Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (8): 1395.

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Synthesis,Molecular Structure and Spectral Properties of η6-(Acenaphthylene) Chromium Tricarbonyl Complex

LUO Xi-Li, TIAN Xiao-Hui, LI Chen-Yan, LIN Jia-Ping, CHEN Tao, XU Shi-Ai   

  1. Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
  • Received:2003-10-08 Online:2004-08-24 Published:2004-08-24

Abstract: η6-(Acenaphthylene)chromium tricarbonyl complex was obtained as a racemic mixture of two enantiomers by treating the free ligand with (NH3)3Cr(CO)3 in refluxing tetrahydrofuran and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR,MS and elemental analysis. Purple-black crystals of C12 H8Cr(CO)3 form in the P21/c space group with Z=4, a=0.871 9(7) nm, b=1.243 6(10) nm, c=1.150 4(9) nm, β =111.835(13)°. The full structure was determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction and the result indicated that chromium is η 6-coordinated to one six-membered ring of acenaphthylene. Face to face stack of coordinated aromatic rings by Cr(CO)3 group on the outside is clearly observed between the two enantiomers possibly originated in the course of IRHRs (Inter-ring hatotropic rearrangements). Photophysical properties comparisons of the complex and the free ligand were also studied in advance.

Key words: Acenaphthylene, Tricarbonyl chromium, Synthesis, Spectral property

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