Tris(tert‐butyl)­phosphine sulfide,a phosphine sulfide with three bulky substituents

The title compound, C₁₂H₂₇PS, has crystallographic C₃ symmetry. The bond angles at phospho­rus are tetrahedral [C—P—S 109.31 (12)° and C—P—C 109.63 (12)°] and the P—C bond length is 1.899 (4) Å. The shortest intermolecular contacts exist between methyl H atoms and the S atom (3.09, 3.12 and 3.28 Å). A survey of various phosphine sulfides containing three equal ligands (Me₃PS, Et₃PS, Cy₃PS, ^tBu₃PS, etc.) shows the influence of substituents with different steric demand on the geometry at phospho­rus and on the P—C bond length.     

[1,3‐Bis(4‐nitrophenyl)triazenido](triphenylphosphine)gold(I)

In the title complex, [Au(C₁₂H₈N₅O₄)(C₁₈H₁₅P)], the coordination geometry about the Au^I ion is linear, with one deprotonated 1,3‐bis(4‐nitro­phenyl)­triazenide ion, [O₂NC₆H₄N=N–NC₆H₄NO₂]⁻, acting as a monodentate ligand (two‐electron donor), and one neutral tri­phenyl­phosphine mol­ecule completing the metal coordination. The triazenide ligand is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0767 Å), with the largest interplanar angle being 11.6 (7)° between the phenyl ring of one of the terminal 4‐nitro­phenyl substituents and the plane defined by the N=N—N triad. The Au—N and Au—P distances are 2.108 (5) and 2.2524 (13) Å, respectively. Pairs of mol­ecules generated by centrosymmetry are associated into a supramolecular array via intermolecular C—H⋯O inter­actions, and N⋯C and N⋯O π–π interactions.     

trans‐Bis(3,5‐di­aza‐1‐azonia‐7‐phosphaadamantane‐κP)­bis­(thiocyanato‐κS)­palladium(II) bis­(thio­cyanate)

The crystal structure of the title compound, trans‐[Pd(NCS)₂(C₆H₁₃N₃P)₂](NCS)₂, is one of the few pal­ladium(II) complexes containing two protonated water‐soluble 1,3,5‐tri­aza‐7‐phos­pha­adamantane (PTA) ligands re­ported to date. The compound displays a distorted square‐planar geometry, with the Pd atom on an inversion centre and with the S atoms of the thio­cyanate counter‐ions occupying the axial positions above and below the equatorial plane described by the phosphine and thio­cyanate ligands. Geometric parameters for the formal coordination polyhedron include a Pd—P distance of 2.2940 (8) Å, a Pd—S distance of 2.3509 (8) Å and a P—Pd—S angle of 89.45 (3)°. The effective cone angle for the PTA ligands was calculated as 114.5°.     

Two thiourea‐containing gold(I) complexes

The crystal structures of two salts of bis­(thio­urea)­gold(I) complexes, namely bis­(thio­urea‐κS)­gold(I) chloride, [Au(CH₄N₂S)₂]Cl, (I), and bis­[bis­(thio­urea‐κS)­gold(I)] sulfate, [Au(CH₄N₂S)₂]₂SO₄, (II), have been determined. The chloride salt, (I), is isomorphous with the corresponding bromide salt, although there are differences in the bonding. The Au^I ion is located on an inversion centre and coordinated by two symmetry‐related thio­urea ligands through the lone pairs on their S atoms [Au—S 2.278 (2) Å and Au—S—C 105.3 (2)°]. The sulfate salt, (II), crystallizes with four independent [Au(CH₄N₂S)₂]⁺ cations per asymmetric unit, all with nearly linear S—Au—S bonding. The cations in (II) have similar conformations to that found for (I). The Au—S distances range from 2.276 (3) to 2.287 (3) Å and the Au—S—C angles from 173.5 (1) to 177.7 (1)°. These data are relevant in interpreting different electrochemical processes where gold–thio­urea species are formed.     

Tri­benzyl­phosphine oxide

The title compound, (C₆H₅CH₂)₃PO, is an organic tertiary phosphine oxide. The mol­ecule has threefold symmetry, with the P—O bond along the threefold axis. Main dimensions include P—O 1.488 (4), P—C 1.823 (3) Å and O—P—C 114.7 (1)°. The crystals were accidentally obtained when preparing complexes of nickel(II) with di­benzyl­phosphine.     

Bis(4‐aminopyridine)silver(I) nitrate and tris(2,6‐diaminopyridine)silver(I) nitrate

The bis(4‐aminopyridine)silver(I) cation in [Ag(C₅H₆N₂)₂]NO₃ has the Ag atom on a twofold axis and displays an N—Ag—N angle of 174.43 (15)° and an Ag—N distance of 2.122 (3) Å. The two ligands are planar and the angle between the two ligand planes is 79.45 (9)°. The pyridine rings are stacked in piles with an interplanar distance of 3.614 (5) Å, a distance that strongly suggests that pyridine π–π interactions have an appreciable importance with respect to the non‐bonded crystal organization. The tris(2,6‐diaminopyridine)­silver(I) cation in [Ag(C₅H₇N₃)₃]NO₃ has Ag—N distances of 2.243 (2), 2.2613 (17) and 2.4278 (18) Å, and N—Ag—N angles of 114.33 (7), 134.91 (7) and 114.33 (7)°. The Ag⁺ ion is situated 0.1531 (2) Å from the plane defined by the three pyridine N atoms.     

Hydrogen‐bonded bilayers in ­piperazinium(2+) bis(mandelate) bis(methanol) solvate

In the title compound, C₄H₁₂N₂²⁺·2C₈H₇O₃^?·2CH₄O, the cations lie across centres of inversion and are disordered over two orientations with equal occupancy; there are equal numbers of (R)‐ and (S)‐mandelate anions present (mandelate is α‐hydroxy­benzene­acetate). The anions and the neutral water mol­ecules are linked by O—H?O hydrogen bonds [O?O 2.658 (3) and 2.682 (3) Å, and O—H?O 176 and 166°] into deeply folded zigzag chains. Each orientation of the cation forms two symmetry‐related two‐centre N—H?O hydrogen bonds [N?O 2.588 (4) and 2.678 (4) Å, and N—H?O 177 and 171°] and two asymmetric, but planar, three‐centre N—H?(O)₂ hydrogen bonds [N?O 2.686 (4)–3.137 (4) Å and N—H?O 137–147°], and by means of these the cations link the anion/water chains into bilayers.     

Penta­aqua­oxovanadium(IV) bis(trifluoro­methane­sulfonate)

The structure of the penta­aqua­oxo­vanadium(IV) ion in a salt with singly charged counter‐ions is presented. In [VO(H₂O)₅](CF₃SO₃)₂, the six‐coordinate V atom is coordinated to the oxo group with a short bond [1.577 (2) Å]. The equatorial V—O bond lengths are 2.0262 (18) and 2.0277 (17) Å. The aqua ligand trans to the oxo group is subject to its trans influence, which leads to a somewhat longer V—O bond [2.175 (2) Å]. In the structure, the cation and both anions are situated on crystallographic mirror planes. The cation and anions engage in a number of relatively long hydrogen bonds [2.725 (2)–2.834 (2) Å].     

trans‐Chloro­(methyl)­bis­(tri­cyclo­hexyl­phosphine)­platinum(II)

The crystal structure of the title compound, [PtCl(CH₃)(C₁₈H₃₃P)₂], is isostructural with various platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes containing two bulky tri­cyclo­hexyl­phosphine ligands in a trans orientation. The Pt atom resides on an inversion centre, resulting in a 50% statistical disorder in the chloro and methyl positions. The most significant geometrical parameters are Pt—P 2.3431 (8), Pt—­Cl 2.440 (4) and Pt—C1 2.179 (13) Å, and P—Pt—P 180, P—Pt—Cl 89.15 (12) and 90.85 (12), and C—Pt—Cl 172.7 (5)°. The effective and Tolman cone angles for the tricyclohexylphosphine ligands were calculated as 160 and 162°, respectively.     

Tris(tert-butyl)phosphine selenide,the missing link in tris(tert-butyl)­phosphine chalcogenide structures tBu3P=X (X = O,S, Se,Te)

In tris(tert-butyl)­phosphine selenide, C₁₂H₂₇PSe, all the methyl ligands are disordered over two sites in the ratio 70/30. The mol­ecule displays crystallographic C₃ symmetry. The bond angles at the P atom are distorted tetrahedral [C—P—C 110.02 (5)° and Se=P—C 108.91 (5)°]. The P—C and P=Se bond lengths are 1.908 (1) and 2.1326 (6) Å, respectively. A comparison of the structural data of the complete series of tris(tert-butyl)­phosphine chalcogenides (^tBu₃PO, ^tBu₃PS, ^tBu₃PSe and ^tBu₃PTe) with the corresponding data of other phosphine chalcogenides substituted by smaller organic groups shows the great influence of the bulky tert-butyl ligands.     

1,2‐Di­cyano‐1,2‐bis­(imidazolidine‐2‐thione)­digold(I) and 2,2‐di­cyano‐1,1‐bis­(di­methyl­thio­urea)­digold(I)

Gold(I) cyanide forms complexes with imidazolidine‐2‐thione (etu) and di­methyl­thio­urea (dmtu) with the formula [Au₂(CN)₂L₂], i.e. the title complexes di­cyano‐1κC,2κC‐bis(imidazolidine‐2‐thione)‐1κS,2κS‐digold(I)(Au—Au), [Au₂(CN)₂(C₃H₆N₂S)₂], and di­cyano‐1κ²C‐bis(N,N′‐di­methyl­thio­urea)‐2κ²S‐digold(I)(Au—Au), [Au₂(CN)₂(C₃H₈N₂S)₂]. In the etu complex, two approximately linear (etu)AuCN groups are held together by a weak homopolar Au—Au bond [3.117 (1) Å], with a torsion angle of 61 (3)° between the two groups. In the dmtu complex, an approximately linear Au(dmtu)₂ group is bound to an approximately linear Au(CN)₂ group by a weak heteropolar Au—Au bond [3.091 (1) Å], with a torsion angle of 83 (5)° between the two groups.     

trans‐Bis(thioacetato‐S)bis(triphenylphosphine‐P)nickel(II)

In the title compound, [Ni(C₂H₃OS)₂(C₁₈H₁₅P)₂], the Ni atom lies on an inversion centre and the tri­phenyl phosphine and thio­acetate ligands are bonded to the central Ni^II atom in a trans fashion, with Ni—S = 2.2020 (8) and Ni—P = 2.2528 (8) Å, and angle S—Ni—P = 92.47 (3)°.     

cis,cis,cis‐(Acetato‐O,O′)­bis­[1,2‐bis­(di­phenyl­phosphino)­ethane‐P,P′]­ruthenium(II) hexa­fluoro­phosphate di­methanol solvate

In the cation of the title complex, cis,cis,cis‐[Ru(η²‐O₂CMe)(dppe)₂]PF₆·2MeOH [dppe is 1,2‐bis­(di­phenyl­phosphino)­ethane, C₂₆H₂₄P₂], the Ru atom is in a pseudo‐octahedral coordination environment with two chelating dppe ligands and one chelating acetate ligand. Intra‐phosphine and intra‐acetate bond lengths and angles are unexceptional. Deviations from idealized octahedral coordination angles at ruthenium [O—Ru—O 59.43 (8)° and P—Ru—P 103.19 (2)°] presumably derive from constraints imposed by the chelate rings. The Ru—P distances for the mutually trans P‐donor atoms [2.3785 (6) Å] are significantly longer than those for the Ru—P linkages trans to the acetate ligand [2.3074 (6) Å]. The Ru1, C1 and C2 atoms lie on a twofold axis, and atom P3 of the anion lies on an inversion centre.     

Carbonyl(5‐nitrotropolonato‐κ2O1,O2)(tri­phenyl­phosphine‐κP)­rhodium(I)

The molecule of the title complex, [Rh(5‐NO₂trop)(C₁₈H₁₅P)(CO)] (5‐­NO₂trop is 2‐hydroxy‐5‐nitrocyclo­hepta‐2,4,6‐trienone, C₇H₄NO₄), has a distorted square‐planar geometry. Strong intramolecular and weak intermolecular hydrogen bonding is observed, with H⋯O distances of the order of 2.25 and 2.55 Å, respectively. The Rh—CO, Rh—O (trans to CO), Rh—O (trans to P) and Rh—P bond distances are 1.775 (7), 2.072 (4), 2.068 (4) and 2.2397 (17) Å, respectively, the O—Rh—O angle is 77.09 (16)° and the bidentate O—C—C—O torsion angle is 1.5 (7)°.     

Differing Coordination Modes of (O‐Alkyl)‐p‐Ethoxyphenyldithiophosphonato Ligands in Copper(I), Silver(I) and Gold(I) Triphenylphosphine Complexes

The three (O‐methyl)‐p‐ethoxyphenyldithiophosphonato triphenylphosphine complexes of copper, silver and gold, [(Ph₃P)_nM{S₂P(OMe)C₆H₄OEt‐p}] (M = Cu, n = 2; M = Ag, Au, n = 1) investigated structurally by X‐ray diffraction exhibit remarkable structural differences. The copper compound is a four‐coordinate chelate monomer with Cu–S 2.4417(6) and 2.5048(6) Å; P–Cu–S 104.24(2)–114.01(2)°; Cu–S–P 82.49(3)° and 80.85(2)°. The silver compound is a cyclic dimer with bridging dithiophosphonato ligands and three‐coordinate silver atoms [Ag–S 2.5371(5) and 2.6867(5) Å; P–Ag–S 122.88(2)° and 122.17(2)°; Ag–S–P 89.32(2)° and 103.56(2)°]. The gold compound is monomeric with linear dicoordinate gold [Au–S 2.3218(6) Å; P–Au–S 177.72(2)°, Au–S–P 100.97(3)°].     

4‐Fluoro‐2‐(phospho­no­methyl)­benzene­sulfonic acid monohydrate

The title compound, C₇H₈FO₆PS·H₂O, contains both phospho­nic and sulfonic acid functionalities. An extensive network of O—H?O hydrogen bonds is present in the crystal structure. The three acidic protons are associated with the phospho­nate group. Two protons experience typical hydrogen‐bond contacts with the sulfonate‐O atoms, while the third has a longer covalent bond of 1.05 (3) Å to the phospho­nate‐O atom and a short hydrogen‐bond contact of 1.38 (3) Å to the water O atom (all O—H?O angles are in the range 162–175°). The sulfonate group is positioned so that one S—O bond is nearly coplanar with the phenyl ring [torsion angle O—S—C—C ?8.6 (2)°]. The phospho­nate group is oriented approximately perpendicular to the ring [torsion angle P—C—C—C 99.2 (2)°] with one P—O bond anti to the benzyl C—C bond. The mol­ecules pack in layers in the b–c plane with the water mol­ecules in between adjacent pairs of inverted layers.     

A binuclear rhodium(I) complex with two tetraphosphine ligands at 100 K

Bis(μ‐3,11‐diethyl‐6,8‐di­phenyl‐3,6,8,11‐tetraphosphatri­dec­ane‐κ⁴P³,P⁶:P⁸,P¹¹)­dirhodium(I) bis­(tetra­fluoro­borate), [Rh₂(C₂₅H₄₀P₄)₂](BF₄)₂, is a bimetallic complex containing two binucleating tetra‐tertiary phosphine ligands. The distance between the metal centers is 5.4555 (11) Å, with no metal–metal bond. The Rh—P bond distances range from 2.2483 (14) to 2.3295 (14) Å. The geometry about the Rh^I atoms is tetrahedrally distorted square planar and the dihedral angle between the two coordination planes is 66.28 (5)°.     

Bis(3‐phenyl‐1,2,4‐thia­diazole‐5‐thiol­ato)mercury(II)

The title compound, [Hg(C₈H₅N₂S₂)₂], has crystallographic C₂ symmetry. The Hg—S distance is 2.353 (2) Å and the coordination geometry is linear, with an S—Hg—S angle of 179.77 (18)°. The exocyclic C—S single‐bond distance is 1.749 (6) Å, and intra­molecular Hg⋯N distances of 2.857 (4) Å exist, as well as secondary Hg⋯C and S⋯S contacts.     

Trigonal–planar silver coordination in (3,5‐di­nitro­benzoato)­bis­(tri­phenyl­phosphine)­silver(I)

The three‐coordinate Ag atom in the title compound, [Ag(C₇H₃N₂O₆)(C₁₈H₁₅P)₂], shows trigonal–planar coordination [P—Ag—P = 147.1 (1)° and Σ_Ag = 359.0 (3)°]. Adjacent mol­ecules are linked through the O atoms of adjacent nitro groups [Ag?O = 3.205 (3) and 3.302 (4) Å] into a zigzag chain running parallel to the c axis.     

The one‐dimensional structure of Cu(dmen)2Pd(CN)4 (dmen is N,N‐di­methyl­ethyl­enedi­amine)

The title compound, catena‐poly­[[μ‐cyano‐1:2κ²C:N‐dicyano‐1κ²C‐bis(N,N‐di­methyl­ethyl­enedi­amine‐2κ²N,N′)­pallad­ium(II)­copper(II)]‐μ‐cyano‐1:2′κ²C:N], [CuPd(CN)₄(C₄H₁₂N₂)₂]_n, consists of infinite quasi‐linear chains with all metal positions on centers of symmetry. The paramagnetic [Cu(dmen)₂]²⁺ cations are linked by diamagnetic [Pd(CN)₄]²⁻ anions via bridging cyano groups, which occupy trans positions in both cation and anion, giving rise to 2,2‐TT‐type chains. The coordination polyhedron of the paramagnetic Cu atom is an octahedron exhibiting typical elongation due to the Jahn–Teller effect, with two longer Cu—N([triple‐bond]C) bonds in the axial positions [2.5528 (13) Å] and four shorter Cu—N_dmen bonds (dmen is N,N‐dimethylethylenediamine) in the equatorial plane [1.9926 (11) and 2.1149 (12) Å]. The Cu—N[triple‐bond]C angle is 138.03 (12)°. Neighboring chains form weak N—H⋯NC hydrogen bonds.