₂O]²⁺ cation fragments to which they are bonded by their axial carboxyl groups. The Cu atom of the cation has a [4+1] environment (with the H₂O molecule lying on the axis of the pyramid, and with two N atoms of the ligand and two O atoms of the anions lying at the base).     

A Novel Trinuclear Nickel(II) Phenanthroline Suberato Complex: {Ni[Ni(phen)(H2O)4]2L4/2}L · 4H2O (H2L = suberic acid)

The Reaction of freshly precipitated NiCO₃ with phenanthroline and suberic acid in CH₃OH/H₂O at room temperature gave the title complex consisting of polymeric {Ni[Ni(phen)(H₂O)₄]₂L_4/2}²⁺ cationic chains, suberate anions and hydrogen bonded H₂O molecules. The cationic chains are generated from bis‐monodentate suberato ligands bridging the trinuclear {Ni[Ni(phen)(H₂O)₄]₂}⁶⁺ groups, in which the central Ni atom is, via two μ‐H₂O molecules, coordinated to two monodentate cationic [Ni(phen)(H₂O)₄]²⁺ complex ligands at trans positions. The NiO₆ octahedral coordination about the central Ni atom is elongated tetragonally distorted with d(Ni—O) = 2.033—2.166Å and the NiN₂O₄ octahedra about the side Ni atoms are significantly distorted with d(Ni—N) = 2.089, 2.099Å, d(Ni—O) = 2.046—2.117Å. The polymeric cationic chains are assembled via π—π stacking interactions into open 2D layers, between which the suberate anions and crystal H₂O molecules are sandwiched. Crystal data: triclinic, P1¯ (no. 2), a = 11.397(2)Å, b = 11.975(2)Å, c = 12.500(2)Å, α = 107.75(1)°, β = 104.50(1)°, γ = 109.68(1)°, Z = 1, R = 0.0521, wR² = 0.1249 for 3892 out of 6198 reflections with F_o² > 2σ(F_o²).     

Pyrrole‐2‐carbaldehyde Thiosemicarbazonates of Nickel(II) and Palladium(II): Synthesis,Structure, and Spectroscopy

Complexes of pyrrole‐2‐carbaldehyde thiosemicarbazones, [(C₄H₄N⁴)(H)C²=N³–N²(H)–C¹(=S)–N¹HR; R = Ph, H₂L¹; Me, H₂L²; H, H₂L³] with nickel(II) and palladium(II) are described. The reaction of nickel(II) acetate with H₂L¹ in methanol in 1:1 molar ratio yielded a complex of composition, [Ni(κ²‐N³,S‐HL¹)₂] ( 1 ). Likewise reaction of NiCl₂ with H₂L² in 1:1 molar ratio in acetonitrile in the presence of triethylamine base followed by the addition of pyridine did not yield the anticipated [Ni(κ³‐N⁴,N³,S‐L²)(py)] complex, moreover a bis‐square‐planar complex, [Ni(κ²‐N³,S‐HL²)₂] ( 2 ) was formed. However, in the presence of bipyridine (bipy), it yielded the addition product, [Ni(κ²‐N³,S‐HL²)₂(κ²‐N, N‐bipy)] ( 3 ). Reaction of PdCl₂(κ²‐P, P–PPh₂–CH₂–PPh₂) with H₂L³ in toluene in the presence of triethylamine has yielded a complex of stoichiometry, [Pd(κ³‐N⁴,N³,S–L³)(κ¹‐P–PPh₂–CH₂–P(O)Ph₂] ( 4 ). The ligands (HL¹)^– and (HL²)^– are chelating to Ni^II metal atom as anions binding through N³,S‐donor atoms with pendant pyrrole groups, and (L³)^2– is chelating to the Pd^II metal atom as dianion through N⁴,N³,S‐donor atoms (pyrrole is N⁴‐bonded). Fourth site in 4 is bonded to one P‐donor atom of PPh₂–CH₂–P(O)Ph₂, whose pendant –PPh₂ group involves auto oxidation to –P(O)PPh₂ during reaction. These complexes were characterized using analytical data, IR, NMR (¹H, ³¹P) spectroscopy and X‐ray crystallography. Complexes 1 , 2 , and 4 have square‐planar arrangement, whereas complex 3 is octahedral.     

Synthesis,spectroscopic characterization and crystal and molecular structure of HRu3(OCN(CH3)2)(CO)10

Dimethylamine reacts with Ru₃(CO)₁₂ to produce the η²-hydrido-η-formamido cluster complex HRu(OCN(CH₃)₂)(CO)₁₀ (I). This formulation is consistent with spectroscopic features such as the absence of v(NH) in the infrared, the presence in the Raman of v(RuHRu) at 1400 cm^?1 (v(RuDRu) at 990 cm^?1) and indication in the ¹H NMR of diastereotopic methyl groups bonded to the nitrogen atom. Since these data could not lead to an unequivocal structure assignment a single crystal X-ray study at 115 K was undertaken. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group, P$\text{1}$ with cell dimensions; a 7.299(33) », b 9.5037(40) », c 13.7454(57) », α 91.876(34)°, β 96.387(34)°, γ 95.341(34)° and Z = 2. The structure was solved by a combination of Patterson and Fourier techniques and refined by full matrix least squares to a final R = 0.054 and R_ω = 0.074 for 3074 unique reflections. The three ruthenium atoms define a triangle of unequal sides with both the hydride and formamido groups bridging the longest edge; the formamido group is coordinated through the carbon and oxygen atoms. The edge of the ruthenium triangle bridged both by the hydrogen atom and the formamido group is 2.8755(15) »; the other two edges of the ruthenium triangle are observed to be 2.8319(15) and 2.8577(14) », respectively. In the formamido group the distance CO 1.287(9) » and CN 1.340(10) » reflect partial double bond charater in each bond consistent with observation of two chemically distinct methyl groups on the dinitrogen atom. The hydrogen atom bridging one edge of the ruthenium triangle is asymmetrically positioned at 1.73(9) » from the ruthenium atom bonded to the oxygen atom and 1.91(9) » from the ruthenium atom bonded to the carbon atom of the carboxamido group.     

Crystal structure of a trinuclear Zn(II) complex: [Zn<Subscript>3</Subscript>L<Subscript>2</Subscript>(μ<Subscript>1,1</Subscript>-N<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>I<Subscript>2</Subscript>] [l = 2-[(3-dimethylaminopropylimino) methyl]-6-ethoxyphenolate]

Reaction of zinc iodide, sodium azide and 2-[(3-dimethylaminopropylimino)methyl]-6-ethoxyphenol (HL) results in the formation of a trinuclear complex [Zn₃L₂(μ_1,1-N₃)₂I₂]. The complex is characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography. The complex possesses crystallographic two-fold rotation axis symmetry and crystallizes in the monoclinic system, C2/c space group, a = 23.241(2) Å, b = 10.849(1) Å, c = 17.384(2) Å, β = 120.868(1)°, V = 3762.4(6) ų, Z = 4. The molecule consists of two [ZnL(N₃)I] units connected together by a central Zn atom. The terminal Zn atom is fivecoordinated in a trigonal-bipyramidal geometry, and the central Zn atom is six-coordinated in an octahedral geometry. The Zn...Zn separation between the terminal and the central Zn atoms is 3.257(2) Å.