Methanol als Ligand in Natriumphenolat: Darstellung und Struktur von [Na(CH3OH)4][OC6H5]

Methanol as a Ligand in Sodium Phenoxide: The Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Na(CH₃OH)₄][OC₆H₅] By the reaction of sodium and phenol in N-methyl-?-caprolactam (NMC) sodium phenoxide has been yielded, which forms a complex with the furthermore obtained methanol of [Na(CH₃OH)₄][OC₆H₅]. The single crystals crystallize triclinic, space group P1 , with the lattice constants a = 6.613(3) Å, b = 10.537(4) Å, c = 10.656(4) Å, α = 108.27(2)°, β = 98.21(2) and γ = 95.26(2)°. Sodium is coordinated by six oxygen atoms of methanol in the form of an octahedron. These coordination polyhedrons are connected by sharing edges forming chain, whereas, the oxygen of phenoxide is not involved in the coordination of sodium. Although it is attached to the chain by hydrogen bonding.