[N,N′‐Bis(3‐aminopropyl)ethylenediamine‐κ4N,N′,N′′,N′′′](trithiocyanurato‐κ2N,S)zinc(II) ethanol solvate

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [N,N′‐bis(3‐­amino­propyl)­ethyl­enedi­amine‐κ⁴N,N′,N′′,N′′′][1,3,5‐triazine‐2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)‐tri­thionato(2−)‐κ²N,S]­zinc(II) ethanol sol­vate, [Zn(C₈H₂₂N₄)₂(C₃HN₃S₃)]·C₂H₆O, the Zn^II atom is octa­hedrally coordinated by four N atoms [Zn—N = 2.104 (2)–2.203 (2) Å] of a tetradentate N‐donor N,N′‐bis(3‐­amino­propyl)­ethyl­enedi­amine (bapen) ligand and by two S and N atoms [Zn—S = 2.5700 (7) Å and Zn—N = 2.313 (2) Å] of a tri­thio­cyanurate(2−) (ttcH²⁻) dianion bonded as a bidentate ligand in a cis configuration. The crystal structure of the compound is stabilized by a network of hydrogen bonds.     

A three‐dimensional coordination polymer based on the Zn4(μ3‐OH)2 unit: poly[[(μ4‐benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylato)bis(μ3‐benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylato)bis(μ3‐hydroxido)bis(1,10‐phenanthroline‐5,6‐dione)tetrazinc] dihydrate]

The title compound, {[Zn₄(C₈H₄O₄)₃(OH)₂(C₁₂H₆N₂O₂)₂]·2H₂O}_n, has been prepared hydrothermally by the reaction of Zn(NO₃)₂·6H₂O with benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylic acid (H₂bdc) and 1,10‐phenanthroline‐5,6‐dione (pdon) in H₂O. In the crystal structure, a tetranuclear Zn₄(OH)₂ fragment is located on a crystallographic inversion centre which relates two subunits, each containing a [ZnN₂O₄] octahedron and a [ZnO₄] tetrahedron bridged by a μ₃‐OH group. The pdon ligand chelates to zinc through its two N atoms to form part of the [ZnN₂O₄] octahedron. The two crystallographically independent bdc²⁻ ligands are fully deprotonated and adopt μ₃‐κO:κO′:κO′′ and μ₄‐κO:κO′:κO′′:κO′′′ coordination modes, bridging three or four Zn^II cations, respectively, from two Zn₄(OH)₂ units. The Zn₄(OH)₂ fragment connects six neighbouring tetranuclear units through four μ₃‐bdc²⁻ and two μ₄‐bdc²⁻ ligands, forming a three‐dimensional framework with uninodal 6‐connected α‐Po topology, in which the tetranuclear Zn₄(OH)₂ units are considered as 6‐connected nodes and the bdc²⁻ ligands act as linkers. The uncoordinated water molecules are located on opposite sides of the Zn₄(OH)₂ unit and are connected to it through hydrogen‐bonding interactions involving hydroxide and carboxylate groups. The structure is further stabilized by extensive π–π interactions between the pdon and μ₄‐bdc²⁻ ligands.     

Reactions of vinyl ethers with 2‐cyano‐2‐propyl and benzoyloxy radicals

tert‐Butyl, cyclohexyl, n‐propyl, and n‐dodecyl vinyl ethers have been used as comonomers with styrene and methyl methacrylate using ¹³C‐enriched samples of azobis(isobutyronitrile) and benzoyl peroxide as initiators at 60°C. Examination by ¹³C‐NMR spectroscopy of either (¹³CH₃)₂C(CN) or Ph¹³COO end‐groups in the products has shown that the vinyl ethers have low reactivities toward the 2‐cyano‐2‐propyl radical but high reactivities toward the benzoyloxy radical. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 771–777, 1999     

catena‐Poly[[silver(I)‐μ‐[9,10‐bis(1H‐benzimidazol‐1‐ylmethyl)anthracene]‐κ2N3:N3′] bis(nitrato‐κO)silver(I)]

Yellow needle‐shaped crystals of the title compound, {[Ag(C₃₀H₂₂N₄)][Ag(NO₃)₂]}_n, were obtained by the reaction of AgNO₃ and 9,10‐bis(benzimidazol‐1‐ylmethyl)anthracene (L) in a 2:1 ratio. The asymmetric unit consists of two Ag^I cations, one half L ligand and one nitrate anion. One Ag^I cation occupies a crystallographic inversion centre and links two N‐atom donors of two distinct L ligands to form an infinite one‐dimensional coordination polymer. The second Ag^I cation lies on a crystallographic twofold axis and is coordinated by two O‐atom donors of two nitrate anions to form an [Ag(NO₃)₂]⁻ counter‐ion. The polymeric chains are linked into a supramolecular framework via weak Ag...O [3.124 (5) Å] and Ag...π (2.982 Å) interactions (π is the centroid of an outer anthracene benzene ring). The π interactions contain two short Ag...C contacts [2.727 (6) and 2.765 (6) Å], which can be considered to define Ag–η²‐anthracene bonding interactions. In comparison with a previously reported binuclear Ag^I complex [Du, Hu, Zhang, Zeng & Bu (2008). CrystEngComm, 10 , 1866–1874], this new one‐dimensional coordination polymer was obtained by changing the metal–ligand ratio during the synthesis.     

Structure and Photocatalytic Property of a Cobalt(II) Compound Containing Pentanuclear [Co5(mtpo)2(μ3‐OH)2(μ2‐OH)2(COO)3] Clusters as Building Subunits

The cobalt(II) compound [Co₅(mtpo)₂(pdc)₃(μ₃‐OH)₂(μ₂‐OH)₂(H₂O)₂]_n ( 1 ) (mtpo = 7‐hydroxy‐5‐methyl‐1,3,4‐triazaindolizine, H₂pdc = terephthalic acid) was synthesized by hydrothermal reaction of Co(NO₃)₂, mtpo, and H₂pdc. X‐ray structural analysis shows that compound 1 features a 3D framework containing pentanuclear [Co₅(mtpo)₂(μ₃‐OH)₂(μ₂‐OH)₂(COO)₃] clusters as building subunits. Topological analysis reveals that compound 1 can be simplified into a 6‐connected pcu topological network. Notably, this compound can be used as visible‐light‐driven photocatalyst for photodegradation of MB.     

Univalent Gallium and Indium Phosphane Complexes: From Pyramidal M(PPh3)3+ to Carbene‐Analogous Bent M(PtBu3)2+ (M=Ga,In) Complexes

In a new oxidative route, Ag⁺[Al(OR^F)₄]^? (R^F=C(CF₃)₃) and metallic indium were sonicated in aromatic solvents, such as fluorobenzene (PhF), to give a precipitate of silver metal and highly soluble [In(PhF)_n]⁺ salts (n=2, 3) with the weakly coordinating [Al(OR^F)₄]^? anion in quantitative yield. The In⁺ salt and the known analogous Ga⁺[Al(OR^F)₄]^? were used to synthesize a series of homoleptic PR₃ phosphane complexes [M(PR₃)_n]⁺, that is, the weakly PPh₃‐bridged [(Ph₃P)₃In–(PPh₃)–In(PPh₃)₃]²⁺ that essentially contains two independent [In(PPh₃)₃]⁺ cations or, with increasing bulk of the phosphane, the carbene‐analogous [M(PtBu₃)₂]⁺ (M=Ga, In) cations. The M^I? P distances are 27 to 29 pm longer for indium, and thus considerably longer than the difference between their tabulated radii (18 pm). The structure, formation, and frontier orbitals of these complexes were investigated by calculations at the BP86/SV(P), B3LYP/def2‐TZVPP, MP2/def2‐TZVPP, and SCS‐MP2/def2‐TZVPP levels.     

The hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant and products of 3,5‐dimethyl‐1‐hexyn‐3‐ol

A bimolecular rate constant,k_DHO, of (29 ± 9) × 10^?12 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 was measured using the relative rate technique for the reaction of the hydroxyl radical (OH) with 3,5‐dimethyl‐1‐hexyn‐3‐ol (DHO, HC?CC(OH)(CH₃)CH₂CH(CH₃)₂) at (297 ± 3) K and 1 atm total pressure. To more clearly define DHO's indoor environment degradation mechanism, the products of the DHO + OH reaction were also investigated. The positively identified DHO/OH reaction products were acetone ((CH₃)₂C?O), 3‐butyne‐2‐one (3B2O, HC?CC(?O)(CH₃)), 2‐methyl‐propanal (2MP, H(O?)CCH(CH₃)₂), 4‐methyl‐2‐pentanone (MIBK, CH₃C(?O)CH₂CH(CH₃)₂), ethanedial (GLY, HC(?O)C(?O)H), 2‐oxopropanal (MGLY, CH₃C(?O)C(?O)H), and 2,3‐butanedione (23BD, CH₃C(?O)C(?O)CH₃). The yields of 3B2O and MIBK from the DHO/OH reaction were (8.4 ± 0.3) and (26 ± 2)%, respectively. The use of derivatizing agents O‐(2,3,4,5,6‐pentalfluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) and N,O‐bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) clearly indicated that several other reaction products were formed. The elucidation of these other reaction products was facilitated by mass spectrometry of the derivatized reaction products coupled with plausible DHO/OH reaction mechanisms based on previously published volatile organic compound/OH gas‐phase reaction mechanisms. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 36: 534–544, 2004     

Poly­[[bis­(pyridine‐κN)copper(II)]‐μ3‐5‐hydroxy­isophthalato‐κ3O:O′:O′′]

In the title compound, [Cu(C₈H₄O₅)(C₅H₅N)₂]_n or [Cu(OH‐BDC)(py)₂]_n (where OH‐H₂BDC is 5‐hydroxy­isophthalic acid and py is pyridine), the Cu atoms are coordinated by two N atoms from the pyridine ligands and by three O atoms from hydroxy­isophthalate ligands in a highly distorted triangular bipyramidal environment, with Cu—O distances in the range 1.941 (4)–2.225 (5) Å and Cu—N distances of 2.014 (6) and 2.046 (6) Å. The [Cu(OH‐BDC)]_n two‐dimensional network is built up from interlocking 22‐, 15‐ and eight‐membered rings via sharing of Cu atoms and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Consolidation of the packing structure is achieved by edge‐ or point‐to‐face C—H⋯π interactions and offset or slipped π–π stacking interactions.     

Bis{1‐n‐hex­yl‐3‐meth­yl‐4‐[1‐(phenyl­imino)prop­yl]‐1H‐pyrazol‐5‐olato}­copper(II): a new copper(II) complex with a chelating alkyl­pyrazolone‐based enamine

The title compound, [Cu(C₁₉H₂₆N₃O)₂], is the first reported complex of the alkyl­pyrazolone‐derived ligand 1‐n‐hexyl‐3‐methyl‐4‐[1‐(phenylimino)propyl]‐1H‐pyrazol‐5(4H)‐one. The most notable feature is the imine–enol character presented by the ligand due to coordination, in spite of its enamine–ketone structure in the free state. The ligand chelates through N and O atoms, resulting in a square‐planar coordination around the Cu^II atom, which lies on an inversion centre.     

Poly[(μ3‐benzene‐1,4‐diacetato)[μ2‐1,4‐bis(1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl)butane]cadmium(II)]: self assembly into a three‐dimensional supramolecular framework based on [Cd(μ3‐benzene‐1,4‐diacetate)] double chains

The title compound, [Cd(C₁₀H₈O₄)(C₈H₁₂N₆)]_n, crystallizes with an asymmetric unit comprising a divalent Cd^II atom, a benzene‐1,4‐diacetate (PBEA²⁻) ligand and a complete 1,4‐bis(1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl)butane (BTB) ligand. [Cd(PBEA)]_n double chains, arranged parallel to the c axis, are formed through an exo‐tridentate binding mode of the PBEA²⁻ ligands. These [Cd(PBEA)]_n double chains are pillared by tethering BTB ligands, in which the BTB shows a trans–trans–trans conformation, to establish [Cd(PBEA)(BTB)]_n two‐dimensional coordination polymer (4,4)‐layer slab patterns. The three‐dimensional supramolecular architecture is formed by C—H...O hydrogen bonds and C—H...π interactions.     

Poly[aqua­(μ3‐benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxyl­ato)(μ2‐hydroxo)indium(III)]

In the title compound, [In(C₈H₄O₄)(OH)(H₂O)]_n, the coordination of the In^III ion is composed of six O atoms from three dianionic benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylate ligands, two hydroxyl groups and one coordinated water mol­ecule in a distorted octa­hedral geometry. The In³⁺ ions are linked by the hydroxyl groups to form zigzag In–OH–In chains, which are further bridged by the benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylic acid ligands to generate a two‐dimensional layered structure featuring three types of rings (six‐, 14‐ and 20‐membered). Hydrogen bonds between the water mol­ecule and a carboxyl­ate O atom, and between the hydroxyl group and a carboxyl­ate O atom, are observed within the layers. In the crystal packing, there are π–­π stacking inter­actions between the benzene rings of adjacent layers, with a centroid‐to‐centroid distance of 3.668 (3) Å and a dihedral angle of 4.8 (2)°.     

[Hg8(μ‐n‐C3H7Te)12(μ‐Br)Br3] — Synthesis and Structure

The novel mercury‐tellurium cluster [Hg₈(μ‐n‐C₃H₇Te)₁₂(μ₂‐Br)Br₃] is formed during the reaction of HgBr₂ and (n‐C₃H₇Te)₂Hg in DMSO. Its crystal structure has been elucidated showing [Hg₈(μ‐n‐C₃H₇Te)₁₂(μ₂‐Br)]³⁺ units with a bromine‐centered distorted Hg₈ cube. The mercury atoms are bridged by n‐C₃H₇Te^— ligands and the resulting clusters are linked to a three‐dimensional network by bromine atoms. The close packing of the cluster is mainly determined by the flexible n‐propyl residues of the telluride building blocks.     

Two New Zinc(II) Coordination Polymers Based on 1, 6‐Bis(2‐methyl‐imidazole‐1‐yl)‐hexane Ligand: Synthesis,Structures, and Properties

Two coordination polymers based on 1, 6‐bis(2‐methyl‐imidazole‐1‐yl)‐hexane (bimh), namely {[Zn₃(BTC)₂(bimh)] · (bimh)}_n ( 1 ) and {[Zn(IPA)(bimh)] · (CH₃CH₂OH)_0.5}_n ( 2 ) (H₃BTC = trimesic acid, H₂IPA = isophthalic acid), were synthesized through hydrothermal reactions. In compound 1 , the zinc(II) ions are bridged by BTC^3– ligands to form an undulating infinite two‐dimensional (2D) polymeric network. The 3D networks of 1 show a twofold interpenetrating net. In compound 2 , zinc(II) ions are bridged by IPA^2– ligands to form one‐dimensional (1D) helical structures. The 2D structures of 2 are further assembled into 3D networks through aromatic π–π stacking interactions. Both compounds exhibit strong photoluminescence at room temperature and may be good candidates for potential luminescence materials.     

Darstellung,Kristallstrukturen und Schwingungsspektren von [Pt(N3)6]2– und [Pt(N3)Cl5]2–, 195Pt‐ und 15N‐NMR‐Spektren von [Pt(N3)nCl6–n]2– und [Pt(15NN2)n(N215N)6–n]2–, n = 0–6

Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Vibrational Spectra of [Pt(N₃)₆]^2– and [Pt(N₃)Cl₅]^2–, ¹⁹⁵Pt and ¹⁵N NMR Spectra of [Pt(N₃)_nCl_6–n]^2– and [Pt(¹⁵NN₂)_n(N₂¹⁵N)_6–n]^2–, n = 0–6 By ligand exchange of [PtCl₆]^2– with sodium azide mixed complexes of the series [Pt(N₃)_nCl_6–n]^2– and with ¹⁵N‐labelled sodium azide (Na¹⁵NN₂) mixtures of the isotopomeres [Pt(¹⁵NN₂)_n(N₂¹⁵N)_6–n]^2–, n = 0–6 and the pair [Pt(¹⁵NN₂)Cl₅]^2–/[Pt(N₂¹⁵N)Cl₅]^2– are formed. X‐ray structure determinations on single crystals of (Ph₄P)₂[Pt(N₃)₆] ( 1 ) (triclinic, space group P1, a = 10.175(1), b = 10.516(1), c = 12.380(2) Å, α = 87.822(9), β = 73.822(9), γ = 67.987(8)°, Z = 1) and (Ph₄As)₂[Pt(N₃)Cl₅] · HCON(CH₃)₂ ( 2 ) (triclinic, space group P1, a = 10.068(2), b = 11.001(2), c = 23.658(5) Å, α = 101.196(14), β = 93.977(15), γ = 101.484(13)°, Z = 2) have been performed. The bond lengths are Pt–N = 2.088 ( 1 ), 2.105 ( 2 ) and Pt–Cl = 2.318 Å ( 2 ). The approximate linear azido ligands with N^α–N^β–N^γ‐angles = 173.5–174.6° are bonded with Pt–N^α–N^β‐angles = 116.4–121.0°. In the vibrational spectra the PtCl stretching vibrations of (n‐Bu₄N)₂[Pt(N₃)Cl₅] are observed at 318–345, the PtN stretching modes of (n‐Bu₄N)₂[Pt(N₃)₆] at 401–428 and of (n‐Bu₄N)₂[Pt(N₃)Cl₅] at 408–413 cm^–1. The mixtures (n‐Bu₄N)₂[Pt(¹⁵NN₂)_n(N₂¹⁵N)_6–n], n = 0–6 and (n‐Bu₄N)₂[Pt(¹⁵NN₂)Cl₅]/(n‐Bu₄N)₂[Pt(N₂¹⁵N)Cl₅] exhibit ¹⁵N‐isotopic shifts up to 20 cm^–1. Based on the molecular parameters of the X‐ray determinations the vibrational spectra are assigned by normal coordinate analysis. The average valence force constants are f_d(PtCl) = 1.93, f_d(PtN^α) = 2.38 and f_d(N^αN^β, N^βN^γ) = 12.39 mdyn/Å. In the ¹⁹⁵Pt NMR spectrum of [Pt(N₃)_nCl_6–n]^2–, n = 0–6 downfield shifts with the increasing number of azido ligands are observed in the range 4766–5067 ppm. The ¹⁵N NMR spectrum of (n‐Bu₄N)₂[Pt(¹⁵NN₂)_n(N₂¹⁵N)_6–n], n = 0–6 exhibits by ¹⁵N–¹⁹⁵Pt coupling a pseudotriplett at –307.5 ppm. Due to the isotopomeres n = 0–5 for terminal ¹⁵N six well‐resolved signals with distances of 0.03 ppm are observed in the low field region at –201 to –199 ppm.     

Polymeric structure of (ethyl­ene­diamine)silver(I) 3‐nitro­benzoate monohydrate

In the ternary title compound, catena‐poly­[[silver(I)‐μ‐ethylenedi­amine‐κ²N:N′] 3‐nitro­benzoate monohydrate], {[Ag(C₂H₈N₂)](C₇H₄NO₄)·H₂O}_n, the Ag atom is bicoordinated in a linear configuration by two different N atoms from two symmetry‐related ethyl­enedi­amine ligands, thus giving linear polymeric chains with an [–Ag—N—C—C—N–]_n backbone running parallel to the a axis. In the crystal packing, these linear chains are interconnected by N—H⃛O and O—H⃛O hydrogen bonds to form layers parallel to the ab plane.     

A 2D coordination polymer assembled from a nickel(II) tetraazamacrocyclic cation and 4,4′‐(dimethylsilanediyl)diphthalate(3–) linker

The preformed nickel(II) complex of the 14‐membered macrocyclic ligand 1,4,8,11‐tetraazacyclotetradecane (cyclam, L), when treated with 4,4′‐(dimethylsilanediyl)diphthalic acid (H₄A) in a DMF/H₂O mixture (4:1 v/v) under heating, leads to [Ni(L)]₃(HA)₂·3DMF ( I·DMF ). Redissolution of this compound in a DMF/H₂O/MeOH mixture (4:1:30 v/v/v) with mild acidification under gentle heating results in the formation of a similar compound but containing water and methanol molecules of crystallization, [Ni(L)]₃(HA)₂·5H₂O·2MeOH ( II·H₂O ). At lower temperature and concentration of reactants and longer reaction time, single crystals of composition {[{Ni(L)}₃(HA)₂]·4CH₃OH}_n ( II·MeOH ) were isolated. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis of this compound, which, according to PXRD is isostructural with II·H₂O but different from I·DMF , revealed its two‐dimensional (2D) polymeric structure, i.e. poly[[bis{μ₃‐4‐[(4‐carboxy‐3‐carboxylatophenyl)dimethylsilyl]benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylato‐κ³O¹:O²:O^3′}tris(1,4,8,11‐tetraazacyclotetradecane‐κ⁴N)trinickel(II)] methanol tetrasolvate], {[Ni₃(C₁₈H₁₃O₈Si)₂(C₁₀H₂₄N₄)₃]·4CH₃OH}_n. It is built up of the monoprotonated tricarboxylate HA^3? ligand coordinated in a monodentate manner in the axial positions of two crystallographically independent Ni^II cations, one of which is located on a crystallographic inversion centre. Both metal ions adopt a slightly tetragonally elongated trans‐N₄O₂ octahedral geometry. The compound has a lamellar structure with polymeric layers oriented parallel to the (10) plane, which are in turn linked via hydrogen bonds involving protonated carboxylic acid groups of the ligand. Bulk compounds I·DMF and II·H₂O were characterized by FT–IR and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and thermogravimetry, which provide evidence of their structural differences.     

Poly[aqua(μ3‐benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylato)bis(μ3‐hydroxido)bis(μ2‐isonicotinato)dierbium(III) monohydrate] and the thulium analogue

The two isomorphous lanthanide coordination polymers, {[Ln₂(C₆H₄NO₂)₂(C₈H₄O₄)(OH)₂(H₂O)]·H₂O}_n (Ln = Er and Tm), contain two crystallographically independent Ln ions which are both eight‐coordinated by O atoms, but with quite different coordination environments. In both crystal structures, adjacent Ln atoms are bridged by μ₃‐OH groups and carboxylate groups of isonicotinate and benzene‐1,2‐dicarboxylate ligands, forming infinite chains in which the Er...Er and Tm...Tm distances are in the ranges 3.622 (3)–3.894 (4) and 3.599 (7)–3.873 (1) Å, respectively. Adjacent chains are further connected through hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions into a three‐dimensional supramolecular framework.     

Synthesis,Spectroscopic, and X‐Ray Diffraction Studies of cis‐Dichlorobis(4‐propanoyl‐2,4‐dihydro‐5‐methyl‐2‐phenyl3 H‐pyrazol‐3‐onato) Tin(IV)

Reaction between an aqueous ethanol solution of tin(II) chloride and that of 4‐propanoyl‐2,4‐dihydro‐5‐methyl‐2‐phenyl‐3 H‐pyrazol‐3‐one in the presence of O₂ gave the compound cis‐dichlorobis(4‐propanoyl‐2,4‐dihydro‐5‐methyl‐2‐phenyl‐3 H‐pyrazol‐3‐onato) tin(IV) [(C₂₆H₂₆N₄O₄)SnCl₂]. The compound has a six‐coordinated Sn^IV centre in a distorted octahedral configuration with two chloro ligands in cis position. The tin atom is also at a pseudo two‐fold axis of inversion for both the ligand anions and the two cis‐chloro ligands. The orange compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group P 1 with unit cell dimensions, a = 8.741(3) Å, b = 12.325(7) Å, c = 13.922(7) Å; α = 71.59(4), β = 79.39(3), γ = 75.18(4); Z = 2 and D_x = 1.575 g cm^–3. The important bond distances in the chelate ring are Sn–O [2.041 to 2.103 Å], Sn–Cl [2.347 to 2.351 Å], C–O [1.261 to 1.289 Å] and C–C [1.401 Å] the bond angles are O–Sn–O 82.6 to 87.7° and Cl–Sn–Cl 97.59°. The UV, IR, ¹H NMR and ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer spectral data of the compound are reported and discussed.     

Powder study of poly[(μ2‐2,2‐dimethylpropane‐1,3‐diyl diisocyanide)‐μ2‐iodido‐silver(I)]

In order to explore the chemistry of the bidentate ligand 2,2‐dimethylpropane‐1,3‐diyl diisocyanide and to investigate the effect of counter‐ions on the polymeric structure of (2,2‐dimethylpropane‐1,3‐diyl diisocyanide)silver(I) complexes, the title polymeric compound, [AgI(C₇H₁₀N₂)]_n, was synthesized by treatment of 2,2‐dimethylpropane‐1,3‐diyl diisocyanide with AgI. X‐ray powder diffraction studies show, as expected, a polymeric structure, similar to the very recently reported Cl⁻ and NO₃⁻ analogues [AgX(C₇H₁₀N₂)]_n (X = Cl⁻ or NO₃⁻). In the title structure, the Ag^I centre is bridged to two adjacent Ag^I neighbours by bidentate 2,2‐dimethylpropane‐1,3‐diyl diisocyanide ligands via the NC groups to form [Ag{CNCH₂C(CH₃)₂CH₂NC}]_n chains. The iodide counter‐ions crosslink the Ag^I centres of the chains to form a two‐dimensional polymeric {[Ag{CNCH₂C(CH₃)₂CH₂NC}]I}_n network. This study also shows that this bidentate ligand forms similar polymeric structures on treatment with AgX, regardless of the nature of the counter‐ion X⁻, and also has a strong tendency to form polymeric complexes rather than dimeric or trimeric ones.     

catena‐Poly­[europium(III)‐tri‐μ‐2,3‐di­methoxy­benzoato]

The title compound, [Eu(C₉H₉O₄)₃]_n or [Eu(2,3‐DMOBA)₃]_n, where 2,3‐DMOBA is 2,3‐di­methoxy­benzoate, is an infinite one‐dimensional non‐centrosymmetric coordination polymer. The unique Eu^III atom is bridged by six carboxyl­ate ligands; it is ennea‐coordinated and has a distorted tricapped trigonal prism geometry. The Eu—O distances are in the range 2.315 (3)–2.959 (5) Å.