Lucigenin hexacyanoferrates

The reaction of lucigenin (Lc) with potassium hexacyanoferrate is accompanied by the appearance of charge-transfer bands in the visible spectral region and yields Lc{H}₂[Fe(CN)₆] · 4H₂O in an acidic medium and Lc₄[Fe(CN)₆](NO₃)₅ · 18H₂O in a neutral medium in air.     

Mononuclear Transition Metal Cymantrenecarboxylates as Precursors for Spinel-Type Manganites

Novel mononuclear cymantrenecarboxylate complexes of transition metals, [Co(H₂O)₆](CymCO₂)₂·4H₂O (Cym = (η⁵-C₅H₄)Mn(CO)₃) (1), [Ni(H₂O)₆](CymCO₂)₂·4H₂O (2), [Zn(H₂O)₆](CymCO₂)₂·4H₂O (3), [Co(CymCO₂)₂(imz)₂] (imz = imidazole, 4), [Co(CymCO₂)₂(bpy)₂]·2PhMe (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridyl, 5), [Ni(CymCO₂)(bpy)₂(H₂O)][CymCO₂]·0.5MePh·2H₂O (6), [Cu(CymCO₂)₂(imz)₂] (7), and [Cu(CymCO₂)₂(bpy)(H₂O)] (8), were obtained and characterized by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Complexes 1–3 are isostructural. Magnetism of the Co complexes 1, 4, and 5 was studied; it was shown that they exhibit the properties of field-induced single-molecule magnets with magnetization reversal barriers (ΔE/k_B) of 44, 13, and 10 K, respectively. Thermal decomposition of complexes 1–8 was studied by means of DSC and TGA methods. The final products of thermolysis of 1–6 in air, according to powder XRD data, are the pure spinel phases MMn₂O₄; for the cases of copper complexes, the mixtures of CuMn₂O₄ and CuO were found in the products.     

Coordination polymers of rare-earth elements with 2-aminoterephthalic acid

Coordination polymers of REEs with 2-aminoterephthalic acid [Ln₂(C₈H₅NO₄)₃(H₂O)₅] _n · 2nH₂O (Ln = Eu, Gd, or Tb) and [Y₂(C₈H₅NO₄)₃(H₂O)₄] _n · 4nH₂O were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. Studies of the thermal behavior of these coordination polymers have shown that the removal of the solvate and the coordinated water molecules occurs at heating to 250°C and dehydratation products are stable up to 400°C. Detailed studies of the magnetic behavior of Eu, Gd, and Tb polymers were performed.     

Yttrium complexes with N-donor ligands

Compounds [HBipy][Y(NCS)₄(Bipy)₂] · H₂O (I), [HPhen][Y(NCS)₄(Phen)₂] (II), and [Y(Nic)₃(H₂O)₂]₂ (III), where Bipy is 2,2′-bipyridine and Phen is 1,10-phenanthroline, are synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analyses (CIF files CCDC 984621, 984622, and 934971, respectively). In the anionic complexes, the coordination polyhedron of sodium is formed by eight nitrogen atoms, four of which are provided by the acido ligands and four others are given by two molecules of the N-heterocycle. In compounds I and II, the protonated and coordinated diimines together participate in stacking interactions.     

Structure and Ion-Selective Properties of 2-Phosphorylphenols

The structure and ion-selective properties of some 2-phosphorylphenols were studied. It was shown that, irrespective of the nature of the substituents on the benzene ring and on the phosphorus atom, these compounds exhibit potentiometric selectivity to cesium cation. The crystal structures of 2-(diphenylphosphoryl)-4-ethylphenol and 2-[(diphenylphosphoryl)methyl]phenol were established.     

Synthesis, structure, and thermal decomposition of [H2(4,4′-Bipy)][In(H2O)2(NCS)4]2 and [HUr]2[In(H2O)(NCS)5] · 2H2O

The reaction of indium thiocyanate with bipyridine (4,4-Bipy) and urotropine (Ur) gave [H₂(4,4′-Bipy)][In(H₂O)₂(NCS)₄]₂ (I) and [HUr]₂[In(H₂O)(NCS)₅] · 2H₂O (II), which were identified using elemental analysis, IR spectra, and thermogravimetric analysis. The thermal decomposition of compound I and II ends at 650 and 640°C, respectively, and gives In₂O₃. X-Ray diffraction analysis of compound I showed that complex anions in the crystal form chains through O-H…S hydrogen bonds. The anion chains form a close packing of columns with bipyridine cations located in the voids. Original Russian Text ? S.P. Petrosyants, A.B. Ilyukhin, V.A. Ketsko, 2008, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 951–955.     

Indium(III) coordination compounds

Data on the homo- and heteroleptic coordination compounds of indium(III) with halide, pseudo-halide, and N,O-donor ligands are generalized. Trends in the coordination numbers and coordination polyhedron geometries and the specifics of formation of hybrid polymer structures are considered. 182 references.     

Lead bipyridyl hexacyanoferrate complex

A low-solubility complex [PbBipy₂]₆[Fe(CN)₆]₄ · Bipy · 14H₂O was prepared and characterized by physicochemical methods. Although containing [PbBipy₂]₂[Fe(CN)₆] discrete species and a {[PbBipy₂][Fe(CN)₆]} _n infinite chain in the crystal structure, the complex has weak antiferromagnetic properties over a wide temperature range. The irreversible thermal destruction of the complex, which starts at 192°C, is preceded by complete dehydration.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of the [WOCl<Subscript>3</Subscript>{<Emphasis Type="Italic">Ph</Emphasis>NHC(O)CHC(O-)<Emphasis Type="Italic">Me</Emphasis>}] complex

The [WOCl₃{PhNHC(O)CHC(O⁻)Me}] complex has been synthesized, and its crystal structure has been determined. The coordination polyhedron of the tungsten atom is a distorted octahedron with a meridional arrangement of three chlorine atoms. Two oxygen atoms of the acetoacetanilide bidentate chelating ligand occupy trans positions to the O(3) oxo atom and the Cl(3) atom. The crystal structures and the IR spectra of the WOCl₃{PhNHC(O)CHC(O^t-)Me} and [MoO₂Cl₂{(o-MePh)NHC(O)CH₂C(O)Me}] complexes are compared.