A heteropentanuclear metal string complex [Mo2NiMo2(tpda)4(NCS)2] with two linearly aligned quadruply bonded Mo2 units connected by a Ni ion and a meso configuration of the complex

Wei-Chieh Hung; Marc Sigrist; Shao-An Hua; Lai-Chin Wu; Tsai-Jung Liu; Bih-Yaw Jin; Gene-Hsiang Lee; Shie-Ming Peng

doi:10.1039/c6cc07364f

A heteropentanuclear metal string complex [Mo₂NiMo₂(tpda)₄(NCS)₂] with two linearly aligned quadruply bonded Mo₂ units connected by a Ni ion and a meso configuration of the complex

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Oct 11;52(83):12380-12382. doi: 10.1039/c6cc07364f.

Authors

Wei-Chieh Hung¹, Marc Sigrist², Shao-An Hua¹, Lai-Chin Wu³, Tsai-Jung Liu¹, Bih-Yaw Jin¹, Gene-Hsiang Lee¹, Shie-Ming Peng⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Republic of China. smpeng@ntu.edu.tw.
² Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Republic of China.
³ Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsin Chu, Taiwan, Republic of China.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Republic of China. smpeng@ntu.edu.tw and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Republic of China.

PMID: 27711361
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc07364f

Abstract

A dimeric molybdenum precursor and nickel ions are used to synthesize a symmetric heteropentanuclear complex, [Mo₂NiMo₂(tpda)₄(NCS)₂]. This complex possesses unique structural features, as the four ligands are coordinated to the metal framework in a meso configuration. Furthermore, the central Ni²⁺ ion is in a high spin state.