Biferrocenium tetrabromoferrate, [(C5H5)Fe(C5H4)- (C5H4)Fe(C5H5)]FeBr4. The X-ray structural characterization of a mixed-valence compound

Biferrocenium tetrabromoferrate, [(C₅H₅)Fe(C₅H₄)-(C₅H₄)Fe(C₅H₅)]FeBr₄ (1) obtained as a by-product in the synthesis of biferrocenium trihalide salts, crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric orthorhombic space group, P2₁2₁2₁: (at 296 K) a 7.492(2), b 9.903 (2), c 31.604(9) Å, V 2345(1) ų, and Z = 4. The cation, similar to other structurally characterized biferrocenium salts, adopts a trans-configuration, but, in contrast, possesses no crystallographically imposed symmetry relating the two ferrocenyl environments. Different average Fe-ring distances at the two environments: Fe(1), 2.02(2) and Fe(2), 2.08(2) Å are typical of iron(II) and iron(III) states, respectively, indicating the presence of trapped oxidation states. Interionic contacts are both shorter and more numerous for the iron(III) ferrocenyl fragment than for the iron(II) fragment. Both ferrocenyl units have non-eclipsed ring configurations, with a staggering angle of 6.5(3)° at Fe(1) and 23.5(3)° at Fe(2). The FeBr₄⁻ counterion is tetrahedral and ordered.     

Optically active transition-metal compounds: XXII. Stereochemistry and crystal structure determination of (η5-C5H5)CoI(NC4H3C(R)=N(S)-CH(CH3)(C6H5)) (R = H,CH3)

The crystal structures and absolute configurations of (η⁵-C₅H₅)-CoI(NC₄H₃-C(R)=N(S)-CH(CH₃)(C₆H₅)) (R = H, compound I; R = CH₃, compound II) have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystals of compound I are orthorhombic, with a 11.084(6), b 12.107(6) and c 13.121(7) Å, space group ^P2₁2₁2₁ and d (calcd, Z = 4) 1.69 g cm^?3 The structure was solved by the Patterson technique and refined with use of full matrix least-squares methods to R(F) = 0.031 and R_w(F) = 0.028. Compound II is nearly isomorphous and isostructural; a 11.246(6), b 11.923(6) and c 13.370(7) Å, d(calc., Z = 4) 1.71 g cm^?3 and was refined to the final agreement factors of R(F) = 0.044 and R_w(F) = 0.035. The Co atom has a distorted tetrahedral coordination, with Co-I 2.595(2) for I and 2.607(2) Å for II; Co-(η⁵-C₅H₅ ring centroid) 1.681(4) and 1.703(5) Å; Co-N(pyrrole) 1.905(9) and 1.885(9) Å; Co-N(imine) 1.971(8) and 2.003(9) Å, all the parameters being well within values found in the literature. The configuration around the chiral carbon of the phenylethylamine is S for both compounds, whereas the configuration around the metal is R in I and S in II. The different metal configurations in I and II have their origin in the two different substituents (R = H, CH₃) at the imine carbon atoms of the chelate ring, which induce completely different conformations of the (S)-CH(CH₃)(C₆H₅) moiety in the two complexes. For both compounds the thermodynamically less stable isomer is enriched upon crystallization. Also, for compound I the solution and solid state conformations are almost opposite to each other, the conformation in the solid reflecting intramolecular interactions (phenyl/C₅H₅ attraction).     

由3-二茂铁-2-丁烯酸根和1,10-邻菲啰啉构筑的一维链状铅(II)配位聚合物的合成、晶体结构及电化学性质

Pb(OAc)₂•3H₂O, 3-二茂铁-2-丁烯酸钠以及1,10-邻菲啰啉在甲醇中反应得到了铅的配位聚合物: [Pb(m-OOCCH＝C(CH₃)Fc)(m₂-OOCCH＝C(CH₃)Fc)(phen)]_n (Fc＝(h⁵-C₅H₅)Fe(h⁵-C₅H₄); phen＝1,10-邻菲啰啉). 单晶测试表明: 每个铅离子为六配位, 其中4个氧原子来自4个3-二茂铁-2-丁烯酸根, 另2个氮原子来自邻菲啰啉; 相邻的铅离子通过3-二茂铁-2-丁烯酸根的单齿和双齿氧原子桥连形成了一个无限的一维长链. 研究了标题化合物在DMF溶液中的电化学性能.     

1,1′-Disubstituierte Titanocen-dithiolen-Chelate des Typs (η5-Me3EC5H4)2Ti(S2C2R2) (E = C,Si, Ge)

1,1′-Disubstituted Titanocene Dithiolene Chelates of Type (η⁵-Me₃EC₅H₄)₂Ti(S₂C₂R₂) (E = C, Si, Ge) Reaction of the titanocene dichlorides (η⁵-Me₃EC₅H₄)₂TiCl₂ (E = C, 1a ; E = Si, 1b ; E = Ge, 1c ) with the 1,2-dithiolates (NaS)₂C₂H₂, (NaS)₂C₂(CN)₂ or (LiS)₂C₆H₃Me-4 gave the new titanocene dithiolene chelates (η⁵-Me₃EC₅H₄)₂Ti(S₂C₂H₂) ( 2a–c ), (η⁵-Me₃EC₅H₄)₂Ti[S₂C₂(CN)₂] ( 3a–c ) and (η⁵-Me₃EC₅H₄)₂Ti(S₂C₆H₃Me-4) ( 4a–c ). These have been characterized by ¹H NMR, IR, and mass spectroscopy, and have been compared with the unsubstituted η⁵-C₅H₅ analogues 2d, 3d and 4d . Activation energies for the chelate ring inversion in solution of 2a–c, 3a–d and 4a–c have been estimated by temperature-dependent ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Improved preparation of h5-C5H5 Fe(CO)2(h1-alkyl) complexes from [h5-C5H5Fe(CO)2(h2-alkene)]+BF4−

Sodium cyanoborohydride has been found to be very effective for the conversion of [(h⁵-C₅H₅)Fe(CO)₂(h²-alkene)]⁺BF₄^? complexes to the corresponding h¹-alkyl derivatives.     

2-Oxazoline/benzoxazole-1,10-phenanthrolinylmetal (iron, cobalt or nickel) dichloride: Synthesis, characterization and their catalytic reactivity for the ethylene oligomerization

Series of 2-benzoxazole-1,10-phenanthrolines (L1-L4) and 2-oxazoline-1,10-phenanthrolines (L5-L8) were synthesized and used as tridentate N^N^N ligands in coordinating with metal (nickel, cobalt or iron) chlorides. Their metal complexes, nickel(II) (Ni1-Ni8), cobalt(II) (Co1-Co8) and iron(II) (Fe1-Fe8), were characterized by elemental and IR spectroscopic analyses. The molecular structures of the ligand L2 and the complexes Ni3, Co1, Co3 and Fe2 have been determined by the single-crystal crystallography. The nickel complex Ni3 and iron complex Fe2 display an octahedral geometry, whereas cobalt complex Co1 is with a distorted bipyramidal geometry and Co3 as square pyramidal geometry. At 10 atm ethylene, all the complexes showed good activities in ethylene dimerization upon activation with appropriate aluminum cocatalysts; the nickel complexes gave the activity up to 3.11 × 10⁶ g mol⁻¹(Ni) h⁻¹ upon activation with diethylaluminum chloride (Et₂AlCl), meanwhile the cobalt and iron complexes showed activities up to 1.51 × 10⁶ g mol⁻¹(Co) h⁻¹ and 1.89 × 10⁶ g mol⁻¹(Fe) h⁻¹, individually, upon activation with modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO).     

(CH3)2Si(C5H4)2ZrS5: Ein verbrücktes Zirconocen-Pentasulfid-Chelat

Summary By reaction of the [1]zirconocenophane(CH)₃)₂Si(C₅H₄)₂ZrCl₂ with equivalent amounts of LiEt ₃BH and sulfur, (CH₃)₂Si(C₅H₄)₂ZrS₅ can be prepared as chelate complex. The structure of this ZrS₅ chelate is discussed on the basis of its¹H NMR spectrum.

     

Elektronenreiche Phenylkomplexe der Übergangsmetalle. II. Li4Co2(C6H5)4 · 4THF,Li4Co2(C6H5)4 · 3 Dioxan und Li3Co(C6H5)2(LiC6H5) · 5THF,die ersten Komplexe mit einer Bis(phenyl)cobalt(0)- und -cobalt(-I)-Einheit

Electron-rich Phenyl Complexes of Transition Metals. II. Li₄Co₂(C₆H₅)₄ · 4THF, Li₄Co₂(C₆H₅)₄ · 3 Dioxan and Li₃Co(C₆H₅)₂(LiC₆H₅) · 5THF, the First Complexes with a Bis(phenyl)-cobalt(0)- and -cobalt(-I) Unity . Li₂Co^II(C₆H₅)₄ · 4THF reacts spontaneously in benzene by splitting off of two phenyl radicals to a dimeric bis(phenyl) cobalt(0) complex which has been isolated as a THF and a dioxan adduct Li₄Co₂(C₆H₅)₄ · 4THF and Li₄Co₂(C₆H₅)₄ · 3 Dioxan, respectively. Reduction with lithiumphenyl in ether gives a phenyl cobalt(-I) complex Li₄Co(C₆H₅)₃ · 5THF containing besides σ-bonded phenyl anions lithium phenyl coordinated to cobalt in a π-complex like manner, proved by means of ¹³C? NMR-spectroscopy. The stabilization of the low oxidation states is explained by coordination of the lithium ions to cobalt by multiple center bonds, and for each compound a plausible structure is derived.     

Studies on metal—acetylene complexes : VI. Crystal and molecular structure of [diethylbis(1-pyrazolyl)borato]methyl(1-phenylpropyne)-platinum(II), [(C2H5)2B(N2C3H3)2](CH3)Pt(C6H5CCCH3)

The crystal and molecular structure of [diethylbis(1-pyrazolyl)borato]methyl(1-phenylpropyne)platinum(II), ([(C₂H₅)₂B(N₂C₃H₃)₂](CH₃)Pt(C₆H₅CCCH₃)), has been determined by a single crystal X-ray diffraction study using diffractometer techniques. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 13.239(6), b = 11.077(5), c = 15.619)7) Å and β = 114.53(2)°. The observed density of 1.71(2) g cm^?3 agrees well with the calculated value, 1.687 g cm^?3, assuming four molecules in the cell. A conventional agreement factor of 0.036 was obtained by least-squares refinement on F using 3289 observations and 194 variables. The coordination about the platinum atom is square planar, if the acetylene is assumed to occupy one coordination site. The substituents of the acetylene are cis-bent away from the Pt atom, the methyl substituent by 17.7(1.0)°, and the phenyl substituent by 21.2(9)°. The coordinated triple bond length is 1.227(10) Å. These results indicate that the acetylene is moderately perturbed on coordination, consistent with the observation that Δν(CC) is 211 cm^?1. The conformation of the ring formed by the bidentate polypyrazolylborate ligand is that of a “shallow” boat. One of the methylene H atoms on the ethyl substituents on the polypyrazolylborate ligand when placed in an idealized position is 2.65 Å distant from the Pt atom.     

Transition-metal mediated heteroatom removal by reactions of FeL+ [L=O,C4H6, c-C5H6, c-C5H5, C6H6, C5H4(=CH2)] with furan,thiophene, and pyrrole in the gas phase

Reactions of Fe⁺ and FeL⁺ [L=O, C₄H₆, c-C₅H₆, C₅H₅, C₆H₆, C₅H₄(=CH₂)] with thiophene, furan, and pyrrole in the gas phase by using Fourier transform mass spectrometry are described. Fe⁺, Fe(C₅H₅)⁺, and FeC₆H ₆ ⁺ yield exclusive rapid adduct formation with thiophene, furan, and pyrrole. In addition, the iron-diene complexes [FeC₄H ₆ ⁺ and Fe(c-C₅H₆)⁺], as well as FeC₅H₄(=CH₂)⁺ and FeO⁺, are quite reactive. The most intriguing reaction is the predominant direct extrusion of CO from furan by FeC₄H₆ ⁺, Fe(c-C₅H₆)⁺, and FeC₅H₄(=CH₂)⁺. In addition, FeC₄H ₆ ⁺ and Fe(c-C₅H₆)⁺ cause minor amounts of HCN extrusion from pyrrole. Mechanisms are presented for these CO and HCN extrusion reactions. The absence of CS elimination from thiophene may be due to the higher energy requirements than those for CO extrusion from furan or HCN extrusion from pyrrole. The dominant reaction channel for reaction of Fe(c-C₅H₆)⁺ with pyrrole and thiophene is hydrogen-atom displacement, which implies D^O(Fa(N₅H₅)⁺-C₄H₄X)>D^O(Fe(C₅H₅)⁺-H)=46±5 kcal mol^?1. D^O(Fe⁺-C₄H₄S) and D^O(Fe⁺-C₄H₅N)=D^O(Fe⁺-C₄H₆)=48±5 kcal mol^?1. Finally, 55±5 kcal mol^?1=D^O(Fe⁺-C₆H₆)>D^O(Fe⁺-C₄H₄O)>D^O(Fe⁺-C₂H₄)=39.9±1.4 kcal mol^?1. FeO⁺ reacts rapidly with thiophene, furan, and pyrrole to yield initial loss of CO followed by additional neutral losses. D^O(Fe⁺-CS)>D^O(Fe⁺-C₄H₄S)≈48±5 kcal mol^?1 and D^O(Fe⁺-C₄H₅N)≈48±5 kcal mol^?1>D^O(Fe⁺-HCN)>D^O(Fe⁺-C₂H₄)=39.9±1.4 kcal mil^?1.     

Synthesis and structure of anilinium chloranilate (NH3C6H5)2 · (C6O4C12) and acid ammonium chloranilate dihydrate NH4H5O2(C6O4Cl2)

Conclusions The authors have synthesized anilinium chloranilate (NH₃C₆H₅)₂(C₆O₄Cl₂) (I) and acid ammonium chloranilate dihydrate NH₄H₅O₂(C₆O₄C1₂) (II). By x-ray structural analysis they have established their crystal structures. In crystals of NH₄H₅O₂(C₆O₄Cl₂) they find the ion H₅O ₂ ⁺ with the unusual O-H-O bond length of 2.81 A. The anions of chloranilic acid in crystals (I) and (II) have equal charges but different structures.Translated from IzvestiyaAkademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 487–489, March, 1981.     

Thermal homolytic fission of the MoMo bond in (h5 -C5H5)2Mo2(CO)6

Kinetic studies of reactions of the MoMo bonded complex (h⁵-C₅H₅)₂Mo₂(CO)₆ in decalin show that it undergoes reversible homolytic fission and that the activation enthalpy required to break the MoMo bond is 135.9 ± 2.2 kJ mol^?1.     

Hydrolysis and chemical speciation of (C2H5)2Sn2+, (C2H5)3Sn+ and (C3H7)3Sn+ in aqueous media simulating the major composition of natural waters

The hydrolysis of (C₂H₅)₂Sn²⁺, (C₂H₅)₃Sn⁺ and (n‐C₃H₇)₃Sn⁺ has been studied, by potentiometric measurements ([H⁺]‐glass electrode), in NaNO₃, NaCl, NaCl/Na₂SO₄ mixtures and in a synthetic seawater (SSWE), as an ionic medium simulating the major composition of natural seawater, at different ionic strengths (0 ≤ I ≤ 5 mol dm^?3) and salinities (15 ≤ S ≤ 45), and at t = 25 °C. Five hydrolytic species for (C₂H₅)₂Sn²⁺, three for (C₂H₅)₃Sn⁺ and two for (C₃H₇)₃Sn⁺ are found. Interactions with the anion components of SSWE, considered as single‐salt seawater, are determined by means of a complex formation model. A predictive equation for the calculation of unknown hydrolysis constants of trialkyltin(IV) cations, such as tributyltin(IV), in NaNO₃, NaCl, and SSWE media at different ionic strengths is proposed. Equilibrium constants obtained are also used to determine the interaction parameters of Pitzer equations. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Structural chemistry of bimetallic hydride complexes of titanium and aluminium: I. Crystal and molecular structure of [(η5-C5H5)2,Ti(μ-H)2AlH2]2(CH3)2NCH2CH2N(CH3)2C6H6

The structure of a titanium aluminium hydride complex of composition [(C₅H₅)₂TiAlH₄]₂(CH₃)₂NC₂H₄N(CH₃)₂C₆H₆ has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The complex forms triclinic crystals with unit cell dimensions a = 8.406(2), b = 10.117(2), c = 11.269(3) Å; α = 112.01(2)°, β = 109.25(2)°, γ = 87.04(2)°, space group P$\text{1}$, Z = 2 and density d = 1.21 g/cm³. The structure was refined to give a discrepancy index R = 0.056. The crystals are composed of centrosymmetric molecules of (Cp₂TiAlH₄)₂TMEDA (Cp = η⁵-cyclopentadienyl) and molecules of crystal benzene. Two moieties of Cp₂TiH₂AlH₂ are linked by a tetramethylethylenediamine molecule (r_AlN 2.11 Å). The aluminium atom is bonded to a titanium atom by a double hydride bridge (r_AlH b = 1.8, 1.6 Å, r_TiH b = 1.6 Å), and has trigonal bipyramidal stereochemistry, [H₄N] (r_AlH t = 1.6 Å).     

Solid state and solution study of some phosphoramidate derivatives containing the P(O)NHC(O) bifunctional group: Crystal structures of CCl2HC(O)NHP(O)(NCH3(CH2C6H5))2, p-ClC6H4C(O)NHP(O)(NCH3(CH2C6H5))2, CCl2HC(O)NHP(O)(N(CH2C6H5)2)2 and p-BrC6H4C(O)NHP(O)(N(CH2C6H5)2)2

Synthetic methods for several novel phosphoramidate compounds containing the P(O)NHC(O) bifunctional group were developed. These compounds with the general formula R₁C(O)NHP(O)(N(R₂)(CH₂C₆H₅))₂, where R₁ = CCl₂H, p-ClC₆H₄, p-BrC₆H₄, o-FC₆H₄ and R₂ = hydrogen, methyl, benzyl, were characterized by several spectroscopic methods and analytical techniques. The effects of phosphorus substituents on the rotation rate around the P–N_amine bond were also investigated. ¹H NMR study of the synthesized compounds demonstrated that the presence of bulky groups attached to the phosphorus center and electron withdrawing groups in the amide moiety lead to large chemical-shift non-equivalence (Δδ_H) of diastereotopic methylene protons. The crystal structures of CCl₂HC(O)NHP(O)(NCH₃(CH₂C₆H₅))₂, p-ClC₆H₄C(O)NHP(O)(NCH₃(CH₂C₆H₅))₂, CCl₂HC(O)NHP(O)(N(CH₂C₆H₅)₂)₂ and p-BrC₆H₄C(O)NHP(O)(N(CH₂C₆H₅)₂)₂ were determined by X-ray crystallography using single crystals. The coordination around the phosphorus center in these compounds is best described as distorted tetrahedral and the P(O) and C(O) groups are anti with respect to each other. In the compound Br-C₆H₄C(O)NHP(O)(N(CH₂C₆H₅)₂)₂ (with two independent molecules in the unit cell), two conformers are connected to each other via two different N–H?O hydrogen bonds forming a non-centrosymmetric dimer. In the crystalline lattice of other compounds, the molecules form centrosymmetric dimers via pairs of same N–H?O hydrogen bonds. The structure of CCl₂HC(O)NHP(O)(N(CH₂C₆H₅)₂)₂ reveals an unusual intramolecular interaction between the oxygen of CO group and amine nitrogen.     

The 31P NMR spectra of ArCr(CO)2P(C6H5)3 compounds in neutral and acidic media

The ³¹P NMR spectra of C₆H₅XCr(CO)₂P(C₆H₅)₃ (X = H, CH₃, OCH₃, N(CH₃)₂, COOCH₃) (I), p-C₆H₄X₂Cr(CO)₂P(C₆H₅)₃ (X = COOCH₃)(II) and C₆H₃X₃Cr(CO)₂P(C₆H₅)₃ (X = CH₃) (III) complexes in neutral and acidic media were investigated. The protonation of complexes I and III in trifluoroacetic acid results in the greater upfield shielding of ³¹P{¹H} signal. In this case the complexes I (X = H, CH₃, OCH₃) are completely protonated at the metal, complex I (X = COOCH₃)is partially protonated, while no protonation occurs in the case of complex II.Temperature-dependence of the ³¹P{¹H} NMR spectra was investigated for complexes I (X = H, OCH₃) in a 1/10 mixture of trifluoroacetic acid and toluene and for complexes I (X = COOCH₃) and II in trifluoroacetic acid. The degree of protonation was found to increase with decreasing temperature.     

Chloroselenate(IV): Darstellung,Struktur und Eigenschaften von [As(C6H5)4]2Se2Cl10 und [As(C6H5)4]Se2Cl9

Chloroselenates(IV): Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of [As(C₆H₅)₄]₂Se₂Cl₁₀ and [As(C₆H₅)₄]Se₂Cl₉ The Se₂Cl₁₀^2? and Se₂Cl₉^? anions were prepared, as the first dinuclear haloselenates(IV), from the reaction of (SeCl₄)₄ with stoichiometric quantities of chloride ions in POCl₃ solutions; they were isolated as yellow crystalline As(C₆H₅)₄⁺ salts. Complete X-ray structural analyses at ?130°C of [As(C₆H₅)₄]₂Se₂Cl₁₀ ( 1 ) (space group P1 , a = 10.296(7), b = 11.271(6), c = 12.375(8) Å, = 74.17(5)°, α = 81.38(5)°, β = 67.69(4)°, V = 1276 ų) and of [As(C₆H₅)₄]Se₂Cl₉ ( 2 ) (space group P2₁/n, a = 12.397(5), b = 17.492(6), c = 14.235(4) Å, α 93.25(3)°, V = 3082 ų) show in both cases two distorted octahedral SeCl₆ groups connected through a common edge in 1 and a common face in 2 . The terminal Se? Cl bonds (average 2.317 Å in 1 , 2.223 Å in 2 ) are much shorter than the Se? Cl bridges (av. 2.661 Å in 1 , 2.652 Å in 2 ). The stereochemical activity of the Se^IV lone electron pair causes severe distortion of the central Se₂Cl₂ ring in the centrosymmetric Se₂Cl₁₀^2? ion. The vibrational spectra of the anions are reported.     

Reaction of (η5‐C5H5)Fe(CO)2I with Anionic Bidentate Phosphine Ligands PPh2(o‐C6H4NHLi) or PPh2(o‐C6H4OLi)

The o‐substituted hybrid phenylphosphines, PPh₂(o‐C₆H₄NH₂) and PPh₂(o‐C₆H₄OH), could be deprotonated with LDA or n‐BuLi to yield PPh₂(o‐C₆H₄NHLi) and PPh₂(o‐C₆H₄OLi), respectively. When added to a solution of (η⁵‐C₅H₅)Fe(CO)₂I at room temperature, these two lithiated reagents produce a chelated neutral complex 1 (η⁵‐C₅H₅)Fe(CO)[C(O)NH(o‐C₆H₄)PPh₂‐C,P‐η²] for the former and mainly a zwitterionic complex 2 , (η⁵‐C₅H₅)Fe⁺(CO)₂[PPh₂(o‐C₆H₄O^?)] for the latter. Complex 1 could easily be protonated and then decarbonylated to give 4 [(η⁵‐C₅H₅)Fe(CO){NH₂(o‐C₆H₄)PPh₂‐N,P‐η²}⁺]. Complexes 1 and 4‐I have been crystallographically characterized with X‐ray diffraction.     

Spektroskopische Untersuchungen an Eisen(II)-nitrosodicyan-methanid- und -nitrosocarbamoylcyanmethanid-Komplexen [Fe(NOC(CN)2)2(C5H5N)4] und [Fe(NOC(CN)C(O)NH2)2(C5H5N)2]

Spectroscopic Investigations of the Iron(II) Nitrosodicyanomethanide and Nitrosocarbamoylcyanomethanide Complexes [Fe(NOC(CN)₂)₂(C₅H₅N)₄] and [Fe(NOC(CN)C(O)NH₂)₂(C₅H₅N)₂] The syntheses of new iron(II) complexes of the nonlinear pseudohalides [NOC(CN)₂]^? and [NOC(CN)C(O)NH₂]^? is reported. The Structures of the compounds are discussed on the basis of IR, Mößbauer, ¹³C, and ¹⁴N NMR spectra as well as of the results of magnetic measurements.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of [(C6H5CH2C5H4)2GdCl.THF]2 and (C6H5CH2C5H4)2ErCl.THF

[(C₆H₅CH₂C₅H₄)₂GdCl.THF]₂ (1) and (C₆H₅CH₂C₅H₄)₂ErCl.THF (2) were prepared by the reaction of LnCl₃ (Ln? Gd, Er) with benzylcyclopentadienyl sodium in THF and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, MS and thermal gravimetry. The crystal structures of both compounds were determined. Complex 1 is dimeric and its structure belongs to the monoclinic, P2₁/c space group with a=1.1432(2), b=1.2978(2), c=1.7604(3) nm, β=108.75(2), V=2.4732(9) nm³, Z=2(four monomers), D_c“1.54 g.cm^?3. R=0.0342 and R_w“0.0362. Complex 2 is monomer and its structure belongs to the orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁ space group with a=0.8645(2), b=1.1394(3), c=2.5289(4) nm, V=2.4919(9) nm³, Z=4, D_c“1.56 g.cm^?3. R=0.0514, R_w“0.0529. The determination of the crystal structure shows that in complex 1 the benzyl groups on the cyclopentadienyls coordinated to Gd³⁺ are located in the opposite direction (139°); in complex 2 the benzyl groups on the cyclopentadienyls coordinated to Er³⁺ are located in the same direction (6.5°).