Molecular structure of two dicyclopentadienylmolybdenum derivatives containing a four-membered ring [Mo(η5-C5H5)2(2-NHNC5H4)][PF6] and [Mo(η5C5H5)2(2-ONC5H4)][PF6]

The structure of the new compound [Mo(η⁵-C₅H₅)₂(2-NHNC₅H₄)][PF₆] (1) has been determined. The crystals are orthorhombic, space group Pca2₁ with a 20.807(1), b 8.0030(8), c 10.056(3) Å, V 1674.5 ų, Z = 4. The structure of [Mo(η⁵-C₅H₅)₂(2-ONC₅H₄)][PF₆] (2) has also been determined. The crystals are orthorhombic, space group Pnma with a 12.727(3), b 10.174(2), c 12.918(1) Å, V 1672.8 ų, Z = 4. The structures were solved by Patterson and difference electron density syntheses and refined by least-squares to R of 0.028 for 1287 reflections for 1 and 0.059 for 1178 reflections for 2.Although not isostructural the two cationic complexes have equivalent geometries with the normal bent bismetallocene structure. For 1 the MoN bond lengths are 2.160(8) and 2.142(9) Å, with a NMoN bond angle of 59.8(3)°, whereas for 2 MoO is 2.142(10), MoN is 2.138(11) Å, the NMoO angle is 61.2(4)°. These parameters are discussed and compared with the corresponding data for similar biscyclopentadienyl complexes of molybdenum(IV). Extended Hückel molecular orbital calculations have been carried out to throw light on the nature of the bonding between the metal and the bidentate ligand.     

Conformational analysis and x-ray crystal structure of [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)CH2CH3]

The complex [(η⁵-C₅H₅)Fe(CO)(PPh₃)CH₂CH₃] is shown by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and an X-ray crystal structure analysis to adopt a single conformation with the methyl group residing between the cyclopentadienyl and carbon monoxide ligands.     

Organometallic polymorphism. Synthesis and structural characterization of two forms of [Ru(η6-C6H6)(η6-C6H4(CH3)COOCH3)][BF4]2 and the phase transition in [Ru(η5-C5H5)(η6-C6H5OH)][PF6]

The synthesis and structural characterization of the complex [Ru(η⁶-C₆H₆)(η⁶-C₆H₄(CH₃)COOCH₃)] [BF₄]₂ (2) and of its precursor [Ru(η⁶-C₆H₄(CH₃)COOCH₃)Cl₂]₂ (1) are reported. Compound (2) has been characterized in two polymorphic modifications (2a and 2b) and the molecular organization in the solid state has been investigated. The complex [Ru(η⁵-C₅H₅)(η⁶-C₆H₅OH)][PF₆] (3) has also been investigated; it has been shown to possess a disorder similar to that observed in the high temperature phase of related systems such as [Ru(η⁵-C₅H₅)(η⁶-C₆H₆)][PF₆].     

X-ray crystal structure of di-μ-carbonyldicarbonyl-bis(η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)diruthenium

An X-ray diffraction study of [(⁵-C₅Me₅)Ru(CO)(-CO)]₂ was performed, revealing its dimeric structure and centrosymmetrictrans conformation. The Ru-Ru bond length (2.758(1) Å) and the separation between the Ru atom and the plane of the ⁵-C₅Me₅ ligand (1.923 Å) are greater than those in the Cp analog and in the isostructural Cp and C₅Me₅ complexes of iron; this effect is due to the s inductive effect of the Me groups.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 543–544, March, 1994.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [CpRu(η5-C5H5)(dppc)Cl][PF6]

The title complex [Ru(η5-C5H5)(dppc)Cl][PF6] has been synthesized by the reaction of [Ru(η5-C5H5)(PPh3)2Cl] with [dppc][PF6] (1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)cobaltocenium hexaflurophospate) in CH2Cl2, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 15.754(8), b =13.704(7), c=19.120(10) (A),β=106.148(9)°, V=3965(4) (A)3, Z=4, C40H35Cl3CoF6P3Ru, Mr=988.94, Dc=1.657 g/cm3, F(000) = 1984 and μ(MoKα) = 1.181 mm-1. The final R = 0.0425 and wR = 0.1001 for 7002 independent reflections. The title complex shows a mononuclear Ru(Ⅱ)capped by an η5-Cp ring, a chelating η2-dppc and a terminal chloride to assume a three-legged piano-stool configuration.     

Ditropylmolybdenum complexes by the sodium reduction of [Mo(CO)3(η-C7H7)][BF4]. X-Ray crystal structure of the ditropyl complex “Mo(CO)3”2(η6,η′6-C14H14)

Treatment of [Mo(CO)₃(η-C₇H₇)][BF₄] with either sodium amalgam or sodium naphthalide results in a reductive dimerisation to the ditropyl complex “Mo(CO)₃”₂(η₆,η′⁶-C₁₄H₁₄). The results of an X-ray crystallographic study confirm that the hydrogen atoms of the linking carbon atoms are both endo with respect to molybdenum. The reaction of Mo(CO)₆ with ditropyl, C₁₄H₁₄, leads to all three possible isomers of “Mo(CO)₃”²(η⁶,η′⁶-C₁₄-H₁₄). The structure of each is assigned by its ¹H NMR spectrum.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of [(η3-C3H5)(CO)2Mo(μ-S2CPCy3)-Mo(η3-CH2CMeCH2)(CO)2]

A novel dimolybdenum complex [(³-C₃H₅)(CO)₂Mo(-S₂CPCy₃)Mo(³-CH₂CMeCH₂)(CO)₂], obtained by reacting the [(CO)₂(³-C₃H₅)Mo(-S₂CPCy₃)Mo(CO)₃]^– anion with an excess of ClCH₂CMe=CH₂, has been characterized by i.r., ³¹P{¹H}, ¹H- and ¹³C-n.m.r. spectroscopy and by elemental analysis. The crystal structure of the complex, determined by X-ray diffraction, shows a definite preference for the central carbon of the S₂CPCy₃ bridge to bind to the Mo(2) atom coordinated by ³-2-methylallyl, rather than the Mo(1) atom attached to unsubstituted ³-allyl ligand.     

Preparation and crystal structures of [μ-SbPh2]2[Mo(CO)2(η5-C5H5)]2·CHCl3 and SbPh[Fe(CO)2(η5-C5H5)]2

Antimony is reduced when [SbPh₂BrO]₂ is treated with Na[Mo(CO)₃(η⁵-C₅H₅)] to produce [μ-SbPh₂]₂[Mo(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)]₂. A structure determination shows diphenylstibido groups bridging between two Mo(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅) moieties giving a central ‘butterfly’ shaped Sb₂Mo₂ ring. The cyclopentadiene rings are trans to each other and Mo–Sb and Sb–Sb separations are both short. An iron analogue could not be obtained from [SbPh₂BrO]₂ and Na[Fe(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)] but a mixture of SbPh[Fe(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)]₂ and SbPh₂[Fe(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)] was obtained using SbPh₂Cl. An X-ray structure for SbPh[Fe(CO)₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)]₂ shows an open stibinidine structure.     

Regioselective permethylation,perallylation and perbenzylation of the arene ligand in [Ru(η5-C5Me5)(η6-C6Me6)][PF6]: a remarkable periodic effect

The reactions of [MCp^*(η⁶-C₆Me₆)][PF₆], M = Fe: 1, Ru: 2, Cp^* = η⁵-C₅Me₅, with KOH (in DME) or tert-BuOK (in THF) and methyl iodide, allyl bromide or benzyl bromide are regioselective on the arene ligand only for 2, giving the complexes [RuCp^*{η⁶-C₆(CH₂R)₆}][PF₆], R = methyl (3), allyl (4) or benzyl (5), although some formations of C-C bonds also occur on the Cp^* ligand in the case of the reactions of allyl and benzyl bromides. This contrasts with the complete lack of regioselectivity formerly observed with the iron analogue 1, and is best taken into account by the difference of steric effects which are less marked in 2 than in 1.     

Replacement of terminal and bridging oxo groups by phenylimido groups in (η-C5H5)OMo(μ-O)2OMo(η-C5H5) giving (η-C5H5)(NPh)Mo(μ-NPh)2Mo(NPh)(η-C5H5)

The treatment of (η-C₅H₅)OMo(μ-O)₂MoO(η-C₅H₅) with excess phenylisocyanate at reflux in tetrahydrofuran yields the arylimido-substituted complex (η-C₅H₅)(NPh)Mo(η-NPh)₂Mo(NPh)(η-C₅H₅), which has been characterized by elemental analysis, and mass, IR and ¹H NMR spectra.     

Synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of [1,3-bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane]hafnium(IV) dichloride

Summary The tetramethyldisiloxane-bridged hafnocene complex [HfCl₂{-(⁵-C₅H₄)SiMe₂OSiMe₂(²-C₅H₄)}] (1) has been prepared by the reaction of HfCl₄ with the dilithiatedbis(cyclopentadienyl)disiloxane (LiC₅H₄SiMe₂)₂O in a molar ratio of 1:2. The new compound was characterized by spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction methods. The crystals are monoclinic of space groupP2₁/c and isostructural with the corresponding complexes of titanium and zirconium. The unit cell dimensions area=13.51(1) Å,b=8.672(7) Å,c=15.41(1) Å, =97.15(2)°, andZ=4.

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Darstellung und Röntgenkristallstruktur von [1,3-Bis(⁵-cyclopentadienyl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxan]hafnium(IV)dichlorid

Zusammenfassung Der tetramethyldisiloxan-überbrückte Hafnocenkomplex [HfCl₂{-(⁵-C₅H₄)-SiMe₂OSiMe₂(²-C₅H₄)}] (1) wurde durch Umsetzung von HfCl₄ mit dem lithiiertenBis(cyclopentadienyl)disiloxan (LiC₅H₄SiMe₂)₂O im Molverhältnis 1:2 dargestellt. Die neue Verbindung wurde spektroskopisch und röntgenographisch charakterisiert. Sie kristallisiert in der monoklinen RaumgruppeP2₁/c und ist isostrukturell mit den entsprechenden Titan-und Zirkoniumkomplexen. Die Dimensionen der Einheitszelle sinda=13.51(1) Å,b=8.672(7) Å,c=15.41(1) Å, =97.15(2)° undZ=4.

     

Os3(CO)9(μ3-AsC6H4CH3)(μ3-C6H3CH3) synthesis and crystal structure

One of the products of the reaction of the activated cluster Os₃(CO)₁₁(NCMe) with As(p-tol)₃ in refluxing nonane has been shown by spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic methods to be Os₃(CO)₉(μ₃-AsC₆H₄CH₃)(μ₃-C₆H₃CH₃), which contains a benzyne moiety bonded asymmetrically from one carbon to one osmium via a σ bond and from a second carbon to form a bridge between the remaining two osmium atoms.     

Electron transfer in organometallic clusters: XIV. Crystal and electronic structures of the tricobalt carbon cluster (η5-C5H5)Fe[η5-C5H4-CCo3(CO)9] and the biscarbyne cluster (η5-C5H5)Fe[η5-C5H4CCo3(η5-C5H5)3CH]

The crystal and molecular structures of (η⁵-C₅H₅)Fe[η⁵--C₅H₄CCo₃(CO)₉] (1), Pna2₁, α 17.354, b 11.463, c 11.207 Å Z = 4, R = 0.053, R_w = 0.056 for 939 reflections (I>3σ(I)) at 293 K, and (η⁵-C₅H₅Fe[η⁵--C₅H₄CCo₃(η⁵C₅H₅)₃CH] (2), P2₁/n, a 13.807(9), b 11.254(4), c 13.991(9) Å, β 99.98(5)°, Z = 4, R = 0.033 and R_w = 0.033 for 3051 observed reflections (I>3σ(I)) at 180 K, have been determined by X-ray methods.The results provide a detailed characterisation of related tricobalt-carbon complexes directly bound to ferrocene residues. In 1 the ferrocenyl moiety tops the pyramidal CCo₃ cluster core, while in 2 the CCo₃C core is bipyramidal with a ferrocenyl substituent on one capping carbon atom and a hydrogen atom at the other. In both cases the ferrocenyl group is tilted towards one cobalt atom of the cluster core, a distortion believed to be the consequence of the non-degeneracy of the carbyne p(π) orbitals resulting from a cooperative π-interaction between the clusters and the ferrocenyl substituents.     

High first hyperpolarizability and perfectly aligned crystal packing for an organometallic compound [Fe(η5-C5H5)((R)–PROPHOS)(p-NCC6H4NO2)][PF6]·CH2Cl2

The molecular first hyperpolarizability, β, and the X-ray crystal structure of the complex [Fe(η⁵-C₅H₅)((R)–PROPHOS)(p-NCC₆H₄NO₂)][PF₆] ((R)–PROPHOS=(R)–(+)-bis-(1,2-diphenylphosphino)propane) were determined. A near-resonant enhanced β value as high as 545×10⁻³⁰ esu was obtained from hyper-Rayleigh scattering measurements. In addition, the compound crystallizes in the space group P1 with a perfect alignment of the dipolar molecules (only a single chromophore per unit cell), thus maximizing the macroscopic nonlinearity for electro-optic or parametric frequency conversion applications. The molecular packing in the crystal is analyzed in order to understand the factors leading to the perfect alignment.     

Molecular structure of ansa-compound (η5-C5H4)CMe2(η5-C9H6)TiCl2

The structure of a new ansa compound, (⁵-C₅H₄)CMe₂(⁵-C₉H₆)TiCl₂ (1), was studied by X-ray analysis:a = 15.00(1),b =15.500(5),c = 13.032(4) Å, = 92.66°(4),V = 3025.1(1) ų, space groupP2₁/.,R = 0.038. The distorted tetrahedral coordination sphere of the Ti atom is formed by two Cl atoms and two -ligands. It was proposed that the angle () between theC-M direction and the line normal to M-Cp can be considered as one of the geometric parameters characteristic of the structure-properties correlation.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 305–308, February, 1995.     

Comparative studies of the photochemical and thermal reactivities of the molybdenum-molybdenum single bond in [Mo2(η5-C5H5)2(CO)6] and triple bond in [Mo2(η5-C5H5)2(CO)4] towards nitrite and nitrate

Irradiation at λ = 507 and 391 nm of [Mo₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₆] in a degassed tetrahydrofuran (THF) or THF-MeOH solution containing nitrite gives [Mo(η⁵-C₅H₅)₂NO] and several oxo complexes including [{Mo(η⁵-C₅H₅)(O)₂}₂O] in good yields. The quantum yields for the disappearance of [Mo₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₆] in the reaction with NO₂⁻ depend on the nitrite concentration, thus suggesting participation of the metal-radical intermediate in the reduction of nitrite. Reactions of [Mo₂(η⁵-C₅H₅)₂(CO)₄] with nitrite or nitrate in the dark give the same nitrosyl and oxo complexes as above. An oxygen atom in nitrite or nitrate is mainly transferred onto the molybdenum atom both in the photochemical and the dark reactions.     

Ligand-centred coupling of the alkynyl radical cations [Mo(CCR)(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)(η-C7H7)]+ (R = Ph or Bun: crystal structure of the dimeric product [Mo2(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)2(η-C7H7)2(μ-C4R2)][PF6]2 (R = Ph)

The radical cations [Mo(CCR)(dppe)(η-C₇H₇)]⁺ (R = Ph or Buⁿ); dppe = Ph₂PCH₂CH₂PPh₂) undergo coupling at C_β of the alkynyl ligand to afford the divinylidene-bridged, dimeric products [Mo₂(dppe)₂(η-C₇H₇)₂(μ-C₄R₂)]²⁺, characterised crystallographically for R = Ph.     

Crystal structure of twinned (η5-C5(CH3)4CF3) (η5-C5(CH3)5)Ru

The substituted sandwich complex crystallizes in monoclinic space groupP2₁/m withZ=2. Twinning to the (001) direction with the special conditionc ^*/4a ^* = cos ^* causes systematic superposition of the reciprocal lattices of both domains and results in an apparent unit cell with double volume and the reflection condition (2h)kl, l=2n. The structure solution was obtained with the subset of intensity data for the predominant individuum and converged atR = 0.040,R _w =0.046 for 832 independent observations and 122 variables. The molecules show disorder with respect to the crystallographic mirror plane. The structure is closely related to that of decamethylruthenocene.     

Syntheses,spectroscopic and structural studies of indenyl ruthenium complexes incorporating amine and nitrile ligands: molecular structures of [(η5-C9H7) Ru(η2-dppe)(CH3CN)]PF6 and [(η5-C9H7)Ru(η2-dppe)(NH3)]PF6

The reaction of [(η⁵-C₉H₇)Ru(η²-dppe)Cl] (1) with monodentate nitriles, (L) in the presence of NH₄PF₆ afforded the complexes [(η⁵-C₉H₇)Ru(η²-dppe)(L)]PF₆, with L?=?CH₃CN (2a), CH₃CH=CHCN (2b), NCC₆H₄CN (2c), C₆H₅CH₂CN (2d), respectively. However, reaction of 1 with NH₄PF₆ in methanol yielded an amine complex of the type [(η⁵-C₉H₇) Ru(η²-dppe)(NH₃)]PF₆ (3a). The complexes were fully characterized by spectroscopy and analytical data. The molecular structures of the complexes [(η⁵-C₉H₇)Ru(η²-dppe) (CH₃CN)]PF₆ (2a) and [(η⁵-C₉H₇)Ru(η²-dppe)(NH₃)]PF₆ (3a) have been determined by single crystal X-ray analyses.