Synthesis and structural analysis of cis-bis(1,10-phenanthroline)dicarbonyl ruthenium(II) 1.72-trifluoromethanesulfonate 0.28-hexafluoridophosphate

Ruthenium(II) complexes containing both 1,10-phenanthroline (Phen) and carbonyl (CO) ligands are important molecules for various applications including catalysis. In this work, the molecular structure of [Ru(Phen)2(CO)2]2+ was determined via X-ray diffraction analysis for the first time. The complex exhibits substitutional disorder of one of counter-anions in the asymmetric unit, with different occupancies for CF3SO3- (0.72) and PF6- (0.28). The ruthenium atom is coordinated in a distorted octahedral environment by two carbonyl carbon atoms and four nitrogen atoms from bis-Phen ligands. The cation displays a cis configuration of the carbonyl ligands. Several hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions are present in the crystal. In addition to structural characterization, IR spectral data for the complex is compared with calculated values. These results provide fundamental data for understanding various properties of related ruthenium complexes.

Molecular structure of fac-[Mo(CO)3(DMSO)3]

The title compound, tricarbonyltris(dimethyl sulfoxide)molybdenum, [Mo(C2H6OS)3(CO)3] or fac-[Mo(CO)3(DMSO)3], crystallizes in the triclinic space group P\overline{1} with two molecules in the unit cell. The geometry around the central molybdenum is slightly distorted octahedral and the facial isomer is found exclusively. The packing within the crystal is stabilized by three-dimensional non-classical intermolecular hydrogen-bonding contacts between individual methyl substituents of dimethyl sulfoxide and the oxygen atoms of either another dimethyl sulfoxide or a carbonyl ligand on adjacent complex molecules. The observed bond lengths in the carbonyl ligands and between carbonyl carbon atoms and molybdenum are correlated to the observed FT–IR bands for the carbonyl stretches and compared to respective metrical parameters of related complexes.

Probing hyperconjugative aromaticity in 2H-pyrrolium and cyclopentadiene containing Group 9 transition metal substituent: Bridged carbonyl ligands can enhance aromaticity

Aromaticity and hyperconjugation are two fundamental concepts in organic chemistry. By combination of the two concepts together, the resulting hyperconjugative aromaticity has attracted considerable attention from both theoretical and computational...

Synthesis and Structure of Iron (II) Complexes of Functionalized 1,5-Diaza-3,7-Diphosphacyclooctanes

In order to synthesize new iron (II) complexes of 1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctanes with a wider variety of the substituents on ligands heteroatoms (including functionalized ones, namely, pyridyl groups) and co-ligands, it was found that these ligands with relatively small phenyl, benzyl, and pyridin-2-yl substituents on phosphorus atoms in acetonitrile formed bis-P,P-chelate cis-complexes [L2Fe(CH3CN)2]2+ (BF4)2−, whereas P-mesityl-substituted ligand formed only monoligand P,P-complex [LFe(CH3CN)4]2+ (BF4)2−. 3,7-dibenzyl-1,5-di(1′-(R)-phenylethyl)-1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctane reacted with hexahydrate of iron (II) tetrafluoroborate in acetone to give an unusual bis-ligand cationic complex of the composition [L2Fe(BF4)]+ BF4−, where two fluorine atoms of the tetrafluoroborate unit occupied two pseudo-equatorial positions at roughly octahedral iron ion, according to X-ray diffraction data. 1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctanes replaced tetrahydrofurane and one of the carbonyl ligands of cyclopentadienyldicarbonyl(tetrahydrofuran)iron (II) tetrafluoroborate to form heteroligand complexes [CpFeL(CO)]+BF4−. The structural studies in the solid phase and in solutions showed that diazadiphosphacyclooctane ligands of all complexes adopted chair-boat conformations so that their nitrogen atoms were in close proximity to the central iron ion. The redox properties of the obtained complexes were performed by the cyclic voltammetry method.

Synthesis and crystal structures of manganese(I) carbonyl complexes bearing ester-substituted α-diimine ligands

The crystal structures of two manganese(I) complexes with ester-substituted bipyridine or biquinoline supporting ligands are reported, namely, fac-bromidotricarbonyl(diethyl 2,2′-bipyridine-4,4′-dicarboxylate-κ2 N,N′)manganese(I), [MnBr(C16H16N2O4)(CO)3], I, and fac-bromidotricarbonyl(diethyl 2,2′-biquinoline-4,4′-dicarboxylate-κ2 N,N′)manganese(I), [MnBr(C24H20N2O4)(CO)3], II. In both complexes, the manganese(I) atom adopts a distorted octahedral coordination sphere defined by three carbonyl C atoms, a Br− anion and two N atoms from the chelating α-diimine ligand. Both complexes show fac configurations of the carbonyl ligands. In I, the complex molecules are linked by C—H...Br hydrogen bonds and aromatic π–π contacts. In II, intramolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds are present as well as intermolecular C—H...O and C—H...Br hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions.

1,1,2,2,2,3,3,3-Octacarbonyl-1,1,2,3-tetrakis(1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane-κP)-triangulo-triosmium(0)

The title compound, [Os3(C6H12N3P)4(CO)8], crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca with Z = 8. The molecule consists of a triangular triosmium(0) core surrounded by eight carbonyl ligands and four 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane (or PTA) ligands. One Os atom is coordinated by two PTA ligands and two CO ligands, while the other two Os atoms are each bonded to a single PTA ligand and three CO ligands. There is a small disorder associated with the Os3 unit so that a minor orientation has an occupancy of 2.17 (4)%. The title compound represents the first structurally characterized triangular Os3 carbonyl cluster with four monodentate tertiary phosphane ligands.

Selective synthesis and crystal structures of manganese(I) complexes with a bi- or tridentate terpyridine ligand

The crystal structures of two manganese(I) complexes with a different coordination mode of the supporting ligand are reported: fac-bromidotricarbonyl(4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine-κ2 N,N′)manganese(I), [MnBr(C21H15N3)(CO)3], I, and cis-bromidodicarbonyl(4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine-κ3 N,N′,N′′)manganese(I), [MnBr(C21H15N3)(CO)2], II. In both complexes, the manganese(I) atom is coordinated by terminal carbonyl ligands, a bromide ion, and a 4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine ligand within a distorted octahedral environment. In I, the metal ion is facially coordinated by three carbonyl ligands and the terpyridine ligand binds in a bidentate fashion. The non-coordinating nitrogen atom in the terpyridine ligand is positioned on the side opposite to the bromido ligand. In II, the metal ion is coordinated by two carbonyl ligands in a cis configuration and the terpyridine ligand binds in a tridentate fashion; notably, one carbonyl and the trans bromido ligand are mutually disordered over two positions. In I, the complex molecules are linked by C—H...Br hydrogen bonds. In II, aromatic π–π contacts are present, as well as pairs of C—H...Br and C—H...O hydrogen bonds.

Crystal structures of trans-acetyldicarbonyl(η5-cyclopentadienyl)(1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane)molybdenum(II) and trans-acetyldicarbonyl(η5-cyclopentadienyl)(3,7-diacetyl-1,3,7-triaza-5-phosphabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane)molybdenum(II)

The title compounds, [Mo(C5H5)(COCH3)(C6H12N3P)(CO)2], (1), and [Mo(C5H5)(COCH3)(C9H16N3O2P)(C6H5)2))(CO)2], (2), have been prepared by phosphine-induced migratory insertion from [Mo(C5H5)(CO)3(CH3)]. The molecular structures of these complexes are quite similar, exhibiting a four-legged piano-stool geometry with trans-disposed carbonyl ligands. The extended structures of complexes (1) and (2) differ substantially. For complex (1), the molybdenum acetyl unit plays a dominant role in the organization of the extended structure, joining the molecules into centrosymmetrical dimers through C—H...O interactions with a cyclopentadienyl ligand of a neighboring molecule, and these dimers are linked into layers parallel to (100) by C—H...O interactions between the molybdenum acetyl and the cyclopentadienyl ligand of another neighbor. The extended structure of (2) is dominated by C—H...O interactions involving the carbonyl groups of the acetamide groups of the DAPTA ligand, which join the molecules into centrosymmetrical dimers and link them into chains along [010]. Additional C—H...O interactions between the molybdenum acetyl oxygen atom and an acetamide methyl group join the chains into layers parallel to (101).