Unique solubility of polyoxoniobate salts in methanol: coordination to cations and POM methylation

Autor: N. B. Kompankov, Maxim N. Sokolov, Cristian Vicent, J. A. Laricheva, Pavel A. Abramov
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: RSC Advances. 6:20240-20246
ISSN: 2046-2069
Popis: Sodium salts of hybrid organometallic POM complexes consisting of [M6O19]8− (M = Nb, Ta) and half-sandwich fragments {Cp*M}2+ (Cp* = η5-C5(CH3)5; M = Rh, Ir) and {(C6H6)Ru}2+ dissolve only in one organic solvent, that is, in methanol. From methanolic solutions, crystals of Na4[trans-{(C6H6)Ru}2Nb6O19]·14.125MeOH·2H2O (1), K4[trans-{Cp*Rh}2Nb6O19]·4MeOH·10H2O (2) and K4[trans-{Cp*Ir}2Nb6O19]·10MeOH·4H2O (3) were isolated and characterized by X-ray analysis. Methoxo species [{LM′}2M6O19−n(OCH3)n] (n = 1–3) were detected in solution by ESI-MS and NMR, and they account only for about half of the total speciation in the solution. DFT calculations were used to calculate 13C NMR chemical shifts in the methoxo complexes and to assess their relative stability. Reasons for the preferred solubility in methanol are discussed.
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