The crystal structure of Thorium(IV)tetrakis(trifluoroacetylacetonate)

The crystal structure of the compound thorium(IV)tetrakis(trifluoro-acetylacetonate) was determined by means of a threedimensional X-ray analysis. The space group is C2/c and the cell dimensions are a = 25,05 Å, b = 6.43 Å, c = 21.3 Å, β = 125.4°, with Z = 4. The thorium atom is coordinated by 8 oxygen atoms in the form of an 1111 (D₄–422) antiprism. The mean of the Th–O distances is 2.39 Å with a standard deviation ± 0.04 Å. The trifluoroacetylacetonate rings are approximately planar, except for the CH₃ and CF₃ groups which show significant deviations. The Th–O bonds form angles of approximately 72° and 50° with the theoretical 8 -axis of the antiprism. The structure is stabilized by VAN DER WAALS contacts between neighbouring molecules. The refinement of the atomic positions, the anisotropic temperature parameter of thorium and isotropic temperature parameters of all the other atoms by the least squares method, has given a reliability index of 0.148.     

The reactions of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)platinum and -palladium with selenium: X-Ray crystal structure of [Pt(Se2CH2)(PPh3)2]

Treatment of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)platinum with elemental selenium (red or vitreous) in toluene solution under reflux yields an insoluble solid. This dissolves in dichloromethane with reaction, eventually to form a 1 : 1 mixture of [PtCl₂(PPh₃)₂] and the new compound [Pt(Se₂CH₂)(PPh₃)₂], which has been characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. Under the same conditions, tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)-palladium yields only decomposition products. © John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Zur solvensfreien Darstellung von Tetramethylammoniumsalzen: Synthese und Charakterisierung von [N(CH3)4]2[C2O4], [N(CH3)4][CO3(CH3)], [N(CH3)4][NO2], [N(CH3)4][CO2H] und [N(CH3)4][O2C(CH2)2CO2(CH3)]

Solvent-free Synthesis of Tetramethylammonium Salts: Synthesis and Characterization of [N(CH₃)₄]₂[C₂O₄], [N(CH₃)₄][CO₃CH₃], [N(CH₃)₄][NO₂], [N(CH₃)₄][CO₂H], and [N(CH₃)₄][O₂C(CH₂)₂CO₂CH₃] A general procedure to synthesize tetramethylammonium salts is presented. Several tetramethylammonium salts were prepared in a crystalline state by solvent-free reaction of trimethylamine and different methyl compounds at mild conditions: [N(CH₃)₄]₂[C₂O₄] (cubic; a = 1 114.8(3) pm), [N(CH₃)₄][CO₃CH₃] (P2₁/n; a = 813.64(3), b = 953.36(3), c = 1 131.3(4) pm, β = 90.03(1)°), [N(CH₃)₄][NO₂] (Pmmn; a = 821.2(4), b = 746.5(3), c = 551.5(2) pm), [N(CH₃)₄][CO₂H] (Pmmn; a = 792.8(7), b = 791.7(3), c = 563.3(4) pm) and [N(CH₃)₄][O₂C(CH₂)₂CO₂CH₃] (P2₁; a = 731.1(2), b = 826.4(3), c = 1 025.2(3) pm, β = 110.1(1)°). The tetramethylammonium salts were characterized by IR-spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The crystal structures of the methylcarbonate and the nitrite are described.     

Structural study of iron carbonyl derivatives: IV. Synthesis and crystal and molecular structure of syn-[μ-(SCH3)Fe(CO)2P(CH3)3]2

Dimeric palladium(I) complexes of the type [μ-(η³-C₅H₅)-μ-XPd₂(PR₃)₂](X  Br, R  i-Pr, Ph, Cy; X  Cl, I, R  i-Pr) have been prepared by reduction of the complexes [(ν⁵-C₅H₅)(PR₃)PdX] with a variety of reducing agents (Mg,Na/Hg, LiAlH(t-BuO)₃, LiAlH₄, NaBH₄, n-BuMgBr). PMR and IR data and some properties of the new complexes are reported.     

Solution and solid-state study of heteroleptic Hg(II)-thiolates: crystal structures of [Hg4I4(SCH2CH2NH2)4] and [Hg4I8(SCH2CH2NH3)2]n.nH2O

Combination of 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride and HgI2 in water in the presence of a base yielded a cyclic molecular structure, [Hg4I4(SCH2CH2NH2)4] (1). For the same reaction in the absence of the base, a similar structure with protonated amines was expected; however, polymeric [Hg4I8(SCH2CH2NH3)2]n.nH2O2 was formed instead. The structures are quite variable despite similar reaction conditions. For instance, there is an additional Hg-N interaction in 1 due to the use of base. The environment around tetracoordinate Hg in 1 is comprised of S, N, and I atoms, with the ligand forming a five-membered chelate and the I atoms present alternate to each other. In the repeating unit of 2, three independent types of Hg atoms are observed, with HgSI3, HgS2I2, and HgI4 bonding environments that have both bridging and terminal I atoms. A simple mechanistic pathway for the formation of 1 and 2 is proposed that includes the presence of three- and four-coordinate Hg intermediates in the solution. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding involving N, I, and S in 1 and N, I, and O atoms in 2 create extended three-dimensional networks. The shortest Hg... Hg distances are found to be intrachain in the range 3.938-3.962 A and indicate no interaction between these atoms. The solution studies (UV-vis and NMR) along with solid-state (IR, Raman, and X-ray) studies for 1 and 2 confirm retention of the structural configuration in the solution. The thermal study of 2 indicates that degradation of the complex occurs in a single step, in contrast to 1, which takes a more complicated decomposition pathway.     

(C4H3SCH2NH3)2(CH3NH3)Pb2I7: non-centrosymmetrical crystal structure of a bilayer hybrid perovskite

The analysis of the crystal structure of (C4H3SCH2NH3)2(CH3NH3)Pb2I7, displaying a well-ordered acentric inorganic Pb2I7(3-) bilayer, is reported, and compared to the related monolayer hybrid perovskite.     

[VCl3(NPPh3)(OPPh3)], ein Phosphaniminato-Komplex von Vanadium(IV)

[VCl₃(NPPh₃)(OPPh₃)], a Phosphorane Iminato Complex of Vanadium(IV) The title compound has been prepared from vanadium tetrachloride and Me₃SiNPPh₃ in the presence of OPPh₃ in CCl₄ solution, forming orange-red, moisture sensitive crystals, which were characterized by an X-ray structure determination. Space group Cc, Z = 4, 2 560 observed unique reflections, R = 0.049. Lattice dimensions at 0°C: a = 1 018(1), b = 1 826(2), c = 1 859(2) pm, β = 93.65(9)° [VCl₃(NPPh₃)(OPPh₃)] forms monomeric molecules, in which the vanadium atom is coordinated in a distorted square pyramidal fashion with the (NPPh₃)^? ligand in apical position. The three chlorine atoms and the oxygen atom of the OPPh₃ molecule occupy the basal positions. The phosphorane iminato group V?N?PPh₃ is nearly linear (bond angle VNP 161.4°), the bond lengths VN (169 pm) and PN (162 pm) correspond with double bonds.     

The crystal structure of diμ3oxo-bis(μ-monochloroacetato-O,O′)bis(monochloroacetato)tetrakis[dimethyltin(IV)]

The crystal structure analysis of {[(CH₃)₂SnO₂CCH₂Cl]₂O}₂ is reported. The compound consists of dimeric units located on symmetry centers; the dimers are weakly bonded to form rows oriented in the a direction. The two tin atoms of the structural unit have different environments; but the coordination numbers cannot be assigned.     

Synthesis and properties of [Pt(4-CO2CH3-py)2(dmit)] and [Pt(4-NO2-py)2(mnt)]: Exploring tunable Pt dyes

Two [Pt(II)(substituted-pyridyl)₂(dithiolate)] dyes with the formulas [Pt(4-CO₂CH₃-py)₂(dmit)] and [Pt(4-NO₂-py)₂(mnt)] (where py = pyridyl, dmit = 1,3-dithiol-2-thione-4,5-dithiolate and mnt = maleonitriledithiolate) and their dichloride precursors [PtCl₂(4-R-py)₂] have been synthesized and compared to a previously-reported dye [Pt(4-CO₂CH₃-py)₂(mnt)]. Variation of either the pyridyl ligands or the ditholate ligand showed tuning of the electrochemical and spectroscopic characteristics of the dyes as evidenced by cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry, hybrid DFT calculations, UV/Vis spectroelectrochemistry and in situ EPR spectroelectrochemistry. The HOMO was shown to be mostly dithiolate based and the LUMO pyridyl based allowing absorption characteristics to be predictably tuned to longer wavelengths, which is important for optimization of such dyes in applications such as solar energy conversion.