Synthesis,structure characterization and thermal properties of [Zr6(μ3-O)4(μ3-OH)4(OOCCH2Bu)9(μ2-OH)3]2

Oxo/hydoxo zirconium(IV) complex of the general formula [Zr₆(μ₃-O)₄(μ₃-OH)₄(OOCCH₂^tBu)₉(μ₂-OH)₃]₂ has been isolated, when Zr(OⁱPr)₄ reacted with a 2-fold excess of 3,3-dimethylbutyric acid. Single crystal X-ray diffraction data, collected at 103 and 153 K, showed that the studied compound crystallizes in hexagonal system (P6₃/m (no. 176)). Structure consists of dimers composed of [Zr₆(μ₃-O)₄(μ₃-OH)₄(OOCCH₂^tBu)₉] sub-units, linked by six μ₂-OH bridges. Infrared spectroscopic studies proved the presence of hydroxo groups in the structure of studied clusters and formation of different types of oxo/hydroxo bridges. The application of variable temperature infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry revealed that the structure of this complex undergoes the phase transitions at 143–183 and 203–293 K. Comparison of spectral and crystallographic data suggests that these phase transitions might be related to changes in the strength of Zr–O bonds of μ₂-OH bridges linking complex sub-units, and change in symmetry of the crystal lattice (from hexagonal to trigonal). Analysis of thermogravimetric data showed that decomposition of [Zr₆(μ₃-O)₄(μ₃-OH)₄(OOCCH₂^tBu)₉(μ₂-OH)₃]₂ proceeds with complete conversion to ZrO₂ (monoclinic form) between 603 and 803 K.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of new one-dimensional copper(II) complex [Cu4(En)2(μ1,1-N3)4(μ1,1,1-N3)2(μ1,3-N3)2]n

A new polymer azido-bridged copper(II) complex [Cu₄(En)₂(μ_1,1-N₃)₄(μ_1,1,1-N₃)₂(μ_1,3-N₃)₂] _n (I) (En = ethylenediamine) has been synthesized and crystallography characterized. Complex I shows one-dimensional coordination polymeric structure based on a tetranuclear cluster unit [Cu₄(En)₂(μ_1,1-N₃)₄(μ_1,1,1-N₃)₂(μ_1,3-N₃)₂], in which the azido ions display three different bridging modes.     

Crystal and molecular structure of tetraaquabarium Di-μ-tartrato-di-μ-hydroxodigermanate(IV) pentahydrate [Ba(H2O)4][Ge2(μ-Tart)2(μ-OH)2] · 5H2O

A new heteronuclear germanium barium complex with D-tartaric acid [Ba(H₂O)₄][Ge₂(μ-Tart)₂(μ-OH)₂]·5H₂O (I) (H₄Tart is tartaric acid) was synthesized. The identity of compound I and its com- position were determined by elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction. The thermal stability of the compound was studied; the coordination centers of the ligand were found from IR spectroscopy. The structure of I was determined by X-ray crystallography. Crystals I are tetragonal: a = 8.5033(2) ?, c = 30.9393(11) ?, V = 2237.10(11) ?³, Z = 4, space group P4₁, R1 = 0.0301 based on 4215 reflections with I > 2σ(I). In crystals I, neutral [Ge₂(μ-Tart)₂] dimers are linked in pairs by double hydroxyl bridges to form {[Ge₂(μ-Tart)₂(μ-OH)₂]²⁻}_∞ polymeric chains. Hydrated Ba²⁺ cations and crystal water molecules are in between the anionic chains. Polymeric complex anions, hydrated barium cations, and H₂O molecules are bound by a system of hydrogen bonds to form a framework.     

Two novel organic amine templated lanthanide sulfates: Layer H3DETA · [Nd(H2O)(SO4)3] and chain-like H3DETA · [Ho(H2O)2(SO4)3]

Two novel organic amine templated lanthanide sulfates, layer (H₃DETA)[Nd(H₂O)(SO₄)₃] (I) and chain-like (H₃DETA)[Ho(H₂O)₂(SO₄)₃] (II), are hydrothermally synthesized by using diethylenetriamine (DETA) as template, and are structurally characterized by ICP, elemental analysis, X-ray single-crystal diffraction, X-ray powder diffraction, IR, and TG. Compound I is monoclinic with space group P2₁ and data of unit cell: a = 6.6518(13), b = 10.373(2), c = 11.091(2) ?, β = 93.61(3)°, V = 763.7(3) ?³, ρ _c = 2.421 g/cm³, μ(MoK _α) = 3.885 mm⁻¹, Z = 2, R ₁ = 0.0194 for 3312 reflections with F _o > 2σ(F _o). The Nd ions are nine-coordinated by one oxygen atom of coordinated water and eight oxygen atoms of sulfates. Compound I displays the layer structure constructed by linking Nd ions with three-linkage SO₄ tetrahedra as the bridge (affording one coordinated vertex and coordinated edge). Compound II crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with unit cell data: a = 6.594(13) ?, b = 14.783(3) ?, c = 16.599(3) ?, β = 93.47(3)°, V = 1614.2(6) ?³, ρ _c = 2.454 g/cm³, μ(MoK _α) = 5.37 mm⁻¹, Z = 4, R ₁ = 0.0259 for 1815 reflections with F _o > 2σ(F _o). The Ho ions are eight-coordinated by two oxygen atoms of coordinated water and six oxygen atoms of sulfates. The straight chain-like structure of II is attained by alternatively arranging HoO₈ polyhedra and two-linkage SO₄ tetrahedra (affording two coordinated vertices). The TG results indicate that the two compounds experience three weight losses and lead to distinct residues: Nd₂O₃ for I and HoO(SO₄)_0.5 for II.     

Synthesis, structure, and thermal decomposition of [H2(4,4′-Bipy)][In(H2O)2(NCS)4]2 and [HUr]2[In(H2O)(NCS)5] · 2H2O

The reaction of indium thiocyanate with bipyridine (4,4-Bipy) and urotropine (Ur) gave [H₂(4,4′-Bipy)][In(H₂O)₂(NCS)₄]₂ (I) and [HUr]₂[In(H₂O)(NCS)₅] · 2H₂O (II), which were identified using elemental analysis, IR spectra, and thermogravimetric analysis. The thermal decomposition of compound I and II ends at 650 and 640°C, respectively, and gives In₂O₃. X-Ray diffraction analysis of compound I showed that complex anions in the crystal form chains through O-H…S hydrogen bonds. The anion chains form a close packing of columns with bipyridine cations located in the voids. Original Russian Text ? S.P. Petrosyants, A.B. Ilyukhin, V.A. Ketsko, 2008, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 951–955.     

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.     

Crystal structures of barium bis(iminodiacetato)cobaltates(III): [Ba(H2O)6][Co(Ida)2]2 · H2O and Ba4(H2O)14][Co(Ida)2]5(ClO4)3 · 5.46H2O · 2CH3OH

The structures of the crystals of Ba₄[trans(N)-Co(Ida)₂]₃[cis-(N)-Co(Ida)₂]₂(ClO₄)₃ · 19.46H₂O · 2CH₃OH (I) and Ba[trans-(N)-Co(Ida)₂]₂ · 7H₂O (II) (H₂Ida is iminodiacetic acid) were determin by X-ray diffraction. The crystals of I containing two geometric isomers of the complex anions [Co(Ida)₂]⁻ were obtained by a slow cooling of a hot solution, which contained initially only the cis-isomer. One Ba atom in I interacts with the trans-complex and with two cis-complexes to give a three-dimensional framework in crystal I. The positive charge of the last framework is compensated by one more trans-complex and by the perchlorate ions, one of which acts as a bidentate ligand with respect to the Ba atom. The crystals of II are built of the chains with the alternating Ba atoms and the trans-(N)-[Co(Ida)₂]⁻ anions. The other anions of the same structure are each “suspended” to the Ba atoms of the chain. Original Russian Text ? M. Zabel, A.I. Poznyak, V.I. Pawlowskii, 2008, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2008, Vol. 34, No. 11, pp. 831–836.     

Crystal structure of [Pd(NH3)4]3[Ir(NO2)6]2·H2O

A single crystal of [Pd(NH₃)₄]₃[Ir(NO₂)₆]₂·H₂O double complex salt is studied by X-ray diffraction. Crystallographic characteristics are as follows: a = 21.0335(5) ?, b = 8.0592(2) ?, c = 21.3452(5) ?, β = 91.254(1)°, V = 3617.43(15) ?³, P2₁/c space group, Z = 4, d _x = 2.714 g/cm³. Single-layer pseudohexagonal packing of complex anions is determined along the [−1 0 1] direction in the structure. Complex cations and crystallization water molecules are located between the mentioned layers.     

Stepwise addition of CuBr at [(dtc)2Mo2(S)2(μ-S)2] (dtc=diethyldithiocarbamate): syntheses and crystal structures of two Mo/Cu/S clusters [(dtc)2Mo2(μ3-S)(μ-S)3(CuBr)] and [(dtc)2Mo2(μ3-S)4(CuBr)2]

Reactions of [(dtc)₂Mo₂(S)₂(μ-S)₂] with one or two equivalents of CuBr in CH₂Cl₂ afforded two new heterobimetallic sulfide clusters, [(dtc)₂Mo₂(μ₃-S)(μ-S)₃(CuBr)] (1) and [(dtc)₂Mo₂(μ₃-S)₄(CuBr)₂] (2). Both compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-vis and X-ray analysis. Compound 1 contains a butterfly-shaped Mo₂S₄Cu core in which one CuBr unit is coordinated by one bridging S and two terminal S atoms of the [(dtc)₂Mo₂(S)₂(μ-S)₂] moiety. In the structure of 2, one [(dtc)₂Mo₂(S)₂(μ-S)₂] moiety and two CuBr units are held together by six Cu-μ₃-S bonds, forming a cubane-like Mo₂S₄Cu₂ core.     

Synthesis and structures of Cs4[(UO2)2(C2O4)(SO4)2(NCS)2] · 4H2O and (NH4)4[(UO2)2(C2O4)(SO4)2(NCS)2] · 6H2O

Single crystals of Cs₄[(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)(SO₄)₂(NCS)₂] · 4H₂O (I) and (NH₄)₄[(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)(SO₄)₂(NCS)₂] · 6H₂O (II) have been synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals of both compounds are orthorhombic with the space group Pbam, Z = 2, and unit cell parameters a = 12.0177(3) ?, b = 18.6182(5) ?, c = 6.7573(10) ?, R = 0.0376 (I); a = 11.6539(9) ?, b = 18.3791(13) ?, c = 6.7216(5) ?, R = 0.0179 (II). The main structural units of crystals I and II are [(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)(SO₄)₂(NCS)₂]⁴⁻ chains belonging to the crystal-chemical group A₂K⁰²B₂²M₂¹ (A = UO₂²⁺, K⁰² = C₂O₄²⁻, B² = SO₄²⁻, M¹ = NCS⁻) of the uranyl complexes. The uranium-containing chains are joined into a three-dimensional framework due to a system of electrostatic interactions with the cesium or ammonium ions in the structure of I. In the structure of II, this framework is additionally stabilized by hydrogen bonds involving the outer-sphere water molecules and ammonium ions. Original Russian Text ? I.V. Medrish, A.V. Virovets, E.V. Peresypkina, L.B. Serezhkina, 2008, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 7, pp. 1115–1120.     

Crystal structure of a tetrahedral cluster complex [Zn2(NH3)6(μ-OH)][Zn(NH3)4]0.5[Re4Te4(CN)12]·5H2O

A cluster complex of the composition [Zn₂(NH₃)₆(μ-OH)][Zn(NH₃)₄]_0.5[Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·5H₂O is obtained by the interaction of an aqueous solution of K₄[Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·5H₂O with an aqueous ammonia solution of ZnCl₂. The compound crystallizes in the C2/m (12) monoclinic space group with unit cell parameters a = 23.233(2) ?, b = 14.5906(16) ?, c = 14.3825(15) ?, β = 125.169(1)°, V = 3985.5(7) ?³, Z = 4, d _x = 3.290 g/cm³. The structure is built from cluster [Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]⁴⁻ anions and complex [Zn₂(NH₃)₆(μ-OH)]³⁺ and [Zn(NH₃)₄]²⁺ cations; the latter is disordered over two positions.     

Synthesis, properties, and molecular and crystal structure of hexaaquacopper(IV) bis(diaquacuprato-μ3-trihydroxyglutarato)germanate(IV) dihydrate [Cu(H2O)6][Ge(μ3-Thgl)2{Cu(H2O)2}2] · 2H2O

A procedure for the synthesis of the heteropolymetallic germanium(IV) and copper(II) complex with trihydroxyglutaric acid (H₅Thgl) [Cu(H₂O)₆][Ge(μ₃-Thgl)₂{Cu(H₂O)₂}₂] · 2H₂O (I) was developed and the complex was isolated for the first time in the solid state. The product was characterized by elemental analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, and IR spectroscopy. Compound I was studied by X-ray crystallography. The crystals are monoclinic, a = 10.216(2)?, b = 12.272(3)?, c = 10.679(2)?, β = 93.13(3)°, V = 1336.9(5)?³, Z = 2, space group P2₁/n, R1 = 0.0261 for 3616 reflections with I > 2σ(I). Compound I is composed of bimetallic [Ge(μ₃-Thgl)₂{Cu(H₂O)₂}₂]²⁻ anions, [Cu(H₂O)₆]²⁺ cations, and water molecules of crystallization. In the centrosymmetric trinuclear complex anion, the Ge(1) atom is bound by two fully deprotonated bridging ligands to two Cu atoms. The Ge(1) atom is coordinated at distorted octahedron vertices by six hydroxyl oxygen atoms of two Thgl⁵⁻ ligands (average Ge(1)-O distance is 1.8874(13)?). The Cu coordination polyhedron in the anion is an extended square pyramid (4 + 1) formed by the bridging hydroxyl oxygen atom (Cu(1)-O(3), 2.0039(12) ?), two carboxyl oxygen atoms (average CU(1)-O distance is 1.9674(14)?) of two Thgl⁵⁻ ligands, and two water oxygen atoms in equatorial and axial positions (Cu(1)-O, 1.9761(13) and 2.3643(14)?, respectively). In the centrosymmetric cation, the Cu coordination polyhedron is an extended square bipyramid (4 + 2). The equatorial Cu-O bond length is 1.9428(14) ? (average), the axial Cu-O bond is elongated to 2.5151(14)?. The cations and anions are combined by H-bonds.     

Crystal structure of K2[Mo3(PdPPh3)S4(C2O4)3(H2O)3]·0.5H2O

By the reaction of [Mo₃S₄(C₂O₄)₃(H₂O)₃]²⁻ with PdCl₂ and NH₄H₂PO₂ as a reducing agent, followed by the addition of PPh₃, a new oxalate cuboidal cluster complex [Mo₃(PdPPh₃)S₄(C₂O₄)₃(H₂O)₃]²⁻ is obtained. It was isolated and structurally characterized as K₂[Mo₃(PdPPh₃)S₄(C₂O₄)₃(H₂O)₃]·0.5H₂O. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2008 by A. L. Gushchin, M. N. Sokolov, D. Yu. Naumov, and V. P. Fedin __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 775–778, May–June, 2008.     

Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of [Zn(pytpy)2][NO3]2·2H2O

The title compound, [Zn(pytpy)₂][NO₃]₂·2H₂O (pytpy = 4′-(4-pyridyl)-2,2′: 6′,2″-terpyridine), has been synthesized by the reaction of Zn(NO₃)₂·6H₂O with pytpy, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to tetragonal space group P4₃ with a = 0.90873(8) nm, b = 0.90873(8) nm, c = 4.4741(6) nm, V = 3.6946(7) nm³, Z = 4, D _c = 1.521 g/cm⁻³, μ = 0.736 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 1744, R = 0.0871, wR = 0.1302 for 5553 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). X-ray analysis has revealed that the Zn^II ion is surrounded by six N atoms from two pytpy ligands leading to a distorted octahedral geometry. In the crystal structure there are numerous strong intermolecular and intramolecular H-bonds and π-π interactions.     

Synthesis and structural characterisation of the palladium N-heterocyclic carbene cluster complexes [Pd3(μ-CO)3(NHC)3] and [Pd3(μ-SO2)3(NHC)3]

The reduction of trans-[Pd(NHC)₂Cl₂] (NHC = IMes, 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene; IⁱPr₂ = 1,3-bis-isopropylimidazol-2-ylidene) with potassium graphite under an atmosphere of CO affords the palladium NHC carbonyl clusters [Pd₃(μ-CO)₃(NHC)₃] (NHC = IMes, 1; IⁱPr₂, 3). Treatment of 1 with SO₂ at room temperature yields the bridging SO₂ complex [Pd₃(μ-SO₂)₃(IMes)₃] (4) in quantitative yield. Complexes 1, 3 and 4 have been structurally characterised by X-ray crystallography.     

Cluster Oxalate Complexes [W3(μ3-Q)(μ2-Q)3 (C2O4)3(H2O)3]2? (Q=S, Se): Mechanochemical Synthesis and Crystal Structure

Mechanochemical reaction of cluster coordination polymers (Q=S, Se) with solid leads to the cluster core excision with the formation of anionic complexes . Extraction of the reaction mixture with water followed by crystallization gives crystalline (main product) and (1) (minor product). In the case of the Se cluster, the complex could not be isolated, and the treatment of the aqueous extract with PPh₃ gave (2) in a low yield. Alternatively, it was obtained from and in high yield. Both 1 and 2 were characterized by X-ray structure analysis. Dedicated to Academician I. I. Moiseev on the occasion of his 75th birthday and in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cluster chemistry.     

Synthesis and structure of [Ni(dien)2]3[W4S4(CN)2]·20H2O and [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]2[W4S4(CN)12]·8H2O

[Ni(dien)₂]₃[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·20H₂O and [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]₂[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·8H₂O were obtained by evaporating water-ammonia solutions containing K₆[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·2H₂O·2CH₃OH, diethylene triamine, and NiCl₂·6H₂O or CuCl₂·6H₂O. The crystals of the complex compounds were obtained within 3 days. The complex compounds were characterized by IR spectroscopy and by XRD and elemental analysis. XRD data for the complex [Ni(dien)₂]₃[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·20H₂O are: triclinic system, , a = 14.671(2) Å, b = 16.448(3) Å, c = 19.814(3) Å, α = 67.841(3)°, β = 68.996(3)°, γ = 67.527(3)°, V = 3961.6(11) ų, Z = 2; for the complex [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]₂[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·8H₂O: monoclinic system, C2/c, a = 37.4290(1) Å, b = 17.7370(1) Å, c = 25.7370(2) Å, β = 105.3840(2)°, V = 16474.02(16) ų, Z = 12. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2005 by I. V. Kalinina, D. G. Samsonenko, Z. A. Starikova, A. A. Korlyukov, J. Lipkowski, V. P. Fedin, and M. Yu. Antipin __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 139–148, January–February, 2005.     

配合物[Cr3(μ3-O)(Tc)6(H2O)3]·(NO3)·4H2O的水热合成及晶体结构

通过有限个过渡金属离子如Fe,Ni,Cr,Mn与O、OH、-O或-O2CR等桥联原子或基团键合形成的具有不同尺寸的环形轮状金属离子簇合物或分子簇合物是近年来的研究热点之一[1,2].它们不仅具有独特的结构,而且在催化、非线性光学、分子自组装等方面具有潜在的应用价值[3～5].特别是具有三角型结构的过渡金属-氧轮簇化合物由于可以作为单分子磁体的磁性交换和电子耦合的研究体系,引起了研究人员的极大地兴趣[6,7].研究表明,具有[M(μ3-O)(O2CR)6L3]0/+,(M=Fe3+或Mn3+,L为水或吡啶,R为烷基或芳香基团)结构的化合物具有反铁磁作用[8,9].     

Double complex salts [Pd(NH3)4]3[Rh(NO2)6]2, [Pd(NH3)4]3[Rh(NO2)6]2·H2O as promising precursors to prepare Pd-Rh nanoalloys

Two new double complex salts [Pd(NH₃)₄]₃[Rh(NO₂)₆]₂ (I) and [Pd(NH₃)₄]₃[Rh(NO₂)₆]₂·H₂O (II) are synthesized and characterized. The techniques to produce one-phase residues of the salts are developed. The crystallographic data for I: a = 18.915(2) ?, V = 6767.4 ?³, F-43c space group, Z = 8, d _x = 2.548 g/cm³; II: a = 21.160(6) ?, b = 8.085(7) ?, c = 21.363(4) ?, β = 91.71(4)°, V = 3661.1(6) ?³, P2₁/c space group, d _x = 2.357 g/cm³. Thermal properties of the obtained compounds in the hydrogen and helium atmosphere are studied. It is shown that the final product of their decomposition both in the inert and reducing atmosphere is a powder consisting of bimetallic nanosized particles (nanoalloy) of Pd_0.59Rh_0.41 (Fm-3m space group, a = 3.856(2) ?, crystallite size of 8–11 nm).