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.
Highlights
In the title compound, [Cr2Nd2F4(NO2)8(C12H8N2)4]4CH3OHH2O, 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 tetranuclear complex is centered at a fourfold rotoinversion axis, with the
Cr and Nd atoms situated on two perpendicular twofold rotation axes
Summary
In the title compound, [Cr2Nd2F4(NO2)8(C12H8N2)4]4CH3OHH2O, 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). 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
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