Synthese und Strukturen neuer selenido‐ und selenolatoverbrückter Kupfercluster: [Cu38Se13(SePh)12(dppb)6] (1), [Cu(dppp)2][Cu25Se4(SePh)18(dppp)2] (2), [Cu36Se5(SePh)26(dppa)4] (3), [Cu58Se16(SePh)24(dppa)6] (4) und [Cu3(SeMes)3(dppm)] (5)

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of new Selenido‐ and Selenolato‐bridged Copper Clusters: [Cu₃₈Se₁₃(SePh)₁₂(dppb)₆] (1), [Cu(dppp)₂][Cu₂₅Se₄(SePh)₁₈(dppp)₂] (2), [Cu₃₆Se₅(SePh)₂₆(dppa)₄] (3), [Cu₅₈Se₁₆(SePh)₂₄(dppa)₆] (4), and [Cu₃(SeMes)₃(dppm)] (5) The reactions of copper(I) chloride or copper(I) acetate with monodentate phosphine ligands (PR₃; R = organic group) and Se(SiMe₃)₂ have already lead to the formation of CuSe clusters with up to 146 copper and 73 selenium atoms. If the starting materials and the bidentate phosphine ligands (Ph₂P–(CH₂)_n–PPh₂, n = 1: dppm, n = 3: dppp, n = 4: dppb; Ph₂P–C≡C–PPh₂: dppa) and silylated chalcogen derivates are changed (RSeSiMe₃; R = Ph, Mes) a series of new CuSe clusters can be synthesized. From single crystal X‐ray structure analysis one can characterise [Cu₃₈Se₁₃(SePh)₁₂(dppb)₆] ( 1 ), [Cu(dppp)₂] · [Cu₂₅Se₄(SePh)₁₈(dppp)₂] ( 2 ), [Cu₃₆Se₅(SePh)₂₆(dppa)₄] ( 3 ), [Cu₅₈Se₁₆(SePh)₂₄(dppa)₆] ( 4 ) and [Cu₃(SeMes)₃(dppm)] ( 5 ). In this new class of CuSe clusters, compounds 1 and 4 possess a spherical cluster skeleton, wheras 2 and 3 have a layered cluster core.     

Zinkselenid- und Zinktelluridcluster mit Phenylselenolat- und Phenyltellurolatliganden. Die Kristallstrukturen von [NEt4]2[Zn4Cl4(SePh)6], [NEt4]2[Zn8Cl4Se(SePh)12], [Zn8Se(SePh)14(PnPr3)2], [HPnPr2R]2[Zn8Cl4Te(TePh)12] (R = nPr,Ph) und [Zn10Te4(TePh)12(PR3)2] (R = nPr,Ph)

Zincselenide- and Zinctellurideclusters with Phenylselenolate- and Phenyltellurolateligands. The Crystal Structures of [NEt₄]₂[Zn₄Cl₄(SePh)₆], [NEt₄]₂[Zn₈Cl₄Se(SePh)₁₂], [Zn₈Se(SePh)₁₄(PⁿPr₃)₂], [HPⁿPr₂R]₂[Zn₈Cl₄Te(TePh)₁₂] (R = ⁿPr, Ph), and [Zn₁₀Te₄(TePh)₁₂(PR₃)₂] (R = ⁿPr, Ph) In the prescence of NEt₄Cl ZnCl₂ reacts with PhSeSiMe₃ or a mixture of PhSeSiMe₃/Se(SiMe₃)₂ to form the ionic complexes [NEt₄]₂[Zn₄Cl₄(SePh)₆] 1 or [NEt₄]₂[Zn₈Cl₄Se(SePh)₁₂] 2 respectively. The use of PⁿPr₃ instead of the quarternary ammonia salt leads in toluene to the formation of crystalline [Zn₈Se(SePh)₁₄(PⁿPr₃)₂] 3 . Reactions of ZnCl₂ with PhTeSiMe₃ and tertiary phosphines result in acetone in crystallisation of the ionic clusters [HPⁿPr₂R]₂[Zn₈Cl₄Te(TePh)₁₂] (R = ⁿPr 4 , Ph 5 ) and in THF of the uncharged [Zn₁₀Te₄(TePh)₁₂(PR₃)₂] (R = ⁿPr 6 , Ph 7 ). The structures of 1–7 were obtained by X-ray single crystal structure. ( 1 : space group P2₁/n (No. 14), Z = 4, a = 1212,4(2) pm, b = 3726,1(8) pm, c = 1379,4(3) pm β = 99,83(3)°; 2 space group P2₁/c (Nr. 14), Z = 4, a = 3848,6(8) pm, b = 1784,9(4) pm, c = 3432,0(7) pm, β = 97,78(3)°; 3 : space group Pnn2 (No. 34), Z = 2, a = 2027,8(4) pm, b = 2162,3(4) pm, c = 1668,5(3) pm; 4 : space group P2₁/c (No. 14), Z = 4, a = 1899,8(4) pm, b = 2227,0(5) pm, c = 2939,0(6) pm, β = 101,35(3)°; 5 : space group space group P2₁/n (No. 14), Z = 4, a = 2231,0(5) pm, b = 1919,9(4) pm, c = 3139,5(6) pm, β = 109,97(4)°; 6 : space group I4₁/a (No. 88), Z = 4, a = b = 2566,0(4) pm, c = 2130,1(4) pm; 7 : space group P1¯ (No. 2), Z = 2, a = 2068,4(4) pm, b = 2187,8(4) pm, c = 2351,5(5) pm, α = 70,36°, β = 84,62°, γ( = 63,63°)     

Synthesen und Kristallstrukturen der chalkogenidoverbrückten Nickelclusterverbindungen [Ni5Se4Cl2(PPhEt2)6], [Ni12Se12(PnPr3)6] und [Ni18S18(PiPr3)6]

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Chalcogenido‐bridged Nickel Cluster Compounds [Ni₅Se₄Cl₂(PPhEt₂)₆], [Ni₁₂Se₁₂(PⁿPr₃)₆], and [Ni₁₈S₁₈(PⁱPr₃)₆] The reaction of (R)ESiMe₃ (R = SiMe₃, Mes = C₉H₁₁; E = S, Se) with [NiCl₂(PPhEt₂)₂] and [NiCl₂(PR₃)₂] (R = ⁿPr, ⁱPr) gives new chalcogenido‐bridged nickel cluster compounds [Ni₅Se₄Cl₂(PPhEt₂)₆]·2THF ( 1 ), [Ni₁₂Se₁₂(PⁿPr₃)₆]·2THF ( 2 ), and [Ni₁₈S₁₈(PⁱPr₃)₆]·2THF ( 3 ). The structures of these compounds were determined by single crystal X‐ray structural analyses.     

Synthese und Kristallstrukturen von [Cu4(As4Ph4)2(PRR′2)4], [Cu14(AsPh)6(SCN)2(PEt2Ph)8], [Cu14(AsPh)6Cl2(PRR′2)8], [Cu12(AsPh)6(PPh3)6], [Cu10(AsPh)4Cl2(PMe3)8], [Cu12(AsSiMe3)6(PRR′2)6] und [Cu8(AsSiMe3)4(PtBu3)4] (R,R′ = organische Gruppen)

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of [Cu₄(As₄Ph₄)₂(PRR′₂)₄], [Cu₁₄(AsPh)₆(SCN)₂(PEt₂Ph)₈], [Cu₁₄(AsPh)₆Cl₂(PRR′₂)₈], [Cu₁₂(AsPh)₆(PPh₃)₆], [Cu₁₀(AsPh)₄Cl₂(PMe₃)₈], [Cu₁₂(AsSiMe₃)₆(PRR′₂)₆], and [Cu₈(AsSiMe₃)₄(P^tBu₃)₄] (R, R′ = Organic Groups) Through the reaction of CuSCN with AsPh(SiMe₃)₂ in the presence of tertiary phosphines the compounds [Cu₄(As₄Ph₄)₂(PRR′₂)₄] ( 1 – 3 ) ( 1 : R = R′ = ⁿPr, 2 : R = R′ = Et; 3 : R = Me, R′ = ⁿPr) and [Cu₁₄(AsPh)₆(SCN)₂(PEt₂Ph)₈] ( 4 ) can be synthesised. Using CuCl instead of CuSCN results to the cluster complexes [Cu₁₄(AsPh)₆Cl₂(PRR′₂)₈] ( 5–6 ) ( 5 : R = R′ = Et; 6 : R = Me, R′ = ⁿPr), [Cu₁₂(AsPh)₆(PPh₃)₆] ( 7 ) and [Cu₁₀(AsPh)₄Cl₂(PMe₃)₈] ( 8 ). Through reactions of CuOAc with As(SiMe₃)₃ in the presence of tertiary phosphines the compounds [Cu₁₂(AsSiMe₃)₆(PRR′₂)₆] ( 9 – 11 ) ( 9 : R = R′ = Et; 10 : R = Ph, R′ = Et; 11 : R = Et, R′ = Ph) and [Cu₈(AsSiMe₃)₄(P^tBu₃)₄] ( 12 ) can be obtained. In each case the products were characterised by single‐crystal‐X‐ray‐structure‐analyses. As the main structure element 1 – 3 each have two As₄Ph₄^2–‐chains as ligands. In contrast 4 – 12 contain discrete AsR^2–ligands.     

Synthesen und Molekülstrukturen von [Cu20Ga10Cl4Se23(PEt2Ph)12] und [Cu14In6Se7(iPrSe)18]

Syntheses and Structures of [Cu₂₀Ga₁₀Cl₄Se₂₃(PEt₂Ph)₁₂] and [Cu₁₄In₆Se₇(iPrSe)₁₈] CuCl and GaCl₃ react with Se(SiMe₃)₂ in thf solution to yield in the presence of PEt₂Ph [Cu₂₀Ga₁₀Cl₄Se₂₃(PEt₂Ph)₁₂] ( 1 ). Reaction of CuCl, InCl₃ and TMEDA with iPrSeSiMe₃ in DME results in the crystallisation of [Cu₁₄In₆Se₇(iPrSe)₁₈] ( 2 ). The structures of 1 and 2 were determined by X‐ray single crystal structure analysis and display two new types of molecular clusters formed by the elements of group 11, 13, and 16. However, both cluster structures show no analogy to the structures of the related bulk phases.     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of [Cu20Se4(μ3‐SePh)12(PPh3)6] and [Ag(SePh)]∞

Reaction of lithium phenylselenothiolate, generated in situ from the reductive cleavage of PhSe‐SiMe₃ with alkyl lithium reagents and insertion of elemental sulfur, with triphenylphosphine solubilized CuCl affords the molecular cluster complex [Cu₂₀Se₄ (μ₃‐SePh)₁₂(PPh₃)₆] ( 1 ). The analogous reaction with AgCl yields the extended structure [Ag(SePh)]_∞ ( 2 ) in which an infinite layer of Ag^I atoms is capped on either side by μ₄‐SePh ligands. 1: space group P¯1, a = 17.9510(6), b = 18.1712(7), c = 31.4311(11) Å, a = 78.098(2), β = 82.905(2), γ = 70.012(2)°. 2: space group C2/c, a = 5.8762(6), b = 7.2989(7), c = 29.124(2) Å, β = 95.790(3)°.     

Synthese und Strukturen der selenolatoverbrückten Quecksilbercluster [Hg6(SePh)12(PtBu3)2] und (HPtBu3)2[Hg6(SePh)14]

Synthesis and Structures of the Selenolato-Bridged Mercury Clusters [Hg₆(SePh)₁₂(P t Bu₃)₂] and (HP t Bu₃)₂[Hg₆(SePh)₁₄] The reaction of HgCl₂ with PtBu₃ and PhSeSiMe₃ yields [Hg₆(SePh)₁₂(PtBu₃)₂] ( 1 ) and (HPtBu₃)₂[Hg₆(SePh)₁₄] ( 2 ). X-ray structural analysis of the compounds shows them to have similar Hg–Se cages with distorted tetrahedral coordination around mercury. The cages are built up from edge- and vertex-sharing distorted tetrahedra.     

Synthesen und Strukturen neuer amido- und imidoverbrückter Cobaltcluster: [Li(THF)2]3[Co3(μ2-NHMes)3Cl6] (1), [Li(DME)3]2[Co18(μ4-NPh)3(μ3-NPh)12Cl3] (2), [Li(DME)3]2[Co6(μ4-NPh)(μ2-NPh)6(PPh2Et)2] (3) und [Li(THF)4][Co8(μ3-NPh)6(μ2-NPh)3(PPh3)2] (4)

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of new Amido- und Imidobridged Cobalt Clusters: [Li(THF)₂]₃[Co₃(μ₂-NHMes)₃Cl₆] (1), [Li(DME)₃]₂[Co₁₈(μ₄-NPh)₃(μ₃-NPh)₁₂Cl₃] (2), [Li(DME)₃]₂[Co₆(μ₄-NPh)(μ₂-NPh)₆(PPh₂Et)₂] (3), and [Li(THF)₄][Co₈(μ₃-NPh)₆(μ₂-NPh)₃(PPh₃)₂] (4) The reactions of cobalt(II)-chloride with the lithium-amides LiNHMes and Li₂NPh leads to an amido-bridged multinuclear complex [Li(THF)₂]₃[Co₃(μ₂-NHMes)₃Cl₆] ( 1 ) as well as to the imido-bridged cobalt cluster [Li(DME)₃]₂[Co₁₈(μ₄-NPh)₃(μ₃-NPh)₁₂Cl₃] ( 2 ). In the presence of tertiary phosphines two imido-bridged cobalt clusters [Li(DME)₃]₂[Co₆(μ₄-NPh)(μ₂-NPh)₆(PPh₂Et)₂] ( 3 ) and [Li(THF)₄][Co₈(μ₃-NPh)₆(μ₂-NPh)₃(PPh₃)₂] ( 4 ) result. The structures of 1 – 4 were characterized by X-ray single crystal structure analysis.     

Synthese und Kristallstrukturen von [Li(thf)4]2[Bi4I14(thf)2], [Li(thf)4]4[Bi5I19] und (Ph4P)4[Bi6I22]

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Li(thf)₄]₂[Bi₄I₁₄(thf)₂], [Li(thf)₄]₄[Bi₅I₁₉], and (Ph₄P)₄[Bi₆I₂₂] Solutions of BiI₃ in THF or methanol react with MI (M = Li, Na) to form polynuclear iodo complexes of bismuth. The syntheses and results of X-ray structure analyses of compounds [Li(thf)₄]₂[Bi₄I₁₄(thf)₂], [Li(thf)₄]₄[Bi₅I₁₉], [Na(thf)₆]₄[Bi₆I₂₂] and (Ph₄P)₄[Bi₆I₂₂] are described. The anions of these compounds consist of edge-sharing BiI₆ and BiI₅(thf) octahedra. The Bi atoms lie in a plane and are coordinated by bridging and terminal I atoms and by THF ligands in a distorted octahedral fashion. [Li(thf)₄]₂[Bi₄I₁₄(thf)₂]: Space group P1 (No. 2), a = 1 159.9(6), b = 1 364.6(7), c = 1 426.5(7) pm, α = 114.05(3), β = 90.01(3), γ = 100.62(3)°. [Li(thf)₄]₄[Bi₅I₁₉]: Space group P2₁/n (No. 14), a = 1 653.0(9), b = 4 350(4), c = 1 836.3(13) pm, β = 114.70(4)°. [Na(thf)₆]₄[Bi₆I₂₂]: Space group P2₁/n (No. 14), a = 1 636.4(3), b = 2 926.7(7), c = 1 845.8(4) pm, β = 111.42(2)°. (Ph₄P)₄[Bi₆I₂₂]: Space group P1 (No. 2), a = 1 368.6(7), b = 1 508.1(9), c = 1 684.9(8) pm, α = 98.28(4), β = 95.13(4), γ = 109.48(4)°.     

Synthesis, structure and physical properties of the manganese(ii) selenide/selenolate cluster complexes [Mn(32)Se(14)(SePh)(36)(PnPr(3))(4)] and [Na(benzene-15-crown-5)(C(4)H(8)O)(2)](2)[Mn(8)Se(SePh)(16)

The synthesis, molecular structures, and magnetic and optical properties of [Mn(32)Se(14)(SePh)(36)(PnPr(3))(4)] and [Na(benzene-15-crown-5)(C(4)H(8)O)(2)](2)[Mn(8)Se(SePh)(16)] have been investigated which are the first examples of manganese chalcogenide cluster complexes, despite known manganese oxo compounds, which comprise more than four manganese atoms.