Reaction of bis(dimethoxyphosphino)dimethylhydrazine (dmpdmh) with Ru3(CO)12: Evidence for facile ligand fragmentation in Ru3(CO)10(dmpdmh) to give Ru4(CO)12[μ-N(Me)N(Me)], Ru3(CO)11[P(OMe)3], and Ru3(CO)9[μ-P(OMe)3]

Thermolysis of the cluster Ru₃(CO)₁₂ with the bis(phosphanyl)hydrazine ligand (MeO)₂PN (Me)N(Me)P(OMe)₂ (dmpdmh) in toluene at 75°C furnishes the known clusters Ru₄(CO)₁₂ [-N(Me)N(Me)] (2) and Ru₃(CO)₁₁[P(OMe)₃] (3), in addition to the new cluster Ru₃ (CO)₁₀(dmpdmh) (1) and the phosphite-tethered cluster Ru₃(CO)₉[-P(OMe)₃] (4). The simple substitution product Ru₃(CO)₁₀(dmpdmh), a logical intermediate to clusters 2–4, was synthesized by treating Ru₃(CO)₁₂ with Me₃NO in CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature, and independent thermolysis reactions using cluster 1 was shown to yield clusters 2–4. The solid-state structure of clusters 2 and 4 were unequivocally established by X-ray diffraction analysis. Ru₄(CO)₁₂[-N(Me)N(Me)] crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pnna (#52), a = 12.913(1), b = 13.3238(6), c = 12.5690(8) Å, V = 2162.5(2) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 2.452 g/cm³. Ru₃(CO)₉[-P(OMe)₃] crystallizes in the triclinic space group P a = 9.586(1), b = 14.354(1), c = 14.997(2) Å, = 89.82(1)°, = 98.36(1)°, = 92.010(8)°, V = 2040.4(4) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 2.212 g/cm³. The coordination of the dimethylazo linkage to the four ruthenium atoms in 2 and the phosphorus atom and one of the oxygen atoms of the methoxy groups to the three ruthenium centers in 4 are confirmed by X-ray analysis.     

Regiospecific CO substitution in (μ-H)Ru3(μ3− η3-CHCHCMe)(CO)9 by 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione(bpcd). X-ray structure of (μ-H)Ru3(μ3−η3-CHCHCMe)(CO)7(bpcd)⋅MeOH

The triruthenium cluster ( -H)Ru₃( ₃–³-CHCHCMe)(CO)₉ reacts with the diphosphine ligand 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd) in the presence of Me₃NO to afford ( -H)Ru₃( ₃– ³-CHCHCMe)(CO)₇(bpcd) in moderate yield. This new cluster has been isolated and characterized in solution by IR and NMR (¹H, ³¹P) spectroscopies, and the solid-state structure has been established by X-ray crystallography. ( -H)Ru₃( ₃– ³-CHCHCMe)(CO)₇(bpcd) MeOH crystallizes in the triclinic space group P , a = 11.2426(8) Å, b = 11.7141(8) Å, c = 16.195(1) Å, = 102.041(5)°, = 95.128(5)°, = 102.553(6)°, V = 2008.4(3) ų, Z = 2, d _calc. = 1.733 g/cm³; R = 0.0488, R _w = 0.0546 for 2212 observed reflections with I > 3 (I). The X-ray structure reveals that the bpcd ligand is bound exclusively to the Ru₃ core at the ruthenium center coordinated by the terminal CH unit of the -allylic ₃– ³-CHCHCMe moiety.     

Bridging and chelating diphosphine ligands in Ru3(μ-H)(μ-N=CPh2)(CO)8(P—P). X-ray diffraction structures of Ru3(μ-H)(μ-N=CPh2)(CO)8(dmpe) and Ru3(μ-H)(μ-N=CPh2)(CO)8(bpcd)

Treatment of the azavinylidene-bridged cluster Ru₃(-H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₁₀ (1) with the diphosphine ligand bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane (dmpe) gives Ru₃( -H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₈(dmpe) (2) in moderate yield, while the ligand 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd) reacts with Ru₃( -H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₁₀ in the presence of Me₃NO to furnish Ru₃( -H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₈(bpcd) (3) in low yield. Each new cluster has been isolated and characterized in solution by IR and NMR (¹H and ³¹P) spectroscopies, and the coordination mode exhibited by the ancillary diphosphine ligand in 2 and 3 has been established by X-ray crystallography. Ru₃( -H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₈(dmpe) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c, a = 10.791(1) Å, b = 16.377(1) Å, c = 18.148(1) Å, = 96.675(2)°, V = 3185.3(4) ų, Z = 4, D _cacl = 1.791 Mg/m³; R = 0.0360, R _w = 0.0866 for 7522 observed reflections with I > 2(I). Ru₃(-H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₈(bpcd) crystallizes, as the CH₂Cl₂ solvate, in the triclinic space group , a = 11.956(1) Å, b = 14.228(1) Å, c = 31.409(3) Å, = 89.377(2)°, = 79.344(2)°, = 77.235(2)°, V = 5118.4(8) ų, Z = 2, D _calc = 1.670 Mg/m³; R = 0.0557, R _w = 0.1069 for 10977 observed reflections with I > 2(I). The structural details of clusters 2 and 3 are contrasted with Ru₃(-H)(-N=CPh₂)(CO)₇(-dppm)(-dppm), which is the only known structurally characterized phosphine-substituted cluster of this genre.     

Reaction of ethyl diazoacetate with Co3(CO)9(μ3-CCl): Isolation and X-ray structures of Co3(CO)9(μ3-CCO2Et), Co3(CO)9(μ3-CCH2CO2Et), and [Co3(CO)9(μ3-CCHCO2Et)]2

The reaction between the tricobalt cluster Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCl) (1) and AlCl₃, followed by treatment with ethyl diazoacetate, N₂CHCO₂Et, affords a complex mixture of products in low yields. Column chromatography has allowed the isolation of the four cluster compounds Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CH) (2), Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCO₂Et) (3), Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCH₂CO₂Et) (4), and [Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCHCO₂Et)]₂ (5). Clusters 4 and 5 are new and have been fully characterized in solution by IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The molecular structures of clusters 3–5 have also been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCO₂Et) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P , a = 8.8393(5), b = 14.727(1), c = 15.272(1) Å, = 93.361(6), = 105.509(5)°, = 100.336(6)°, V = 1872.6(2) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 1.823 g/cm³. Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCH₂CO₂Et) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n, a = 9.3806(7), b = 9.2617(8), c = 22.455(2) Å, = 94.483(7)°, V = 1944.9(3) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 1.803 g/cm³. [Co₃(CO)₉(₃-CCHCO₂Et)]₂ crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c, a = 21.585(2), b = 8.7977(7), c = 20.784(1) Å, = 104.807(6)°, V = 3815.8(5) ų, Z = 4, and d _calc = 1.835 g/cm³. Plausible pathways leading to the formation of clusters 2, 4, and 5 are discussed.     

Regiospecific ligand addition to the donor–acceptor compound Ru2(CO)6(bpcd): syntheses and X-ray diffraction structures of Ru2(CO)5L(bpcd) and Ru2(CO)5L[μ-C=C(PPh2)C(O)CH2C}(O)](μ2-PPh2) (where L = PMe3 and tBuNC)

Thermal and Me₃NO-assisted activation of the donor–acceptor complex Ru₂(CO)₆(bpcd) (1) [where bpcd = 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione] with PMe₃ or ^tBuNC affords the mono-substituted complexes Ru₂(CO)₅L(bpcd), as a result of regiospecific ligand attack at the diphosphine-substituted ruthenium center. Solution NMR measurements (¹H and ³¹P) reveal that the PMe₃ derivative exists as a noninterconverting mixture of axial (3a) and equatorial (3e) isomers, with the only the equatorial isomer being observed for Ru₂(CO)₅(^tBuNC)(bpcd) (5). Near-UV irradiation of 1 in the presence of added ligand yields Ru₂(CO)₅L(bpcd), in addition to the known ₂-phosphido complex Ru²(CO)⁶ [-C=C(PPh₂)C(O)CH₂C(O)](₂-PPh₂) (2) and the corresponding phosphido-substituted complexes Ru²(CO)_5L[-{C =C(PPh₂)C(O)CH₂C}(O)]₂-PPh₂)[4 (L = PMe₃); 6 (L = ^tBuNC)]. As with compounds 3a, 3e, and 5, both 4 and 6 exhibit ligand attachment at the diphosphine-substituted ruthenium center. The molecular structures of 3e, 4, 5, and 6 were determined by X-ray crystallography. 3e, as the 1/2 C₆H₆ solvate, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c: a = 40.573(3) Å, b = 10.2663(9) Å, c = 18.347(1) Å, = 95.371(6)°, V = 7609(1) ų and Z = 8; 4, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n: a = 10.8241(8) Å, b = 18.074(1) Å, c = 19.194(1) Å, = 96.968(6)°, V = 3727.3(5) ų, and Z = 4; 5, as the 1/2CH₂Cl₂ solvate, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c: a = 40.955(3) Å, b = 9.7230(6) Å, c = 20.542(1) Å, = 106.596(5)°, V = 7839.2(9) ų, and Z = 8; 6, as the 1/2C₅H₁₂ solvate, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c: a = 21.773(2) Å, b = 10.907(3) Å, c = 18.744(4) Å, = 114.68(1)°, V = 4045(1) ų, and Z = 4. The site occupied by the PMe₃ and ^tBuNC ligands in these compounds is discussed relative to the steric size/electronic properties of the ancillary ligand and its interaction with the bpcd ligand.     

Construction of a hexanuclear cluster composed of spatially separated Co3 and Ru3 units: X-ray diffraction structure of Co3(CO)9[μ3-CCO2CH2CC{HRu3(CO)9}]

Treatment of the tricobalt cluster with the activated triruthenium cluster Ru₃(CO)₁₀(MeCN)₂ affords the acetylide-bridged hexanuclear cluster Co₃(CO)₉[₃–CCO₂CH₂CC{HRu₃(CO)₉}] in moderate yield. The new cluster was characterized in solution by IR spectroscopy and molecular structure was established by X-ray diffraction analysis. Co₃(CO)₉[₃–CCO₂CH₂CC{HRu₃(CO)₉}] crystallizes in the triclinic space group P(–1), a = 8.728(1) Å, b = 12.916(2) Å, c = 14.663(2) Å, = 82.950(2)°, = 82.465(2)°, = 86.199(2)°, V = 1624.2(4) ų, Z = 2, d _calc = 2.207 mg/m³; R = 0.0263, R _w = 0.0623 for 3596 observed reflections with I > 2(I). The coordination of the triruthenium cluster to the acetylene ligand of Co₃(CO)₉(₃–CCO₂CH₂CCH) is confirmed, and the structural details associated with the acetylide-bridged triruthenium frame are contrasted with other structurally characterized Ru₃ clusters bound by a 5e-acetylide ligand.     

Synthesis and X-ray structure of [(μ-H)Ru3(CO)8(μ-Cl)(μ-dppm)] [dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane]

The reaction of [Ru₃(CO)₁₀(-dppm)] 1 with PPhCl₂ in refluxing CHCl₃ results in the isolation of [(-H)Ru₃(CO)₈(-Cl)(-dppm)] 3 in 10% yield. Compound 3, which has been structurally characterized by crystallographic methods, is also formed from the reaction of 1 with H₂ in refluxing CCl₄. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 16.814(2), b = 18.7590(12), c = 11.486(2) Å, = 97.745(11)°, V = 3589.8(8) ų, and Z = 4. The hydride and chloride ligands bridge the same edge of the triruthenium cluster as the dppm ligand.     

Reaction between [Ru3(CO)10(μ-dppm)] (dppm = Ph2PCH2PPh2) and Te2(C6H4OEt-4)2: X-ray crystal structure of [Ru2(CO)6{μ-C6H4PPh(CH2)PPh}]

Treatment of [Ru₃(CO)₁₀(-dppm)] (1) with the ditelluride Te₂(C₆H₄OEt-4)₂ in refluxing toluene afforded the new aryltellurol bridged complex [Ru₂(CO)₄(-TeC₆H₄OEt-4)₂ (-dppm)] (2) together with three known complexes [Ru₄(CO)₈(-CO)(₄-Te)₂(-dppm)] (3), [Ru₂(CO)₆{-CH₂PPh(C₆H₄)PPh}] (4), and [Ru₂(CO)₆{-C₆H₄PPh(CH₂)PPh}] (5). All the four complexes were characterized by spectroscopic methods, including an X-ray structure determination for 5. Complex 5 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 13.650(2), b = 9.995(2), c = 18.929(3) Å, = 97.49(2)°, V = 2560.4(8) ų, and Z = 4. In this complex the two ruthenium atoms are bridged by the phosphino-phosphide ligand C₆H₄PPh(CH₂)PPh which is attached to one Ru by the C₆H₄ group and a P atom while to the other Ru by both the two P atoms. Both the ruthenium atoms show distorted octahedral geometry. The Ru—Ru bond length is 2.8719(7) Å.     

Reinvestigation of the reaction of [Ru3(CO)12] with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole: X-ray structure of [(μ-H)2Ru3 (μ-η2-C7H4NS2)(μ3-η2-C7H4NS2)(CO)7]

Treatment of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole at 68°C gave the known compound [(-H)Ru₃(₃-²-C₇H₄NS₂)(CO)₉] 1 and the new compound [(-H)₂Ru₃(-²-C ₇H₄NS₂) (₃-²-C₇H₄NS₂)(CO)₇] 2 in 15 and 10% yields respectively. Compound 2 has been characterized by elemental analysis, infrared, ¹H NMR and mass spectroscopic data together with single crystal X-ray crystallography. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 31.662(6), b = 14.577(3), c = 11.602(2) Å, = 104.15(3)°, Z = 8, and V = 5192.4(2) ų. The compound consists of a Ru₃ triangle with three different Ru-Ru bond lengths [2.75264, 2.79084, 2.97604 Å] and the two 2-mercaptobenzothiazole ligands are differently attached to the metal atoms. Compound 2 is also obtained by the reaction of 1 with excess 2-mercaptobenzothiazole at 68°C.     

Diphosphine ring expansion and π-bond reduction in the reaction between 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino) cyclobutenedione (bpcbd) and Ru3(CO)10(MeCN)2: X-ray diffraction structures of Ru3(CO)10[2,3- bis(diphenylphosphino)succinic anhydride] and Ru2(CO)6(bma)

Replacement of the acetonitrile ligands in Ru₃(CO)₁₀(MeCN)₂ by the diphosphine ligand 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclobutenedione (bpcbd) initially gives the unstable bpcbd-bridged cluster Ru₃(CO)₁₀(bpcbd) (1), followed by its subsequent transformation to the triruthenium cluster Ru₃(CO)₁₀(bma) (2). The decomposition of cluster 2 serves to produce the ruthenium compounds Ru₃(CO)₁₀[2,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)succinic anhydride] (3) and Ru₂(CO)₆(bma) (4). Compounds 2–4 provide the experimental evidence for the ring expansion of the cyclobutenedione ring via the formal insertion of an oxygen atom into the four-membered ring and hydrogen addition to the bond upon exposure to the atmosphere and/or moisture. Both 3 and 4 have been isolated and characterized in solution by IR and ³1P NMR spectroscopies, and the molecular structure of each product has been verified by X-ray crystallography. Ru₃(CO)₁₀[2,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)succinic anhydride] crystallizes, as the CH₂Cl₂ solvate, in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, a = 12.178(2)Å, b = 15.988(2)Å, c = 22.472(3)Å, = 95.115(2)°, V = 4358(1)ų, Z = 4, and d_calc = 1.732 Mg/m³; R = 0.0344, R_w = 0.0931 for 5683 reflections with I > 2(I). The dinuclear compound Ru₂(CO)₆(bma) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1, a = 9.298(3)Å, b = 12.020(3)Å, c = 30.858(8)Å, = 81.774(5)°, = 89.276(5)°, = 83.545(4)°, V = 3391(1)ų, Z = 4, and d_calc = 1.730 Mg/m³; R = 0.0670, R_w = 0.1444 for 8766 reflections with I > 2a(I).     

Reaction of 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclobutenedione (bpcbd) with fac-BrRe(CO)3(THF)2: X-ray diffraction structure of the dimeric complex [BrRe(CO)3]2(bpcbd) ⋅ CH2Cl2

Treatment of the diphosphine ligand 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)cyclobutenedione (bpcbd) with the THF adduct fac-BrRe(CO)₃(THF)₂ at room temperature furnishes the new dirhenium compound [BrRe(CO)₃]₂(bpcbd) instead of the expected mononuclear compound fac-BrRe(CO)₃(bpcbd). [BrRe(CO)₃]₂(bpcbd) was characterized in solution by IR spectroscopy, and the solid-state structure was solved by X-ray crystallography. [BrRe(CO)₃]₂(bpcbd), as the CH₂Cl₂ solvate, crystallizes in the space group P , a = 11.173(1), b = 13.362(1), c = 15.250(1) Å, = 108.973(7)°, = 99.477(8)°, = 110.466(7)°, V = 1915.0(3) ų, Z = 2, and d _calc = 2.143 g-cm^–3. The structure of [BrRe(CO)₃]₂(bpcbd) consists of two rhenium centers that are six-coordinate and possess nearly ideal octahedral geometry. The two Re(CO)₃ units are linked together by the bridging diphosphine ligand and two bridging bromide groups.     

Chelation of a diphosphine ligand at FeCo2(CO)9(μ3-S): Spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction data for FeCo2(CO)7(bpcd)(μ3-S)

The tetrahedrane cluster, FeCo₂(CO)₉(₃-S), reacts with the redox-active ligand, 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd), to give the disubstituted cluster, FeCo₂(CO)₇(bpcd)(₃-S), as the sole product. This diphosphine-substituted cluster contains a cobalt-bound, chelating bpcd ligand. Both IR and ³¹P NMR spectroscopies have been employed in the solution characterization of FeCo₂(CO)₇(bpcd)(₃-S), and the solid-state structure has been unequivocally established by X-ray diffraction analysis. FeCo₂(CO)₇(bpcd)(₃-S) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c, a = 34.494(3) Å, b = 11.4194(9) Å, c = 18.634(2) Å, = 98.103(7)°, V = 7266.7(9) ų, Z = 8, and d_calc = 1.584 g/cm³. Cyclic voltammetric studies on FeCo₂(CO)₇(bpcd)(₃-S) reveal the presence of two quasireversible redox responses assigned to the 0/1^– and 1^–/2^– redox couples. The orbital composition of these redox couples has been examined by carrying out extended Hückel MO calculations on the model complex FeCo₂(CO)₇(H₄-bpcd)(₃-S), with the results being compared to related cluster compounds.     

Diphosphine ligand substitution in H4Ru4(CO)12: X-ray diffraction structures and reactivity studies of the cluster compounds H4Ru4(CO)10(P–P) [where P–P–(Z)–Ph2PCH–CHPPh2, bpcd]

The tetraruthenium cluster H₄Ru₄(CO)₁₂ (1) has been studied for its reactivity with the unsaturated diphosphine ligands (Z)–Ph₂PCH–CHPPh₂ and 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd) under thermal, near-UV photolysis, and Me₃NO-assisted activation. All three cluster activation methods promote loss of CO and furnish the anticipated substitution products H₄Ru₄(CO)₁₀[(Z)–Ph₂PCH–CHPPh₂] (2) and H₄Ru₄(CO)₁₀(bpcd) (3) that possess a chelating diphosphine ligand. Clusters 2 and 3 have been characterized in solution by IR and NMR spectroscopies, and these data are discussed with respect to the crystallographically determined structure for both new cluster compounds. The ³¹P NMR spectral data and the solid-state structures confirm the presence of a chelating diphosphine ligand in clusters 2 and 3. Cluster 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic space P2₁/c, a=11.768(6) ?, b=18.521(9) ?, c=20.48(1) ?, β=102.291(8)°, V=4361(4) A³, Z=4, and d _calc=1.726 Mg/m³; R=0.0225, R _w=0.0491 for 6798 reflections with I > 2σ(I). The four bridging hydrides were located in H₄Ru₄(CO)₁₀[(Z)–Ph₂PCH–CHPPh₂] and their adopted positions are discussed relative to the solution ¹H NMR spectrum. H₄Ru₄(CO)₁₀(bpcd) crystallizes in the orthorhombic space Pbca, a=19.072(3) ?, b=20.169(3) ?, c=22.774(3) ?, V=8760(2) A³, Z=8, and d _calc=1.870 Mg/m³; R=0.0428, R _w=0.0896 for 10296 reflections with I > 2σ(I). Sealed NMR tubes containing clusters 2 and 3 were found to be exceeding stable towards near-UV light and temperatures up to ca. 125 °C. The surprisingly robust behavior of 2 and 3 is contrasted with the related cluster Ru₃(CO)₁₀(bpcd) that undergoes fragmentation to the donor-acceptor compound Ru₂(CO)₆(bpcd) and the phosphido-bridged compound Ru₂(CO)₆(μ–PPh₂)[μ–C–C(PPh₂)C(O)CH₂C(O)] under mild conditions. The electrochemical properties of each substituted cluster have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry, and our findings are discussed with respect to the reported electrochemical data on the parent cluster H₄Ru₄(CO)₁₂.

Structure of hexakis(imidazole)cadmium(II) carbonate trihydrate: [Cd(Im)6]CO3 ⋅ 3H2O

The crystal and molecular structure of the title compound [Cd(Im)₆]CO₃ 3H₂O, where Im = imidazole, has been determined by X-ray crystallography. The crystal structure consists of discrete Cd(Im)₆ ²⁺ cations, CO₃ ^2– anions and three uncoordinated water molecules. It crystallizes in the hexagonal system, space group P6₃/m, with lattice parameters a = 9.0552(l) Å, c = 21.745(l) Å, and Z = 2; The Cd(II) ion assumes centrosymmetric octahedron geometry. The bond distance of Cd–N is 2.361(l) Å. A three-dimensional intermolecular hydrogen bond network is formed between the free carbonate anions, the imidazole ligands, and the free water molecules.     

水热法生长非线性光学晶体K4Gd2(CO3)3F4

采用水热法,探索了 K4Gd2(CO3)3F4晶体的析晶条件,诸如生长原料及配比、生长温度、生长周期等,并成功生长了毫米级的透明单晶.对生长的晶体进行了XRD、UV-Vis-NIR、SHG等测试,结果表明,K4Gd2( CO3)3F4晶体在380～2000 nm波段的透过率超过80;,紫外吸收截止边低于200nm;其二阶非线性光学效应约为KDP的3.5倍.     

Carbon–hydrogen and carbon–phosphorus bond cleavage in a triruthenium cluster complex containing dppm: The crystal and molecular structures of Ru3(CO)6{μ 3-OPPh2 C2H(C6H4)PPhCH2PPh}(μ 3-OPPh2)Ph and Ru3(CO)6 {μ-OPPh2C2H(C6H4)PPhO}(μ-PPh2)(μ-PPh2O)

The crystal and molecular structures of Ru₃(CO)₆{μ ₃-OPPh₂C₂H(C₆H₄)PPhCH₂PPh}-(μ ₃-OPPh₂)Ph (1) and Ru₃(CO)₆{μ-OPPh₂C₂H(C₆H₄)PPhO}(μ-PPh₂)(μ-PPh₂O) (2) have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Both complexes contain oxygen atoms oxidatively inserted into phosphorus–ruthenium bonds, and unique σ/π multidentate ligands formed from C $---{\text{H}}$ H and C $--$ P bond cleavage in bis(diphenylphosphino)acetylene and bis(diphenylphosphino)methane. Complex 1 crystallized in the triclinic space group ${\bar 1}$ , with lattice parameters a = 11.642(4) Å, b = 15.018(5) Å, c =16.587(5) Å, α = 2.48(3)°, β = 76.47(2)°, γ = 70.35(3)°, V = 2651.1(15) ų, Z = 2. Complex 2 crystallized in the centered monoclinic space group, C2/c, with lattice parameters a = 34.467(4) Å, b = 14.274(2) Å, c = 23.258(3) Å, β = 5.29(1)°, V = 11394(3) ų, Z = 8.     

X-ray diffraction studies oncis-[Ru(bpy)2(PMe3)Cl+][ClO4 −] andcis-[Ru(bpy)2{PMe2(o-tol)}Cl+][ClO4 −]; two ordered structures in thecis-bis(bipyridyl)chloro(phosphine)-ruthenium(II) series

The complexcis-[Ru(bpy)₂(PMe₃)Cl⁺][ClO₄ ^?] crystallizes in space group P2₁/c andcis-[Ru(bpy)₂{PMe₂(o-tol)]Cl⁺][ClO₄ ^?] crystallizes in space group $P\bar 1$ ; each is present as a racemate and neither structure suffers from disorder. The Ru?PMe₂(o-tol) bond length of 2.324(2)Å is slightly longer than the simple Ru?PMe₃ bond length of 2.310(2) Å.     

X-ray structure and redox chemistry of the heptacobalt cluster Co3(CO)9[μ3-CCO2CH2CCH{Co4(CO)10}]

The tetrahedrane cluster reacts with Co₄(CO)₁₂ to furnish the heptacobalt compound Co₃(CO)₉[₃-CCO₂CH₂CCH{Co₄(CO)₁₀}] in high yield. Substitution of the pendant alkyne group by the Co₄(CO)₁₀ moiety was ascertained by IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopies, and the solid-state structure of Co₃(CO)₉[₃-CCO₂CH₂CCH{Co₄(CO)₁₀}] was unequivocally determined by X-ray crystallography. Co₃(CO)₉[₃-CCO₃CH₃CCH{Co₄(CO)₁₀}] crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2 ₁/n, a = 12.895(13) Å, b = 18.803(18) Å, c = 13.748(13) Å, = 97.27(2)°, V = 3307(6) ų, Z = 4, d _calc = 2.087 mg/m³; R = 0.0493, R _w = 0.0989 for 4310 observed reflections with I > 2(I). The X-ray structure confirms the presence of an intact tetrahedral Co₃ moiety and an alkyne-tethered Co₄ butterfly cluster moiety. The cyclic voltammetric properties of Co₃(CO)₉[₃-CCO₂CH₂CCH{Co₄(CO)₁₀}] were examined and three reduction waves were found. The first two reduction waves correspond to the regionally localized 0/1^– redox couples on the tetra- and tricobalt moieties, respectively, while the third redox process is assigned to the 1^–/2^– reduction associated with the tetracobalt residue. Both 0/1^– redox couples are reversible, while the 1^–/2^– reduction exhibits only quasi-reversible behavior. No evidence for electronic communication between the Co₃ and Co₄ portions of the complex was observed. Extended Hückel MO calculations support the site of the first reduction occurring solely on the tetracobalt moiety of this Co₇ cluster.     

X-ray diffraction structure of the phosphido-bridged mixed-metal cluster Fe2(CO)6(μ3-PPh)2Pt(dppe)

Treatment of Fe₂(CO)₆(₂-PPhH)₂ with BuLi (2 equiv.), followed by the addition of PtCl₂ (dppe), affords the phosphido-bridged cluster Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-PPh)₂Pt(dppe). The Fe₂Pt cluster was isolated and characterized in solution by IR and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy, and the molecular structure of Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-PPh)₂Pt(dppe) determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Fe₂(CO)₆(₃-PPh)₂Pt(dppe) crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P_bca, a = 17.539(3) Å, b = 21.490(2) Å, c = 22.959(3) Å, V = 8653.5(18) ų, Z = 8, d_calc = 1.670 g cm^–3; R = 0.0644, R_w = 0.0389 for 5040 observed reflections with I > 3(I).     

Crystal structures of (η5-C5H4COMe)M(CO)3Me (M=Mo,W)

The crystal structures of ( ⁵-C₅H₄COMe)M(CO)₃Me (M=Mo,W) have been determined. They are not isostructural. M=Mo isP2₁/c,a=10.205(6),b=14.192(8),c=8.135(6) Å,=93.43(4)° andD(calc)=1.71 g cm^–3 forZ=4. M=WisP2₁/c,a=12.580(7),b=6.830(5),c=13.750(7) Å,=93.72(4)° andD(calc)=2.20 g cm^–3 forZ=4. Both have a four-legged piano stool geometry with the substituted carbon making the closest M-C( ⁵) approach. The methyl group in the M=W derivative is disordered between twotrans-ligand positions. The average bonding parameters for the more accurately determined Mo analog are: Mo-C()⁵)=2.34(3) Å, Mo-CO=1.98(2) Å, Mo-Me=2.304(4) Å.