Reactions of organotin chlorides R2SnCl2 (R = Et, But, or Ph) with lithium 4,6-di( tert -butyl)- N -(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)- o -amidophenolate. Synthesis and structures of tin( IV ) o -iminoquinone complexes

The exchange reactions of tin diorganohalides R₂SnCl₂ (R = Et, Bu^t, or Ph) with lithium amidophenolate APLi₂ (AP is the 4,6-di(tert-butyl)-N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-o-iminobenzo-quinone dianion) in tetrahydrofuran produced the new five-coordinate (Et₂SnAP(THF) (3)) and four-coordinate (R₂SnAP (R = Bu^t, Ph)) tin(IV) complexes. The reaction of Ph₂SnCl₂ with APLi₂ in a nonpolar solvent (hexane or toluene) is accompanied by the additional redox process giving rise to the paramagnetic complex Ph₂Sn(ImSQ)Cl (6) (ImSQ is the 4,6-di(tert-butyl)-N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-o-iminobenzoquinone radical anion). The molecular structures of complexes 3 and 6 were established by X-ray diffraction. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 253–258, February, 2007.     

Syntheses and structural characterization of amphiphilic mononuclear complexes [FeIII(L)(X)2] (X = Br,SCN)

A new heterodonor chelating ligand, 2-{[bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino]methyl}-4-(n-dodecyl)-6-methylphenol (HL2), has been synthesized and employed in the preparation of two amphiphilic heteroleptic mononuclear complexes, [Fe^III(L2)(Br)₂] (1) and [Fe^III(L2)(SCN)₂] (2). Compound 1 was obtained by reaction of HL2 with FeBr₃ in EtOH. In situ reaction of Fe(L2)Br₂ (1) with KSCN in EtOH or refluxing pure crystalline 1 with excess KSCN in EtOH/CH₂Cl₂ afforded 2. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray single-crystal structural determination. Magnetic studies carried out exclusively on 2 to check for spin crossover suggest that the compound has a ground spin state of 5/2 and maintains high spin throughout the temperature range studied.     

Mechanism of CO exchange on cis-[M(CO)2X2]- complexes (M=Rh,Ir;X=Cl, Br, or I)

The CO exchange on cis-[M(CO)2X2]- with M = Ir (X = Cl, la; X = Br, 1b; X = I, 1c) and M = Rh (X = Cl, 2a; X = Br, 2b; X = I, 2c) was studied in dichloromethane. The exchange reaction [cis-[M(CO)2X2]- + 2*CO is in equilibrium cis-[M(*CO)2X2]- + 2CO (exchange rate constant: kobs)] was followed as a function of temperature and carbon monoxide concentration (up to 6 MPa) using homemade high gas pressure NMR sapphire tubes. The reaction is first order for both CO and cis-[M(CO)2X2]- concentrations. The second-order rate constant, k2(298) (=kobs)[CO]), the enthalpy, deltaH*, and the entropy of activation, deltaS*, obtained for the six complexes are respectively as follows: la, (1.08 +/- 0.01) x 10(3) L mol(-1) s(-1), 15.37 +/- 0.3 kJ mol(-1), -135.3 +/- 1 J mol(-1) K(-1); 1b, (12.7 +/- 0.2) x 10(3) L mol(-1) s(-1), 13.26 +/- 0.5 kJ mol(-1), -121.9 +/- 2 J mol(-1) K(-1); 1c, (98.9 +/- 1.4) x 10(3) L mol(-1) s(-1), 12.50 +/- 0.6 kJ mol(-1), -107.4 +/- 2 J mol(-1) K(-1); 2a, (1.62 +/- 0.02) x 10(3) L mol(-1) s(-1), 17.47 +/- 0.4 kJ mol(-1), -124.9 +/- 1 J mol(-1) K(-1); 2b, (24.8 +/- 0.2) x 10(3) L mol(-1) s(-1), 11.35 +/- 0.4 kJ mol(-1), -122.7 +/- 1 J mol(-1) K(-1); 2c, (850 +/- 120) x 10(3) L mol(-1), s(-1), 9.87 +/- 0.8 kJ mol(-1), -98.3 +/- 4 J mol(-1) K(-1). For complexes la and 2a, the volumes of activation were measured and are -20.9 +/- 1.2 cm3 mol(-1) (332.0 K) and -17.2 +/- 1.0 cm3 mol(-1) (330.8 K), respectively. The second-order kinetics and the large negative values of the entropies and volumes of activation point to a limiting associative, A, exchange mechanism. The reactivity of CO exchange follows the increasing trans effect of the halogens (Cl < Br < I), and this is observed on both metal centers. For the same halogen, the rhodium complex is more reactive than the iridium complex. This reactivity difference between rhodium and iridium is less marked for chloride (1.5: 1) than for iodide (8.6:1) at 298 K.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-Semiquinone metal complexes as derivatives of sterically hindered di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-quinone

ESR spectroscopy was used to study a series of mono- and binuclear o-semiquinone metal complexes, viz., derivatives of sterically hindered di-o-quinone 1,2-bis(2,5-di-tert-butylcyclohexadiene-1,5-dion-3,4-yl)ethane (1). Hindered rotation was found in the o-semiquinone moiety of the generated complexes. Magnetochemical measurements for polymeric bis(o-semiquinolate)copper(II) based on di-o-quinone 1 showed two antiferromagnetic channels of interaction between the paramagnetic centers. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1580–1584, July, 2005.     

The compounds KAs4O6 X (X=Cl,Br, I) and NH4As4O6 X (X=Br,I): Hydrothermal syntheses and structure determinations

The crystal structures of five isotypic hexagonal compounds with general formulaMAs₄O₆ X [M=K, NH₄;X=Cl, Br, I; space group: P622;Z=1] were determined from 370 single crystal X-ray data and refined toR values <0.05. The structure type is characterized by neutral charged [As₂O₃] sheets arranged parallel (00.1). The As atoms of neighbouring two sheets point to each other and the sheets are combined by interlayeredM andX atoms, respectively. TheM atoms are coordinated to twelve oxygen atoms, theX atoms are coordinated to twelve arsenic atoms. In both cases the coordination polyhedron is a hexagonal prism. The compounds were synthesized by thermal treatments of cubic As₂O₃ and potassium or ammonium haloids in a saturated aqueous solution of potassium acetate resp. ammonia [500 K, saturation vapour pressure].

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Die Verbindungen KAs₄O₆ X (X=Cl, Br, I) und NH₄As₄O₆ X (X=Br, I): Hydrothermalsynthese und Strukturbestimmung

Zusammenfassung Die Kristallstrukturen der fünf isotypen hexagonalen Verbindungen mit der allgemeinen FormelMAs₄O₆ X [M=K, NH₄;X=Cl, Br, I; Raumgruppe: P622;Z=1] wurden anhand von 370 Einkristall-Röntgendaten bestimmt und aufR-Werte <0.05 verfeinert. Der Strukturtyp ist ausgezeichnet durch neutrale [As₂O₃]-Schichten, die parallel (00.1) angeordnet sind. Die As-Atome zweier benachbarter Schichten weisen jeweils aufeinander zu, und die Schichten selbst werden durch zwischengelagerteM- bzw.X-Atome verbunden. DieM-Atome werden jeweils von zwölf O-Atomen, dieX-Atome von zwölf As-Atomen umgeben. Das Koordinationspolyeder ist in beiden Fällen ein hexagonales Primsa. Die einzelnen Verbindungen wurden unter Hydrothermalbedingungen aus kubischem As₂O₃ und dem jeweiligen Kalium- oder Ammoniumhalogenid in einer gesättigten wäßrigen Lösung von Kaliumacetat bzw. Ammoniak synthetisiert (500 K, Sättigungsdampfdruck).

     

Powder X-ray diffraction study of the double complexes [M(NH3)5Cl][M"Cl4] as precursors of metal powders (M = Ir,Rh, Co; M" = Pt,Pd)

According to the results of powder X-ray diffraction study of the complex salts of composition [M(NH₃)₅Cl][M"Cl₄] (M = Ir, Rh, or Co and M" = Pt or Pd), the anhydrous salts crystallize in the orthorhombic system (space group Pnma) and are isostructural to the [Ir(NH₃)₅Cl][PtCl₄] complex studied previously. The unit cell parameters of the resulting salts were refined. The metal powders, which were obtained by thermal decomposition of these salts under an atmosphere of hydrogen, were studied by powder X-ray analysis.     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of New Phases in the Cubic M3Te2O6X2 (M = Sr,Ba; X = Cl,Br) Structure Family

Four alkaline earth oxotellurate(IV) halides with common formula M₃Te₂O₆X₂ (M = Sr, Ba; X = Cl, Br) have been prepared as polycrystalline powders and/or in the form of single crystals. All compounds crystallize in the cubic space group Fd$\bar{3}$ m with cell parameters a = 15.9351(4) Å for Sr₃Te₂O₆Cl₂ (single‐crystal X‐ray data), 16.052(5) Å for Sr₃Te₂O₆Br₂ (powder X‐ray data), 16.688(2) Å for Ba₃Te₂O₆Cl₂ (single‐crystal X‐ray data) and 16.8072(3) Å for Ba₃Te₂O₆Br_1.64Cl_0.36 (single‐crystal X‐ray data). The results of the crystal structure analyses reveal a rigid ${3}\atop{{\infty}}$ [M₃Te₂O₆]²⁺ framework which can be described as being composed of regular octahedra of two types of chemically non‐bonded M₆ octahedra that are capped by trigonal pyramidal [TeO₃] anions located above every second face of one of the M₆ octahedra. The halide X^– anions are situated in the voids of the ${3}\atop{{\infty}}$ [M₃Te₂O₆]²⁺ framework. Dependent on the nature of the halogen, the anions show various kinds of occupational disorder which eventually led to a revision of the previous structure model of Ba₃Te₂O₆Cl₂. A comparative discussion with other structures of general formula M₃Ch₂O₆X₂ (M = divalent metal; Ch = Te, Se; X = Cl, Br) is presented.     

Synthesis of magnesium catecholate and <Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-semiquinone complexes by oxidation of the metal with 3,6-di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">tert</Emphasis>-butyl-<Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-benzoquinone

Oxidation of amalgamated magnesium metal with 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone (1) in different aprotic organic solvents afforded magnesium catecholate and bis-o-semiquinolate complexes. The catecholate derivatives of magnesium CatMgL₂ (Cat is the 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone dianion, L = THF or Py) were synthesized in high yields in pyridine and tetrahydrofuran, respectively. The reactions in diethyl ether or dimethoxyethane produced hexacoordinated metal bis-o-semiquinolates SQ₂MgL_n (SQ is the 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone radical anion, L = Et₂O, n = 2; L = DME, n = 1). The reaction with the use of toluene as the solvent gave a magnesium bis-o-semiquinolate complex containing the coordinated unreduced o-quinone molecule. The molecular structures of the [CatMgPy₂]₂ and SQ₂Mg·DME complexes were established by X-ray diffraction. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 92–98, January, 2007.     

Syntheses, crystal structures and spectral properties of three chiral complexes [M((R, R)-et-pybox)Cl2] (M=Zn and Mn) and [Ni((R, R)-et-pybox)(H2O)2Cl]Cl

Three chiral complexes: [M((R, R)-et-pybox)Cl₂] (M=Zn, 1, and Mn, 2) and [Ni((R, R)-et-pybox)(H₂O)₂Cl]Cl (3) ((R, R)-et-pybox is C₂-symmetric 2,6-bis[4′-(R)-ethoxyoxazolin-2′-yl]pyridine) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV, TG and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses show that 1 is isostructural to 2, the obtained complexes are of isolated mononuclear and the metal atoms of 1 and 2 have distorted trigonal bipyramidal coordination environment. A feature of interest is noted in the unit cell of 3, there exist two types of molecules, which similarly have a distorted octahedral geometry but only slightly differ in the orientation of the coordinated atoms to the central Ni atom. These two types of molecules interact with each other by O–H···Cl hydrogen bonds, giving rise to one-dimensional ribbon structure.     

New lead(II) catecholate and o-semiquinone complexes

Lead(II) catecholate complexes were prepared by reduction of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone and its derivatives with lead metal in THF. The molecular structure of the (CatPb)₄·(PbO)₂·6C₃H₆O complex (Cat is the dianion of 3,6-di-tert-butylcatechol), which was synthesized by hydrolysis of lead 3,6-di-tert-butylcatecholate in acetone, was established by X-ray diffraction. A series of lead(II) o-semiquinone complexes, which were prepared by the addition of the phenoxyl radical to lead catecholates or by oxidation of the latter with mercury(II), copper(II), or silver(I) halides, were studied by the ESR method. Lead(II) mono-o-semiquinolate complexes undergo symmetrization to form stable bis-o-semiquinolates, which were isolated and characterized in individual state. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1103–1111, July, 2006.     

A coordinatively flexible hexadentate ligand gives structurally isomeric complexes M2(L)X3 (M = Cu,Zn; X = Br,Cl)

Polypyridyl multidentate ligands based on ethylenediamine backbones are important metal‐binding agents with applications in biomimetics and homogeneous catalysis. The seemingly hexadentate tpena ligand [systematic name: N,N,N′‐tris(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl)ethylenediamine‐N′‐acetate] reacts with zinc chloride and zinc bromide to form trichlorido[μ‐N,N,N′‐tris(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl)ethylenediamine‐N′‐acetato]dizinc(II), [Zn₂(C₂₂H₂₄N₅O₂)Cl₃], and tribromido[μ‐N,N,N′‐tris(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl)ethylenediamine‐N′‐acetato]dizinc(II), [Zn₂Br₃(C₂₂H₂₄N₅O₂)]. One Zn^II ion shows the anticipated N₅O coordination in an irregular six‐coordinate site and is linked by an anti carboxylate bridge to a tetrahedral ZnX₃ (X = Cl or Br) unit. In contrast, the Cu^II ions in aquatribromido[μ‐N,N,N′‐tris(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl)ethylenediamine‐N′‐acetato]dicopper(II)–tribromido[μ‐N,N,N′‐tris(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl)ethylenediamine‐N′‐acetato]dicopper(II)–water (1/1/6.5) [Cu₂Br₃(C₂₂H₂₄N₅O₂)][Cu₂Br₃(C₂₂H₂₄N₅O₂)(H₂O)]·6.5H₂O, occupy two tpena‐chelated sites, one a trigonal bipyramidal N₃Cl₂ site and the other a square‐planar N₂OCl site. In all three cases, electrospray ionization mass spectra were dominated by a misleading ion assignable to [M(tpena)]⁺ (M = Zn²⁺ and Cu²⁺).     

Crystalline and molecular structures of two halogenated propionamides CF2XCF2CONH2 (X = H, Cl)

Using the XRD method, the crystalline and molecular structures of two halogenated propionamides, CF₂XCF₂CONH₂, X = H (I) and Cl (II), have been studied. Crystals I and II are monoclinic: space group P2₁/c, Z = 4; (I) a = 10.967 Å, b = 5.406 Å, c = 10.063 Å, β = 107.86°; (II) a = 11.979 Å, b = 5.608 Å, c = 10.042 Å, β = 99.31°. Structures I and II were solved by the direct method and refined by the full-matrix least-square method to R = 0.112 (I) and 0.139 (II) over all 1299 (I) and 1175 (II) independent measured reflections (a CAD-4 autodiffractometer, λMoK _α).     

Synthesis and ESR spectra of [4,6-di-tert-butyl-N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-o-iminobenzosemiquinonato]thallium(i)

[4,6-Di-tert-butyl-N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-o-iminobenzosemiquinonato]thallium(i) was synthesized and characterized by IR and ESR spectroscopy. The hyperfine coupling constants with ^203/205Tl nuclei were found to depend strongly on the nature (solvating ability) of solvents. At 298 K, the HFC constant a _Tl changes from 3.09 mT in n-hexane up to 19.70 mT in tetramethylethylenediamine. The coordination number of solvation was found to be 1 for DMF—benzene and pyridine—hexane systems. The thermodynamic characteristics of solvation in the pyridine—hexane system were determined.     

Synthesis and structures of iron(iii) complexes based on azo derivatives of 5-oxo- and 5-thioxopyrazole

New potentially tridentate ligands, viz., 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-(quinolin-8-ylhydrazono)pyrazol-5(1H)-one and 3-methyl-1-phenyl-4-(quinolin-8-ylhydrazono)pyrazole-5(1H)-thione (LH), and their complexes with Fe^III were synthesized. The structures of the ligands and metal chelates (FeL₂A; A = ClO₄ or FeCl₄) were studied by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and magnetochemistry. The FeL₂A complex (A = FeCl₄) was investigated by X-ray diffraction. These low-spin complexes have pseudooctahedral structures with the N₄X₂ ligand environment (X = O or S).     

3,6-Di-tert-butyl-o-benzosemiquinone complexes of copper(1) with bidentate bis(diphenylphosphine) ligands. Synthesis, structures, and properties

New mononuclear 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzosemiquinone complexes of copper(1) with bis(diphenylphosphine) ligands were synthesized: (DBSQ)Cu(dppe) (1) (DBSQ=3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzosemiquinone and dppe=1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane), (DBSQ)Cu(dppp) (2) (dppp=1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane), (DBSQ)Cu(dppn) (3) (dppn=2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl), and (DBSQ)Cu(dppfc) (4) (dppfc=1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene). The compositions and structures of complexes1–4 were characterized by elemental analysis and electronic absorption, IR, and ESR spectroscopy. The molecular structures of complexes3 and4 were established by X-ray diffraction analysis. The reactions of elimination and replacement of neutral ligands in the coordination sphere of the complexes were studied by ESR spectroscopy. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2333–2340, November, 1998.     

Expanding the Averievite Family, (MX)Cu5O2(T5+O4)2 (T5+ = P,V; M = K,Rb, Cs,Cu; X = Cl,Br): Synthesis and Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction Study

Averievite-type compounds with the general formula (MX)[Cu₅O₂(TO₄)], where M = alkali metal, X = halogen and T = P, V, have been synthesized by crystallization from gases and structurally characterized for six different compositions: 1 (M = Cs; X = Cl; T = P), 2 (M = Cs; X = Cl; T = V), 3 (M = Rb; X = Cl; T = P), 4 (M = K; X = Br; T = P), 5 (M = K; X = Cl; T = P) and 6 (M = Cu; X = Cl; T = V). The crystal structures of the compounds are based upon the same structural unit, the layer consisting of a kagome lattice of Cu²⁺ ions and are composed from corner-sharing (OCu₄) anion-centered tetrahedra. Each tetrahedron shares common corners with three neighboring tetrahedra, forming hexagonal rings, linked into the two-dimensional [O₂Cu₅]⁶⁺ sheets parallel to (001). The layers are interlinked by (T⁵⁺O₄) tetrahedra (T⁵⁺ = V, P) attached to the bases of the oxocentered tetrahedra in a “face-to-face” manner. The resulting electroneutral 3D framework {[O₂Cu₅](T⁵⁺O₄)₂}⁰ possesses channels occupied by monovalent metal cations M⁺ and halide ions X⁻. The halide ions are located at the centers of the hexagonal rings of the kagome nets, whereas the metal cations are in the interlayer space. There are at least four different structure types of the averievite-type compounds: the P-3m1 archetype, the 2 × 2 × 1 superstructure with the P-3 space group, the monoclinically distorted 1 × 1 × 2 superstructure with the C2/c symmetry and the low-temperature P2₁/c superstructure with a doubled unit cell relative to the high-temperature archetype. The formation of a particular structure type is controlled by the interplay of the chemical composition and temperature. Changing the chemical composition may lead to modification of the structure type, which opens up the possibility to tune the geometrical parameters of the kagome net of Cu²⁺ ions.     

Die Gadoliniumcarbidhalogenide Gd4C2X3 (X = Cl,Br)

The Gadolinium Carbide Halides, Gd₄C₂X₃ (X = Cl, Br) The compounds Gd₄C₂X₃ (X = Cl, Br) and Tb₄C₂Br₃ have been prepared by reaction of the metals (RE), REX₃, and C in sealed Ta capsules at 1 100° and 1 300°C, respectively. Monophasic samples of Gd₄C₂Br₃ and Tb₄C₂Br₃ were obtained by reacting stoichiometric mixtures of the starting materials for five days. The needle shaped crystals are bronze-coloured and sensitive to air and moisture. Gd₄C₂X₃ crystallizes in the space group Pnma (No. 62) with lattice constants a = 1 059.6(4), b = 368.4(1), c = 1 962.7(8) pm (Gd₄C₂Cl₃), a = 1 084.4(1), b = 373.0(1), c = 2 036.1(1) pm (Gd₄C₂Br₃). According to Guinier photographs, Tb₄C₂Br₃ is isotypic (a = 1 074.3(2), b = 370.6(1), c = 2 019.4(1) pm). In the crystal structure C is octahedrally coordinated by Gd. The Gd₆ octahedra are linked via common edges to form corrugated layers. The X-anions coordinate all free edges and corners of these layers and connect them via Xⁱ? Xⁱ contacts parallel [001]. Gd₄C₂Br₃ shows metallic conductivity. The magnetic susceptibility follows at high temperatures a Curie Weiss law with an effective moment of 7.95 μ_B. At temperatures below 50 K antiferromagnetic order is observed.     

Synthesis, structures, and properties of 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzosemiquinone complexes of copper(i) with 1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctanes

Two new 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzosemiquinone complexes of copper(i) (2a and2b) with 1,3,5,7-tetraphenyl-1,5-diaza-3,5-diphosphacyclooctane (1a) and 1,5-dibenzyl-3,7-diphenyl-1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctane (1b), respectively, were synthesized. Their structures in solution and in the crystalline state were studied. According to the results of X-ray diffraction analysis, the copper(i) atom in molecules2a and2b is in a pseudotetrahedral environment and is directly coordinated to two P atoms of the diazadiphosphacyclooctane ligand and two O atoms of the benzosemiquinone ligand. In complex2a, ligand1a adopts a chair-boat conformation typical of all complexes with eight-membered cyclic 1,5-donors studied previously. Unlike ligand1a, the ligand in complex2b adopts a chair-chair (crown) conformation identical with that of the free ligand. Both complexes are paramagnetic in the solid state and in solutions. The parameters of the isotropic ESR spectra of complexes2a and2b are typical of four-coordinateo-semiquinone copper(i) complexes with bidentate bisphosphine ligands. Based on analysis of the isotropic ESR spectra, it was suggested that compound2b in solutions exists as two isomers, which differ in the conformation of the eight-membered heterocycle (chair-boat or chair-chair). Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1806–1812, October, 2000.     

Ionization energies of LinX (n = 2, 3; X = Cl, Br, I) molecules

Molecules of Li(n)X (n = 2, 3; X = Cl, Br, I) were examined with a magnetic sector mass spectrometer by surface ionization using a triple rhenium filament impregnated with fullerene (C60). The ionization energies obtained for Li(2)Cl, Li(2)Br and Li(2)I molecules are 3.8 +/- 0.1, 3.9 +/- 0.1 and 4.0 +/- 0.1 eV, respectively. The first ionization energy of Li(2)Cl is documented, while there are no literature data for the ionization energies of Li(2)Br and Li(2)I. The molecules of Li(3)Cl, Li(3)Br and Li(3)I were detected experimentally for the first time with ionization energies of 4.0 +/- 0.1, 4.1 +/- 0.1 and 4.1 +/- 0.1 eV, respectively. The ionization energies of Li(n)X (n = 2, 3; X = Cl, Br, I) are in correlation with the theoretical prediction of their hyperlithiated configurations.     

配合物[Cu2(bpe)X2] n (bpe =1, 2–trans–(4–pyridyl)ethene, X=Cl, Br, I )的合成、晶体结构及热稳定性研究

以1,2-反式-二（4-吡啶基）乙烯桥连卤化铜分别得到配合物[Cu₂(bpe)Cl ₂] _n (1), [Cu₂(bpe)Br₂] _n (2) 和 [Cu₂(bpe)I₂] _n (3)。通过X-射线单晶衍射法对配合物1的结构进行了研究,晶体学数据：单斜晶系, P 2(1)/c空间群, a = 0.3788(8) nm, b = 1.5059(3) nm, c = 1.0875(2)nm, β = 96.262(4) °, V = 616.5(2)ų, Z = 2, S = 1.002,最终残差因子( I >2 σ ( I )) R ₁ = 0.0288, wR ₂ = 0.0579,对于全部数据 R ₁ = 0.0509, wR ₂ = 0.0615。元素分析及红外光谱分析表明,该类配合物为同晶化合物。另外,通过热重分析对配合物的热稳定性进行了研究。