Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270111019287/fa3253sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270111019287/fa3253Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 838149
For related literature, see: Kuz'mina Palkina Savinkina Kozlova Kuznetsov (2000); Grafe-Kavoosian et al. (1998); Havinga et al. (1954); Horn et al. (2001); Howell et al. (1992); Kloo & Svensson (2003); Kuhn et al. (2000).
Equimolar quantities of methyliodide and tri-o-tolylphosphine were reacted in dry dichloromethane at room temperature. The containers were stoppered but further precautions to protect the sample from the atmosphere were deemed unnecessary. Anhydrous dichloromethane (25 ml) was added to a dry Rotaflo tube. To this solution was added (o-CH3C6H4)3P (1.005 g, 3.30 mmol) which rapidly dissolved. Iodomethane (0.60 ml, 9.91 mol) was added slowly over a period of several minutes. After 5 min a white solid gradually formed and the reaction was left to stir for a further 24 h. The solid was then isolated using standard Schlenk techniques and dried in vacuo for 2 h to yield 1.394 g of a solid (94.6% yield). Analysis calculated for C22H24PI4: C 59.2, H 5.4, I 28.5%; found: C 59.1, H 5.3, I 28.1%. For recrystallization, the compound was dissolved in CH2Cl2. Iodine was added to the solution, [which was] dissolved in dichloromethane in a 2:1 molar ratio. The solution was allowed to stand for 4 d to allow dark-red crystals to form by slow evaporation: 2[(o-tolyl)3PCH3]+ + 2I- + 3I2 → 2[(o-tolyl)3PCH3]++ I8-2.
H atoms were constrained to chemically reasonable positions, with C—H bond lengths set at 0.95 Å for phenyl and at 0.98 Å for methyl groups. Uiso(H) values were set at 1.2 times the Ueq values of the attached C atoms in phenyl rings and at 1.5 times the Ueq value for methyl H atoms. The largest peaks remaining in the difference map have electron densities of 4.7 and 3.6 e Å-3. They are arranged linearly on either side of I4 at distances of 2.924 and 2.964 Å, forming an I3- shape. No credible twin model was found, and no indication of spot splitting could be seen in the X-ray images. It was therefore concluded that the best explanation for the residual electron density was a minor secondary phase that had intergrown with the primary structure.
Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998); cell refinement: SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
2C22H24P+·I82− | Z = 1 |
Mr = 1653.96 | F(000) = 766 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 2.131 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 9.6680 (2) Å | Cell parameters from 5850 reflections |
b = 12.3567 (3) Å | θ = 1.0–27.5° |
c = 12.8186 (4) Å | µ = 4.90 mm−1 |
α = 62.364 (1)° | T = 100 K |
β = 76.410 (1)° | Prism, colourless |
γ = 73.073 (1)° | 0.15 × 0.1 × 0.1 mm |
V = 1288.83 (6) Å3 |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 4776 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enraf–Nonius FR590 | 3762 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0 |
Detector resolution: 9 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.5°, θmin = 3.1° |
CCD rotation images, thick slices scans | h = 0→11 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (Blessing, 1995) | k = −13→14 |
Tmin = 0.527, Tmax = 0.640 | l = −14→15 |
4776 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.069 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.183 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.15 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0697P)2 + 33.6613P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4776 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.01 |
247 parameters | Δρmax = 4.65 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −2.84 e Å−3 |
2C22H24P+·I82− | γ = 73.073 (1)° |
Mr = 1653.96 | V = 1288.83 (6) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 9.6680 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 12.3567 (3) Å | µ = 4.90 mm−1 |
c = 12.8186 (4) Å | T = 100 K |
α = 62.364 (1)° | 0.15 × 0.1 × 0.1 mm |
β = 76.410 (1)° |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 4776 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (Blessing, 1995) | 3762 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.527, Tmax = 0.640 | Rint = 0 |
4776 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.069 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.183 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.15 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0697P)2 + 33.6613P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4776 reflections | Δρmax = 4.65 e Å−3 |
247 parameters | Δρmin = −2.84 e Å−3 |
Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > 2σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. Highest peak 4.65 at 0.8008 0.0396 0.3150 [1.58 A from I3] Deepest hole -2.84 at 0.8106 0.0962 0.2631 [0.88 A from I3] |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
C1 | −0.0514 (13) | 0.6483 (10) | 0.2440 (10) | 0.027 (2) | |
C2 | −0.1762 (12) | 0.7405 (11) | 0.2010 (10) | 0.028 (2) | |
C3 | −0.2969 (14) | 0.7014 (12) | 0.1980 (11) | 0.036 (3) | |
H3 | −0.3818 | 0.7623 | 0.169 | 0.043* | |
C4 | −0.2957 (15) | 0.5768 (13) | 0.2360 (11) | 0.038 (3) | |
H4 | −0.3792 | 0.5521 | 0.2344 | 0.046* | |
C5 | −0.1704 (16) | 0.4878 (13) | 0.2770 (13) | 0.043 (3) | |
H5 | −0.1677 | 0.4022 | 0.3008 | 0.052* | |
C6 | −0.0494 (14) | 0.5222 (11) | 0.2836 (11) | 0.031 (3) | |
H6 | 0.0339 | 0.4603 | 0.3148 | 0.038* | |
C7 | −0.1839 (15) | 0.8778 (11) | 0.1541 (13) | 0.040 (3) | |
H7A | −0.1376 | 0.9092 | 0.0719 | 0.059* | |
H7B | −0.1331 | 0.8921 | 0.2028 | 0.059* | |
H7C | −0.286 | 0.9217 | 0.1569 | 0.059* | |
C8 | 0.0676 (12) | 0.7516 (10) | 0.3600 (10) | 0.026 (2) | |
C9 | 0.1674 (12) | 0.8064 (10) | 0.3740 (10) | 0.028 (2) | |
C10 | 0.1244 (14) | 0.8526 (11) | 0.4603 (11) | 0.034 (3) | |
H10 | 0.1893 | 0.8896 | 0.4721 | 0.041* | |
C11 | −0.0093 (15) | 0.8463 (12) | 0.5290 (11) | 0.039 (3) | |
H11 | −0.0349 | 0.8796 | 0.5862 | 0.046* | |
C12 | −0.1059 (13) | 0.7920 (11) | 0.5153 (11) | 0.032 (3) | |
H12 | −0.1978 | 0.7878 | 0.5623 | 0.038* | |
C13 | −0.0660 (13) | 0.7431 (11) | 0.4308 (11) | 0.031 (3) | |
H13 | −0.1305 | 0.7037 | 0.4216 | 0.038* | |
C14 | 0.3155 (13) | 0.8166 (12) | 0.3027 (12) | 0.034 (3) | |
H14A | 0.3566 | 0.7425 | 0.287 | 0.05* | |
H14B | 0.3801 | 0.8225 | 0.3476 | 0.05* | |
H14C | 0.3058 | 0.8915 | 0.2274 | 0.05* | |
C15 | 0.2541 (13) | 0.5491 (10) | 0.2975 (11) | 0.031 (3) | |
C16 | 0.3251 (14) | 0.4933 (11) | 0.2217 (11) | 0.033 (3) | |
C17 | 0.4397 (14) | 0.3890 (11) | 0.2652 (12) | 0.035 (3) | |
H17 | 0.4921 | 0.3486 | 0.2158 | 0.042* | |
C18 | 0.4783 (14) | 0.3438 (10) | 0.3781 (11) | 0.032 (3) | |
H18 | 0.5568 | 0.274 | 0.4043 | 0.038* | |
C19 | 0.4037 (14) | 0.3992 (12) | 0.4519 (12) | 0.040 (3) | |
H19 | 0.4285 | 0.3669 | 0.5299 | 0.048* | |
C20 | 0.2936 (13) | 0.5011 (11) | 0.4123 (11) | 0.031 (2) | |
H20 | 0.2425 | 0.5403 | 0.463 | 0.037* | |
C21 | 0.2909 (15) | 0.5379 (12) | 0.0958 (12) | 0.039 (3) | |
H21A | 0.1863 | 0.5726 | 0.092 | 0.058* | |
H21B | 0.3192 | 0.4672 | 0.0744 | 0.058* | |
H21C | 0.3452 | 0.6025 | 0.0403 | 0.058* | |
C22 | 0.1675 (14) | 0.8032 (11) | 0.1074 (11) | 0.036 (3) | |
H22A | 0.1892 | 0.7682 | 0.0492 | 0.054* | |
H22B | 0.2551 | 0.8249 | 0.1117 | 0.054* | |
H22C | 0.0897 | 0.8784 | 0.0832 | 0.054* | |
I1 | 0.46014 (8) | 0.16783 (8) | 0.08788 (7) | 0.0357 (2) | |
I2 | 0.13654 (8) | 0.17991 (7) | 0.14356 (7) | 0.0318 (2) | |
I3 | −0.16302 (9) | 0.16748 (8) | 0.21429 (7) | 0.0362 (2) | |
I4 | 0.49111 (8) | 0.03495 (7) | 0.38206 (8) | 0.0345 (2) | |
P1 | 0.1093 (3) | 0.6890 (3) | 0.2512 (3) | 0.0257 (6) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.032 (6) | 0.025 (6) | 0.024 (5) | −0.001 (5) | −0.009 (5) | −0.009 (5) |
C2 | 0.026 (6) | 0.030 (6) | 0.033 (6) | −0.004 (5) | −0.003 (5) | −0.017 (5) |
C3 | 0.032 (6) | 0.043 (7) | 0.034 (7) | −0.005 (5) | 0.000 (5) | −0.020 (6) |
C4 | 0.041 (7) | 0.047 (8) | 0.030 (6) | −0.023 (6) | −0.003 (5) | −0.012 (6) |
C5 | 0.049 (8) | 0.035 (7) | 0.048 (8) | −0.017 (6) | −0.009 (6) | −0.015 (6) |
C6 | 0.036 (7) | 0.031 (6) | 0.033 (6) | −0.009 (5) | 0.000 (5) | −0.020 (5) |
C7 | 0.043 (7) | 0.026 (6) | 0.050 (8) | 0.008 (5) | −0.019 (6) | −0.019 (6) |
C8 | 0.030 (6) | 0.016 (5) | 0.032 (6) | −0.007 (4) | −0.002 (5) | −0.011 (4) |
C9 | 0.028 (6) | 0.020 (5) | 0.032 (6) | 0.000 (4) | −0.007 (5) | −0.009 (5) |
C10 | 0.041 (7) | 0.027 (6) | 0.033 (6) | 0.001 (5) | −0.015 (5) | −0.012 (5) |
C11 | 0.044 (7) | 0.036 (7) | 0.033 (7) | 0.004 (6) | −0.006 (6) | −0.019 (6) |
C12 | 0.031 (6) | 0.034 (6) | 0.028 (6) | 0.001 (5) | −0.006 (5) | −0.015 (5) |
C13 | 0.034 (6) | 0.025 (6) | 0.034 (6) | −0.002 (5) | −0.012 (5) | −0.010 (5) |
C14 | 0.032 (6) | 0.031 (6) | 0.042 (7) | −0.012 (5) | 0.000 (5) | −0.019 (5) |
C15 | 0.036 (6) | 0.021 (5) | 0.040 (7) | −0.004 (5) | −0.009 (5) | −0.016 (5) |
C16 | 0.036 (7) | 0.027 (6) | 0.038 (7) | −0.008 (5) | −0.012 (5) | −0.012 (5) |
C17 | 0.037 (7) | 0.031 (6) | 0.040 (7) | 0.000 (5) | −0.004 (5) | −0.022 (6) |
C18 | 0.038 (7) | 0.012 (5) | 0.043 (7) | 0.000 (4) | −0.012 (5) | −0.010 (5) |
C19 | 0.034 (7) | 0.037 (7) | 0.043 (7) | −0.006 (5) | −0.020 (6) | −0.006 (6) |
C20 | 0.033 (6) | 0.026 (6) | 0.035 (6) | −0.003 (5) | −0.004 (5) | −0.016 (5) |
C21 | 0.041 (7) | 0.038 (7) | 0.040 (7) | −0.001 (6) | −0.008 (6) | −0.023 (6) |
C22 | 0.041 (7) | 0.023 (6) | 0.038 (7) | −0.001 (5) | −0.006 (6) | −0.010 (5) |
I1 | 0.0289 (4) | 0.0428 (5) | 0.0347 (4) | −0.0060 (3) | −0.0035 (3) | −0.0169 (4) |
I2 | 0.0331 (4) | 0.0318 (4) | 0.0314 (4) | −0.0057 (3) | −0.0033 (3) | −0.0152 (3) |
I3 | 0.0306 (4) | 0.0453 (5) | 0.0397 (5) | −0.0087 (3) | −0.0041 (3) | −0.0234 (4) |
I4 | 0.0307 (4) | 0.0330 (4) | 0.0461 (5) | −0.0078 (3) | −0.0020 (3) | −0.0225 (4) |
P1 | 0.0276 (15) | 0.0216 (13) | 0.0294 (15) | −0.0054 (11) | −0.0035 (12) | −0.0118 (12) |
C1—C6 | 1.394 (16) | C13—H13 | 0.95 |
C1—C2 | 1.410 (16) | C14—H14A | 0.98 |
C1—P1 | 1.800 (12) | C14—H14B | 0.98 |
C2—C3 | 1.402 (17) | C14—H14C | 0.98 |
C2—C7 | 1.499 (17) | C15—C16 | 1.387 (18) |
C3—C4 | 1.379 (19) | C15—C20 | 1.409 (17) |
C3—H3 | 0.95 | C15—P1 | 1.825 (12) |
C4—C5 | 1.39 (2) | C16—C17 | 1.411 (17) |
C4—H4 | 0.95 | C16—C21 | 1.529 (17) |
C5—C6 | 1.387 (18) | C17—C18 | 1.387 (18) |
C5—H5 | 0.95 | C17—H17 | 0.95 |
C6—H6 | 0.95 | C18—C19 | 1.371 (19) |
C7—H7A | 0.98 | C18—H18 | 0.95 |
C7—H7B | 0.98 | C19—C20 | 1.363 (17) |
C7—H7C | 0.98 | C19—H19 | 0.95 |
C8—C13 | 1.394 (17) | C20—H20 | 0.95 |
C8—C9 | 1.413 (16) | C21—H21A | 0.98 |
C8—P1 | 1.806 (11) | C21—H21B | 0.98 |
C9—C10 | 1.397 (17) | C21—H21C | 0.98 |
C9—C14 | 1.511 (17) | C22—P1 | 1.808 (13) |
C10—C11 | 1.383 (19) | C22—H22A | 0.98 |
C10—H10 | 0.95 | C22—H22B | 0.98 |
C11—C12 | 1.380 (18) | C22—H22C | 0.98 |
C11—H11 | 0.95 | I1—I2 | 3.0162 (11) |
C12—C13 | 1.401 (17) | I2—I3 | 2.8511 (11) |
C12—H12 | 0.95 | I4—I4i | 2.7663 (17) |
C6—C1—C2 | 120.7 (11) | C9—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C6—C1—P1 | 117.9 (9) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C2—C1—P1 | 121.4 (9) | C9—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.0 (11) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C7 | 118.6 (11) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C7 | 123.3 (11) | C16—C15—C20 | 121.0 (11) |
C4—C3—C2 | 121.7 (12) | C16—C15—P1 | 121.3 (9) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.1 | C20—C15—P1 | 117.6 (9) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.1 | C15—C16—C17 | 116.3 (11) |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.0 (12) | C15—C16—C21 | 125.1 (11) |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.5 | C17—C16—C21 | 118.6 (11) |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.5 | C18—C17—C16 | 122.0 (11) |
C6—C5—C4 | 121.1 (12) | C18—C17—H17 | 119 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C16—C17—H17 | 119 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C19—C18—C17 | 120.4 (11) |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.3 (12) | C19—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.3 | C17—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
C1—C6—H6 | 120.3 | C20—C19—C18 | 119.3 (12) |
C2—C7—H7A | 109.5 | C20—C19—H19 | 120.4 |
C2—C7—H7B | 109.5 | C18—C19—H19 | 120.4 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 | C19—C20—C15 | 121.1 (12) |
C2—C7—H7C | 109.5 | C19—C20—H20 | 119.5 |
H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 | C15—C20—H20 | 119.5 |
H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 | C16—C21—H21A | 109.5 |
C13—C8—C9 | 120.9 (10) | C16—C21—H21B | 109.5 |
C13—C8—P1 | 117.8 (8) | H21A—C21—H21B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—P1 | 121.3 (9) | C16—C21—H21C | 109.5 |
C10—C9—C8 | 116.8 (11) | H21A—C21—H21C | 109.5 |
C10—C9—C14 | 119.1 (11) | H21B—C21—H21C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—C14 | 124.1 (10) | P1—C22—H22A | 109.5 |
C11—C10—C9 | 122.4 (12) | P1—C22—H22B | 109.5 |
C11—C10—H10 | 118.8 | H22A—C22—H22B | 109.5 |
C9—C10—H10 | 118.8 | P1—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
C12—C11—C10 | 120.5 (12) | H22A—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
C12—C11—H11 | 119.7 | H22B—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
C10—C11—H11 | 119.7 | I3—I2—I1 | 174.42 (4) |
C11—C12—C13 | 118.9 (12) | C1—P1—C22 | 109.8 (6) |
C11—C12—H12 | 120.6 | C1—P1—C8 | 108.7 (5) |
C13—C12—H12 | 120.6 | C22—P1—C8 | 110.4 (5) |
C8—C13—C12 | 120.5 (11) | C1—P1—C15 | 109.4 (5) |
C8—C13—H13 | 119.7 | C22—P1—C15 | 109.8 (6) |
C12—C13—H13 | 119.7 | C8—P1—C15 | 108.7 (5) |
C9—C14—H14A | 109.5 | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.7 (17) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 0.8 (18) |
P1—C1—C2—C3 | 179.9 (9) | C21—C16—C17—C18 | 179.3 (12) |
C6—C1—C2—C7 | −178.3 (11) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | 0.8 (19) |
P1—C1—C2—C7 | 2.4 (17) | C17—C18—C19—C20 | −1.6 (19) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.2 (18) | C18—C19—C20—C15 | 0.8 (19) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | 177.9 (12) | C16—C15—C20—C19 | 0.7 (18) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.9 (19) | P1—C15—C20—C19 | −177.9 (10) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 2 (2) | C6—C1—P1—C22 | 126.6 (9) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −3 (2) | C2—C1—P1—C22 | −54.0 (11) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.9 (18) | C6—C1—P1—C8 | −112.6 (10) |
P1—C1—C6—C5 | −178.7 (10) | C2—C1—P1—C8 | 66.8 (11) |
C13—C8—C9—C10 | −0.9 (16) | C6—C1—P1—C15 | 6.0 (11) |
P1—C8—C9—C10 | 179.7 (8) | C2—C1—P1—C15 | −174.6 (10) |
C13—C8—C9—C14 | 178.6 (11) | C13—C8—P1—C1 | 8.8 (10) |
P1—C8—C9—C14 | −0.7 (16) | C9—C8—P1—C1 | −171.8 (9) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.3 (17) | C13—C8—P1—C22 | 129.3 (9) |
C14—C9—C10—C11 | −179.9 (11) | C9—C8—P1—C22 | −51.3 (11) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.7 (19) | C13—C8—P1—C15 | −110.2 (9) |
C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.2 (18) | C9—C8—P1—C15 | 69.2 (10) |
C9—C8—C13—C12 | 1.8 (17) | C16—C15—P1—C1 | 72.4 (11) |
P1—C8—C13—C12 | −178.8 (9) | C20—C15—P1—C1 | −108.9 (10) |
C11—C12—C13—C8 | −1.4 (17) | C16—C15—P1—C22 | −48.2 (11) |
C20—C15—C16—C17 | −1.5 (17) | C20—C15—P1—C22 | 130.5 (10) |
P1—C15—C16—C17 | 177.1 (9) | C16—C15—P1—C8 | −169.1 (10) |
C20—C15—C16—C21 | −180.0 (12) | C20—C15—P1—C8 | 9.6 (11) |
P1—C15—C16—C21 | −1.3 (17) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | 2C22H24P+·I82− |
Mr | 1653.96 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.6680 (2), 12.3567 (3), 12.8186 (4) |
α, β, γ (°) | 62.364 (1), 76.410 (1), 73.073 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1288.83 (6) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 4.90 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.15 × 0.1 × 0.1 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (Blessing, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.527, 0.640 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4776, 4776, 3762 |
Rint | 0 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.606 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.069, 0.183, 1.15 |
No. of reflections | 4776 |
No. of parameters | 247 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0697P)2 + 33.6613P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 | |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 4.65, −2.84 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998), DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
C1—P1 | 1.800 (12) | I1—I2 | 3.0162 (11) |
C8—P1 | 1.806 (11) | I2—I3 | 2.8511 (11) |
C15—P1 | 1.825 (12) | I4—I4i | 2.7663 (17) |
C22—P1 | 1.808 (13) | ||
I3—I2—I1 | 174.42 (4) | C1—P1—C15 | 109.4 (5) |
C1—P1—C22 | 109.8 (6) | C22—P1—C15 | 109.8 (6) |
C1—P1—C8 | 108.7 (5) | C8—P1—C15 | 108.7 (5) |
C22—P1—C8 | 110.4 (5) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1. |
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The octaiodide anion is a member of the dianionic polyiodide series I2n+22-, whose first three members would be expected to consist of a di-iodine combined, respectively, with two iodide anions, an iodide and tri-iodide and two tri-iodide anions. The tetra-iodide is the most frequently encountered polyiodide in the I2n+22- series and in all cases the I42- anion is linear. No intermolecular I···I contacts less than 4 Å have been observed in these compounds (Kloo & Svensson, 2003). To date no structure containing an undisordered I62- has been reported. It is therefore somewhat surprising that several I82--containing structures are known. The first I82- ion was determined by Havinga et al. (1954) in Cs2I8. Generally an I82- ion consists of two I3- ions that interact with an I2 molecule to form `Z'-shaped [(I3-)2.(I2)]. This geometry, which includes out-stretched (`S'-shaped) or slightly deformed forms, is the predominating geometry for all structurally characterized octaiodide ions.
In the title structure, {2[(o-tolyl)3PMe]+ + I82-}, the I82- has a `Z' shape (Fig. 1). The bonding distances in the octaiodide indicate that it is made up of two tri-iodide anions and a di-iodine molecule (Table 1). Although the `Z' angle is 81° in the inorganic Cs2I8, the `Z' angle of 89.92 (4)° in the current structure is the most acute seen in structures containing organic cations. In the title molecule the I82- `Z' is completely flat with the two I3- units configured trans to one another. In other words, the torsion angle defined by the angle between the two I3- ions when projected down the I2 bond is 180°, as required by the centre of inversion that relates them. This is the configuration seen in all known I82- ions except for the tris(1,10-phenanthroline)iron(II) complex, C36H24FeN62+, I82- (-82.1°) (Horn et al., 2001) and the dihydrogen(2.2.2)cryptand, C18H38N2 O62+, I82- (-99.3°) (Grafe-Kavoosian et al., 1998). It is interesting that the central torsion angle is either 180° or close to 90°.
Each I82- anion in the present structure associates with two adjacent anions via long contacts of 3.977 (1) Å to form infinite polyiodide ribbons along [100] (Fig. 2). Interestingly this is the first example where the long-range interactions between I82- ions involve both the I3- and I2 moieties. In all other cases, where interionic interactions occur between I82- units, only the I3- ions are involved. When only one iodine in each I3- ion takes part in long-range interactions, a helical (Horn et al., 2001) or branched (Kuhn et al., 2000) chain is produced. When both terminal I3- iodine atoms are employed, puckered sheets result (Grafe-Kavoosian et al., 1998; Kuz'mina et al., 2000). Although the number of long-range I···I interactions are the same in the title structure as they are in the puckered sheets, involvement of the central I2 gives lower conformational freedom, leading to flat ribbons.
The CMe—P—C—CMe torsion angle values of C22—P1—C1—C2, -54.0 (11)°, C22—P1—C8—C9, -51.3 (11)°, and C22—P1—C15—C16, -48.2 (11)° confirm that the configuration is exo3, which is as expected for a tri-o-tolylphosphine moiety with a small apical substituent cf. (o-tolyl)3P═O, which is also exo3 and whose corresponding torsion angles fall in the range 33.8 to 52.4° with an average value of 45.9°. See Howell et al. (1992) for a previous example of the exo notation being used in tris(ortho-tolyl) derivatives of P, As and Si. The larger torsion angles in the title cation reflect the slightly larger size of CH3 relative to O and must be at the upper limit for the exo3 configuration. The increased size of the apical substituent in (o-tolyl)3P═S flips the structure to an exo2 configuration even though, according to Pauling, CH3 has a larger Van der Waals' radius than S. This is because H atoms of the ortho-CH3 groups nestle between the H atoms of the apical CH3, effectively reducing the Van der Waals' radius of the methyl group.