Reaction of Mo(CO)6 with Alkoxide: Synthesis and Structure of the Mo(0)-OR Complex [Et4N]3[Mo2(CO)6(μ-OC6H4OCH2C6H5)3]

The reaction of molybdenum hexacarbonyl with C6H5CH2OC6H4ONa and Et4NBr in CH3CN at 60 ℃ afforded the di-nuclear Mo(0) compound [Et4N]3[Mo2(CO)6(μ-OC6H4OCH2- C6H5)3] 1. 1 crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with a=15.359(2), b=18.378(3), c=24.952(2)(A), β=102.268(4)°, V=6882.3(16) (A)3, Mr=1348.34, Z=4, Dc=1.301 g/cm3, F(000)=2832 and μ= 0.424 mm-1. The final R=0.0606 and wR=0.1552 for 9396 observed reflections (Ⅰ ＞ 2σ(Ⅰ)). 1 contains a [Mo2O3]3- core in triangular bi-pyramidal configuration and each Mo atom adopts a distorted octahedral geometry with three carbon atoms from carbonyls and three μ-O atoms from C6H5CH2OC6H4O- bridging ligands. The Mo…Mo distance is 3.30(8) (A), indicating no metalmetal bonding. A formation pathway via forming a di-molybdenum(0) di-bridging OR compound [Mo2(μ-OR)2(CO)8]2- has been figured out and the reaction of Mo(CO)6 with alkoxide has also been discussed.     

Mixed Ruthenium–Iridium Carbonyl Cluster Complexes. Synthesis of the Anions [Ru3Ir2(CO)14]2− and [Ru3Ir2(CO)14H]− and Crystal Structures of Their [tetraphenylphosphonium]+ Salts

The reaction of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ and [Ir(CO)₄]^- (as [PPh₄]⁺ or [N(PPh₃)₂]⁺ salts) yields the anion [Ru₃Ir₂(CO)₁₄]^2- (1) which has been found to derive from the intermediate [Ru₃Ir(CO)₁₃]^- anion. Treatment of (1) with acids gives the conjugated hydrido species [Ru₃Ir₂(CO)₁₄H]^- (2). The two anions were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction of their [PPh₄]⁺ salts. [PPh₄]₂[Ru₃Ir₂(CO)₁₄]: space group C2/c, Z=4, a=22.121(5) Å, b=10.546(5) Å, c=25.931(5) Å, =103.870(5)°, R=0.052 and R_w=0.130 for 3128 independent reflections with I>2(I ). [PPh₄][Ru₃Ir₂(CO)₁₄H]: space group P2₁/c, Z=8, a=22.833(5) Å, b=13.893(5) Å, c=25.810(5) Å, =92.650(5)°, R=0.070 and R_w=0.150 for 12141 independent reflections with I>2(I). Both anions 1 and 2 have a trigonal bipyramidal metal frame. There are two independent anions in the asymmetric unit of 2 differing in their ligand stereochemistry.     

The Thermolysis of [Ru3(CO)12] in Cyclohexene: Synthesis and Charaterisation of the New Clusters [Ru3H2(CO)9(μ3-η1:η2:η1-C6H8)] and [Ru5(CO)12(μ4-η2-C6H8)(η4-C6H8)]

Thermolysis of [Ru₃(CO)₁₂] in cyclohexene for 24 h affords the complexes [Ru(CO)₃(η⁴-C₆H₈)] (1), [Ru₃H₂(CO)₉(μ₂-η¹:η²:η¹-C₆H₈)] (2), [Ru₄(CO)₁₂(μ₄-C₆H₈)] (3) [Ru₄(CO)₉(μ₄-C₆H₈)(η⁶-C₆H₆)] (4a and 4b, two isomers) and [Ru₅(CO)₁₂(μ₄-η²-C₆H₈)(η⁴-C₆H₈)] (5), where 1, 3, 4a and 4b have been previously characterised as products of the thermolysis of [Ru₃(CO)₁₂] with cyclohexa-1,3-diene. The molecular structures of the new clusters 2 and 5 were determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, showing that two conformational polymorphs of 5 exist in the solid state, differing in the orientation of the cyclohexa-1,3-diene ligand on a ruthenium vertex.     

Iridium Cluster Chemistry: The Synthesis and the Solid-State Structure of [Ir11(CO)23]3−

The cluster [Ir₁₁(CO)₂₃]^3– was obtained by reaction of [Ir₁₀(CO)₂₁]^2– and [Ir(CO)₄]^– in refluxing MeCN, and its solid-state structure was determined on the salt [NEt₄]₃[Ir₁₁(CO)₂₃]. The metallic framework of D_3h symmetry is composed by three face-fused octahedra, all sharing a common edge. The cluster contains 9 edge bridging and 14 terminal carbonyl ligands, a disposition different from that of the two isomeric forms of the isoelectronic [Rh₁₁(CO)₂₃]^3–, both having, in the solid-state, more edge-bridging COs. Naked clusters of non-transition metals, found in binary and ternary materials, such as Cs₁₁O₃, display very similar trioctahedral polyedra.     

Synthesis and Molecular Structure of [Ru3(CO)10(μ-dppa)] (dppa = Ph2PN(H)PPh2) Provided by Its Dioxane Solvate

The sodium benzophenone ketyl-induced reaction of [Ru₃(CO)₁₂] with bis(diphenylphosphanyl)amine Ph₂PN(H)PPh₂ (dppa) in THF resulted in the formation of the expected metal cluster [Ru₃(CO)₁₀(μ-dppa)] ( 1 ) in high yield. 1 was fully characterized by spectroscopic means and crystals of the compound suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained from dichloromethane/dioxane. The molecular structure of 1 as its dioxane solvate was determined by X-ray crystallography. The compound crystallized in a new crystal structure of [Ru₃(CO)₁₀(μ-dppa)] in the triclinic space group P1 , whereas that compound was described in an earlier report crystallizing from chloroform in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Cluster [C6H4-1,2-(CO2CH2C2H-μ)2][Co2(CO)6]2

The reaction of dipropargyl phthalate C6H4-1,2-(CO2CH2C2H-μ)2 1 with octacarbonyldicobalt 2 resulted in the formation of red complex [C6H4-1,2-(CO2CH2C2H-μ)2][Co2(CO)6]2 3, in which each Co2(CO)6 group coordinates to one of the two C≡C bonds of 1. Molecular structure of complex 3 was determined by single crystal X-ray analyses. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/a with the following crystallographic parameters: a=8.521(2), b=29.143(6), c=12.918(7)(A), β= 100.12(3)°, V=3158(2)(A)3, Z=4, Mr=814.09, Dc=1.712 g.cm-3, F(000)=1608, μ(Mo-Kα)=21.37 cm-1 and final R=0.044 for 3151 observations.     

Synthesis and Structure of a New Dinuclear Molybdenum(Ⅰ) Compound with Cyclohexanthiolate Ligand, [Mo2(SC6H11)2(CO)6(CH3CN)2]

The reaction of [Et4N]2[Mo2(SC6H11)2(CO)8] and I2 in MeCN affords a new dinu- clear molybdenum(Ⅰ) complex [Mo2(SC6H11)2(CO)6(CH3CN)2] 1 (Mr = 672.46). The crystal and molecular structures have been determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. 1 crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 9.302(1), b = 15.514(2), c = 9.307(1)(°A), β = 92.979(2)o, V = 1341.4(3)(°A)3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.665 g/cm3, μ = 11.28 cm-1, F(000) = 676, R = 0.0461 and wR = 0.1274 for 1702 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). 1 possesses a rhombic bimetallic core MoS2Mo with the Mo-Mo bond length of 2.9712(4)(°A) and Mo-S of 2.4821(5)(°A).     

11B-11B cosy NMR studies of derivatives of the octahydrotriborate anion, [B3H7(X)]− and [B3H6(X)2]−

2-D ¹¹B-¹¹B correlation (COSY) spectra have been obtained on the series of monosubstituted and disubstituted octahydrotriborate anions, [B₃H₇(X)]⁻ (X = Cl, NCS, NCSe, NCBH₃, NCBH₂Cl, NCBPh₃, NCBH₂CN, NCB₃H₇ or CNB₃H₆Cl) and [B₃H₆(Cl)(X)]⁻ (X = Cl, NCS, NCBH₂Cl or NCB₃H₇). All monosubstituted derivatives and [B₃H₆(Cl)₂]⁻ showed a coupling correlation between the substituted and unsubstituted borons. The unsymmetrically disubstituted derivatives showed only one coupling correlation, between the borons carrying the substituents. The absence of other correlations is attributed to relaxation phenomena. The correlations are independent of the solid-state structural type.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Hepta-nuclear V-Cu-S Cluster:[VS_4Cu_6(Py)_8Br_3]

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Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Cyano-bridged Bimetallic Complex[La(DMSO)3(H2O)3Cr(CN)6]·H2O (DMSO = Dimethylsulfoxide) with One-dimensional Chain Molecular Structure

The title complex [La(DMSO)3(H2O)3Cr(CN)6](H2O was obtained by the reaction of LaCl3(7H2O, DMSO and K3[Cr(CN)6] in aqueous solution on a hot water bath. The crystal crystallizes in orthorhombic, space group P212121 with a = 9.827(3), b = 15.037(4), c = 17.633(5)A, C12H26CrLaN6O7S3, Mr = 653.48, Z = 4, V = 2605.7(13) A3, Dc = 1.666 g/m3, μ (MoKα) = 2.314 mm-1, F(000) = 1300, R = 0.0205 and wR = 0.0481 for 5038 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). La3+ ion is eight-coordinated by three DMSO molecules, three H2O molecules and two [Cr(CN)6]3- units. The structure of the title complex possesses a cyano-bridged onedimensional zigzag chain structure with alternating La(DMSO)3(H2O)3 and Cr(CN)6 moieties, which are linked by some hydrogen bonds to form a 3D network structure.     

Synthesis and Molecular Structure of Tris(pentamethylphenyl)aluminum, (C6Me5)3Al, and the Magnesium Cluster [Mg6(μ3-OH)2(μ3-Br)2(μ2-Br)8(OEt2)8]

The synthesis and molecular structures of tris(pentamethylphenyl)aluminum, (C₆Me₅)₃Al, (I), and the magnesium cluster [Mg₆( ₃-OH)₂( ₃-Br)₂( ₂-Br)₈(OEt₂)₈] (II), are reported. Both compounds were isolated from the same system. The aluminum atom in (I) resides in an almost idealized trigonal planar environment. The dihedral angles of the pentamethylphenyl rings relative to the AlC₃plane in (I) are 67.2, 62.4, and 61.2°. The neutral magnesium cluster, (II), is interesting in that contains six magnesium atoms each of which resides in octahedral environments.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [ Cp* Ru(η6- C6H5B Ph3)]

The title complex [Cp*Ru(η6-C6H5BPh3)] has been synthesized by the reaction of [Cp*Ru(H2O)(NBD)]BF4 with H2 and NaBPh4, and its crystal structure was determined by singlecrystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group P(1) with a = 11.0610(10), b = 11.2317(10), c = 12.3633(11) (A), α = 81.419(2), β = 67.8370(10), γ = 88.370(2)°, V= 1405.9(2) (A)3,Z= 2, C34H35BRu, Mr= 555.50, Dc = 1.312 g/cm3, F(000) = 576 and μ(MoKa) = 0.577 mm-1. The final R and wR are 0.0559 and 0.1483, respectively for 4365 observed reflections with I ＞ 2σ(Ⅰ). In the title complex, the four phenyl rings bonded to the B atom are deposited in a tetrahedral geometry,and one of the phenyl rings is η6-bonded to ruthenium.     

Reactions of (η6-diphenylacetylene) chromiumtricarbonyl complexes with polynuclear carbonyls I. Synthesis of Cr(CO)3(η6-diphenylacetylene) complex and its reaction with Co2(CO)8. Crystal and molecular structure of Cr(CO)3(η6:η2-diphenylacetylene)Co2(CO)6

The reaction of Cr(CO)₃(NH₃)₃ with diphenylacetylene affords as a main product the complex with Cr(CO)₃ moiety bound to a phenyl ring of diphenylacetylene; Cr(CO)₃(η⁶-PhC₂Ph) (I). Complex I readily reacts with Co₂(CO)₈ yielding the mixed metal complex Cr(CO)₃(η⁶:η²-PhC₂Ph)Co₂(CO)₆ (II). The reaction proceeds with retention of the Cr(CO)₃ (η⁶-arene) structural unit, the Co₂(CO)₆ fragment being bound to the triple bond of diphenylacetylene in μ₂,η²-mode. The structure of II was determined by single crystal X-ray analysis. The complex crystallizes in space group P2₁/c with unit cell parameters a 8.666(3) Å, b 18.046(3) Å, c 15.155(6) Å. β 97.57(3)°, V 2349(2) ų, Z = 4, D_x = 1.70 g/cm³. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares technique to R and R_w values of 0.032 and 0.034, respectively, for 3655 observed reflections. The data obtained show that two structural units in II, Cr(CO)₃(η⁶-Ph-) and Co₂(CO)₆(μ₂,η²-CC), are distorted due to steric repulsion between these metal carbonyl moieties. The Cr(CO)₃ fragment is shifted from the centre of the phenyl ring and slightly tilted with respect to the phenyl ring plane. The Co₂C₂ tetrahedron in the Co₂(CO)₆(μ₂,η²-CC) moiety is distorted in such a way that two of the four Co_iC_j bonds are elongated.     

Synthesis and Structure of a Novel Mg6 Cluster Molecule Mg6(μ3-OH)2(μ3-Br)2(μ-Br)8(THF)8

A novel Mg₆ cluster molecule with the formula of Mg₆( ₃-OH)₂( ₃-Br)₂(-Br)₈(THF)₈ (1) has been isolated in 38% yield from a reaction of the Grignard reagent, 2-naphthyl-Mg-Br with BBr₃ in THF. The structure of 1, determined by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, contains two Mg₃ triangles linked together by two bridging bromide ligands. Within each Mg₃ triangle, one hydroxide and one bromide ligand function as triply bridging ligands capping both sides of the Mg₃ triangle. The coordination geometry around each Mg(II) ion is approximately octahedral. NMR studies revealed that compound 1 is highly fluxional in solution.     

Synthesis and Molecular Structure of Binuclear Tin(IV) Complex Bridged by Terephthalate Anion

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Cluster Complexes of Polythioether Macrocycles: The Synthesis and Molecular Structures of Ru6(CO)13(cis-SCH2 CHMe(CH2SCH2CHMe)2CH2)(μ6-C) and Ru6(CO)13(trans-SCH2 CHMe(CH2SCH2CHMe)2CH2)(μ6-C)

The reaction of a mixture of cis-3,7,11-trimethyl-1,5,9-trithiacyclododecane, cis-Me₃12S3, 1 and trans-3,7,11-trimethyl-l,5,9-trithiacyclododecane, trans-Me₃12S3, 2, with Ru₆(CO)₁₇(μ ₆-C), 3, yielded three new cluster compounds Ru₆(CO)₁₃(μ-η³-cis-SCH₂CHMe(CH₂SCH₂CHMe)₂CH₂)(μ ₆-C) 4, and two isomers of Ru₆(CO)₁₃(μ-η³-cis-SCH₂CHMe(CH₂SCH₂CHMe)₂CH₂)(μ ₆-C) 5a and 5b. The molecular structures of 4 and 5b were established by single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. In both complexes, the macrocycles have adopted tridentate coordination with one of the sulfur atoms in a bridging position. Two carbonyl ligands occupy bridging positions in each compound. Crystal Data for 4·Me₂CO: space group=P2₁/n, a=11.295(1) Å, b=17.547(3) Å, c=20.318(3) Å, β=93.71(1)°, Z=4, 2900 reflections, R=0.025. Crystal Data for 5b·1.5 C₆H₆: space group=Pbca, a=31.8900(8) Å, b=23.4330(6) Å, c=21.6240(4) Å, Z=16, 12163 reflections, R=0.040.     

The first decaruthenium hydrido cluster: synthesis and crystal structure of [N(PPh3)2]2[Ru10C(CO)24]·C6H14 and [N(PPh3)2][HRu10C(CO)24]

X-ray structural studies of new thermolysis products from the reaction of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ in heptane in the presence of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (mesitylene) confirm that they are the decaruthenium carbido-cluster dianion [Ru₁₀C(CO)₂₄]²⁻ (I) and the hydrido decaruthenium carbido-cluster monoanion [HRu₁₀C(CO)₂₄]⁻ (II). Both anions have the giant tetrahedron Ru₁₀ metal framework, and the monohydride provides the first example of a hydrido ligand in a tetrahedral Ru₄ cavity.     

The reaction of [Ru10C(CO)24][ppn]2 with carbon monoxide to yield [Ru3(CO)12] and [Ru6C(CO)16]2−

The dianion [Ru₁₀C(CO)₂₄]²⁻ in CH₂Cl₂ reacts with CO under ambient conditions to produce quantitative amounts of the species [Ru₃(CO)₁₂] and [Ru₆C(CO)₁₆]²⁻; the hydrido-anion [HRu₁₀C(CO)₂₄]⁻ reacts similarly to form [Ru₆C(CO)₁₆]⁻.     

Cluster chemistry: XXXXVIII. Some reactions of Ru3(CO)12 with nitrogen heterocycles. X-ray crystal structures of Ru3(μ-CO)2(CO)8(bipy) and Ru3(μ-H){μ-N2C3H(CF3)2-3,5}(CO)10

Reactions between Ru₃(CO)₁₂ and the nitrogen heterocycles pyridine, 2,2′-bi-pyridyl, pyrazole, 3,5-dimethylpyrazole and 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole are described. Pyridine afforded the cyclometallated complex Ru₃(μ-H)(μ-NC₅H₄)(CO)₁₀, which with excess pyridine formed Ru₃(μ-H)₂(μ-NC₅H₄)₂(CO)₈. 2,2′-Bipyridyl gave purple Ru₃(μ-CO)₂(CO)₈(bipy), shown by an X-ray structure to have an Fe₃(CO)₁₂-type structure, with the bipy chelating one of the CO-bridged Ru atoms. The pyrazoles gave Ru₃(μ-H)(μ-N₂CP₃HR₂)(CO)₁₀ (R = H, Me or CF₃), in which the pyrazolide ligand spans an RuRu bond also bridged by H, as shown by the X-ray structure of the CF₃ derivative. The bipyridyl and pyrazole complexes both crystallise in the monoclinic system, the former in space group P2₁/n with unit cell dimensions a 7.834(2), b 25.818(2), c 11.717(1) Å, β 107.41(1)° with Z = 4 and the latter in space group P2₁/c, unit cell dimensions a 16.802(3), b 7.726(1), c 18.807(3) Å, β 114.24(1)° with Z = 4. The structures were refined by conventional least-squares methods with the use of 3336 (2993 for the pyrazole structure) reflections with I > 2.5σ(I) to final R = 0.031 and R_w = 0.034 (0.025 and 0.026).