Crystal structure of Cs2Zn(NO2)4 influence of steric crowding on nitrite coordination

Susan G. Oates; Michael A. Hitchman; Brian W. Skelton; Robert Stranger; Horst Stratemeier; Allan H. White

doi:10.1071/CH04270

Crystal structure of Cs₂Zn(NO₂)₄ influence of steric crowding on nitrite coordination

Susan G. Oates, Michael A. Hitchman^*, Brian W. Skelton, Robert Stranger, Horst Stratemeier, Allan H. White

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Abstract

The crystal structure of Cs₂[Zn(NO₂)₄] has been determined by X-ray diffraction. Each nitrite ion in the Zn(NO ₂)₄^2- group forms one short [2.080(3) Å] and one long [2.516(3) A] Zn-O bond, the metal-ligand interaction being intermediate between symmetrical chelation and syn-unidentate nitrite coordination. It seems likely that this unsymmetrical geometry is adopted in order to minimize ligand-ligand repulsions, though density functional theory calculations suggest a very shallow potential energy curve for the complex.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	224-227
Number of pages	4
Journal	Australian Journal of Chemistry
Volume	58
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/CH04270
Publication status	Published - 2005

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Crystal structure of Cs₂Zn(NO₂)₄ influence of steric crowding on nitrite coordination

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