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“To Bend or not To Bend?” Both! The Planar and Bent Structures of[(Ph 3 P) 4 Rh 2 (μ‐F) 2 ]
Author(s) -
Marshall William J.,
Aullón Gabriel,
Alvarez Santiago,
Dobbs Kerwin D.,
Grushin Vladimir V.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200600523
Subject(s) - bent molecular geometry , chemistry , planar , intramolecular force , crystallography , counterion , crystallization , ligand (biochemistry) , solvent , stereochemistry , ion , organic chemistry , biochemistry , computer graphics (images) , receptor , computer science
The first experimental evidence is presented for planar–bent isomerism of complexes of the type [L 4 M 2 (μ‐X) 2 ]. Both the planar and bent forms have been detected for the same composition , [(Ph 3 P) 4 Rh 2 (μ‐F) 2 ], with full exclusion of any variation in such factors as the nature of the metal, ligand, counterion, and solvent of co‐crystallization. Computationalstudies point to weak C–H ··· F intramolecular bonding as an additional factor affecting the choice between the planar and bent geometries. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)
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