Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2002, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (9): 1641.

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Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Tetranuclear Cluster [(η5-C5Me5)WS3Cu3Br2(PPyPh2)2]

XU Qing-Feng, CHEN Jin-Xiang, LIU Quan, JI Shun-Jun, LANG Jian-Ping, SHEN Qi   

  1. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 215006, China
  • Received:2002-01-06 Online:2002-09-24 Published:2002-09-24

Abstract: Reaction of [PPH4]2[(η5-C5Me5)WS3(CuBr)3]2 in CH3CN with PPyPh2 in a molar ratio of 1∶4 gave rise to red crystals of [(η5-C5Me5)WS3Cu3Br2(PPyPh2)2]. It was characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-Vis and 1H NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in a triclinic system with space group P1 and unit cell parameters a=1.5459(7) nm, b=1.620(1) nm, c=1.0180(2) nm, α=94.18(3)°, β=97.38(3)°, γ=111.8(4)°, Z=2, R=0.031. The structure consists of a distorted WS3Cu3Br cubane where the Cu(3)—Br(1) bond is broken. Cu(1) and Cu(2) atoms adopt a distorted tetrahedral geometry coordination while Cu(3) assumes an approximately trigonal planar geometry. W—Cu(1), W—Cu(2) and W—Cu(3) distances are 0.27041(9), 0.27327(8), and 0.26785(9) nm, respectively.

Key words: Tungsten cluster, Copper cluster, Sulfide cluster, Crystal structure

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