ISSN:
1434-1948
Keywords:
Metal string complexes
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Multicentered metal-metal multiple bond
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Quadruple bonds
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Metal-metal interactions
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Chromium
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Chemistry
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General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The linear pentanuclear chromium complexes [CrII5(μ5-tpda)4Cl2] (1), [CrII5(μ5-tpda)4(NCS)2] (2), [CrIIICrII4(μ5-tpda)4F2](BF4) (3), and [CrIIICrII4(μ5-tpda)4F(OTf)](OTf) (4), with four all-syn tri(α-pyridyl)diamido dianion (tpda2-) ligands, have been prepared and structurally characterized. Compounds 1 and 2 possess a delocalized Cr(II)-Cr(II)-Cr(II)-Cr(II)-Cr(II) five-centred metal-metal bond of order 1.5. In both 1 and 2 two values for CrII-CrII bond lengths are found both; the outer ones connected with axial ligands are 2.284(1) and 2.285(2) Å, and the inner ones are 2.2405(8) and 2.246(1) Å, for 1 and 2, respectively. When compound 1 reacts with 2 equiv. of AgBF4 or Ag(OTf), a oxidation reaction takes place and one of the terminal chromium(II) ions is oxidized to produce [CrIIICrII4(μ5-tpda)4F2]BF4 (3) or [CrIIICrII4(μ5-tpda)4F(OTf)](OTf) (4). Two short Cr-Cr distances [1.969(2) and 2.138(2) Å for 3, 1.846(1) and 1.922(1) Å for 4] are found, with the presence of two quadruple bonds among four adjacent CrII ions. The fifth CrIII ion, which is separated from the neighboring CrII ion by 2.487(2) Å for 3 and 2.610(1) Å for 4, is simply a square pyramidal unit with no metal-metal bonding interaction.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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