Abstract
The products of CO addition to Vaska-type complexes, trans-Ir(PH3)2(CO)2X (X = Cl, I), have been calculated by use of ab initio electronic structure methods with effective core potentials on all non-hydrogen atoms and basis sets of double-ζ plus polarization function quality. The calculated trigonal-bipyramidal structure of lr(PH3)2(CO)2Cl differs significantly from the results of a previous crystallographic structure determination of lr(PPh3)2(CO)2Cl for which significant disorder and crystal decomposition during data collection were reported. In particular, the calculated OC–Ir–CO angle (133–138°) is significantly greater than the reported crystallographic value (121°). Results of a crystallographic (X = I, 131°) and IR spectroscopic (X = Cl, 132°; I,133°) reinvestigation are in good agreement with the calculations. The origin of the distortion from idealized trigonal-bipyramidal geometry is briefly discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5177-5180 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry