1,3‐Bis[2‐(dimethylaminomethyl)phenyl]triselenide

The title compound, C₁₈H₂₄N₂Se₃, consists of discrete molecules; owing to the presence of strong intramolecular N...Se interactions [N...Se = 2.671 (4) and 2.873 (4) Å], the chalcogen Se atoms of the angular Se₃ chain exhibit different coordination geometries, i.e. the terminal Se atoms are tricoordinated and exhibit a T‐shaped environment of the CNSe₂ core [N...Se—Se = 173.73 (9) and 172.29 (9)°], while the central Se atom is dicoordinated to the other two Se atoms, with an Se—Se—Se angle of 108.32 (2)°.     

[Bis(tetrahydrofuran–O)–bis(1,3–dialkyl–2–diphenylphosphanyl–1,3–diazaallyl)calcium] – Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Calcium Bis[phospha(III)guanidinates] and Investigations of Catalytic Activity

The reaction of [(thf)₄Ca(PPh₂)₂] ( 1 ) with diisopropyl– and dicyclohexylcarbodiimides yields the phospha(III)guanidinates [(thf)₂Ca{RNC(PPh₂)NR}₂] with R = isopropyl ( 2 ) and cyclohexyl ( 3 ). The metathesis reaction of K{RNC(PPh₂)NR} with anhydrous CaI₂ also allows the synthesis of these phospha(III)guanidinate complexes 2 and 3 . For 2 a cis arrangement is observed whereas 3 crystallizes as trans isomer. The phospha(III)guanidinates act as bidentate chelate bases with an average Ca–N distance of 242.5 pm. The C–P bond length between the PPh₂ fragment and the 1,3–diazaallyl unit is with values above 190 pm very large. The complexes 2 and 3 show a moderate catalytic activity in hydrophosphanylation reactions of dialkylcarbodiimides with diphenylphosphane.     

Regioselective [3+3] Cyclization of 1,3‐Bis(silyloxy)buta‐1,3‐dienes with 1,1,1‐Trifluoro‐4‐(silyloxy)alk‐3‐en‐2‐ones: New and Convenient Synthesis of Functionalized 5‐Alkyl‐3‐(trifluoromethyl)phenols

Functionalized 5‐alkyl‐3‐(trifluoromethyl)phenols were prepared by formal [3+3] cyclization of 1,3‐bis(silyloxy)buta‐1,3‐dienes with 1,1,1‐trifluoro‐4‐(silyloxy)alk‐3‐en‐2‐ones derived from 1,1,1‐trifluoroalkane‐2,4‐diones. The latter were prepared by condensation of the dianion of 1,1,1‐trifluoropentane‐2,4‐dione with alkyl halides.     

Strukturen von Bis(trifluormethyl)halogeno‐ und ‐thiocyanato‐mercuraten, [Hg(CF3)2X]— (X = Br,I, SCN), und ein Vergleich der Strukturparameter der CF3‐Gruppen

Structures of Bis(trifluoromethyl)halogeno and thiocyanato Mercurates, [Hg(CF₃)₂X]^— (X = Br, I, SCN), and a Comparison of the Structural Parameters of the CF₃ Groups [(18‐C‐6)K]₂[Hg(CF₃)₂SCN]₂ (1) and [P(CH₃)(C₆H₅)₃]₂[Hg(CF₃)₂X]₂ (X = Br (2) , I (3) ) are prepared and their crystal structures are determined. [(18‐C‐6)K]₂[Hg(CF₃)₂SCN]₂ (1) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with Z = 2, [P(CH₃)(C₆H₅)₃]₂[Hg(CF₃)₂Br]₂ (2) in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with Z = 2 and [P(CH₃)(C₆H₅)₃]₂[Hg(CF₃)₂I]₂ (3) in the triclinic space group P1¯ with Z = 1. In the solid state the three compounds form dimeric anions with planar Hg₂X₂ rings. The structural parameters of the Hg(CF₃)₂ units in the till now known bis(trifluoromethyl)halogeno mercurates are compared. In all compounds one nearly symmetric and one distorted CF₃ group exist. The largest differences of the C—F bond lengths is found for [(18‐C‐6)K][Hg(CF₃)₂I]. This can be regarded as the experimental evidence for the properties of trifluoromethyl mercury compounds to act as excellent difluorocarbene sources in the presence of alkali iodides.     

Bis[4‐(salicylideneamino)phenyl]methane

The crystal structure of the title Schiff base {systematic name: 2,2′‐[methyl­ene­di‐p‐phenyl­ene­bis(nitrilo­methyl­idyne)]­diphenol}, C₂₇H₂₂N₂O₂, consists of intra­molecularly hydro­gen‐bonded mol­ecules inter­linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds [C⋯O = 3.426 (2) Å and C—H⋯O = 152.7 (17)°]. The mol­ecule is in the enol form and is located on a twofold axis. The central methane C atom of the diphenyl­methane motif is displaced from the aromatic ring planes. This effect is compared with previous results, which display an inverse correlation between the out‐of‐plane displacement and the C—C—C angle around the central methane C atom. In the title compound, the displacement is 0.124 (2) Å and the C—C—C angle is 110.18 (19)°.     

1,3‐Bis(2,4‐dibromophenyl)triazene

The crystal structure of the title compound, C₁₂H₇Br₄N₃, shows that the stereochemistry about the N=N double bond of the N=N—N(H) moiety is trans. The whole mol­ecule deviates slightly from planarity (r.m.s. deviation 0.164 Å). While one of the aryl substituents is almost coplanar with the triazene chain, weak intermolecular Br?C contacts cause the second aryl substituent to deviate by an angle of 9.1 (8)° from the plane defined by the N=N—N group. Weak intermolecular N—H?Br interactions between mol­ecules related by the diagonal glide plane give rise to chains, which are stacked along the [100] crystallographic direction. An unequal distribution of double‐bond character between the N atoms suggests a delocalization of π electrons over the diazo­amino group and the adjacent aryl groups.     

Similarities and differences between bis[2‐(bromomethyl)phenyl] diselenide,bis[2‐(chloromethyl)phenyl] diselenide and bis[2‐(hydroxymethyl)phenyl] diselenide

The title compounds, C₁₄H₁₂Br₂Se₂, (I), C₁₄H₁₂Cl₂Se₂, (II), and C₁₄H₁₄O₂Se₂, (III), feature a diselenide bridge between two o‐benzyl bromide [in (I)], two o‐benzyl chloride [in (II)] or two o‐benzyl alcohol units [in (III)]. In the molecular structure of (I) and in both independent molecules of (II), close contacts are observed between the halogen centres and the diselenide unit. In the case of modification (IIIa), strong hydrogen bonds between the –OH groups dominate, whereas the molecular structures of modification (IIIb) and bis{2‐[(dimethylamino)methyl]phenyl} diselenide, C₁₈H₂₄N₂Se₂, (IV), are comparable with those of (I) and (II). A correlation between the strength of the contacts and the angle between the benzene planes and the Se—Se units is found.     

Hydrogen bis[tris(4‐fluorophenyl)phosphane oxide] triiodide

In the title compound, C₃₆H₂₅F₆O₂P₂⁺·I₃⁻, hydrogen‐bonded [{(p‐FC₆H₄)₃PO}₂H]⁺ dimers assemble along the crystallographic c axis to form channels that house extended chains of triiodide anions. Although the I—I bond lengths of 2.9452 (14) and 2.9023 (15) Å are typical, the inter‐ion I...I distance of 3.5774 (10) Å is unusually short. A posteriori modelling of nonmerohedral twinning about (100) has been only partially successful, achieving a reduction in the maximum residual electron density from 5.28 to 3.24 e Å⁻³. The inclusion of two low‐occupancy I‐atom sites (total 1.7%), which can be interpreted as translational disorder of the triiodide anions along the channels, reduced the maximum residual electron density to 2.03 e Å⁻³. The minor fractional contribution volume of the nonmerohedral twin domains refined to 0.24 and simultaneous refinement of the inversion twin domains showed the crystal to be a 0.5:0.5 inversion twin.     

1,3‐Bis(4‐nitro­phenyl)­triazene

The structure of the title compound, C₁₂H₉N₅O₄, reveals an almost planar mol­ecule (r.m.s. deviation = 0.061 Å), in which the interplanar angle between the phenyl rings is 5.7 (1)° and the largest interplanar angle is that between the phenyl ring and the nitro group of one of the 4‐nitro­phenyl substituents [8.8 (3)°]. The observed mol­ecular conformation suggests a delocalization of π‐electrons extended over the diazo­amine group and the terminal aryl substituents. Intermolecular N—H⃛O interactions between the twofold screw‐related mol­ecules give rise to helical chains along the [010] direction. Intermolecular C—H⃛O interactions then generate sheets of mol­ecules in the (10) plane, and these sheets are held together by N⃛C and O⃛O π–π interactions.     

Iodide‐Selective Electrodes Based on Bis[N(2‐methyl‐phenyl) 4‐Nitro‐thiobenzamidato]mercury(II) and Bis[N‐phenyl 3,5‐Dinitro‐thiobenzamidato]mercury(II) Carriers

Highly selective poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) membrane electrodes based on recently synthesized mercury complexes including Hg(Nmpntb)₂ and Hg(Npdntb)₂ as new carriers for iodide‐selective electrodes by incorporating the membrane ingredients on the surface of graphite electrodes are reported. The effect of various parameters including the membrane composition, pH and possible interfering anions were investigated on the response properties of the electrodes. Both sensors exhibited Nernstian responses toward iodide over a wide concentration range of 7×10^?7 to 0.1 M and 1×10^?6 to 0.1 M, with slopes of 59.6±0.8 and 58.9±0.9 mV per decade of iodide concentration and detection limit of 3×10^?7 M and 7×10^?7 for Hg(Npdntb)₂ and Hg(Nmpntb)₂, respectively, over a wide pH range of 3–11. The sensors have response times of ≤5 s and can be used for at least 2 months without any considerable divergence in their potential response. The proposed electrodes show good ability to discriminate iodide over several inorganic and organic anions. The electrodes were successfully applied to direct determination of iodide in synthetic mixture, waste water and drinking water and as indicator electrodes in precipitation titrations.     

Synthesis of diethoxymethyl[m-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]silane and triethoxy[m-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]silane

Summary Diethoxymethy][m-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]silane and triethoxy[m-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]silane were synthesized.     

Bis[4‐(trimethylammonio)phenyl] disulfide diiodide acetone solvate

The title compound, C₁₈H₂₆N₂S₂²⁺·2I⁻·2C₃H₆O, is an intermediate in the design of the zwitterionic thiolate 4‐(trimethylammonio)benzenethiolate (Tab), in which a pair of aryl‐substituted S atoms are linked by a covalent bond. The central S—S bond length is 2.020 (3) Å and the C_ar—S—S—C_ar torsion angle is −84.1 (2)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by nonclassical hydrogen bonds which occur as intramolecular C—H...I interactions and intermolecular C—H...S and C—H...O contacts. In the crystal structure, both the dication and the two symmetrically independent iodide counter‐anions are located on twofold crystallographic axes, whereas the acetone solvent molecule occupies a general position.     

Platinum(II) and Palladium(II) Bis(chelate) Complexes Containing both Tri(1‐cyclohepta‐2, 4, 6‐trienyl)phosphane,P(C7H7)3, and Dichalcogenolato Ligands

Tri(1‐cyclohepta‐2, 4, 6‐trienyl)phosphane, P(C₇H₇)₃ ([P] when coordinated to a metal atom), was used to stabilize complexes of platinum(II) and palladium(II) with chelating dichalcogenolato ligands as [P]M(E∩E) [E = S, ∩ = CH₂CH₂, M = Pt ( 3a ); E = S, ∩ = 1, 2‐C₆H₄, M = Pt ( 5a ), Pd ( 6a ); E = S, ∩ = C(O)C(O), M = Pt ( 7a ), Pd ( 8a ); E = S, Se, ∩ = 1, 2‐C₂(B₁₀H₁₀), M = Pt ( 9a, 9b ), Pd ( 10a, 10b ); E = S, ∩ = Fe₂(CO)₆, M = Pt ( 11a ), Pd ( 12a )]. Starting materials in all reactions were [P]MCl₂ with M = Pt ( 1 ) and Pd ( 2 ). Attempts at the synthesis of [P]M(ER)₂ with non‐chelating chalcogenolato ligands were not successful. All new complexes were characterized by multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in solution (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, ⁷⁷Se and ¹⁹⁵Pt NMR), and the molecular structures of 5a and 12a were determined by X‐ray analysis. Both in the solid state and in solution the ligand [P] is linked to the metal atom by the P‐M bond and by η²‐C=C coordination of the central C=C bond of one of the C₇H₇ rings. In solution, intramolecular exchange between coordinated and non‐coordinated C₇H₇ rings is observed, the exchange process being markedly faster in the case of M = Pd than for M = Pt.     

Three p‐xylene‐solvated pseudopolymorphs of bis[1,3‐bis(pentafluorophenyl)propane‐1,3‐dionato]copper(II)

The Cu²⁺ ions in the title compounds, namely bis[1,3‐bis(pentafluorophenyl)propane‐1,3‐dionato‐κ²O,O′]copper(II) p‐xylene n‐solvate, [Cu(C₁₅HF₁₀O₂)₂]·nC₈H₁₀, with n = 1, (I), n = 2, (II), and n = 4, (III), are coordinated by two 1,3‐bis(pentafluorophenyl)propane‐1,3‐dionate ligands. The coordination complexes of (I) and (II) have crystallographic inversion symmetry at the Cu atom and the p‐xylene molecule in (I) also lies across an inversion centre. The p‐xylene molecules in (I) and (II) interact with the pentafluorophenyl groups of the complex via arene–perfluoroarene interactions. In the crystal of (III), two of the p‐xylene molecules interact with the pentafluorophenyl groups via arene–perfluoroarene interactions. The other two p‐xylene molecules are located on the CuO₄ coordination plane, forming a uniform cavity produced by metal...π interactions.     

1,3‐Bis[2‐(2‐hydroxybenzylideneamino)phenoxy]propane

The title compound {systematic name: 2,2′‐[1,3‐propanediyldioxydi‐o‐phenylenebis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenol}, C₂₉H₂₆N₂O₄, exists as the phenol–imine form in the crystal, and there are strong intramolecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, with O⋯N distances of 2.545 (2) and 2.579 (2) Å. The C=N imine bond distances are in the range 1.276 (2)–1.279 (2) Å and the C=N—C bond angles are in the range 123.05 (16)–124.64 (17)°. The configurations about the C=N bonds are anti (1E).     

[1,3‐Bis(2,6‐diisopropylphenyl)imidazol‐2‐ylidene]chloridogold(I)

The molecule of the title compound, [AuCl(C₂₇H₃₆N₂)], which belongs to a class of potentially catalytically active N‐heterocyclic carbene complexes, has crystallographic C₂ symmetry and approximate C_2v symmetry. The structure is isostructural with the Cu^I and Ag^I analogues. A previous report of the structure of the title compound as its toluene solvate [Fructos et al. (2005). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 44 , 5284–5288] has inaccurate geometry for the complex molecule as a consequence of probable incorrect refinement in the space group Cc, instead of C2/c [Marsh (2009). Acta Cryst. B 65 , 782–783]. The Au—C bond length of 1.998 (4) Å in the title compound is more consistent with the mean distance of 1.979 (14) Å found in 52 other reported [AuCl(carbene)] complexes than with the shorter distance of 1.942 (3) Å given for the refinement in the space group Cc for the toluene solvate and the value of 1.939 Å obtained from the recalculation of that structure in C2/c.     

Bis[4‐(3‐pyridylmethyl­eneamino)­phenyl]methane

In the title Schiff base compound, C₂₅H₂₀N₄, the two rigid parts adopt an angular conformation, thus making the compound a potential non‐linear ditopic ligand for the construction of interesting coordination polymers.