茂铁基稀土铈配合物的合成与结构

本文利用单羧基二茂铁Fc-COOH和1，1′-二羧基二茂铁HOOC-Fc-COOH作为配体分别合成了双核铈配合物Ce₂(FcCOO)₆ (1)和二维层状配位聚合物Ce₂(OOC-Fc-COO)₃(2)，测定了两种配合物的晶体结构。配合物1中的金属铈离子为九配位结构，分别与周围的羧基二茂铁上的氧原子和作为辅助配体的水分子配位，茂铁间的π-π相互作用将配合物1的二聚体单元连结在一起形成二维的网状结构。配合物2中的金属铈离子亦为九配位结构，分别与周围的羧基二茂铁上的氧原子，作为辅助配体的水分子和甲醇配位形成类似于配合物1的二聚体单元，1，1′-二羧基二茂铁HOOC-Fc-COOH作为桥基配体将二聚体单元连结在一起，形成二维网状的配位聚合物。     

Crystal structure of [Pt2I4(TEPOP)2] (TEPOP = tetraethyldiphosphite).

The structure of the dinuclear complex [Pt2I4(TEPOP)2] (TEPOP = tetraethyldiphosphite) was determined by X-ray diffraction. The two platinum atoms are doubly bridged by two (EtO)2POP(OEt)2 ligands and constitute an eight-membered ring. The platinum atoms have a square-planar geometry, which are completed by two phosphorous and two iodine atoms in a mutually cis arrangement.     

萘氧乙酸及咪唑构筑的锌(Ⅱ)和铜(Ⅱ)配合物的水热合成、晶体结构及荧光性质

通过水热的方法合成得到2个由萘氧乙酸及咪唑配体构筑的配合物Zn(2-naph)₂(imi)₂ (1)和2Cu(2-naph)₂(imi)₂(H₂O)·Cu(2-naph)₂(imi)₂(H₂O) (2)(2-naph=2-naphthoxyacetate,imi=imidazole),它们的结构通过X射线晶体衍射、红外光谱和元素分析得到确定。在配合物1中,锌原子与来自不同2-萘氧乙酸配体中的2个羧酸氧原子和不同的咪唑分子中的2个氮原子形成了变形的四面体的几何构型。单个分子通过N-H…O氢键连接形成了一维链,然后在C-H…π弱作用下形成了三维结构。配合物2有2个独立的铜中心,它们有几乎相同的配位环境。每个铜中心都是变形的四方锥的配位构型。来自不同的2-萘氧乙酸配体中的2个羧酸氧原子和不同的咪唑分子中的2个氮原子形成了一个相对规则的四方锥赤道平面,配位水分子位于平面上方。配合物2的分子通过N-H…O和O-H…O氢键连接形成了二维结构。2个配合物的热稳定和固体荧光性质在本文中也得到了研究和讨论。     

Simple syntheses, structural diversity, and Tishchenko reaction catalysis of neutral homoleptic rare earth(II or III) 3,5-di-tert-butylpyrazolates--the structures of

The homoleptic rare-earth pyrazolate complexes [Sc(tBu2pz)3], [Ln2(tBu2pz)6] (Ln = La, Nd, Sm, Lu), [Eu4(tBu2pz)8] and the mixed oxidation state species [Yb2(tBu2pz)5] (tBu2pz = 3,5-di-tert-butylpyrazolate) have been prepared by a simple reaction between the corresponding rare-earth metal and 3,5-di-tert-butylpyrazole, in the presence of mercury, at elevated temperatures. In addition, [Yb2(tBu2pz)6] was prepared by redox transmetallation/ligand exchange between ytterbium, diphenylmercury(II) and tBu2pzH in toluene, whilst the same reactants in toluene under different conditions or in diethyl ether gave [Yb2(tBu2pz)5]. The complexes of the trivalent lanthanoids display dimeric structures [Ln2(tBu2pz)6] (Ln = La, Nd, Yb, Lu) with chelating eta2-terminal and eta2:eta2-bridging pyrazolate coordination. The considerably smaller Sc3+ ion forms monomeric [Sc(tBu2pz)3] of putative D3h molecular symmetry, with pyrazolate ligands solely eta2-bonded. [Eu4(tBu2pz)8] is a structurally remarkable tetranuclear EuII complex with two types of europium centres in a linear array. The outer two are bonded to one terminal and two bridging pyrazolates, and the inner two are coordinated by four bridging ligands. Unprecedented mu-eta5:eta2 pyrazolate ligation is observed, with each outer Eu2+ sandwiched between two eta5-bonded pyrazolate groups, which are also eta2-linked to an inner Eu2+. The two inner Eu2+ ions are linked together by two equally occupied components of each of two symmetry related, disordered pyrazolate groups with one component eta4:eta2 bridging and one eta3:eta2 bridging. [La2(tBu2pz)6] has also been shown to be a Tishchenko reaction catalyst with several organic substrates.     

EPR study of a copper impurity center in a single crystal of 2-thiothymine

EPR spectroscopy was used to study the complex formed in crystals of 5-methyl-2-thiouracil (2-thiothymine) containing traces of copper. The copper impurities, originally present as Cu(I)-complex of 2-thiothymine in the lattice of 2-thiothymine, are transformed into paramagnetic Cu(II)-complex by ionizing radiation. It was found that the complex is planar, the plane being defined by two pairs of S and N atoms, from two adjacent 2-thiothymine molecules. The structure of the complex suggests that a pair of hydrogen bonds between two neighboring molecules is replaced by a stronger Cu-coordination bonding, with two sulfur and two nitrogen atoms as ligands. The spectroscopic parameters (g-tensor, A(63Cu) and A(14N) tensors) are essentially similar to those earlier observed for copper planar centers in other systems.     

含5-氯水杨醛Schiff碱配体的镍和铜配合物的合成及晶体结构

合成了2个含三齿Schiff碱配体和单齿N-杂环分子的多核过渡金属配合物:1个含5-氯水杨醛缩对硝基苯甲酰腙(H2L1)和吗啡啉(Mf)的镍髤配合物[Ni(L1)(Mf)](1),1个含5-氯水杨醛缩水杨酰腙(H2L2)和吡啶(Py)的铜髤配合物[Cu2(L2)2(Py)2](2),并通过元素分析、红外光谱、紫外光谱以及单晶衍射等手段进行表征。在配合物1中,中心Ni髤与酰腙配体(L12-)的酚氧、亚胺氮、去质子酰胺氧原子以及中性吗啡啉氮原子配位形成平面四方形的N2O2配位构型,相邻配合物通过分子间氢键作用构筑成一维超分子链状结构。配合物2中含有2个晶体学上独立的双核铜髤配合物,相邻配合物分子的酚氧原子分别桥联2个[Cu(L2)(Py)]基本单元,形成2个含有Cu2(μ-O)2核心的配合物。每个Cu髤原子具有五配位的NONO(O)四角锥配位构型。     

Structure and dynamics of dinuclear zirconium(IV) complexes

We have determined by X-ray crystallography the structures of three dinuclear zirconium(IV) complexes containing the heptadentate ligand dhpta (where H(5)dhpta = 1,3-diamino-2-propanol-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid, 1) and different countercations: K(2)[Zr(2)(dhpta)(2)].5H(2)O (2.5H(2)O), Na(2)[Zr(2)(dhpta)(2)].7H(2)O.C(2)H(5)OH (3.7H(2)O.C(2)H(5)OH), and Cs(2)[Zr(2)(dhpta)(2)].H(5)O(2).Cl.4H(2)O (4.H(5)O(2).Cl.4H(2)O). In the K(I) complex 2, crystallized from water, the two Zr(IV) ions are 3.5973(4) A apart and bridged via two alkoxo groups (average Zr-O 2.165 A). Each Zr(IV) is eight-coordinate and also bound to two N atoms (average Zr-N 2.448 A), and four carboxylate O atoms (average Zr-O 2.148 A). The two dhpta ligands in the dinuclear unit have different conformations. One face of the complex contains an array of 14 oxygen atoms and interacts strongly with the two K(I) ions, one of which is 6-coordinate, the other 8-coordinate, which are 3.922(4) A apart and bridged by a carboxylate O and by two water molecules. The structures of the dinuclear anion [Zr(2)(dhpta)(2)](2-) in the Na(I) complex 3 and in the Cs(I) complex 4 are essentially identical to that found in complex 2, although the alkali metal ions coordinate differently to the oxygen-rich face. All Zr(IV) ions have a distorted triangulated dodecahedral geometry. Although the crystal structure of complex 2 does not indicate the presence of acidic protons, in 4 an [H(5)O(2)](+) unit is strongly H-bonded to an oxygen atom of a coordinated carboxylate group. 1D and 2D (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopic and potentiometric studies reveal two deprotonations with pK(a) values of 9.0 and 10.0. At low pH, two carboxylate groups appear to undergo protonation accompanied by chelate ring-opening, and the complex exhibits dynamic fluxional behavior in which the two magnetically nonequivalent dhpta ligands exchange at a rate of 11 s(-1) at pH 3.30, 298 K, as determined from 2D EXSY NMR studies. Ligand interchange is not observed at high pH (>11). The same crystals of complex 2 were obtained from solutions at pH 3 or 12. The dynamic configurational change is therefore mediated by the aqueous solvent.     

Preparation, structure, and properties of tetranuclear vanadium(III) and (IV) complexes bridged by diphenyl phosphate or phosphate

Three novel tetranuclear vanadium(III) or (IV) complexes bridged by diphenyl phosphate or phosphate were prepared and their structures characterized by X-ray crystallography. The novel complexes are [{V(III)(2)(μ-hpnbpda)}(2){μ-(C(6)H(5)O)(2)PO(2)}(2)(μ-O)(2)]·6CH(3)OH (1), [{V(III)(2)(μ-tphpn)(μ-η(3)-HPO(4))}(2)(μ-η(4)-PO(4))](ClO(4))(3)·4.5H(2)O (2), and [{(V(IV)O)(2)(μ-tphpn)}(2)(μ-η(4)-PO(4))](ClO(4))(3)·H(2)O (3), where hpnbpda and tphpn are alkoxo-bridging dinucleating ligands. H(3)hpnbpda represents 2-hydroxypropane-1,3-diamino-N,N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-N,N'-diacetic acid, and Htphpn represents N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)-2-hydroxy-1,3-propanediamine. A dinuclear vanadium(IV) complex without a phosphate bridge, [(VO)(2)(μ-tphpn)(H(2)O)(2)](ClO(4))(3)·2H(2)O (4), was also prepared and structurally characterized for comparison. The vanadium(III) center in 1 adopts a hexacoordinate structure while that in 2 adopts a heptacoordinate structure. In 1, the two dinuclear vanadium(III) units bridged by the alkoxo group of hpnbpda are further linked by two diphenylphosphato and two oxo groups, resulting in a dimer-of-dimers. In 2, the two vanadium(III) units bridged by tphpn are further bridged by three phosphate ions with two different coordination modes. Complex 2 is oxidized in aerobic solution to yield complex 3, in which two of the three phosphate groups in 2 are substituted by oxo groups.     

Unique formation of a pentanuclear lanthanum(III) thiolate oxide cluster via control of hydrolysis

The reaction of [(TMS)2N]3La(mu-Cl)Li(THF)3 (1) and HSPh produced a bimetallic complex [{(TMS)2N}2La(THF)]2(mu-SPh)(mu-Cl)] (2). Compound [{(TMS)2N}2La5O(SPh)10LiCl2(THF)6] (3) was prepared by control of the hydrolysis of 2 and LiCl or 1 and HSPh with the proper amount of water. 1 was treated first with 1/6 equiv of H2O and then with equimolar HSPh; a polymeric complex [{(TMS)2N}2(mu-SPh)La(mu-SPh)Li(THF)2](infinity) (4) was isolated. 3 contains a central [(mu-SPh)4(mu3-SPh)2{La(THF)}4(mu3-O)]4+ tetrahedral fragment in which two La atoms are linked by a pair of mu-SPh- and mu3-Cl- ligands to a [{(TMS)2N}2La]+ fragment, while the other two are bridged by two mu-SPh- ligands to a [Li(THF)2]+ fragment, forming a bee-shaped structure.     

乙二胺双缩3-醛基水杨酸Schiff碱铜镍异双核配合物的晶体结构

合成了乙二胺双缩3-醛基水杨酸Sch iff碱铜镍异双核配合物CuN i(ES)(H2O)2.H2O[H4ES为N,N′-二(3-醛基水杨酸)缩乙撑二胺],用单晶X-ray衍射法测定了晶体结构,该晶体属六方晶系,空间群P322I,晶胞参数a=1.283 90(18)nm,b=1.283 90(18)nm,c=0.995 7(2)nm,α=90°,β=90°,γ=120°,V=1.421 4(4)nm3,C18H18CuN iN2O9,Mr=528.59,Z=3,ρ=1.853 g/cm3.在配合物中,Cu处于由两个氮原子和两个酚氧原子所形成的平面四方场中,N i处于由两个酚氧原子、两个羧基氧原子和两个轴向水分子氧所形成的六配位变形八面体场中,且内部铜原子和外部镍原子通过两个酚氧原子桥联起来.     

萘啶酮的单核和双核银配合物的合成与晶体结构

合成了萘啶酮的单核和双核银配合物Ag₂(L₁)₂(HL₁=5，7-二甲基-1，8-萘啶-2-酮) (1)和[Ag(HL₂)(PPh₃)₂]·2H₂O(H₂L₂=1，8-萘啶-2,7-二酮) (2)。并通过元素分析，红外光谱及X-射线单晶衍射对其进行了结构表征。配合物1的晶体属单斜晶系，P1空间群。中心金属银为三配位T型几何构型，Ag-Ag间距离为0.274 8(2) nm，具有强的Ag…Ag作用。配合物2的晶体属三斜晶系，P2₁/n空间群。银与1个氮原子及2个磷原子形成三配位结构。     

Synthesis,crystal structures,and third-order nonlinear optical properties of a series of ferrocenyl organometallics

Three novel ferrocenyl complexes [Zn(4-PFA)(2)(NO(3))(2)](H(2)O) (1), [Hg(2)(OAc)(4)(4-BPFA)(2)](CH(3)OH) (2), and [Cd(2)(OAc)(4)(4-BPFA)(2)] (3) (4-PFA = [(4-pyridylamino)carbonyl]ferrocene, 4-BPFA = 1,1'-bis[(4-pyridylamino)carbonyl]ferrocene) were prepared, and complexes 1 and 2 were structurally characterized by means of X-ray single-crystal diffraction. In complex 1, the zinc(II) atom is coordinated at a distorted tetrahedral environment by two nitrogen atoms from two 4-PFA moieties and two oxygen atoms from two nitrate anions; [Zn(4-PFA)(2)(NO(3))(2)] units are linked by hydrogen bonds N-H.O and O-H.O forming one-dimensional chains. Complex 2 is a tetranuclear macrocycle compound consisting of two 4-BPFA moieties and two Hg atoms; [Hg(2)(OAc)(4)(4-BPFA)(2)] units form 1-D chains by hydrogen bonds N-H.O as complex 1. Some complexes with 1,1'-bisubstituted pyridine-containing ferrocene ligands have been described, but their crystal data are limited. Compound 2 is the first example of a macrocyclic pyridine-containing ferrocenyl complex. The third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of 4-PFA, 4-BPFA, and complexes 1-3 were determined by Z-scan techniques. The results indicate that all the compounds exhibit strong self-focusing effect. The hyperpolarizability gamma values are calculated to be in the range 1.51 x 10(-)(28) to 3.12 x 10(-)(28) esu. The gamma values are nearly twice as large for complexes 1-3 as for their individual ligands, showing that the optical nonlinearity of the complexes is dominated by the ligands.     

两个含草酸根及硫氰酸根的新型三脚架钴(Ⅱ)配合物的合成、晶体结构及光谱性质(英)

本文合成了两个新型Co(Ⅱ)配合物，[LCo(μ-C₂O₄)CoL]·(ClO₄)₂·2CH₃CN (1)和[CoL(SCN)]·ClO₄ (2)，其中，L即三(3，5-二甲基吡唑甲基)胺。在配合物1中，Co与来自三脚架配体的4个氮和草酸根桥联配体的2个氧原子配位，处于扭曲八面体配位环境。由草酸根桥联两套LCo，构成了一个双核结构。在单核配合物2中，Co(Ⅱ)处于三角双锥配位构型，SCN-通过N配位与中心离子Co(Ⅱ)键联。在同一晶胞中有两个构型略微不同的分子，两个分子之间通过SCN的S原子有弱相互作用。对化合物1和2在溶液中的光谱性质做了进一步的研究和讨论。     

Solid state structure of thorium(IV) complexes with common aminopolycarboxylate ligands

The crystal structures of the complexes formed by reaction of thorium(IV) nitrate with iminodiacetic acid (H(2)IDA), nitrilotriacetic acid (H(3)NTA), and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (H(4)EDTA) under hydrothermal conditions are reported. In [Th(HIDA)(2)(C(2)O(4))]·H(2)O (1), the metal atom is chelated by two carboxylate groups from two HIDA(-) anions and by two oxalate ligands formed in situ; two additional oxygen atoms from two more HIDA(-) anions complete the ten-coordinate environment of bicapped square antiprismatic geometry. The uncoordinated nitrogen atom is protonated and involved in hydrogen bonding. Two different ligands are present in [Th(NTA)(H(2)NTA)(H(2)O)]·H(2)O (2), one of them being a O(3),N-chelating trianion which acts also as a bridge toward two neighboring metal ions, and the other being a bis-monodentate bridging species with an uncoordinated carboxylic arm and a central ammonium group. An aqua ligand completes the nine-coordinated, capped square antiprismatic metal environment. The EDTA(4-) anion in [Th(EDTA)(H(2)O)]·2H(2)O (3) is chelating through one oxygen atom from each carboxylate group and the two nitrogen atoms, as in a previously reported molecular complex. Two carboxylate groups are bridging, which, with the addition of an aqua ligand, gives a capped square antiprismatic coordination polyhedron. Aminopolycarboxylate ligands have been much investigated in relation with actinide decorporation and nuclear wastes management studies, and the present results add to the structural information available on their complexes with thorium(IV), which has mainly been obtained up to now by extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy. In particular, the bridging (non-chelating) coordination mode of H(2)NTA(-) is a novel feature in this context. All three complexes crystallize as two-dimensional assemblies and are thus novel examples of thorium-organic coordination polymers.     

一维链状配位聚合物{[Cd2(1，8-nap)2(H2O)2](bpp)2}n的水热合成、晶体结构及荧光性质

The title complex, {[Cd₂(1,8-nap)₂(H₂O)₂](bpp)₂}_n(1), a cadmium complex based on mixed naphthalene-1,8-dicarboxylate (1,8-nap) and flexible 1,3-bi(4-pyridyl)propane (bpp) ligands, has been hydrothermally synthes-ized. It consists of a one-dimensional chain along c axis, which is derived from dimeric unit [Cd₂(1,8-nap)₂(H₂O)₂] linked by a pair of bpp ligands. In every [Cd₂(1,8-nap)₂(H₂O)₂] dimeric unit, two 1,8-nap act as bridging ligands to connect two Cd(Ⅱ) atoms, forming a sixteen-membered ring. Each Cd(Ⅱ) atom is in a distorted octahedral environment, coordinated by one aqua, two 1,8-nap and two bridging bpp ligands. In addition, two bridging bpp ligands connected two neighboring Cd(Ⅱ) atoms form a twenty-four-membered ring. The TGA and Luminescence property in solid state of complex 1 have been further studied and discussed in this paper. CCDC: 669293.     

对氨基苯磺酸铜配位聚合物的合成与晶体结构

合成了二维层状配位聚合物{[Cu（p—abs）2（H2O）2]·2H2O}n（p-abs^-=对氨基苯磺酸根离子）,该配合物晶体属单斜晶系,P21／n空间群,晶胞参数：0=0．7432（3）nm,b=1．7357（5）nm,c=0．7618（2）nm,β=116．592（19）°,V=0．8788（50）nm^3,Mr=479．96,De=1．814g／cm^3,Z=2,μ=1．538mm^-1．铜离子周围有4个氧原子和2个氮原子与之配位,其中2个氧原子由配位水分子提供,其余4个配位原子由对氨基苯磺酸提供,这六个原子在铜离子周围形成一个畸变的八面体配位环境．对氨基苯磺酸在配合物中起双齿桥联作用,将相邻两个铜离子连接起来,成为无限二维层状结构．     

两种溴代苯甲酸-铽配合物的合成、晶体结构与性质表征

溶液法合成了2种配合物[Tb(2-BrBA)₂(CH₃COO)(2，2′-bipy)]₂ (1)和[Tb(3-BrBA)₃(2，2′-bipy)]₂·2(3-HBrBA)·2H₂O (2)(2-BrBA=2-bromobenzoate，3-BrBA=3-bromobenzoate，2，2′-bipy=2，2′-bipyridine)，并用X-射线单晶衍射方法测定了其晶体结构。配合物1和2均属于三斜晶系和P1空间群。四元混配配合物1是具有反演中心的二聚体，其中Tb³⁺离子同时与2种不同的羧酸配体配位。4个2-BrBA以双齿桥联的方式把2个Tb³⁺离子联结起来，而乙酸根和2，2′-bipy分子则分别以双齿螯合的方式与Tb³⁺离子配位。配合物2是三元混配配合物，2个Tb³⁺离子通过4个双齿桥联的3-BrBA联结而成具有反演中心的二聚体，每个Tb³⁺离子还同时与1个双齿螯合的3-BrBA和1个2，2′-bipy分子配位。配合物1和2在紫外灯照射下能发出强烈的绿光，而且在它们的荧光光谱中都存在4条谱线：489、545、585和621 nm，分别对应于Tb³⁺离子的 ⁵D₄ → ⁷F₆、 ⁵D₄ → ⁷F₅、 ⁵D₄→ ⁷F₄和 ⁵D₄→ ⁷F₃跃迁。     

Crystal structure and thermal decomposition mechanism of the supramolecular complex of barium chloride with inositol

The single crystal of [Ba(H2O)2(C6H12O6)2Cl2] was obtained based on the phase equilibrium results. Its structure was determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The crystals are monoclinic and in space group C2/c with a=1.901 7(2) nm, b = 0.682 13(8) nm, c = 0.162 60(2) nm,β=96.593(2)°and V= 2.095 3(4) nm3, Z= 4, DC=1.917 g·cm-3. In its solid state, this supramolecular complex is a three-dimensional network with double layers connected by hydrogen bondings. The molecule structure of [Ba(H2O)2(C6H12O6)2Cl2] has a central barium ion that is coordinated to two water molecules, two chlorides, and four hydroxyls from the two inosi-tols. Losing the coordinating water is controlled by random nucleation and growth mechanism (n = 2/3) and 3-dimensional diffusion mechanism (n=2).     

Electroactive ligands: the first metal complexes of tetrathiafulvenyl-acetylacetonate

The reaction of tris(alkylthio)tetrathiafulvalene thiolates with 3-chloro-2,4-pentanedione affords tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) moieties substituted by the acetylacetone function (TTFSacacH), precursors of novel redox-active ligands: the acetylacetonate ions (TTFSacac). These TTFSacacHs have been characterized by X-ray diffraction analyses, and similar trends have been observed, such as a TTF core almost planar and the acetylacetone substituent located in a plane almost perpendicular to the plane formed by the TTF core. Their chelating ability has been demonstrated by the formation of the corresponding M(TTFSacac)2(pyridine)2 complexes in the presence of M(II)(OAc)2.H2O (M = Ni2+, Zn2+). These complexes with TTFSacac moieties, Ni(TTFSacac)2(pyridine)2, 6b, and Zn(TTFSacac)2(pyridine)2, 7b, have been characterized by X-ray diffraction analyses, showing in all structures the metal(II) center chelated by two TTFacac units in the equatorial plane and the octahedral coordination geometry around the metal completed by two axial pyridine ligands. Cyclic voltammetry and UV-visible-near infrared spectroscopic measurements have evidenced a sizable interaction between the two electroactive ligands and the stabilization of a mixed-valence state in the one-electron oxidized complexes.     

Synthesis of a molecular Mo2Fe6S9 cluster with the topology of the PN cluster of nitrogenase by rearrangement of an edge-bridged Mo2Fe6S8 double cubane

The structures of the P cluster and cofactor cluster of nitrogenase are well-defined crystallographically. They have been obtained only by biosynthesis; their chemical synthesis remains a challenge. Synthetic routes are sought to the P cluster in the P(N) state in which two cuboidal Fe(3)S(3) units are connected by a mu(6)-S atom and two Fe-(mu(2)-S(Cys))-Fe bridges. A reaction scheme affording a Mo(2)Fe(6)S(9) cluster in molecular form having the topology of the P(N) cluster has been devised. Reaction of the single cubane [(Tp)MoFe(3)S(4)Cl(3)](1)(-) with PEt(3) gives [(Tp)MoFe(3)S(4)(PEt(3))(3)](1+) (2), which upon reduction with BH(4)(-) affords the edge-bridged all-ferrous double cubane [(Tp)(2)Mo(2)Fe(6)S(8)(PEt(3))(4)] (4) (Tp = tris(pyrazolylhydroborate(1-)). Treatment of 4 with 3 equiv of HS(-) produces [(Tp)(2)Mo(2)Fe(6)S(9)(SH)(2)](3)(-) (7) as the Et(4)N(+) salt in 86% yield. The structure of 7 is built of two (Tp)MoFe(3)(mu(3)-S)(3) cuboidal fragments bridged by two mu(2)-S atoms and one mu(6)-S atom in an arrangement of idealized C(2) symmetry. The cluster undergoes three one-electron oxidation reactions and is oxidatively cleaved by p-tolylthiol to [(Tp)MoFe(3)S(4)(S-p-tol)(3)](2)(-) and by weak acids to [(Tp)MoFe(3)S(4)(SH)(3)](2-). The cluster core of 7 has the bridging pattern [Mo(2)Fe(6)(mu(2)-S)(2)(mu(3)-S)(6)(mu(6)-S)](1+) with the probable charge distribution [Mo(3+)(2)Fe(2+)(5)Fe(3+)S(9)](1+). Cluster 7 is a topological analogue of the P(N) cluster but differs in having two heteroatoms and two Fe-(mu(2)-S)-Fe instead of two Fe-(mu(2)-S(Cys))-Fe bridges. A best-fit superposition of the two cluster cores affords a weighted rms deviation in atom positions of 0.38 A. Cluster 7 is the first molecular topological analogue of the P(N) cluster. This structure had been prepared previously only as a fragment of complex high-nuclearity Mo-Fe-S clusters.