Trans-Dichloridobis{tris[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]phosphane-κP} palladium(II) dichloromethane monosolvate

Wade L. Davis, Alfred Muller

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Abstract

The title compound, [PdCl2(C21H12F9P)2]·CH2Cl2, crystallizes with two independent complex molecules (each having the PdII atom situated on an inversion centre) and a dichloromethane molecule in the asymmetric unit. The independent PdII atoms are in perfectly linear orientations of the ligands in mutually trans positions, but distortions of the Cl-Pd-P angles ranging from 86.151 (19) to 93.849 (19)°are evident. The effective cone angles for the tris[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]phosphane ligand were calculated to be 159 and 161°. In the crystal, weak C-H⋯Cl/F interactions create a three-dimensional supramolecular network. Loose packing at two of the -CF3 groups resulted in large thermal vibrations which were treated as two-component disorders [occupancy ratios 0.50:0.50 and 0.628 (15):0.372 (15)].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)m1508-m1509
JournalActa Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online
Volume68
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2012

Keywords

  • R factor = 0.032
  • T = 100 K
  • data-to-parameter ratio = 16.5
  • disorder in main residue
  • mean ω(C-C) = 0.003 Å
  • single-crystal X-ray study
  • wR factor = 0.077

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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