1. Paramagnetic Planar Complexes of Ni II : Influence of R and R′ on the Formation, Coordination Geometry and Magnetic Properties of Phosphinic Amidato Bischelates [R 2 P(O)NR′] 2 Ni
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Wilfried Peters, Arno Brück, Wilhelm Kuchen, and Ulli Englert
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Inorganic Chemistry ,Steric effects ,Crystallography ,Lattice energy ,Paramagnetism ,Chemistry ,Stereochemistry ,Crystal structure ,Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ,Planarity testing ,Monoclinic crystal system ,Coordination geometry - Abstract
After a brief review of previous work the results of the metathesis reaction between Ni(dme)Br2 and R2P(O)NR′Li [R = tBu, iPr, Ph; R′ = Et, Pr, iPr, (±)-sBu, tBu, tPen, Cy, Ph, (–)-α-methylbenzyl = Mb, 1-adamantyl = Ad] are reported. Complex formation occurred only with lithiated amides of tert-butylphosphinic acid, and bischelates [tBu2P(O)NR′]2Ni were obtained when R′ = sBu, Mb, tPen, Ad (1d – g). With R′ = Et, Pr bischelation was incomplete. Vis spectroscopy showed the paramagnetic compounds 1d – f to be planar in the solid state but tetrahedral in solution. 1g is tetrahedral in both phases. The planar structure of 1f was confirmed by X-ray single-crystal analysis (monoclinic, space group P21/n). The magnetic moments μeff of 1d, e, g are ca. 3.2–3.5 μB in both phases and the Curie-Weiss law is obeyed in the range 293–183 K. The same is valid for dissolved 1f. The μeff values of solid 1f are however, strongly temperature-dependent, varying from 1.38 to 0.55 μB (300–90 K). NMR data (31P, 1H, 13C) are reported. Obviously, a favorable combination of electronic and steric factors of substituents R and R′ produces with ligands [R2P(O)NR′]– the donor quality necessary for bischelation as well as the singular field strength required for the formation of planar paramagnetic species. As the combination of paramagnetism and planarity is bound to the solid state, lattice energy effects may be finally decisive for this unique constellation of tetracoordinated NiII complexes.
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- 1996
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