Nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes with chiral bis-α-thiooxime,the derivative of natural terpenoid (+)-3-carene: Synthesis and structures

Chiral bis-α-thiooxime (H₂L¹), the derivative of the natural monoterpenoid (+)-3-carene, was synthesized and used to prepare paramagnetic complexes of the composition M(H₂L¹)Cl₂ (M=Ni, Cu). The crystal structures of [Ni(H₂L¹)Cl₂] (I) and [Cu(H₂L¹)Cl₂] (II) were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Crystals I and II consist of mononuclear acentric molecules. The Ni²⁺ ion in a molecule of complex I coordinates two N atoms and two S atoms of a tetradentate chelating ligand (the H₂L¹ molecule) and two Cl atoms. The NiCl₂N₂S₂ coordination core forms octahedron compressed along the apical N atoms. In a molecule of complex II, the Cu²⁺ ion coordinates two S atoms and the N atom of a tridentate chelating H₂L¹ ligand and two Cl atoms. The CuCl₂NS₂ coordination core forms a trigonal bipyramid.     

Synthesis and structural characterisation of the palladium N-heterocyclic carbene cluster complexes [Pd3(μ-CO)3(NHC)3] and [Pd3(μ-SO2)3(NHC)3]

The reduction of trans-[Pd(NHC)₂Cl₂] (NHC = IMes, 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene; IⁱPr₂ = 1,3-bis-isopropylimidazol-2-ylidene) with potassium graphite under an atmosphere of CO affords the palladium NHC carbonyl clusters [Pd₃(μ-CO)₃(NHC)₃] (NHC = IMes, 1; IⁱPr₂, 3). Treatment of 1 with SO₂ at room temperature yields the bridging SO₂ complex [Pd₃(μ-SO₂)₃(IMes)₃] (4) in quantitative yield. Complexes 1, 3 and 4 have been structurally characterised by X-ray crystallography.     

Synthesis and characterization of palladium(II) complexes of thioureas. X-ray structures of [Pd( N , N ′-dimethylthiourea)4]Cl2?·?2H2O and [Pd(tetramethylthiourea)4]Cl2

Palladium(II) complexes of thiones having the general formula [Pd(L)₄]Cl₂, where L = thiourea (Tu), methylthiourea (Metu), N,N′-dimethylthiourea (Dmtu), and tetramethylthiourea (Tmtu) were prepared by reacting K₂[PdCl₄] with the corresponding thiones. The complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR spectroscopy, and two of these, [Pd(Dmtu)₄]Cl₂ · 2H₂O (1) and [Pd(Tmtu)₄]Cl₂ (2), by X-ray crystallography. An upfield shift in the >C=S resonance of thiones in ¹³C NMR and downfield shift in N–H resonance in ¹H NMR are consistent in showing sulfur coordination with palladium(II). The crystal structures of the complexes show a square-planar coordination environment around the Pd(II) ions with the average cis and trans S–Pd–S bond angles of 89.64° and 173.48°, respectively. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. An erratum to this article can be found at     

Crystal structure of solvate [Cd2L2Cl4]·CH2Cl2 (L = pyrazolylquinoline, the derivative of monoterpenoid (+)-3-carene) and photoluminescence of chiral complex CdLCl2

Using the single crystal X-ray diffraction data (150 K, Bruker X8 Apex CCD autodiffractometer, MoK α radiation), the crystal structure of the [Cd₂L₂Cl₄]·CH₂Cl₂ (L = pyrazolylquinoline, the derivative of monoterpenoid (+)-3-carene) compound is determined. Crystals are monoclinic, unit cell parameters are: a = 10.7005(4) ?, b = 16.8491(4) ?, c = 11.9658(4) ?, β = 93.308(1)°, P2₁ space group. The structure is formed from discrete acentric molecules of a binuclear [Cd₂L₂Cl₄] complex and uncoordinated CH₂Cl₂ molecules. The Cd²⁺ ions coordinate N atoms of bidentate chelating ligands L, which leads to the closure of two five-membered chelate CdN₃C rings. The coordination sphere of Cd atoms also includes three Cl atoms (two bridging and one terminal), consequently, two CdCl₃N₂ coordination sites and a Cd₂Cl₂ metal ring are formed. The Cl₃N₂ polyhedra have the form of distorted tetragonal pyramids. The CH₂Cl₂ molecules located in the channels formed by the complexes are linked with them by weak H-bonds. The excitation spectra of L and the CdLCl₂ compound contain bands with λ_max of 352 nm and 360 nm respectively. At 300 K and λ_excit 350 nm, in the photoluminescence spectrum of L a rather intense broad split band with λ_max 372 nm and 386 nm is observed. The photoluminescence spectrum of the CdLCl₂ compound contains a broad band with λ_max 418 nm. The photoluminescence intensity of this compound is significantly lower than that of L.     

Synthesis and structures of nine-coordinate K[SmIII (Edta)(H2O)3] · 2H2O and Ten-Coordinate K2[SmIII(Pdta)(H2O)2]2 · 4.5H2O complexes

The title complexes, K[Sm^III(Edta)(H₂O)₃] · 2H₂O(I)(H₄Edta = ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) and K₂[Sm^III(Pdta)(H₂O)₂]₂ · 4.5H₂O (II) (H₄Pdta = propylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), were prepared and their compositions and structures were determined by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques, respectively. Complex I has a mononuclear structure, and the Sm³⁺ ion is nine-coordinated by an Edta ligand and three water molecules, yielding a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system with space group Fdd2. The crystal data are as follows: a = 19.84(5), b = 35.58(9), c = 12.15(3) ?, V = 8580(38) ?³, Z = 16, ρ _c = 1.925 g/cm³, μ = 3.010 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 4976, R = 0.0252, and wR = 0.0560 for 3510 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). Complex II has a binuclear structure and the Sm³⁺ ion is ten-coordinated by a Pdta ligand, two oxygen atoms from a carboxylic group of adjacent Pdta ligand and two water molecules, yielding a distorted bicapped square antiprismatic prism. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system with space group P $ \bar 1 $ \bar 1 . The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.9523(15), b = 10.7106(15), c = 11.6900(19) ?, α = 80.613(5)°, β = 80.397(5)°, γ = 76.530(4)°, V = 1065.7(3) ?³, Z = 1, ρc = 1.970 g/cm³, μ = 2.532 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 1620, R = 0.0332 and wR = 0.0924 for 5390 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I).     

Chlorine oxidation of coordinated ethylenediamine in triamineplatinum(IV) complex [PtEnPyCl3]Cl. Molecular structure of [PtPy(NH2-CH2-C≡N)Cl4] and [PtPy(NCl-(CH2)2-NH2)Cl3] crystals

The reaction of chlorine with triamine [PtEnPyCl₃]Cl in aqueous solution yields an insoluble powdered product, which is a mixture of compounds. Extraction with acetonitrile isolates a number of complexes: a glassy polymeric product (I), which contains a C=O group, an amino group, and pyridine; [PtPy(NH₂CH₂CN)Cl₄] (II) as the major product (ethylenediamine converts to aminoacetonitrile as a result of oxidative dehydrogenation); and the aminochloro complex [PtPy(NClCH₂CH₂NH₂)Cl₃] (III) in a minor amount. The IR spectra of the products were studied. X-ray structure analysis was carried out for complexes II and III. Compound II: orthorhombic space group Pbcm, a = 10.925(2) ?, b = 11.413(2) ?, c = 9.979(2) ?, V = 1244.3(4) ?³, Z = 8, R _hk1 = 0.033. The aminoacetonitrile molecule is coordinated to the platinum atom via the amino nitrogen atom in the trans position to pyridine; C≡N 1.07(2) ?, angle C-C≡N 178(1)°. Compound III: space group P2₁/n, a = 7.3016(8) ?, b = 7.8879(9) ?, c = 22.336(2) ?, β = 96.107(2)°, V = 1279.1(2) ?³, Z = 4, R _hk1 = 0.0808, N-Cl = 1.77(2) ?. Original Russian Text ? I.B. Baranovskii, M.D. Surazhskaya, G.G. Aleksandrov, M.A. Golubnichaya, 2008, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 7, pp. 1136–1141.     

Syntheses of the eight-coordinate NH4[ErIII(Cydta)(H2O)2] · 4.5H2O and (NH4)2[Er 2III (Pdta)2(H2O)2] · 2H2O complexes and their structural investigation

In this work, the title complexes, NH₄[Er^III(Cydta)(H₂O)₂] · 4.5H₂O (I) (H₄Cydta = trans-1,2-cyclo-hexanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) and (NH₄)₂[Er₂^III(Pdta)₂(H₂O)₂] · 2H₂O (II) (H₄Pdta= propylene-diamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), were prepared, respectively, and their composition and structures were determined by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. Complex I selects a mononu-clear structure with pseudosquare antiprismatic geometry crystallized in the triclinic crystal system with space group $ P\bar 1 $ P\bar 1 and the central Er³⁺ ion is eight-coordinated by the hexadentate Cydta ligand and two water molecules. The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.568(3), b = 10.024(3), c = 14.377(4) ?, α = 88.404(4)°, β = 75.411(4)°, γ = 88.332(4)°, V = 1194.2(6) ?³, Z = 1, ρ _c = 1.793 g/cm³, μ = 3.586 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 648, R = 0.0257, and wR = 0.0667 for 4169 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). Complex II is eight-coordinated as well, which selects a binuclear structure with two pseudosquare antiprismatic geometry and crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group P2₁/n. The central Er³⁺ ion is coordinated by two nitrogens and four oxygens from one hexadentate Pdta ligand. Besides, two oxygens come from one carboxylic group of the neighboring Pdta ligand and one water molecule, respectively. The crystal data are as follows: a = 12.7576(8), b = 9.3151(6), c = 14.3278(9) ?, β = 96.1380(10)°, V = 1692.93(19) ?³, Z = 4, ρ _c = 2.054 g/cm³, μ = 5.015 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 1028, R= 0.0228, and wR = 0.0534 for 2984 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I).     

Effect of high external pressures on the vibrational spectra of Zeise’s complexes, K[Pt(η-C2H4)Cl3] and [Pt(η-C2H4)Cl2]2

The pressure dependences (dν/dP) of the main IR and Raman bands of Zeise’s complexes, K[Pt(η²-C₂H₄)Cl₃] and [Pt(η²-C₂H₄)Cl₂]₂, have been determined for the first time for selected pressures up to ∼33 kbar with the aid of diamond-anvil cells. Neither complex undergoes a pressure-induced structural change throughout the pressure range investigated. The dν/dP values range from −0.13 to 0.79 cm⁻¹ kbar⁻¹. The negative values have proved particularly informative in identifying the location of the CC stretching modes of the Pt-ethylene groups, a topic of considerable disagreement in the literature.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of [Na2(μ-H2O)(H2O)CB[5]]Cl2 · 6H2O, [Na3(μ-H2O)4(H2O)4(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl3 · 8H2O, and [Rb2(μ-H2O)2(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl · 8H2O

The chain coordination polymers [Na₂(μ-H₂O)(H₂O)CB[5]]Cl₂ · 6H₂O (I), [Na₃(μ-H₂O)₄(H₂O)₄(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl₃ · 8H₂O (II), and [Rb₂(μ-H₂O)₂(CNPy@CB[6])]Cl₂ · 8H₂O (III) were prepared by heating (110°C) of a mixture of sodium or rubidium chloride, cucurbit[n]uril (CB[n], where n = 5, 6), 4-cyanopyridine, and water. According to X-ray diffraction data, binding of polynuclear cations with CB[n] in I–III occurs through coordination of the oxygen atoms of the cucurbit[n]uril portals to alkali metal atoms. Complexes I–III of the above composition isolated to the solid phase as supramolecular compounds with CB[n] were structurally characterized for the first time.     

Synthesis and structures of nine-coordinate K[Dy(Edta)(H2O)3] · 3.5H2O, (NH4)3 [Dy(Ttha)] · 5H2O, and eight-coordinate NH4[Dy(Cydta)(H2O)2] · 4.5H2O complexes

The title complexes, K[Dy(Edta)(H₂O)₃] · 3.5 H₂O (I) (H₄Edta = ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), (NH₄)₃[Dy(Ttha)] · 5H₂O (II) (H₆Ttha = triethylenetetramine-N, N,N′,N″,N‴,N‴-hexaacetic acid), and NH₄[Dy(Cydta)(H₂O)₂] · 4.5H₂O (III) (H₄Cydta = trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), were prepared, and their compositions and structures were determined by elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques, respectively. In complex I, the Dy³⁺ ion is nine-coordinated by an Edta ligand and three water molecules, yielding a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system with space group Fdd2. The crystal data are as follows: a = 19.751(7), b = 35.573(12), c = 12.227(4) ?, V = 8591(5) ?³, Z = 16, space group Fdd2 ρ_c = 1.877 g/cm³, μ = 3.742 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 4800, R = 0.0259, and wR = 0.0616 for 3218 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). For complex II, the Dy³⁺ ion is nine-coordinated by a Ttha ligand, yielding a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group P2₁/c. In addition, there is a free non-coordinate carboxyl group (-CH₂COO⁻) in the [Dy(Ttha)]³⁻ complex anion. The crystal data are as follows: a = 10.353(3), b = 12.746(4), c = 23.141(7) ?, β = 91.005(5)°, V = 3053.2(15) ?³, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c ρ_c = 1.730 g/cm³, μ = 2.532 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 1620, R = 0.0332 and wR = 0.0924 for 5390 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). For complex III, the Dy³⁺ ion is eight-coordinated by a ligand Cydta and two water molecules, yielding a distorted square antiprismatic conformation, and the complex crystallizes in the triclinic system with space group P . The crystal data are as follows: a = 8.604(3), b = 10.012(4), c = 14.369(6) ?, α = 88.330(6)°, β = 75.363(6)°, γ = 88.285(6)°, space group P V = 1196.9(8) ?³, Z = 2, ρ_c = 1.776 g/cm³, μ = 3.194 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 644, R = 0.0445 and wR = 0.1041 for 3931 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). The article is published in the original.     

Synthesis, structure, and thermal decomposition of [H2(4,4′-Bipy)][In(H2O)2(NCS)4]2 and [HUr]2[In(H2O)(NCS)5] · 2H2O

The reaction of indium thiocyanate with bipyridine (4,4-Bipy) and urotropine (Ur) gave [H₂(4,4′-Bipy)][In(H₂O)₂(NCS)₄]₂ (I) and [HUr]₂[In(H₂O)(NCS)₅] · 2H₂O (II), which were identified using elemental analysis, IR spectra, and thermogravimetric analysis. The thermal decomposition of compound I and II ends at 650 and 640°C, respectively, and gives In₂O₃. X-Ray diffraction analysis of compound I showed that complex anions in the crystal form chains through O-H…S hydrogen bonds. The anion chains form a close packing of columns with bipyridine cations located in the voids. Original Russian Text ? S.P. Petrosyants, A.B. Ilyukhin, V.A. Ketsko, 2008, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 951–955.     

Crystal structure of K2[Mo3(PdPPh3)S4(C2O4)3(H2O)3]·0.5H2O

By the reaction of [Mo₃S₄(C₂O₄)₃(H₂O)₃]²⁻ with PdCl₂ and NH₄H₂PO₂ as a reducing agent, followed by the addition of PPh₃, a new oxalate cuboidal cluster complex [Mo₃(PdPPh₃)S₄(C₂O₄)₃(H₂O)₃]²⁻ is obtained. It was isolated and structurally characterized as K₂[Mo₃(PdPPh₃)S₄(C₂O₄)₃(H₂O)₃]·0.5H₂O. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2008 by A. L. Gushchin, M. N. Sokolov, D. Yu. Naumov, and V. P. Fedin __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 775–778, May–June, 2008.     

Crystal structures of seven-coordinate (NH4)2[MnII(edta)(H2O)]·3H2O, (NH4)2[MnII(cydta)(H2O)]·4H2O and K2[MNII(hdtpa)]·3.5H2O complexes

The title compounds, (NH₄)₂[Mn^II(edta)(H₂O)]·3H₂O (H₄edta = ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), (NH₄)₂[Mn^II(cydta)(H₂O)]·4H₂O (H₄cydta = trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid) and K₂[Mn^II(Hdtpa)]·3.5H₂O (H₅dtpa = diethylenetriamine-N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentaacetic acid), were prepared; their compositions and structures were determined by elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique. In these three complexes, the Mn²⁺ ions are all seven-coordinated and have a pseudomonocapped trigonal prismatic configuration. All the three complexes crystallize in triclinic system in P-1 space group. Crystal data: (NH₄)₂[Mn^II(edta)(H₂O)]·3H₂O complex, a = 8.774(3) ?, b = 9.007(3) ?, c = 13.483(4) ?, α = 80.095(4)°, β = 80.708(4)°, γ = 68.770(4)°, V = 972.6(5) ?³, Z = 2, D _c = 1.541 g/cm³, μ = 0.745 mm⁻¹, R = 0.033 and wR = 0.099 for 3406 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I); (NH₄)₂[Mn^II(cydta)(H₂O)]·4H₂O complex, a = 8.9720(18) ?, b = 9.4380(19) ?, c = 14.931(3) ?, α = 76.99(3)°, β = 83.27(3)°, γ = 75.62(3)°, V = 1190.8(4)?³, Z = 2, D _c = 1.426 g/cm³, μ = 0.625 mm⁻¹, R = 0.061 and wR = 0.197 for 3240 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I); K₂[Mn^II(Hdtpa)]·3.5H₂O complex, a = 8.672(3) ?, b = 9.059(3) ?, c = 15.074(6) ?, α = 95.813(6)°, β = 96.665(6)°, γ = 99.212(6)°, V = 1152.4(7) ?³, Z = 2, D _c = 1.687 g/cm³, μ = 1.006 mm⁻¹, R = 0.037 and wR = 0.090 for 4654 observed reflections with I ≥ 2σ(I). Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2008 by X. F. Wang, J. Gao, J. Wang, Zh. H. Zhang, Y. F. Wang, L. J. Chen, W. Sun, and X. D. Zhang The text was submitted by the authors in English. Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 753–759, July–August, 2008.     

Molecular and crystal structures of [FeCl(HMPA)3(H2O)2]2+(FeCl4) 2? · 3HMPA

IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction study are carried out for compound, C₃₆H₁₁₂Cl₉Fe₃N₁₈O₈P₆(I). It crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P2₁2₁2₁ with a = 14.2992(3), b = 21.4351(4), c = 25.5407(5) ?, V = 7828.3(3) ?³, ρ_calcd = 1.553 g/cm³, Z = 4. The FeCl fragment is coordinated with chlorine atom of two water molecules and three HMPA molecules to form a cation, with a distorted octahedral coordinate geometry. In the crystal I, the cation is linked with HMPA by the O-H…O hydrogen bond. The chiral crystal is formed through self-assembly even from achiral molecules.     

Synthesis and structure of [Ni(dien)2]3[W4S4(CN)2]·20H2O and [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]2[W4S4(CN)12]·8H2O

[Ni(dien)₂]₃[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·20H₂O and [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]₂[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·8H₂O were obtained by evaporating water-ammonia solutions containing K₆[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·2H₂O·2CH₃OH, diethylene triamine, and NiCl₂·6H₂O or CuCl₂·6H₂O. The crystals of the complex compounds were obtained within 3 days. The complex compounds were characterized by IR spectroscopy and by XRD and elemental analysis. XRD data for the complex [Ni(dien)₂]₃[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·20H₂O are: triclinic system, , a = 14.671(2) Å, b = 16.448(3) Å, c = 19.814(3) Å, α = 67.841(3)°, β = 68.996(3)°, γ = 67.527(3)°, V = 3961.6(11) ų, Z = 2; for the complex [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]₂[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·8H₂O: monoclinic system, C2/c, a = 37.4290(1) Å, b = 17.7370(1) Å, c = 25.7370(2) Å, β = 105.3840(2)°, V = 16474.02(16) ų, Z = 12. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2005 by I. V. Kalinina, D. G. Samsonenko, Z. A. Starikova, A. A. Korlyukov, J. Lipkowski, V. P. Fedin, and M. Yu. Antipin __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 139–148, January–February, 2005.     

Synthesis and structure of gold and copper complexes: [Ph3PhCH2P]+[AuCl4]?, [NH(C2H4OH)3]+[AuCl4]? · H2O, and [Ph3EtP] 2+ [Cu2Cl6]2?

Triphenylbenzylphosphonium tetrachloroaurate (I) and triethanolammonium tetrachloroaurate hydrate (II) were prepared by reacting tetrachloroauric acid in acetone with triphenylbenzylphosphonium and triethanolammonium, respectively. Triphenylethylphosphonium hexachlorodicuprate (III) was synthesized from triphenylethylphosphonium chloride and copper chloride in acetone. The crystal structures of complexes I to III were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The phosphorus atoms in complex I have a nearly undistorted tetrahedral coordination (CPC, 108.3°–110.6°; P-C, 1.788–1.793 ?). The coordination of nitrogen atoms in the cations of complex II is a distorted tetrahedron (CNC, 111.7°–112.4°). The square coordination of aurum in I and II is only slightly distorted: the ClAuCl angles are 89.6°–90.3° (I) and 89.5°–90.6° (II) and the Au-Cl distances are 2.256–2.278 ? I) and 2.280–2.285 ? (II). The phosphorus atoms in complex III are tetracoordinated (CPC, 106.34°–111.73°; P-C, 1.790–1.795 ?). The copper atoms in III have a distorted tetrahedral coordination (ClCuCl, 98.48°–144.85°; Cu-Cl, 2.1999–2.3263 ?). The central fragment Cu₂Cl₂ in the anion of complex III is bent relative to the Cu₂ axis (the chlorine atom deviates from the Cu₂Cl plane by 0.27 ?).     

Crystal structure of [Pd(NH3)4]3[Ir(NO2)6]2·H2O

A single crystal of [Pd(NH₃)₄]₃[Ir(NO₂)₆]₂·H₂O double complex salt is studied by X-ray diffraction. Crystallographic characteristics are as follows: a = 21.0335(5) ?, b = 8.0592(2) ?, c = 21.3452(5) ?, β = 91.254(1)°, V = 3617.43(15) ?³, P2₁/c space group, Z = 4, d _x = 2.714 g/cm³. Single-layer pseudohexagonal packing of complex anions is determined along the [−1 0 1] direction in the structure. Complex cations and crystallization water molecules are located between the mentioned layers.     

Synthesis and structure of cobalt complexes [Ph3(n-Pr)P 2+ [CoI4]2? and [Ph3(n-Am)P 2+ [CoI4]2?

Complexes Ph₃(n-Pr)P₂⁺[CoI₄]²⁻ (I) and [Ph₃(n-Am)P]₂⁺ [CoI₄]²⁻ (II) were synthesized by reactions of triphenyl(alkyl)phosphonium iodide with cobalt(II) iodide in acetone. According to the X-ray diffraction data, complexes I and II consist of tetrahedral triphenyl(alkyl)phosphonium cations (for I, P-C is 1.787(4)–1.804(4) ? and CPC is 106.73(18)°–111.4(18)°; for II P-C is 1.786(6)–1.802(6) ? and CPC is 107.6(3)°–111.7(3)°) and [CoI₄]²⁻ anions (Co-I 2.5923(6)–2.6189(6) ?, ICoI 101.86(2)°–113.25(2)° for I; Co-I 2.5899(9)–2.6171(9) 107.01(3)°–110.47(3)° for II).     

Synthesis and photoluminescence of Zinc(II) complexes with tetrafluoroterephthalic acid (H2L). Crystal structure of coordination polymer [Zn(H2O)4(L) · 4H2O]n

Complexes Zn(H₂O)₄(L) (I) and Zn(H₂O)(L) (II) (H₂L = p-HOOCC₆F₄COOH) are synthesized. Single crystals of compound [Zn(H₂O)₄(L) · 4H₂O] _n (III) are grown. According to the X-ray diffraction data, the crystal structure of compound III is built of zigzag chains of coordination polymer Zn(H₂O)₄(L) and molecules of water of crystallization. The chain contains ions Zn²⁺, whose octahedral coordination sphere includes the O atoms of four water molecules and two O atoms of the deprotonated carboxyl groups. The chains in structure III are joined by a system of hydrogen bonds of coordinated water molecules and molecules of water of crystallization. The photoluminescence spectrum of H₂L exhibits the band with λ_max = 368 nm. The spectra of compounds III, I, and II contain bands at 322, 340, and 353 nm, respectively.     

Two novel organic amine templated lanthanide sulfates: Layer H3DETA · [Nd(H2O)(SO4)3] and chain-like H3DETA · [Ho(H2O)2(SO4)3]

Two novel organic amine templated lanthanide sulfates, layer (H₃DETA)[Nd(H₂O)(SO₄)₃] (I) and chain-like (H₃DETA)[Ho(H₂O)₂(SO₄)₃] (II), are hydrothermally synthesized by using diethylenetriamine (DETA) as template, and are structurally characterized by ICP, elemental analysis, X-ray single-crystal diffraction, X-ray powder diffraction, IR, and TG. Compound I is monoclinic with space group P2₁ and data of unit cell: a = 6.6518(13), b = 10.373(2), c = 11.091(2) ?, β = 93.61(3)°, V = 763.7(3) ?³, ρ _c = 2.421 g/cm³, μ(MoK _α) = 3.885 mm⁻¹, Z = 2, R ₁ = 0.0194 for 3312 reflections with F _o > 2σ(F _o). The Nd ions are nine-coordinated by one oxygen atom of coordinated water and eight oxygen atoms of sulfates. Compound I displays the layer structure constructed by linking Nd ions with three-linkage SO₄ tetrahedra as the bridge (affording one coordinated vertex and coordinated edge). Compound II crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with unit cell data: a = 6.594(13) ?, b = 14.783(3) ?, c = 16.599(3) ?, β = 93.47(3)°, V = 1614.2(6) ?³, ρ _c = 2.454 g/cm³, μ(MoK _α) = 5.37 mm⁻¹, Z = 4, R ₁ = 0.0259 for 1815 reflections with F _o > 2σ(F _o). The Ho ions are eight-coordinated by two oxygen atoms of coordinated water and six oxygen atoms of sulfates. The straight chain-like structure of II is attained by alternatively arranging HoO₈ polyhedra and two-linkage SO₄ tetrahedra (affording two coordinated vertices). The TG results indicate that the two compounds experience three weight losses and lead to distinct residues: Nd₂O₃ for I and HoO(SO₄)_0.5 for II.