Complexes Containing Heteronuclear And Homonuclear Quadruple Bonds - Preparation And Characterization Of Mowcl4(Dmpm)2 And Mo2x4(Dmpm)2 (X = Br, I)

The quadruply bonded heterobimetallic complex MoWCl4(dmpm)2 (1) and the homobimetallic complexes Mo2X4-(dmpm)2 (X = Br (2),I, (3)) were synthesized and their structures determined. The crystals of compound 1 exhibit the typical disorder for heteronuclear systems, namely, the random orientation of the M-M' vector, with each metal atom appearing as 50% Mo and 50% W. The structural refinement in the space group P4 resulted in lower residuals, with R = 0.048 and R(w) = 0.067, than in the space group P4/m. For complexes 2 and 3, crystals obtained from THF solutions are monoclinic, with space groups P2(1)/c and P2(1)/n for 2 and 3, respectively. The quadruple bond distances are 2.193(2), 2.1271 (8), and 2.132(2) angstrom for 1, 2, and 3, respectively. In addition, each complex has been characterized using UV-visible, P-31{H-1} NMR, and H-1 NMR spectroscopies. The average magnetic anisotropy of the Mo-Mo quadruple bond in complexes 2 and 3 has been calculated from H-1 NMR data as -4450 x 10(-36) m3 molecule-1. The crystal structures of complexes 1-3 are fully described, and their crystallographic data are as follows: (1) space group P4 with a = b = 9.083 (2) angstrom, c = 8.092(2) angstrom, V = 667.5(5) angstrom3, and Z = 2; (2) space group P2(1)/n with a = 8.694(1) angstrom, b = 8.695(2) angstrom, c = 15.369(2) angstrom, beta = 100.70(1)degrees, V = 1141.6(6) angstrom3, and Z = 2; (3) space group P2(1)/c with a = 9.076(2) angstrom, b = 16.813(7) angstrom, c = 16.654(5) angstrom, beta = 102.4(1)degrees, V = 2481(4) angstrom3, and Z = 4.