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Structural, theoretical and multinuclear NMR study of mercury(II) complexes with a new ambidentate phosphorus ylide

, , , , and . POLYHEDRON, 30 (15): 2486-2492 (September 2011)
DOI: {10.1016/j.poly.2011.06.033}

Abstract

The reaction of the new ambidentate ylide, Ph(3)PCHCOCH(2)COOC(2)H(5) (EAPPY), with HgX(2) (X = Cl, Br and I) in equimolar ratios using methanol as the solvent leads to binuclear complexes of the type EAPPY center dot HgX(2)(2) (X = Cl (1), Br (2) and I (3)). Single crystal X-ray analysis reveals the presence of a centrosymmetric dimeric structure containing the ylide and HgX2 (X = Br or I). The IR and NMR data of the product (EAPPY)center dot HgCl(2)(2) (I), formed by the reaction of mercury(II) chloride with the same ylide, are similar to those of 2 and 3. Analytical data indicate a 1:1 stoichiometry between the ylide and Hg(II) halide in each of the three products. Theoretical studies indicate that the nature of the R group in ylides of the type Ph(3)PCHCOR has a weak effect on the Hg-C(ylide) bond length in binuclear Hg(2)L(2)I(4) complexes. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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