Abstract
The synthesis, crystal structure, and physical characterization of five new radical salts formed by the organic donor bis(ethylenediseleno)tetrathiafulvalene (BEST) and the paramagnetic tris(oxalato)metalate anions [M(C2O4)3]3- (M = FeIII and CrIII) are reported. The salts isolated are (BEST)4[M(C2O4)3].PhCOOH.H2O with MIII = Cr (1) or Fe (2) (crystal data: 1, triclinic, space group P(-)1 with a = 14.0999(4) A, b = 15.3464(4) A, c =19.5000(4) A, alpha = 76.711(5) degrees, beta = 71.688(5) degrees, gamma = 88.545(5) degrees, V = 3893.5(2) A3, and Z = 2; 2, triclinic, space group P(-)1 with a = 14.0326(3) A, b =15.1981(4) A, c =19.4106(4) A, alpha = 76.739(5) degrees, beta = 71.938(5) degrees, gamma = 88.845(5) degrees, V = 3824.9(2) A3, and Z = 2), (BEST)4[M(C2O4)3].1.5H2O with MIII = Cr (3) or Fe (4) (crystal data: 3, monoclinic, space group C2/m with a = 33.7480(10) A, b =12.3151(7) A, c = 8.8218(5) A, beta = 99.674(5) degrees, V = 3614.3(3) A3, and Z = 2; 4, monoclinic, space group C2/m with a = 33.659(6) A, b =12.248(2) A, c = 8.759(2) A, beta = 99.74(3) degrees, V = 3558.9(12) A3, and Z = 2), and (BEST)9[Fe(C2O4)3]2.7H2O (5) (crystal data: triclinic, space group P(-)1 with a =12.6993(3) A, b =18.7564(4) A, c = 18.7675(4) A, alpha = 75.649(5) degrees, beta = 107.178(5) degrees, gamma = 79.527(5) degrees, V = 3977.5(3) A3, and Z = 1). The structures of all these salts consist of alternating layers of the organic donors and tris(oxalato)metalate anions. In 1 and 2 the anionic layers contain also benzoic acid molecules H-bonded to the terminal oxygen atoms of the anions. In all salts the organic layers adopt beta-type packings. Along the parallel stacks the donors form dimers in 3 and 4, trimers in 5, and tetramers in 1 and 2. All the compounds are paramagnetic semiconductors with high room-temperature conductivities and magnetic susceptibilities dominated by the Fe- or Cr-containing anions.
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