Crystal Structure Investigation of Two Polymeric Chromium(III) Azide Complexes; KCr(pyridine)4(N3)4 and RbCr(pyridine)3(N3)4. A Structure Containing μ(l,3) and μ(1,1,3) Bridging Azido Ligands between Chromium and Rubidium Centered Polyhedra
Year: 1992
Type: article
Abstract: The structures of two polymeric complexes of chromium(III) azide with pyridine, KCr(py)4(N3)4 (1), and RbCr(py)3(N3)4 (2), were determined by X-ray crystallography. Crystal data: 1, C20H20N16CrK, monoclinic, space group C2/c, a = 1611.2(5), b = 1050.6(3), c = 1609.0(5) pm, β = 91.69(3)°, Ζ = 4 and Rw = 0.037 for 923 diffractometer data; 2, C15H15N15CrRb, monoclinic, space group P21/n, a = 1311.9(3), b = 1139.0(4), c = 1523.3(4) pm, β = 109.39(2)°, Ζ = 4 and Rw = 0.046 for 2336 data. The crystal structure of 1 contains six-coordinated chromium and potassium cations with two pyridine ligands and four µ(1,3) bridging azido groups forming a three-dimensional network structure. The chromium atoms are trans-coordinated by the pyridine ligands, whereas the potassium cations are cis-coordinated. The polymeric complex 2 features di-µ(l,1,3) azido bridged CrRbN2 rings, distorted octahedral chromium(III) coordination geometry, sevencoordinated rubidium, and di-μ(1,3) azido bridges which link the binuclear RbCr(pyridine)3(N3)2 moieties into infinite chains parallel to the b axis.
Source: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B
Institutions: Alexandria University, Graz University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
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OpenAlex ID: W1978261328