Reaction of bis(dimethoxyphosphino)dimethylhydrazine (dmpdmh) with PhCCo3(CO)9: synthesis and X-ray characterization of the dmpdmh-bridged polymorphs of PhCCo3(CO)7[(MeO)2PN(Me)N(Me)P(OMe)2]

The tricobalt cluster PhCCo₃(CO)₉ reacts with the bis(phosphanyl)hydrazine ligand bis(dimethoxyphosphino)dimethylhydrazine (dmpdmh) to give the monosubstituted cluster [PhCCo₃(CO)₈]₂(dmpdmh) and the disubstituted cluster PhCCo₃(CO)₇(dmpdmh) as the major products. This latter cluster contains a bridging dmpdmh ligand. Both IR and NMR spectroscopies (³¹P and ¹H) have been employed in the solution characterization of these two clusters. The solid-state structure of PhCCo₃(CO)₇(dmpdmh) was unequivocally established by X-ray diffraction analysis, which has revealed the presence of two different polymorphs for this particular cluster. The first polymorph crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n, a = 9.7127(7) Å, b = 17.025(2) Å,c = 16.894(1) Å, = 96.245(5)°, V = 2777.0(4) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 1.689 g/cm³; while the second polymorph crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca, a = 16.925(2) Å, b = 16.208(2) Å, c = 20.541(3) Å, V = 5635(1) ų, Z = 8, and d _calc = 1.665 g/cm³.     

Chlorine-atom abstraction and cluster fragmentation in the reaction of H3Re3(CO)10(MeCN)2 with the diphosphine ligand 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd): X-ray diffraction structure of fac-ClRe(CO)3(bpcd)

Treatment of the activated trirhenium cluster H₃Re₃(CO)₁₀(MeCN)₂ with the diphosphine ligand 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd) in CH₂Cl₂ does not afford the expected cluster product H₃Re₃(CO)₁₀(bpcd) but rather the mononuclear complex fac-ClRe(CO)₃(bpcd). The identity of fac-ClRe(CO)₃(bpcd) was determined in solution by IR and NMR (¹H and ³¹P) spectroscopies and the solid-state structure was established by X-ray diffraction analysis. fac-ClRe(CO)₃(bpcd) crystallizes in the triclinic space P-1, a = 9.958(2) Å, b = 11.991(3) Å, c = 13.676(3) Å, α = 73.230(4)°, β = 73.806(4)°, γ = 77.409(4)°, V = 1484.6(6) ų, Z = 2, and d _calc = 1.723 Mg/m³; R = 0.0367, R _w  = 0.0857 for 4253 reflections with I > 2σ(l).     

CO substitution in Ru3(CO)12 by 2,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)-N-phenyl-maleimide (bppm). X-ray diffraction structure of Ru2(CO)6(bppm)

The cluster Ru₃(CO)₁₂ reacts with the diphosphine ligand 2,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)-N-phenyl-maleimide (bppm) in toluene solution at 100C by fragmentation to give a 2:1 mixture of the donor–acceptor complex Ru₂(CO)₆(-bppm) and the phosphido-bridged species Ru₂(CO)₆ , respectively. The new diruthenium compounds have been isolated by chromatography and characterized in solution by IR and NMR (¹H and ³¹P) spectroscopies, in addition to X-ray diffraction analysis in the case of Ru₂(CO)₆( ₂ -bppm). Ru₂(CO)₆( ₂ -bppm), which exists as two crystallographically independent molecules in the unit cell, crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca, a = 18.8441(9), b = 21.352(2), c = 36.510(2) Å, V = 14,690(1) ų, z = 16, D _calc = 1.649 g/cm³; R = 0.0356, and R _w = 0.0812 for 17732 observed reflections. The reactivity of the bis(diphenylphosphino)-N-phenyl-maleimide ligand with Ru₃(CO)₁₂ under thermolysis conditions is contrasted with the related diphosphine ligands 2,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)maleic anhydride (bma) and 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd).     

Crystal structure analyses of bis(triphenyl- phosphoranyliden)ammonium bis(pentafluoroethyl) argentate, [Ph3P=N=PPh3][Ag(C2F5)2] and bis[bis(triphenylphosphoranyliden)ammonium] tetrachloro-diargentate, [Ph3P=N=PPh3]2[ClAg(μ-Cl)2AgCl]

Bis(triphenylphosphoranyliden)ammonium bis(pentafluoroethyl)argentate, [Ph₃P=N= PPh₃][Ag(C₂F₅)₂] (1) and bis[bis(triphenylphosphoranyliden)ammonium]tetrachloro-diargentate, [Ph₃P=N=PPh₃]₂[ClAg(μ-Cl)₂AgCl] (2) were crystallized from the reaction mixture of pentafluoroethylsilver(I) and bis(triphenylphosphoranyliden)ammonium chlo-ride. Crystallization of 1 occurs in the centrosymmetric monoclinic space group P2₁/c (No. 14) with a = 17.083(2) Å, b = 11.600(2) Å, c = 19.833(2) Å, β = 109.66(1)°, V = 3700.8(7) ų, Z = 4. 2 crystallizes in the centrosymmetric orthorhombic space group Pbca (No. 61) with a = 19.540(1) Å, b = 15.926(1) Å, c = 20.160(1) Å, V = 6273.6(3) ų, Z = 8.     

CO substitution in the mixed-metal clusters PhCCo2Ni(CO)6Cp and PhCCo2Mo(CO)8Cp by (Z)-Ph2PCH=CHPPh2. X-ray diffraction structures and proof of ligand bridging in PhCCo2Ni(CO)4[(Z)-Ph2PCH=CHPPh2]Cp and PhCCo2Mo(CO)6[(Z)-Ph2PCH=CHPPh2]Cp

The heterometallic tetrahedrane clusters PhCCo₂Ni(CO)₆Cp (1) and PhCCo₂Mo(CO)₈Cp (3) react with the unsaturated diphosphine ligand (Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂ at elevated temperature to afford the corresponding phosphine-substituted clusters PhCCo₂Ni(CO)₄[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂]Cp (2) and PhCCo₂Mo(CO)₆[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂]Cp (4). Clusters 2 and 4 have been isolated by column chromatography and characterized in solution by IR and NMR (¹H and ³¹P) spectroscopies, and the solid-state structures of these clusters have been determined by X-ray crystallography. PhCCo₂Ni(CO)₄[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂]Cp crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-l, a = 10.8142(7), b = 10.8994(6), c = 17.661(2) Å, α = 82.870(6), β = 86.149(7), γ = 64.493(5)^°, V = 1864.0(2) ų, Z = 2, D _cacl = 1.495 g/cm³; R = 0.0409, R _w = 0.0424 for 3147 observed reflections with I > 3σ(I). PhCCo₂Mo(CO)₆[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂]Cp, as the hexane solvent, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, a = 12.706(4), b = 17.367(3), c = 21.639(7) Å, β = 106.48(3)^°, V = 4579(1) ų, Z = 4, D _cacl = 1.478 g/cm³; R = 0.0605, R _w = 0.0724 for 1330 observed reflections with I > 3σ(I). The solid-state structures of 2 and 4 confirm a bridging coordination mode for the (Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂ ligand, with adjacent cobalt centers being ligated by the ancillary phosphine ligand. The structural highlights of these new mixed-metal clusters are discussed relative to the homometallic tetrahedrane cluster PhCCo₃(CO)₇[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂].     

CO replacement in the tetrahedrane cluster MeC(O)CCo3(CO)9 by the diphosphine ligand 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-l,3-dione (bpcd): Diphosphine ligand isomerization and X-ray structure of the bridged cluster MeC(O)CCo3(CO)7(bpcd)

The tricobalt cluster MeC(O)CCo₃(CO)₉ reacts with the diphosphine ligand 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-l,3-dione (bpcd) in the presence of added Me₃NO to furnish the disubstituted cluster MeC(O)CCo₃(CO)₇(bpcd) in good yield. MeC(O)CCo₃(CO)₇(bpcd) has been characterized in solution by IR and NMR (¹H and ³¹P) spectroscopies, and the solid-state structure determined by X-ray crystallography. MeC(O)CCo₃(CO)₇(bpcd) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, a=14.8421(8), b=16.6162(9), c=14.9363(8) ?, β=99.705(1)°, V=3630.9(3) ?³, Z=4, D _cacl=1.632 Mg/m³; R=0.0288, R _w=0.0683 for 8618 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The bridging of adjacent cobalt atoms by the bpcd ligand in MeC(O)CCo₃(CO)₇(bpcd) is crystallographically established, and the facile isomerization of the bridging bpcd to the chelating isomer at low temperature is confirmed by VT ³¹P NMR measurements.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of [Cu2(NO3)4L2(BIPY)2 (H2O)3]·H2O (L = N,N′-bis(4-pyridylmethyl) isophthalamide

The synthesis and molecular structure of the title compound is reported. There are two different Cu atoms in separate chains which are linked to form double-stranded chains. Each Cu has a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The structure has a triclinic space group P-1 with a = 11.0764(5), b = 15.9276(7), c = 18.2000(7) Å, V = 3197.9(2) ų, and Z = 2.     

Synthesis, structure and characterization of a new inorganic-organic hybrid complex (C3H5N2)2[Cd(C3H4N2)2Nb2O3F8]·2H2O

(C₃H₅N₂)₂[Cd(C₃H₄N₂)₂Nb₂O₃F₈]·2H₂O (C₃H₄N₂=imidazole) (1) was prepared from the hydrothermal reaction of Nb₂O₅, 3CdSO₄·8H₂O, C₃H₄N₂, HF and H₂O at 403 K, and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and IR spectra. 1 crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Pba2, with a=11.0192(9), b=16.8012(14), c=6.8717(6) ?, and Z=2. The crystal is made up of [Cd(C₃H₄N₂)₂Nb₂O₃F₈]²⁻ anions, [C₃H₅N₂]⁺ complex cations and H₂O molecules of crystallization. And the backbone of the compound is a one dimension coordination polymeric chain containing the anions. The complex cations and anions are linked through hydrogen bonding interactions. Co-crystallized water molecules fill in the pores and hydrogen bond to the host. Bond valence sums show that O1, O3 and F3 have much more negative charge, which are in agreement with the crystal structure that they act as bridging atoms.Supplementary material CCDC-606794 contains the supplementary crystallographic data for this paper. These data can be obtained free of charge at http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/ const/retrieving.html or from the Cambridge Data Centre (CCDC), 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK; fax: +44(0)1223-336033 or e-mail: deposit@ccdc.cam.ac.uk.     

Ligand-induced polyhedral opening in the mixed-metal cluster MeCCo2NiCp(CO)6 by 4,5-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd): X-ray structure of Co2NiCp(CO)4[μ2,η2,η1-C(Me)C=C(PPh2)C(O)CH2C(O)](μ2-PPh2)

The mixed-metal cluster MeCCo₂NiCp(CO)₆ (1) reacts with the diphosphine ligand 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd) in refluxing CH₂Cl₂ to afford the disubstituted cluster MeCCo₂NiCp(CO)₄(bpcd) (2), which exists as a 1:1 mixture of bridging and chelating bpcd isomers. VT ³¹P NMR spectroscopy confirms that the two bpcd isomers do not interconvert in solution over the temperature range of 182–298 K. Thermolysis of cluster 2 leads to bpcd/cluster activation and formation of the phosphido-bridged cluster Co₂NiCp(CO)₄[μ₂,η²,η¹-C(Me)C=C(PPh₂)C(O)CH₂C(O)](μ₂-PPh₂) (3). The ligand-induced polyhedral expansion that accompanies the formation of the title cluster was established by X-ray diffraction analysis. Co₂NiCp(CO)₄[μ₂,η²,η¹-C(Me)C=C(PPh₂)C(O)CH₂C(O)](μ₂-PPh₂) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1, a=9.679(2), b=11.691(2), c=16.653(3) ?, α=85.849(3)°, β=85.456(4)°, γ=66.453(3)°, V=1720.3(6) A³, Z=2, D _cacl=1.632 Mg/m³; R=0.0874, R _w=0.1998 for 7053 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I).     

Synthesis and crystal structure of the copper(II) complex with novel Schiff base ligand: Cu(C8H7O2N)2(OH2)

The title complex Cu(C₈H₇O₂N)₂(OH₂) crystallized in the orthorhombic space group, Pbca with unit cell parameters: a = 15.242(2), b = 11.782(4), c = 17.946(4) Å, and Z = 8. Two nitrogen atoms, two phenolic oxygen atoms of the ligand, and one water molecule are coordinated with copper to form a distorted tetragonal pyramidal polyhedron.     

Pincer ligand coordination at Co3 and Ru6 clusters: Syntheses, reactivity studies, and X-ray diffraction structures of [PhCCo3(CO)8]2(dppx) and [Ru6(μ6-C)(CO)16]2(dppx)

The reaction of the pincer diphosphine ligand 4,6-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)-m-xylene (dppx) with the metal cluster compounds PhCCo₃(CO)₉ and Ru₆(μ₆-C)(CO)₁₇ has been explored. Both clusters react with dppx to afford the simple substitution products [PhCCo₃(CO)₈]₂(dppx) and [Ru₆(μ₆-C)(CO)₁₆]₂(dppx), where two cluster units are tethered by the pincer ligand. The molecular structures of the title products and the 2:1 cluster-pincer ligand stoichiometry have been established by X-ray crystallography. The stability of [PhCCo₃(CO)₈]₂(dppx) and [Ru₆(μ₆-C)(CO)₁₆]₂(dppx) has been investigated under gentle thermolysis conditions (ca. 55–65°C). Both dppx-substituted clusters are unstable with [PhCCo₃(CO)₈]₂(dppx) decomposing and [Ru₆(μ₆-C)(CO)₁₆]₂(dppx) transforming into the diphosphine-bridged cluster Ru₆(μ₆-C)(CO)₁₅(μ-dppx) as the major observable product. The identity of the latter cluster has been ascertained by IR and NMR spectroscopies and mass spectrometry.     

Crystal structures of [WI2(CO)3{Ph2P(CH2) n PPh2}] (n = 2 or 3)

[WI₂(CO)₃{Ph₂P(CH₂)₂PPh₂}] (1) crystallizes out in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n, with a = 13.852(7) Å, b = 14.789(19) Å, c = 14.915(19) Å, = 102.86(1)°, Z = 4. [WI₂(CO)₃{Ph₂P(CH₂)₃PPh₂}] (2) crystallizes out in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n, with a = 10.499(15) Å, b = 14.58(2) Å, c = 20.75(3) Å, = 103.59(1)°, Z = 4. Both structures show the metal in a seven-coordinate environment with a carbonyl in the unique capping position, two further carbonyls and a phosphorus in the capped face, and two iodides and the second phosphorus in the uncapped face.     

Trimethylamine-N-oxide induced disproportionation of Re2(CO)10: Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of [fac-Re(CO)3(ONMe3)3] [ReO4]

An attempted synthesis of [Re(CO₃) (-OH)]₄,1, by reacting Re₂(CO)₁₀ with an excess of NMe₃O in THF resulted instead in isolation of a disproportionation product, [fac-Re(CO)₃(ONMe₃)₃][ReO₄],2. The structure of2 was determined via X-ray crystallography: tri-clinic,P1^¯,a=9.499(5),b=9.841(2),c=13.448(2)Å,=109.92(2),=106.89(3), =93.15(4)°,D _calc=2.22 g^–3 andZ=2. Least-squares refinement based on 1606 observed (I>3(I)) reflections gave final values ofR=0.040 andR _w=0.047. The cation is a distorted octahedron that exhibits several structural manifestations of steric crowding among the bulky NMe₃O ligands.     

Molecular structure of [CpFe(CO)2]3In

The molecular structure of [CpFe(CO)₂]₃In (Cp=⁵-C₅H₅) has been determined and contains a planar, three-coordinate indium center bound to three CpFe(CO)₂ moieties by unsupported In–Fe bonds. The orientation of the CpFe(CO)₂ units relative to the Fe₃In plane precludes -type interaction between iron and indium, while comparison with the isostructural gallium analog suggests the orientation of the CpFe(CO)₂ units is controlled by the size of the central atom and the inter-ligand steric repulsion. Crystal data: monoclinic, monoclinic, C2/c, a = 26.911(5), b = 10.838(2), c = 16.474(3)Å, = 111.63(3)°, V = 4465(2)ų and, Z = 8.     

Synthesis and crystal structures of two potential gem-di(pyrazolyl)cycloalkane ligands, 1,1-di(pyrazol-1-yl)cyclohexane [C6H10(C3N2H3)2] and 1,1-di(pyrazol-1-yl)cyclopentane [C5H8(C3N2H3)2]

The species 1,1-di(pyrazol-1-yl)cyclohexane, C₁₂H₁₆N₄, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 8.340(2), b = 14.281(5), c = 10.153(3) Å, = 106.86(2)°, and Z = 4. The cyclohexane moiety has the chair conformation. The congener, 1,1-di(pyrazol-1-yl)cyclopentane, C₁₁H₁₄N₄, while not isomorphous, also crystallizes in space group P2₁/c with a = 14.350(2), b = 6.776(1), c = 11.043(2) Å, = 100.68(1)°, and Z = 4. The cyclopentane ring has a conformation in which four carbon atoms are essentially coplanar, while the fifth (that with the two pyrazolyl substituents) lies 0.63 Å from this plane, resulting in a bend of 41.3° across the C(2)···C(5) vector. The hydrogen atoms in each structure were located directly and their coordinates refined.     

Chiral bisphosphanes XII: Synthesis and molecular structure of cis-{rac,trans-1,2-bis[bis(morpholin-4-yl)-phosphino]cyclopentane}dimethylplatinum(II), cis-[C5H8{P[N(C2H4)2O-cyclo]2}2Pt(CH3)2]

Crystals of the title compound are monoclinic, space group P2₁/c, with a = 10.2621(8), b = 15.372(5), c = 17.612(2) Å, = 95.928(9)°, and Z = 4. Coordination about the central metal deviates slightly from ideal square-planar geometry. The five-membered chelate ring adopts an envelope conformation with one of the two P atoms (P1) deviating from the least-squares plane spanned by the central metal, the bridging CH carbons, and donor atom P2. While the morpholino substituents at the latter show little axial-equatorial discrimination for their orientation with respect to the coordination plane, the spatial alignments of the N(C₂H₄)₂O rings attached to P1 differ significantly between a more equatorial and a more axial disposition. The conformationally dissimilar arrangement of the two P donor groups within the envelope-like chelate ring manifests itself in unequal Pt–P bond lengths: d(Pt–P1) = 2.2677(16), d(Pt–P2) = 2.2825(16) Å. The Pt–CH₃ distances amount to 2.114(6) (trans to P2) and 2.141(6) Å (trans to P1), respectively.     

Crystal structure of [WI2(CO)3{P(OMe)3}2]

[WI₂(CO)₃{P(OMe)₃}₂]crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pca2₁, with a = 26.924(5), b = 10.726(2), c = 14.136(3) Å, and Z = 8. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit, the metal atoms in each case being seven-coordinate with a capped fac-(CO)₃ octahedral geometry. The molecular dimensions in the two molecules are nearly identical. The W–P distance to the capping atom 2.397 Å (average) is significantly shorter than the other W–P distance, 2.525 Å (average).     

Crystal and molecular structure of the bidentate ligand 2,2-di(1-pyrazolyl)propane,CH3C(C3N2H3)2CH3

The title compound lies on a site of C₂ symmetry, with the two planar pyrazolyl moieties oriented at 86.1° to one another. The hydrogen atoms were located and refined.     

Ortho-metalation and carboxylate coordination in the reaction between the dipotassium salt of phthalic acid and Cp*Ir(PMe3)Cl2: X-ray diffraction structure of Cp*Ir(PMe3)[C6H3(CO2)(CO2H)]

The cyclopentadienyl complex Cp*Ir(PMe₃)Cl₂ reacts with the dipotassium salt of phthalic acid in the presence of AgPF₆ via chloride substitution to give the ortho-metalated compound Cp*Ir(PMe₃)[C₆H₃(CO₂)(CO₂H)]. This new compound has been isolated by recrystallization and has been characterized in solution by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopies, and the solid-state structure has been verified by X-ray crystallography. Cp*Ir(PMe₃)[C₆H₃(CO₂)(CO₂H)] crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, a = 9.1010(6) Å, b = 16.715(1) Å, c = 14.3965(9) Å, = 108.24(1)°, V = 2080.0(2) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 1.813 mg/m³; R = 0.0276, R _w = 0.0810 for 2730 reflections with I > 2(I). Coordination of the benzene ring to the iridium center via one of the carboxylate groups and ortho-metalation of the C–H moiety that was to the iridium-bound carboxylate group is confirmed.     

Molecular structure of AlH3[N(CH2CH2)3CH]2

Reaction of AlH₃[N(CH₂CH₂)₃CH] with hexamethyltrisiloxane, (OSiMe₂)₃, gives rise to the bis-quinuclidine complex AlH₃[N(CH₂CH₂)₃CH]₂, which has been characterized by ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The molecular structure of AlH₃[N(CH₂CH₂)₃CH]₂ consists of a trigonal bipyramidal aluminum with axial coordination of the quinuclidine ligands. Crystal data: orthorhombic, space group Pbcn, a = 10.6895(9), b = 12.266(1), c = 12.3794(9) Å, V = 1623.2(2) ų, and Z = 4.