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Chromium is the seventh most abundant element on earth. 1 It occurs in various oxidation states ranging from Cr(II) to Cr(VI) with trivalent and hexavalent states being the most stable and common in terrestrial environments. The coordination chemistry of chromium(III) complexes is relevant to third generation solar photoconversion scheme. 2 The geometrical isomerism and conformation in transition metal complexes with mixed ligands are very important in the medical application, and likely to be a major factor in determining the antiviral activity and its side-effect. 3,4 2,2Dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine (Me2tn, Fig. 1) is a bidentate ligand that can coordinate to the central metal ion by forming six-membered chelate ring with a chair conformation. The trans-[Cr(Me2tn)2(OH)(H2O)] 2+ can adopt either the trans or cis geometric isomer. In addition, two different kinds of conformation with respect to the chelate rings of Me2tn occur in the trans isomer, as shown in the bottom of Figure 1. The carbon atoms of the two chelate rings of the two conformers may be on the same side (syn conformer) or on the opposite side (anti conformer) of the coordination plane. In the case of trans-anti/syn-[Cr(Me2tn)2Cl2]Cl, trans-anti/ syn-[Cr(Me2tn)2Br2]2Br2·HClO4·H2O and trans-anti/syn[Cr(Me2tn)2Br2]Br, independent syn and anti conformational isomers were found within the same crystals. 5-7 However, structural analyses of trans-anti-[Cr(Me2tn)2(NCS)2]NCS·1/2H2O, trans-anti-[Cr(Me2tn)2Cl2]ClO4, and trans-anti-[Cr(Me2tn)2Cl2]2ZnCl4 indicated that two chelate rings of Me2tn ligands were only in the anti chair-chair conformation. 6-9 The different conformations of the two sixmembered chelate rings of Me2tn ligands may be dependent on the crystallographic disorder, packing forces, hydrated molecules and counter anions in the crystals. The factors which determine the stability of these geometric conformations are subtle and complicated. 5-9 X-ray crystallography is generally used to establish the presence of either conformation but the syn or anti conformer of the six-membered chelate rings cannot be readily discriminated by infrared and visible absorption spectroscopy. The elucidation of the factors that stabilize the either the syn- or anti-conformation in these complex cations continues to be of interest. Here we report the synthesis, crystal structure and spectroscopic properties of the trans-anti-[Cr(Me2tn)2(OH)(H2O)](ClO4)2 with the purpose of elucidating the influence of Odonor ligands occupying the axial positions and counter anions, on the geometry and the conformation referring to the position of the carbon atoms of the Me2tn chelate rings with respect to the equatorial coordination plane.

Synthesis, Characterization and Crystal Structure of trans-Aquahydroxobis(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine)chromium(III) Diperchlorate