IN SITU SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF FeCl4(4,4'-DIETHYL-4,4'-BIPYH) (BIPY = BIPYRIDINE)
W.-T. Chen, Z.-G. Luo, D.-S. Liu, Y.-P. Xu, Q.-Y. Luo
Keywords: bipyridine, hydrothermal reaction, in situ, viologen
Abstract
A novel viologen(4,4'-bipyridinium)-based compound FeCl4(4,4'-diethyl-4,4'-bipyH) (1) (bipy = bipyridine), in which 4,4'-diethyl-4,4'-bipyH (MQ+) was generated in situ, is synthesized via the hydrothermal reaction and structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal structure analysis reveals that the title compound features an isolated structure based on 4,4'-diethyl-4,4'-bipyH moieties and an iron atom terminally bound by four chlorine atoms. The 4,4'-diethyl-4,4'-bipyH moieties and (FeCl4)– anions are interconnected by hydrogen bonds to form a 3D supramolecular framework.
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