Abstract
X-ray crystallographic structures are reported for 1(Me) 2+(SbCl6-)2a·2CH 3CN, 2(Et)2+(SbF6-) 2a·2CH3CNa·2CH2Cl2, and 1(iPr)2+(SbF6-)2, which also contained unresolved solvent and is in a completely different conformation than the methyl- and ethyl-substituted compounds. A quite different structure of 1(Me)2+(SbF6-)2 than that previously published was obtained upon crystallizing it from a mixture rich in monocation. It does not contain close intramolecular PD+,PD+ contacts but has close intermolecular ones. Low temperature NMR spectra of 1(Me) 2+ and 1(Et)2+ in 2:1 CD3OD/CD3CN showed that both contain three conformations of all-gauche NCCC unit material with close intramolecular PD+,PD+ contacts. In addition to the both PD+ ring syn and anti material that had been seen in the crystal structure of 1(Me)2+(SbF6-) 2a·2CH3CN published previously, an unsymmetrical conformation having one PD+ ring syn and the other anti (abbreviated uns) was seen, and the relative amounts of these conformations were significantly different for 1(Me)2+ and 1(Et)2+. Calculations that correctly obtain the relative amounts of both the methyl- and ethyl-substituted material as well as changes in the optical spectra between 1(Me)2+ and 1(Et)2+, which contains much less of the uns conformation, are reported.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6176-6182 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 132 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 5 May 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry