Crystal structures of the octahedral rhenium cluster compexes Cs4[Re6S8(OH)6]·6H2O and Cs4[Re6Se8(OH)6]·8H2O

The salts Cs₄[Re₆S₈(OH)₆]·6H₂O (1) and Cs₄[Re₆Se₈(OH)₆]·8H₂O (2) were obtained by the reactions of Re₆S₈Br₂ and Re₆Se₈Br₂ with a CsOH melt with further solution of the products in water and crystallization of 1 and 2 from the aqueous solutions. The structure of the compounds was established by X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis. Compound 1 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca with unit cell parameters a = 14.175(2) Å, b = 11.321(2) Å, c = 17.503(2) Å, V = 2808.5(7) ų, Z = 4, d _calc = 5.003 g/cm³; compound 2 crystallizes in the triclinic space group with unit cell parameters a = 9.020(4) Å, b = 9.127(4) Å, c = 10.289(4) Å, α = 79.589(7)°, β = 75.829(7)°, γ = 72.186(7)°, V = 776.8(6) ų, Z = 1, d _calc = 5.402 g/cm³. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2007 by K. A. Brylev, Yu. V. Mironov, S.-J. Kim, and V. E. Fedorov __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 48, No. 6, pp. 1183–1188, November–December, 2007.     

Tetraphenylantimony(V) hexachloroplatinate, tetrachloroaurate, and hexachlorostannate [Ph4Sb] 2+ [PtCl6]2?, [Ph4Sb]+[AuCl4]?, and [Ph4Sb] 2+ [SnCl6]2?: Synthesis and crystal structures

The reactions of tetraphenylantimony with hexachloroplatinic and chloroauric acids in benzene afford bis(tetraphenylantimony) hexachloroplatinate (I) and tetraphenylantimony tetrachloroaurate (II), respectively. Compound II is also synthesized from tetraphenylantimony chloride and chloroauric acid in acetone. Bis(tetraphenylantimony) hexachlorostannate (III) is synthesized from tin dichloride and tetraphenylantimony chloride in acetone or from tin tetrachloride and tetraphenylantimony chloride in benzene. The crystal structures of compounds I–III are determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The antimony atoms in the [Ph₄Sb]⁺ cations have a distorted tetrahedral coordination (CSbC bond angles range from 105.7(1)° to 118.5(1)° (I), from 106.2(3)° to 114.4(3)° (II), and from 106.0(1)° to 117.1(1)° (III)). The Sb-C bond lengths vary in intervals of 2.094(2)–2.098(2), 2.087(7)–2.111(7), and 2.093–2.100(3) ?, respectively. The coordination of the Pt and Sn atoms in complexes I and III is close to an ideal octahedral coordination with ClPtCl and ClSnCl bond angles of 88.68(2)°–91.32(3)° and 88.84(3)°–91.16(3)°, respectively. The square coordination of the Au atom in complex II is slightly distorted: the Au-Cl bond lengths are 2.266(2)–2.277(2) ?, the ClAuCl bond angles are equal to 89.7(1)°–90.5(1)°, the root-mean-square deviation of the atoms from the coordination plane being 0.004 ?. Original Russian Text ? V.V. Sharutin, V.S. Senchurin, O.A. Fastovets, A.P. Pakusina, O.K. Sharutina, 2008, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2008, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 373–379.     

Multiple-layer heterometallic MnII–AgI coordination polymers constructed from [Ag 2I (CN)3]? and [AgI(CN)2]? units

Two multiple-layer heterometallic Mn^II–Ag^I coordination polymers, {Mn^II(ampyz)(H₂O)[Ag₂^I(CN)₃][Ag^I(CN)₂]·ampyz} _n (1) and {[Mn^II(benzim)₂[Ag^I(CN)₂]₂][(benzim)Ag^I(CN)]·H₂O} _n (2) where ampyz = 2-aminopyrazine and benzim = benzimidazole, have been prepared and structurally characterized. Compound 1 reveals a multiple-layer two-dimensional network with strong hexanuclear argentophilic interactions leading to an infinite three-dimensional framework. Compound 2 has an unprecedented double-layer two-dimensional squared grid-type network with (4,4) topology through Ag^I···Ag^I and π–π interactions between two adjacent squared layers. These double-layer networks of 2 are linked to others by π–π interactions, leading to a three-dimensional framework.     

Structure of a new molecular rhenium cluster complex: trans-{[Ni(NH3)5]2×[Re6Se8(CN)4(OH)2]}·6H2O

Counter-diffusion of the aqueous solution of Cs_2.75K_1.25[Re₆Se₈(CN)₄(OH)₂] and a water-ammonia solution of NiCl₂ afforded crystals of a rhenium cluster complex trans-{[Ni(NH₃)₅]₂[Re₆Se₈(CN)₄(OH)₂]}·6H₂O. The structure of the complex is determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. In the structure, nickel atoms have an octahedral coordination environment involving nitrogen atoms of five NH₃ ligands and one CN ligand of the cluster anion. The anion has two bridging CN ligands in the trans-positions     

Ionic complexes based on the cluster anion [Re12CS17(CN)6]6− and Cu2+ complex cations

The reactions of the dodecanuclear cluster anion [Re₁₂CS₁₇(CN)₆]^6? with ammoniacal solutions of the divalent copper salts, CuCl₂ and Cu(en)₂Cl₂, were studied. Two new ionic compounds [Cu(NH₃)₅]₃[Re₁₂CS₁₇(CN)₆]·8H₂O (1) and Cu(NH₃)(en)₂][Cu(NH₃)₃(en)]₂-[Re₁₂CS₁₇(CN)₆]·5H₂O (2) were synthesized. The structures of both compounds were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Synthesis and structure of gold and copper complexes: [Ph3PhCH2P]+[AuCl4]?, [NH(C2H4OH)3]+[AuCl4]? · H2O, and [Ph3EtP] 2+ [Cu2Cl6]2?

Triphenylbenzylphosphonium tetrachloroaurate (I) and triethanolammonium tetrachloroaurate hydrate (II) were prepared by reacting tetrachloroauric acid in acetone with triphenylbenzylphosphonium and triethanolammonium, respectively. Triphenylethylphosphonium hexachlorodicuprate (III) was synthesized from triphenylethylphosphonium chloride and copper chloride in acetone. The crystal structures of complexes I to III were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The phosphorus atoms in complex I have a nearly undistorted tetrahedral coordination (CPC, 108.3°–110.6°; P-C, 1.788–1.793 ?). The coordination of nitrogen atoms in the cations of complex II is a distorted tetrahedron (CNC, 111.7°–112.4°). The square coordination of aurum in I and II is only slightly distorted: the ClAuCl angles are 89.6°–90.3° (I) and 89.5°–90.6° (II) and the Au-Cl distances are 2.256–2.278 ? I) and 2.280–2.285 ? (II). The phosphorus atoms in complex III are tetracoordinated (CPC, 106.34°–111.73°; P-C, 1.790–1.795 ?). The copper atoms in III have a distorted tetrahedral coordination (ClCuCl, 98.48°–144.85°; Cu-Cl, 2.1999–2.3263 ?). The central fragment Cu₂Cl₂ in the anion of complex III is bent relative to the Cu₂ axis (the chlorine atom deviates from the Cu₂Cl plane by 0.27 ?).     

Crystal structure of a tetrahedral cluster complex [Zn2(NH3)6(μ-OH)][Zn(NH3)4]0.5[Re4Te4(CN)12]·5H2O

A cluster complex of the composition [Zn₂(NH₃)₆(μ-OH)][Zn(NH₃)₄]_0.5[Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·5H₂O is obtained by the interaction of an aqueous solution of K₄[Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]·5H₂O with an aqueous ammonia solution of ZnCl₂. The compound crystallizes in the C2/m (12) monoclinic space group with unit cell parameters a = 23.233(2) ?, b = 14.5906(16) ?, c = 14.3825(15) ?, β = 125.169(1)°, V = 3985.5(7) ?³, Z = 4, d _x = 3.290 g/cm³. The structure is built from cluster [Re₄Te₄(CN)₁₂]⁴⁻ anions and complex [Zn₂(NH₃)₆(μ-OH)]³⁺ and [Zn(NH₃)₄]²⁺ cations; the latter is disordered over two positions.     

New 3d–4f supramolecular systems constructed by [Fe(bipy)(CN)4] and partially blocked lanthanide cations

The reaction of acetonitrile (1–5) and mixed acetonitrile/water 1:1 (6–9) solutions containing the cyanide-bearing [Fe(bipy)(CN)₄]⁻ building block (bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine) and the partially blocked [Ln(bpym)]³⁺ cation (Ln = lanthanide trivalent cation and bpym = 2,2′-bipyrimidine) has afforded two new families of 3d–4f supramolecular assemblies of formula [Ln(bpym)(NO₃)₂(H₂O)₃][Fe(bipy)(CN)₄] · H₂O · CH₃CN [Ln = Sm (1), Gd (2), Tb (3), Dy (4) and Ho (5)] and [Ln(bpym)(NO₃)₂(H₂O)₄][Fe(bipy)(CN)₄] [Ln = Pr (6), Nd (7), Sm (8), Gd (9)]. They crystallize in the P2₁/c (1–5) and P2/c (6–9) space groups and their structures are made up of [Fe(bipy)(CN)₄]⁻ anions (1–9) and [Ln(bpym)(NO₃)₂(H₂O)_n]⁺ cations [n = 3 (1–5) and 4 (6–9)] with uncoordinated water and acetonitrile molecules (1–5) which are interlinked through an extensive network of hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking into three-dimensional motifs. Both families have in common the occurrence of the low-spin iron(III) unit [Fe(bipy)(CN)₄]⁻ where two bipy–nitrogen and four cyanide–carbon atoms build a somewhat distorted octahedral surrounding around the iron atom [Fe–N = 1.980(3)–1.988(3) Å (1–5) and 1.988(2)–1.992(2) Å (6–9); Fe–C = 1.904(5)–1.952(4) Å (1–5) and 1.911(2)–1.948(3) Å (6–9)]. The main structural difference between both families concerns the environment of the lanthanide atom which is nine- (1–5)/10-coordinated (6–9) with a chelating bpym, two bidentate nitrate and three (1–5)/four (6–9) water molecules building distorted monocapped (1–5)/bicapped (6–9) square antiprisms. This different lanthanide environment is at the origin of the different hydrogen bonding pattern of the two families of compounds.     

Unusual ion UO4? formed upon collision induced dissociation of [UO2(NO3)3]?, [UO2(ClO4)3]?, [UO2(CH3COO)3]? ions

The following ions [UO₂(NO₃)₃]⁻, [UO₂(ClO₄)₃]⁻, [UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]⁻ were generated from respective salts (UO₂(NO₃)₂, UO₂(ClO₄)₃, UO₂(CH3COO)2) by laser desorption/ionization (LDI). Collision induced dissociation of the ions has led, among others, to the formation of UO₄ ⁻ ion (m/z 302). The undertaken quantum mechanical calculations showed this ion is most likely to possess square planar geometry as suggested by MP2 results or strongly deformed geometry in between tetrahedral and square planar as indicated by DFT results. Interestingly, geometrical parameters and analysis of electron density suggest it is an U^VI compound, in which oxygen atoms bear unpaired electron and negative charge.     

Phosphonium salts [Ph3AlkP] 2+ [Hg2I6]2? and [Ph3AlkP] 2+ [Hg4I10]2?: Synthesis and structure

Mercury complexes [Ph₃AlkP]₂⁺[Hg₂I₆]²⁻ and [Ph₃AlkP]₂⁺[Hg₄I₁₀]²⁻ (R = Me, Et, Pr, iso-Pr, Bu, iso-Bu) are synthesized by the reactions of triphenylalkylphosphonium Ph₃AlkPI with mercury iodide in acetone with the mole ratio 1: 1 and 1: 2, respectively. According to X-ray diffraction data, the phosphorus atom in the cations of the [Ph₃(iso-Pr)P]₂⁺[Hg₂I₆]²⁻, [Ph₃BuP]₂⁺[Hg₂I₆]²⁻, and [Ph₃(iso-Pr)P]₂⁺[Hg₄I₁₀]²⁻ complexes has a distorted tetrahedral coordination. The CPC bond angles and P-C bond lengths vary within 107.3(4)°-112.0(4)° and 1.774(8)-1.827(7) ?. In the [Hg₂I₆]²⁻ centrosymmetric binuclear anions, the mercury atoms of tetrahedral coordination lie in two near-perpendicular Hg₂I₆planes. Hg₄I₄ eight-membered cycles of the [Hg₄I₁₀]²⁻ tetranuclear anion are joined into polymeric chains through Hg … I coordination bonds (3.334, 3.681 &OA) due to which Hg atoms have a trigonal bipyramidal coordination. Original Russian Text ? V.V. Sharutin, V.S. Senchurin, N.N. Klepikov, O.K. Sharutina, 2009, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 267–273.     

Radiometrische Titrationen mit [60Co(CN)6]3?-Ionen

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Pseudohexagonal motif of the arrangement of compex anions in the structure of [Ru(NH3)5Cl]2[Re6S8(CN)6]·3H2O

The [Ru(NH₃)₅Cl]₂[Re₆S₈(CN)₆]·3H₂O salt was obtained; its crystal structure was analyzed: a = 10.7713(9) Å, b = 13.9602(11) Å, c = 14.7956(11) Å, α = 91.961(3)°, β = 109.985(3)°, γ = 110.030(3)°, V = 1935.3(3) ų, space group P1ˉ, Z = 2, d _calc = 3.441 g/cm³. In the cluster anion, the Re-Re distances lie in the range from 2.594 Å to 2.612 Å. For two crystallographically independent complex cations, Ru-N_av is 2.105 Å, and Ru-Cl_av 2.329 Å. A pseudohexagonal motif of the structure was found. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2008 by K. V. Yusenko, I. A. Baidina, E. A. Shusharina, and S. A. Gromilov __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 178–181, January–February, 2008.     

Double complex salts with [Ru(NH3)5Cl]2+ cation and [OsCl6]2? anion: Synthesis and properties. Crystal structure of [Ru(NH3)5Cl]2[OsCl6]Cl2

Double complex salts [Ru(NH₃)₅Cl][OsCl₆] and [Ru(NH₃)₅Cl]₂[OsCl₆]Cl₂ were prepared and characterized. An X-ray diffraction study showed that [Ru(NH₃)₅Cl][OsCl₆] is isostructural to the previously synthesized [Rh(NH₃)₅Cl][OsCl₆]. The structure of [Ru(NH₃)₅Cl]₂[OsCl₆]Cl₂ was solved by X-ray diffraction (a = 11.1849(8) ?, b = 7.9528(6) ?, c = 13.4122(9) ?; β = 99.765(2)°; V= 1175.75 ?³; space group C2/m; Z = 2). Thermolysis of the compounds under hydrogen and helium was studied. According to X-ray diffraction, nanosized metallic powders of the corresponding alloys are formed as the final products of thermolysis. The compositions of the obtained solid solutions are consistent with the phase diagram of the Ru-Os system.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of the octahedral cyano-bridged cluster complex β-[{Ni(NH3)5}2{Re6Te8(CN)6}]·4H2O

The rhenium cyano-bridged cluster complex with a composition of β-[{Ni(NH₃)₅}₂{Re₆Te₈(CN)₆}]−4H₂O is obtained and structurally characterized. The compound pound crystallizes in the P $ P\bar 1 $ P\bar 1 triclinic space group with the unit cell parameters: a = 9.997(2) ?, b = 10.423(2) ?, c = 11.714(2) ?, α = 100.92(3)°, β = 111.87(3)°, γ = 98.05(3)°, V = 1082.1(4) ?³, Z = 1, d _calc = 4.072 g/cm³. The rhenium atoms of the {Re₆Te₈} cluster core are coordinated by CN ligands to form the [Re₆Te₈(CN)₆]⁴⁻ cluster; two nitrogen atoms of CN ligands trans-positioned with respect to each other are coordinated to Ni atoms in the {Ni(NH₃)₅}²⁺ fragments to form the molecular complexes of [{Ni(NH₃)₅}₂}Re₆Te₈(CN)₆}]. The crystal structure is the H-bonded packing of these molecular complexes and crystallization water molecules.     

A ladder-like 4d–4f complex constructed from edge-sharing rhombus and square of Mo2Yb2 based on [Mo(CN)8]4? and Yb3+ ions as building Blocks

A novel 4d-4f complex, {Cs[Yb(MeOH)₃(DMF)(H₂O)Mo(CN)₈] · H₂O} _n (1) (DMF = N,N′-dimethylformamide) has been synthesized and structurally characterized. The complex 1 is a one-dimensional (1D) infinite chain, which adopts a 1D ladder-like structure motif assembled from an edge-sharing rhombus and square of Mo₂Yb₂ based on the [Mo(CN)₈]⁴⁻ and Yb³⁺ as building blocks. The complex 1 crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1 with a = 9.841(2) b = 10.226(2) ?, c = 13.404(3) ?, α = 82.02(3)°, β = 86.86(3)°, γ = 65.10(3)°, V = 1211.7(4) ?³ and Z = 2.     

Relativistic scalar and spin-orbit density functional calculations of the electronic structure, NICS index and ELF function of the [Re2(CO)8(μ-BiPh)2] and [Re2(CO)8(μ-BiPh2)2] clusters

Relativistic scalar and spin-orbit density functional calculations of the electronic structure, Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shift (NICS) index and ELF function of the [Re₂(CO)₈(μ-BiPh)₂] and [Re₂(CO)₈(μ-BiPh₂)₂] clusters are reported. We show here that the [Re₂(CO)₈(μ-BiPh)₂] cluster has large negative NICS values in the region defined by the Re-Bi-Re-Bi four-membered ring and the ELF function shows significant electron delocalization density in the center of the metallic ring, thus indicating an aromatic cluster. In contrast the Re-Bi-Re-Bi four-membered ring in the [Re₂(CO)₈(μ-BiPh₂)₂] cluster has negligible paratropic ring currents and the ELF function shows a low-density region within the metallic ring indicating that aromaticity is switched off. However, the phenyl ligands in both clusters show the expected aromatic character.     

Synthesis and structure of cobalt complexes [Ph3(n-Pr)P 2+ [CoI4]2? and [Ph3(n-Am)P 2+ [CoI4]2?

Complexes Ph₃(n-Pr)P₂⁺[CoI₄]²⁻ (I) and [Ph₃(n-Am)P]₂⁺ [CoI₄]²⁻ (II) were synthesized by reactions of triphenyl(alkyl)phosphonium iodide with cobalt(II) iodide in acetone. According to the X-ray diffraction data, complexes I and II consist of tetrahedral triphenyl(alkyl)phosphonium cations (for I, P-C is 1.787(4)–1.804(4) ? and CPC is 106.73(18)°–111.4(18)°; for II P-C is 1.786(6)–1.802(6) ? and CPC is 107.6(3)°–111.7(3)°) and [CoI₄]²⁻ anions (Co-I 2.5923(6)–2.6189(6) ?, ICoI 101.86(2)°–113.25(2)° for I; Co-I 2.5899(9)–2.6171(9) 107.01(3)°–110.47(3)° for II).     

Two new cyanide-bridged complexes, {[Cu(men)2][Ni(CN)4]}n and [Mn(bpy)2]4[Mo(CN)8]2·0.5MeOH·0.75H2O: Syntheses and crystal structures

Two novel cyano-bridged complexes, {[Cu(men)₂][Ni(CN)₄] _n (1) (men = N,N′-dimethyl-ethylenediamine) and [Mn(bpy)₂]₄[Mo(CN)₈]₂·0.5MeOH·0.75H₂O (2) (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) have been synthesized and structurally characterized by IR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The complex 1 has onedimensional zigzag chain structure in which the Ni atom is coordinated by four cyanide groups, and the Cu atom is surrounded by four nitrogen atoms of the two men ligands in equatorial plane and two nitrogen atoms of the bridging cyanide in axial positions; the Cu centre is in a distorted octahedral environment. Owing to weak interactions, complex 1 is self-assembled into two-dimensional network via N-H...N hydrogen bonds. In 2, the basic structural unit is centrosymmetric and contains four Mn centers connected by two octacyanomolybdates via eight cyanide bridges. Each Mo atom is linked via four cyanide groups to four Mn, and the other four cyanide groups are terminal. From X-ray single crystal analysis (room temperature), 1 crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 6.7332(7) ?, b = 13.9248(15) ?, c = 9.0869(10) ?, β = 98.4030(10)°, V = 843.05(16) ?³, Z = 2; 2 crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 13.886(6) ?, b = 24.116(11) ?, c = 15.263(7) ?, β = 90.175(6)°, V = 5111(4) ?³, Z = 2. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2009 by X. Chen, P. Yang, S.-L. Ma, S. Ren, M.-Y. Tang, Y. Yang, Z.-J. Guo, and L.-Z. Liu The text was submitted by the authors in English. Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 518–521, May–June, 2009.     

Synthesis and structure of [Ni(dien)2]3[W4S4(CN)2]·20H2O and [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]2[W4S4(CN)12]·8H2O

[Ni(dien)₂]₃[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·20H₂O and [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]₂[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·8H₂O were obtained by evaporating water-ammonia solutions containing K₆[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·2H₂O·2CH₃OH, diethylene triamine, and NiCl₂·6H₂O or CuCl₂·6H₂O. The crystals of the complex compounds were obtained within 3 days. The complex compounds were characterized by IR spectroscopy and by XRD and elemental analysis. XRD data for the complex [Ni(dien)₂]₃[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·20H₂O are: triclinic system, , a = 14.671(2) Å, b = 16.448(3) Å, c = 19.814(3) Å, α = 67.841(3)°, β = 68.996(3)°, γ = 67.527(3)°, V = 3961.6(11) ų, Z = 2; for the complex [Cu(dien)(Hdien)]₂[W₄S₄(CN)₁₂]·8H₂O: monoclinic system, C2/c, a = 37.4290(1) Å, b = 17.7370(1) Å, c = 25.7370(2) Å, β = 105.3840(2)°, V = 16474.02(16) ų, Z = 12. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2005 by I. V. Kalinina, D. G. Samsonenko, Z. A. Starikova, A. A. Korlyukov, J. Lipkowski, V. P. Fedin, and M. Yu. Antipin __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 139–148, January–February, 2005.     

Crystal structure of the bioctahedral cluster complex K6[Re12CS17(CN)6]·2CH3OH·10H2O

The cluster complex of K₆[Re₁₂CS₁₇(CN)₆]·2CH₃OH·10H₂O composition is separated by recrystallization of the K₆[Re₁₂CS₁₇(CN)₆]·20H₂O compound from methanol. The compound crystallizes in hexagonal space group P-6m2 with unit cell parameters: a = 10.9932(14) ?, c = 14.631(4) ?, V = 1531.3(5) ?³, Z = 1, and d _calc = 3.720 g/cm³. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2009 by Yu. V. Mironov, S.-J. Kim, and V. E. Fedorov __________ Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 378–380, March–April, 2009.