The Preparation, Characterization and X-ray Structural Analysis of Tetrakis[1,3-dimethyl-2(3H)-imidazoleselone]cadmium(II) Hexafluorophosphate

Authors

Daniel J. Williams, Kennesaw State UniversityFollow
Bradley J. McKinney, Kennesaw State University
Ben Baker, Kennesaw State University
Kevin P. Gwaltney, Kennesaw State University
Donald VanDerveer, Clemson UniversityFollow

Department

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2007

Abstract

New compd., [Cd(dmise)4][PF6]2, has been synthesized and characterized via std. solid and soln. state methods including single crystal x-ray crystallog. (dmise = 1,3-dimethyl-2(3H)-imidazoleselone). The title compds. crystallizes in orthorhombic space group P bcn with a 12.783(3), b 22.206(4), c 13.153(3) Å, V = 3733.8(13) Å3, Z = 4. The complex is a high melting, yellow water sol. 2:1 electrolyte solid that has a flattened tetrahedral CdSe4 coordination geometry. To date this is the only structural study reported for a homoleptic selenourea complex of cadmium.