Synthesis and structure of cobalt complexes [Me3EtN] 2+ [CoI4]2? and [Me3BuN] 2+ [CoI4]2?

Complexes [Me₃EtN]₂⁺[CoI₄]²⁻ (I) and [Me₃EtN]₂⁺[CoI₄]²⁻ (II) were synthesized by reacting trimethylalkylammonium iodide with cobalt(II) iodide in acetone. According to X-ray diffraction data, complexes I and II consist of tetrahedral tetraalkylammonium cations (for I, N-C is 1.481(5)–1.590(8) CNC is 107.3(3)°–111.6(3)°; for II, N-C is 1.485(8)–1.506(10) ? and CNC is 106.9(7)°–111.7(5)°) and [CoI₄]²⁻ anions (for I, Co-I is 2.5951(5)–2.6127(5) ? and ICoI is 104.67(2)°–113.23(2)°; for II, Co-I is 2.5914(8)–2.5943(9) ? and ICoI is 107.05(2)°–114.42(5)°).     

Phosphonium salts [Ph3AlkP] 2+ [Hg2I6]2? and [Ph3AlkP] 2+ [Hg4I10]2?: Synthesis and structure

Mercury complexes [Ph₃AlkP]₂⁺[Hg₂I₆]²⁻ and [Ph₃AlkP]₂⁺[Hg₄I₁₀]²⁻ (R = Me, Et, Pr, iso-Pr, Bu, iso-Bu) are synthesized by the reactions of triphenylalkylphosphonium Ph₃AlkPI with mercury iodide in acetone with the mole ratio 1: 1 and 1: 2, respectively. According to X-ray diffraction data, the phosphorus atom in the cations of the [Ph₃(iso-Pr)P]₂⁺[Hg₂I₆]²⁻, [Ph₃BuP]₂⁺[Hg₂I₆]²⁻, and [Ph₃(iso-Pr)P]₂⁺[Hg₄I₁₀]²⁻ complexes has a distorted tetrahedral coordination. The CPC bond angles and P-C bond lengths vary within 107.3(4)°-112.0(4)° and 1.774(8)-1.827(7) ?. In the [Hg₂I₆]²⁻ centrosymmetric binuclear anions, the mercury atoms of tetrahedral coordination lie in two near-perpendicular Hg₂I₆planes. Hg₄I₄ eight-membered cycles of the [Hg₄I₁₀]²⁻ tetranuclear anion are joined into polymeric chains through Hg … I coordination bonds (3.334, 3.681 &OA) due to which Hg atoms have a trigonal bipyramidal coordination. Original Russian Text ? V.V. Sharutin, V.S. Senchurin, N.N. Klepikov, O.K. Sharutina, 2009, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 267–273.     

Tetraphenylantimony(V) hexachloroplatinate, tetrachloroaurate, and hexachlorostannate [Ph4Sb] 2+ [PtCl6]2?, [Ph4Sb]+[AuCl4]?, and [Ph4Sb] 2+ [SnCl6]2?: Synthesis and crystal structures

The reactions of tetraphenylantimony with hexachloroplatinic and chloroauric acids in benzene afford bis(tetraphenylantimony) hexachloroplatinate (I) and tetraphenylantimony tetrachloroaurate (II), respectively. Compound II is also synthesized from tetraphenylantimony chloride and chloroauric acid in acetone. Bis(tetraphenylantimony) hexachlorostannate (III) is synthesized from tin dichloride and tetraphenylantimony chloride in acetone or from tin tetrachloride and tetraphenylantimony chloride in benzene. The crystal structures of compounds I–III are determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The antimony atoms in the [Ph₄Sb]⁺ cations have a distorted tetrahedral coordination (CSbC bond angles range from 105.7(1)° to 118.5(1)° (I), from 106.2(3)° to 114.4(3)° (II), and from 106.0(1)° to 117.1(1)° (III)). The Sb-C bond lengths vary in intervals of 2.094(2)–2.098(2), 2.087(7)–2.111(7), and 2.093–2.100(3) ?, respectively. The coordination of the Pt and Sn atoms in complexes I and III is close to an ideal octahedral coordination with ClPtCl and ClSnCl bond angles of 88.68(2)°–91.32(3)° and 88.84(3)°–91.16(3)°, respectively. The square coordination of the Au atom in complex II is slightly distorted: the Au-Cl bond lengths are 2.266(2)–2.277(2) ?, the ClAuCl bond angles are equal to 89.7(1)°–90.5(1)°, the root-mean-square deviation of the atoms from the coordination plane being 0.004 ?. Original Russian Text ? V.V. Sharutin, V.S. Senchurin, O.A. Fastovets, A.P. Pakusina, O.K. Sharutina, 2008, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2008, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 373–379.     

Bismuth compounds [Ph3BuP]+I?, [Ph3BuP] 2+ [Bi2I8 · 2Me2C=O]2?, and [Ph3BuP] 2+ [Bi2I8 · 2Me2S=O]2?: Syntheses and crystal structures

The complexes [Ph₃BuP]₂⁺[Bi₂I₈ · 2Me₂C=O]²⁻ (II) and [Ph₃BuP]₂⁺[Bi₂I₈ · 2Me₂S=O]²⁻ (III) are synthesized by the reactions of triphenyl(n-butyl)phosphonium iodide (I) with bismuth iodide in acetone and dimethyl sulfoxide. In the cations of complexes I–III, the P atoms have a distorted tetrahedral coordination (CPC angles 106.3(2)°–112.0(3)°). The butyl group in cation I is disordered over two positions. In the binuclear centrosymmetric anions of structures II and III, the octahedrally coordinated bismuth atoms are linked in pairs by two bridging (br) iodine atoms (Bi-I_br 3.1508(7) and 3.2824(8) ? in compound II, 3.1961(3) and 3.3108(3) ? in complex III), which are coplanar to four terminal (t) iodine atoms (Bi-I_t 2.9260(7) and 2.9953(6) ? in complex II, 2.9206(3) and 2.9786(3) ? in complex III). The two remaining positions at the bismuth atom are occupied by the iodine atom (Bi-I_t 2.8531(7) ? in complex II, 2.8984(3) ? in complex III) and O atom of the organic molecule (Bi-O 2.747(6) ? in complex II, 2.507(3) ? in complex III). Original Russian Text ? V.V. Sharutin, I.V. Egorova, N.N. Klepikov, E.A. Boyarkina, O.K. Sharutina, 2009, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 188–192.     

Synthesis and structure of gold and copper complexes: [Ph3PhCH2P]+[AuCl4]?, [NH(C2H4OH)3]+[AuCl4]? · H2O, and [Ph3EtP] 2+ [Cu2Cl6]2?

Triphenylbenzylphosphonium tetrachloroaurate (I) and triethanolammonium tetrachloroaurate hydrate (II) were prepared by reacting tetrachloroauric acid in acetone with triphenylbenzylphosphonium and triethanolammonium, respectively. Triphenylethylphosphonium hexachlorodicuprate (III) was synthesized from triphenylethylphosphonium chloride and copper chloride in acetone. The crystal structures of complexes I to III were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The phosphorus atoms in complex I have a nearly undistorted tetrahedral coordination (CPC, 108.3°–110.6°; P-C, 1.788–1.793 ?). The coordination of nitrogen atoms in the cations of complex II is a distorted tetrahedron (CNC, 111.7°–112.4°). The square coordination of aurum in I and II is only slightly distorted: the ClAuCl angles are 89.6°–90.3° (I) and 89.5°–90.6° (II) and the Au-Cl distances are 2.256–2.278 ? I) and 2.280–2.285 ? (II). The phosphorus atoms in complex III are tetracoordinated (CPC, 106.34°–111.73°; P-C, 1.790–1.795 ?). The copper atoms in III have a distorted tetrahedral coordination (ClCuCl, 98.48°–144.85°; Cu-Cl, 2.1999–2.3263 ?). The central fragment Cu₂Cl₂ in the anion of complex III is bent relative to the Cu₂ axis (the chlorine atom deviates from the Cu₂Cl plane by 0.27 ?).     

Synthesis and structure of cobalt complexes [Ph3(n-Pr)P 2+ [CoI4]2? and [Ph3(n-Am)P 2+ [CoI4]2?

Complexes Ph₃(n-Pr)P₂⁺[CoI₄]²⁻ (I) and [Ph₃(n-Am)P]₂⁺ [CoI₄]²⁻ (II) were synthesized by reactions of triphenyl(alkyl)phosphonium iodide with cobalt(II) iodide in acetone. According to the X-ray diffraction data, complexes I and II consist of tetrahedral triphenyl(alkyl)phosphonium cations (for I, P-C is 1.787(4)–1.804(4) ? and CPC is 106.73(18)°–111.4(18)°; for II P-C is 1.786(6)–1.802(6) ? and CPC is 107.6(3)°–111.7(3)°) and [CoI₄]²⁻ anions (Co-I 2.5923(6)–2.6189(6) ?, ICoI 101.86(2)°–113.25(2)° for I; Co-I 2.5899(9)–2.6171(9) 107.01(3)°–110.47(3)° for II).     

Multiple-layer heterometallic MnII–AgI coordination polymers constructed from [Ag 2I (CN)3]? and [AgI(CN)2]? units

Two multiple-layer heterometallic Mn^II–Ag^I coordination polymers, {Mn^II(ampyz)(H₂O)[Ag₂^I(CN)₃][Ag^I(CN)₂]·ampyz} _n (1) and {[Mn^II(benzim)₂[Ag^I(CN)₂]₂][(benzim)Ag^I(CN)]·H₂O} _n (2) where ampyz = 2-aminopyrazine and benzim = benzimidazole, have been prepared and structurally characterized. Compound 1 reveals a multiple-layer two-dimensional network with strong hexanuclear argentophilic interactions leading to an infinite three-dimensional framework. Compound 2 has an unprecedented double-layer two-dimensional squared grid-type network with (4,4) topology through Ag^I···Ag^I and π–π interactions between two adjacent squared layers. These double-layer networks of 2 are linked to others by π–π interactions, leading to a three-dimensional framework.     

微量热法研究 [Cu(phen)2]2+、[Cu(bpy)2]2+与DNA的作用

用微量热法对菲咯啉合铜([Cu(phen)     

Synthesis and structure of the platinum complexes [Bu4N]+[PtBr5(DMSO)]?, [Ph4P]+[PtBr5(DMSO)]?, and [Ph3(n-Am)P]+[PtBr5(DMSO)]?

The complexes [Bu₄N]₂⁺[PtBr₆]²⁻ (I), [Ph₄P]₂⁺[PtBr₆]²⁻ (II), and [Ph₃(n-Am)P]₂⁺ (III) are synthesized by the reactions of tetrabutylammonium bromide, tetraphenylphosphonium bromide, and triphenyl(n-amyl)-tetraphenylphosphonium bromide, respectively, with potassium hexabromoplatinate (mole ratio 2: 1). After recrystallization from dimethyl sulfoxide, complexes I, II, and III transform into [Bu₄N]⁺[PtBr₅(DMSO)]⁻ (IV), [Ph₄P]⁺[PtBr₅(DMSO)]⁻ (V), and [Ph₃(n-Am)P]⁺[PtBr₅(DMSO)]⁻ (VI). According to the X-ray diffraction data, the cations of complexes IV–VI have a slightly distorted tetrahedral structure. The N-C and P-C bond lengths are 1.492(7)–1.533(6) and 1.782(10)–1.805(10) ?, respectively. The platinum atoms in the mononuclear anions are hexacoordinated. The dimethyl sulfoxide ligands are coordinated with the Pt atom through the sulfur atom (Pt-S 2.3280(18)–2.3389(11) ?). The Pt-Br bond lengths are 2.4330(6)–2.4724(6) ?.     

新型微孔磷酸铝[C4N2H14]2+[H2Al3P3O14]2-的合成、结构及相转变

以3-甲氨基丙胺为结构导向剂,在水热条件下合成了1个具有三维开放骨架结构的微孔磷酸铝化合物[C4N2H14][H2Al3P3O14](1),并通过X射线单晶衍射确定了其结构,用粉末X射线衍射(PXRD)、热重(TG)、元素分析(ICP及CHN)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对其进行表征.结果表明,化合物1属正交晶系,Pbca空间群,晶胞参数a=1.59839(11)nm,b=0.99402(6)nm,c=1.82261(11)nm,V=2.8958(3)nm3.化合物1的无机骨架由铝氧多面体(AlO5/AlO6)和磷氧四面体(PO4)严格交替连接构筑而成,形成了在[010]方向上具有一维十元环孔道的三维阴离子开放骨架.每个P原子通过桥氧原子与相邻的4个Al原子相连,而Al原子除了通过桥氧原子与相邻的4个P原子相连之外,还通过羟基的桥氧原子与1个或2个Al原子相连,分别形成五配位和六配位的Al.化合物1在550℃空气或氧气气氛下灼烧5 h后转变为具有ATV分子筛结构的微孔磷酸铝分子筛AlPO4-25,且一直稳定到800℃.     

Unusual ion UO4? formed upon collision induced dissociation of [UO2(NO3)3]?, [UO2(ClO4)3]?, [UO2(CH3COO)3]? ions

The following ions [UO₂(NO₃)₃]⁻, [UO₂(ClO₄)₃]⁻, [UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]⁻ were generated from respective salts (UO₂(NO₃)₂, UO₂(ClO₄)₃, UO₂(CH3COO)2) by laser desorption/ionization (LDI). Collision induced dissociation of the ions has led, among others, to the formation of UO₄ ⁻ ion (m/z 302). The undertaken quantum mechanical calculations showed this ion is most likely to possess square planar geometry as suggested by MP2 results or strongly deformed geometry in between tetrahedral and square planar as indicated by DFT results. Interestingly, geometrical parameters and analysis of electron density suggest it is an U^VI compound, in which oxygen atoms bear unpaired electron and negative charge.     

离子化合物[2，6-bis(Benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridineH2]2+·[SbCl5]2-的合成、晶体结构及荧光性质

利用邻苯二胺、2,6-吡啶二甲酸与三氯化锑在盐酸溶液中经水热反应,合成了一种新的离子型化合物[2,6-bis(Benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridineH₂]²⁺·[SbCl₅]^2-。通过化学分析、元素分析、热重分析、红外光谱及荧光光谱对结构和性质进行了表征,用X-射线单晶衍射测定了该化合物的晶体结构。化合物的晶体属三斜晶系,P1空间群。Sb³⁺与其周围5个氯离子配位,构成一个畸变四方锥构型[SbCl₅]^2-配位结构,2个配阴离子[SbCl₅]^2-之间通过Sb(1)…Cl(1)^ⅱ次级键形成四元环状结构,并与2,6-二(苯并咪唑-2′)吡啶两价阳离子,通过离子键及氢键形成三维网状离子化合物晶体。该化合物具有很好的荧光特性。     

Double complex salts with [Ru(NH3)5Cl]2+ cation and [OsCl6]2? anion: Synthesis and properties. Crystal structure of [Ru(NH3)5Cl]2[OsCl6]Cl2

Double complex salts [Ru(NH₃)₅Cl][OsCl₆] and [Ru(NH₃)₅Cl]₂[OsCl₆]Cl₂ were prepared and characterized. An X-ray diffraction study showed that [Ru(NH₃)₅Cl][OsCl₆] is isostructural to the previously synthesized [Rh(NH₃)₅Cl][OsCl₆]. The structure of [Ru(NH₃)₅Cl]₂[OsCl₆]Cl₂ was solved by X-ray diffraction (a = 11.1849(8) ?, b = 7.9528(6) ?, c = 13.4122(9) ?; β = 99.765(2)°; V= 1175.75 ?³; space group C2/m; Z = 2). Thermolysis of the compounds under hydrogen and helium was studied. According to X-ray diffraction, nanosized metallic powders of the corresponding alloys are formed as the final products of thermolysis. The compositions of the obtained solid solutions are consistent with the phase diagram of the Ru-Os system.     

Crystal structure of [MnII (1,10-C12H8N2)3]2+[(B9C2H11)CoIII(B8C2H10)CoIII(B9C2H11)]2?·CH3CN

A novel compound, [MnPhen₃][(B₉C₂H₁₁)Co(B₈C₂H₁₀)Co(B₉C₂H₁₁)]· CH₃CN (Phen = 1,10-phenantroline), comprising a Co(III) dicobaltacarborane cluster anion has been prepared and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data are the following: C₄₄H₅₉B₂₆N₇Co₂Mn, M = 1139.84, triclinic, space group , unit cell parameters: a = 13.2465(11) Å, b = 14.521(2) Å, c = 15.2536(15) Å; α = 77.027(9)°, β = 88.500(8)°, γ = 77.274(9)°; V = 2788.5(5) ų, Z = 2, d _calc = 1.358 g/cm³, T = 295 K, F(000) = 1162, μ = 0.853 mm⁻¹. The structure was solved by the direct and Fourier methods and refined anisotropically (isotropically for hydrogen atoms) using the full-matrix technique to final factors R ₁ = 0.0374, wR ₂ = 0.0915 for 7397 I _hkl ≥2σ_I of 9779 I _hkl measured (diffractometer Enraf-Nonius CAD-4, λMoK _α , graphite monochromator, θ/2θ-scanning). The structure is formed from [MnPhen₃]²⁺ cations, [(B₉C₂H₁₁)×Co(B₈C₂H₁₀)Co(B₉C₂H₁₁)]₂₋ anions, and acetonitrile molecules CH₃CN. Central Mn atom in the cation has a distorted octahedral coordination environment formed by six nitrogen atoms of three bi-dentate Phen ligands, average Mn-N bond length being 2.263(2) Å. The anion has a chain-like structure built from three icosahedra sharing common vertices occupied by the cobalt atoms. The central icosahedron including ten light atoms (8B, 2C) provides two vertices for the cobalt atoms shared with the other icosahedra having 11 light atoms (9B, 2C). The arrangement of-C₂-groups in the anion corresponds to a quasi-gauche-configuration of asymmetric sandwich complexes of both cobalt atoms. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2005 by T. M. Polyanskaya, V. V. Volkov, and M. K. Drozdova __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp.730–740, July–August, 2005.     

三维超分子化合物[2-(3-pyridyl)benzimidazoleH2]24+·[Cd2Cl8]4-的水热合成、晶体结构及发光性质

将邻苯二胺、3-吡啶甲酸与二氯化镉在1:1的盐酸溶液中经水热反应,合成了一种超分子化合物[2-(3-pyridyl)benzimidazoleH2]24+·[Cd2Cl8]4-.通过元素分析、红外光谱、热重对其结构和性质进行了表征,用X-射线单晶衍射测定了该化合物的晶体结构.化合物晶体为单斜晶系,P21/c空间群.超分子化合物中的Cd2+与其周围4个氯离子配位,构成畸变三角锥构型的离子[CdCl4]2-,2个配阴离子[CdCl4]2-之间通过双氯桥键[Cd-Cl-Cd]构成五配位双核镉(Ⅱ)四元环状结构,并与2个2-(3-吡啶基)苯并咪唑两价阳离子,通过静电引力、氢键及π-π呵堆积作用形成三维网状超分子化合物.荧光测试表明该化合物具有较好的光致发光性能.     

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).     

Die halbquantitative Bestimmung von Cl?, Br?, J?, SCN?, AsO43?, Cr2O72? und [Fe(CN)6]3?

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双核Au(Ⅰ)配合物[Y+]2[Au(i-mnt)]2(Y+=[n-Bu4N]+,K+,[Ph4As]+)发光机制的从头计算研究

用从头算方法研究[Au(i-mnt)]22-(i-mnt=i-marononitriledithiolate)的电子吸收和磷光发射性质,利用MP2和CIS方法分别优化了[Au(i-mnt)]22-基态和激发态几何结构.计算的基态Au(Ⅰ)—Au(Ⅰ)键长为0.2825nm,表明Au(Ⅰ)之间存在弱吸引作用.采用SCRF方法中IPCM模型模拟配合物在乙氰溶液中的行为,计算得到的最大吸收波长为315.5nm,指认X1Ag→A1Au来源于i-mnt配体内电荷转移跃迁.在436.2nm处得到具有B3Au→1Ag跃迁的磷光发射,指认为i-mnt配体内电荷转移和金属到配体电荷转移跃迁,与500nm乙氰溶液的发射相对应,为金属修饰的有机配体发光机制.     

Low-temperature X-ray diffraction study of [CuII(1,10-C12H8N2)3]2+{CoIII[η5-(3)-1,2-C2B9H11]2} 2? ·CH3CN

Single crystal XRD is used to study the crystal structure of a new compound containing the dicarbollyl cluster anion Co(III) with the composition [CuPhen₃][Co(C₂B₉H₁₁)₂]₂·CH₃CN, where Phen is 1,10-phenanthroline. The crystallographic data: C₄₆H₇₁B₃₆N₇Co₂Cu, M = 1292.66, monoclinic system, P2₁/c space group, unit cell parameters a = 14.7178(2) ?, b = 19.5640(4) ?, c = 22.8663(5) ?, β = 106.6601(7)°, V = 6307.75(33) ?³, Z = 4, d _x = 1.361 g/cm³, T = 100 K, μ = 0.90 mm⁻¹. The structure is solved by the direct method and refined by the full-matrix LSM in an anisotropic-isotropic (for H atoms) approximation up to the final agreement factors R ₁ = 0.0370, wR ₂ = 0.0869 for 13,807 I _hkl ≥ 2 σ _I out of 18,295 measured I _hkl . The structure consists of [CuPhen₃] cations, Co(C₂B₉H₁₁)₂ anions, and acetonitrile molecules MeCN. The central Cu atom in the cation in the general position, and its coordination geometry is a distorted extended octahedron formed by six nitrogen atoms of the three bidentate Phen ligands. The coordination of Cu(II) in the cation is (2+2+2) with two long axial and four shorter equatorial Cu-N bonds, whose average lengths are 2.239(2) ? and 2.077(1) ? respectively. Each anion has its own position of the -C₂-groups; for Co(1), it is a quasi-gauche-configuration; for Co(2), a quasi-trans-configuration.     

Heterometallic complexes of Co2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+ with the [RuNO(NO2)4OH]2? anion and pyridine: Synthesis, crystal structure, and thermolysis

Three new heteronuclear complexes [Ru(NO)(NO₂)₄(OH)M(Py)₃] (M = Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Zn²⁺) were synthesized and structurally characterized. In all compounds, the [Ru(NO)(NO²)⁴(OH)] fragment is coordinated to the M atom by a bridging OH and two bridging NO₂ groups. The coordination environment of the metal also includes three pyridine nitrogen atoms. Thermal decomposition of cobalt and nickel complexes in an inert atmosphere yields bimetallic solid solutions. Original Russian Text ? G.A. Kostin, A.O. Borodin, Yu.V. Shubin, N.V. Kurat’eva, V.A. Emelyanov, P.E. Plyusnin, M.R. Gallyamov, 2009, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 57–64.