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).     

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.     

X-ray structure of [Os3(CO)10(μ-Ph2PCH2PPh2)]

Decacarbonyl--bis(diphenylphosphino)methane triosmium crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 24.422(5), b = 12.381(2), c = 24.788(5) Å, = 103.69(3)°, V = 7282 (2) ų, and Z = 8. The molecule consists of a triangular arrangement of osmium atoms with the organic ligand bridging two adjacent osmium atoms at equatorial sites. The Os—Os distances lie in the close range 2.8563(9)–2.8895(11) Å with an average value of 2.87(1) Å.     

PhPMe2 ligand substitution in the tetracobalt cluster Co4(CO)10(μ4-PPh)2: X-ray diffraction structure of Co4(CO)8(PPhMe2)2(μ4-PPh)2

The thermal substitution chemistry of the tetracobalt cluster Co₄(CO)₁₀(₄-PPh)₂ with the phosphine ligand PhPMe₂ (2.5 equiv) has been explored and found to afford the bis(phosphine)-substituted cluster Co₄(CO)₈(PPhMe₂)₂(₄-PPh)₂ as the major reaction product. The regiochemistry and stereoselectivity exhibited by the two phosphine ligands in Co₄(CO)₈(PPhMe₂)₂(₄-PPh)₂ have been unambiguously established by X-diffraction analysis as having a 1,3-cis orientation. Co₄(CO)₈(PPhMe₂)₂(₄-PPh)₂ crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n,a=10.314(1) Å,b=18.051(3) Å,c=21.313(2) Å, =90.10(1)°,V=3968.0(8) ų,Z=4,d _calc=1.590 g cm^–3;R=0.051,R _w=0.042 for 4987 observed reflections withI>3(I). Generalizations concerning the stereochemical disposition of two P-ligands about the Co₄(CO)₈P₂(₄-PPh)₂ (where P=phosphine or phosphite) polyhedron are discussed with respect to the cone angle of the P-ligand and its steric interactions with the capping phenylphosphinidene group.     

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.     

Crystal structure of aminoguanidinium hexahydro-closo-hexaborate dihydrate, (CN4H7)2B6H6 · 2H2O

The (HAgu)₂B₆H₆ · 2H₂O compound was synthesized and its crystal structure was determined [R = 0.0385 for 2018 reflections with I > 2σ(I)]. The structure consists of HAgu ⁺ cations, centrosymmetric B₆H ₆ ^2? anions, and water molecules. The anions have an almost regular octahedral structure. The bond lengths and angles lie within the following narrow ranges: B-B, 1.715–1.726(2) Å; B-H, 1.08–1.14(2) Å; B-B-B, 59.72°–60.29(9)° and 89.63°–90.20(11)°; and B-B-H, 133.2°–137.0(9)°. The HAgu ⁺ cations and water molecules are involved in the O-H?O, N-H?O, and N-N?N hydrogen bonds and participate in numerous (N, O)-H?H-B specific interactions with the B₆H ₆ ^2? anions, which results in splitting and high-frequency shift of the band of B-H stretching vibrations in the IR spectrum.     

Alkyne insertion and coupling reactions of methyl propiolate with the heterometallic dimers CoRu(CO)7(μ-PPh2) and CoRu(CO)5[(Z)-Ph2PCH = CHPPh2](μ-PPh2): X-ray diffraction structures of CoRu(CO)4(μ-CO)[μ-PPh2C(O)CH(CCO2Me)C(O)CHC (CO2Me)] and CoRu(CO)3(μ-CO)[(Z)-Ph2PCH = CHPPh2][μ-PPh2C(O)C(CO2Me)CH]

The reaction of the terminal alkyne methyl propiolate with the heterometallic dimers CoRu(CO)₇(μ-PPh₂) (1) and CoRu(CO)₅[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂](μ-PPh₂) (2) has been investigated at 65^°C in toluene. In the reaction of 1, chromatographic purification afforded a minor band, from which the two species RuCo(CO)₄(μ-CO)[μ-PPh₂C(O)CHC(CO₂Me)] and RuCo(CO)₄(μ-CO)[μ-PPh₂CHC(CO₂Me)] were observed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and one major band, whose ¹H NMR spectrum revealed the presence of multiple species. The identity of one of the compounds in the major component has been established as that of CoRu(CO)₄(μ-CO)[μ-PPh₂C(O)CH(CCO₂Me)C(O)CHC(CO₂Me)] (3) by X-ray diffraction analysis. The solid-state structure of 3 confirms the double insertion of CO and head-to-head coupling of the methyl propiolate that accompanies the formation of this product. Compound 3 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1, a = 8.4035(4), b = 9.6721(5), c = 17.678(1) Å, α = 94.135(2), β = 103.318(2), γ = 101.336(2)^°, V = 1360.5(1) ų, Z = 2, D _calc = 1.732 Mg/m³; R = 0.0300, R _w = 0.0760 for 8630 reflections with I > 2σ(I). The ruthenium-bound diphosphine ligand in 2 exerts a controlling influence on the reaction with added alkyne insomuch as only the mono-insertion product CoRu(CO)₃(μ-CO)[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂][μ-PPh₂C(O)C(CO₂Me)CH] (4) is formed as a single regioisomer. The molecular structure of 4 was established by X-ray diffraction analysis and 4 was found to crystallize in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, a = 19.483(7), b = 11.905(4), c = 20.131(7) Å, β = 110.455(6)^°, V = 4375(3) ų, Z = 4, D _calc = 1.466 Mg/m³; R = 0.0961, R _w = 0.1683 for 6262 reflections with I > 2σ(I). The reactivity of methyl propiolate with 1 and 2 is compared with the known reactivity that has been reported for other alkynes.     

X-ray structure of [(μ-H)Os3(CO)10(μ-1,8-η2-C9H6N)]

Decacarbonyl--hydrido--1,8-²-quinoline-triosmium crystallizes in the triclinic space group P with a = 7.8551(6), b = 9.1283(8), c = 16.7915(8) Å, = 74.788(2), = 88.086(2), = 66.392(3)°, V = 1062.22(13)° ų, T = 150 K, and Z = 2. The molecule consists of an Os₃ triangle with the hydride and the heterocyclic ligand bridging the same Os—Os edge. The heterocyclic ligand is coordinated through the C(8) carbon and nitrogen atoms in a new -1,8-²-bonding mode. The Os—Os distances lie in the close range 2.8837(4)–2.9034(4) Å with an average value of 2.892(7) Å.     

Crystal structure of Zn4Na(OH)6SO4Cl·6H2O

The structure of Zn₄Na(OH)₆SO₄Cl·6H₂O, a secondary mineral from Hettstedt, Germany, was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystals are hexagonal,a=8.413(8),c=13.095(24) Å, space group $P\bar 3$ , Z=2. The structure was refined to R=0.0554 and R_w=0.0903 for 970 reflections with I≥3σ(I). The structure can be described as zinc hydroxide layers perpendicular toc, from which sulfates and chlorides extend. The layers are held together by a system of hydrogen bonds involving hexaaquo Na⁺ ions which occupy the interlayer space.     

Crystal structure of neptunium(V) sulfate hexahydrate, (NpO2)2SO4 · 6H2O

Single crystals of (NpO₂)₂SO₄ · 6H₂O are obtained, and their structure is determined. The structure is built of NpO ₂ ⁺ dioxo cations, SO ₄ ^2? anions, and molecules of coordination and crystallization water. The NpO ₂ ⁺ ions are linked into cationic ribbons stretched along the [001] direction. In the ribbons, neptunoyl ions of one type act as monodentate ligands, whereas neptunoyl ions of the other type coordinate the neighboring neptunoyl groups by two oxygen atoms. The Np(1) and Np(2) atoms have oxygen environments in the shape of a pentagonal bipyramid whose equatorial plane consists of oxygen atoms of the neighboring dioxo cations, sulfate ions, and water molecules. The sulfate ion acts as a bidentate ligand bridging the two neighboring atoms Np(1) and Np(2). Six water molecules are revealed in the structure; one of them is a crystallization water molecule. Hydrogen bonds link cationic ribbons into a three-dimensional network.     

Crystal structure of [WBr2(CO)(PPh2Cy)2(η2-MeC2Me)]·CH2Cl2 (Cy = cyclohexyl)

[WBr₂(Co)(PPh₂Cy)₂(²-MeC₂Me)]·CH₂Cl₂ (Cy = cyclohexyl) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group, P2₁/n, with a = 10.606(12), b = 23.11(3), c = 18.19(2) Å, = 106.070(10) D_calc = 1.610g cm^–3 for Z = 4. The tungsten coordination geometry can best be considered as a distorted octahedron, with the but-2-yne ligand occupying one coordination site, which has a trans-Br(2) group. The equatorial plane is made up of trans-PPh₂Cy groups, with the bromo and carbonyl ligands occupying the other two sites.     

Site-selective ligand substitution in CoRu(CO)7(μ-PPh2) using (Z)-Ph2PCH=CHPPh2 and reactivity of DMAD with CoRu(CO)5[(Z)-Ph2PCH=CHPPh2](μ-PPh2). X-ray structures of CoRu(CO)5[(Z)-Ph2PCH=CHPPh2](μ-PPh2) and CoRu(CO)3(μ-CO)[(Z)-Ph2PCH=CHPPh2] [μ, η3-Ph2PC(CO2Me)C(CO2Me)]

The heterometallic complex CoRu(CO)₇(μ-PPh₂) (1) reacts with the diphosphine ligand (Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂ under both thermolysis and Me₃NO activation to furnish CoRu(CO)₅[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂](μ-PPh₂) (2) in good yield. Treatment of 2 with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) at elevated temperature leads to the formal insertion of the DMAD ligand into the Co–phosphido bond and formation of the metallocyclic compound CoRu(CO)₃(μ-CO)[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂][μ,η³-Ph₂PC(CO₂Me)C(CO₂Me)] (3) that contains a 5e^? alkenylphosphine moiety. These new CoRu compounds have been isolated by chromatography and fully characterized in solution by IR and NMR (¹H and ³¹P) spectroscopies, and the solid-state structures of both 2 and 3 have been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. CoRu(CO)₅[(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂](μ-PPh₂) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2 ₁/n, a = 11.493(8), b = 20.24(1), c = 17.04(1) Å, β = 91.03(1)°, V = 3964(5) ų, Z = 4, D _calc = 1.477 Mg/m³; R = 0.0475, R _w = 0.1054 for 5120 observed reflections with I > 2σ (I). CoRu(CO)₃(μ-CO)(Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂][μ,η³-Ph₂PC(CO₂Me)C(CO₂Me)], as the CH₂Cl₂ solvate, crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2 ₁/c, a = 17.0307(9) Å, b = 11.2124(6) Å, c = 24.083(1) Å, β = 97.755(1)°, V = 4556.8(4) ų, Z = 4, D _calc = 1.579 Mg/m³; R = 0.0379, R _w = 0.0609 for 10774 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The regioselective coordination of the (Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂ ligand to the two equatorial sites of the ruthenium center in 2 and the presence of the metallocyclic alkenylphosphine ligand in 3 are confirmed by the structural studies. The regiochemistry found in the coordination of (Z)-Ph₂PCH=CHPPh₂ to 1 is contrasted with the related diphosphine ligands bma and bpcd, while the DMAD insertion reactivity with 2 is discussed relative to alkyne reactions reported for the parent compound CoRu(CO)₇(μ-PPh₂).     

Crystal and molecular structure of octacarbonyl[bis(bispentafluorophenylarsenido)] dimolybdenum,Mo2(CO)8[μ-As(C6F5)2]2

The X-ray crystallographic structure determination of Mo₂(CO)₈[-As(C₆F₅)₂]₂ reveals that the compound crystallizes in the tetragonal space groupP42₁ c witha=14.915(3),c=16.732(3) Å,V=3722(1) ų, andZ=4. Least-squares refinement based on 1474 independent observed data [(F _obs)3(F _obs)] resulted in a finalR value of 0.038. The Mo-Mo distance of 3.132(1) Å is longer than found in analogous phosphido-bridged molybdenum systems. The central Mo₂As₂ rhombus is nearly flat and the coordination geometry of the Mo atoms is essentially octahedral. An unusual staggering of the Mo(CO)₄ groups by 15.8° and short intramolecular C₆F₅CO contacts support the presence of a strong steric interaction between the Mo(CO)₄ and As(C₆F₅)₂ groups.     

Molecular structure of [CpRu(PPh3)2(C6H11SH)]BF4·CH2Cl2

The structure of the [CpRu(PPh₃)₂(C₆H₁₁SH)]BF₄·CH₂Cl₂ complex was determined by X-ray diffraction techniques; triclinic space group ,a=12.567(1),b=13.409(1),c=14.733(1) Å, =95.380(7), =111.041(7), =96.454(8)°,V=2278.5(4) ų,Z=2,R=0.056,R _w=0.088. The Ru is attached to two triphenylphosphine ligands, a cyclopentadienyl and the S atom of the cyclohexylthiol. The Ru–S distance is 2.389(2) Å and the S–H distance is 1.23 Å.     

Crystal structure of radical cation salt (BEDT-TTF)4(GaCl4)2 · C6H5CH3

A new radical cation salt based on bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene (BEDT-TTF) with the tetrahedral anion GaCl ₄ ^? , namely, (BEDT-TTF)₄(GaCl₄)₂ · C₆H₅CH₃, has been synthesized. The crystal structure of this salt is determined by X-ray diffraction analysis [a = 31.757(2) Å, b = 6.8063(3) Å, c = 34.879(2) Å, β = 90.453(4)°, V = 7538.8(7) ų, space group I2/c, and Z = 4]. In the structure, the radical cation layers alternate with the anion layers along the c-axis. The anion layers consist of the GaCl ₄ ^? tetrahedra and solvent molecules. The packing of BEDT-TTF molecules in the radical cation layer differs from that in the structure of the known salt (BEDT-TTF)₂GaCl₄, even though both compounds exhibit semiconductor properties.     

Crystal structure of tri-μ-carbonyl-pentacarbonyl {diphenyl-2-pyridylphosphine-(P,N)} bis {diphenyl-2-pyridylphosphine-(P)} tetrairidium (0), [Ir4(CO)8(PPh2pyl)3]

The structure of the title tetranuclear cluster, C₅₉H₄₂N₃O₈P₃Ir₄, was determined by X-ray analysis. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space groupC2/c. The unit cell parameters are:a =47.277(6),b=10.519(3),c=23.025(4) Å, =105.77(1)°. The iridium atoms form a nearly regular tetrahedron. Between Ir4 and N336 atoms exists a relatively strong bond, thus one of the phosphine ligands is bridging one coordinatingvia P and N atoms.     

Crystal structure of zinc iodide complex with carbamide, ZnI2 · 2CO(NH2)2

The structure of ZnI₂ · 2CO(NH₂)₂ is determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic, a = 12.694(3) Å, b = 6.886(2) Å, c = 13.161(3) Å, β = 110.58(2)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/a, and R = 0.0337 for 2481 reflections. Similar to the chloride analogue, the structure consists of discrete molecules with tetrahedrally coordinated Zn atoms. The bond lengths and angles are as follows: Zn-I, 2.5749(8) and 2.5473(8) Å; Zn-O, 1.954(3) and 1.985(4) Å; IZnI, 113.74(3)°; OZnO, 100.5(2)°; and IZnO, 108.5°–113.1(1)°. The crystal structure agrees with the IR and electronic absorption spectra of the crystals.     

Crystal structure of [{MoBr2(O){OPH(OPr i )2}2}2(μ-O)]

[{MoBr₂(O){OPH(OPr ⁱ )₂}₂}₂(μ-O)] (1) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n, with a = 13.063(17) Å, b = 11.818(14) Å, c = 15.889(17) Å, β = 90.30(1)°, Z = 2. The dimeric structure contains a bridging oxygen atom at a crystallographic center of symmetry. Each octahedral molybdenum center has trans-bromide ligands, and two cis-OPH(OPr ⁱ )₂ units, with a terminal oxygen atom trans to one of the OPH(OPr ⁱ )₂ units.     

Crystal structure of 3,3′-dimethoxybenzydine (2-hydroxybenzal)diimine

Molecular and crystal structure of 3,3'-dimethoxybenzydine(2-hydroxybenzal)diimine, C₂₈H₂₄N₂O₄, have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction study. The title compound is monoclinic, with a= 18.045(2) Å, b= 11.725(4) Å, c= 12.436(6) Å, = 120.03(3)°, Z=4, D _x =1.32 g/cm³, (MoK) =0.089 mm^–1, and space group is C2/c. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to a final R=0.056 for 2325 reflections with I > 2(I). There is half independent molecule in the asymmetric unit. The molecule has a twofold symmetry on the mid point of the C4 C4 ⁱ bond. The N1-C8 imine bond length of 1.284(3) Å is typical of a double bond. The molecule of the title compound is not planar. There is a strong intramolecular hydrogen bond between hydroxy oxygen atom and imine nitrogen atom. The crystal structure is stabilized by a weak intermolecular hydrogen bond of the C H O type forming three-dimensional cage.     

Crystal structure of a (μ-bis(carbene))dimetal complex of tungsten

The (-bis(carbene))ditungsten complex, (CO)₅W{(C(OCH₂Ph)C(CH₂C₂H₃)(Me)CH₂CH₂C(OCH₂Ph)}W(CO)₅ (1) is only the fifth such complex to be crystallographically characterized. The steric demands of one side of the bis(carbene) ligand gives rise to small, but statistically significant differences in the bonding parameters to W. The W=C distances are 2.195(4) and 2.171(6)Å. The carbonyltrans to the longest W=C bond has the shortest of the ten W-CO separations (1.994(5)Å) and the longest CO bond length (1.156(6)Å). The planes defined by the two carbene groups have a dihedral angle of 44.5°.