Crystal structures of [Cu(phen)(H2O)3(MF6)]·H2O (M = Ti, Zr, Hf) and [Cu(phen)(H2O)2F]2[HfF6]·H2O

Abstract

The crystal structures of three bridged bimetallic molecular compounds, namely, triaqua-2κ3O-μ-fluorido-pentafluorido-1κ5F-(1,10-phenanthroline-2κ2N,N′)copper(II)titanium(IV) monohydrate, [Cu(TiF6)(phen)(H2O)3]·H2O (phen is 1,10-phenanthroline, C12H8N2), (I), triaqua-2κ3O-μ-fluorido-pentafluorido-1κ5F-(1,10-phenanthroline-2κ2N,N′)copper(II)zirconium(IV) monohydrate, [Cu(ZrF6)(phen)(H2O)3]·H2O, (II), and triaqua-2κ3O-μ-fluorido-pentafluorido-1κ5F-(1,10-phenanthroline-2κ2N,N′)copper(II)hafnium(IV) monohydrate, [Cu(HfF6)(phen)(H2O)3]·H2O, (III), and one molecular salt, bis[diaquafluorido(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)copper(II)] hexafluoridohafnate(IV) dihydrate, [CuF(phen)(H2O)2]2[HfF6]·2H2O, (IV), are reported. The bridged bimetallic compounds adopt Λ-shaped configurations, with the octahedrally coordinated copper(II) center linked to the fluorinated early transition metal via a fluoride linkage. The extended structures of these Λ-shaped compounds are organized through both intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds and intermolecular π–π stacking. The salt compound [Cu(phen)(H2O)2F]2[HfF6]·H2O displays an isolated square-pyramidal Cu(phen)(H2O)2F+ complex linked to other cationic complexes and isolated HfF62− anions through intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions.

Keywords

• crystal structures
• lambda (λ)-shapes
• d0 early transition metals
• hydrothermal synthesis