• Title of article

    Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications

  • Author/Authors

    Clark,Wesley D. Department of Chemistry - Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, USA , Akurathi, Gopalakrishna Department of Chemistry - Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, USA , Valle, Henry U. Department of Chemistry - Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, USA , Keith Hollis, T. Department of Chemistry - Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, USA

  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    1
  • To page
    8
  • Abstract
    Zirconium amides have become increasingly popular and useful due to their widespread use as precursors to other zirconium complexes and their use in the production of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Herein we report the molecular structure of tris(dimethylamido)bis(dimethylamine)zirconium(IV) iodide, [Zr(C2H6N)3(C2H7N)2]I. The bond lengths and bond angles are consistent with a slightly distorted trigonal–bipyramidal coordination geometry around the metal atom. NI contacts of 3.6153 (15) and 3.5922 (14) A˚ are consistent with the presence of N—HI interactions. These N—HI interactions link the complex cations and iodide anions into extended chains that propagate parallel to the a axis.
  • Keywords
    N—HI interactions , crystal structure , dimethylamine , iodide , amido ligands , zirconium
  • Journal title
    Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
  • Serial Year
    2016
  • Record number

    2614501