Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Spectroscopic Properties of an Octanuclear V-S-Cu Cluster {V_2S_6Cu_6}(PPh_3)_6(O)_2·2CH_2Cl_2·CH_3OH with a Metal-sulfur Dodecahedral Cage

A new octanuclear VSCu cluster {V2S6Cu6}(PPh3)6(O)22CH2Cl2CH3OH 1 has been prepared by extraction with CH2Cl2 of a solid mixture of (NH4)3VS4, Cu(PPh3)2Cl and NEt4Br, and its structure has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystallographic data: C111H98Cl4Cu6O3P6S6V2, Mr = 2248.99, triclinic space group P , a = 13.751(6), b = 15.509(4), c = 15.642(5) ? a =114.34(2), b = 98.35(3), g = 110.43(3) , V = 2679.83 3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.538 g/cm3, F(000) = 1262, m (MoKa) = 16.9 cm-1, the final R = 0.079 and Rw = 0.083 for 5504 observed reflections with I > 2s(I). The structural determination shows that the skeleton can be described as a metal-sulfur dodecahedral cage fused by two incomplete cubane-like [VS3Cu3] subunits centrosymmetrically connected by CuS and weak CuCu bonds. The six copper and two vanadium atoms display a slightly distorted cubic array with a m4-S atom on each face of the metal cube. The selected IR, electronic and 51V NMR spectra have also been reported.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Octa-nuclear V-Cu-S Cluster:[VS_3O(CuPBu_3)_2(CuSPBu_3)]_2

The title compound has been synthesized by reaction of (NH4)3VS4,CuCl, and PBu3 in CH2Cl2 and its structure was determined by single crystal X-raydiffraction. Crystallographic data: C72 H162 Cu6O2P6S8V2, Mr= 1985. 57, monoclinicspace group C2/c, a= 17. 864(3), b= 25. 946(8), c= 24.071 (7),β= 112. 79(2)°,V = 10285. 9, Z= 4, Dc= 1. 28 g/cm3, F(000) = 4192, μ(MoKa) = 16. 7 cm-1,the final R=0.065 and Rw =0.074 for 4051 unique reflections with I> 3σ(I). Thestructure can be described as a metal-sulfur dodecahedral cage fused by two incompletecubane-like VS3Cu3 units connected by Cu - S bonds. The Cu - S bonds within theasymmetric VS3Cu3 unit are slightly shorter than those linking the two centrosymmetrically related VS3Cu3 units. The six copper and two vanadium atoms display asomewhat distorted cubane array with a μ4-S atom on each face of the metal cubane.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Incomplete Cubane-like Heterobimetallic Cluster [（η^5-C5Me5）2Mo2（μ3-S）（μ-S）3（CuCl）]

The reaction of[（η^5-C5Me5）2Mo2（μ3-S）（μ-S）3（CuCl）]1 with Na2S in MeCN produced a trinuclear cluster [（η^5-C5Me5）2Mo2（μ3-S）（μ-S）3（CuCl）] 2. 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 15.563（3）, b = 8.9547（18）, c = 17.846（4） A, β = 101.29（3）°, V = 2438.9（9） A^3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.878 g/cm^3, T = 193（2） K, C20H30ClCuMo2S4, Mr = 689.60, F（000） = 1376, μ（MoKa） = 2.335 mm ^-1, S = 1.050, R = 0.0305 and wR = 0.0688 for 4033 observed reflections with I 〉 20-（I）. In the structure of 2, one [（η^5-C5Me5）2Mo2（μ-S）2S] moiety and one CuCI unit are assembled into an incomplete cubane-like [Mo2S4Cu] core framework, in which the Cu center adopts a distorted tetrahedral geometry coordinated by one ,μ3-S atom, two μ-S atoms and one terminal chloride. The two Mo…Cu contacts are 2.7519（7） and 2.7689（8） A, respectively.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Hexameric Organooxotin Cluster from Benzilic Acid

The title complex [^n BuSn（O）O2C（OH）CPh2]6.2H2O has been synthesized by the reaction of n-BuSn（O）OH with benzilic acid in 1：1 molar radio and characterized by IR, ^1H NMR spectra and elemental analysis. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group PI with a = 1.3543（2）, b = 1.4593（2）, c = 1.5293（2） nm, α = 102.075 （2）,β = 115.571 （2）, γ = 93.308（3）°, Z = 1, V = 2.6282（7） nm^3, Mr = 2550.21, Dc = 1.611 g/cm^3,μ = 1.477 mm^-1, F（000） = 1280, R = 0.0309 and wR = 0.0729. The structure shows a distorted octahedral configuration with six-coordination for the central tin atom.

Energy and structure of copper clusters (n=70-150) studied by the Monte Carlo computer simulation

The structure and binding energy of copper clusters of the size range 70 to 150 were studied by using the embeddedatom method. The stability of the structure of the clusters was studied by calculating the average binding energy per atom, first difference energy and second difference energy of copper cluster. Most of the copper clusters of the size n=70-150 adopt an icosahedral structure. The results show that the trends are in agreement with theoretic prediction for copper clusters. The most stable structures for copper clusters are found at n=77, 90, 95, 131, 139.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Incomplete Cubane-type Mo_3S_4 Cluster with the N-N-O Type Tridentate Ligand: {Mo_3S_4[NH_2CH_2CH(O)CH_2NH_2]_3}(DTP)·(H_2O)_2·(DMF)

A new cluster {Mo3S4[NH2CH2CH(O)CH2NH2]3}(DTP)?(H2O)2?(DMF) (DTP = diethyldithiophosphate) has been synthesized via ligand substitution reaction of Mo3S4(DTP)4(H2O) with an alkaline ligand 1,3-diamino-2-propanol(DAPROH) in a mixed organic solvent, and its crys- tal structure was determined with the following data: Mo3S6PC16H48O8N7, Mr = 977.76, triclinic, space group P1, Z = 2, a = 10.319(2), b = 12.843(3), c = 15.335(3) ?, α = 65.26(3), β = 82.18(3), γ = 70.67(3)o, V = 1741.7(6) ?3, Dc = 1.864 g/cm3, μ = 1.517 mm-1, F(000) = 988, the final R = 0.0794 and wR = 0.2111 for 6318 observed reflections (I>2σ(I)). The structure analysis indicates that all DTP ligands of Mo3S4(DTP)4(H2O) are replaced and each DAPRO molecule acts as a tri- dentate ligand chelating to each Mo atom of the Mo3S4 core. Different from the precursor, the clus- ter symmetry is elevated to C3. In addition, the UV-spectrum of the title compound was measured.

Hydrothermal Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of a Novel Water Cluster [Mn(phen)_2·H_2O·Cl]·p-FBA·3H_2O

A novel water cluster [Mn（phen）2·H2O·Cl]·p-FBA·3H2O （p-FBA = p-fluorobenzoic acid and phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） was synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of MnCl2 with p-FBA and phen at 150 ℃ and characterized by elemental analysis,IR spectra and TG. Its crystal structure was determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction study. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system,space group P1,with a = 10.5768（1）,b = 11.5960（1）,c = 12.9916（2） ,α = 101.816（2）,β = 95.397（2）,γ = 103.052（2）o,V = 1502.8（3） 3,Z = 2,Dc = 1.463 g/cm3,R = 0.0399 and wR = 0.0997. The crystal structure shows that the manganese（Ⅱ ） ion is six-coordinated by four nitrogen atoms,one chloride ion and one oxygen atom forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The structure includes three acyclically connected water molecules and one coordinated water molecule thus forming a （H2O）4 water cluster. This water pattern forms a cross-linked discrete ring. The steady （H2O）4 is further extended into a cage-like structure by the hydrogen-bonding interaction formed by dissociative aqua molecule and Cl-ligand. The dimer structure is further extended into a one-dimensional （1D） structure through C-H···O interaction. π···π Stacking interaction among adjacent phen aromatic rings further stabilizes the crystal structure.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Properties of a Novel Coordination Polymer Based on a Trinuclear Mn(Ⅱ) Cluster:[Mn_3(bpta)_2(bip)_2]_n

The coordination polymer, [Mn3（bpta）2（bip）2], （H3bpta = biphenyl-3,3＇,5-tricar- boxylic acid, bip = 2,6-bis（imidazole-1-yl）pyridine）, has been synthesized under hydrothermal con- ditions and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, XRD, TGA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 14.919（3）, b = 9.780（2）, c = 20.352（7） A, V = 2344.4（10） A3, Z= 2, C52H32Mn3N10012, Mr = 1153.70, Dc = 1.634 g/cm3, p（MoKa） = 0.876 mm-1, F（000） = 1170, the finalR = 0.0605 and wR = 0.1177. The complex forms a 2D layer with trinuclear Mn（II） units and further assembles into a 3D supramolecular network structure through C-H..＇O hydrogen bonding and C-H...π interactions. Moreover, the negative J value indicates the presence of antiferromagnetic coupling between the Mn（II） ions within a trinuclear unit.

Crystal Structure of a Hexanuclear Silver（Ⅰ） Compound [Ag_6L^66]·4DMF and Luminescence Discussion of a Series of Silver（Ⅰ） Clusters

A new silver（Ⅰ） compound 6 （[Ag6L66]·4DMF） containing thiosemicarbazone with the group of 2-chloro-1-benzene was synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis and fluorescence spectrum. The title compound 6 crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 26.9236（18）, b = 15.2553（8）, c = 24.6237（13） , β = 103.0680（10）°, V = 9851.7（10）3, C58H66Ag6Cl6N20O3S6, Mr = 2143.59, Dc = 1.445 g/cm3, μ（MoKα） = 1.503 mm-1, F（000） = 4232, Z = 4, the final R = 0.0565 and wR = 0.1654 for 5831 observed reflections （Ⅰ 〉 2σ（Ⅰ））. Similar to the structure of the compounds we have reported, compound 6 also exhibits a hexanuclear silver（Ⅰ） cluster. In the cluster, the S atom of ligand L6 （L6 = 2-chloro-1-benzaldehyde thiosemicarbazone） served as a triply bridged chelator to connect the six silver atoms into a Ag6L66 cluster. The luminescence property of compound 6 was investigated at room temperature and compared with other similar compounds in order to find the factors influencing their luminescent property.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Photoluminescent Property of a Novel Dy^(3+) Coordination Compound Containing Rare(H_2O)_(22) Clusters

A novel Dy^（3＋） coordination compound,（H_2pipz）（H_3O）[Dy（pydc）_3]·11H_2O（1,pipz = piperazine and H_2pydc = pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid）,has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction,elemental analysis. It is interesting that the packing structure of compound 1 contains 22-core water clusters. Compound 1 is extended into a threedimensional supramolecular structure via O···H···O hydrogen bonding interactions. Furthermore,the luminescent property of compound 1 was also investigated.

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two Heterobimetallic Clusters [WOS_3Cu_3I(dmpzm)_2]·2(MeCN)_(0.5) and [WS_4Cu_4I_2(dmpzm)_2]·DMF(dmpzm=Bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)methane)

The reaction of [Et4N]2WOS3 with three equiv.of CuI and dmpzm in MeCN afforded [WOS3Cu3I（dmpzm）2]·2（MeCN）0.5（1·2（MeCN）0.5） while that of [PPh4]2WS4 with four equiv.of CuI in DMF/MeCN followed by the addition of two equiv.of dmpzm in MeOH gave rise to [WS4Cu4I2（dmpzm）2]·DMF（2·DMF）.Both compounds were characterized by elemental analysis,IR,and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.1·2（MeCN）0.5 crystallizes in triclinic,space group P1-with a = 11.4552（5）,b = 11.6735（3）,c = 16.2278（9） ,α = 99.537（9）,β = 101.986（2）,γ = 118.464（13）o,V = 1775.5（3）3,Z = 2,μ = 6.080 mm-1,Dc = 1.983 Mg/m3,T = 193（2） K,C24H35Cu3IN9OS3W,Mr = 1063.22,F（000） = 1018,S = 1.060,R = 0.0376 and wR = 0.0870.2·DMF belongs to the orthorhombic system,space group Pmn21 with a = 22.145（4）,b = 11.464（2）,c = 7.7370（15） ,V = 1964.2（6）3,Z = 2,μ = 6.865 mm-1,Dc = 2.189 Mg/m3,T = 193（2） K,C25H39Cu4I2N9OS4W,Mr = 1301.72,F（000） = 1226,R = 0.0632,wR = 0.1706 and S = 1.130.1·2（MeCN）0.5 consists of one CuI and two [Cu（dmpzm）]＋ fragments that are linked by [WOS3]2-species via six Cu-S bonds,forming a nido-like [WS3Cu3] core.2·DMF contains a saddle-shaped [WS4Cu4] core with two iodides coordinated at two Cu centers in a cis position and two dmpzm ligands being chelated at another two Cu centers in a cis position.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Novel Ladder-like Organooxotin Cluster from 2,4,6-Trimethylbenzolic Acid and N-Benzylhydroxylamine

The title complex {[（C6H5CH2）4Sn2（OOCC9H11）（ONHCH2C6H5）]O}2 （CgH11COO = 2,4,6- trimethyibenzolicate） has been synthesized by the reaction of bis-benzyitin oxide with 2,4,6-trimethyibenzolic acid and N-benzyihydroxylamine in 1：1：1 molar radio （C45H47NO4Sn2） and characterized by IR, ^1H NMR spectra and elemental analysis, and its crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with α = 1.5654（5）, b = 1.6467C6）, c = 1.7433C6） nm, β = 111.729C5）°, Z = 2, V = 4.175C2） nm^3, Mr = 903.22, Dc = 1.437 g/cm^3,μ = 1 .238 mm^-1, F（000） = 1824, R = 0.0440 and wR = 0.0906. The structure shows that the central tin atom is five-coordinated to assume a distorted trigonai bipyramidai configuration. The compound belongs to centrosymmetric dimer structure with four-membered central endo-cyclic Sn202 units in which the bridging oxygen atoms are tri-coordinated.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Mo-S Cluster Compound Coordinated by Isonicotinate

A cluster compound, Mo3S4（DTP）3（IN）（Py）·EtOH I （DTP = diethyl dithiophosphate, IN = isonicotinate） has been rationally synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 13.6345（2）, b = 13.7805（2）, c = 14.5400（1）A, α = 107.078（1）, β = 113.380（1）, γ = 96.310（1）°, C25H45Mo3- N2O9P3S10, Mr = 1218.96, V = 2315.75（5） A^3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.748 g/cm^3, μ = 1.399, F（000） = 1224, R = 0.0425 and wR = 0.1144 for 6335 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. 31^P NMR spectrum has been measured with the resonance 110.050 and 108.783 （2：1）.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Novel Mixed-metal Alkoxide Clusters of Ytterbium and Sodium: Yb_4O_4(O^iPr)_(16)Na_(12)

The mixed-metal cluster Yb4O4（OiPr）16Na12 has been synthesized and structurally determined by IR, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the cubic system, space group P23 with a = b = c = 13.9788（3）A, V = 2731.55（10）A3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.202 g/cm3, Mr = 1977.42,/J = 3.480 mm-1, F（000） = 972, the final R = 0.0288 and wR = 0.1511 for 1677 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. X-ray analysis reveals that Yb4O4（Oipr）16Na12 is centrosym- metric and the structure contains four ytterbium metals and twelve sodium metals, and each ytterbium atom is coordinated by six oxygen atoms. In addition, an ancillary computational analysis of the optimized molecular unit was provided. The large energy gap （3,31 eV） between HOMO and LUMO indicates that the structure framework is particularly stable.

Crystal Structure and Characterization of a Novel 2D Layered Compound Assembled from Paradodecatungstate Clusters

A novel 2D layered compound （H4HMTA）2（H3O）2{Na2（H2O）6（H2W12O42） }C12-11H2O （HMTA = hexamethylenetetraamine） has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, UV-Vis and X-ray diffraction. C12H74CI2N8Na2O61W12 （Mr = 3629.87） crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 10.5518（2）, b = 12.1837（2）, c = 14.3088（2） A, α = 112.9470（10）, β = 93.1310（10）, γ= 106.1530（10）°, V = 1599.20（5）A3 Dc = 3.769 g.cm^-3, Z = 1, μ（MoKα） = 21.705 mm^-1, F（000） = 1634, the final R = 0.0287 and wR = 0.0686 for 5846 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The 2D layered network is assembled from paradodecatungstate clusters linked by simple sodium-oxo bridging groups. The compound exhibits electrocatalytic activities toward both reduction and oxidation of nitrite.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Mo/Au/S Cluster [Et_4N][Mo_2S_4(AuPPh_3)(edt)_2]· 0.25Et_2O·0.25MeOH(edt=Ethanedithiolate)

Reactions of the preformed cluster precursor [Et4N]2[Mo2S2（μ-S）2（edt）2] （edt = ethanedithiolate） （1） with [Au（PPh3）Cl] in MeOH/MeCN gave rise to a new heterobimetallic Mo/Au/S cluster [Et4N][Mo2S4（AuPPh3）（edt）2]·0.25Et2O·0.25MeOH （2·0.25Et2O·0.25MeOH）. It was characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrum and X-ray analysis. 2·0.25Et2O·0.25MeOH crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 20.117（4）, b = 9.2705（19）, c = 44.418（9） A^°, β= 93.19（3）°, V = 8271（3） A^°^3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.794 g/cm^3, T = 193 K, C31.25H43AuMo2NO0.50PS8, Mr = 1116.96, F（000） = 4380, μ（MoKa） = 4.603 mm^-1, S = 1.019, R = 0.0672 and wR = 0.1708 for 7243 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The anion of 2 consists of a butterfly-shaped Mo2S4Au core in which one [AuPPh3]^＋ cation is coordinated by one bridging S and two terminal S atoms of the [（edt）2Mo2（S）2（μ-S）2] moiety. The Au（I） center adopts a pseudo-tetrahedral coordination geometry, and the Au-S bond lengths vary from 2.425（2） to 2.898（3）A^°.

A New Tetranuclear Cobalt Cluster with(1H-Benzimidazol-2-yl)-methanol Synthesis and Crystal Structure

A new tetranuclear cluster [Co4（bm）6C12]＇（H20）2-（CH3OH） （1, Hbm is （1H-benzi- midazol-2-yl）-methanol） has been synthesized by solvothermal method and structurally determined by IR, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 belongs to monoclinie space group P21/n with a = 21.1713（5）, b = 12.7948（3）, c = 24.0195（9） А, β = 95.309（3）°, V = 6478.6（3） A3, Z = 4, F（000） = 2568, Dc = 1.289 g.cm-3, Mr = 1257.63,μ= 9.096 mm-I, S = 1.000, the final R = 0.0861 and wR = 0.2552 for 4956 observed reflections with 1 〉 20（/）. Two connected face-sharing cubes are observed in the framework of 1, each with one vertex missing. Complex 1 forms a 2-D network through N-H...O hydrogen bonds. The apparent holes can be observed.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Characterization of a New Coordination Polymer Based on Trinuclear Mn(Ⅱ) Cluster:[Mn_3(L)_2(adip)_3]·2H_2O

The coordination polymer,[Mn3（L） 2（adip） 3]·2H2O（L = 2-（4-fluorophenyl） -1H-imidazo[4,5-f] [1,10]phenanthroline and H2adip = adipic acid） ,has been synthesized under hydro-thermal conditions and characterized by elemental analysis,IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in triclinic,space group P1^- with a = 8.4085（11） ,b = 11.1273（14） ,c = 14.5758（18） ,α = 78.528（2） ,β = 75.425（2） ,γ = 78.143（2） °,V = 1276.0（3） A^3,Z = 1,C56H50F2Mn3N8O14,Mr = 1261.86,Dc = 1.642 g/cm^3,F（000） = 647,μ（MoKa） = 0.819 mm^-1,R = 0.0446 and wR = 0.1008. The backbones of the two types of adip dianions link the neighboring trinuclear Mn（Ⅱ） clusters to yield a two-dimensional layer structure. The large conjugated L ligands are located on both sides of the two-dimensional layers. Additionally,the O-H···O,O-H···N and N-H···O hydrogen bonds further stabilize the structure.

SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A ONE-DIMENSIONAL POLYMERIC CLUSTER[Mo(μ-S)_2Ag(μ-S)_2·α-MePyH]_n

Reaction of (NH_4)_2MoS_4 with AgI in α-MePy gives the title com- pound,an X-ray analysis of which shows that the molecule forms a one-dimensional polymeric chain with continuous metal-metal bonds.