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.     

One-dimensional inorganic-organic hybrid material [Cu(En)2]2H2[{Cu(En)2}2(H2W12O42)] · 6.5H2O: Hydrothermal syntheses and crystal structure

A novel inorganic-organic hybrid material, [Cu(En)₂]₂H₂[{Cu(En)₂}₂(H₂W₁₂O₄₂)] · 6.5H₂O (I) based on polyoxotungstates and Cu²⁺ ions, has been successfully synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectra, and TG analysis. Structural analysis indicates that the structure consists of a one-dimensional structure constructed from the polyoxoanion [H₂W₁₂O₄₂]¹⁰⁻ bridged by {Cu(En)₂}²⁺ groups. Each [H₂W₁₂O₄₂]¹⁰⁻ cluster in the polymeric chain is linked to two neighbors through four coordination groups of μ₂-[Cu(En)₂]²⁺. Furthermore, it extends into a three-dimensional supramolecular network by hydrogen bonding interactions.     

配位化合物[Cd(hca)2(H2O)3](H2O)2，[Cu(hca)2(phen)]的合成与表征

配合物1由醋酸镉和Nahca(对羟基肉桂酸钠)在水溶液中反应得到,配合物2由醋酸铜,Hhca和phen在水和乙醇混合溶液中反应得到。配合物1属正交晶系,Pbcn空间群。配合物2属单斜晶系,C2/c空间群。配合物1和2中配体中的羧酸根与金属离子都是螯合配位的,末端羟基没有参与配位。配合物1和2的结构中都包含了丰富的氢键。通过氢键作用,配合物1形成了三维网状超分子结构,配合物2形成了二维层状超分子结构。     

[Cu(HDPC)2]·(HOx)2·6H2O的合成及晶体结构

The new complex formulated [CU(HDPC)₂]·(HOx)₂·6H₂O(HDPC^- is pyridine-2,6-dicarb-oxylate,Hoxis 8-Hydroxyquindine) has been synthesized and the crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction .The crystal structure of the complex belongs to monoclinic system with space group C2/c. a=18.423(3)Å, b=10.384(2)Å,c=19.139(2)Å, α=γ=90°, β=111.050(10)°, V=3417.0(9)ų, Z=4, D_c=1.544Mg·m^-3, μ=0.722mm^-1. In the crystal Cu(Ⅱ) ion is six coordinated to form a distorted octahedron.     

[Ni(dien)2]2[Mn(NCS)6]·H2O的合成、晶体结构

The crystal of [Ni(dien)₂]₂[Mn(NCS)₆]·H₂O was synthesized and the structure of its single crystal was determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystal is monoclinic system, space group P2₁/c with a=16.544(3),b=15.137(2), c=17.334(3)?, β=99.90(1)°, V=4276.3(12)?³, Z=4, D_c=1.479g·cm^-3, M_r=951.55, F(000)=1998, μ=1.489mm^-1, R=0.0399, R_w=0.0958. IR was also determined.     

[Pb2(TNR)2(CHZ)2(H2O)2]·4H2O和[Cd(CHZ)2(TNR)(H2O)]快速热分解过程的研究

利用温度跃升傅立叶变换红外原位分析技术在0.1MPa氩气的条件下，对斯蒂酚酸碳酰肼铅和斯蒂酚酸碳酰肼镉的快速热分解过程进行了研究。研究结果表明，斯蒂酚酸碳酰肼铅的主要热分解气体为NH₃, H₂O和 HONO，而斯蒂酚酸碳酰肼镉的主要热分解气体为CO 和 NO，因此斯蒂酚酸碳酰肼镉不满足作为环境友好起爆药的使用要求。这两种化合物在快速热分解过程中均产生金属异氰酸盐、金属碳酸盐和金属氧化物。利用Real程序计算其燃烧温度可得斯蒂酚酸碳酰肼铅的燃烧温度要高于斯蒂酚酸碳酰肼镉，对其燃烧产物进行计算，发现HNCO不在燃烧产物之列，NO的含量也比实验得出的浓度要小。     

Synthesis and structures of nine-coordinate K[SmIII (Edta)(H2O)3] · 2H2O and Ten-Coordinate K2[SmIII(Pdta)(H2O)2]2 · 4.5H2O complexes

The title complexes, K[Sm^III(Edta)(H₂O)₃] · 2H₂O(I)(H₄Edta = ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) and K₂[Sm^III(Pdta)(H₂O)₂]₂ · 4.5H₂O (II) (H₄Pdta = propylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), were prepared and their compositions and structures were determined by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques, respectively. Complex I has a mononuclear structure, and the Sm³⁺ ion is nine-coordinated by an Edta ligand and three water molecules, yielding a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system with space group Fdd2. The crystal data are as follows: a = 19.84(5), b = 35.58(9), c = 12.15(3) ?, V = 8580(38) ?³, Z = 16, ρ _c = 1.925 g/cm³, μ = 3.010 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 4976, R = 0.0252, and wR = 0.0560 for 3510 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). Complex II has a binuclear structure and the Sm³⁺ ion is ten-coordinated by a Pdta ligand, two oxygen atoms from a carboxylic group of adjacent Pdta ligand and two water molecules, yielding a distorted bicapped square antiprismatic prism. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system with space group P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 . The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.9523(15), b = 10.7106(15), c = 11.6900(19) ?, α = 80.613(5)°, β = 80.397(5)°, γ = 76.530(4)°, V = 1065.7(3) ?³, Z = 1, ρc = 1.970 g/cm³, μ = 2.532 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 1620, R = 0.0332 and wR = 0.0924 for 5390 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I).     

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.     

Synthesis, thermogravimetric analysis, IR spectrum, and the crystal structure of sodium hexatunstomanganate [Na2(H2O)10][Na(H2O)3]2[MnW6O18(OH)6] · 6H2O

The complex [Na₂(H₂O)₁₀][Na(H₂O)₃]₂[MnW₆O₁₈(OH)₆] · 6H₂O was synthesized and studied by mass spectrometry, thermogravimetry, IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a = 11.698(2), b = 11.670(2), c = 14.652(3) ?, β = 102.52(3)°, V = 1952.7(7) ?³, ρ(calcd.)= 3.45 g/cm³, Z = 2.     

[Cu(TO)2(H2O)4](PA)2的合成和晶体结构

[Cu(TO)₂(H₂O)₄](PA)₂ was prepared by mixing the aqueous solution of 1,2,4-triazol-5-one(TO) and Cu(PA)₂. The molecular structure and crystal structure of the title complex was determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction method. The crystal is triclinic, space group with a=0.7321(1)nm,b=0.7474(2)nm,c=1.3649(3)nm;α=88.65(2)°,β=85.63(1)°,γ=63.35(1)°;V=0.6655(2)nm³,Z=1. The Cu²⁺ coordinated with two TO molecule through its 2-nitrogen atom and four water molecules and showed an octahedral configuration.     

Syntheses of the eight-coordinate NH4[ErIII(Cydta)(H2O)2] · 4.5H2O and (NH4)2[Er 2III (Pdta)2(H2O)2] · 2H2O complexes and their structural investigation

In this work, the title complexes, NH₄[Er^III(Cydta)(H₂O)₂] · 4.5H₂O (I) (H₄Cydta = trans-1,2-cyclo-hexanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) and (NH₄)₂[Er₂^III(Pdta)₂(H₂O)₂] · 2H₂O (II) (H₄Pdta= propylene-diamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), were prepared, respectively, and their composition and structures were determined by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. Complex I selects a mononu-clear structure with pseudosquare antiprismatic geometry crystallized in the triclinic crystal system with space group $ P\bar 1 $ P\bar 1 and the central Er³⁺ ion is eight-coordinated by the hexadentate Cydta ligand and two water molecules. The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.568(3), b = 10.024(3), c = 14.377(4) ?, α = 88.404(4)°, β = 75.411(4)°, γ = 88.332(4)°, V = 1194.2(6) ?³, Z = 1, ρ _c = 1.793 g/cm³, μ = 3.586 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 648, R = 0.0257, and wR = 0.0667 for 4169 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). Complex II is eight-coordinated as well, which selects a binuclear structure with two pseudosquare antiprismatic geometry and crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group P2₁/n. The central Er³⁺ ion is coordinated by two nitrogens and four oxygens from one hexadentate Pdta ligand. Besides, two oxygens come from one carboxylic group of the neighboring Pdta ligand and one water molecule, respectively. The crystal data are as follows: a = 12.7576(8), b = 9.3151(6), c = 14.3278(9) ?, β = 96.1380(10)°, V = 1692.93(19) ?³, Z = 4, ρ _c = 2.054 g/cm³, μ = 5.015 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 1028, R= 0.0228, and wR = 0.0534 for 2984 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I).     

Structural determination of new eight-coordinate NH4[EuIII(Cydta)(H2O)2]·4.5H2O and K2[Eu 2III (pdta)2(H2O)2]·6H2O complexes

The NH₄[Eu^III(Cydta)(H₂O)₂]·4.5H₂O (I) (H₄Cydta = trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) and K₂[Eu₂^III(pdta)₂(H₂O)₂]·6H₂O (II) (H₄pdta = propylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) complexes are prepared by heat-refluxing and acidity-adjusting methods respectively, and their composition and structures are determined by elemental analyses and single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The complex I has a mononuclear structure, crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system with the P[`1]P\bar 1 space group; the central Eu^III ion is eight-coordinated by a hexadentate Cydta ligand and two water molecules. The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.653(4) ?, b = 10.041(4) ?, c = 14.405(6) ?, α = 88.469(6)°, β = 74.892(6)°, γ = 88.256(7)°, V = 1207.5(9) ?³, Z = 1, D _c = 1.731 g/cm³, μ = 2.669 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 638, R = 0.0257, and wR = 0.0667 for 3807 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). The EuN₂O₆ part in the [Eu^III(Cydta)(H₂O)₂]⁻ complex anion forms a pseudo-square antiprismatic polyhedron. The complex II is eight-coordinate as well; it is a binuclear structure that crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with the C ₂/c space group; half of the central Eu^III ion is coordinated by two nitrogen atoms from one hexadentate pdta ligand and six oxygen atoms from the same pdta ligand, one water molecule and carboxylic group from the neighboring pdta ligand respectively. The crystal data are as follows: a = 19.866(3) ?, b = 9.1017(12) ?, c = 21.010(3) ?, β = 104.972(2)°, V = 3670.1(9) ?³, Z = 8, D _c = 2.046 g/cm³, μ = 3.710 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 2240, R = 0.0213 and wR = 0.0460 for 4183 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). Otherwise, the two EuN₂O₆ parts in the [Eu₂^III(pdta)₂(H₂O)₂]²⁻ complex anion form a pseudo-square antiprismatic polyhedron.     

[U(CO3)3(H2O)2]·2H2O配合物的合成及晶体结构

A uranylcontaining compound [U(CO₃)₃(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O has been synthesized under hydrothermal condition and characterized by X-ray single-crystal analysis. Crystal structural analysis indicates that this compound consists of three CO₃^2- molecules, one U⁶⁺. The results reveal that the title compound presents a 3D frame work built up by O-H…O week hydrogen bonds interactions. The central uranium atom is eight-coordinated through three CO₃^2- molecules and two H₂O. The compound shows a coplanar hexagonal network structure, each hexagon containing a hexagonal hole with a water moleculet. CCDC: 737313.     

Synthesis and structures of nine-coordinate K[Dy(Edta)(H2O)3] · 3.5H2O, (NH4)3 [Dy(Ttha)] · 5H2O, and eight-coordinate NH4[Dy(Cydta)(H2O)2] · 4.5H2O complexes

The title complexes, K[Dy(Edta)(H₂O)₃] · 3.5 H₂O (I) (H₄Edta = ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), (NH₄)₃[Dy(Ttha)] · 5H₂O (II) (H₆Ttha = triethylenetetramine-N, N,N′,N″,N‴,N‴-hexaacetic acid), and NH₄[Dy(Cydta)(H₂O)₂] · 4.5H₂O (III) (H₄Cydta = trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), were prepared, and their compositions and structures were determined by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques, respectively. In complex I, the Dy³⁺ ion is nine-coordinated by an Edta ligand and three water molecules, yielding a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system with space group Fdd2. The crystal data are as follows: a = 19.751(7), b = 35.573(12), c = 12.227(4) ?, V = 8591(5) ?³, Z = 16, space group Fdd2 ρ_c = 1.877 g/cm³, μ = 3.742 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 4800, R = 0.0259, and wR = 0.0616 for 3218 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). For complex II, the Dy³⁺ ion is nine-coordinated by a Ttha ligand, yielding a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group P2₁/c. In addition, there is a free non-coordinate carboxyl group (-CH₂COO⁻) in the [Dy(Ttha)]³⁻ complex anion. The crystal data are as follows: a = 10.353(3), b = 12.746(4), c = 23.141(7) ?, β = 91.005(5)°, V = 3053.2(15) ?³, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c ρ_c = 1.730 g/cm³, μ = 2.532 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 1620, R = 0.0332 and wR = 0.0924 for 5390 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). For complex III, the Dy³⁺ ion is eight-coordinated by a ligand Cydta and two water molecules, yielding a distorted square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the triclinic system with space group P . The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.604(3), b = 10.012(4), c = 14.369(6) ?, α = 88.330(6)°, β = 75.363(6)°, γ = 88.285(6)°, space group P V = 1196.9(8) ?³, Z = 2, ρ_c = 1.776 g/cm³, μ = 3.194 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 644, R = 0.0445 and wR = 0.1041 for 3931 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). The article is published in the original.     

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.     

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.     

X-ray structure of KCs[Pd(NO3)4]·0.5H2O

A new Pd nitrate complex KCs[Pd(NO₃)₄]·0.5H₂O is synthetized. Its crystal structure contains isolated complex anions [Pd(NO₃)₄]²⁻, cations K⁺, Cs⁺, and crystallization water. Square-planar coordination around Pd is achieved by oxygen atoms of monodentate nitrate ligands. The coordinated nitrate ligands are all oriented in the same way, in a “basket”-like arrangement. The coordination around Pd is completed to 4+1 by forming Pd...Pd contacts of 3.564 ?. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2009 by S. P. Khranenko, I. A. Baidina, N. V. Kuratieva, and S. A. Gromilov __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 173–176, January–February, 2009.     

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.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of [Na2(μ-H2O)(H2O)CB[5]]Cl2 · 6H2O, [Na3(μ-H2O)4(H2O)4(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl3 · 8H2O, and [Rb2(μ-H2O)2(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl · 8H2O

The chain coordination polymers [Na₂(μ-H₂O)(H₂O)CB[5]]Cl₂ · 6H₂O (I), [Na₃(μ-H₂O)₄(H₂O)₄(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl₃ · 8H₂O (II), and [Rb₂(μ-H₂O)₂(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl₂ · 8H₂O (III) were prepared by heating (110°C) of a mixture of sodium or rubidium chloride, cucurbit[n]uril (CB[n], where n = 5, 6), 4-cyanopyridine, and water. According to X-ray diffraction data, binding of polynuclear cations with CB[n] in I–III occurs through coordination of the oxygen atoms of the cucurbit[n]uril portals to alkali metal atoms. Complexes I–III of the above composition isolated to the solid phase as supramolecular compounds with CB[n] were structurally characterized for the first time.     

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.