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AUTHOR
Michael Pronold
Isomerism and Ligand Rearrangement within the cyclo-P2S3 Middle Deck in Dimolybdenum Triple-Decker Complexes
The molecular structure of [Cp*2Mo2P2S3] (1; Cp* = η5-C5Me5) has been reinvestigated. In DFT studies a series of various positional isomers A−E have been calculated for the model complex [(C5H5)2Mo2P2S3]. The energetically favored isomer [Cp*2Mo2(μ,η2:2-PS)2(μ-S)] (1B) reacts with W(CO)5THF to give [Cp*2Mo2P2S3·W(CO)5] (2). X-ray diffraction analysis of 2 confirms the presence of two η2:2-PS dumbbells and one singly bridging sulfur ligand, the W(CO)5 fragment being coordinated at one of the P atoms. Arrangement B is also found in the structure of the diadduct [Cp°2Mo2P2S3{W(CO)5}2] (3; Cp° = t-BuMe2C5H2), which is more stable than its Cp* analogue. 31P solid-state MAS NMR spectroscopic stud…
A New Building Block for Organometallic–Inorganic Hybrid Polymers: The Mixed Group 15/16 Element Ligand Complex [Cp* 2 Mo 2 (μ,η 2:2 ‐PSe) 2 (μ‐Se)] (Cp* = C 5 Me 5 )
The synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of [Cp*2Mo2P2Se3] (1; Cp* = C5Me5) and its use as a molecular building block in the formation of copper(I) halide polymers is described. The reaction of 1 in CH2Cl2 with 2 equiv. of CuBr and CuI in CH3CN under diffusion conditions gave [(Cp*2Mo2P2Se3)2(CuBr)2] (2) and [(Cp*2Mo2P2Se3)(CuX)3(CH3CN)]n (X = I; 3/4), respectively. The structure of 2 is distinguished by a central Cu2Br2 ring coordinated on each side by a tripledecker complex through one of its P atoms. A 2D network is formed by weak interactions between Se atoms of neighboring molecules. Compound [(Cp*2Mo2P2Se3)(CuI)3(CH3CN)]n exists in two isomeric forms 3 and 4. The crystal struc…