Synthese und Kristallstruktur von (PPh4)2[Mo2NCl9]2, einem μ-Nitridokomplex mit Molybdän(V), und -(VI)

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (PPh₄)₂[Mo₂NCl₉]₂, a μ-Nitrido Complex with Molybdenum (V) and (VI) The title compound is formed as a by-product in the partial oxidation of Mo₂NCl₇ with chlorine in POCl₃ solution, when the reaction mixture is treated with PPh₄Cl. The crystals, which are sensitive to moisture, are black in reflectance and red in transmittance. A more effective synthesis is the direct reaction of PPh₄[MoNCl₄] with MoCl₅ in dichloro methane. (PPh₄)₂[Mo₂NCl₉]₂ was characterized by the i.r. spectrum and by a structural analysis with X-ray data. The compound crystallizes triclinic in the space group P1 with two formula units per unit cell (9225 independent observed reflexions, R = 0.058). The cell parameters are (20°C): a = 1144 pm, b = 1517 pm, c = 2000 pm, α = 79.8°, β = 80.1°, γ = 72.1°. (PPh₄)₂[Mo₂NCl₉]₂ consists of PPh₄⊕ cations and the anions [Mo₂NCl₉]₂^22?, which dimerize via chloro bridges with Mo? Cl bons lengths of 243 pm and 287 pm. In the [Mo₂NCl₉]₂^2? units the molybdenum atoms are linked by Mo^VI?N? Mo^V bridges (bond angles 179° and 174°, resp.) with Mo? N bond lengths of 167 pm and 212 pm.