Characterisation of a Series of Discrete Dichloride Dihydrates and the Effect of Symmetry
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A series of three discrete dichloride dihydrates [Cl2(H2O)2]2− have been isolated with different triaminocyclopropenium (TAC) cations and with different crystallographic symmetries. The cluster exhibits D2h symmetry with the tris(dimethylamino)cyclopropenium cation [C3(NMe2)3]+, C2h symmetry with the fluorinated cation [C3(N(CH2CF3)2)(NBu2)2]+ (containing two 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl substituents) and C2v symmetry with the more fluorinated [C3(N(CH2CF3)2)2(NBu2)]+ cation. The effect of symmetry on the infrared spectra of the dichloride ion-pair clusters, as well as deuterated analogues, has been investigated. The D2h- and C2h-symmetric clusters each exhibit two stretching bands in the infrared at 3427 and 3368 cm−1 for D2h symmetry and 3444 and 3392 cm−1 for C2h symmetry, whereas the C2v-symmetric cluster exhibits three bands at 3475, 3426 and 3373 cm−1. Computational studies were carried out on a [Cl2(H2O)2]2− cluster with C2v symmetry to aid the infrared band assignments.
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Fields of Research::34 - Chemical sciences::3402 - Inorganic chemistry::340202 - Crystallography
Fields of Research::34 - Chemical sciences::3402 - Inorganic chemistry::340208 - Non-metal chemistry
Fields of Research::34 - Chemical sciences::3401 - Analytical chemistry::340101 - Analytical spectrometry