Abstract
The hexafluorodiberyllate (Ph4P)2[Be 2F6]·2CH3CN (1) was prepared by the reaction of (Ph4P)2[Be2Cl6] with excess silver(I) fluoride in acetonitrile solution. According to the IR spectra and to the X-ray crystal structure determination, 1 contains isolated [Be 2F6]2- ions of symmetry Ci, which is very close to symmetry D2h. 1 crystallizes triclinically in space group P1̄ with one formula unit per unit cell. Lattice dimensions at 193 K: a = 950.5(2), b = 1016.1(2), c = 1305.2(2) pm, α = 101.04(2)°, β = 110.83(2)°, γ = 96.85(2)°, R1 = 0.0354. DFT (BP86) and ab initio (CCSD(T)) calculations with large basis sets provide the picture of an intrinsically unstable molecule stabilized by solvent and solid state effects.
Translated title of the contribution | (Ph4P)2[Be2F6]·2CH 3CN: Synthesis, IR spectra, crystal structure, and quantum chemical calculations |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 1183-1188 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie |
Volume | 633 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |