Published July 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Two New closo- or nido- Carborane Diphosphine Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization and Crystal Structures

  • 1. Liaocheng University, Liaocheng (China)
  • 2. Shandong University of Technology, Zibo (China)

Description

Two new carborane complexes containing closo- or nido- carborane diphosphine ligands with the formula: complex [Hg(7,8-(PPh2)2-7,8-C2B9H10)2] CH2Cl2 and [Ag2(μ-Cl)2(1,2-(PiPr2)2-1,2-C2B10H10)2] have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and X-ray structure determination. The X-ray structure analyses revealed that the carborane diphosphine ligand was degraded from closo-1,2-(PPh2)2-1,2-C2B10H10 to nido-[7,8-(PPh2)2-7,8-C2B9H10]- in complex 1, while the closo nature of the starting ligand 1,2-(PiPr2)2-1,2-C2B10H10 was retained in complex 2. In either of the two complexes, the carborane diphosphine ligand was coordinated bidentately to the Hg(II) or Ag(I) center through its two phosphorus atoms, therefore forming a five-member cheating ring between the carborane ligand and the metal center. The coordination geometry of the metal atom is distorted tetrahedron formed by P4 unit in complex 1 and P2Cl2 unit in complex 2, respectively

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
7
Series
19 refs, 3 figs, 2 tabs
Journal Page Range
p. 2249-2252
ISSN
0253-2964

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
50081463
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
ATOMS; CARBORANES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; PHOSPHORUS; SYNTHESIS
Descriptors DEC
CARBON COMPOUNDS; ELEMENTS; MATHEMATICS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC BORON COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS