SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF [ME4C2CP2SMCL-CENTER-DOT-THF]2

Me4C2(C5H4MgCl)2(THF) (THF = tetrahydrofuran) reacts with anhydrous SmCl3 in THF to give [Me4C2CP2SMCl.THF]2. The molecule is a dimer. Sm1 and Sm2 are bridged unsymmetrically by two chlorine atoms [Sm(1)-CI(1) 2.787(2), Sm(1)-Cl(2) 2.848(2), Sm(2)-Cl(1) 2

SYNTHESIS AND X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION OF ZN2(HPO4)(3).H3NCH2CH2NH3

A novel framework material, Zn-2(HPO4)(3).H3NCH2CH2NH3, has been synthesised and its crystal structure determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction.

SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF TETRAHYDROFURFURYLCYCLOPENTADIENYL SODIUM TETRAHYDROFURANATE COMPLEX

A tetrahydrofurfurylcyclopentadienyl sodium tetrahydrofuranate complex was prepared by the reaction of tetrahydrofurfurylcyclopentadiene with metallic sodium in THF. Its crystal structure was determined by X-ray analysis. In the crystal. the tetrahydrofuranate complex C4H7OCH2C5H4Na . THF adopts a puckered chain structure with an eta5-(C4H7OCH2)C5H4 ring connected by a bridging Na(THF) unit. The oxygen in the eta5-(C4H7OCH2)C5H4 ring is coordinated to the sodium atom.

SYNTHESIS AND X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF THE SM-YLIDE COMPLEX, [(C5H5)3SMCH2P(ME)PH2]

The interaction of (C5H5)2SmCl.LiCl with one equivalent of Li[(CH2)(CH2) PPh2] in refluxing tetrahydrofuran gives the yellow complex [(C5H5)3SmCH2P (Me)Ph2] in 30% yield. The compound has been fully characterized by analytical, spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction methods.

DEHYDROGENATION OF ORGANOLANTHANIDE ALKOXIDES AND X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF REACTION-PRODUCT [(C5H-5)2YB(MU-OCH=C=CH2)]2

[Cp3Yb] reacts with HOR (Cp = C5H5; R = CH2CH=CH2, CH2CH2Me) in thf (thf = tetrahydrofuran)at room temperature to give complexes [{Cp2Yb(mu-OR)}2], which are dehydrogenated to yield the new complex [{Cp2Yb(mu-OCH=C=CH2)}2] in refluxing thf solution; the X-ray crystal structure shows that the new complex is dimeric with oxygen atoms as bridging groups.

SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF [(ME4C2CP2SMCL.MGCL2.3THF)THF]2

[(Me4C2Cp2SmCl.MgCl2.3THF)THF]2 was prepared by the reaction of Me4C2Cp2MgCl2.4THF (Cp=C5H4, THF = tetrahydrofuran) with SmCl3 in THF. The crystals belong to triclinic space group P-1 with a 12.149(3), b 13.187(4), c 13.810(5) angstrom, alpha 117.23(2), beta 94.07(2), gamma 62.86(2)-degrees, V = 1723.9(1.0) angstrom3. In the molecular structure of the title compound there is a symmetrical centre and a quadrilateral formed by SM, Mg, Cl1, Cl2 atoms. Two centroids of the cyclopentadienyls, bridged by a tetramethylethano group form with three bridging chlorine atoms (Cl1, Cl2, Cl1a) a pseudo-trigonal bipyramid around Sm. Three oxygen atoms of THF and three chlorine atoMS (Cl1, Cl2, Cl3) constitute a distorted octahedron around Mg.

THE SYNTHESES CHARACTERIZATION AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF RARE-EARTH COMPLEXES WITH L-PROLIN

The complexes of Ln(L-Pro)s(H2O)2(ClO4)3(Ln = Pr, Nd and Er. L-Pro = L-Proline) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR. spectra and thermal analysis. The singal crystal Pr2(L-Pro)6(H2O)4(ClO4)6 Was also obtained. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, P2(1), a = 0.9879 (3) nm, b = 2.1883 (4) nm, c = 1.3393 (2)nm, beta = 91.23(2)-degrees, V = 2.895(1) nm3, Z = 2. R = 0.035 for 5032 observed reflections. The coordination polyhedron of Pr(III) ion comprises six oxygen atoms from L-Pro molecules and two water molecules. Each L-Pro molecule coordinates to two Pr(III) ions through its carboxyl group which serves as a bridging bidentate ligand to form onedimensional chain structure.

STUDIES ON OLEFIN-COORDINATING TRANSITION-METAL CARBENE COMPLEXES .20. SYNTHESIS OF 1,3-CYCLOHEXADIENE(DICARBONYL) [ETHOXY(ARYL)-CARBENE]IRON COMPLEXES AND THEIR PHOSPHINE ADDUCTS - CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF C6H8(CO)2FEC(OC2H5)C6H4CH3-O

Reaction of 1,3-cyclohexadiene(tricarbonyl)iron (1) with ortho-substituted aryllithium reagents ArLi (Ar=o-CH3C6H4, o-CH3OC6H4, o-CF3C6H4) in ether at low temperature, and subsequent alkylation of the acylmetalates formed with Et3OBF4 in aqueous solution at 0-degrees-C or in CH2Cl2 at -60-degrees-C gave the 1,3-cyclohexadiene(dicarbonyl)[ethoxy(aryl)carbene]iron complexes (eta4-C6H8)(CO)2FeC(OC2H5)Ar (3, Ar = o-CH3C6H4; 4, Ar = o-CH3OC6H4), and the isomerized product (eta3-C6H8)(CO)2FeC(OC2H5)C6H4CF3-o (5), respectively, among which the structure of 3 has been established by an X-ray diffraction study. Complex 3 is monoclinic, space group P2(1) with a = 8.118(4), b = 7.367(4), c = 14.002(6) angstrom, beta = 104.09(3)-degrees, V = 812.2(6) angstrom3, Z = 2, D(c) = 1.39 g cm-3, R = 0.056, and R(w) = 0.062 for 976 observed reflections. Complexes 3 and 5 were converted into the chelated allyliron phosphine adducts(eta3-C6H8)(CO)2(PR31)FeC(OC2H5)Ar (6, Ar = o-CH3C6H4, R1 = Ph; 7, Ar = o-CH3C6H4, R1 = OPh; 9, Ar = o-CF3C6H4, R1 = Ph), by reaction with phosphines in petroleum ether at low temperatures.

SYNTHESIS AND X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF AN ORGANOLANTHANIDE COMPLEX [(BU(T)CP)3NDBRLI(THF)3]

(ButCp)2NdCl.2THF reacts with one equivalent of phenyllithum in THF yielding tris(tert-butylcyclopentadienyl)neodymium lithium bromide tetrahydrofuran, [(ButCP)3 NdBrLi(THF)3], as a by-product, whose structure has been determined by X-ray crystallography. The 10-coordinated neodymium atom is bonded to three tert-butyl-cyclopentadienyl groups and one bromine atom, forming a distorted pseudo-tetrahedron.

SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF ([(C5H9C5H4)ER(THF)]2(MU-2-CL)3(MU-3-CL)2NA(THF)2).THF

The reaction of ErCl3 with one equivalent of C5H9C5H4Na generates the complex {[(C5H9C5H4)Er(THF)]2(mu2-Cl)3(mu3-Cl)2Na(THF)2}.THF, which crystallizes from hexane/THF. The X-ray crystal structure determination shows that each erbium is surrounded by one C5H9C5H4 ligand, two mu3-Cl, two mu2-Cl and one THF in a distorted octahedral arrangement.

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BINUCLEAR ORGANOLANTHANIDE COMPLEXES INVOLVING CYCLOPENTADIENYL AND N-PROPYLOXIDE LIGANDS - X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF [(C5H5)2YB(MU-OCH2CH2CH3)]2

By the reaction of Cp3Ln (Cp = C5H5; Ln = Dy, Ho, Yb) with equimolar n-propyl alcohol in THF (tetrahydrofuran) at room temperature three new binuclear organolanthanide complexes, [CP2Ln(mu-OCH2CH2CH3)]2 (Ln = Dy, Ho, Yb), have been synthesized, as shown by X-ray single-crystal structure analysis for the complex [Cp2Yb(mu-OCH2CH2CH3)]2. All the complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and MS spectra. The Yb2O2 unit is planar, and the ytterbium atom is coordinated by two Cp ring centroids and two oxygen atoms of two n-propyloxide ligands to form a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The average Yb-C (Cp) bond distance is 2.589(17) angstrom. The average Yb-O distance is 2.199(5) angstrom. The Yb-Yb separation [3.521(1) angstrom] indicates that no metal-metal interaction is present.

SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF (C9H7GDCL2.3THF)THF

The indenylpdolinium dichloride tristetrahydrofuranate (C9H7GdCl2.3THF)THF was prepared and its crystal structure (monoclinic space group P2(1)) determined by X-ray diffraction. In C9H7GdCl2.3THF, Gd, O(1), O(2), O(3) and the centroid of the five-membered indenyl ring form a plane, and Cl(1) and Cl(2) are located at two opposite sides of the plane to give a pseudo-octahedron. The coordination number of Gd is eight.

THE SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF MOLYBDENUM-SILICON BLUE

The single crystal of heteropoly blue, HsSiMo12O40.12H2O, the reduced product of molybdenum-silicon heteropoly acid, was prepared by electrochemical reduction and evaporation in nitrogen atmosphere. The Crystal structure of the product was determined. The heteropoly blue H8SiMo12O40.12H2O, Crystallizes space group P1BAR a = 1.3769 (3) nm, b = 1.4346 (4) nm, c = 1.4134 (4) nm, alpha = 120.47 (2)-degrees, beta = 110.70 (2)-degrees, gamma = 66.11 (2)-degrees, Z = 2, R = 0.0608. The heteropoly blue anion was determined to have Keggin Structure and alpha-isomer and it remained the structure of the unreduced heteropoly acid anion. But the distortion of the structure and the changes of bond length and bond angle take place obviously. The four Mo5+ Positions were determined in the structure.

SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF NEODYMIUM COMPLEX OF 1-METHYL-1, 4, 7, 10-TETRAAZACYCLODODECANE

The complex [Nd(L)(CH3CN)(CF3SO3)3] has been synthesized. Where L = 1-methyl-1, 4, 7, 10-tetraazacycldodecane. The crystal structure of the complex has been determined by a four-circle X-ray diffractometer to a final deviation factor B value of 0.0370 and R(w) value of 0.0385 respectively. The crystal is triclinic system, space group P1BAR with a = 0.8738(2), b = 1.2870(3), c = 1.2900(3) nm, alpha = 85.63(2), beta = 87.25(2), gamma = 78.30(2)-degrees, V = 1.41571 (60) nm3, Z = 2, D(c) = 1.92 g/cm3. The neodymium ion is eight-coordinated to forming a distorted square antiprism.

SYNTHESIS, THERMAL-STABILITY AND X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF THE BIS(CYCLOPENTADIENYL)YTTERBIUM NAPHTHOXIDE DERIVATIVE (C5H5)2YB(OC10H7)(THF)

Cp3Yb (Cp = C5H5) reacts with a-naphthol (HNP) in THF to form Cp2Yb(NP)(THF) (1), which crystallizes in the space group P2(1)/n with unit cell dimensions a = 8.084(2), b = 15.996(6), c = 15.973(7) angstrom, beta = 98.95(3), V = 2040.3 angstrom and D(calc.) = 1.69 g cm-3 for Z = 4. Least-squares refinement based on 2242 observed reflections converged to a final R value of 0.081. The average Yb-C(Cp) distance is 2.60(2) angstrom and Yb-O(THF) and Yb-O(NP) distances are 2.30(1) and 2.06(1) angstrom, respectively. The title compound loses the coordinated THF molecule readily by heating under vacuum to give dimeric [Cp2Yb(NP)]2 (2), which undergoes disproportionation to give Cp3Yb and Yb(NP)3 on heating above 230-degrees-C.