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Construction and Systematical Symmetric Studies of a Series of Supramolecular Clusters with Binary or Ternary Ammonium Triphenylacetates
Published on: February 15, 2016
Tetrakis(pentafluorobenzenethiolato-kappaS)(triphenylphosphine-kappaP)osmium(IV): a Z' = 3 structure with a
Consuelo Mendoza1, Sylvain Bernès, Maribel Arroyo
1Centro de Química del Instituto de Ciencias, BUAP, Puebla, Pue., Mexico.
Abstract:
The title complex, [Os(C6F5S)4(C18H15P)], crystallizes with three independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. Two of these have very similar conformations, while in the third, the axial thiolate ligand has a rotation that differs by ca 21.5 degrees . The coordination around the metal atom is trigonal bipyramidal and the supramolecular structure involves an unusual double-stranded backbone.
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