Catena-Poly[neodymium(III)-bis[μ-N-(dimorpholinophosphoryl)benzenesulfonamidato]-sodium(I)-bis[μ-N-(dimorpholinophosphoryl)benzenesulfonamidato

Abstract

The cubic crystal structure of the title compound, [NaNd(C14H21N3O5PS)4]n, is composed of one-dimensional polymeric chains propagating in [100], built up from [Nd(C14H21N3O5PS)4]− anions and sodium cations functioning as linkers. In the complex anion, the Nd3+ ion has an eightfold coordination environment formed by the sulfonyl and phosphoryl O atoms of four bidentate chelating N-(dimorpholinophosphor­yl)benzene­sulfonamidate ligands: the resulting NdO8 polyhedron can be described as inter­mediate between dodeca­hedral and square anti­prismatic. The sodium ion adopts an NaO4 tetra­hedral geometry arising from four monodentate benzene­sulfonamidate ligands. The resulting crystal structure is unusual because it contains substantial voids (800 Å3 per unit cell), within which there is no evidence of included solvent.