Cyano-bridged complexes based on re tetrahedral cluster anions, Ni2+ cations, and polydentate amines

Interaction of the tetrahedral chalcocyanide cluster anionic complexes of Re, K₄[Re₄Q₄(CN)₁₂] (Q=S, Se, Te), with Ni²⁺ cationic complexes with polydentate amines, such as ethylenediamine (En), diethylenetriamine (Dien), or triethylenetetraamine (Trien) was used to synthesize six novel complexes: [Ni(NH₃)₄(En)][{Ni(NH₃)(En)₂}Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂] · 2H₂O, [{Ni(En)₂}₂Re₄Se₄(CN)₁₂] · 3.5H₂O, [Ni(NH₃)₃(Dien)]₂[Re₄Se₄(CN)₁₂] · 5.5H₂O, [{Ni(NH₃)₂(Dien)}₂Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂] · 2.5H₂O. [Ni(NH₃)₂(Trien)][{Ni(NH₃)(Trien)}Re₄Se₄(CN)₁₂] · 2.5H₂O, [{Ni(Trien)}₂Re₄S₄(CN)₁₂] · 3H₂O. The complexes were studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Coordination compounds based on the cluster anion [Re4Te4(CN)12]4− and Zn2+ cation

Three new coordination compounds [{Zn(H₂O)₂} {Zn(H₂O)₄} Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂] (1), [Zn(en)₂(NH₃)₂][{Zn(en)(NH₃)₂} Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·H₂O (2), and [{Zn₂(dien)₃} Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]· ·₆H₂O (3) (dien is diethylenetriamine) were prepared by reactions of aqueous solutions of the tetrahedral cluster rhenium tellurocyanide complex K₄[Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]· 5H₂O with zinc dichloride in the presence of ammonia, ethylenediamine, and diethylenetriamine, respectively. Complex 1 has a three-dimensional structure with two types of the Zn atoms; complex 2 is ionic with the polymeric chain anion; complex 3 has a molecular structure. The structures of complexes 1–3 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 718–721, April, 2006.     

Electroneutral coordination frameworks based on octahedral [Re<Subscript>6</Subscript>(μ<Subscript>3</Subscript>-Q)<Subscript>8</Subscript>(CN)<Subscript>6</Subscript>]<Superscript>4−</Superscript> complexes (Q = S,Se, Te) and the Mn<Superscript>2+</Superscript> cations

The novel coordination polymers, [{Mn(DMF)₃}₂{Re₆S₈(CN)₆}] (I), [{Mn(DMF)₂(H₂O)}₂{Re₆S₈(CN)₆}] · 2DMF (II), [{Mn(DMF)₃}₂{Re₆Se₈(CN)₆}] (III), [{Mn(DMF)₂(H₂O)}₂{Re₆Se₈(CN)₆}] · 2DMF (IV), and [{Mn(DMF)₂(H₂O)}₂{Re₆Te₈(CN)₆}] · 2DMF (V), were synthesized by interaction of the octahedral cluster complexes [Re₆(μ₃-Q)₈(CN)₆]^4? (Q = S, Se, Te) with the Mn²⁺ cations in the H₂O-DMF mixture. The crystal structures of compounds I, II, IV, and V were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The structural analogies between mononuclear cyanometallates and the obtained cluster coordination polymers were discussed.     

Complexes based on the anionic octahedral rhenium chalcogenide clusters and [M(En)<Subscript>2</Subscript>]<Superscript>2+</Superscript> (M = Ni,Cu) cations

The compounds [Ni(H₂O)₂(En)₂][{Ni(En)₂}Re₆S₈(OH)₆] · 7H₂O (I), [{Cu(En)₂}Re₆S₈(H₂O)₂(OH)₄] · 4H₂O (II), and [Ni(H₂O)₂(En)₂]_0.5[Re₆Se₈(H₂O)₃(OH)₃] · 10H₂O (III) were synthesized by layering aqueous solutions of Ni(En)₂Cl₂ or Cu(En)₂Cl₂ (En is ethylenediamine) onto aqueous solutions of the potassium salts of the corresponding octahedral chalcohydroxo rhenium cluster complexes [Re₆Q₈(OH)₆]⁴⁻ (Q = S, Se). The structure of the obtained compounds was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

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.     

Novel inorganic ionic compounds based on Re6 chalcocyanide cluster complexes: synthesis and crystal structures of [CuNH3(trien)]2[Re6S8(CN)6] · 7H2O, [CuNH3(trien)]2[Re6Se8(CN)6] and [CuNH3(trien)]2[Re6Te8(CN)6] · H2O

Three new octahedral rhenium chalcocyanide cluster compounds [CuNH₃(trien)]₂[Re₆S₈(CN)₆] · 7H₂O (1), [CuNH₃(trien)]₂[Re₆Se₈(CN)₆] (2) and [CuNH₃(trien)]₂[Re₆Te₈(CN)₆] · H₂O (3) exhibiting ionic structures have been obtained by the diffusion of an ammonia solution of KCs₃[Re₆S₈(CN)₆] (for 1), K₄[Re₆Se₈(CN)₆] · 3.5H₂O (for 2) or Cs₄[Re₆Te₈(CN)₆] · 2H₂O (for 3) into a glycerol solution of CuCl₂ · 2H₂O in the presence of trien (trien=triethylenetetramine). The compounds have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. All three compounds contain a cationic complex [CuNH₃(trien)]²⁺ which was not described previously.     

Charakterisierung von Distorsionsisomeren der Anionen Pentacyano-oxo-molybdat(IV) sowie Tetracyano-oxo-aqua-molybdat(IV) im festen Zustand. Kristallstrukturen von [(C6H5)4P]3[MoO(CN)5] · 7 H2O(grün), [(C6H5)4As]2 [MoO(OH2)(CN)4] · 4 H2O (blau) und [(C6H5)4P]2[MoO(OH2)(CN)4] · 4 H2O (grün)

Characterization of Distortional Isomers of the Anions Pentacyano-oxo-molybdate(IV) and of Tetracyano-aqua-oxo-molybdate(IV) in the Solid State. Crystal Structures of [(C₆H₅)₄P]₃[MoO(CN)₅] · 7 H₂O (green), [(C₆H₅)₄As]₂[MoO(OH₂)(CN)₄] · 4 H₂O (blue), and [(C₆H₅)₄P]₂[MoO(OH₂) (CN)₄] · 4 H₂O (green) Preparation of a series of salts containing the new pentacyano-oxo-molybdate(IV) anion is described: Cs₂H[MoO(CN)₅] (blue), [(CH₃)₄N]₂H[MoO(CN)₅] · 2 H₂O (blue) and [Cr(en)₃] [MoO(CN)₅] · 4 H₂O (green). The green [(C₆H₅)₄P]₃[MoO(CN)₅] · 7 H₂O crystallizes triclinic in the space group P1 . The molybdenum(IV) center is in an pseudo-octahedral environment of a terminal oxo-group (d(Mo?O); 1.705(4) Å), a CN^? group in the trans-position (d(Mo? C): 2.373(6) Å), and four equatorial CN^? groups (averaged d(Mo? C): 2.178 (Å). The blue and green salts exhibit v(Mo?O) stretching frequencies at 948 cm^?1 and 920 cm^?1, respectively. Blue and green salts containing the [MoO(OH₂)(CN)₄]^2? anion and [(C₆H₅)₄P]⁺ or [(C₆H₅)₄As]⁺ cations have been prepared and characterized by single crystal crystallography. [(C₆H₅)₄P]₂[MoO(OH₂)(CN)₄] · 4 H₂O (green) and [(C₆H₅)₄As]₂[MoO(OH₂)(CN)₄] · 4 H₂O (blue) crystallize monoclinic in the space group C—P2₁/n. They are considered to be distortional isomers of the complex anion: the green species has a Mo?O bond distance of 1.72(2) Å whereas for the blue species d(Mo?O) = 1.60(2) Å is found; the corresponding v(Mo?O) frequencies are at 920 cm^?1 and 980 cm^?1.     

Synthesis and structures of new compounds based on tetrahedral rhenium chalcocyanide cluster anions [Re4Q4(CN)12]4− (Q = S or Se) and [Cu(bipy)2]2+ cations

The reactions of the rhenium chalcocyanide cluster salts K₄[Re₄Q₄(CN)₁₂]·6H₂O (Q = S or Se) with Cu²⁺ cations coordinated by the bidentate ligand 2,2′-bipyridyl (bipy) produced two new cluster compounds, [Cu(NH₃)(bipy)₂]₂[Re₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·bipy·3.25H₂O (1) and [{Cu(bipy)₂}₂Re₄Se₄(CN)₁₂]·bipy·8.5H₂O (2). The structures of these complexes were solved by X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 is ionic. Compound 2 is molecular. In the structures of both compounds, there are staking interactions between the {Cu(bipy)₂}²⁺ cationic moieties and the solvate 2,2′-bipyridyl molecules. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 1875–1878, November, 2006.     

An Unexpected Layered Structure in Inorganic Cyanide Clusters: [Cu4(μ3-OH)4][Re4(μ3-Te)4(CN)12]

Diffusion of aqueous solutions of K₄[Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂] and CuCl₂ in the opposite direction through silica gel gives rise to the new polymer-like compound 1 . This complex has a layered structure built from the interconnected cubane-like cluster cations [Cu₄(μ₃-OH)₄]⁴⁺ and the cluster anions [Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]⁴⁻ (see picture).     

Synthesis and structure of the framework coordination polymer based on the cluster anion [Nb<Subscript>4</Subscript>OTe<Subscript>4</Subscript>(CN)<Subscript>12</Subscript>]<Superscript>6−</Superscript> and Mn<Superscript>II</Superscript> aqua complexes

Dark-brown plate crystals of the [Mn₇(H₂O)₂₆{Nb₄OTe₄(CN)₁₂} ₂](OH)₂·11H₂O compound (1) were prepared by the reaction of an aqueous ammonia solution of the K₆[Nb₄OTe₄(CN)₁₂]{K₂CO₃{KOH{8H₂O complex with a glycerol solution of manganese(II) nitrate. The structure of complex 1 was established by X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 has a polymer structure containing four types of manganese atoms. The nitrogen atoms of eight cyano groups of the tetranuclear niobium cluster are coordinated to the manganese atoms to form a {2,3,8}-connected three-dimensional network. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 224–228, February, 2007.     

Crystal Structure of (H3O)4[(C2H5)4N]6 [Th2Cl4(H2O)12O]3[Re4Se4(CN)12]4

Crystals of the rhenium cluster complex (H₃O)₄[(C₂H₅)₄N]₆[Th₂Cl₄(H₂O)₁₂O]₃[Re₄Se₄(CN)₁₂]₄ are obtained in an acidic (HCl) aqueous solution by the reaction of cluster salt K₄[Re₄Se₄(CN)₁₂]·6H₂O with ThCl₄ and (C₂H₅)₄NCl. Single crystal X-ray analysis shows that the title compound is ionic and crystallizes in the cubic crystal system (a = 22.7322(3) ?, V = 11746.93(27) ?³, Z = 2, I4 3m space group, R = 0.0350). It contains [Th₂Cl₄(H₂O)₁₂O]²⁺ cations with two thorium atoms bonded to each other through the bridging oxygen atom forming an angle of 180° in the structure.     

Cubane Tellurido Clusters [Zn(NH3)4]3[Mo4Te4(CN)12] and [Cd(NH3)4]3[W4Te4(CN)12]: Syntheses and Crystal Structures

Single crystals of [Zn(NH₃)₄]₃[Mo₄Te₄(CN)₁₂] (I) and [Cd(NH₃)₄]₃[W₄Te₄(CN)₁₂] (II) were obtained by applying solutions of K₇[Mo₄Te₄(CN)₁₂] · 11H₂O and K₆[W₄Te₄(CN)₁₂] · 5H₂O in aqueous ammonia over solutions of ZnCl₂ and Cd(NO₃)₂ in glycerol and were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. The IR spectra and thermal properties of compounds I and II were examined.     

NH4[Re3Cl10(OH2)2] · 2 H2O: Synthese und Struktur Ein Beispiel für starke N?H …︁ O- und O?H …︁ Cl-Bindungen

NH₄[Re₃Cl₁₀(OH₂)₂] · 2 H₂O: Synthesis and Structure. An Example for “Strong” N? H …? O and O? H …? Cl Hydrogen Bonding The red NH₄[Re₃Cl₁₀(OH₂)₂] · 2 H₂O crystallizes from hydrochloric-acid solutions of ReCl₃ with NH₄Cl. It is tetragonal, P4₁2₁2, No. 92, a = 1157.6, c = 1614.5 pm, Z = 4. The crystal structure contains “isolated” clusters [Re₃Cl₁₀(OH₂)₂]^?. These contain Cl…?H? O? H…?Cl units with “very strong” hydrogen bonds: distances Cl? O are only 286 pm. NH₄⁺ has seven Cl^? as nearest neighbours and, additionally, one H₂O which belongs to a cluster [d(N? O1) = 271 pm] and one crystal water [d(N? O2) = 286 pm].     

Gradual transformation of Ca(OH)<Subscript>2</Subscript> into CaCO<Subscript>3</Subscript> on cement hydration

The low temperature of decomposition of some calcium carbonates and the bending of the TG curves of hydrated cement between 500 and 800°C suggested the presence of some complex compound(s), which needed complementary investigation (XRD, TG). Stepwise transformation of portlandite (and/or lime) into calcium carbonate, with intermediate steps of calcium carbonate hydroxide hydrates (CCH-1 to CCH-5), was indicated by the previous study of two OPC. This was checked here on four cements ground for t _g=15, 20, 25 and 30 min and hydrated either in water vapour, successively at RH=1.0, 0.95 and 0.5 for 2 weeks each (WR1, WR2 and WR3, respectively) or as mortars in liquid water (1m), followed by WR as above. The d[001] spacing of portlandite was confirmed to vary: here between the lowest and the highest standard values. The diffractograms of n=32 different samples were analyzed for presence of standard CCH peaks, generally slightly displaced. These were: CCH-1 [Ca₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂]: N=11 peaks, of three different d[hkl] spacings, CCH-2 [Ca₆(CO_2.65)₂(OH₆₅₇)₇(H₂O)₂]: N=10 for two d[hkl], CCH-3 [Ca₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂·1.5H₂O]: N=14 for five d[hkl], CCH-4, ikaite [CaCO₃(H₂O)₆]: N=13 for six d[hkl], CCH-5[CaCO₃(H₂O)]: N=15 for five d[hkl]. Thus the most probable is the presence of the last three. The stepwise transformation of Ca(OH)₂ into CaCO₃ was confirmed:     

Zinc(II) complexes of 4-aminoantipyrine (AAP). Crystal structure of [Zn(AAP)<Subscript>2</Subscript>Cl<Subscript>2</Subscript>]

Zinc(II) complexes of 4-aminoantipyrine (AAP), [Zn(AAP)₂X₂] (X = Cl^–, I^–) and [Zn(AAP)(CN)₂] · 2H₂O were prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR (¹H & ¹³C) spectroscopy. The crystal structure of [Zn(AAP)₂Cl₂] (1) was determined by X-ray crystallography. The structural analysis of 1 shows that the complex exists as a monomeric nonionic molecule with zinc atom bound to two AAP ligands and two chloride ions adopting a distorted tetrahedral geometry. In [Zn(AAP)₂(CN)₂] · 2H₂O, the appearance of a band at 2162 cm^–1 in IR and resonances around 142 ppm in the ¹³C NMR spectra indicated the binding of cyanide to zinc(II).     

New cyano-bridged complexes based on tetrahedral rhenium chalcocyanide clusters,Cu<Superscript>2+</Superscript> cations,and polydentate amines

Three new cyano-bridged compounds, viz., [{Cu(en)}{Cu(NH₃)(en)}Re₄Se₄(CN)₁₂]·{5H₂O (1), [{Cu(dien)}₂Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·9H₂O (2), and [{Cu(trien)}₂Re₄Se₄(CN)₁₂]··5H₂O (3), were synthesized by the reactions of the tetrahedral rhenium chalcocyanide cluster complexes K₄[Re₄Q₄(CN)₁₂] ((Q = Se or Te) with copper(II) cations in aqueous solutions containing ethylenediamine (en), diethylenetriamine (dien), or triethylenetetraamine (trien), respectively. Complex 1 has a ladder-tubular-like polymeric structure, in which two infinite chains are linked to each other by Re-CN-Cu bridges, compound 2 has a polymeric chain structure, and compound 3 has a molecular structure. The structures of all complexes were established by X-ray diffraction analysis.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2040–2044, October, 2004.     

Cuboidal oxalate cluster complexes with the Mo<Subscript>3</Subscript>CuQ<Subscript>4</Subscript><Superscript>5+</Superscript> cluster core (Q = S or Se): synthesis,structure, and electrochemical properties

The reactions of the [Mo₃(μ₃-Q)(μ₂-Q)₃(H₂O)₃(C₂O₄)₃]²⁻ complex (Q = S or Se) with CuX salts (X = Cl, Br, I, or SCN) in water produce the cuboidal heterometallic clusters [Mo₃(CuX)(μ₃-Q)₄(H₂O)₃(C₂O₄)₃]²⁻, which were isolated as the potassium and tetraphenylphosphonium salts. Two new compounds, K₂[Mo₃(CuI)(μ₃-S)₄(H₂O)₃(C₂O₄)₃]·6H₂O and (PPh₄)₂[Mo₃(CuBr)(μ₃-S)₄(H₂O)₃(C₂O₄)₃]·7H₂O, were structurally characterized. All compounds were characterized by elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy. The K₂[Mo₃(CuI)(μ₃-Se)₄(H₂O)₃(C₂O₄)₃] compound was characterized by the ⁷⁷Se NMR spectrum; the (PPh₄)₂[Mo₃(CuI)(μ₃-S)₄(H₂O)₃(C₂O₄)₃], (PPh₄)₂[Mo₃(CuI)(μ₃-Se)₄(H₂O)₃(C₂O₄)₃] and K₂[Mo₃(CuSCN)(μ₃-S)₄(H₂O)₃(C₂O₄)₃]·7H₂O compounds, by electrospray mass spectra. Dedicated to Academician G. A. Abakumov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1639–1644, September, 2007.     

Hydrothermal Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two New Heteropolyoxovanadoborates Containing {(VO)<Subscript>12</Subscript>O<Subscript>6</Subscript>[B<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>6</Subscript>(OH)]<Subscript>6</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)} Cluster

Two new heteropolyoxovanadoborates (H₂dap)₂H₆{(VO)₁₂O₆[B₃O₆(OH)]₆(H₂O)}·13H₂O (1, dap = 1,2-diaminopropane) and {[Zn(dien)]₂[Zn(dien)(H₂O)]₄(VO)₁₂O₆[B₃O₆(OH)]₆(H₂O)}₂·15H₂O (2, dien = diethylenetriamine) have been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. Both 1 and 2 contain {(VO)₁₂O₆[B₃O₆(OH)]₆(H₂O)} cluster (denoted on V₁₂B₁₈), which is constructed by a puckered B₁₈O₃₆(OH)₆ ring sandwiched between two triangles of six alternating cis and trans edge-sharing vanadium atoms, and a central water molecule. 1 consists of discrete [V₁₂B₁₈]¹⁰⁻ cluster anions with H₂dap²⁺ as counterions, while 2 consists of discrete neutral {[Zn(dien)]₂[Zn(dien)(H₂O)]₄[V₁₂B₁₈]} clusters, which are built from two types of zinc(II) complex fragments connecting with V₁₂B₁₈ cluster through two Zn-(μ ₃-O)-B bonds. Interestingly, 2 is the only example of the V₁₂B₁₈ cluster decorated by two types of zinc(II) complex fragments.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of heterometallic complexes [{Cu(en)2}2{Cu(en)2(NH3)}{M4Te4(CN)12}]·5H2O (M = Mo,W)

Evaporation of aqueous ammonia solutions of K₇[Mo₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·12H₂O or K₆[W₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·5H₂O, copper(ii) chloride, and ethylenediamine afforded the isostructural heterometallic complexes [{Cu(en)₂}₂{Cu(en)₂(NH₃)}{M₄Te₄(CN)₁₂}]·5H₂O (M = Mo or W), which were characterized by IR and ESR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Novel bimetallic Cr<Subscript>3</Subscript>Yb<Subscript>3</Subscript> mixed salt containing a 3<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>-4<Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis> heterometallic Cr<Subscript>2</Subscript>Yb<Subscript>3</Subscript> cluster

A novel bimetallic Cr₃Yb₃ coordination compound containing a 3d-4f heterometallic Cr₂Yb₃ cationic cluster has been synthesized and structurally characterized. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray analysis. Results denote that the complex consists of an original [Cr ₂ ^III Yb ₃ ^III ]³⁺ moiety with a trigonal-bipyramidal topology of the [Cr₂Yb₃(μ-OOCCH₃)₆(μ-OH)₆(H₂O)₆]³⁺ core, an isolated [Cr^III(CN)₆]^3? anion, and four molecular neutral 4,4′-bipyridene (Bipy) ligands, namely, [Cr₂Yb₃(μ-OOCCH₃)₆(μ-OH)₆(H₂O)₆][Cr(CN)₆] · 4Bipy · 13H₂O.