A solid-state 133Cs nuclear magnetic resonance and X-ray crystallographic study of cesium complexes with macrocyclic ligands
We report solid-state NMR determination of the 133Cs chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) for a series of cesium complexes with macrocyclic ligands. It was found that the isotropic 133Cs chemical shifts are related to the number of oxygen atoms to which the Cs+ ion is coordinated. The 133Cs chemical shifts were found to correlate with average Cs-O distances. We also attempt to use the established correlation to deduce Cs+ coordination environment for compounds with unknown structures. We also report the X-ray determination of the crystal structure for Cs(DB18C6)2SCN1/2CH3OH1/2H2O. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic, a = 14.503(2), b = 15.152(3), c = 39.989(6) Å, β = 90.796(8)°, space group P21/c, Z = 8. There are two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit cell where each of the two Cs+ ions is coordinated to two DB18C6 ligand molecules forming a sandwich-type structure.Key words: solid state NMR, alkali metal, 133Cs chemical shift, macrocyclic ligand, crystal structure.