Ca(AsF3)(AsF6)2: the first alkaline earth metal cation coordinated to AsF3

Autor: Boris Zemva, Melita Tramšek
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 125:1919-1924
ISSN: 0022-1139
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2004.07.003
Popis: Ca(AsF 3 )(AsF 6 ) 2 was prepared by the reaction of CaF 2 with excess AsF 5 in AsF 3 solvent. The compound crystallizes in an orthorhombic crystal system, space group Pnma , with a = 1034.9(4) pm, b = 1001.7(4) pm and c = 1088.4(4) pm, V = 1.1283(8) nm 3 and Z = 4. Calcium is coordinated to eight fluorine atoms, with six fluorine atoms located at the corners of a regular trigonal prism originating from six AsF 6 units. Two rectangular faces of the trigonal prism are capped by fluorine atoms from two fluorine bridged AsF 3 molecules. For the first time, AsF 3 is shown to serve as a bridging ligand to two metal cations, with bridging distances of F(AsF 3 )–Ca = 241.1 and 243.2 pm. It was found, again for the first time, that the bridging As–F distances are shorter (172.4 and 173.1 pm) than the terminal As–F distance (184.5 pm). The Raman spectrum shows vibrational modes that are readily assigned to AsF 3 and AsF 6 − .
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