Formation of cationic monocyclopentadienyl metal(IV) compounds following halide abstraction from [M(η5-C5H5)Cl3(MeCN)2](M = Zr or Hf): crystal and molecular structure of [Hf(η5-C5H5)(MeCN)6][SbCl6]3·CH2Cl2
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.
- No. 22,p. 3285-3290
- https://doi.org/10.1039/dt9940003285
Abstract
Treatment of [M(η5-C5H5)Cl3(MeCN)2](M = Zr or Hf) with antimony(V) chloride in acetonitrile solution provides a convenient route to cationic monocyclopentadienyl metal(IV) species following halide abstraction. The hexachloroantimonate(V) salts [M(η5-C5H5)Cl2(MeCN)3][SbCl6], [M(η5-C5H5)Cl(MeCN)4][SbCl6]2 and [M(η5-C5H5)(MeCN)6][SbCl6]3 have been isolated and characterised by micro-analytical and spectroscopic (IR, 1H NMR) data. The presence of geometrical isomers in solution is discussed. The structure of [Hf(η5-C5H5)(MeCN)6][SbCl6]3·CH2Cl2 has been established by X-ray crystallographic studies: monoclinic, space group P21/n, a= 22.627(7), b= 18.956(8), c= 22.699(7)Å, β= 98.80(7)°. The structure shows two independent [Hf(η5-C5H5)(MeCN)6]3+ cations, six [SbCl6]– anions and two lattice solvent (CH2Cl2) molecules. The two cations show equivalent dimensions within experimental error and feature a seven-co-ordinate, pentagonal-bipyramidal metal geometry in which the cyclopentadienyl ligand occupies an axial position: Hf–Cring 2.38(2)–2.53(2)(molecule 1) and 2.43(2)–2.51 (2)Å(molecule 2).Keywords
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