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4. Experimental
crystals were grown within 24 h at room temperature
(r.t.). Yield: 110.9 mg, 96%.
4.1. Starting materials
4.4.3. Synthesis of [Pd2(GaCl4)2(C6H6)2] (3)
The compound 1 (0.050 g, 0.044 mmol) was dissolved
in benzene (20 ml) under heating. The carbon monoxide
was bubbled through the solution for 2 h at r.t. The
color of solution turned from red to brown. The
solution was stored without cap and set aside for 1
week. Red crystals formed.
GaCl3 (Aldrich Chemical Company, 99.99%, H2OB
100 ppm) and PdCl2 (Aldrich Chemical Company,
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99.9ꢂ%) were used as received. K2[PtCl4] was obtained
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according to Ref. [26]. All solvents were dried prior to
use. Carbon monoxide 99.9995% quality was used.
4.2. NMR spectroscopy
4.4.4. Synthesis of [Pt2(GaCl4)2(C10H10)2]×
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2C6H6 (4)
NMR spectra were obtained on a Bruker AMX 500
spectrometer. The spectra were recorded at 300 K in the
appropriate arene solution. The 195Pt NMR spectra
were recorded at 107.1 MHz and referenced versus an
aqueous solution of K2[PtCl4]. The 13C NMR spectra
were recorded at 125.7 MHz.
Benzene (2 ml) was added to the solid mixture of
anhydrous GaCl3 (0.043 g, 0.240 mmol), K2[PtCl4]
(0.050 g, 0.120 mmol), and naphthalene (0.061 g, 0.480
mmol). The mixture was stirred for 15 min. The dark-
brown solution was set aside for 2Á
plates formed and were washed twice by benzene. Yield:
1%. Since both the yield and reproducibility of this
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B
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4.3. Structure determinations
compound were extremely low, elemental analysis could
not be carried out.
Due to the extreme sensitivity towards humidity,
crystals of all compounds were sealed inside glass
capillaries in a nitrogen atmosphere. Data were collected
on a Bruker Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer. Nu-
merical absorption corrections were applied [27]. The
positions of the Pd (Pt), Ga and Cl atoms could be
determined using Direct Methods (SHELXS-97). The
positions of the C atoms were determined in subsequent
difference Fourier syntheses. H atoms were placed at
calculated positions. All parameters were refined against
F2 using full-matrix least-squares (SHELXL-97). Further
details are to be found in Table 1.
5. Supplementary material
Crystallographic data for the structural analysis have
been deposited with the Cambridge Crystallographic
Data Center, CCDC Nos. 195958, 195959, 195960 and
195961 for compounds 1Á4, respectively. Copies of this
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information may be obtained free of charge from The
Director, CCDC, 12 Union Road, Cambridge, CB2
1EZ, UK (fax: ꢂ44-1223-336-033; e-mail: depos-
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4.4. Synthesis
All experiments were performed in a glove box under
an inert atmosphere of deoxygenated and dried nitrogen
Acknowledgements
(B1 ppm H2O).
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We thank Dr. Z. Szabo for recording of NMR
spectra. The Swedish Institute is acknowledged for the
grant of The New Visby Programme to M.G., and the
Swedish National Research Council for financial sup-
port and funding of the X-ray diffractometer.
Elemental analyses of 1 and 2 show very small
abundance of carbon (1.2% for 1). The results most
likely are caused by decomposition through evaporation
of the arene, which is readily lost on storage (in contrast
to the immediate crystallographic analysis performed).
4.4.1. Synthesis of [Pd2(Ga2Cl7)2(C6H6)2] (1)
Benzene (2 ml) was added to the solid mixture of
anhydrous GaCl3 (0.441 g, 2.505 mmol), and PdCl2
(0.062 g, 0.352 mmol). The reaction flask was wrapped
in aluminium foil and set aside for 24 h. Dark red
crystals formed; yield 90.4 mg, 45%.
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