292642-61-6Relevant articles and documents
Chromium(II) complexes bearing 2-substituted N,N′-diarylformamidinate ligands
Cotton, Albert F.,Daniels, Lee M.,Murillo, Carlos A.,Schooler, Paul
, p. 2007 - 2012 (2007/10/03)
A study regarding the interaction of several ortlio ring-substituted N,N′-diarylformamidinate ligands (DPhXF, X = Me, OMe, Cl and Br) with the Cr24+ moiety has been undertaken. X-Ray diffraction and spectroscopic data have shown that while all of these ligands form the well-known paddlewheel type complex Cr2(DPhXF)4,1 [X = Me, OMe, Cl and Br; Cr-Cr = 1.925(1), 2.140(2), 2.208(2) and 2.272(2) A, respectively], two of them form highly unusual A-frame type complexes with short Cr-Cr bonds, and the smallest M-X-M angle ever reported in an A-frame structure. These are Cr2(μ-Cl)(DPhXF)3, 2 [X = Cl and Br; Cr-Cr = 1.940(1) and 1.940(2) A, respectively]. For some of the paddlewheel complexes, the elongation of the metal-metal bond distance out of the 'super-short' range (Cr-Cr > 2.00 A) has been attributed to the presence of axial interactions between two of the ortho substituents and the Cr24+ moiety. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2000.