Crystal and molecular structure of (μ-p-CH3C6H4C2S) (μ-n-C3H7S)Fe2(CO)6Co2(CO)6

The crystal and molecular structure of the complex containing cobalt-carbon and iron-sulfur cluster cores, (μ-p-CH₃C₆H₄C₂S) (μ-n-C₃H₇S)Fe₂(CO)₆Co₂(CO)₆, has been determined by X-ray diffraction method. The crystals are triclinic, space group P&1bar;, with a — 9.139(2), b=9.610(1), c-17.183(2) Å, α = 84.36(1), β-89.45(1), γ=88.15(1)°, V-1501.0 ų; Z=2, D_c=1.74 g/cm³. R=0.072, Rw=0.081. The results of the structure determination show a cobalt-carbon cluster core formed through the reaction of (μ-p-CH₃C₆H₄C₂S)(μ-n-C₃H₇S)Fe₂(CO)₆ with Co₂(CO)₈. In the cobalt-carbon cluster core, the bond length of the original C≡C lengthened to 1.324 Å which is close to the typical value of carbon-carbon double bond. The groups connecting the carbons of the cluster core are in cis position and lie on the opposite side of cobalt atoms. In this complex, the conformation of —SC₃H₇ is e-type, while that of —SC₂C₆H₄CH₃ is a-type.     

Metallorganische Verbindungen der Lanthanoide. LIII [1].(C5H5Gd)5(μ2-OCH3)4(μ3-OCH3)4(μ5-O) und [Na2(tC4H9OGd)4(μ3-OtC4H9)8(μ6-O)], zwei neue Alkoxigadoliniumcluster mit interstitiellem Sauerstoff

Organometallic Compounds of the Lanthanides. LIII. (C₅H₅Gd)₅(μ₂-OCH₃)₄(μ₃-OCH₃)₄ (μ₅-O) and [Na₂(^tC₄H₉OGd)₄(μ₃-O^tC₄H₉)₈(μ₆-O)], two New Alkoxi Gadolinium Clusters with Interstitial Oxygen Gadolinium trichloride reacts in tetrahydrofurane with cyclopentadienyl sodium and two equivalents of sodium methoxide with formation of (C₅H₅Gd)₅(μ₂-OCH₃)₄(μ₃-OCH₃)₄(μ₅-O) ( 1 ), and with potassium tert-butoxide with formation of [Na₂(^tC₄H₉OGd)₄(μ₃-O^tC₄H₉)₈(μ₆-O)] ( 2 ). The X-ray structure of 1 shows a tetragonal pyramide build up by five gadolinium atoms, containing an oxygen atom in the center of the base and eight bridging methoxo groups. The structure of 2 consists of an oxygen centered octahedron build up by two sodium and four gadolinium atoms, connected by eight bridging tert-butoxy groups and four terminal butoxides. The monoclinic crystals of 1 , space group I2/a have the following crystallographic data: a = 2 276.9(5) pm, b = 2 063.1(6) pm, c = 3 152.2(3) pm, β = 90.7(1)°, Z = 12, D_calcd 1.85 g · cm^?3, R = 0.0519. 2 crystallizes tetragonal, space group I4/mmm with a = 1 728.5(4) pm, b = 1 031.0(3) pm, Z = 2, D_calcd 1.69 g · cm^?3, R = 0.0682.     

Darstellung von μ-Hydrido-μ-diphenylphosphido-bis(tetracarbonylrhenium) · 1/2 Xylol und Molekülstruktur des Derivates Re2(CO)6(PPh3)2(μ-H)(μ-PPh2) (Ph = C6H5)

Preparation of μ-Hydrido-μ-diphenylphosphido-bis(tetracarbonylrhenium) · 1/2 Xylene and Molecular Structure of the Derivative Re₂(CO)₆(PPh₃)₂(μ-H)(μ-PPh₂) (Ph = C₆H₅) The reaction of dirhenium decacarbonyl with diphenylphosphine in xylene solution gave at 190–200°C in a glas tube crystals of Re₂(CO)₈(μ-H)(μ-PPh₂) · 1/2 C₈H₁₀. The obtained adduct was reacted in the same solvent with an excess of triphenylphosphine to the derivative Re₂(CO)₆(PPh₃)₂(μ-H)(μ-PPh₂). Both diamagnetic dirhenium compounds with μ-H atom and μ-PPh₂ group were characterized by ¹H and ³¹P spectroscopic measurements. The molecular structure of the derivative was acertained by a single crystal X-ray analysis. Its result showed a three-membered Re₂(μ-P) ring as central molecular fragment. At these Re central atoms were attached two PPh₃ ligands in an unprefered cis-arrangement due to sterical reasons. A thermodynamic transinfluence of the (μ-P)? Re bond favoured the found positions of the PPh₃ ligands.     

Aktivierung von Schwefelkohlenstoff an Trirutheniumclustern: Synthese und Kristallstruktur von [Ru3(CO)5(μ‐H)2(μ‐PCy2)(μ‐Ph2PCH2PPh2){μ‐η2‐PCy2C(S)}(μ3‐S)] und [Ru3(CO)5(CS)(μ‐H)(μ‐PtBu2)(μ‐PCy2)2(μ3‐S)]

Activation of Carbon Disulfide on Triruthenium Clusters: Synthesis and X‐Ray Crystal Structure Analysis of [Ru₃(CO)₅(μ‐H)₂(μ‐PCy₂)(μ‐Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂){μ‐η²‐PCy₂C(S)}(μ₃‐S)] and [Ru₃(CO)₅(CS)(μ‐H)(μ‐P^tBu₂)(μ‐PCy₂)₂(μ₃‐S)] [Ru₃(CO)₆(μ‐H)₂(μ‐PCy₂)₂(μ‐dppm)] ( 1 ) (dppm = Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂) reacts under mild conditions with CS₂ and yields by oxidative decarbonylation and insertion of CS into one phosphido bridge the opened 50 VE‐cluster [Ru₃(CO)₅(μ‐H)₂(μ‐PCy₂)(μ‐dppm){μ‐η²‐PCy₂C(S)}(μ₃‐S)] ( 2 ) with only two M–M bonds. The compound 2 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P 1 with a = 19.093(3), b = 12.2883(12), c = 20.098(3) Å; α = 84.65(3), β = 77.21(3), γ = 81.87(3)° and V = 2790.7(11) ų. The reaction of [Ru₃(CO)₇(μ‐H)(μ‐P^tBu₂)(μ‐PCy₂)₂] ( 3 ) with CS₂ in refluxing toluene affords the 50 VE‐cluster [Ru₃(CO)₅(CS)(μ‐H)(μ‐P^tBu₂)(μ‐PCy₂)₂(μ₃‐S)] ( 4 ). The compound cristallizes in the monoclinic space group P 2₁/a with a = 19.093(3), b = 12.2883(12), c = 20.098(3) Å; β = 104.223(16)° and V = 4570.9(10) ų. Although in the solid state structure one elongated Ru–Ru bond has been found the complex 4 can be considered by means of the ³¹P‐NMR data as an electron‐rich metal cluster.     

An Experimental Evidence of a Metal−Metal Bond in μ‐Carbonylhexacarbonyl[μ‐(5‐oxofuran‐2(5H)‐ylidene‐κC,κC)]‐dicobalt(Co−Co)[Co2(CO)6(μ‐CO)(μ‐C4O2H2)]

The orthorhombic crystal structure of [Co₂(CO)₆(μ‐CO)(μ‐C₄O₂H₂)] ( 1 ) was determined at 150 K (Fig. 1). Two C−H⋅⋅⋅O bonds connect the molecules, forming waving ribbons along the b axis. The experimental electron density, determined with the aspherical‐atom formalism, was analyzed with the topological theory of molecular structure. The presence of the Co−Co bond critical point indicates for the first time the existence of a metal−metal bond in a system with bridged ligands. The bond critical properties of the intramolecular bonds and of the intermolecular interactions show features similar to those found in [Mn₂(CO)₁₀], confirming our previously established bonding classification for organometallic and coordination compounds.