Trapping tetramethoxyzincate and -cobaltate(II) between Mo24+ units

F. Albert Cotton, Chun Y. Liu, Carlos A. Murillo, Xiaoping Wang

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Abstract

Two compounds of a new type, [Mo2](CH3O)2M(CH 3O)2[Mo2] where [Mo2] is an abbreviation for Mo2[(p-MeOC6H4)- NCHN(p-MeOC6H4)]3 and M = Zn (1) and Co (2), are reported. Discrete [M(OR)4]2- ions, either as such or in the μ24 role, have not heretofore been described. In these compounds they have distorted tetrahedral structures and bridge two [Mo2] groups in much the same way as did SO42-, MoO42-, and WO42- ions in other recently reported compounds (Cotton, F. A.; Donahue, J. P.; Murillo, C. A. Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 2229). The 1H NMR spectrum of 1 and the visible spectrum and magnetic properties of 2 are consistent with these structures. The M(OCH3)4 bridges are moderately effective in coupling the two [Mo2] redox centers. Compounds 1 and 2 may also be viewed as having Zn and Co centers tetrahedrally coordinated by the bidentate ligand [Mo2[(p-MeOC6H4)NCHN (p-MeOC6H4)]3- (OMe)2]-. From that point of view they may be compared with Zn(DPM)2 and Co(DPM)2 (3), where DPM is the anion of dipivaloylmethane. For purposes of comparison, 3 has been fully characterized structurally, spectroscopically, and magnetically. Close analogies between 2 and 3 are shown to exist.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4619-4623
Number of pages5
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume42
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 28 2003
Externally publishedYes

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