A new look at the nido-undecaborate system

The structure of the nido-undecaborate anion, [B₁₁H₁₄]⁻, has been re-examined because of what appear to be discrepancies that were observed between our determination of the structure of the anion in [(Cp₂Zr)₂B₅H₈][B₁₁H₁₄] (1) and previously published structures. The structure of 1 indicated the presence of two bridging H atoms and another pseudo-bridging one whereas those of a series of published structures indicate the presence of a plane of symmetry with two bridging H atoms and one endo-H atom. Thus, we undertook a series of structural determinations and also a computational study at the B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) level. In addition to 1, the species studied included [NBnEt₃][B₁₁H₁₄] (2), [NBnEt₃][7-Br-nido-B₁₁H₁₃] (3) and [NBnEt₃][7-(η¹-dppm)-nido-B₁₁H₁₂] (4). Our structure of 2 indicated the presence of two bridging H atoms and an endo-hydrogen atom with some bridging character but that of 3 contained three bridging atoms. As expected the structure of 4 contains two bridging H atoms. Calculations of bond parameters fit well with the experimental data as do the ¹¹B NMR chemical shifts. The latter were calculated for the average of the two open face configurations, one with two bridging and one endo-hydrogen and the other with three bridging hydrogen atoms. The difference in energies for these two open face configurations is calculated to be 0.36 kJ/mol, which effectively suggests that the two structures are equally favored.     

The molecular structures of pentaborane(9) and pentaborane(11) in the gas phase as determined by electron diffraction

The structure of gaseous arachno-B₅H₁₁ has been redetermined by electron diffraction and shown to be similar to that found in the solid state at low temperature (93 K) except that the inner basal interatomic distance B(3)B(4) appears to be somewhat shorter in the gas phase. The data are consistent with the presence of asymmetric B(2)H(2,3)B(3) and B(5)H(4,5)B(4) bridges with the two halves of each bridge differing in length by ca. 12 pm. The unique endo/face-capping H atom attached to the apical B(1) atom has not been located with high precision, but the best fit to the data is obtained for an asymmetric structure with the distances B(2) … H(1)_endo and B(5) … H(1)_endo differing by 31 pm. For comparison, the structure of nido-B₅H₉ has also been redetermined by electron diffraction. The interatomic distances are in excellent agreement with those previously obtained from microwave data. The directly-bonded BH(bridge) distances reveal an unusually large amplitude of vibration of the bridging H atoms but it was not possible to establish whether this was a real effect or whether the structure has a lower symmetry than that expected.     

Skew-trapezoidal bipyramidal diorganotin(IV) bischelates. Crystal structure of dimethylbis(2-pyridinethiolato-N-oxide)tin(IV)

Dimethylbis(2-pyridinethiolato-N-oxide)tin(IV), Me₂Sn(2-SPyO)₂, crystallizes in space group P2₁/c with a 9.877(3), b 11.980(4), c 13.577(3) Å, β 109.1(2)° and Z = 4. The structure was refined to R_F = 0.036 for 2263 Mo-K_α observed reflections. The coordination geometry at tin is a skew-trapezoidal bipyramid, with the oxygen [SnO 2.356(3), 2.410(4) Å] and sulfur [SnS 2.536(1), 2.566(1) Å] atoms of the chelating groups occupying the trapezoidal plane and the methyl groups [SnC 2.106(6), 2.128(7) Å] occupying the apical positions. The methyl-tin-methyl skeleton is bent [CSnC 138.9(2)°]. The SSnS angle is 77.8(1)°, but the OSnO angle is opened to 136.7(1)° to accommodate the intruding methyl groups. The carbontincarbon angles predicted from quadrupole splitting (^119mSn Mössbauer) and one-bond ¹¹⁹Sn¹³C coupling constant (solution ¹³C NMR) data agree closely with the experimental value.     

Substituted cyclopentadienyl complexes: II. 13C NMR spectra of some [(η5-C5H4Me)Fe(CO)(L)I] complexes

The ¹³C {¹H} NMR spectra of a series of complexes [(η⁵-C₅H₄Me)Fe(CO)(L)I] (L  t-BuNC, P(OMe)₃, PMe₃, PMe₂Ph, PMePh₃, PPh₃ and P(C₆H₁₁)₃) have been recorded and the five cyclopentadienyl resonances assigned to ring carbon atoms by means of CH correlated spectra. It has been observed that the C atoms ortho to the ring methyl group (C(2) and C(5)) as well as the quaternary C atom are always coupled to the ligand P atom. A correlation between the chemical shift difference Δ(C(2) – C(5)) and the Tolman cone angle, θ, has also been established.     

Synthesis,spectroscopic characterization and crystal and molecular structure of HRu3(OCN(CH3)2)(CO)10

Dimethylamine reacts with Ru₃(CO)₁₂ to produce the η²-hydrido-η-formamido cluster complex HRu(OCN(CH₃)₂)(CO)₁₀ (I). This formulation is consistent with spectroscopic features such as the absence of v(NH) in the infrared, the presence in the Raman of v(RuHRu) at 1400 cm^?1 (v(RuDRu) at 990 cm^?1) and indication in the ¹H NMR of diastereotopic methyl groups bonded to the nitrogen atom. Since these data could not lead to an unequivocal structure assignment a single crystal X-ray study at 115 K was undertaken. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group, P$\text{1}$ with cell dimensions; a 7.299(33) », b 9.5037(40) », c 13.7454(57) », α 91.876(34)°, β 96.387(34)°, γ 95.341(34)° and Z = 2. The structure was solved by a combination of Patterson and Fourier techniques and refined by full matrix least squares to a final R = 0.054 and R_ω = 0.074 for 3074 unique reflections. The three ruthenium atoms define a triangle of unequal sides with both the hydride and formamido groups bridging the longest edge; the formamido group is coordinated through the carbon and oxygen atoms. The edge of the ruthenium triangle bridged both by the hydrogen atom and the formamido group is 2.8755(15) »; the other two edges of the ruthenium triangle are observed to be 2.8319(15) and 2.8577(14) », respectively. In the formamido group the distance CO 1.287(9) » and CN 1.340(10) » reflect partial double bond charater in each bond consistent with observation of two chemically distinct methyl groups on the dinitrogen atom. The hydrogen atom bridging one edge of the ruthenium triangle is asymmetrically positioned at 1.73(9) » from the ruthenium atom bonded to the oxygen atom and 1.91(9) » from the ruthenium atom bonded to the carbon atom of the carboxamido group.     

Acidic hydrolysis of N-acyl-1-substituted 3-amino-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes

Acidic hydrolysis of N-acyl 1-methyl- and 1-phenyl-3-amino-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes has been studied. It has been shown that acidic hydrolysis of diastereomeric amides of 1-methyl-3-amino-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane results in the partial racemization of the target 3-amino-1-methylcarborane. Under the similar conditions, the hydrolysis of N-acyl-3-amino-1-phenyl-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaboranes resulted in amide bond cleavage accompanied by simultaneous deboronation with the removal of boron atom at position 6 of carborane cage and formation of 7,8-dicarba-nido-undecaborane derivative according to ¹¹B and ¹H NMR spectroscopy.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of three nido 11‐vertex platinaborane clusters

The reaction of [PtCl₂(PPh₃)₂] with closo‐B₁₀H₁₀^2? in ethanol under reflux conditions gave two nido 11‐vertex platinaundecaborane clusters: [(PPh₃)₂PtB₁₀H₁₀‐8,10‐(OEt)₂]·CH₂Cl₂ (1) and [(PPh₃)₂PtB₁₀H₁₁‐11‐OEt]·CH₂Cl₂ (2) . A novel B₁₀H₁₀^2? deboronated nido 11‐vertex diplatinaundecaborane [(µ‐PPh₂)(PPh₃)₂Pt₂B₉H₆‐3,9,11‐(OEt)₃]·CH₂Cl₂ (3) was obtained when the same reaction was carried out under solvothermal conditions. All of these compounds were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Both clusters 1 and 2 have a nido 11‐vertex {PtB₁₀} polyhedral skeleton in which the Pt atom lies in the open PtB₄ face. Each Pt atom connects with four B atoms and two P atoms of the PPh₃ ligands. Cluster 3 has a nido 11‐vertex {Pt₂B₉} polyhedral skeleton in which two Pt atoms sit in neighbouring positions of the open Pt₂B₃ face, bridged by a PPh₂ group. Each Pt atom connects three B atoms and a P atom of the PPh₃ ligand. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The crystal and molecular structure of tris[(triphenylstannyl)methyl]methane

The title compound, C₅₈H₅₂Sn₃, belongs to the triclinic space group P$\text{1}$, with a 10.165, b 13.365, c 18.670 Å, α 96.28, β 93.88, γ 103.15°, V = 2443.8 ų, f_w = 1105.1, Z = 2, D_calc 1.501 g cm^?3, m.p. 206.5–208°C, λ(Mo-K_$\text{α}$) 0.71069 Å. The structure was refined on 2684 nonzero reflections to an R factor of 0.044. The crystal contains molecules in which the (SnCH₂)₃CH core possesses an approximate C₃ symmetry. The three SnC(H₂) bonds are gauche to the C(4)-H bond. Repulsive interactions involving the bulky Ph₃Sn substituents lead to large SnC(H₂)C(H) angles (av. 117.3°), whereas the C(H₂)C(H)C(H₂) angles at the tertiary carbon average 111.3°. Little distortion of the Ph₃Sn groups themselves is present, since the PhSnPh angles (av. 109.8°) are almost equal to the C(H₂)SnPh angles (av. 109.9°). The molecule as a whole has no symmetry because the aromatic rings in the three Ph₃Sn groups have different orientations. The phenyl groups create a pocket in the middle of the molecule which encloses and shields the tertiary hydrogen atom. The resulting inaccessibility of this hydrogen accounts in part for the low reactivity of the title compound in redox reactions.     

The molecular structure of chlorothiomethoxymethyl-bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) methylenechloride solvate at −160°C

The precise molecular structure of [PdCl(CH₂SCH₃)(PPh₃)₂] has been determined from three-dimensional X-ray diffraction data collected at ?160°C. The CH₂Cl₂ solvated crystal ([PdCl(CH₂SCH₃)(PPh₃)₂ · CH₂Cl₂]) belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P2₁/n, with four formula units in a cell of dimensions: a 14.973(3), b 15.333(3), c 17.377(3) Å and β 115.77(1)° at ?160°C. The structure was solved by the conventional heavy atom method and refined by the least-squares procedure to R = 0.035 for observed reflections. The geometry around the palladium atom is square-planar. The phosphorus atoms of the two triphenylphosphine ligands are mutually trans. The CH₂SCH₃ group is bonded to the palladium atom only through the PdC σ-bond and the sulfur atom is not bonded to the metal atom (PdC(1) 2.061(3), SC(1) 1.796(3), SC(2) 1.817(5), Pd?S 2.973(1) Å, PdC(1)S 100.64(14)° and C(1)SC(2) 101.28(18)°). The structure is in contrast to that of [PdCl(CH₂SCH₃)(PPh₃)], in which both the carbon and sulfur atoms of the CH₂SCH₃ group are bonded to the palladium atom.     

X-ray crystal structure of trimethylsilylmethyllithium

The solid state structure of trimethylsilylmethyllithium has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2₁/n. Cell dimensions were determined as follows: a 10.931(3), b 18.397(6), c 21.490(8) Å, β 96.0(2)°, V 4298(2) ų, Z = 4, and a final R_f 5.1% based on 2203 data with σ(I) ≥ 2.5σ(I). The compound is formed by hexameric units, {LiCH₂Si(CH₃)₃}₆, with two distinct classes of LiLi distances of 2.46 and 3.18 Å. There are also two LiC distances av 2.20 and 2.27 Å. The LiH distances to the methylene H atoms have been determined and are short varying between 2.0 and 2.3 Å to the closest lithium atom. The structure, including possible LiH interactions, is discussed and compared with the other known hexameric aggregates.     

[Et4N][7‐Me2S‐nido‐B11H12]

Tetraethyl­ammonium 7‐di­methyl­sulfanyl‐nido‐dodeca­hydro­undecaborate, [Et₄N][7‐Me₂S‐nido‐B₁₁H₁₂] or C₈H₂₀N⁺·C₂H₁₈B₁₁S⁻, is a product of the deprotonation of [7‐Me₂S‐nido‐B₁₁H₁₃] with KHBEt₃ and precipitation with tetraethyl­ammonium chloride. The effect of removing one endo‐terminal H atom is to cause a general contraction of the open‐face B—B distances.     

Strukturuntersuchungen an mono- und bis-alkoxy(triphenylsilyl)-carben-komplexen des rheniums

Steric and electronic influences on bond lengths and angles at the carbene carbon atoms of cis-Re₂(CO)₉C(OR)SiPh₃ (I: R = CH₃, II, R = C₂H₅) and cis,trans-Re₂(CO)₈[C(OEt)SiPh₃]₂ (III) are discussed based on their structural analyses. I (ReRe 305.2(1) pm; ReC(carbene) 209(2) pm) and II (two independent molecules; ReRe 305.0(3) and 305.2(4) pm; ReC (carbene) 208(5) and 210(5) pm) differ by the cis and trans positions of the alkyl groups at the partial C(carbene)O double bonds. The change in configuration affects the bond angles at the carbene carbon. In III the carbene ligands are bonded to different rhenium atoms; cis to one Re atom and trans to the other Re atom (ReRe bond 309.1(2) pm). The ReC(carbene length of the trans- carbene ligand is significantly shorter (185(3) pm) than that of the cis-carbene ligand (208(3) pm).     

Cyclic polysilanes : VIII. The crystal structure of 1,2,3,4-tetra-tert-butyl-tetramethylcyclotetrasilane

The crystal structure of [Si(CH₃)(t-C₄H₉)]₄ has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystals are tetragonal, P4₂/n; a = b = 13.069(4), c = 7.880(2) Å, Z = 2. The structure was determined using 745 independent data and refined with anisotropic least-squares to a final unweighted R-value of 3.5%. Each tetrameric molecule was found to be arranged about a $\text{4}$ axis, with the independent crystallographic unit comprising one silicon atom, one methyl and one tert-butyl group. The four-membered ring of silicon atoms is nonplanar with an unusually large dihedral angle of 36.8°. The principal mean bond lengths are SiSi 2.377(1), SiC(methyl) 1.893(4), SiC(tert-butyl) 1.918(3) Å, and the SiSiSi bond angle is 86.99°. The SiSi bond length is somewhat longer than in other polysilanes.     

Die metall-kohlenstoff-bindung in carben- und carbin-komplexen. aussagen der 183W13C-kopplungen

The nuclear spin coupling constants¹J(¹⁸³W¹³C) and in some cases ²J(¹⁸³W¹³C) and ³J(¹⁸³W¹³C) are determined for 10 tungsten carbene and 9 tungsten carbyne complexes. ¹J is of analytical importance, being characteristically greater for WC than for WC bonds. This is due to different hybridisation at the carbon atom, and provides information about bond angles and polarities of WC and WCR units.Substituents R and R' in (CO)₅WCRR' and X(CO)₄WCR as well as the halogens X lead to minor changes in ¹J. These changes are comparable to those of ¹J(¹³C¹H) in correspondingly substituted methanes. Unexpectedly ¹J in_ creases with X = Cl, Br, I. ²J(¹⁸³W¹³C) though being much smaller than ¹J reflects different hydridisation at the β carbon atom.     

巢式十一顶铂硼烷簇合物的合成与晶体结构

[PtCl₂(PPh₃)₂]与B₁₀H₁₀^2－在异丙醇中回流反应, 得到3个巢式十一顶铂十硼烷簇合物: [(PPh₃)₂PtB₁₀H₁₁-9-O-i-Pr] (1), [(PPh₃)₂PtB₁₀H₁₀-8,10-(O-i-Pr)₂] (2)和[(PPh₃)₂PtB₁₀H₁₁-8-O-i-Pr] (3). 簇合物1～3都具有PtB₁₀多面体骨架结构, 其中Pt原子位于敞开的PtB₄面上, 且与4个B原子成键, 每个Pt原子还与2个PPh₃基团中的P原子成键. 将溶剂热合成的方法引入到硼簇合物的合成中并进行同一反应, 得到2个B₁₀H₁₀^2－降解的巢式十一顶双铂九硼烷簇合物: [(PPh₃)₂(μ-PPh₂)Pt₂B₉H₆-3,9,11-(O-i-Pr)₃] (4)和[(PPh₃)₂(μ-PPh₂)Pt₂B₉H₆-3,9-(O-i-Pr)₂-11-Cl] (5). 簇合物4和5都具有Pt₂B₉多面体骨架结构, 2个Pt原子位于敞开的Pt₂B₃面上的相邻位置, 且由一个PPh₂基团桥连, 每个Pt原子还与3个B原子和一个PPh₃基团中的P原子成键. 通过红外光谱、元素分析、X射线单晶衍射对5个簇合物进行了结构表征.     

Preparation and some reactions of organogermylmercuryplatinum complexes and related compounds

A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of tetracarbonyl-ferra-3-cyclopentene-2,5-dione has been made. Formally the compound can be derived from maleic anhydride by substitution of the bridging oxygen by Fe(CO)₄. Accordingly the bonding character is similar to that of maleic anhydride. The ironcarbon distances in the ring indicate partial double bonds. The octahedrally coordinated iron atom is linked to four terminal carbon monoxide ligands, with a longer bond distance to the equatorial than to the axial ones (FeC_ax 1.809 Å, FeC_eq 1.854 Å). The axial CO groups are strongly inclined towards the ring (C_axFeC_ax 164°). The latter effect is explained by electronic repulsion of the CO groups.IR, ¹H NMR, and ¹³C NMR data are reported. Crystal data: space groupPnama:α  12.708(10),b  10.058(7),c  7.527(5) Å;Z  4. With 625 reflections [F_o > 3o(F_o)] the structure has been refined anisotropically (hydrogen isotropically) to R0.022.     

17O, 13C, 1H NMR and IR spectroscopic investigations of (CH3)nC5H5–nRe(CO)3 analogues (n = 0–5)

¹³C, ¹H NMR investigation of the (CH_3nC₅H_5–nRe(CO)₃ Me_nCpReT) n = 0–5 analogous series showed that the signals of almost all magnetic nuclei shift upfield with increase n, which also occurs in (Me_nCp)₂M compounds (M = Fe²⁺, Co³⁺; n = 0–5). The smaller value of the C(CH₃) signal (1.5 ppm.) shifts upfield when a further methyl group is introduced into the vicinal position, this shift can be attributed to the absence of the second methyl cyclopentadienyl ring. It is noteworthy that methyl cyclopentadienyl ring coordination to the transition-metal atom results in the downfield shift of the substituted carbon atom (C_key) signal. One of the reasons for such a shift might be the reduction in screening effect of the central CpM bond π-electron current on C_key owing to nodal properties of Cp ring e-orbitals. The δ ¹³C(CO), δ ¹⁷O(CO), and v(CO) values reflect successive increases of Re → CO π-back donation with increase in n.     

Synthesis and reactivity of compounds of formula W(S)(OR)4

In ethereal solutions, WSCl₄ and 4 equiv LiOR (R = Bu^t or Prⁱ) react to form compounds of formula W(S)(OR)₄. A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of W(S)(O-Bu^t)₄ showed it to have a square-based pyramidal geometry with an apical sulfide ligand. Pertinent bond distances (Å) and angles (°) are: WS = 2.1396(13), WO(av.) = 1.886(3), SWO(av.) = 105.09(10), WOC(av.) = 143.47(27). The tert-butoxide compound is stable toward sulfur atom abstraction by phosphines, and neither compound has shown any tendency to undergo comproportionations with W₂(OR)₆ (R = Prⁱ or CH₂Bu^t) species to form compounds of formula W₃(μ₃-S)(OR)₁₀, in direct contrast to analogous molybdenum and tungsten oxo alkoxides.     

The molecular structure of chlorothiomethoxymethyltriphenylphosphinepalladium(II) at −160 and 20°C

The molecular structure of [PdCl(CH₂SCH₃)(PPh₃)] has been determined from three-dimensional X-ray diffraction data collected at both ?160 and 20°C. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P2₁/c, with four formula units in a cell of dimensions: a 11.398(2), b 9.788(1), c 17.267(2) Å and β 95.38(1)° at ?160°C; a 11.454(3), b 9.880(2), c 17.459(2) Å and β 95.84(1)° at 20°C. The structure was solved by the conventional heavy atom method, and refined by the least-squares procedure to R = 0.049 (?160°C) and 0.068 (20°C) for observed reflections. No essential difference is observed between molecular structures at ?160 and 20°C. The geometry around the palladium atom is square-planar. The CH₂SCH₃ group, bonded to the palladium atom through PdC and PdS bonds, forms a metallocyclic three-membered ring [PdC(1) 2.042(6), PdS 2.371(1), SC(1) 1.756(6) and SC(2) 1.807(7) Å, PdC(1)S 76.9(2), PdC(1)H 113(3) and 122(4)°, SC(1)H 115(3) and 112(4) and HC(1)H 113(5)° at ?160°C].     

Some electrophilic substitution reactions of closo-[1-CB11H12]− and one-boron insertion into nido-7-L-7-CB10H12 (L = H− or Me3N) compounds. Isolation of all three B-substituted closo-Me3N-1-CB11H11 derivatives

Electrophilic deuteration of closo-[1-CB₁₁H₁₂]⁻ in the DCl/D₂O system confirmed the expected order of reactivity on individual skeletal atoms, decreasing in the series B(12) > B(7–11) > B(2–6) > C(1). In contrast, electrophilic B-substitution of closo-[1-CB₁₁H₁₂]⁻ with H₂NOSO₃H is consistent with the preference of the B(7)-substitution to suggest a different mechanism for almost exclusive formation of 7-H₃N-closo-1-CB₁₁H₁₁. 7-Me₃N-closo-1-CB₁₁H₁₁ was isolated along with the remaining 2- and 12-Me₃N-1-CB₁₁H₁₁ isomers as side products of the thermal decomposition of [BH₂(NMe₃)₂]⁺[nido-7-CB₁₀H₁₃]⁻ at 270°C, which is inconsistent with a specific insertion of the BNMe₃ fragment into the open face of nido-[7-CB₁₀H₁₃]⁻. Nevertheless, clean ¹⁰B-insertion was observed in the reactions of Et₃N¹⁰BH₃ with both nido-[7-CB₁₀H₁₃]⁻ and 7-Me₃N-nido-7-CB₁₀H₁₂ to give respectively closo-[1-CB₁₁H₁₂]⁻ and [1-Me₂N-1-CB₁₁H₁₁]⁻ labelled by ¹⁰B exclusively at the B(2) site. Cage rearrangement was observed, however, in the reaction of 7-Me₃N-8-PhCH₂-nido-7-CB₁₀H₁₁ with Et₃NBH₃ under similar conditions to produce only the 1-Me₃N-7-PhCH₂-1-CB₁₁H₁₀ closo-isomer.