Reaction of chloromercuriocobaltacarborane with derivatives of the undecaborate anion

The reactions of the undecaborate anion Cs⁺C₂B₉H₁₂ ^– (1) and exo-nido-ruthenacarborane exo-nido-5,6,10-[Cl(Ph₃P)₂Ru]-5,6,10-(-H)₃-10-H-7,8-C₂B₉H₈ (2) with the 9-chloromercurated cobaltacarborane, viz., 3-(⁵-Cp)-9-ClHg-3,1,2-CoC₂B₉H₁₀ (3), afforded Cs[10-{3"-(⁵-Cp)-3",1",2"-CoC₂B₉H₁₀-9"-Hg}-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₁] (4) and 5,6,10-exo-nido-[Cl(Ph₃P)₂Ru]-5,6,10-(-H)₃-10-{3"-(⁵-Cp)-3",1",2"-CoC₂B₉H₁₀-9"-Hg}-7,8-C₂B₉H₈ (5), respectively. The latter compound exists as two isomers. Compound 5 was prepared also by the reaction of compound 4 with Ru(PPh₃)₃Cl₂.     

Reaction of exo-nido-ruthenacarborane [Cl(Ph3P)2Ru]-5,6,10-(μ-H)3-10-H-7,8-C2B9H8 with bromine

The reaction of bromine with exo-nido-ruthenacarborane [Cl(Ph₃P)₂Ru]-5,6,10-(-H)₃-10-H-7,8-C₂B₉H₈ (1) led to the replacement of the chlorine atom by the bromine atom in the octahedral environment of the ruthenium atom rather than to the substitution in the carborane cage. The structure of [Br(Ph₃P)₂Ru]-5,6,10-(-H)₃-10-H-7,8-C₂B₉H₈ was established by NMR and IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Electrophilic substitution reactions of ferracarborane 3-(η5-Cp)-4-SMe2-3,1,2-FeC2B9H10

Mercuration and bromination reactions of ferracarborane 3-(η⁵-Cp)-4-SMe₂-3,1,2-FeC₂B₉H₁₀ (1) were investigated. Mercuration of 1 under mild conditions (mercury trifluoroacetate in dichloromethane) results in 8-monosubstituted mercury derivative as the only reaction product. Depending on the reaction conditions, bromination of 1 results in 8-mono- or 7,8-disubstituted bromo derivatives. The structures of the monomercury and dibromo derivatives of 1 were established by X-ray analysis. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1609–1615, September, 2000.     

Synthesis of the iridacarborane halide complexes [(η-9-SMe2-7,8-C2B9H10)IrX2]2 (X = Cl,Br, or I)

The reaction of Na[9-SMe₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀] with [(Cod)IrCl]₂ (Cod is cycloocta-1,5-diene) gave rise to the iridium complex (-9-SMe₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀)Ir(Cod). Treatment of the latter with anhydrous acids HX (X = Cl, Br, or I) afforded the corresponding iridacarborane halide complexes [(-9-SMe₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀)IrX₂]₂ analogous to the cyclopentadienyl complexes [(C₅Me₅)IrX₂]₂.     

Facile formation of exo-nido→closo-rearrangement products upon the replacement of PPh3 ligands with bis(diphenylphosphino)alkanes in “three-bridge” ruthenacarborane 5,6,10-[RuCl(PPh3)2]-5,6,10-(μ-H)3-10-H-exo-nido-7,8-C2B9H8

The replacement of the PPh₃ ligands in “three-bridge” exo-nido-ruthenacarborane 5,6,10-[RuCl(PPh₃)₂]-5,6,10-(μ-H)₃-10-H-exo-nido-7,8-C₂B₉H₈ with diphosphines, viz., 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (dppp) or 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (dppb) dramatically decreases the barrier to the thermal exo-nido→closo rearrangement affording the chelate closo-complexes 3,3-[Ph₂P(CH₂)_nPPh₂]-3-H-3-Cl-closo-3,1,2-RuC₂B₉H₁₁ (n = 3 or 4) under mild conditions. In the reaction with dppp, the rearrangement is accompanied by the formation of 17-electron paramagnetic closo-ruthenacarborane 3,3-[Ph₂P(CH₂)₃PPh₂]-3-Cl-closo-3,1,2-RuC₂B₉H₁₁, which could be isolated as the main product when the reaction was carried out at 80 °C. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2455–2459, November, 2005.     

Alcoholysis of hydridesilanes to give silyl ethers catalyzed by rhodacarboranes closo-3,3-(Ph3P)2-3-H-3,1,2-RhC2B9H11 and closo-3,3-(η2,η3-C7H7CH2)-3,1,2-RhC2B9H11

Rhodacarboranes closo-3,3-(Ph₃P)₂-3-H-3,1,2-RhC₂B₉H₁₁ and closo-(²,³-C₇H₇CH₂)-3,1,2-RhC₂B₉H₁₁ are catalysts for the alcoholysis of hydridesilanes. Closo-3,3-(²,³-C₇H₇CH₂)-3,1,2-RhC₂B₉H₁₁ displays greater activity than closo-3,3-(Ph₃P)₂-3-H-3,1,2-RhC₂B₉H₁₁ though both rhodacarboranes catalyze the alcoholysis of hydridesilanes more efficiently than (Ph₃P)₃RhCl.A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organometallic Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1657–1660, July, 1992.     

The reactions of [Fe2(η-Cp)2(CNAr)4] complexes with halogens and tin(II) halides

Summary [Fe₂(-Cp)₂(CNAr)₄] (2) (540-01, C₆H₄Me-2, C₆H₄Et-2, C₆H₃Me₂-2,4, C₆H₃Me₂-2,6, C₆H₃(Me)Et-2,6, C₆H₃Et₂-2,6 or C₆H₃ i-Pr₂-2,6) react with I₂ to give [Fe(-Cp)(CNAr)₂I], but with Br₂[Fe(-Cp) (CNAr)₃]⁺ salts are the only products; IBr gives a mixture of the two. With SnX₂ (X = F, Cl, Br or I) in refluxing n-butanol, (2) gives isolable [{Fe(-Cp)(CNAr)₂}₂SnX₂] only when the CNAr ligands have two ortho substituents, otherwise decomposition occurred. When X = F, [Fe(-Cp) (CNAr)₂SnF₃] was also obtained from this reaction. Attempts to prepare [Fe(-Cp)(CNAr)₂X] (X = Cl or Br) by reaction of (2) with HX in the presence of air gave rather unstable products which with SnX₂ formed [Fe(-C₅H₅)-(CNAr)₂SnX₃]. Similar compounds, [Fe(-Cp) (CNAr)₂ SnX₂I], were obtained from [Fe(-Cp)-(CNAr)₂I] and SnX₂ (X = Cl or Br but not I). All of these complexes are much less stable than their Fe(-Cp)(CO)₂ counterparts; all decompose in solution to [Fe(-Cp)(CNAr)₃]⁺ which then break down to unidentified species. X-ray diffraction studies show that in [Fe(-Cp)(CNC₆H₃-i-Pr₂-2,6)₂I] and [{Fe(-Cp)(CNC₆H₃Me₂-2,6)₂}₂SnBr₂] there is pseudo-octahedral coordination about Fe. In the latter there is also distorted tetrahedral coordination about Sn so that its structure is very similar to that of [{Fe(-Cp)(CO)₂}₂SnCl₂]. Spectroscopic studies show that in all complexes rotation of the aryl rings of the CNAr ligands cannot be slowed in solution, and that there is free rotation about all 540-02 bonds.     

(Arene)ruthenium complexes with the monoanionic carborane ligand [9-SMe2-7,8-C2B9H10]–

The ruthenium arene complexes [(-arene)Ru(-9-SMe₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀)]⁺ (arene = C₆H₆ (3a); arene = 1,3,5-C₆H₃Me₃ (3b)) with the monoanionic carborane ligand were synthesized by the reactions of the [9-SMe₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀]^– anion with [(-arene)RuCl₂]₂. The structure of the compound [3a]BPh₄ was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Synthesis and study of η5-C5H5-3,1,2-MIIIC2B9H11−n F n (M = Co,Fe;n = 1−4)

B-Flourosubstituted cyclopentadienyldicarbollylcobalt and -iron were synthesized. Electrochemical studies of iron ⁵-C₅H₅-3,1,2-FeC₂B₉H_11–n F _n (n = 2–4) complexes were carried out.¹⁹F NMR, UV, and IR spectra of the cobalt and iron complexes were obtained.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2984–2989, December, 1996,     

Synthesis,structure and isomerism of “three-bridge” exo-nido-osmacarborane clusters

The reaction of OsCl₂(PPh₃)₃ with [nido-7-R¹-8-R²-C₂B₉H₁₀]K⁺ produced a series of new exo-nido-osmacarborane complexes exo-nido-5,6,10-[Cl(Ph₃P)₂Os]-5,6,10-(-H)₃-10-H-7-R¹-8-R²-7,8-C₂B₉H₆ (1: R¹ = R² = H; 2: R¹ = R² = Me; 3: R¹ = R² = PhCH₂; 4: R¹ + R² = 1,2-C₆H₄(CH₂)₂; 5: R¹ = H, R² = Me) in which the osmium-containing group is linked to the nido-carborane ligand through three two-electron three-center bonds. Compounds 1—5 are formed as mixtures of symmetric (a) and asymmetric (b) isomers; pure symmetric isomers 2a and 4a were isolated by fractional crystallization, and the mixture of isomers 3a, was quantitatively separated into individual compounds 3a and 3b by column chromatography on silica gel. Detailed analysis of the ³¹P{¹H}, ¹H, ¹¹B NMR spectra of 1a,b—5a,b and 2D ¹H-¹H{¹¹B} and ¹¹B{¹H}-¹¹B{¹H} NMR spectra of 3a and 3b was performed. The structures of isomers 2a and 4a were confirmed by an X-ray diffraction study. According to the NMR and X-ray diffraction data, the isomerism of exo-nido-complexes 1a,b—5a,b is actually the cis—trans-isomerism of ligand arrangement in the octahedral coordination of the Os atom.     

New approaches to cluster modification in the 12-vertex metallatricarbollide series

Cluster opening of [2-Cp-9-^tBuNH-closo-2,1,7,9-FeC₃B₈H₁₀] (1) , followed by oxidation, generates complexes [2-Cp-8-^tBuNH-closo-2,1,8,10-FeC₃B₈H₁₀] (2), [2-Cp-4-^tBuNH-closo-2,1,4,12-FeC₃B₈H₁₀] (3), [2-Cp-1-^tBuNH-closo-2,1,7,10-FeC₃B₈H₁₀] (4), and [1-Cp-10-^tBuNH-closo-1,2,3,10-FeC₃B₇H₉] (5). Another variation of the syntheses led to compounds [2-Cp-closo-2,1,8,10-FeC₃B₈H₁₁] (6), [4-Cp-1-^tBuNH-closo-4,1,6,8,-FeC₃B₉H₁₁] (7) and to two isomeric, not yet fully characterized, 13-vertex compounds of general nido structure [^tBuNH-Cp-FeC₃B₉H₁₂] (8 and 9).     

Structures of cationic metallacarborane complexes [(η-9-Me2S-7,8-C2B9H10)Ni(μ-Cp)Ni(η-9-Me2S-7,8-C2B9H10)]+ and [Cp*Ru(Me2S-C2B9H10)RuCp*]+

The structures of the metallacarborane cations [(-9-Me₂S-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀)Ni(-Cp)Ni(-9-Me₂S-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀)]⁺ (2) and [Cp*Ru(Me₂S-C₂B₉H₁₀)RuCp*]⁺ (4b) were established by X-ray diffraction analysis. These results confirmed the triple-decker structure proposed for complex 2 earlier, whereas complex 4b proved to be 13-vertex dimetallacarborane rather than the triple-decker complex, as has been suggested earlier.Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1879–1883, September, 2004.     

Ruthenium carborane complexes: a relationship between the structure, electrochemical properties, and reactivity in catalysis of polymerization processes

The ruthenacarborane complexes of the exo-nido- and closo-structure, namely, diamagnetic exo-nido-5,6,10-[RuCl(PPh₃)₂]-5,6,10-(μ-H)₃-10-H-7,8-(CH₃)₂-7,8-C₂B₉H₆, 3,3-[Ph₂P(CH₂) _n PPh₂]-3-H-3-Cl-closo-3,1,2-RuC₂B₉H₁₁ (n = 4, 5), paramagnetic 3,3-[Ph₂P(CH₂) _n PPh₂]-3-Cl-closo-3,1,2-RuC₂B₉H₁₁ (n = 2–5), and their some ortho-phenylenecycloboronated derivatives, were studied by cyclic voltammetry. All chelate closo-complexes are characterized by reversible redox transitions, while the exo-nido-complex is liable to irreversible oxidation. Shortening of the methylene link in the diphosphine ligand of closo-ruthenacarboranes and/or the introduction of ortho-phenylenecycloboronated moieties and methyl substituents to the carbon atoms of the {C₂B₉} ligand lead to a decrease in the redox potential and electron density redistribution to the metal atom. A comparison of the experimental results on methyl methacrylate polymerization in the presence of the catalytic systems based on the studied metallacarboranes with the data on their electrochemical characteristics suggests that the efficiency of using the ruthenium complexes as catalysts is mainly determined by steric factors.     

Synthesis of ferricinium bis[π-(3)-1,2-dicarbollyl]cobaltate(iii), [FeIII(η5-Cp)2]+{CoIII[π-(3)-1,2-B9C2H11]2}−

Ferricinium bis[-(3)-1,2-dicarbollyl]cobaltate(III), [Fe^III(⁵--Cp)₂]⁺{Co^III[-(3)-1,2-B₉C₂H₁₁]₂}^–, has been prepared by the reaction of Fe^III(⁵--Cp)₂]⁺ with the anion {Co^III[-(3)-1,2-B₉C₂H₁₁]₂}^–. It is a light-green amorphous precipitate that is stable as a dry solid up to 227 °C and unstable in solutions of acetonitrile and acetone.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No, 10, pp. 1810–1811, October, 1994.This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No 93-03-5987).     

Formation of closo-rhodacarboranes containing η2,η3-(CH2=CHC5H6) ligand in the reaction of μ-dichloro-bis[(η4-norbornadiene)rhodium] with nido-dicarbaundecaborates [K][nido-7-R1-8-R2-7,8-C2B9H10]

The reactions of a complex [(⁴-C₇H₈)RhCl]₂ (C₇H₈ is norbornadiene) with salts of substituted nido-dicarbaundecaborates, [K][nido-7-R¹-8-R²-7,8-C₂B₉H₁₀] (R¹ = R² = H (a); R¹ = R² = Me (b); R¹, R² = 1,2-(CH₂)₂C₆H₄ (c); R¹ = Me, R² = Ph (d)), in CH₂Cl₂ afforded new closo-(²,³-(4-vinylcyclopenten-3-yl))rhodacarboranes. The structures of the compounds were studied by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. A probable mechanism of the rearrangement of the norbornadiene ligand is discussed.Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1875–1878, September, 2004.     

Synthesis ofcloso-3,3-(η3,η2-tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]deca-4, 8-diene-3-yl)-1-(hydroxymethyl)-3,2,1-dicarbollylrhodium and the crystal structure of its dinier with the O-H...Rh bond

Protonation of the [closo-3,3-(⁴-C₁₀H₁₂)-1-(CH₂OH)-3,1,2-RhC₂B₉H₁₀]^– PPN⁺ (C₁₀H₁₂ — dicyclopentadiene, PPN⁺ — bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium cation) at the ethylene bond of the norbornene moiety yields the neutralcloso-3,3,3-(-C₁₀H₁₃)-1-(CH₂OH)-3,1,2-RhC₂B₉H₁₀ with an agostic C-H...Rh bond. On prolonged storage in EtOH, the latter complex is converted intocloso-3,3-(^3,2-C₁₀H₁₁)-1-(CH₂OH)-3,1,2-RhC₂B₉H₁₀ with -allylolefinic type coordination. Its crystal structure as dimeric aggregates with O-H...O and O-H...Rh bonds was determined by X-ray diffraction.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 776–778, April, 1995.     

The crystal structures ofbis-{(2-benzotrifluoride)-[(2-oxo-3H-naphth-3-ylidene)-methyl]-aminato} Copper(II) andbis-{(3-benzotrifluoride)-[(2-oxo-3H-naphth-3-ylidene)-methyl]-aminato} Copper(II)

Summary TheSchiff base ligands 3-[(2-benzotrifluoride)-2-hydroxy-3H-naphth-3-ylidene)-methyl] aldamine (1) and 3-[(3-benzotrifluoride)-2-hydroxy-3H-naphth-3-ylidene)-methyl] aldamine (2) and their corresponding Cu(II) complexes (I, II) were synthesized. The crystal structures ofbis-{(2-benzotrifluoride)-[(2-oxo-3H-naphth-3-ylidene)]-methyl]-aminato} Copper(II) (I) andbis-{(3-benzotrifluoride)-[(2-oxo-3H-naphth-3-ylidene)-methyl]-aminato} Copper(II) (II) were determined. CompoundI crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system (a=12.561(3),b=16.211(4),c=8.007(2) Å, =96.29(2), =101.42(2), =97.10(2)°, space group ,Z=2); compoundII crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (a=5.064(2),b=19.172(4),c=15.111(3) Å, =95.05(2)°, space group P2₁/c,Z=2). The X-ray diffraction study shows that the geometry around the metal atom is square planar for both copper complexes.

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Kristallstruktur vonbis-{(2-Benzotrifluorid)-[(2-oxo-3H-naphth-3-yliden)-methyl]-aminato}-Kupfer(II) undbis-{(3-Benzotrifluorid)-[(2-oxo-3H-naphth-3-yliden)-methyl]-aminato}-Kupfer(II)

Zusammenfassung DieSchiffschen Basen 3-[(2-Benzotrifluorid)-2-hydroxy-3H-naphth-3-yliden)-methyl]-aldamin (1) und 3-[(3-Benzotrifluorid)-2-hydroxy-3H-naphth-3-yliden)-methyl]-aldamin (2) sowie ihre entsprechenden Cu(II)-Komplexe (I,II) wurden synthetisiert und ihre Struktur im Kristall bestimmt. VerbindungI kristallisiert triklin (a=15.561(3),b=16.211(4),c=8.007(2) Å, =96.29(2), =101.42(2), =97.10(2)°, Raumgruppe ,Z=2); VerbindungII kristallisiert monoklin (a=5.064(2),b=19.172(4),c=15.111(3) Å, =95.05(2)°, Raumgruppe P2₁/c,Z=2). Aus der Röntgenstrukturanalyse ergibt sich eine quadratisch planare Geometrie der Komplexe.

     

Synthesis and characterization of isomeric 4- and 8-(σ-CHCHPh)-closo-ruthenacarboranes with η:η-phosphacarbocyclic ligand

Reactions of [3,3-(PPh₃)₂-3-Cl-3-H-3,1,2-closo-RuC₂B₉H₁₁] (1) and its exo-nido isomer [exo-5,6,10-{Ru(Ph₃P)₂Cl}-5,6,10-(μ-H)₃-10-H-7,8-nido-C₂B₉H₈] (2) with NH₄PF₆ in methanol or ethanol solution followed by heating in the presence of an excess of phenylacetylene (3) affords a mixture of two isomeric closo species [3,3-{(1′-3′-η³):(5′,6′-η²)-ortho-C₆H₄PPh₂CHC(Ph)CHCHPh}-8-(σ-CHCHPh)-3,1,2-closo-RuC₂B₉H₁₀] (4) and [3,3-{(1′-3′-η³):(5′,6′-η²)-ortho-C₆H₄PPh₂CHC(Ph)CHCHPh}-4-(σ-CHCHPh)-3,1,2-closo-RuC₂B₉H₁₀] (5) in which boron vertexes in β- and α-sites with respect to the cage carbons bear the (E)-CHCHPh group. The X-ray diffraction study of 4 together with the multinuclear NMR data for 4 and 5 revealed that such an unusual η³:η²-phosphacarbocyclic ligand in both isomeric complexes is formed by specific insertion of the initially metal-bound PPh₃ group into the chain of two alkyne molecules coupled in a “head-to-tail” fashion around the metal vertex.     

Electron-transfer induced haptotropic isomerization of fluorenylmanganesetricarbonyl complexes: electrocatalytic and chain mechanisms

The electrochemical reduction of (⁶-C₁₃H₉)Mn(CO)₃ (1, where C₁₃H₉—fluorenyl) has been studied in THF by cyclic voltammetry and preparative controlled potential electrolysis. One-electron reduction of1 to the corresponding 19-electron radical anion1 ^.– is accompanied by the haptotropic isomerization of the latter to the radical anion (⁵-C₁₃H₉)Mn(CO)₃ ^.– (2 ^.–), which is oxidized at the electrode to neutral complex2. Electron-transfer induced isomerization1 2 is an electrocatalytic process with current efficiency of 600%, which can be also promoted by catalytic amounts (20%) of the chemical reducing agents (benzophenone radical anion or sodium amalgam). If the reaction is chemically induced, the radical anion2 ^.– is oxidized by initial complex1; as a result the electron-transfer induced isomerization1 2 proceeds by a chain mechanism. The influence of the electronic state (18e^–/19e^–) of ⁶- and ⁵-fluorenyl complexes on the position of the equilibrium of the intra-ring haptotropic isomerization reaction is discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1805–1809, October, 1994.This work was supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-03-05209) and the International Science Foundation (Grant No. REV 000).     

Isomerisierung und Ringinversion von Tribenzaspiro[5.5]undecaphanen

For the two possible ring inversions in tribenzaspiro[5.5]undecaphanes—corresponding to the isomerizations79 and97 resp.—no mutual influence is found. Thus the degenerate isomerizations (topomerizations)77 and99 can proceedvia two consecutive (non-concerted) reversals. A ring inversion path similar to that for [2.2]metacyclophane (1) is postulated. The considerable ease of the isomerization of9 as compared to1 can be understood on the basis of thermodynamic arguments.Moreover it is confirmed that the free enthalpy difference G ₃₆₀=3.84 kcal/mol of7 and9 at equilibrium originates almost entirely from the different stabilities of boat and chair shaped benzene rings.These conclusions are drawn from a kinetic study of the thermal isomerization of9 and equilibration experiments in comparison with the corresponding data of1. The activation parameters for the process97 are: G _360isom ^A =26.52 kcal/mole, H _isom ^A =25.35 kcal/mole, S _isom ^A =–3.28 cal/deg·mole (isomerization) and G _360inv ^A =27.03 kcal/mole, H _inv ^A =25.35 kcal/mole, S _inv ^A =–4.67 cal/deg·mol (ring reversal); the corresponding data for the degenerate isomerizations of7 and9—identical with those for the ring reversal in7—were deduced to be G _360inv ^B =30.87 kcal/mole, H _inv ^B =27.50 kcal/mole and S _inv ^B =–9.5 cal/deg·mole.

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Herrn Prof.H. Nowotny mit besten Wünschen zum 65. Geburtstag gewidmet.

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