ISSN 0036-0236, Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 10, pp. 1590–1602. © Pleiades Publishing, Inc., 2009.
Original Russian Text © E.V. Perova, F.M. Miloserdov, M.Ya. Yakovleva, S.E. Nefedov, 2009, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 10, pp. 1665–
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COORDINATION COMPOUNDS
Formation of Binuclear Pyrazolate-Bridged Palladium
Carboxylates in the Reactions of [Pd(Hdmpz)4](OOCR2)
(R = Me, But, Ph) with Heterometallic Pd–Co Acetate
E. V. Perova, F. M. Miloserdov, M. Ya. Yakovleva, and S. E. Nefedov
Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119991 Russia
Received October 15, 2008
Abstract—The reactions of [Pd(Hdmpz)4](OOCR)2 (R = Me, But, Ph, Hdmpz = 3,5-dimethylpyrazole) with the het-
erometallic acetate Pd(µ-OOCMe)4Co(NCMe) gives pyrazolate-bridged dimers Pd2(µ-dmpz)2(Hdmpz)2(OOCR)2
(R = Me, But, Ph), which were characterized by X-ray diffraction.
DOI: 10.1134/S0036023609100155
The chemistry of complexes containing coordinated
molecules of pyrazole and its analogues attracts
enhanced interest due to the possible deprotonation of
the pyrrole nitrogen atom of the heterocycle to give
pyrazolate bridges and binuclear complexes, which can
be assembled into more complex polynuclear clusters
up to metal-containing polymers combining bridging
unsaturated organic fragments and transition metal
atoms [1–6].
EXPERIMENTAL
All operations on the synthesis and isolation of com-
plexes were carried out under pure argon using anhy-
drous solvents. [Pd(Hdmpz)4](OOCR)2 (R = Me, But,
Ph) and Pd(µ-OOCMe)4Co(NCMe) were synthesized
by reported procedures [7, 12].
IR spectra were recorded on a Specord M-80 spec-
trophotometer in KBr pellets in the frequency range of
392–4000 cm–1.
X-ray diffraction studies were performed by a stan-
dard procedure on a Bruker SMARTApex II automated
diffractometer equipped with a CCD detector (λMo,
graphite monochromator, ω scan mode). The structures
were calculated using the SHELXTL PLUS program
package (PC version) and refined by means of the
SHELXTL-97 package [13, 14]. The crystal data and
refinement details are summarized in Table 1, atomic
coordinates and selected geometric parameters of the
complexes are in Tables 2 to 9.
Synthesis of Pd2(m-dmpz)2(Hdmpz)2(OOCMe)2 (2).
The complex PdCo(OOCMe)4NCMe (0.071 g,
0.16 mmol) in acetonitrile (5 mL) was added to
[Pd(Hdmpz)4](OOCMe)2 (0.1 g, 0.16 mmol) in acetoni-
trile (15 mL) and the mixture was stirred for 15 min at
room temperature. The solution thus formed was con-
centrated to 7 mL and kept for 24 h at –5°C. The pre-
cipitated crystals were separated from the mother
liquor by decantation and dried in an argon flow. Yield,
0.068 g (60%).
The present study deals with the synthesis and struc-
ture of the products of deprotonation reactions of 3,5-
dimethylpyrazole (Hdmpz) coordinated to palla-
dium(II) in the complexes [Pd(Hdmpz)4](OOCR)2) (R =
Me, But, Ph) with the heterometallic lantern dimer
Pd(µ-OOCMe)4Co(NCMe) (1) [7]. The latter corre-
sponds to the recently discovered type of heterometallic
dimers in which the square-planar palladium(II) atom
forms a Chinese lantern structure typical of binuclear
carboxylates irrespective of the nature of attached non-
transition, transition, or rare earth metal [8, 9]. In these
heterometallic dimers, the metal atoms are located at
short nonbonding metal–metal distances, which is
apparently a crucial factor determining the formation of
species with a 1 : 1 Pd–M stoichiometry upon the
reduction with hydrogen under mild conditions (tem-
perature up to 250°ë), as was shown, for example, by
the preparation of the Pd–Zn product from the complex
Pd(µ-OOCMe)4Zn(OH2) [8, 10, 11]. Although the
composition and structure of the intermediates formed
in reduction of palladium(II)-based heterometallic
dimers with hydrogen are unknown, nevertheless, it is
quite obvious that the process involves coordination of
the hydrogen molecule, electron transfer, and removal
of acetic acid molecules.
For Pd2C26H39N9O4 anal. calcd. (%): C, 41.36;
H, 5.23; N, 16.69.
Found (%): C, 41.45; H, 5.38; N, 16.71.
IR (KBr, ν, cm–1): 3424 m br., 3172 w, 3076 w, 3024 w,
2960 m, 2868 w, 2732 w, 1604 s, 1564 s, 1480 m, 1396 s,
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