Structure of palladium(I) carbonylcarboxylate clusters [Pd<Subscript>2</Subscript>(CO)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(RCOO)<Subscript>2</Subscript>]<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript> in solution: NMR and IR study

The structures of palladium carbonylcarboxylate clusters [Pd₂(CO)₂(RCOO)₂] _n (n = 2, R = CH₃, CH₂Cl, CF₃, n = 3, R = CMe₃, CHMe₂, n-C₅H₁₁) are studied in benzene and tetrahydrofuran solutions by IR and ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The clusters in the solid state have a planar cyclic metal framework with pairs of the carbonyl and carboxylate ligands alternately coordinated on its sides. In solutions, compounds under consideration contain one-type carbonyl ligands and one-type carboxylate ligands; their structures are similar to thaso in the solid state.     

Paramagnetic properties of triple molybdates CsNa<Subscript>5</Subscript>M<Subscript>3</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>6</Subscript> (M = Ni,Co, Mn)

The static magnetization of CsNa₅M₃(MoO₄)₆ single phase molybdates, where M = Co, Ni, and Mn, is measured at 4–300 K in magnetic fields of up to 20 kOe. It is shown that the materials are paramagnetic. Magnetization as a function of temperature is described using the Curie–Weiss law. The intrinsic magnetic moments of the phases are found to be 9.759 (Co), 6.958 (Ni), and 12.203 Bohr magnetons for manganese molybdates. It is concluded that the charge state of Co, Ni, and Mn cations in the compounds is +2.     

Deoxygenation of Nitrosobenzene by the Electrogenerated Pd<Subscript>3</Subscript>(dppm)<Subscript>3</Subscript>(μ<Subscript>3</Subscript>-CO) Cluster

The 2-electron reduction of the unsaturated Pd₃(dppm)₃(CO)²⁺ cluster ([Pd₃]²⁺) affords the highly reactive neutral cluster [Pd₃]⁰, which reacts with nitrosobenzene (PhNO) yielding the organic azoxybenzene product (PhN(O)NPh) via the formation of “triplet” nitrene “PhN”. The formation of [Pd₃(μ₃-O)] as a possible (relatively unstable) intermediate is also postulated based on MALDI-TOF findings, but not formally demonstrated. Concurrently, no reaction between [Pd₃]⁰ and OPPh₃ occurs. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi: ) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. This paper is dedicated to Professor Dieter Fenske.     

Synthesis,structure, and properties of M<Subscript>3</Subscript>VO<Subscript>2</Subscript>(SO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript> (M = Rb,Cs)

Vanadium(V) complexes of general composition M₃VO₂(SO₄)₂ (M = Rb, Cs) were synthesized by a solid-state route. The individuality of the synthesized compounds was proved by X-ray and neutron diffraction, vibrational spectroscopy, and microscopic analysis. The X-ray diffraction patterns of M₃VO₂(SO₄)₂ were indexed to fit the monoclinic system (space group P2/c, Z = 4) with the following unit cell parameters: a = 11.6487(2) Å, b = 8.4469(2) Å, c = 12.1110(2) Å, β = 109.483(1)°, V = 1123.43 ų (Rb); a = 12.0546(3) Å b = 8.7706(2) Å, c = 12.6496(3) Å, β = 109.843(2)°, V = 1257.99 ų (Cs). In the crystal structure of M₃VO₂(SO₄)₂, [VO₂(SO₄)₂]^3? complex anions can be discerned in which the vanadium atom is surrounded by five oxygen atoms: two oxygen atoms form short terminal V–O bonds, and three oxygen atoms are from the two sulfato groups, one of which acts as a monodentate ligand and the other acts as a bidentate chelating ligand.     

Synthesis,structure, and properties of V<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>(XO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript> (X = S,Se)

Compounds described as V₂O₃(XO₄)₂, where X = S or Se, were prepared from vanadium(V) oxide mixtures with concentrated sulfuric and selenic acids. The physicochemical properties of the products were studied; for V₂O₃(SeO₄)₂, the crystal structure was determined by powder X-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction, and its key differences from the structure of V₂O₃(SO₄)₂ were identified. V₂O₃(SeO₄)₂ crystallizes in the monoclinic system with the unit cell parameters a = 15.3831(2)Å, b = 5.54096(5)Å, c = 9.71644(7)Å, β = 111.886(1)°, V = 768.51ų, space group C2/c (no. 15).     

Synthesis,crystal structure,and biological properties of the complex [Co(DmgH)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(Seu)<Subscript>1.4</Subscript>(Se-Seu)<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>(Se<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>0.1</Subscript>][BF<Subscript>4</Subscript>]

A new Co(III) dioxime complex with selenocarbamide was obtained by the reaction of Co(BF₄)₂ ? 6H₂O, DmgH₂, and Seu (DmgH2 = dimethylglyoxime, Seu = selenocarbamide). According to X-ray diffraction (CIF file CCDC no. 1485732), the product was an ionic coordination compound with unusual composition, [Co(DmgH)₂(Seu)_1.4(Se-Seu)_0.5(Se₂)_0.1][BF₄] (I). Apart from two monodeprotonated DmgH￣ molecules, the central atom coordinates neutral Seu, Se-Seu, and Se₂ molecules. Thus, the crystal contains the complex cations [Co(DmgH)₂(Seu)₂]⁺, [Co(DmgH)₂(Seu)(Se-Seu)]⁺, and [Co(DmgH)₂(Seu)(Se₂)]⁺. Each [BF₄]￣ anion is linked to the cations not only by electrostatic forces but also by intermolecular N–H···F hydrogen bonds (H-bonds). The complex cations are combined by intermolecular N–H···O H-bonds. The new coordination compound was found to possess biological activity. Treatment of the garlic (Allium sativum L.) foliage with an aqueous solution of I optimizes the content of selenium in the leaves and cloves and enhances the growth and plant productivity. The organs of treated plants are characterized by enhanced antioxidant protection owing to increasing activity of antioxidant enzymes and contents of proline and assimilation pigments, and decreasing lipid peroxidation.     

Infrared spectroscopy and the structure of rare-earth chromium borates RCr<Subscript>3</Subscript>(BO<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>4</Subscript> (R = La-Er)

Rare-earth chromium borates RCr₃(BO₃)₄, where R = La-Er, obtained as a result of spontaneous solutionmelt crystallization and belonging to two polytypic modifications (R32 (D₃⁷) and C2/c (C _2h ⁶) space groups) are studied by infrared spectroscopy with the factor group analysis of vibrations. Borates with R = La-Nd are shown to crystallize in the monoclinic C2/c space group. Borates with R = Sm-Er in the 1:1 ratio of batch and solvent form rhombohedral (R32 space group) and monoclinic (C2/c space group) phases at the 2.3:1 ratio, except EuCr₃(BO₃)₄ and GdCr₃(BO₃)₄ that have the rhombohedral structure under all crystallization conditions. Both rhombohedral and monoclinic polytypes may contain oppositely ordered layers. Y-, Tm-, Yb-, Lu-chromium borates are not formed.     

Reaction of Methyl Diazoacetate with Amines Catalyzed by Ru<Subscript>2</Subscript>(OAc)<Subscript>4</Subscript>Cl

Reactions of primary and secondary amines with methyl diazoacetate in the presence of Ru₂(OAc)₄Cl gave the corresponding N-substituted glycine methyl esters in almost quantitative yield. Catalytic decomposition of methyl diazoacetate generates methoxycarbonylcarbene which is inserted into the N-H bond of amines with high regioselectivity.     

New uranyl complex with imidazolidine-2-one [UO<Subscript>2</Subscript>(Imon)<Subscript>4</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)](ClO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>: Structure and some properties

A complex of uranyl perchlorate with imidazolidine-2-one as the molecular ligand, [UO₂(Imon)₄(H₂O)](ClO₄)₂ (I), was synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. The coordination number of the uranium atom is 7. The nearest environment of the uranyl ion includes four O atoms of the imidazolidine-2-one molecules and one O atom of the water molecule. The perchlorate anions are outer-sphere ligands. The crystals are monoclinic: space group P2₁/c; a = 16.294(3) Å, b = 16.135(3) Å, c = 9.987(2) Å, = 97.69 (3)°, V = 2603.0 (9) ų, (calcd) = 2.117 g/cm³, Z = 4. The IR and luminescence spectra of the complex were recorded.Translated from Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, Vol. 30, No. 12, 2004, pp. 919–924.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Andreev, Antipin, Budantseva, Tuchina, Serezhkina, Fedoseev, Yusov.     

Structure and properties of Ce<Subscript>3</Subscript>Pd<Subscript>3</Subscript>Bi<Subscript>4</Subscript>, CePdBi,and CePd<Subscript>2</Subscript>Zn<Subscript>3</Subscript>

The intermetallic cerium compounds Ce₃-Pd₃Bi₄, CePdBi, and CePd₂Zn₃ were synthesized from the elements in sealed tantalum ampoules in an induction furnace. The compounds were characterized by X-ray powder and single crystal diffraction: CeCo₃B₂ type (ordered version of CaCu₅), P6/mmm, a = 538.4(4), c = 427.7(4) pm, wR2 = 0.0540, 115 F ² values, 9 variables for CePd₂Zn₃ and Y₃Au₃Sb₄ type, I \({\bar 4}\)3d, a = 1005.2(2) pm, w R2 = 0.0402, 264 F ² values, 9 variables for Ce₃Pd₃Bi₄, and MgAgAs type, a = 681.8(1) pm for CePdBi. The bismuthide structures are build up from three-dimensional networks of corner-sharing PdBi₄ tetrahedra with Pd–Bi distances of 281 (Ce₃Pd₃Bi₄) and 296?pm (CePdBi), respectively. The cerium atoms are located in larger voids of coordination number 12 (Ce₃Pd₃Bi₄) and 10 (CePdBi). In CePd₂Zn₃ the cerium atoms fill larger channels within the three-dimensional [Pd₂Zn₃] network with 18 (6 Pd + 12 Zn) nearest neighbors. The three compounds contain stable trivalent cerium with experimental magnetic moments of μ_eff = 2.70(2), 2.48(1), and 2.49(1) μ_B/Ce atom for CePd₂Zn₃, Ce₃Pd₃Bi₄, and CePdBi, respectively. Susceptibility and specific heat data gave no hint for magnetic ordering down to 2.1?K.     

Synthesis,crystal structure,and vibrational spectra of M<Subscript>4</Subscript>V<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>(SO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>4</Subscript> (M = K,Rb, Cs)

Synthesis was performed and physicochemical properties were studied for the M₄V₂O₃(SO₄)₄ complexes, where M = K, Rb, or Cs. Their crystal structures were determined using the set of data from X-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction studies. All compounds crystallize in a triclinic lattice (space group \(P\bar 1\), Z = 2) with the parameters: a = 7.7688(2), 7.8487(1), 8.1234(1) Å; b = 10.4918(3), 10.8750(2), 11.1065(1) Å; c = 11.9783(4), 12.1336(2), and 11.8039(1) Å; α = 76.600(2)°, 77.910(1)°, 79.589(1)°; β = 75.133(2)°, 75.718(1)°, 87.939(1)°; γ = 71.285(2)°, 72.189(1)°, 75.567(1)°; V = 881.78(5), 945.42(3), 1014.34(2) ų for K, Rb, Cs, respectively. The structure of M₄V₂O₃(SO₄)₄ was found to be formed by discrete complex anions V₂O₃(SO₄) ₄ ^4? incorporating two oxygen-bridged vanadium atoms in a distorted octahedral oxygen environment. The sulfate groups are coordinated by the vanadium atoms in the chelating mode with a large scatter of S-O interatomic distances and OSO angles. Every VO₆ octahedron has a short terminal vanadium-oxygen bond with a length of about 1.6Å. The V₂O₃(SO₄) ₄ ^4? complex anions in potassium and rubidium compounds differ from that in Cs₄V₂O₃(SO₄)₄ in the type of symmetry and mutual spatial orientation. The vibrational spectra were presented and interpreted in line with the structural analysis data.     

Structure and some properties of [UO<Subscript>2</Subscript>(SeO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)(C<Subscript>5</Subscript>H<Subscript>12</Subscript>N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)]

The complex [UO₂(SeO₄)(C₅H₁₂N₂O)₂(H₂O)] (I) was synthesized and studied by thermal analysis, IR spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography. The crystals are orthorhombic: a = 13.1661(3) Å, b = 16.4420(5) Å, c = 17.4548(6) Å, Pbca, Z = 8, R = 0.0423. The structural units of crystal I are chains with the composition coinciding with that of the compounds of the AB₂M ₃ ¹ crystal chemical group of the uranyl complexes (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , B² = SeO ₄ ^2? , M¹ = C₅H₁₂N₂O and H₂O).     

Electric transport in tungstates Ln<Subscript>2</Subscript>(WO4)<Subscript>3</Subscript> (La = Yb,Lu)

Electrical transport in orthorhombic ytterbium and lutetium tungstates with Sc₂(WO₄)₃ structural type was studied. It was proved by using two independent methods (EMF, dependence of conductivity on pressure of oxygen in the gas phase) that these phases are purely ionic conductors. It was found by Tubandt method for Lu₂(WO₄)₃ the negligible contribution of the [WO₄]^2– anion into transport, which, together with the results of the EMF technique, indicates a predominantly oxygen character of conductivity.     

Synthesis and study of the azide-tetrazole tautomerism in 2-azido-4-(trifluoromethyl)-6-R-pyrimidines (R = H, 4-ClC<Subscript>6</Subscript>H<Subscript>4</Subscript>)

Azide-tetrazole equilibrium in azidopyrimidines bearing trifluoromethyl group on the example of 2-azidopyrimidines has been studied. The latter were synthesized via nitrosation of 2-hydrazino-4-trifluoromethylpyrimidine and reaction of NaN₃ with 4-trifluoromethyl-2- chloro-6-(4-chlorophenyl)pyrimidine. The tautomeric equilibrium 5-trifluoro methyl tetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine ? 2-azido-4-trifluoromethylpyrimidine was observed in the absence of solvent and in DMSO-d₆ solution, whereas in CDCl³ only an azide form exists. For 2-azido- 4-trifluoromethyl-6-(4-chlorophenyl)pyrimidine, only an azide isomer was detected in CDCl³ solution, and in DMSO-d₆ solution it is in equilibrium with 5-(trifluoromethyl)-7-(4-chlorophenyl) tetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (the tautomer ratio is 99 : 1). Thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of 5-trifluoromethyltetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine ? 2-azido-4-trifluoromethylpyri midine tautomeric rearrangement in DMSO-d₆ for 5-trifluoromethyltetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine were determined using the exchange spectroscopy (EXSY) technique.     

Heat capacity,entropy of Ln<Subscript>2</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> (Ln = La,Sm, and Gd), and the high-temperature enthalpy of Ln<Subscript>2</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> (Ln = Eu,Dy, and Ho)

The low-temperature heat capacity of Ln₂(MoO₄)₃ (Ln = La, Sm, and Gd) is investigated by means of adiabatic calorimetry within the range of 60–300 K. The temperature dependences of the heat capacity are found and the values of the standard entropy are calculated, based on extrapolations to 0 K. Characteristic temperatures for molybdates are determined from the results of IR spectroscopic studies. The high-temperature enthalpy of Ln₂(MoO₄)₃ (Ln = Eu, Dy, and Ho) is measured via high-temperature microcalorimetry, and the temperature dependence of heat capacity is calculated in the range of 298–1000 K. Since samarium and gadolinium molybdates are of the same structural type as terbium molybdate, we can estimate the anomaly of the heat capacity in the low-temperature region using the data for terbium molybdate and find the entropy of samarium and gadolinium molybdates.     

Synthesis and study of Li<Subscript>3</Subscript>BaSrR<Subscript>3</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>8</Subscript> compounds (R = La-Lu,Y) with stratified sheelite structure

Possibility of substituting barium ions with strontium ions in the stratified sheelite structure of Li₃Ba₂R₃(MoO₄)₈ (sp. gr. C2/c) was examined. The molybdates Li₃BaSrR₃(MoO₄)₈ were synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction analysis, differential-thermal analysis, and IR spectroscopy.     

Hydrogen bonding and structural complexity in the Cu<Subscript>5</Subscript>(PO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(OH)<Subscript>4</Subscript> polymorphs (pseudomalachite,ludjibaite, reichenbachite): combined experimental and theoretical study

Hydrogen bonding in the Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄ polymorphs pseudomalachite, ludjibaite and reichenbachite has been studied by low-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD; pseudomalachite) and solid-state density functional theory (DFT; pseudomalachite, ludjibaite, reichenbachite) calculations. Pseudomalachite at 100 K is monoclinic, P2₁/c, a = 4.4436(4), b = 5.7320(5), c = 16.9300(15) Å, β = 91.008(8)°, V = 431.15(7) ų and Z = 2. The structure has been refined to R ₁ = 0.025 for 1383 unique observed reflections with |F _o| ≥ 4σ_F. DFT calculations were done with the CRYSTAL14 software package. For pseudomalachite, the difference between the calculated and experimental H sites does not exceed 0.152 Å. Structural configurations around hydroxyl groups in all three polymorphs show many similarities. Each OH5 group is involved in a three-center (bifurcated) hydrogen bond with the H···A distances in the range of 2.141–2.460 Å and the D–H···A angles in the range of 122.41°–139.30°, whereas each OH6 group forms a four-center (trifurcated) bond (H···A = 2.093–2.593 Å; D–H···A = 122.79°–137.71°). The crystal structures of the Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄ polymorphs are based on three-dimensional frameworks of Cu and P polyhedra. The copper-centered octahedra share edges to form two-dimensional layers parallel to (100) in all three structures. The layers have square voids above and beneath PO₄ tetrahedra that link adjacent layers by sharing O atoms with two CuO₆ octahedra each. From the topological point of view, none of the polymorphs can be obtained from another by a displacive transformation, and therefore pseudomalachite, ludjibaite and reichenbachite can be viewed as combinatorial polymorphs. According to information-based structural complexity considerations, the three phases are very similar in their configurational entropies and preferential crystallization of one phase over another cannot be entropy driven and is probably governed by other mechanisms that may involve such factors as structures of prenucleation clusters, chemical admixtures, etc.     

Crystal Structure Of [Au(Dien)Cl]<Subscript>2</Subscript>[Re<Subscript>4</Subscript>Te<Subscript>4</Subscript>(Cn)<Subscript>12</Subscript>]Sd5H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The structure of the [Au(Dien)Cl]₂[Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·5H₂O compound prepared in an aqueous medium by the reaction of a gold(III) complex [Au(Dien)Cl]Cl₂ with a tetranuclear tetrahedral tellurocyanide cluster complex of rhenium K₄[Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·5H₂O is determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Electroneutral coordination frameworks based on octahedral [Re<Subscript>6</Subscript>(μ<Subscript>3</Subscript>-Q)<Subscript>8</Subscript>(CN)<Subscript>6</Subscript>]<Superscript>4−</Superscript> complexes (Q = S,Se, Te) and the Mn<Superscript>2+</Superscript> cations

The novel coordination polymers, [{Mn(DMF)₃}₂{Re₆S₈(CN)₆}] (I), [{Mn(DMF)₂(H₂O)}₂{Re₆S₈(CN)₆}] · 2DMF (II), [{Mn(DMF)₃}₂{Re₆Se₈(CN)₆}] (III), [{Mn(DMF)₂(H₂O)}₂{Re₆Se₈(CN)₆}] · 2DMF (IV), and [{Mn(DMF)₂(H₂O)}₂{Re₆Te₈(CN)₆}] · 2DMF (V), were synthesized by interaction of the octahedral cluster complexes [Re₆(μ₃-Q)₈(CN)₆]^4? (Q = S, Se, Te) with the Mn²⁺ cations in the H₂O-DMF mixture. The crystal structures of compounds I, II, IV, and V were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The structural analogies between mononuclear cyanometallates and the obtained cluster coordination polymers were discussed.     

Synthesis and X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy studies of ternary molybdates Li<Subscript>3</Subscript>Ba<Subscript>2</Subscript>R<Subscript>3</Subscript>(MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>8</Subscript> (R = La-Lu,Y)

Ternary molybdates Li₃Ba₂R₃(MoO₄)₈ (R = La-Lu, Y) were synthesized by the solid-phase method. Their unit cell parameters were determined and IR spectra were assigned. The compounds are isostructural to each other and crystallize in the monoclinic system (space group C2/c).