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Title X-ray crystal structure and spectral characterization of pseudo five-coordinate Hg(II) polymeric and four-coordinate binuclear complexes of an ambidentate sulfonium ylide
Type JournalPaper
Keywords Sulfonium ylide Mercury(II) halide Hg(II) polymer X-ray crystal structure
Abstract The reaction of ambidentate sulfonium ylide (Me)2SCHC(O)C6H4-p-OCH3(Y) with HgX2 [X = Cl (1), Br (2) and I (3)] in equimolar ratios using methanol as the solvent leads to two types of products. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals (i) a two-dimensional polymer, [{HgCl2(Y)}4]n, in which the mercury(II) atom is five-coordinated and ligand Y displays C-coordination as well as an additional interaction, including O-coordination to different mercury centers and (ii) an asymmetric halide-bridged binuclear structure of the type [HgBr2(Y)]2, in which the mercury(II) center is four-coordinate and ligand Y displays C-coordination to the metal. The characterization of these compounds by IR, 1H- and 13C NMR spectroscopy confirms the coordination of the ylide to the metal through the carbon atom. Analytical data indicate a 1:1 stoichiometry between the ylide and the Hg(II) halide in all complexes.
Researchers Robert W. Gable (Fifth Researcher), Collete Boscovic (Fourth Researcher), (Third Researcher), (Second Researcher), seyyed javad seyyadzadeh sabounchei (First Researcher)