V. A. Bushuev, D. S. Yambulatov, N. V. Gogoleva, F. M. Dolgushin, I. V. Skabitsky, S. S. Shapovalov, S. A. Nikolaevskii, M. A. Kiskin, I. L. Eremenko
{"title":"New 2D Coordination Polymer of Cobalt(II) Pivalate with 1,4-Diaminobutane: Synthesis and Thermal Properties","authors":"V. A. Bushuev, D. S. Yambulatov, N. V. Gogoleva, F. M. Dolgushin, I. V. Skabitsky, S. S. Shapovalov, S. A. Nikolaevskii, M. A. Kiskin, I. L. Eremenko","doi":"10.1134/S1070328424601456","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1070328424601456","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The reaction of cobalt(II) trimethyl acetate (pivalate) [Co(Рiv)<sub>2</sub>]<sub><i>n</i></sub> (HРiv = HO<sub>2</sub>CCMe<sub>3</sub>) with 1,4-diaminobutane (Dab) in powder XRD acetonitrile affords 2D coordination polymer [Co(Piv)<sub>2</sub>(Dab)<sub>2</sub>]<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<b>I</b>) with a coproduct impurity, but the addition of one equivalent of 2,2'-bipyridine to the reaction mixture makes it possible to isolate a single-phase sample of compound <b>I</b> (according to the powder XRD X-ray diffraction (XRD) data) in a yield of 78%. The crystal structure of compound <b>I</b> is determined by XRD (CIF file CCDC no. 2404406): the cobalt(II) atoms in the distorted octahedral environment (CoN<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) of two monodentate carboxylate groups and four bridging Dab molecules form a layered coordination polymer with the honeycomb topology <b>hcb</b>. The thermal behavior of compound <b>I</b> is studied by simultaneous thermal analysis: the thermal decomposition of compound <b>I</b> leads to the formation of organic salt (H<sub>2</sub>Dab)(Piv)<sub>2</sub>, cobalt(II) pivalate, and octahedral complex [Co<sub>8</sub>O<sub>2</sub>(Piv)<sub>12</sub>]. The products are identified by powder XRD and NMR spectroscopy.</p>","PeriodicalId":759,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry","volume":"51 2","pages":"112 - 118"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. A. Nikovskii, E. S. Safiullina, Yu. V. Nelyubina
{"title":"Synthesis of Nickel(II) Complexes with 2,6-Dichlorophenyl-Substituted Pyridylpyrazole","authors":"I. A. Nikovskii, E. S. Safiullina, Yu. V. Nelyubina","doi":"10.1134/S1070328424601511","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1070328424601511","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The reaction of new 2-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)-2,4-dihydro-3<i>H</i>-pyrazol-3-one (L) with nickel(II) chloride resulted in the synthesis of the mononuclear nickel(II) complex [L<sub>2</sub>Ni(CH<sub>3</sub>OH)]Cl (<b>I</b>). The methanol solvate of complex <b>I</b>, [L<sub>2</sub>Ni(CH<sub>3</sub>OH)]Cl·3CH<sub>3</sub>OH, and the free ligand L were characterized by X-ray diffraction (CCDC no. 2314989 (<b>I</b>), 2314988 (L)). It was shown that free L exists in solution in the pyrazolone form (according to the <sup>1</sup>H NMR data), while in crystalline complex <b>I</b>, L is in the pyrazolol form (X-ray diffraction data). Compound <b>I</b> is a rare example of a pyrazolol complex in which the oxygen atom is not involved in the coordination to the transition metal ion to give a coordination polymer.</p>","PeriodicalId":759,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry","volume":"51 2","pages":"95 - 103"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. N. Serezhkin, M. S. Grigoriev, M. V. Sukacheva, L. B. Serezhkina
{"title":"Structures of Binuclear Fluorooxalatouranylates Rb5[(UO2)2(C2O4)4F]⋅2H2O and Ba5[(UO2)2(C2O4)4F]2⋅22H2O","authors":"V. N. Serezhkin, M. S. Grigoriev, M. V. Sukacheva, L. B. Serezhkina","doi":"10.1134/S1070328424601353","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1070328424601353","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The structures of novel crystals of Rb<sub>5</sub>[(UO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>F]·2H<sub>2</sub>O (<b>I</b>) and Ba<sub>5</sub>[(UO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>F]<sub>2</sub>⋅22H<sub>2</sub>O (<b>II</b>) (CIF files CCDC nos. 2392480 (<b>I</b>) and 2392481 (<b>II</b>)) are studied by X‑ray diffraction (XRD). The uranyl-containing structural units are the binuclear complexes of the same composition [(UO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>F]<sup>5–</sup> but with different structures, which are described by the crystallochemical formulas <span>({{{text{A}}}_{{text{2}}}}{{{text{T}}}^{{11}}}{text{B}}_{{text{3}}}^{{{text{01}}}}{{{text{M}}}^{{text{1}}}})</span> (<b>I</b>) and <span>({{{text{A}}}_{{text{2}}}}{text{B}}_{{text{4}}}^{{{text{01}}}}{{{text{M}}}^{{text{2}}}})</span> (<b>II</b>) (A = <span>({text{UO}}_{{text{2}}}^{{{text{2 + }}}})</span>, T<sup>11</sup> or B<sup>01</sup> = <span>({{{text{C}}}_{{text{2}}}}{text{O}}_{{text{4}}}^{{{text{2}} - }})</span>, M<sup>1</sup> or M<sup>2</sup> = F<sup>–</sup>). The complexes contain crystallographically nonequivalent U(VI) atoms, which are components of the uranyl ions and implement the pentagonal bipyramidal coordination. In compound <b>I</b>, the U(VI) atoms form coordination polyhedra UO<sub>2</sub>FO<sub>4</sub> and UO<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, and only UO<sub>2</sub>FO<sub>4</sub> are formed in compound <b>II.</b> In both structures, the binuclear [(UO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>F]<sup>5–</sup> complexes are linked into a 3D framework due to coordination bonds R–O and R–F (R = Rb or Ba). The water molecules involved in the formation of a set of hydrogen bonds are localized in voids of the 3D framework. The IR spectroscopy results for compounds <b>I</b> and <b>II</b> are consistent with the XRD data.</p>","PeriodicalId":759,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry","volume":"51 2","pages":"104 - 111"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New Nickel Pincer Complexes Based on Pentamethylruthenocene","authors":"S. V. Safronov, Yu. V. Nelyubina","doi":"10.1134/S1070328424601559","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1070328424601559","url":null,"abstract":"<p>New nickel(II) pincer complexes based on the pentamethylruthenocene, NiCl[{2,5-(R<sub>2</sub>PCH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>2</sub>}Ru(Cp*)] (Cp* = C<sub>5</sub>Me<sub>5</sub>, <b>Ia</b>: R = <sup><i>t</i></sup>Bu; <b>Ib</b>: R = <sup><i>i</i></sup>Pr), were synthesized via a two-step route starting from the 1,3-functionally substituted diol {1,3-(HOCH<sub>2</sub>)C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub>}Ru(Cp*). In the first step, diol was reacted with dialkylphosphines (<sup><i>t</i></sup>Bu<sub>2</sub>PH, <sup><i>i</i></sup>Pr<sub>2</sub>PH) in acetic acid to give diphosphines{1,3-(R<sub>2</sub>PCH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub>}Ru(Cp*) (R <b>=</b> <sup><i>t</i></sup>Bu; <sup><i>i</i></sup>Pr), which were not isolated in a pure state, but after the removal AcOH, was immediately subjected to cyclometallation with nickel(II) chloride hexahydrate in the presence of pyridine. After all purification procedures, the yields of products <b>Ia</b> and <b>Ib</b> were 31 and 16%, respectively. The complexes were fully characterized by <sup>1</sup>H, <sup>31</sup>P{<sup>1</sup>H}, and <sup>13</sup>C{<sup>1</sup>H} NMR spectroscopy data. The purity of the products was confirmed by elemental analysis. The structure of complex <b>Ia</b> was established by single crystal X-ray diffraction (CCDC no. 2408463).</p>","PeriodicalId":759,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry","volume":"51 2","pages":"129 - 134"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. R. Gizatov, Yu. B. Teres, M. N. Galimov, E. O. Bulysheva, T. V. Berestova, R. A. Zilberg
{"title":"Synthesis and Application of Chelate Complexes [Zn(L-arg)2(H2O)] and [[Zn(L-arg)2(H2O)](SO4)]2– as Chiral Selectors","authors":"R. R. Gizatov, Yu. B. Teres, M. N. Galimov, E. O. Bulysheva, T. V. Berestova, R. A. Zilberg","doi":"10.1134/S1070328424601365","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1070328424601365","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Chelate complexes based on Zn(II) ions and L-arg (L-arg) were synthesized as compounds [Zn(L-arg)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)] (<b>I</b>) and [[Zn(L-arg)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)](SO<sub>4</sub>)]<sup>2–</sup> (<b>II</b>) (L-arg refers to the deprotonated form of L‑arg). The structure of the resulting complexes was determined by IR spectroscopy through comparison of experimental and theoretical IR spectra calculated using quantum chemical modeling. Complexes <b>I</b> and <b>II</b> were studied as chiral selectors for enantioselective voltammetric sensors. It was shown that <b>I</b> exhibits better enantioselective properties compared to <b>II</b>. DFT calculations indicated that the difference in the enantioselectivity of complexes <b>I</b> and <b>II</b> may be attributed to the geometric isomerism of the chelate compounds and the specific coordination features of the complexes with analyte molecules.</p>","PeriodicalId":759,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry","volume":"51 2","pages":"119 - 128"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Yu. Bukhvalova, A. A. Fagin, T. A. Kovylina, T. I. Kulikova, A. V. Cherkasov, M. N. Bochkarev
{"title":"Reactivity of Monovalent Thulium","authors":"S. Yu. Bukhvalova, A. A. Fagin, T. A. Kovylina, T. I. Kulikova, A. V. Cherkasov, M. N. Bochkarev","doi":"10.1134/S1070328424601286","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1070328424601286","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Monovalent thulium iodide TmI as a component of a TmI<sub><i>x</i></sub> mixture at 200°С under atmospheric pressure is found to react with hydrogen with the formation of the hydrogenation product [TmI<sub><i>x</i></sub>H], which is confirmed by the reaction with (C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>GeBr affording (C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>GeН. The reaction with nitrogen at 450°С affords a mixture containing diiodide TmI<sub>2</sub> and the product [Tm<sub>4</sub>IN] bearing the Tm<sup>–</sup>N valence bond. Being a component of the TmI<sub><i>x</i></sub> mixture, TmI reacts with phenol and phenylacetylene. In the first case, a poorly separable mixture of iodides–phenolates TmI<sub><i>x</i></sub>(OPh)<sub><i>y</i></sub> is formed. The reaction with PhC≡CH affords styrene, diphenylbenzene, and a mixture of triphenylbenzenes. Trivalent thulium iodide–oxalate (C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)TmI(DМЕ) is isolated in a high yield from the reaction of TmI<sub><i>x</i></sub> with СО<sub>2</sub>.</p>","PeriodicalId":759,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry","volume":"51 2","pages":"89 - 94"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DFT Calculations of 31P NMR Chemical Shifts of σ-Donor Phosphorus Atoms in Platinum Complexes","authors":"S. A. Kondrashova, Sh. K. Latypov","doi":"10.1134/S1070328424601389","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1070328424601389","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The scopes and limitations of available computational approaches for evaluating <sup>31</sup>P NMR chemical shifts of σ-donor phosphorus atoms in platinum complexes were analyzed. It was shown that satisfactory accuracy can be achieved only when shielding is calculated within a fully relativistic formalism (mDKS). Geometry optimization at the PBE0/{6-31+G(d); Pt(SDD)} level was found to be optimal in terms of cost-to-accuracy ratio. The effectiveness of the proposed approach was demonstrated for the analysis of <i>cis/trans</i> isomerism in platinum complexes.</p>","PeriodicalId":759,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry","volume":"51 2","pages":"135 - 142"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu. K. Voronina, O. V. Zvereva, M. A. Shmelev, E. N. Zorina-Tikhonova, A. V. Rogachev, A. A. Sidorov, I. L. Eremenko
{"title":"Synthesis and Structural Features of Co(II) Compounds with 3-Arylidene-1-pyrrolidine Derivatives and Monocarboxylic Acid Anions","authors":"Yu. K. Voronina, O. V. Zvereva, M. A. Shmelev, E. N. Zorina-Tikhonova, A. V. Rogachev, A. A. Sidorov, I. L. Eremenko","doi":"10.1134/S1070328424601390","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1070328424601390","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A series of cobalt(II) acetate and trifluoroacetate compounds with 3-arylidene-1-pyrroline derivatives (X-L; X = Cl, OH) as N-donor ligands were synthesized. The variation of reaction and crystallization conditions resulted in the isolation of coordination compounds with various compositions and structures: tetranuclear complexes based on the {Co<sub>4</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>}<sup>4–</sup> cubane moiety, [Co<sub>4</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>(Cl-L)<sub>4</sub>(OAc)<sub>4</sub>] (<b>I</b>), 1D polymer [Co(H<sub>2</sub>O)(Cl-L)<sub>2</sub>(CF<sub>3</sub>COO)<sub>1.167</sub>(OAc)<sub>0.833</sub>]<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<b>II</b>), and molecular complex [Co(OH-L)<sub>2</sub>(OAc)<sub>2</sub>] (<b>III</b>). The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, and CHN analysis. The structure and crystal packing in the obtained complexes were analyzed in detail, the main structuring non-covalent interactions in the crystals were identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":759,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry","volume":"51 2","pages":"143 - 151"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. A. Garnovskii, V. G. Vlasenko, K. A. Lyssenko, P. A. Knyazev, A. S. Burlov, Yu. V. Koshchienko, A. I. Uraev, S. I. Levchenkov, E. P. Ivakhnenko
{"title":"Manganese(II) Complexes Based on Sterically Hindered {N,O,O} Tridentate Schiff Bases: Synthesis, Structures, and Properties","authors":"D. A. Garnovskii, V. G. Vlasenko, K. A. Lyssenko, P. A. Knyazev, A. S. Burlov, Yu. V. Koshchienko, A. I. Uraev, S. I. Levchenkov, E. P. Ivakhnenko","doi":"10.1134/S1070328424601080","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1070328424601080","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Manganese(II) complexes (DMSO){(DMSO)<sub>2</sub>bis[5,7-di-<i>tert</i>-butyl-2-(2-hydroxyphenolato)-1,3-benzoxazol-4-ol]}manganese(II) (<b>Ia</b>) and (DMSO)<sub>2</sub>{bis[5,7-di-<i>tert</i>-butyl-2-(2-hydroxyphenolato)-5-nitro-1,3-benzoxazol-4-ol]}manganese(II) (<b>Ib</b>) are synthesized from the tridentate sterically hindered Schiff bases: condensation products of 4,6-di-<i>tert</i>-butyl-2-aminophenol with salicylaldehyde derivatives <i>N</i>-(3,5-di-<i>tert</i>-butyl-2-oxyphenyl)salicylaldimine and <i>N</i>-(3,5-di-<i>tert</i>-butyl-2-oxyphenyl-5-nitro)salicylaldimine. The structures and compositions of the synthesized metal chelates are characterized by C, H, and N elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and magnetochemical measurement data. The EPR data in DMF and toluene are presented for complex <b>Ia</b>. The molecular structures of complexes <b>Ia</b> and <b>Ib</b> are proved by X-ray diffraction (XRD) results (CIF files CCDC nos. 2325776 (<b>Ia</b>) and 2325777 (<b>Ib</b>), respectively). In both complexes, the manganese ion exists in the octahedral {N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>} ligand environment in which the coordination occurs due to two nitrogen atoms of the benzoxazole cycle and two oxygen atoms of the <i>o</i>-hydroxyphenol group and the apical positions are occupied by the oxygen atoms of two DMSO molecules.</p>","PeriodicalId":759,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry","volume":"51 1","pages":"9 - 18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143821980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. G. Spitsyna, M. A. Blagov, A. S. Lobach, R. A. Manzhos, A. G. Krivenko, V. A. Lazarenko, L. V. Zorina, S. V. Simonov
{"title":"Synthesis of Neutral Binuclear Two-Chain Helicate from the Anionic Fe(III) Complex of 5-Chlorosalicylaldehyde Thiosemicarbazone by Electrocrystallization","authors":"N. G. Spitsyna, M. A. Blagov, A. S. Lobach, R. A. Manzhos, A. G. Krivenko, V. A. Lazarenko, L. V. Zorina, S. V. Simonov","doi":"10.1134/S1070328424600980","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1070328424600980","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The electrocrystallization of salts of the anionic spin-variable complex [Fe<sup>III</sup>(L)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>‒</sup> (L is 5-chlorosalicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (Н<sub>2</sub>5Cl-thsa)) with cations Cat<sup>+</sup> = K<sup>+</sup> (<b>I</b>), Me<sub>4</sub>N<sup>+</sup> (<b>II</b>), and Et<sub>4</sub>N<sup>+</sup> (<b>III</b>) affords crystals of the neutral binuclear two-chain helicate [<span>({text{Fe}}_{2}^{{{text{III}}}})</span>(L<sup>1</sup>)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>0</sup> (<b>IV</b>) (L<sup>1</sup> = (L<sup>‒2</sup>)‒(L<sup>‒</sup>) are transformed monoanionic and dianionic fragments of L, respectively, linked with each other by the disulfide S–S bridge), which are identified by XRD at 100 and 293 K as the same phase <b>IV</b>·<i>n</i>(H<sub>2</sub>O) (<i>n</i> ≤ 6) with close lattice parameters. “Fresh” crystals of the complex obtained from salt <b>I</b> correspond to the composition <b>IV</b>·6(H<sub>2</sub>O) at 293 K, rapidly lose 50% water molecules, and decrepitate to fine crystalline fragments <b>IV</b>·3(H<sub>2</sub>O). The structure of crystals <b>IV</b>·6(H<sub>2</sub>O) is monoclinic (space group <i>С</i>2/<i>c</i>) and characterized by cavities filled with disordered water molecules, which amount to more than 20% of the total unit cell volume. Complex <b>IV</b> has the point symmetry group <i>С</i><sub>2</sub> and high-spin geometry of coordination nodes N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. As found by cyclic voltammetry, electrochemically inactive complex <b>IV</b> is formed by the two-electron oxidation of the [Fe<sup>III</sup>(5Cl-thsa)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>–</sup> anion via the EEC mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":759,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry","volume":"51 1","pages":"78 - 88"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143821723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}