Crystal structures of benzo-18-crown-6 complexes with oxonium hexafluorotantalate and oxonium hexafluoroniobate

The crystal structures of [(benzo-18-crown-6) · H₃O]TaF₆ and [(benzo-18-crown-6) · H₃O]NbF₆ complex compounds are determined by X-ray diffraction. It is revealed that the tantalum complex has two polymorphic modifications, namely, the monoclinic (I) and orthorhombic (II) modifications. The unit cell parameters of these compounds are as follows: a = 14.784(2) Å, b = 8.390(4) Å, c = 18.005(6) Å, β = 95.78(2)°, Z = 4, and space group P2₁/n for modification I; and a = 8.456(2) Å, b = 21.967(5) Å, c = 24.122(5) Å, Z = 8, and space group Pbca for modification II. The orthorhombic niobium complex [(benzo-18-crown-6) · H₃O]NbF₆ with the unit cell parameters a = 8.454(1) Å, b = 21.943(3) Å, c = 24.127(4) Å, Z = 8, and space group Pbca (III) is isostructural with tantalum complex II. The oxonium cation in complexes I–III is encapsulated by the crown ether and thus forms one ordinary and two bifurcate hydrogen bonds with the oxygen atoms of the crown ether. This macrocyclic cation is bound to the anions through the C-H ...F contacts (H...F, 2.48–2.58 Å).     

Crystal structures of mixed compounds Cu(2)Gly(D-Ser)(L-Ser)2 and Cu(2)Gly 3(L-Ser)

-The crystal structures of mixed coordination compounds, Cu(2)Gly(D-Ser)(L-Ser)₂(I) and Cu(2)Gly ₃(L-Ser)(II), which contain the amino acid residues of glycine (Gly) and serine (Ser) in the 1: 3 and 3: 1 ratio, respectively, are studied by electron diffraction. Crystals I and II are triclinic, Z = 1, and space group P1. For I, a = 8.96(2) Å, b = 9.66(2) Å, c = 5.07(2) Å, α = β = 90°, and γ = 92.8(3)°. For II, a = 8.37(2) Å, b = 9.65(2) Å, c = 5.06(2) Å, α = β = 90°, and γ = 92.8(3)°. Compounds I and II have layered structures that are based on the CuGly(L-Ser) fragment. Structures I and II differ mainly in their interlayer spacing and configuration of the interlayer space.     

X-ray mapping in heterocyclic design: XIII. Structure of substituted tetrahydroquinolines

The structures of 4-methyl-2-chloro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline [a = 8.138(2) Å, b = 11.127(4) Å, c = 11.234(2) Å, β = 111.30(2)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c, 4-methyl-2-methoxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline [a = 5.7651(16) Å, b = 8.530(2) Å, c = 10.455(3) Å, α = 73.76(2)°, β = 86.95(2)°, γ = 83.97(2)°, Z = 2, space group P $\bar 1$ , 4-methyl-2-(4-chlorophenacyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-quinolin-2-one [a = 8.873(2) Å, b = 17.137(2) Å, c = 24.515(4) Å, Z = 8, space group Pbn2₁], and 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahy-drooxazolo[3.2-a]quinolin-10-ylium perchlorate [a = 8.110(6) Å, b = 17.818(7) Å, c = 17.721(5) Å, β = 100.46(4)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c] are studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structures are solved by direct methods and refined by the full-matrix least-squares procedures in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.0581, 0.0667, 0.0830, and 0.0607, respectively.     

Stereochemical activity of a lone electron pair in antimony(III) and bismuth(III) chelates: Crystal structures of Ca[Sb(Edta)]2 ⋅ 8H2O and Ba{[Bi(Edta)] 2H2O ⋅ H2O

The crystal structures of Ca[Sb(Edta)]₂ ? 8H₂O (I) and Ba{ [Bi(Edta)]₂H₂O} ? H₂O (II) are determined by X-ray diffraction. Crystals I are monoclinic, a = 7.132 Å, b = 21.906 Å, c = 10.896 Å, β = 91.13°, Z = 2, and space group P2₁/n. Crystals II are triclinic, a = 8.995 Å, b = 12.750 Å, c = 13.577 Å, α = 77.42°, β = 73.90°, γ = 86.53°, Z = 2, and space group $P\bar 1$ . In structure I, the coordination number of the antimony atom is 6 + LEP (lone electron pair), and the polyhedron is a ψ-pentagonal bipyramid with the lone electron pair at an equatorial position. In structure II, two crystallographically independent complexes Bi(Edta)^? and the coordination water molecule form tetranuclear associates. The environments of two independent bismuth atoms (the coordination number is eight) are similar, and their polyhedra can be described as distorted dodecahedra. The effect of the lone electron pair on the structures of polyhedra of antimony and bismuth is discussed.     

Crystal structures and properties of isomers of 3,5-dinitro-(4-acetylphenyl)aminobenzoyl (p-bromophenyl)amide

The para and ortho isomers of 3,5-dinitro-(4-acetylphenyl)aminobenzoyl (p-bromophenyl)amide (I and II, respectively) are synthesized, and their physicochemical properties and structure are investigated. The para isomer I has a higher melting temperature and is less soluble in organic solvents as compared to the ortho isomer II. The electronic absorption spectra indicate that absorption for molecule I occurs at longer wavelengths than for molecule II. A correlation between the physicochemical properties and the crystal structures of compounds I and II is revealed. Crystals I · 0.5C₆H₆ are triclinic; the unit cell parameters are a = 11.760(2) Å, b = 13.958(3) Å, c = 15.012(3) Å, α = 108.01(2)°, β = 103.95(1)°, γ = 92.00(2)°, V = 2258.3(8) ų, space group $P\bar 1$ , and Z = 4. Crystals II are monoclinic; the unit cell parameters are a = 9.302(2) Å, b = 16.380(3) Å, c = 13.480(3) Å, β = 100.09(3)°, V = 2022.1(7) ų, space group P2₁/c, and Z = 4. Structures I · 0.5C₆H₆ and II are characterized by intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bonds.     

X-ray mapping in heterocyclic design: XI. X-ray diffraction study of 1-benzoyl-3-(pyridin-2-yl)-thiocarbamide and the product of its reaction with oxidants

The structures of 1-benzoyl-3-(pyridin-2-yl)-thiocarbamide C₁₃H₁₁N₃O₁S₁ (I) and 2-benzoylimino-1,2,4-thiadiazole[2,3-a]pyridine C₁₃H₉N₃O₁S₁ (II) are studied by X-ray diffraction. Structures I [a = 5.342(4) Å, b = 20.428(5) Å, c = 11.784(4) Å, β = 90.55(2)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/n) and II [a = 6.258(6) Å, b = 18.068(14) Å, c = 10.185(10) tA, β = 95.45(8)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/n) are determined by direct methods and refined to R ₁ = 0.0673 and 0.0802, respectively. In structure I, both intramolecular (involving the O atom) and intermolecular (involving the N and S atoms) hydrogen bonds are observed. The latter bonds are responsible for the formation of centrosymmetric molecular dimers. In structure II, a short intramolecular contact (2.168 Å) is observed between the S and O atoms.     

X-ray mapping in heterocyclic design: VIII. Synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of dimethyl 3-(p-chlorobenzoyl)-5-chloroindolizine-1,2-dicarboxylate and the product of its cyclization 1,2-bis(carbomethoxy)-6-chloro-3H-isoquinolino[1,2,3-d,c]indolizine-3-one

Dimethyl 3-(p-chlorobenzoyl)-5-chloroindolizine-1,2-dicarboxylate, C₁₉H₁₃Cl₂NO₅, (2) and the product of its cyclization 1,2-bis(carbomethoxy)-6-chloro-3H-isoquinolino[1,2,3-d,c]indolizine-3-one, C₁₉H₁₂ClNO₅, (3) are synthesized, and their molecular and crystal structures are determined by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique. Crystals 2 are monoclinic, a = 9.627(3) Å, b = 6.646(2) Å, c = 28.500(9) Å, β = 98.72(2)°, Z = 4, and space group P2₁/c. Crystals 3 are monoclinic, a = 7.048(4) Å, b = 10.582(4) Å, c = 21.760(7) Å, β = 97.23(4)°, Z = 4, and space group P2₁/c. The structures are solved by the direct method and refined in the anisotropic approximation by the full-matrix least-squares procedure to R = 0.0504 and 0.0510 for 2 and 3, respectively. In both structures, the intramolecular and intermolecular contacts involving the C, H, and O atoms are observed.     

X-ray structure investigation of 1-acetoxy-1-cyano-2-naphthylethylene and 1,1-dicyano-2-naphthylethylene

The crystal structures of 1-acetoxy-1-cyano-2-naphthylethylene (I) and 1,1-dicyano-2-naphthylethylene (II) are determined by X-ray structure analysis. Crystals I are monoclinic; at 25° C, the unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 17.308(6) Å, b = 4.507(1) Å, c = 17.845(5) Å, β = 107.90(2)°, V = 1324.7(7) ų, d _calcd = 1.260 g/cm³, Z = 4, and space group P2₁/n. Crystals II are monoclinic; at 25°C, the unit cell parameters are a = 3.827(1) Å, b = 15.784(4) Å, c = 17.226(2) Å, β = 91.22(2)°, V = 1040.3(4) ų, d _calcd = 1.304 g/cm³, Z = 4, and space group P2₁/n. It is revealed that, in crystal structures of I and II, the molecular stacks characteristic of compounds of this series are formed through stacking contacts along the direction of the smallest lattice parameter.     

Synthesis and structure of two crystalline modifications of Bis(1,10-Phenanthroline)trinitratoeuropium(III) Eu(NO3)3(Phen)2

Two crystalline modifications (I and II) of the phenanthroline complex of europium nitrate with the same chemical composition, Eu(NO₃)₃(Phen)₂, are synthesized under different conditions by varying the solvents, temperatures, and crystallization rates. The crystal structures of these modifications are determined using X-ray diffraction. Crystalline modifications I and II differ in the unit cell parameters and the positions of the complexes in the unit cell. The geometric characteristics of the complexes in the structures of compounds I and II differ insignificantly. Crystals of compound I belong to the isostructural family Ln(NO₃)₃(Phen)₂ (Ln = La-Lu). Crystals of compound II (new phase) are studied for the first time. Crystals of I and II are monoclinic, space group C2/c, and Z = 4. The unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 11.1555(10) Å, b = 17.9698(10) Å, c = 13.0569(10) Å, β = 100.507(10)°, and V = 2572.1(3) ų for modification I and a = 9.5153(10) Å, b = 15.4546(10) Å, c = 17.1763(10) Å, β = 93.451(10)°, and V = 2521.3(3) ų for modification II. The difference between the molecular complexes in the structures of compounds I and II is revealed by the superposition method. Complexes II are arranged along the C ₂ axis and are statistically disordered with respect to this axis.     

Intra- vs intermolecular hydrogen bonding. The crystal structure of 5-methyl-2-hydroxyacetophenone thiosemicarbazone monohydrate and salicylaldehyde-2-methylthiosemicarbazone monohydrate

The crystal structure of 5-methyl-acetophenonethiosemicarbazone monohydrate,A, and salicylaldehyde-2-methylthiosemicarbazone monohydrate,B, were determined using single crystal X-ray diffraction.A crystallizes in the monoclinic space groupC2/c, with lattice parametersa=14.161(2),b=15.753(1) Å,c=11.084(1) Å, β=112.59(1)° andZ=4, yielding a calculated density ofD _calc=1.352 mg/m³.B crystallizes in the triclinic space groupP1, witha=7.233(2) Å,b=7.371(2) Å,c=11.841(2) Å, α=82.77(2)°, β=78.33(2)°, γ=63.06(2)° andD _calc=1.371 mg/m³ forZ=2,. In bothA andB the immine nitrogen and the sulfur atom areanti with respect to N2-C8. WhileA presents the usual intramolecular six membered hydrogen bond ring,B has instead an intermolecular hydrogen bond between the hydroxy moiety of the salicyladehyde and a water molecule. AM1 calculations agree with the experimental conformations observed in both compounds.     

X-ray mapping in heterocyclic design: IX. X-ray structure investigation of conjugated aminodienes

The single-crystal structures of two aminodienes containing an oxazole fragment, namely, 1-pip-eridyl-4-[5-(4-nitrophenyl)-oxazol-2-yl]-buta-1,3-diene C 18 H 19 N 3 O 3 (IIa) and 1-hexamethyleneimine-4-[5-(4-nitrophenyl)-oxazol-2-yl]-buta-1,3-diene C₁₉H₂₁N₃O₃ (IIb), are studied by X-ray diffraction. Structures IIa [a = 16.181(6) Å, b = 5.939(3) Å, c = 17.337(9) Å, β = 96.13(2)°, Z = 4, and space group P2₁] and IIb [a = 7.4704(11) Å, b = 10.9904(19) Å, c = 43.434(6) Å, β = 91.24(1)°, Z = 8, and space group P2₁/_c] are solved by the direct method and refined to R = 0.060 and 0.238, respectively. Although the ring sizes of the cyclic amines in compounds IIa and IIb are different, the designs of two structures are identical. Each structure contains two topologically identical but crystallographically independent molecules. In structure IIa, the intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the N atoms of the oxazole fragments and the H atoms of the diene fragments are formed. In structure IIb, similar bonds are absent.     

Aryl acetylene inhibitors for cytochrome P450-based monooxygenase isozymes

The structures of 1-propynylpyrene (1), 4-ethynylbiphenyl (2), 3-ethynylphenanthrene (3), 9-propynylphenanthrene (4) and 9-ethynylphenenthrene (5) have been determined using MoKα radiation.1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space groupP2₁/n witha=8.972(2)b=10.136(2),c=14.060(2)Å, β=99.77(1)°,V=1260.0(7) ų,Z=4. Refinement of 1261 reflections gaveR=0.042 andR _w =0.054.2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space groupPbcn witha=17.7159(9),b=6.250(2),c=18.544(2) Å,V=2053(1) ų,Z=8. Refinement of 1710 observed reflections gaveR=0.046 andR _w =0.053.3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca witha=7.891(1),b=16.459(1),c=16.879(2) Å,V=2192.2(7) ų,Z=8. Refinement of 1520 observed reflections gaveR=0.032 andR _w =0.047.4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space groupP2₁2₁2₁ witha=5.8867(6),b=13.476(1).c=14.838(2) Å,V=1177.1(4) ų,Z=4. Refinement of 1217 observed reflections gaveR=0.041 andR _w =0.055.5 crystallizes in the monoclinic space groupP2₁/c witha=27.755(7),b=5.1447(9),c=15.500(2) Å, β-105.53(2)°,Z=2133(2) ų,Z=8. There are two independent molecules in the unit cell. Refinement of 1276 observed reflections gaveR=0.061 andR _w =0.065. In2–5 there are no significant intermolecular interactions while in1 the molecules are associated in pairs via π-π stacking intarctions. Bond distances within the pyrene and phenanthrene portions of the molecules compare favorably with those found in other derivatives.     

Crystal structures of complexes of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">cys-syn-cys</Emphasis> isomer of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 with oxonium hexafluorotantalate and oxonium hexafluoroniobate

The crystal structures of [(cys-syn-cys-dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 · H₃O)][TaF₆] and [(cys-syn-cys-dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 · H₃O)][NbF₆] complex compounds are determined using X-ray diffraction analysis. The tantalum complex has two polymorphic modifications, namely, the monoclinic (I) and triclinic (II) modifications. The unit cell parameters of these compounds are as follows: a = 8.507(4) Å, b = 11.947(5) Å, c = 27.392(12) Å, β = 93.11(1)°, Z = 4, and space group P2₁/n for modification I; and a = 10.828(1) Å, b = 11.204(1) Å, c = 12.378(1) Å, α = 72.12(1)°, β = 79.40(1)°, γ = 73.70(1)°, Z = 2, and space group P-1 for modification II. The triclinic niobium complex [(cys-syn-cys-dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 · H₃O)][NbF₆] (III) with the unit cell parameters a = 10.796(3) Å, b = 11.183(3) Å, c = 12.352(3) Å, α = 72.364(5)°, β = 79.577(5)°, γ = 73.773(4)°, Z = 2, and space group P-1 is isostructural with tantalum complex II. The structures of all three complexes are ionic in character. The oxonium cation in complexes I–III is encapsulated by the crown ether and thus forms one ordinary and two bifurcated hydrogen bonds with the oxygen atoms of the crown ether. This macrocyclic cation is bound to the anions through the C-H...F contacts (H...F, 2.48–2.58 Å). The conformation of the macrocycle in complex I differs substantially from that in complex II (III).     

Synthesis and the crystal and molecular structure of two modifications of bis(1,10-phenanthroline)trinitratoerbium(III) Er(NO3)3(Phen)2

Two crystalline modifications (I and II) of the phenanthroline complex of erbium nitrate with the same chemical composition, Er(NO₃)₃(Phen)₂, are synthesized by a procedure similar to that used for preparing the phenanthroline complexes of europium nitrate. The crystal structures of these modifications are determined using X-ray diffraction. Crystals of compound I belong to the isostructural family Ln(NO₃)₃(Phen)₂ (Ln = La-Lu). Crystals of compound II are isostructural to those of modification II (new phase) of the Eu(NO₃)₃(Phen)₂ compound. Crystals of I and II are monoclinic, space group C2/c, and Z = 4. The unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 11.126 Å, b = 17.815 Å, c = 12.976 Å, β = 100.45°, and V = 2529 ų for modification I and a = 9.459 Å, b = 15.463 Å, c = 17.076 Å, β = 93.52°, and V = 2493 ų for modification II. The molecular complexes in the structures of compounds I and II are nearly identical. The mean lengths of the Er-N and Er-O bonds are equal to 2.500 and 2.466 Å in compound I and 2.508 and 2.457 Å in compound II, respectively. The difference between the structures of compounds I and II is associated with the difference between intermolecular interactions in the unit cell.     

Crystal structures of 1,1′-di(2-propanone)-2,2′-biimidazole dihydrazone and 2,6-diacetylpyridine dihydrazone

The nucleophilic addition reactions between 1,1′-di(2-propanone)-2,2′-biimidazole or 2,6-diacetylpyridine and hydrazine hydrate afford 1,1′-di(2-propanone)-2,2′-biimidazole dihydrazone (1) and 2,6-diacetylpyridine dihydrazone (2), respectively. Compound1 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space groupP2₁2₁2₁, witha=9.042(2),b=9.731(3),c=15.683(4)Å, V = 1379.9(6)Å^? andZ=4. Compound2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space groupPnma, witha=10.948(2),b=19.742(6),c=4.566(1)Å, V=986.9(4)Å^? andZ=8. A pseudo center of inversion is present at the midpoint of the C?C bond joining the imidazole rings of1, whose substituents crystallize in atrans configuration. The imidazole rings are rotated 2.5(3)° about the C?C bond. In contrast to the essentially planar structure of2, the hydrazone substituent groups of1 are at angles of 89.9(1)° and 88.4(1)° with respect to the plane of the adjacent imidazole moiety.     

Carbon–hydrogen and carbon–phosphorus bond cleavage in a triruthenium cluster complex containing dppm: The crystal and molecular structures of Ru3(CO)6{μ 3-OPPh2 C2H(C6H4)PPhCH2PPh}(μ 3-OPPh2)Ph and Ru3(CO)6 {μ-OPPh2C2H(C6H4)PPhO}(μ-PPh2)(μ-PPh2O)

The crystal and molecular structures of Ru₃(CO)₆{μ ₃-OPPh₂C₂H(C₆H₄)PPhCH₂PPh}-(μ ₃-OPPh₂)Ph (1) and Ru₃(CO)₆{μ-OPPh₂C₂H(C₆H₄)PPhO}(μ-PPh₂)(μ-PPh₂O) (2) have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Both complexes contain oxygen atoms oxidatively inserted into phosphorus–ruthenium bonds, and unique σ/π multidentate ligands formed from C $---{\text{H}}$ H and C $--$ P bond cleavage in bis(diphenylphosphino)acetylene and bis(diphenylphosphino)methane. Complex 1 crystallized in the triclinic space group ${\bar 1}$ , with lattice parameters a = 11.642(4) Å, b = 15.018(5) Å, c =16.587(5) Å, α = 2.48(3)°, β = 76.47(2)°, γ = 70.35(3)°, V = 2651.1(15) ų, Z = 2. Complex 2 crystallized in the centered monoclinic space group, C2/c, with lattice parameters a = 34.467(4) Å, b = 14.274(2) Å, c = 23.258(3) Å, β = 5.29(1)°, V = 11394(3) ų, Z = 8.     

Crystal structure and vibrational spectra of two cadmium halide complexes with 1,2-Bis[2-(Diphenylphosphinylmethyl)phenoxy]ethane (L 1) and 1,3-bis[2-diphenylphosphinylmethyl)phenoxy]propane (L), CdBr2 ⋅ L 1 and CdI2 ⋅ L

Two cadmium halide complexes with 1,2-bis[2-(diphenylphosphinylmethyl)phenoxy]ethane (L ¹) and 1,3-bis[2-(diphenylphosphinylmethyl)phenoxy]propane (L), namely, CdBr₂ ? L ¹ (I) and CdI₂ ? L(II), have been synthesized. An analysis of their vibrational spectra is carried out. The structures of I and II are determined by X-ray diffraction. Crystals I are monoclinic, a = 31.562(6) Å, b = 13.548(3) Å, c = 18.733(4) Å, β = 91.28(3)°, space group C2/c, Z = 8, and R = 0.051 for 3776 reflections. Crystals II are triclinic, a = 11.803(2) Å, b = 12.554(3) Å, c = 14.686(3) Å, α = 90.30(3)°, β = 90.29(3)°, γ = 106.08(3)°, space group $P\bar 1$ , Z = 2, and R = 0.043 for 4916 reflections. Compounds I and II exhibit a polymeric chain structure. The potentially tetradentate ligands L ¹ and L are coordinated to the metal atoms only through two phosphoryl oxygen atoms and fulfill the bidentate bridging function. The environment of the Cd atom is completed to the tetrahedral coordination by two Br atoms in complex I and two I atoms in complex II. The mean distances are as follows: Cd-Br, 2.526(2) Å; Cd-I, 2.695 Å; and Cd-O, 2.243(8) Å in I and 2.210(4) Å in II. The L ¹ and L ligands in complexes I and II adopt an S-shaped conformation.     

X-ray diffraction investigation of trans-2,8-dihydroxy-2,8-diphenyl-4,4′,6,6′,10,10′, 12,12′-octamethylcyclohexasiloxane and trans-2,8-dihydroxy-2,4,4′,6,6′,8,10,10′, 12,12′-decamethyl-5-carbahexacyclosiloxane

The crystal structures of two organosilicon compounds are studied by X-ray diffraction. Crystals of trans-2,8-dihydroxy-2,8-diphenyl-4,4′,6,6′,10,10′,12,12′-octamethylcyclohexasiloxane, C₂₀H₃₆O₈Si₆, (I) are triclinic; at 110 K, a = 11.476(1) Å, b = 12.106(1) Å, c = 13.636(1) Å, α = 94.337(1)°, β = 112.669(1)°, γ = 112.216(1)°, space group $P\bar 1$ , Z = 2, and R = 0.057 for 5069 reflections with F > 4σ(F). Crystals of trans-2,8-dihydroxy-2,4,4′,6,6′,8,10,10′,12,12′-decamethyl-5-carbahexacyclosiloxane, C₁₁H₃₄O₇ Si₆, (II) are tetragonal; at 293 K, a = b = 15.487(3) Å, c = 11.364(3) Å, space group P4₂/n, Z = 4, and R = 0.055 for 955 reflections with F > 4σ (F). It is found that the structure of compound I, in which the substituents at the Si(1) atom differ in volume and inductive effect, contains two crystallographically independent molecules with different conformations of the hexasiloxane ring. In structure II, the oxygen atom and the methylene group are statistically disordered as a result of the location of the molecule at the center of symmetry. Although the SiCSi angle [122.1(1)°] differs noticeably from the tetrahedral angle, its value is characteristic of cyclohexasiloxanes and is not related to the disorder.     

Reaction of CpRu(PPh3)2Cl with six-member cyclothioethers. Structures of the [CpRu(PPh3) x L]Y complexes (L = pentamethylene sulfide, x = 2, Y = BF4 −; L = 1,3-dithiane; 1,3,5-trithiane, x = 2, Y = CF3SO3 −; L = 1,4-dithiane, x = 1, Y = BF4 −)

The synthesis of a series of ruthenium complexes with cyclothioether ligands is reported. The compounds were characterized by X-ray diffraction techniques. The molecular structures of [CpRu(PPh₃)₂(pms)]BF₄ (1), [CpRu(PPh₃)₂(1,3-dithiane)]OTfl (2), [CpRu(PPh₃)₂(1,3,5-trithiane)]OTfl (3), and [CpRu(PPh₃)(1,4-dithiane)]BF₄ (4) show chelation occurs only when the sulfur atoms are separated by at least two C atoms, creating a ligand bite size large enough to chelate. Cell parameters: 1, space group P2₁/c, a = 14.601(4), b = 19.102(10), c = 14.751(7) Å, β = 98.28(3)^○; 2, space group P2₁/c, a = 12.859(7), b = 15.576(3), c = 22.126(11) Å, β = 102.22(4)^○; 3, space group P2₁/c, a = 12.7320(20), b = 15.571(5), c = 22.287(4) Å, β = 101.812(14)^○; 4, space group Pbca, a = 11.2010(10), b = 16.321(7), c = 28.966(4) Å. Compounds 2 and 3 are X-ray isomorphous. The Ru–S bond lengths range from 2.341(3), 2.365(3) Å in compound 4 to 2.382(4) Å in compound 2. Upon chelation (compound 4), with subsequent loss of PPh₃, the Ru–P bond shortens to 2.327(3) Å. This may be due to reduced steric hindrance about the Ru atom. No evidence for C–S bond lengthening is observed.     

X-ray diffraction study of 2,2′,4,4′,6,8,8′,10,10′,12-decamethylbicyclo[5.5.1]hexasiloxane and 2,2′,4,4′,6,8,8′,10,10′,12-decamethylbicyclo[5.5.1]-9-carbahexasiloxane

The crystal structures of two organosilicon compounds are studied by X-ray diffraction at 200 K. Crystals of 2,2′,4,4′,6,8,8′,10,10′,12-decamethylbicyclo[5.5.1]hexasiloxane (C₁₀H₃₀O₇Si₆) are monoclinic, a = 12.260(1) Å, b = 11.716(1) Å, c = 32.169(2) Å, β = 92.802(2)°, space group C2/c, Z = 8, wR2 = 0.132, and R1 = 0.053 for 3989 reflections with F > 4σ(F). Crystals of 2,2′,4,4′,6,8,8′,10,10′, 12-decamethylbicyclo[5.5.1]-9-carbahexasiloxane (C₁₁H₃₂O₆Si₆) are triclinic, a = 10.709(1) Å, b = 11.046(1) Å, c = 12.111(1) Å, α = 117.059(1)°, β = 95.566(1)°, γ = 108.088(1)°, space group $P\bar 1$ , Z = 2, wR2 = 0.115, and R1 = 0.048 for 3948 reflections with F > 4σ(F). It is found that the substitution of the methylene group for the oxygen atom is accompanied by a minor conformational change in the bicyclic fragment and the SiCSi angle changes from the tetrahedral angle to 121.0(1)°. The high variability of the SiOSi bond angles is confirmed.