Cyclo-Tetra-μ-fluorido-1:2κ2F;2:3κ2F;3:4κ2F;1:4κ2F-octanitrato-1κ8O,O′;3κ8O,O′-tetrakis(1,10-phenanthroline)-2κ4N,N′;4κ4N,N′-2,4-dichromium(III)-1,3-dineodymium(III) methanol tetrasolvate monohydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, [Cr2Nd2F4(NO2)8(C12H8N2)4]·4CH3OH·H2O, two cis-difluoridobis(1,10-phenanthroline)chromium(III) fragments containing octa­hedrally coordinated chromium(III) bridge via fluoride ions to two tetra­nitratoneodymate(III) fragments, forming an uncharged tetra­nuclear square-like core. The fluoride bridges are fairly linear, with Cr—F—Nd angles of 168.74 (8)°. Cr—F bond lengths are 1.8815 (15) Å, slightly elongated compared to those of the parent chromium(III) complex, which has bond lengths ranging from 1.8444 (10) to 1.8621 (10) Å. The tetra­nuclear complex is centered at a fourfold rotoinversion axis, with the Cr and Nd atoms situated on two perpendicular twofold rotation axes. The uncoordinated water mol­ecule resides on a fourfold rotation axis. The four methanol solvent mol­ecules are located around this axis, forming a cyclic hydrogen-bonded arrangement. The title compound is the first structurally characterized example of unsupported fluoride bridges between lanthanide and transition metal ions.