trans‐(Methanol)(methyl­di­phenyl­phosphine)­bis­(pentane‐2,4‐dionato)­cobalt(III) hexa­fluoro­phosphate hydrate

The title compound [Co(C₅H₇O₂)₂(C₁₃H₁₃P)(CH₄O)]PF₆·H₂O, (I), which was converted from trans‐[Co(acac)₂(PMePh₂)(H₂O)]PF₆ (acac is pentane‐2,4‐dionato) by recrystallization from aqueous methanol, has been confirmed as have a coordinated methanol ligand. The molecular structure of the complex cation, trans‐[Co(acac)₂(PMePh₂)(MeOH)]⁺, is similar to that of the above aqua complex found in the ClO₄ salt [Kashiwabara et al. (1995). Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn, 68 , 883–888]. The Co—O bond length for the coordinated methanol is 2.059 (3) Å. There is an intermolecular hydrogen bond between the OH group of the coordinated methanol and one of the O atoms of the acac ligands in an adjacent complex cation [O5?O3′ = 2.914 (4) Å], giving a centrosymmetric dimeric dicationic complex.     

(Azido‐κN)bis­(di‐2‐pyridylamine)­copper(II) hexa­fluoro­phosphate and (azido‐κN)bis­(di‐2‐pyridylamine)­copper(II) chloride tetra­hydrate

The two new title complexes, [Cu(N₃)(dpyam)₂]PF₆ (dpyam is di‐2‐pyridylamine, C₁₀H₁₁N₃), (I), and [Cu(N₃)(dpyam)₂]Cl·4H₂O, (II), respectively, have been characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Both complexes display a distorted square‐pyramidal geometry. Each Cu atom is coordinated in the basal plane by three dpyam N atoms and one azide N atom in equatorial positions, and by another N atom from the dpyam group in the apical position. In complex (I), the one‐dimensional supra­molecular architecture is assembled via hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions between the amine N atom and terminal azide N atoms and the F atoms of the PF₆⁻ anion. For complex (II), hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions between the amine N atom, the Cl⁻ anion and water O atoms result in a two‐dimensional lattice.     

trans‐Di­chlorotetrakis(4‐methyl­pyridine)­silicon bis­(triiodide) chloro­form solvate

At 173 K, the dication of the title compound, C₂₄H₂₈Cl₂N₄Si²⁺·2I₃^?·CHCl₃, is located on a crystallographic fourfold rotation axis. The chloro ligands occupy axial positions and the four 4‐methyl­pyridine ligands lie in the equatorial plane. The almost linear I₃^? ion is located on a crystallographic mirror plane and displays two significantly different I—I bond lengths. Furthermore, chloro­form mol­ecules, which are disordered about a centre of inversion, fill the remaining gaps in the crystal structure.     

Aqua­bis­(crotonato)­bis­(pyridine)­copper(II)

The title compound, [Cu(O₂CCH=CHCH₃)₂(C₅H₅N)₂(H₂O)], crystallizes as a monomer, with the copper ion in a pentacoordinated square‐pyramidal environment, bisected by a twofold axis passing through the metal atom and the apex. The mol­ecules organise in chains connected by hydrogen bonds running along the unique b axis.     

Azido­[1,1′‐bis­(di­phenyl­phosphino)­ferrocene](penta­methyl­cyclo­penta­dienyl)­rhodium(III) hexa­fluoro­phosphate

In the title compound, azido‐2κN‐bis­[μ‐(1η⁵:2κP)‐di­phenyl­phosphino­cyclo­penta­dienyl][2(η⁵)‐penta­methyl­cyclo­penta­di­enyl]­iron(III)­rhodium(III) hexa­fluoro­phosphate, [{Rh(C₁₀H₁₅)(N₃)}{Fe(μ‐C₁₇H₁₄P)₂}]PF₆ or [FeRh(C₁₀H₁₅)(μ‐C₁₇H₁₄P)₂(N₃)]PF₆, the coordination sphere of Rh^III can be described as pseudo‐tetrahedral, composed of two P atoms from a 1,1′‐bis­(di­phenyl­phosphino)­ferrocene (dppf) ligand, an azido N atom and the centroid of the ring of a C₅Me₅ (Cp*) ligand. The two cyclo­penta­dienyl rings in the dppf moiety adopt an eclipsed conformation. The Rh⋯Fe distance is 4.340 (2) Å.     

cis,cis,cis‐(Acetato‐O,O′)­bis­[1,2‐bis­(di­phenyl­phosphino)­ethane‐P,P′]­ruthenium(II) hexa­fluoro­phosphate di­methanol solvate

In the cation of the title complex, cis,cis,cis‐[Ru(η²‐O₂CMe)(dppe)₂]PF₆·2MeOH [dppe is 1,2‐bis­(di­phenyl­phosphino)­ethane, C₂₆H₂₄P₂], the Ru atom is in a pseudo‐octahedral coordination environment with two chelating dppe ligands and one chelating acetate ligand. Intra‐phosphine and intra‐acetate bond lengths and angles are unexceptional. Deviations from idealized octahedral coordination angles at ruthenium [O—Ru—O 59.43 (8)° and P—Ru—P 103.19 (2)°] presumably derive from constraints imposed by the chelate rings. The Ru—P distances for the mutually trans P‐donor atoms [2.3785 (6) Å] are significantly longer than those for the Ru—P linkages trans to the acetate ligand [2.3074 (6) Å]. The Ru1, C1 and C2 atoms lie on a twofold axis, and atom P3 of the anion lies on an inversion centre.     

Inhibition of a palladium(II) catalyst upon formation of a di‐μ‐chloro complex: di‐μ‐chloro‐bis­[1,2‐bis­(di­phenyl­phosphino)­ethane‐P,P′]dipalladium(II) bis­(tetra­fluoro­borate) bis­(deutero­chloro­form) solvate

The title compound was formed upon slow evaporation of a solution of the solvated dicationic complex bis­(aceto­nitrile)­bis­[1,2‐bis­(di­phenyl‐phosphino)­ethane]­palladium(II) bis(tetra­fluoro­borate) in deuterated chloro­form. The dinucleur palladium complex forms triclinic crystals and there is an inversion center between the Pd atoms. Compared to the corresponding monomeric compound, the Cl—Pd—Cl angles decrease upon briding from 94.19 (7) to 86.96 (4)°.     

Di‐μ‐methoxo‐bis({N,N′‐bis­[2‐(3,5‐di­methyl­pyrazol‐1‐yl)­ethyl]­amine‐κ3N}copper(II)) bis­(hexa­fluoro­phosphate)

The title compound, [Cu₂(C₁₄H₂₃N₅)₂(CH₃O)₂](PF₆)₂, has a doubly methoxo‐bridged centrosymmetric copper dimer cation involving two tridentate bis­(pyrazolyl)­amine ligands. The geometry of each Cu^II atom is a distorted square pyramid with two N atoms of the pyrazole in bis­[2‐(3,5‐di­methyl‐1‐pyrazolyl)­ethyl]­amine (bpea) and two μ₂‐bridging O atoms of the methoxo ligands forming the basal plane, and the amine N atom occupying the axial position. In the bridging plane, the Cu—O bond lengths are 1.940 (4) and 1.942 (4) Å, and the bond angles for O—Cu—O and Cu—O—Cu are 76.1 (2) and 103.9 (2)°, respectively. The Cu?Cu distance is 3.058 (1) Å. The central four‐membered ring lies on an inversion centre.     

Bis(μ‐di‐2‐pyridyl­aminato 1‐oxide)­bis­[(tri­fluoro­acetato)copper(II)] aceto­nitrile disolvate

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu₂(C₂F₃O₂)₂(C₁₀H₈N₃O)₂]·2CH₃CN, contains discrete [Cu₂(CF₃COO)₂(O‐dpa)₂] mol­ecules (O‐dpaH is di‐2‐pyridyl­amine 1‐oxide) which have imposed crystallographic twofold symmetry and an aceto­nitrile mol­ecule of solvation. The O‐dpa⁻ ligand is both bidentate and bridging, linking two Cu atoms with a separation of 3.4270 (11) Å. Each Cu atom is surrounded by four coordinated atoms that are almost coplanar, with dimensions Cu—N = 1.940 (2) and 1.984 (3) Å, and Cu—O = 1.912 (2) and 1.945 (2) Å.     

cis‐Di­chloro­(di­methyl­aminomethyl­ene)­(tri­phenyl­phosphine)palladium(II) acetone solvate

The synthesis and X‐ray structural analysis of the title compound, [PdCl₂(C₃H₇N)(C₁₈H₁₅P)]·C₃H₆O, are described. The crystal structure contains discrete monomeric mol­ecules of the carbene complex and solvent mol­ecules separated by normal van der Waals distances. The Pd atom is four‐coordinate in an essentially square‐planar environment, with the chlorine ligands mutually cis; Pd—P = 2.2495 (7), Pd—Cl = 2.3508 (7) and 2.3600 (7), Pd—C 1.948 (2) and N—C(carbene) 1.274 (3) Å.     

Bis­(aceto­nitrile‐N)(o‐benzoquinone di­imine‐N,N′)‐trans‐bis­(tri­phenyl­phosphine‐P)­ruthenium(II) bis(hexa­fluoro­phosphate) methanol solvate

The title complex, [Ru(C₂H₃N)₂(C₆H₆N₂)(C₁₈H₁₅P)₂](PF₆)₂.CH₄O, is the third of a series of ruthenium complexes containing two tri­phenyl­phosphine groups in a trans arrangement, o‐benzoquinone di­imine and two other non‐redox active ligands to been characterized. The effect of electron donor–acceptor properties of the two non‐redox active ligands does not change the quinone arrangement for the o‐benzoquinone di­imine ligand, as can be seen from the bond distances of the quinone ring. The asymmetric unit contains half a mol­ecule of complex cation (on a twofold rotation axis), one hexa­fluoro­phosphate anion and half a mol­ecule of methanol in a general position close to a twofold rotation axis.     

(Aceto­nitrile‐N)(o‐benzo­quinone di­imine‐N,N′)­chloro‐trans‐bis­(tri­phenyl­phosphine‐P)­ruthenium(II) hexa­fluoro­phosphate 0.25‐hydrate

The Ru atom in the title compound, [RuCl(CH₃CN){P(C₆H₅)₃}₂{C₆H₄(NH)₂}]PF₆·0.25H₂O, has a six‐coordinate octahedral geometry, with a trans arrangement of the tri­phenyl­phosphine groups. The asymmetric unit contains two complex mol­ecules and a partially occupied water site. Principal dimensions include Ru—N 1.958 (4)–2.044 (5), Ru—P 2.3897 (16)–2.4092 (15), and Ru—Cl 2.4280 (15) and 2.4295 (16) Å     

trans‐Chloro­(methyl)­bis­(tri­cyclo­hexyl­phosphine)­platinum(II)

The crystal structure of the title compound, [PtCl(CH₃)(C₁₈H₃₃P)₂], is isostructural with various platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes containing two bulky tri­cyclo­hexyl­phosphine ligands in a trans orientation. The Pt atom resides on an inversion centre, resulting in a 50% statistical disorder in the chloro and methyl positions. The most significant geometrical parameters are Pt—P 2.3431 (8), Pt—­Cl 2.440 (4) and Pt—C1 2.179 (13) Å, and P—Pt—P 180, P—Pt—Cl 89.15 (12) and 90.85 (12), and C—Pt—Cl 172.7 (5)°. The effective and Tolman cone angles for the tricyclohexylphosphine ligands were calculated as 160 and 162°, respectively.     

Di‐μ‐benzoato‐bis­[di­carbonyl­(pyri­dine)­ruthenium(I)] (new polymorph) and di‐μ‐tri­fluoro­acetato‐bis­[di­carbonyl­(pyridine)­ruthenium(I)]

The syntheses and crystal structure determinations of a pair of `sawhorse' dimers are reported, viz. [Ru₂(C₆H₅CO₂)₂(C₅H₅N)₂(CO)₄] [a new polymorph, cf. Kepert, Deacon, Spiccia, Fallon, Skelton & White (2000). J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. pp. 2867–2874] and [Ru₂(CF₃CO₂)₂(C₅H₅N)₂(CO)₄]. The Ru⋯Ru distances are 2.6724 (2) and 2.7122 (5) Å, respectively.     

Bis­[4‐(2‐pyridyl­methyl­ene­amino)­phenyl] ether

The title compound, C₂₄H₁₈N₄O, is a bis‐bidentate Schiff base ligand exhibiting pseudo‐C₂ symmetry. The mol­ecule is twisted about the central ether linkage and exhibits an imine E configuration. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked by weak intermolecular C—H?N hydrogen bonds.     

Aqua­tris­(1,10‐phenan­throline)­(trans‐2,3‐di­methyl­acrylato)­ytterbium(III)

The title mononuclear complex, [Yb(C₅H₇O₂)₃(C₁₂H₈N₂)(H₂O)], is a most uncommon carboxylate complex of a rare earth metal. Each Yb^III ion is eightfold coordinated, being bonded to five O atoms of three dimethylacrylate groups, both N atoms of a phenanthroline and one O atom of a water molecule, giving a distorted square antiprismatic coordination polyhedron.     

Bis(acesulfamato‐κ2O4,N)bis­(3‐methyl­pyridine)copper(II)

In the crystal structure of the title compound {systematic name: bis­[6‐methyl‐1,2,3‐oxa­thia­zin‐4(3H)‐one 2,2‐dioxide(1−)‐κ²N³,O⁴]bis­(3‐meth­yl­pyridine)copper(II)}, [Cu(C₄H₄NO₄S)₂(C₆H₇N)₂], the Cu^II centre resides on a centre of symmetry and has an octa­hedral geometry that is distorted both by the presence of four‐membered chelate rings and because of the Jahn–Teller effect. The equatorial plane is formed by the N atoms of two methyl­pyridine ligands and by the more basic O atoms of the acesulfamate ligands, while the weakly basic N atoms of these ligands are in elongated axial positions with a misdirected valence. The crystal is stabilized by two inter­molecular C—H⋯O inter­actions involving the methyl and CH groups, and the sulfonyl O atoms of the acesulfamate group.     

A mixed‐valence CuII/CuI anion–cation complex: bis­[μ‐5‐sulfosali­cylato(3–)]bis­[(di‐2‐pyridylamine)­copper(II)] bis­[bis­(di‐2‐pyridyl­amine)copper(I)] dihydrate

The title compound, [Cu(C₇H₃O₆S)₂(C₁₀H₉N₃)₂][Cu^I(C₁₀H₉N₃)₂]₂·2H₂O, consists of anionic Cu^II moieties, cationic Cu^I species and uncoordinated water mol­ecules. The anionic dimeric unit consists of one crystallographically independent fully deprotonated 5‐sulfosalicylate (2‐oxido‐5‐sulfonatobenzoate) anion, a di‐2‐pyridylamine group and a Cu^II atom. Each Cu^II atom is five‐coordinate within a square‐pyramidal geometry. The anion lies on a special position of site symmetry. In the cationic monomer, the Cu^I atom adopts tetra­hedral geometry. The cations and anions are connected by O—H·O and N—H·O hydrogen bonds.     

trans‐Chloro(2‐nitro­benzene­thiolato‐S)­bis­(tri­phenyl­phosphine‐P)palladium(II) mono­acetone solvate

Molecules of the title compound, [PdCl(C₆H₄NO₂S)(PPh₃)₂]·­C₃H₆O, exhibit a slight distortion from exact planarity at the Pd atom towards tetrahedral, with P—Pd—P and Cl—Pd—S angles of 174.98 (3) and 174.19 (3)°, respectively. The Pd—Cl and Pd—S bonds are, respectively, long [2.3550 (11) Å] and short [2.3020 (12) Å] for their types; the S—C bond is also very short [1.744 (4) Å]. The solvating acetone mol­ecule is linked to one of the phosphine ligands by means of a C—H?O hydrogen bond.     

Aqua­bis­(benzo­nitrile)(o‐benzo­quin­one di­imine)(tri­phenyl­phosphine)­ruthenium(II) bis­(tetra­fluoro­borate) hydrate

The Ru atom in the title compound, [Ru(C₆H₅CN)₂{P(C₆H₅)₃}{C₆H₄(NH)₂}(H₂O)](BF₄)₂·H₂O, has six‐coordinate octahedral geometry, with a trans arrangement of the tri­phenyl­phosphine ligand and the water mol­ecule. The asymmetric unit contains one complex cation, two tetra­fluoro­borate anions and one solvent water mol­ecule, which is disordered over two sites (ratio of occupancies 0.70:0.30).