Synthesis and characterization of [Cu(Phca2en)(PPh3)X] (X=Cl, Br, I, NCS, N3) complexes: crystal structures of [Cu(Phca2en)(PPh3)Br] and [Cu(Phca2en)(PPh3)I]

New mixed-ligand copper(I) complexes, [Cu(Phca₂en)(PPh₃)X], [Phca₂en = N,N′-bis(β-phenylci-nnamaldehyde)-1,2-diiminoethane and X=Cl (1), Br (2), I (3), NCS (4), N₃ (5)] have been synthesized and characterized by various techniques. ¹H and ¹³C-NMR and IR spectral data of these copper(I) complexes are compared with the free ligand to elucidate some structural features. The structures of [Cu(Phca₂en)(PPh₃)Br] (2) and [Cu(Phca₂en)(PPh₃)I] (3) have been determined from single-crystal data showing that the coordination geometry around copper atom is a distorted tetrahedron. Furthermore, these Cu(I) complexes exhibit supramolecular motifs of the type multiple phenyl embraces resulting from attractive interactions between phenyl rings of PPh₃ moieties. The presence of the C–H…Cu weak intramolecular hydrogen bonds, due to the trapping of C–H bonds in the vicinity of the metal atoms, is also reported.     

A convenient route to lanthanide triiodide THF solvates. Crystal structures of LnI(3)(THF)(4) [Ln = Pr] and LnI(3)(THF)(3.5) [Ln = Nd, Gd, Y

The reaction between 1.5 equiv of elemental iodine and rare earth metals in powder form in THF at room temperature gives the rare earth triiodides LnI(3)(THF)(n)() in good yields. Purification by Soxhlet extraction of the crude solids with THF reliably gives the THF adducts LnI(3)(THF)(4) [Ln = La, Pr] and LnI(3)(THF)(3.5) [Ln = Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er, Tm, Y] as microcrystalline solids. X-ray crystallography reveals that the early, larger lanthanide iodide PrI(3)(THF)(4) crystallizes as discrete molecules having a pentagonal bipyramidal structure, whereas the later, smaller lanthanide iodides LnI(3)(THF)(3.5) [Ln = Nd, Gd, Y] crystallize as solvent-separated ion pairs [LnI(2)(THF)(5)][LnI(4)(THF)(2)] in which the cations adopt a pentagonal bipyramidal geometry and the anions adopt an octahedral geometry in the solid state.     

Excited-state properties of Rh(2)(O(2)CCH(3))(4)(L)(2) (L = CH(3)OH, THF, PPh(3), py)

The photophysical properties of Rh(2)(O(2)CCH(3))(4)(L)(2) (L = CH(3)OH, THF = tetrahydrofuran, PPh(3) = triphenylphosphine, py = pyridine) were explored upon excitation with visible light. Time-resolved absorption shows that all the complexes possess a long-lived transient (3.5-5.0 micros) assigned as an electronic excited state of the molecules, and they exhibit an optical transition at approximately 760 nm whose position is independent of axial ligand. No emission from the Rh(2)(O(2)CCH(3))(4)(L)(2) (L = CH(3)OH, THF, PPh(3), py) systems was detected, but energy transfer from Rh(2)(O(2)CCH(3))(4)(PPh(3))(2) to the (3)pipi excited state of perylene is observed. Electron transfer from Rh(2)(O(2)CCH(3))(4)(PPh(3))(2) to 4,4'-dimethyl viologen (MV(2+)) and chloro-p-benzoquinone (Cl-BQ) takes place with quenching rate constants (k(q)) of 8.0 x 10(6) and 1.2 x 10(6) M(-1) s(-1) in methanol, respectively. A k(q) value of 2 x 10(8) M(-1) s(-1) was measured for the quenching of the excited state of Rh(2)(O(2)CCH(3))(4)(PPh(3))(2) by O(2) in methanol. The observations are consistent with the production of an excited state with excited-state energy, E(00), between 1.34 and 1.77 eV.     

铂氢化物trans-[PtH(tu)(PPh_3)_2]Cl(tu)(THF)_2(tu=SC(NH_2)_2)的结构

制得含硫脲配体的铂氢化物单晶trans-[PtH(tu)(PPh_3)_2]Cl(tu)(THF)_2,其结构测定结果为:C_(46)H_(55)N_4O_2P_2S_2ClPt M=1052.6,单斜晶系,空间群为 P2_1/c,a=12.103(1),b=21.619(3),c=20.189(4)(?),β=103.31(0)°,V=5140(2)(?)~3,Z=4,D_c=1.360g·cm~(-3),F(000)=2128,R=0.050,R_w=0.063.Pt(Ⅱ)与两个磷、一个硫脲分子的硫和一个氢相配合,形成四边形配位。     

Lithium halide adducts of imidotellurium(IV) ligands: synthesis and X-ray structures of [Li(THF)2L](mu 3-I)[LiI(L)] [L = tBuNTe(mu-NtBu)2TeNtBu] and [(THF)3Li3(mu 3-I)(Te(NtBu)3)

The reaction of the chelating ligand tBuNTe(mu-NtBu)2TeNtBu (L) with LiI in THF yields [Li(THF)2L](mu 3-I)[LiI(L)] (3). This complex is also formed by the attempted oxidation of [Li2Te(NtBu)3]2 with I2. An X-ray analysis of 3 reveals that the tellurium diimide dimer acts as a chelating ligand toward (a) [Li(THF)2]+ cations and (b) a molecule of LiI. An extended structure is formed via weak Te...I interactions [3.8296(7)-3.9632(7) A] involving both mu 3-iodide counterions and the iodine atoms of the coordinated LiI molecules. Crystal data: 3, triclinic, space group P1, a = 10.1233(9) A, b = 15.7234(14) A, c = 18.8962(17) A, alpha = 86.1567(16) degrees, beta = 84.3266(16) degrees, gamma = 82.9461(16) degrees, V = 2965.8(5) A3, Z = 2. The oxidation by air of [Li2Te(NtBu)3]2 in toluene produces the radical (Li3[Te(NtBu)3]2), which exhibits an ESR spectrum consisting of a septet of decuplets (g = 2.00506, a(14N) = 5.26 G, a(7Li) = 0.69 G). The complexes [(THF)3Li3(mu 3-X)(Te(NtBu)3)] (4a, X = Cl; 4b, X = Br; 4c, X = I) are obtained from the reaction of [Li2Te(NtBu)3]2 with lithium halides in THF. The iodide complex, 4c, has a highly distorted, cubic structure comprised of the pyramidal [Te(NtBu)3]2- dianion which is linked through three [Li(THF)]+ cations to I- Crystal data: 4c, triclinic, space group P1, a = 12.611(8) A, b = 16.295(6) A, c = 10.180(3) A, alpha = 98.35(3) degrees, beta = 107.37(4) degrees, gamma = 108.26(4) degrees, V = 1829(2) A3, Z = 2.     

The syntheses,crystal, molecular and electronic structures of two polymorphs of [ReCl2(N2COPh)(C3N2H4)(PPh3)2] and [ReCl2(N2COPh)(py)(PPh3)2] complexes

The [ReCl₂(η²-N₂COPh–N^′,O)(PPh₃)₂] complex reacts with pyridine and pyrazole to give [ReCl₂(N₂COPh)(py)(PPh₃)₂] and [ReCl₂(N₂COPh)(C₃N₂H₄)(PPh₃)₂], respectively. Two monoclinic polymers of [ReCl₂(N₂COPh)(C₃N₂H₄)(PPh₃)₂] and [ReCl₂(N₂COPh)(py)(PPh₃)₂] have been characterized by IR, UV–Vis, ¹H NMR, magnetic measurements and X-ray structure.     

Synthesis,electrochemical behavior and X-ray crystal and molecular structures of [Fe(diene)(CO)2PPh3] (diene=chalcone,sorbic acid)

The compounds [Fe(ch)(CO)₂PPh₃] (1) (ch=chalcone) and [Fe(sba)(CO)₂PPh₃] (2) (sba=sorbic acid) were prepared by irradiating the tetracarbonyltriphenylphosphineiron(0) complex in benzene in the presence of ch or sba. The compounds were characterized by infrared and ³¹P NMR spectroscopies. Their electrochemical behavior was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and the results suggest that their oxidations occur by more than one electrochemical step, producing free ch and sba, free PPh₃ and solvated Fe(III). It was observed that sba ligand contributes more effectively to the stabilization of metal center in these complexes. The X-ray crystal and molecular structures of 1 and 2 were determined; it was shown that the Fe atom adopts a distorted octahedral coordinated geometry in which three of the sites are occupied by the ch or sba ligand. The [Fe(ch)(CO)₂PPh₃] complex is a monomer and the unit cell of complex 2 contains exist two identical and crystallographically independent molecules of [Fe(sba)(CO)₂PPh₃] which are linked by short hydrogen bonds OH· · ·O     

Stoichiometric and catalytic reactivity of the N-heterocyclic carbene ruthenium hydride complexes [Ru(NHC)(L)(CO)HCl] and [Ru(NHC)(L)(CO)H(eta2-BH4)] (L=NHC, PPh3)

Thermolysis of [Ru(AsPh3)3(CO)H2] with the N-aryl heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) IMes (1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene), IPr (1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene) or the adduct SIPr.(C6F5)H (SIPr=1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene), followed by addition of CH2Cl2, affords the coordinatively unsaturated ruthenium hydride chloride complexes [Ru(NHC)2(CO)HCl] (NHC=IMes , IPr , SIPr ). These react with CO at room temperature to yield the corresponding 18-electron dicarbonyl complexes . Reduction of and [Ru(IMes)(PPh3)(CO)HCl] () with NaBH4 yields the isolable borohydride complexes [Ru(NHC)(L)(CO)H(eta2-BH4)] (, L=NHC, PPh3). Both the bis-IMes complex and the IMes-PPh3 species react with CO at low temperature to give the eta1-borohydride species [Ru(IMes)(L)(CO)2H(eta1-BH4)] (L=IMes , PPh3), which can be spectroscopically characterised. Upon warming to room temperature, further reaction with CO takes place to afford initially [Ru(IMes)(L)(CO)2H2] (L=IMes, L=PPh3) and, ultimately, [Ru(IMes)(L)(CO)3] (L=IMes , L=PPh3). Both and lose BH3 on addition of PMe2Ph to give [Ru(IMes)(L)(L')(CO)H2](L=L'=PMe2Ph; L=PPh3, L'=PMe2Ph). Compounds and have been tested as catalysts for the hydrogenation of aromatic ketones in the presence of (i)PrOH and H2. For the reduction of acetophenone, catalytic activity varies with the NHC present, decreasing in the order IPr>IMes>SIMes.     

The synthesis,molecular, crystal,and electronic structures of [ReBr2(O)(OCH3)(PPh3)2]

[ReBr₂(O)(OCH₃)(PPh₃)₂] has been obtained in the reaction of [ReBr₃O(PPh₃)₂] or [ReBr₂(η²-N₂COPh-N′,O)(PPh₃)₂] with an excess of methanol. [ReBr₂O(OMe)(PPh₃)₂] crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1. The complex was characterized by infrared, UV-Vis, and ¹H NMR spectra. The electronic structure of the obtained compound has been calculated using the DFT/TD–DFT method.     

Synthesis and structures of new heteronuclear cluster complexes [PPh4][Fe4Rh3Se2(CO)16] and [PPh4]2[Fe3Rh4Te2(CO)15]

The reaction of the K₂[Fe₃Q(CO)₉] clusters (Q = Se or Te) with Rh₂(CO)₄Cl₂ under mild conditions is accompanied by complicated fragmentation of cores of the starting clusters to form large heteronuclear cluster anions. The [PPh₄][Fe₄Rh₃Se₂(CO)₁₆] and [PPh₄]₂[Fe₃Rh₄Te₂(CO)₁₅] compounds were isolated by treatment of the reaction products with tetraphenylphosphonium bromide. The structures of the products were established by X-ray diffraction. In both compounds, the core of the heteronuclear cluster consists of two octahedra fused via a common Rh₃ face. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 775–778, May, 2006.     

Reaction between [MgCl2(THF)2] and [MoOCl3(THF)2]. The Crystal Structures of [Mg(THF)6][MoOCl4THF]2 and [Mg2(m̈-Cl)3(THF)6][MoOCl4THF]

Two [MoOCl₃(THF)₂] molecules are used for detachment of two Cl atoms from [MgCl₂(THF)₂]. In such reaction a green crystalline salt [Mg(THF)₆][MoOCl₄THF]₂ IV is formed. Compound IV reacts further with 3 equivalents of bis(tetrahydrofuran)magnesium dichloride, yielding a green ionic [Mg₂(m?-Cl)₃(THF)₆][MoOCl₄THF] compound V . Compound IV and V vary only in a structure of cation what indicated that the tri-m?-chlorohexakis(tetrahydrofuran)dimagnesium(II) cation in V is really formed in reaction between [Mg(THF)₆]²⁺ cation and [MgCl₂(THF)₂]. The crystal structure of compounds IV and V has been solved by X-ray diffraction method. The [Mg(THF)₆]²⁺ cation forms the tetragonally distorted octahedron with the magnesium atom in the symmetry centre. In homobimetallic di-octahedral [Mg₂(m?-Cl)₃(THF)₆]⁺ cation the magnesium atoms are surrounded by three bridging chlorine atoms and three THF molecules. The structures of [MoOCl₄THF]^? in IV and V are similar. In those anions the molybdenum atom is hexacoordinated with four chlorine atoms in equatorial plane.     

Synthesen und Kristallstrukturanalysen von [SbI3(SbMe3)(THF)]2 und [Li(THF)4]2[Bi2Cl8(THF)2]

Syntheses and Crystal Structure Analyses of [SbI₃(SbMe₃)(THF)]₂ and [Li(THF)₄]₂[Bi₂Cl₈(THF)₂] The reaction of Me₃Sb with SbI₃ in tetrahydrofuran (THF) gives [SbI₃(SbMe₃)(THF)]₂ ( 1 ). [Li(THF)₄]₂[Bi₂Cl₈(THF)₂] ( 2 ) is formed by reaction of LiCl and BiCl₃ in tetrahydrofuran. The structures of ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) have been determined by X-ray diffractometry. Both structures contain centrosymmetric dimers with the geometry of edge sharing octahedra.     

Structural, dynamic, and theoretical studies of [AunPt2(PPh3)4(mu-S)2-n(mu 3-S)nL][PF6]n [n = 1, L = PPh3; n = 2, L = Ph2PCH2PPh2, (C5H4PPh2)2Fe

Three heterometallic Au-Pt complexes [Pt2(PPh3)4(mu-S)(mu 3-S)Au(PPh3)][PF6] (2), [Pt2(PPh3)4(mu 3-S)2Au2(mu-dppm)]-[PF6]2 (3), and [Pt2(PPh3)4(mu 3-S)2Au2(mu-dppf)][PF6]2 (4) have been synthesized from Pt2(PPh3)4(mu-S)2 (1) [dppm = Ph2PCH2PPh2; dppf = (C5H4PPh2)2Fe] and characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. In 2, the Au(I) atom is anchored on only one of the sulfur centers. In 3 and 4, both sulfur atoms are aurated, showing the ability of 1 to support an overhead bridge structure, viz. [Au2(P-P)], with or without the presence of Au-Au bond. The change of dppf to dppm facilitates such active interactions. Two stereoisomers of complex 3 (3a,b) have been obtained and characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. NLDFT calculations on 2 show that the linear coordination mode is stabilized with respect to the trigonal planar mode by 14.0 kJ/mol. All complexes (2-4) are fluxional in solution with different mechanisms. In 2, the [Au(PPh3)] fragment switches rapidly between the two sulfur sites. Our hybrid MM-NLDFT calculations found a transition state in which the Au(I) bears an irregular trigonal planar geometry (delta G++ = 19.9 kJ/mol), as well as an intermediate in which Au(I) adopts a regular trigonal planar geometry. Complexes 3a,b are roughly diastereoisomeric and related by sigma (mirror plane) conversion. This symmetry operation can be broken down to two mutually dependent fluxional processes: (i) rapid flipping of the dppm methylene group across the molecular plane defined by the overhead bridge; (ii) rocking motion of the two Au atoms across the S...S axis of the (Pt2S2) core. Modeling of the former by molecular mechanics yields a steric barrier of 29.0 kJ/mol, close to that obtained from variable-temperature 31P(1Hz) NMR study (33.7 kJ/mol). In 4, the twisting of the ferrocenyl moiety across the S...S axis is in concert with a rocking motion of the two gold atoms. The movement of dppf is sterically most demanding, and hence, 4 is the only complex that shows a static structure at lower temperatures. Pertinent crystallographic data: (2) space group P1, a = 15.0340(5) A, b = 15.5009(5) A, c = 21.9604(7) A, alpha = 74.805(1) degrees, beta = 85.733(1) degrees, gamma = 78.553(1) degrees, R = 0.0500; (3a) space group Pna2(1), a = 32.0538(4) A, b = 16.0822(3) A, c = 18.9388(3) A, R = 0.0347; (3b) space group Pna2(1), a = 31.950(2) A, b = 16.0157(8) A, c = 18.8460(9) A, R = 0.0478; (4) space group P2(1)/c, a = 13.8668(2) A, b = 51.7754(4) A, c = 15.9660(2) A, beta = 113.786(1) degrees, R = 0.0649.     

Synthese und Kristallstrukturen von (PPh4)2[In(S4)(S6)Cl] und (PPh4)2[In(S4)Cl3]

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of (PPh₄)₂[In(S₄)(S₆)Cl] and (PPh₄)₂[In(S₄)Cl₃] InCl and PPh₄Cl yield (PPh₄)₂[In₂Cl₆] in acetonitrile. This reacts with Na₂S₄ in presence of PPh₄Cl, forming (PPh₄)₂[In(S₄)(S₆)Cl]. Its crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction (R = 0.075, 2 282 observed reflexions). It is isotypic with (PPh₄)₂[In(S₄)(S₆)Br] and contains anions with trigonal-bipyramidal coordination of In, Cl occupying an axial position, and the S₄ and S₆ groups being bonded in a chelate manner. The reaction of (PPh₄)₂[In₂Cl₆] and sulfur in acetonitrile yielded (PPh₄)₂[InCl₅] and (PPh₄)₂[In(S₄)Cl₃]. The crystal structure analysis of the latter (R = 0.072, 4 080 reflexions) revealed an anion with distorted trigonal-bipyramidal coordination of In, the S₄ group occupying one axial and one equatorial position; the S₄ group shows positional disorder.