Structure oftrans-difluorobis(1,3-propanediamine)chromium(III) perchlorate,trans-[Cr(N2C3H10)2F2](C104)

The title compound is monoclinic,M _r =337.8,P2₁/c-C _2h ⁵ (No. 14),a=5.508(2),b=13.944(6),c=18.238(5) Å,=95.99(3)°,V=1393.1(9) ų,Z=4,D _x =1.61 g cm^–3, (MoK)=0.71073 Å,F(000)=660.0,=10.3 cm^–1, finalR=0.051 for 2122 observed I>3(I)] reflections. The two six-membered rings resulting from the coordination of the 1,3-propanediamine ligands to the chromium atom are in the chair conformation. The Cr-N and Cr-F distances average 2.085(4) and 1.876(3) Å, respectively.