A solid-state spectral effect in eclipsed tetracyanonickelates: X-ray crystal structure, polarized specular reflectance spectroscopy, and ZINDO modeling of Sr[Ni(CN)4].5H2O, Rb2[Ni(CN)4].H2O, and Na2[Ni(CN)4].3H2O

Crystal structures of three Ni(CN)(4)(2)(-) salts all with eclipsed ligands and varying axial stacking arrangements are presented. The absorption spectra of all three salts show a slight red shift in the x,y-polarizations and a large red shift in their z-polarizations upon crystallization from solution. Semiempirical ZINDO calculations provide a good model of the solid state, even with only a three-molecule segment, allowing reproduction of the red-shifting and intensity increase upon crystallization found experimentally. The modified nickel beta(s,p) bonding parameter of -5 found appropriate for Ni coordination in our previous studies of single Ni(CN)(4)(2-) planes and a helically stacked Cs(2)[Ni(CN)(4)].H(2)O crystal was changed to -3 for the more parallel-stacked Ni(CN)(4)(2-) planes in this case, while beta(d) was retained at -41. Crystal data are as follows: Na(2)[Ni(CN)(4)].3H(2)O, triclinic space group P1, a = 7.2980(10) A, b = 8.8620(10) A, c = 15.132(2) A, alpha = 89.311(5) degrees, beta = 87.326(5) degrees, gamma = 83.772(6) degrees, V = 971.8(2) A(3), T = 100 K, Z = 4, R = 0.024, R(w) = 0.064; Sr[Ni(CN)(4)].5H(2)O, monoclinic space group C2/m, a = 10.356(2) A, b = 15.272(3) A, c = 7.1331(10) A, beta = 98.548(12) degrees, V = 1115.6(3) A(3), T = 100 K, Z = 4, R = 0.024, R(w) = 0.059; Rb(2)[Ni(CN)(4)].1.05H(2)O, triclinic space group P1, a = 8.6020(10) A, b = 9.6930(10) A, c = 12.006(2) A, alpha = 92.621(6) degrees, beta = 94.263(6) degrees, gamma = 111.795(10) degrees, V = 924.0(2) A(3), T = 100 K, Z = 4, R = 0.034, R(w) = 0.067.     

Crystal structure and optical spectroscopy of Er2[Pt(CN)4]3.21H2O and Er2[Pt(CN)4]2.SO4.11.5H2O

We have synthesized two forms of erbium tetracyanoplatinates, Er2[Pt(CN)4]3.21H2O (red form) and Er2[Pt(CN)4]2.SO4.11.5H2O (yellow form), and determined their crystal structures by X-ray diffraction. While the red form crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbcn, with a = 15.4848(3) A, b = 13.8186(2) A, c = 19.07820(10) A, alpha = beta = gamma = 90 degrees, and Z = 4, the yellow form precipitates in the tetragonal space group I4cm, with a = b = 14.321(2) A, c = 13.338(3) A, alpha = beta = gamma = 90 degrees, and Z = 4. Both forms show [Pt(CN)4]2- chains but differ markedly in color and morphology. This is due to the incorporation of sulfate ions in the latter modification, leading to an increased Pt-Pt distance. The observed optical absorption and emission behavior of the title compounds is correlated with the Pt-Pt distances.     

ZINDO calculations of the ground state and electronic transitions in the tetracyanonickelate Ion,Ni(CN)(4)(2-)

ZINDO semiempirical calculations on the Ni(CN)(4)(2-) ion were performed, and ground-state energies for all 41 valence-orbital-based MOs and orbital transition components of the two lowest energy fully allowed electronic transitions are reported. Gaussian 94 was used to calculate ground-state energies as a comparison. The ground-state energies using ZINDO compare much more favorably with those found through ab initio techniques than with those from a reported INDO calculation. The found electronic transitions agree substantially with earlier assignments with the exception that several orbital transitions are required to adequately model the lowest energy allowed x,y-polarized experimental transition. Calculation parameters were optimized to give excellent agreement with experiment and may serve well for more complex arrangements of this ion.     

Synthesis and X-ray crystal structures of Cs2[W(bpy)(CN)6]·2H2O and (AsPh4)2[W(bpy)(CN)6]·3.5H2O

The synthesis, spectral properties and crystal structures of Cs₂[W(bpy)(CN)₆]·2H₂O and (AsPh₄)₂[W(bpy)(CN)₆]·3.5H₂O are described. The anions of both salts show distorted antiprismatic geometry with very similar bond lengths and angles. The structure of the [W(bpy)(CN)₆]^2– anion is independent of the type of cation, in contrast to the octacyanotungstate(IV).     

Darstellung und strukturelle Eigenschaften von Ni(CN)2, 2H2O und Ni(CN)2, 11/2 H2O

Ni(CN)₂,2H₂O is prepared as a powder of a very light violet color by slow addition of very dilute sulfuric acid to a boiling aqueous solution of K₂[Ni(CN)₄], H₂O. It has a cubic unit cell with a cell edge of 10.10 Å. The nickel ions form a cubic face-centered lattice analogous to the structure of Prussian Blue.     

[Mn(phen)2(H2O)2]2[Cr(OX)3][HOCH2CH2O].4H2O的合成、晶体结构及性质

在二甲亚砜(DMSO)中, 以MnCl2.2H2O和K3[Cr(Ox)3].3H2O为原料, 合成了离子型配合物[Mn(phen)2(H2O)2]2[Cr(OX)3][HOCH2CH2O].4H2O。晶体结构测定表明, 该晶体属单斜晶系, P2/c空间群。晶体学参数: a=1.0602(3),b=1.3515(3), c=2.1508(3)nm, β=102.57(2)°, V=3.008(1)nm^3, Z=2,Dc=1.49g/cm^3, F(000)=1392。最后的偏差因子R=0.067。测定了化合物的UV-Vis-NIR, IR, XPS, ESR光谱和变温磁化率, 讨论了相应的性质。     

Tetracyanometallates with Complex Dien Cations: [Ni(dien)2][Ni(CN)4]·2H2O and [Ni(dien)2][Pd(CN)4]

The crystal structures of two square tetracyanocomplexes were determined. [Ni(dien)₂][Ni(CN)₄]·2H₂O (NDNCH) and [Ni‐(dien)₂][Pd(CN)₄] (NDPC) (dien = diethylene triamine) exhibit ionic structures consisting of mer‐[Ni(dien)₂]²⁺ cations and [Ni(CN)₄]^2‐ or [Pd(CN)₄]^2‐ anions, respectively. Moreover, the structure of NDNCH is completed by two water molecules of crystallisation. In both compounds hydrogen bonds contribute to the stabilisation of the structure. NDNCH dehydrates on air quickly yielding anhydrous [Ni(dien)₂][Ni(CN)₄] (NDNC). Its thermal decomposition proceeds in a complicated process followed by aerial oxidation of metallic nickel to NiO.     

Self-assembly of an Unprecedented Cynao-bridged One-dimensional 4f-3d Complex[Eu(DMF)4(H2O)2Cr(CN)6] H2O

Recently, there has been considerable interest in cyano-bridged lanthanide(Ⅲ) hexacyanometalate(Ⅲ) complexes LnM(CN)₆·nH₂O (M=Fe, Cr and Co) because of their potential as catalytic, semiconductive, and magnetic materials.^[1-8] In this study, we employed N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as a hybrid ligand to construct a bimetallic complex[Eu(DMF)₄(H₂O)₂Cr(CN)₆]·H₂O. It was synthesized as yellow crystals by the self-assembly of anhydrous EuCl₃ and (Bu₄N)₃[Cr(CN)₆] in MeOH and DMF. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis shows that it consists of a cyano-bridged chain structure. The Eu atom is eight-coordinate with a distorted bicapped square antiprism geometry. Six oxygen atoms of two water molecules and four DMF molecules and two nitrogen atoms of the bridging CN ligands are bound to Eu with the Eu-O distance ranging from 2.368(7) to 2.447(8) Å. The bridging cyanides coordinate to the Europium(Ⅲ) ion[N(l)-Eu=2.543(9) Å and N(3)-EuA=2.543(8) Å] in a bent fashion with the bond angles of 164.0(9) for C(1)-N(1)-Nd and 155.1(7)。for C(3)-N(3)-EuA (A denotes the symmetry transformation:-x+l,y-l/2,-z+3/2). Each Cr(CN)₆ coordinates to two Eu(Ⅲ) ions using two cis cyanide ligands, while each Eu(DMF)₄(H₂O)₂ group connects two Cr(CN)₆ moieties in a cis fashion, giving rise to an unprecedented chain structure. Crystal data:monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, a=13.151(2), b=12.905(2), c=19.186(2) Å, β=109.70(1)°, V=3065.5(7) ų,Z=4, ρ_obs=1.531 Mg m^-3, S=1.024,R1=0.0540, R_w=0.1616.     

Solubility, complex formation, and redox reactions in the Tl2O3-HCN/CN(-)-H2O system. Crystal structures of the cyano compounds Tl(CN)3.H2O, Na[Tl(CN)4].3H2O, K[Tl(CN)4], and Tl(I)[Tl(III)(CN)4] and of Tl(I)2C2O4

Thallium(III) oxide can be dissolved in water in the presence of strongly complexing cyanide ions. Tl(III) is leached from its oxide both by aqueous solutions of hydrogen cyanide and by alkali-metal cyanides. The dominating cyano complex of thallium(III) obtained by dissolution of Tl2O3 in HCN is [Tl(CN)3(aq)] as shown by 205Tl NMR. The Tl(CN)3 species has been selectively extracted into diethyl ether from aqueous solution with the ratio CN-/Tl(III) = 3. When aqueous solutions of the MCN (M = Na+, K+) salts are used to dissolve thallium(III) oxide, the equilibrium in liquid phase is fully shifted to the [Tl(CN)4]- complex. The Tl(CN)3 and Tl(CN)4- species have for the first time been synthesized in the solid state as Tl(CN)3.H2O (1), M[Tl(CN)4] (M = Tl (2) and K (3)), and Na[Tl(CN)4].3H2O (4) salts, and their structures have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In the crystal structure of 1, the thallium(III) ion has a trigonal bipyramidal coordination with three cyanide ions in the equatorial plane, while an oxygen atom of the water molecule and a nitrogen atom from a cyanide ligand, attached to a neighboring thallium complex, form a linear O-Tl-N fragment. In the three compounds of the tetracyano-thallium(III) complex, 2-4, the [Tl(CN)4]- unit has a distorted tetrahedral geometry. Along with the acidic leaching (enhanced by Tl(III)-CN- complex formation), an effective reductive dissolution of the thallium(III) oxide can also take place in the Tl2O3-HCN-H2O system yielding thallium(I), while hydrogen cyanide is oxidized to cyanogen. The latter is hydrolyzed in aqueous solution giving rise to a number of products including (CONH2)2, NCO-, and NH4+ detected by 14N NMR. The crystalline compounds, Tl(I)[Tl(III)(CN)4], Tl(I)2C2O4, and (CONH2)2, have been obtained as products of the redox reactions in the system.