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Thermochemical Studies of Ni(II) and Zn(II) Ternary Complexes Using Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry
Published on: June 8, 2022
Bis(tetra-n-butylammonium) (a redetermination at 150K) and bis(tetraphenylarsonium)
Nadia M Comerlato1, William T A Harrison, R Alan Howie
1Departamento de Química Inorgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21945-970 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Abstract:
The title compounds are salts of the general form (Q(+))(2)[Zn(dmit)(2)](2-), where dmit corresponds to the ligand (C(3)S(5))(-) present in both and Q(+) to the counter-cations ((n)Bu(4)N)(+) [or C(16)H(36)N(+)] and (Ph(4)As)(+) [or C(24)H(20)As(+)], respectively. In the first case, Zn is in the 4e special positions of space group C2/c and hence the [Zn(dmit)(2)](2-) dianion possesses twofold axial crystallographic symmetry. Including these, there are now 11 known examples of [Zn(dmit)(2)](2-) or its analogues, with O replacing the exocyclic thione S, and [Zn(dmio)(2)](2-) dianions in nine structures with various Q. Comparison of these reveals a remarkable variation in details of the conformation which the dianion may adopt in terms of Zn coordination, equivalence of the Zn-S bond lengths, displacement of Zn from the plane of the ligand and overall dianion shape.
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