Unusual Disordering of Potassium Ions in the Structures of Cluster Rhenium Thiohalides K3[Re6S7Br7] and K4[Re6S8Cl6]

New cluster compounds — rhenium and potassium thiohalides K₃Re₆S₇Br₇ (I) and K₄Re₆S₈Cl₆ (II) — have been synthesized. Their crystal structures have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compounds are monoclinic; (I): space group P2₁/c, a = 9.32(1) Å, b = 13.528 Å, c = 12.413 Å, β = 110.21°, Z = 2, R = 0.038; (II): space group C2/m, a = 10.614 Å, b = 17.268 Å, c = 10.448 Å, β = 110.755°, Z = 2, R = 0.042. In both structures, the potassium ions are considerably distorted. The occupancies of the potassium sites are 0.17-0.34 (I) and 0. 01-0.26 (II), correlating well with the coordination numbers (c.n. 7-10 and 2-7 for I and II, respectively). In I, adjacent positions of potassium atoms are aggregated into discrete tetrahedral and angular clusters; in II, the individual (four-and six-membered) cyclic clusters of potassium sites are present along with bent chains of vertex-and edge-sharing tetrahedral “potassium clusters.” The shortest K-K distances in these “clusters” vary from 1.31 Å to 1.54 Å (I) and from 0.66 Å to 1.65 Å (II). The “instability” of the potassium site suggests that I and II are ion conductors.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by S. F. Solodovnikov, S. S. Yarovoi, Yu. V. Mironov, A. V. Virovets, and V. E. Fedorov__________Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 909–917, September–October, 2004.     

Structure of Ba Na Ethylenediaminetetraacetatocobaltate(III) Perchlorate, Na[Ba6(H2O)25][Co(Edta)]4(ClO4)9 · 5H2O

Crystals with uncommon composition NaBa₆[Co(Edta)]₄(ClO₄)₉ · 30H₂O (Edta⁴⁻ is ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid anion) were obtained with the following unit cell parameters: a = 14.8513(9) Å, b = 26.2361(15) Å, c = 15.1789(9) Å, α = 91.661(7)°, β = 113.035(7)°, γ = 89.897(7)°, space group P1¯. Each complex anion [Co(Edta)]⁻ is bonded through the carboxyl O atoms to five Ba atoms to give three-dimensional framework in a crystal. One perchlorate ion forms Ba-O-Cl-O-Ba bridge between the Ba atoms; four ClO ₄ ⁻ ions are isolated, while the remaining four ions act as monodentate ligands at the Ba atoms. The water molecules (25 in sum) complete the coordination sphere of the Ba atoms to eight-, nine-, or ten-vertex polyhedron. Four water molecules are in the closest surrounding of the Na atom, one H₂O molecule is isolated.__________Translated from Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, Vol. 31, No. 8, 2005, pp. 590–595.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Zabel, Poznyak, Pawlowski.     

Mixed-Ligand Complexes of Ni(i-Bu2PS2)2 with 4-Aminopyridine. Structure of [Ni(4-NH2Py)(i-Bu2PS2)2]

Mixed-ligand complexes [Ni(4-NH₂Py) (i-Bu₂PS₂)₂] (I) and Ni(4-NH₂Py)₂(i-Bu₂PS₂)₂ (II) have been synthesized. Single crystals were grown and X-ray diffraction data (CAD-4 diffractometer, Mo_{K α} radiation, 1477 F _hkl , R = 0.0320) were used to determine the structure of I. The crystals are orthorhombic: a = 10.675(1) Å; b = 21.681(2) Å; c = 26.302(4) Å, V = 6087.5(12) ų, Z = 8, ρ(calc) = 1.247 g/cm³, space group Pbca. Complex I possesses a mononuclear molecular structure. The coordination polyhedron of the Ni atom is a tetragonal pyramid NS₄ whose base is formed by four S atoms of two cyclic bidentate ligands i-Bu₂PS ₂ ⁻ and the axial position is occupied by the N atom of the 4-NH₂Py cycle. According to electron spectroscopy data, complex II has an octahedral N₂S₄ environment of the Ni atom.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by T. E. Kokina, L. A. Glinskaya, E. A. Novoselova, R. F. Klevtsova, and S. V. Larionov__________Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 899–904, September–October, 2004.     

Crystal Structure of a New Modification of <Emphasis Type="Italic">cis</Emphasis>-Bis(pivalyltrifluoroacetonato)copper(II)

Powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of cis-bis(pivalyltrifluoro-acetonato)copper(II) has been performed (Bruker AXS P4 automatic diffractometer, MoK _β radiation, t = −25°C). Crystal data for C₁₆H₂₀CuF₆O₄: a= 9.980(7) Å, b = 19.236(13) Å, c = 20. 771(14) Å, space group Pbca, V = 3987(5) ų, Z = 8, d _calc = 1.512 g/cm³. The square-planar environment of the Cu atom (Cu-O_av 1.904 Å, =O-Cu-O_av 92.4°) is completed to bipyramidal by the atoms of the neighboring molecules, Cu...F 2.78 Å and Cu...C_γ 3.30 Å. The complex forms centrosymmetric pseudo dimers with Cu...Cu distances of 4.59 Å.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by S. A. Gromilov, I. A. Baidina, P. A. Stabnikov, and G. V. Romanenko__________Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 893–898, September–October, 2004.     

Syntheses and Structure Determination of Nine-Coordinate (NH4)3[TbIII(nta)2(H2O)]·4H2O and Eight-Coordinate (NH4)3[ErIII(nta)2] Complexes

Syntheses and structure determination of Tb^III and Er^III complexes with nitrilotriacetic acids (nta) are reported. Their crystal and molecular structures, molecular formulas, and compositions were determined by single-crystal X-ray structure analyses and elementary analyses, respectively. The crystal of the (NH₄)₃[Tb^III(nta)₂(H₂O)]·4H₂O complex belongs to the monoclinic crystal system and C2/c space group. Crystal data are as follows: a = 16.357(8) Å, b = 8.552(4) Å, c = 17.390(9) Å, β = 104.748(7)°, V = 2352.6(19) ų, Z = 4, Mr = 675.32, D_c = 1.932 g·cm⁻³, μ = 3.112 mm⁻¹, and F(000) = 1368. The final R and Rw are 0.0220 and 0.0494 for 2357 (I > 2σ(I)) unique reflections, R and Rw are 0.0266 and 0.0510 for all 5613 reflections, respectively. The Tb^IIIN₂O₇ moiety in the [Tb^III(nta)₂(H₂O)]³⁻ complex anion has a pseudo-monocapped square antiprismatic nine-coordinate structure, in which the eight coordinate atoms (two N and six O) are from two nta ligands and the water molecule is coordinated to the central Tb^III ion directly as the ninth coordinate atom. The crystal of the (NH₄)₃[Er^III(nta)₂] complex belongs to the trigonal crystal system and R-3^c space group. Crystal data are as follows: a = 7.9181(16) Å, b = 7.9181(16) Å, c = 54.27(2) Å, γ = 120°, V = 2946.7(14) ų, Z = 6, Mr = 597.61, D _c = 2.021 g·cm⁻³, μ = 4.345 mm⁻¹, and F(000) = 1770. The final R and Rw are 0.0295 and 0.0673 for 677 (I > 2σ(I)) unique reflections, R and Rw are 0.0366 and 0.0700 for all 4827 reflections, respectively. The Er^IIIN₂O₆ part in the [Er^III(nta)₂]³⁻ complex anion is an eight-coordinate structure with a pseudo-dicapped octahedron, in which the eight coordinate atoms (two N and six O) are from two nta ligands.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by J. Wang, X. D. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, Z. R. Liu, J. Tong, and P. L. Kang__________Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 1067–1075, November–December, 2004.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the Copper(I) Chloride Complex with 4,5(4-Pyridylethylene)dithio-1,3-dithiol-2-thione and Triphenylphosphine

The synthesis of a heteroligand complex of CuCl with triphenylphosphine and 5-pyridine-4-yl-5,6-dihydro-[1,3]dithiolo[4,5-b][1,4]dithiine-2-thione (L) of composition { [CuCl(PPh₃)(L)](CH₃ CN)}₂ (I) is described. The crystals of complex I are triclinic: space group , a = 8.928(2) Å, b = 13.872(3) Å, c = 14.470(3) Å, α = 72.89(3)°, β = 88.41(3)°, γ = 77.02(3)°, and Z = 2. The Cu(1) atom has a quasi-tetrahedral environment including the phosphorus atom of the triphenylphosphine molecule, nitrogen atom of the pyridyl radical of molecule L, and two bridging chloride ions. The fact that noncoordinated sulfur atoms are present can be used for the further interaction of complex I with soft Lewis acids.__________Translated from Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, Vol. 31, No. 6, 2005, pp. 462–465.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Koshevaya, Starodub.     

Copper(II) Complexes with N-(3-Hydroximino-2-methylbutan-2-yl)methylamine (HL): Synthesis and Properties. Crystal and Molecular Structures of [Cu(HL)Cl2] and [Cu(HL)(H2O)2SO4]n

Paramagnetic copper(II) complexes with N-(3-hydroximino-2-methylbutan-2-yl)methylamine (HL), namely, Cu(HL)Cl₂(I), Cu(HL)(SO₄) · 2H₂O (II), and Cu(HL)(NO₃)₂(III), were obtained. The crystal structures of I and II were determined. The blue crystals of these compounds are monoclinic. For I(C₆H₁₄Cl₂CuN₂O): a = 8.820(1) Å, b = 6.511(1) Å, c = 18.255(2) Å, = 92.86(1)° V = 1047.0(2) ų, space group P2₁/c, _calcd = 1.679 g/cm³, Z = 4 for R ₁ = 0.0250; for II(C₆H₁₈CuN₂O₇S): a = 9.999(2) Å, b = 9.927(2) Å, c = 12.963(3) Å, = 106.37(3)°, V = 1234.5(4) ų, space group P2₁/c, _calcd = 1.753 g/cm³, Z = 4 for R ₁ = 0.0324. Crystals of I have a molecular structure. The Cu coordination polyhedron is a square bipyramid (2N + 2Cl + Cl + Cl) due to additional contacts with two Cl atoms from the neighboring molecules. Structure II is built from polymeric chains. The environment of the Cu atom is a distorted cis-octahedron (2N + 2O(H₂O) + 2O(SO₄)). Complexes I–IIIare characterized by IR and EPR spectroscopy.     

Synthesis and electrochemical study of 2-(2-pyridyl)benzothiazole complexes with transition metals (CoII, NiII, and CuII). Molecular structure of aquabis[2-(2-pyridyl)benzothiazole]copper(II) diperchlorate

The reactions of 2-(2-pyridyl)benzothiazole (1) with MX₂·nH₂O salts (M = Ni^II, Co^II, or Cu^II; X = Cl or ClO₄; n = 0–2) in EtOH afforded the corresponding complexes. Depending on the nature of the counterion in the starting metal salt, the reactions give compounds of composition M(1)Cl₂·nH₂O or Cu(1)₂(ClO₄)₂·H₂O. The molecular and crystal structure of the Cu^II(1)₂(ClO₄)₂·H₂O complex was established by X-ray diffraction. The copper atom in this complex has a distorted tetragonal-pyramidal ligand environment and is coordinated by four nitrogen atoms of two ligand molecules and one water molecule. Electrochemical study of the ligand and the resulting complexes by cyclic voltammetry and at a rotating disk electrode demonstrated that ligand 1 stabilizes reduced forms of complexes containing Ni, Co, or Cu atoms in the oxidation state +1. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1738–1744, October, 2006.     

Synthesis,crystal structures and physical properties of two terephthalate-bridged copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes

Two ₂-terephthalate (tp) bridged complexes, [Cu₂(tp)(pren)₄](ClO₄)₂ (pren = 1,3-diaminopropane) (1) and [Ni₂(tp)(pren)₄(Him)₂](ClO₄)₂ (Him = imidazole) (2), have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray single-crystal structural analysis. In the discrete dinuclear [Cu₂(tp)(pren)₄]²⁺ cation of complex (1), each Cu^II atom has a square-pyramidal geometry, being coordinated by four nitrogen atoms (avg. 2.031 Å) from two pren ligands at the basal plane and one oxygen atom [2.259(3) Å] from a bis-monodentate tp group at the axial position. In the discrete dinuclear [Ni₂(tp)(pren)₄(Him)₂]²⁺ cation of complex (2), each Ni^II center is coordinated by five nitrogen atoms [Ni—N 2.069(3)–2.109(2) Å] from one Him group and two pren groups, and completed by one oxygen atom [Ni—O 2.138(3) Å] from a bis-monodentate tp group to furnish a distorted octahedron. Magnetic susceptibility studies show that the pair of metal atoms, although being separated by >11.5 Å, exhibit weak intramolecular antiferromagnetic interactions in complexes (1) (g = 2.07 and J = –3.4 cm^–1) and (2) (g = 2.10 and J = –0.7 cm^–1). The electrochemical behaviors of the complexes have also been studied by cyclic voltammogram processes.     

Synthesis and vibrational spectra of copper(II) and erbium(III) complexes with 2-[2′-(oxymethyldiphenylphosphinyl)phenyldiazenyl]-4- tert -butylphenol (HL) [CuL2] · 2H2O and Er(NO3)2 · 2 HL · 2H2O. Crystal structure of [CuL2] · 2H2O

The syntheses of the complex copper salt CuL₂ · 2H₂O (I) and the erbium nitrate complex Er(NO₃)₃ · 2HL · 2H₂O (II) (HL is 2-[2′-(oxymethyldiphenylphosphinyl)phenyldiazenyl]-4-tert-butylphenol) have been described. Basic vibrational frequencies in the IR spectra of I and II have been interpreted. The crystal structure of I has been determined by X-ray crystallography: the crystals are monoclinic, a = 15.157(3) ?, b = 17.080(2) ?, c = 22.451(9) ?, β = 106.09(3)°, V = 5584(3) ?³, Z = 4, space group C2/c, R = 0.0546 (for 1152 reflections with I > 2σ(I)). The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom (symmetry C ₂) can be described as a symmetrically elongated square bipyramid (4+2). The basic square of the Cu polyhedron is formed by the oxygen atom of the substituted phenol and one of the nitrogen atoms of the azo group of each of the two deprotonated ligands L⁻ (Cu-N, 1.969(6) ?; Cu-O, 1.899(5) ?). The angles between the opposite O and N atoms are 157.6°, and the other equatorial angles are in the range 90.6°–95.9°. The axial positions are occupied by the anisole O(2) and O(2A) atoms (Cu-O, 2.737(6) ?, the O(2)Cu(1)O(2A) angle, 132.3°). In the crystal of I, complex molecules and water molecules of crystallization are combined by a system of hydrogen bonds. IR spectra show that, in complex II, as distinct from compound I, the HL ligand is coordinated to the erbium atom through the phosphoryl oxygen atom. Original Russian Text ? A.Yu. Tsivadze, L.Kh. Minacheva, I.S. Ivanova, V.E. Baulin, E.N. Pyatova, V.S. Sergienko, 2008, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 601–607.     

Bismuth compounds [Ph3BuP]+I?, [Ph3BuP] 2+ [Bi2I8 · 2Me2C=O]2?, and [Ph3BuP] 2+ [Bi2I8 · 2Me2S=O]2?: Syntheses and crystal structures

The complexes [Ph₃BuP]₂⁺[Bi₂I₈ · 2Me₂C=O]²⁻ (II) and [Ph₃BuP]₂⁺[Bi₂I₈ · 2Me₂S=O]²⁻ (III) are synthesized by the reactions of triphenyl(n-butyl)phosphonium iodide (I) with bismuth iodide in acetone and dimethyl sulfoxide. In the cations of complexes I–III, the P atoms have a distorted tetrahedral coordination (CPC angles 106.3(2)°–112.0(3)°). The butyl group in cation I is disordered over two positions. In the binuclear centrosymmetric anions of structures II and III, the octahedrally coordinated bismuth atoms are linked in pairs by two bridging (br) iodine atoms (Bi-I_br 3.1508(7) and 3.2824(8) ? in compound II, 3.1961(3) and 3.3108(3) ? in complex III), which are coplanar to four terminal (t) iodine atoms (Bi-I_t 2.9260(7) and 2.9953(6) ? in complex II, 2.9206(3) and 2.9786(3) ? in complex III). The two remaining positions at the bismuth atom are occupied by the iodine atom (Bi-I_t 2.8531(7) ? in complex II, 2.8984(3) ? in complex III) and O atom of the organic molecule (Bi-O 2.747(6) ? in complex II, 2.507(3) ? in complex III). Original Russian Text ? V.V. Sharutin, I.V. Egorova, N.N. Klepikov, E.A. Boyarkina, O.K. Sharutina, 2009, published in Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 188–192.     

Crystal structures of two Ca(II) complexes with imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylate and water ligands

The structure of compound I: poly-diaqua(μ-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylato-N,O; -O′; -O′′, -O′′′) calcium(II) monohydrate [Ca(C₅H₂N₂O₄)(H₂O)₂·H₂O] is built of molecular sheets in which imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylate ligands bridge the metal ions using both carboxylate groups, each bidentate. Ca(II) is coordinated by six oxygen atoms and one hetero-ring nitrogen atom distributed at the apices of a capped tetragonal bipyramid. The basal plane of the pyramid is formed by two carboxylate oxygen atoms [d(Ca–O2?=?2.374(1)?Å, d(Ca–O4)?=?2.412(1)?Å] and two water oxygen atoms [d(Ca–O5)?=?2.384(1)?Å, d(Ca–O6)?=?2.455(1)?Å], the capped position is occupied by the carboxylate oxygen atom O3 [d(Ca–O3)?=?2.325(1)?Å], the hetero-ring nitrogen atom [d(Ca–N2)?=?2.523(1)?Å] and the carboxylate oxygen atom O4 [d(Ca–O2)?= 2.412(1)?Å] form the apices of the prism. The solvation water molecule plays a significant role in a framework of hydrogen bonds responsible for the stability of the crystal. The structure of compound II: trans-tetraquadi(H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylato-N,O) calcium(II) monohydrate, [Ca(C₅H₃N₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₄·H₂O] consists of monomers in which the Ca(II) ion is located on a centre of symmetry. The coordination around the Ca(II) is a strongly deformed pentagonal bipyramidal with the imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylate (4,5-IDA) ligands in the trans arrangement forming a dihedral angle of 68.3°. An imidazole-ring nitrogen atom [d(Ca–N)?=?2.632(2)?Å] and one carboxylate O atom [d(Ca–O)?=?2.531(2)?Å] from each ligand coordinate to the metal ion. The coordination is completed by four water oxygen atoms [d(Ca–O)?=?2.393(2)?Å] and [d(Ca–O)?=?2.367(2)?Å]. The coordinated water molecules act as hydrogen bond donors and acceptors to the unbonded carboxylate oxygen atoms in adjacent monomers giving rise to a three-dimensional molecular network.     

Synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of R[UO2(CH3COO)3] (R = H3O+ or NH(C2H5) 3+ )

Single crystals of (H₃O)[UO₂(CH₃COO)₃] (I) and (NH(C₂H₅)₃)[UO₂(CH₃COO)₃] (II) are synthesized, and their structures are studied by X-ray crystallography. Compound I crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system with the unit cell parameters a = 13.70640(10) ?, c = 27.5258(5) ?, V = 5171.14(11) ?³, space group I4₁/a, Z = 16, R = 0.0238. The crystals of compound II are orthorhombic with the parameters a = 13.3685(3) ?, b = 10.6990(3) ?, c = 12.2616(3) ?, V = 1753.77(8) ?³, space group Pna2₁, Z = 4, R = 0.0228. The uranium-containing structural units of crystals I and II are [UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]⁻ island mononuclear groups belonging to the A B₃⁰¹(A = UO₂²⁺, B⁰¹ = CH₃COO⁻) crystal-chemical group of uranyl complexes. [UO₂(CH₃COO)₃]⁻ complexes are linked into a three-dimensional framework by electrostatic interactions with the outer-sphere cations and by hydrogen bonds involving the hydrogen atoms of hydroxonium (I) or triethylammonium (II) with the oxygen atoms of the acetato groups.     

Facile generation of platinum(IV) compounds with mixed labile moieties. Hydrogen peroxide oxidation of platinum(II) to platinum(IV) compounds

Hydrogen peroxide oxidation of platinum(II) compounds containing labile groups such as Cl, OH, and alkene moieties has been carried out and the products characterized. The reactions of [Pt^II (X)₂ (N–N)] (X = Cl, OH, X₂ = isopropylidenemalorate (ipm); N–N 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine [(dmpda), N-isopropyl-1,3-propanediamine (ippda)] with hydrogen peroxide in an appropriate solvent at room temperature affords [Pt^IV (OH)(Y)(X)₂(N–N)] (Y = OH, OCH₃). The crystal structures of [Pt^IV(OH)(OCH₃)(Cl)₂(dmpda)]·2H₂O (P-1 bar, a = 6.339(2) Å , b = 9.861(1) Å, c = 11.561(1) Å, a = 92.078(9)°, β = 104.78(1)°, γ=100.54(1)°, V = 684.3(2) ų, Z = 2R = 0.0503) and [Pt^IV(OH)₂(ipm)(ippda)]·3H₂O (C 2/c, a = 27.275(6) Å, b=6.954(2) Å, c = 22.331(4) Å, β = 118.30(2)°, V = 3729(2) ų, Z = 8, R = 0.0345) have been solved and refined. The local geometry around the platinum(IV) atom approximates to a typical octahedral arrangement with two added groups (OH and OCH₃; OH and OH) in a transposition. The platinum(IV) compounds with potential labile moieties may be important intermediate species for further reactions.     

Synthesis and Structure of Triphenylbismuth Bis(Fluorobenzoates)

The reaction between triphenylbismuth, hydrogen peroxide, and 3,4,5-trifluorobenzoic or pentafluorobenzoic acid (molar ratio 1 : 1 : 2, respectively) in ether gave triphenylbismuth bis(3,4,5-trifluorobenzoate) (I) and triphenylbismuth bis(pentafluorobenzoate) (II) in 74 and 89% yields, respectively. The structures of compounds I and II were established by X-ray diffraction. The Bi atoms have a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal coordination with acylate groups in the axial positions. The OBiO angles are 170.2(2)° and 171.5(2)° in I and II, respectively. The Bi–C(Ph)_eq bond lengths vary in the range of 2.187(6)–2.204(5) Å, the Bi–O(acyl) lengths are 2.256(5) Å in I, and 2.281(5) and 2.318(5) Å in II. In the crystals I and II, the Bi and carbonyl O atoms are involved in intramolecular interactions (Bi···O(=C) 2.926(5)–3.176(5) Å), which increase the equatorial CBiC angles on the side of these contacts to 136.2(3)° and 138.6(2)° in I and II, respectively.     

Synthesis,Spectral, Thermal Studies of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II)‐arginato Complexes. Crystal Structure of Monoaquabis(arginato‐κO,κN)copper(II). [Cu(arg)2(H2O)].NaNO3

Transition metal complexes of arginine (using Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) cations separately) were synthesized and characterized by FTIR, TG/DTA‐DrTG, UV‐Vis spectroscopy and elemental analysis methods. Cu(II)‐Arg complex crystals was found suitable for x‐ray diffraction studies. It was contained, one mole Cu^II and Na⁺ ions, two arginate ligands, one coordinated aqua ligand and one solvent NO₃^? group in the asymmetric unit. The principle coordination sites of metal atom have been occupied by two N atoms of arginate ligands, two carboxylate O atoms, while the apical site was occupied by one O atom for Cu^II cation and two O atoms for Co^II, Ni^II, Zn^II atoms of aqua ligands. Although Cu^II ion adopts a square pyramidal geometry of the structure. Co^II, Ni^II, Zn^II cations have octahedral due to coordination number of these metals. Neighbouring chains were linked together to form a three‐dimensional network via hydrogen‐bonding between coordinated water molecule, amino atoms and O atoms of the bridging carboxylate groups. Cu^II complex was crystallized in the monoclinic space group P2₁, a = 8.4407(5) Å, b = 12.0976(5) Å, c = 10.2448(6) Å, V = 1041.03(10) ų, Z = 2. Structures of the other metal complexes were similar to CuII complex, because of their spectroscopic studies have in agreement with each other. Copper complex has shown DNA like helix chain structure. Lastly, anti‐bacterial, anti‐microbial and anti‐fungal biological activities of complexes were investigated.     

Nickel(II) Diisobutyldithiophosphinate Complexes with Hexamethylenetetramine and Triethylenediamine: Synthesis and Properties. Crystal and Molecular Structure of [Ni2(C6H12N4){(i-C4H9)2PS2}4]

The paramagnetic compounds [Ni₂(HMTA)(i-Bu₂PS₂)₄] (I) and [Ni₂(TEDA)(i-Bu₂PS₂)₄] (II) (_eff = 3.11 and 3.23 _B, respectively) were synthesized by reacting diamagnetic Ni(i-Bu₂PS₂)₂ with hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) and triethylenediamine (TEDA) in ethanol. The crystal structure of I was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (CAD4 diffractometer, MoK radiation, 1483 F _hkl, R = 0.0648). The crystals are monoclinic: a = 35.212(7) Å, b = 9.313(2) Å, c = 22.622(5) Å; = 129.97(3)°, V = 5685(2) ų, Z = 4, (calcd) = 1.281 g/cm³, space group C2/c. The structure is built of discrete binuclear molecules. The coordination polyhedron of the Ni atom is a distorted tetragonal pyramid with four S atoms of two bidentate cyclic ligands i-Bu₂PS₂ ^– in the base and the N atom of the bidentate bridging ligand HMTA at the axial vertex. Complexes I and II have similar electronic reflection spectra, which agrees with the C _4v symmetry of the ligand field.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the Heterovalent Copper(I,II) π-Complex Cu7Br6.48Cl1.52 ? 2C3N3(OC3H5)3

Single crystals of the heterovalent Cu^I,Cu^II π,σ-complex Cu₇Br_6.48Cl_1.52 ⋅ 2C₃N₃(OC₃H₅)₃ are synthesized by the ac electrochemical method from an ethanol solution containing 2,4,6-triallyloxy-1,3,5-triazine, CuCl₂ ⋅ 2H₂O, and CuBr₂. The unit cell parameters of the crystals are: space group , a = 8.271(3) Å, b = 11.391(3) Å, c = 11.821(3) Å, α = 67.43(1)°, β = 84.41(2)°, γ = 85.14(2)°, V = 1022(1) ų, and R(F) = 0.0714. The copper and halogen atoms form unique moieties Cu₆X₆ linked by bridging fragments [Cu²⁺ (C₃N₃(OC₃H₅)₃)₂]X₂ into infinite chains. Each inorganic moiety Cu₆X₆ is linked with four 2,4,6-triallyl- oxy-1,3,5-triazine molecules. The ligand molecule is coordinated to one Cu^II atom through the nitrogen atom of the triazine cycle and to two Cu^I atoms through the C=C bonds of two allyl groups. The Br content equal to 0.57 in the X(4) position linking the Cu^I and Cu^II atoms differs markedly from a value of 0.85–0.91 for the X(1), X(2), and X(3) positions linked only with the Cu(I) atoms.__________Translated from Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya, Vol. 31, No. 6, 2005, pp. 455–461.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Goreshnik, Schollmeyer, Mys’kiv.     

Palladium Clusters Pd4(SEt)4(OAc)4and Pd6(SEt)12: Structure and Properties

Palladium clusters Pd₄(SEt)₄(OAc)₄(I) and Pd₆(SEt)₁₂(II) were synthesized and studied. Their structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. For I, a= 9.774(2) Å, b= 10.821(2) Å, c= 13.061(3) Å, = 92.88(3)°, V= 1379.6(5) ų, (calcd.) = 2.182 g/cm³, space group P2₁/n, Z= 4, N _ref= 1558, and R= 0.031; for II, a= 10.581(1) Å, b= 10.584(2) Å, c= 11.478(2) Å, = 101.62(1)°, = 104.95(1)°, = 106.74(1)°, V= 1135.2(4) ų, (calcd) = 2.007 g/cm³, space group P1, Z= 1, N _ref= 2828, and R= 0.022. In cluster I, four Pd atoms form a planar cycle. The neighboring palladium atoms are bound by two acetate or by two mercaptide bridges, the Pd···Pd distances being 3.036–3.195 Å. In cluster II, Pd atoms form a planar six-membered cycle with Pd···Pd distances of 3.083–3.127 Å. The neighboring palladium atoms are bound by two mercaptide bridges. The formation of analogous clusters in solution was confirmed by IR spectroscopy.     

Crystalline β Modification of (BEDT-TTF)<Subscript>2</Subscript>Br<Subscript>0.12</Subscript>Cl<Subscript>1.88</Subscript>I

The structure of the crystalline β’ modification of a radical cation salt of bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene with mixed dihalogen iodide (BEDT-TTF)₂Br_0.12Cl_1.88I (I) was investigated by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Triclinic structure of I (space group , a = 6.638 Å, b = 9.779 Å, c = 12.920 Å; α = 87.24°, β = 79.10°, γ = 81.37°) was solved by direct methods and refined in a full-matrix anisotropic approximation to R = 0.030 using all 3897 measured independent reflections (CAD-4 automatic diffractometer, λMoK _α). In the crystal structure of I the mixed Cl*-I-Cl* anion occupies the inversion center i(000), its terminal atom having a composition Cl* = Cl_0.94Br_0.06. The semi-radical cation (C₁₀H₈S₈)^1/2+ has one of two ethylene groups disordered.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by A. N. Chekhlov__________Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 960–965, September–October, 2004.