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ISOMERS
9.1
Hexagonal:
C2v
C2v
D2h
Hexagonal pyramidal:
Cs
Cs
C2v
Trigonal prismatic:
Cs
C2v
C2
Trigonal antiprismatic:
Cs
C2
C2h
The structures with C2 symmetry would be optically active.
9.2
a.
dicyanotetrakis(methylisocyano)iron(II) or dicyanotetrakis(methylisocyano)iron(0)
b.
rubidium tetrafluoroargentate(III) or rubidium tetrafluoroargentate(1–)
c.
cis- and trans-carbonylchlorobis(triphenylphosphine)iridium(I) or cis- and transcarbon
ylchlorobis(triphenylphospine)iridium(0)
9.3
d.
pentaammineazidocobalt(III) sulfate or pentaammineazidocobalt(2+) sulfate
e.
diamminesilver(I) tetrafluoroborate(III) or diamminesilver(1+) tetrafluoroborate(1–)
–
(The BF4 ion is commonly called “tetrafluoroborate.”)
a.
tris(oxalato)vanadate(III) or tris(oxalato)vanadate(3–)
b.
sodium tetrachloroaluminate(III) or sodium tetrachloroaluminate(1–)
c.
carbonatobis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride or
carbonatobis(ethy
lenediamine)cobalt(1+) chloride
9.4
d.
tris(2,2-bipyridine)nickel(II) nitrate or tris(2,2-bipyridine)nickel(2+) nitrate (The
IUPAC name of the bidentate ligand, 2,2-bipyridyl may also be used; this ligand is most
familiarly called “bipy.”)
e.
hexacarbonylmolybdenum(0) (also commonly called “molybdenum hexacarbonyl”).
The (0) is often omitted.
a.
tetraamminecopper(II) or tetraamminecopper(2+)
b.
tetrachloroplatinate(II) or tetrachloroplatinate(2–)
c.
tris(dimethyldithiocarbamato)iron(III) or tris(dimethyldithiocarbamato)iron(0)
d.
hexacyanomanganate(II) or hexacyanomanganate(4–)
e.
nonahydridorhenate(VII) or nonahydridorhenate(2–) (This ion is commonly called
“enneahydridorhenate.”)
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a.
triamminetrichloroplatinum(IV) or triamminetrichloroplatinum(1+)
b.
diamminediaquadichlorocobalt(III) or diamminediaquadichlorocobalt(1+)
c.
diamminediaquabromochlorocobalt(III) or diamminediaquabromochlorocobalt(1+)
d.
triaquabromochloroiodochromium(III) or triaquabromochloroiodochromium(0)
e.
or
dichlorobis(ethylenediamine)platinum(IV) or dichlorobis(ethylenediamine)platinum(2+)
dichlorobis(1,2-ethanediamine)platinum(IV) or dichlorobis(1,2ethanediamine)platinum(2+)
f.
diamminedichloro(o-phenanthroline)chromium(III) or diamminedichloro(ophenanthroline)chro
mium(1+) or diamminedichloro(1,10-phenanthroline)chromium(III)
or
diamminedichloro(1,10-phenanthroline)chromium(1+)
g.
or
bis(2,2-bipyridine)bromochloroplatinum(IV) or bis(2,2bypyridine)bromochloroplatinum(2+)
bis(2,2-bipyridyl)bromochloroplatinum(IV) or bis(2,2bipyridyl)bromochloroplatinum(2+)
h.
dibromo[o-phenylene(dimethylarsine)(dimethylphosphine)]rhenium(II) or
dibrom
o[o-phenylene(dimethylarsine)(dimethylphosphine)]rhenium(0) or
dibrom
o[1,2-phenylene(dimethylarsine)(dimethylphosphine)]rhenium(II) or
dibrom
o[1,2-phenylene(dimethylarsine)(dimethylphosphine)]rhenium(0)
i.
dibromochlorodiethylenetriaminerhenium(III) or
dibrom
ochlorodiethylenetriaminerhenium(0) or dibromochloro(2,2diam
inodiethylamine)rhenium(III) or dibromochloro(2,2diam
inodiethylamine)rhenium(0)
9.6
9.7
a.
dicarbonylbis(dimethyldithiocarbamato)ruthenium(III) or
dicarbonylbis(dimethyldithiocarbamato)ruthenium(1+)
b.
trisoxalatocobaltate(III) or trisoxalatocobaltate(3–)
c.
tris(ethylenediamine)ruthenium(II) or tris(ethylenediamine)ruthenium(2+)
d.
bis(2,2-bipyridine)dichloronickel(II) or bis(2,2-bipyridine)dichloronickel(2+)
a.
Bis(en)Co(III)-µ-amido-µ-hydroxobis(en)Co(III)
N
N
Co
N
4+
N
N
H2
N
O
H
Co
N
N
N
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Diaquadiiododinitritopalladium(IV)
I
ONO
H2O
Pd
H2O
ONO
ONO
ONO
H 2O
I
I
I
OH2
ONO
OH2
H 2O
OH2
I
ONO
I
I
I
I
Pd
ONO
ONO
Pd
I
H 2O
I
Pd
I
Pd
ONO
OH2
ONO
ONO
OH2
Pd
ONO
OH2
H2O
enantiomers
c.
Fe(dtc)3
S
S
S
S
Fe
S
S
S
S
Fe
S
S
S
S
=
C
–
N
S
S
S
CH3
H
S
At low temperature, restricted rotation about the C—N bond can lead to additional
isomers as a consequence of the different substituents on the nitrogen. These isomers can
be observed by NMR.
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a.
triammineaquadichlorocobalt(III) chloride
+
H2O
H3N
H 3N
Co
Isomers are of the cation:
+
Cl
Cl
H3N
NH3
H3N
Co
OH2
H2O
NH3
Cl
Co
Cl
Cl
Cl
cis
trans
mer
b.
H3N
O
Cr
NH3
H3N
4+
NH3
H3N H3N
H3N
c.
fac
-oxo-bis(pentammine-chromium(III)) ion
Cr
NH3
NH3
NH3
potassium diaquabis(oxalato)manganate(III)
–
O
O
H2O
Mn
O
O
O
O
H2O
Mn
Isomers are of the anion:
–
O
–
H2O
O
O
OH2
O
OH2
O
H2O
trans
Cl
a.
O
Mn
cis enantiomers
9.9
NH3
cis-diamminebromochloroplatinum(II)
Pt
Br
NH3
I
b.
diaquadiiododinitritopalladium(IV)
H2O
Pt
ONO
ONO
OH2
I
c.
tri--carbonylbis(tricarbonyliron(0))
O
C
O O
C C
Fe
OC
+
NH3
O
C CO
Fe
CC
O O
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NH3
NH3
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O
9.10
C
CH2
O –
H2 N
O
N
= N
O
O
M
O
N
N
O
O
N
M
N
N
O
O
N
N
M
N
N
N
O
O
N
O
mer
M(AB)3
B
A
B
M
B
A
A
B
B
A
M
A
A
B
B
A
A
M
A
A
A
B
B
A
B
mer
[Pt(NH3)3Cl3]+
a.
B
M
B
fac
9.12
O
M
O
fac
9.11
127
+
NH 3
Cl
Pt
Cl
+
Cl
NH3
H3N
NH3
Cl
NH3
Pt
NH3
Cl
Cl
fac
mer
[Co(NH3)2(H2O)2Cl2]+
b.
+
NH3
H 2O
Cl
Co
+
Cl
NH3
H 2O
OH2
H 2O
Cl
Co
NH3
Cl
NH3
Cl
+
OH2
Cl
Co
Co
Cl
OH2
H2 O
NH3
H 3N
NH3
H3N
Cl
Co
Cl
enantiomers
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NH3
+
H 2O
OH2
Cl
+
NH3
OH2
NH3
Cl
H 2O
+
NH3
OH2
Cl
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[Co(NH3)2(H2O)2BrCl]+
c.
+
OH2
H 3N
H 3N
Co
Br
H 2O
Cl
H 2O
Co
OH2
+
Br
Co
NH3
Br
NH3
Cl
Co
+
H 3N
NH3
H 3N
Cl
OH2
Cl
OH2
H2 O
H2 O
+
Co
Cl
Br
NH3
H3 N
NH3
H3N
+
OH2
Co
Cl
Br
enantiomers
d.
Br
H2O
Br
Cl
OH2
Co
NH3
OH2
OH2
Co
+
NH3
NH3
H2O
NH3
+
NH3
Br
OH2
H 2O
+
Cl
enantiomers
Cr(H2O)3BrClI
OH2
H2 O
H2O
OH2
Cr
Cl
H2 O
I
OH2
Cr
I
Br
Cl
Br
enantiomers
Cl
H2 O
Cr
OH2
I
H 2O
Br
Cr
OH2
Cl
Br
H2 O
OH2
Cr
I
Br
Cl
I
e.
OH2
OH2
OH2
[Pt(en)2Cl2]2+
2+
N
N
Cl
Pt
2+
N
N
N
N
N
Cl
Pt
N
Cl
Cl
cis enantiomers
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Cl
N
N
Pt
Cl
trans
N
N
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[Cr(o-phen)(NH3)2Cl2]+
f.
+
N
Cl
NH3
H 3N
NH3
H3N
N
N
Cr
N
trans NH3 ligands
2+
2+
Br
2+
N
N
N
N
N
N
Pt
Cl
Cl
Cl
trans Cl ligands
[Pt(bipy)2BrCl]2+
Pt
H3N
NH3
NH3
Cr
NH3
enantiomers
N
N
Cl
Cr
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
N
N
N
Cr
+
+
+
N
g.
129
Br
Br
Cl
Cl
N
Pt
N
N
N
enantiomers
h.
Re(arphos)2Br2
Abbreviating the bidentate ligands As P :
Br
P
As
Re
Br
P
P
As
As
Re
Br
Br
Re
As
Br
P
Br
Br
P
P
P
P
Re
Re
P
As
As
As
As
P
As
As
Br
P
Br
Br
Br
Br

P

As
As
Re
As
As
P



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P
As
P
As
Re
P

Br
Br
Br
Br
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i.
Re(dien)Br2Cl
Cl
N
Re
N
Br
Cl
Br
Br
Br
Br
Re
N
N
N
N
N
Br
N
Cl
Re
Cl
N
N
N
Br
Re
Br
9.13
Br
N
N
N
Cl
Re
N
Br
a. M(ABA)(CDC)
C
A
A
M
B
D
C
A
D
B
M
C
B
C
A
D
C
M
B
A
A
A
A
C
C
b. M(ABA)(CDE)
C
A
B
M
A
A
D
C
A
D
E
C
D
C
D
M
B
B
A
A
M
E
E
B
B
M
A
A
A
A
M
E
E
A
A
M
A
A
B
B
E
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M
E
C
D
C
D
C
D
C
D
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9.14
A
A
C
B
M
B
A
C
B
M
B
A
B
B
B
C
M
C
C
A
B
C
C
M
A
A
B
B
C
M
A
A
B
B
M
C
C
C
C
B
B
B
B
M
C
C
A
B
M
A
A
B
B
M
C
C
9.15
B
C
A
A
M
B
C
A
A
A
A
A
C
C
M
C
A
B
A
B
C
a. The “softer” phosphorus atom bonds preferentially to the soft metal Pd (see Section 6.6.1).
b, c. Abbreviating the bidentate ligands N P :
Cl
P
N
Ni
Cl
P
P
N
N
Ni
Cl
Cl
Ni
N
Cl
P
Cl
Cl
N
Cl
P
P
P
P
Ni
N
N
N
N
P
N
P
Ni
P
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Ni

P

N
N
Ni
N
N
P



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P
N
N
Ni
P

Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
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a, b.
Abbreviating the bidentate ligands N P and O S :
Cl
S
O
N
Cl
Cl
M
P
P
O
O
Cl
P
S
N
O
M
Cl
Cl
N
P
M
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
M
N
P
P
N
N
O
O
M

S


S

N
N
P
P
S
Cl
M
Cl
M
P
P
S
S
M
S
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
M
N
N
S
S
M
O
O
O
O




Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
–
N
9.17
The single C–N stretching frequency indicates a trans
structure for the cyanides (the symmetric stretch of the
C—N bonds is not IR active), while the two C–O bonds
indicate a cis structure for the carbonyls (both the
symmetric and antisymmetric C–O stretches are IR
active). As a result, the bromo ligands are also cis.
C
O
C
Br
Co
C
N
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C
Br
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133
There are 18 isomers overall, six with the chelating ligand in a mer geometry and 12 with
the chelating ligand in a fac geometry. All are enantiomers. They are all shown below, with
dashed lines separating the enantiomers.
N
P
M
As
P
P
Br
H2O
P
M
P
As
M
As
Br
Br
NH3
H 3N
N
P
M
P
As
N
M
As
NH 3
H3N
OH2
H2 O
M
NH3
OH2
OH2
Br
Br
N
N
N
N
N
N
OH2
Br
H2O
P
M
Br
P
As
NH3
M
As
Br
H3 N
P
M
Br
P
As
M
As
OH2
H 2O
NH3
H3N
M
NH3
NH3
OH2
OH2
Br
Br
NH3
NH3
OH2
OH2
NH3
NH3
M
As
Br
OH2
N
N
NH3
M
As
N
N
OH2
N
P
M
H2O
Br
P
As
N
M
As
Br
NH3
N
a.
9.20
All are chiral if the ring in b does not switch conformations.
9.21
20b  20c top ring: , bottom ring: 
9.22
a, b.
1.
O
Mo
2.
S
Cs
Mo
Mo
Cs
Mo
Cr
S
O
O
Mo
Mo
Se
Se
Mo
Mo
O
Cr
Se
O
C1
S
O
S
O
Mo
S
S
Mo
O
W
Cr
W
Se
C1
O
Mo
Cr
W
Mo
C1
O
O
W
Mo
Cr
C1
Se
C1
O
Cr
W
C1
S
W
Cs
O
W
Mo
O
Mo
O
Se
Mo
S
Mo
O
Mo

W
S
S
S
3.
C3v
Mo
Mo
Se
Cr
O
Se
O
W
C1
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Mo
Cr
W
C1
M
OH2
O
Mo
W
N
Br
Mo
Mo
O
N
Br
O
Mo
O
O
S
S
Mo
W
d.

Mo
O
Mo
O
c.

M
As
OH2
9.19

P
As
Br
Br
b.
P
M
H3N
S
P
As
P
As
P
As
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S
Mo
Mo
Mo
Cr
O
c.
9.23
S
Se
Cs
O
Mo
Se
W
W
O
Cs
O
Cr
Yes, provided the structure has no symmetry or only Cn axes. Examples are the
structures with C1 symmetry in part a.
The 19F doublet is from the two axial fluorines (split by the equatorial fluorine).
The 19F triplet is from the equatorial fluorine (split by the two axial fluorines).
The two doubly bonded oxygens are equatorial, as expected from VSEPR
considerations. Point group: C2v
9.24
+
F
O
O
Os
F
F
Examples include both cations and anions:
–
–
–
–
–
[Cu(CN)2] , [Cu2(CN)3] , [Cu3(CN)4] , [Cu4(CN)5] , [Cu5(CN)6]
[Cu2(CN)]+, [Cu3(CN)2]+, [Cu4(CN)3]+, [Cu5(CN)4]+, [Cu6(CN)5]+
Based primarily on calculations (rather than experimental data), Dance et al. proposed
linear structures such as the following:
–
[Cu(CN)2] :
NC—Cu—CN
–
NC—Cu—CN—Cu—CN
–
NC—Cu—CN—Cu—CN—Cu—CN
[Cu2(CN)3] :
[Cu3(CN)4] :
+
[Cu2(CN)] :
Cu—CN—Cu
+
Cu—CN—Cu—CN—Cu
+
Cu—CN—Cu—NC—Cu—CN—Cu
[Cu3(CN)2] :
[Cu4(CN)3] :
Where 2-coordinate copper appears in these ions, the geometry around the Cu is linear, as
expected from VSEPR.
9.25
The bulky mesityl groups cause sufficient crowding that the phosphine ligands can show
HC
chirality (C3 symmetry) and can be considered as similar to left-handed (PL) and
right-handed (PR) propellers. If two P(mesityl)3 phosphines are attached in a
linear arrangement to a gold atom, three isomers are possible:
3
PL—Au—PL
PR—Au—PR
PL—Au—PR
H 3C
mesityl
(PR—Au—PL is equivalent to PL—Au—PR, as can best be seen with models.) NMR data
at low temperature support the presence of these isomers, which interconvert at higher
temperatures.
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9.26
The point group is D3h. A representation  based on the nine 1s orbitals
of the hydride ligands is:
D3h

A1
E
A2
E
E
9
1
2
1
2
2C3
0
1
–1
1
–1
3C2
1
1
0
–1
0
2S3
0
1
–1
–1
1
h
3
1
2
–1
–2
3v
3
0
0
1
0



Re

z2
(x, y), (x2–y2, xy)
z
(xz, yz)
135





= H
The representation  reduces to 2 A1 + 2 E + A2 + ECollectively these representations
match all the functions for s (totally symmetric, matching A1), p, and d orbitals of Re, so all the s,
p, and d orbitals of the metal have suitable symmetry for interaction. (The strength of these
interactions will also depend on the match in energies between the rhenium orbitals and the 1s
orbital of hydrogen.)
9.27
NN
NN
NN
O Cr O
O Cr O
O Cr O
O
Mn O
O
O
OO
OO
OO
OO
O Mn O
O
O
O
O
OO
OO
OO
O Mn O
O
O
O
O
O
O Mn
O
OO
O
O Cr O
O Cr O
O Cr O
NN
NN
NN
9.28
N
N
N
N
N
O
O
O
O
N
N
N
N
N
O
N
N
N
Co
O O
N
Co
N
O O
Co
O
O
O
N
N
N
N
N
O
O
N
Co
N
O
O
O
N
N
O
O O
N
N
N
N
N
N
Co
O O
N
N
Co
O
O
N
N
N
N
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a.
Cu(acacCN)2: D2h
b.
C6
tpt: C2v
All four metal-organic frameworks studied (MOF-177, Co(BDP), Cu-BTTri, Mg 2 (dobdc) ) are
significantly more effective at adsorbing carbon dioxide relative to adsorbing hydrogen. This is
attributed, in part, to the higher polarizability of CO 2 relative to that of H 2 . The formation of an
induced dipole in these gases by exposed cations within MOFs is an important prerequisite for
adsorption. The two MOF properties that most strongly correlate with CO 2 adsorption capacity
are MOF surface area and MOF accessible pore volume. As these values (tabulated below)
increase, the CO 2 adsorption capacity increases.
MOF
Surface Area ( m2 g )
Accessible Pore Volume ( cm3 g )
MOF-177
4690
1.59
Co(BDP)
2030
0.93
Cu-BTTri
1750
0.713
Mg 2 (dobdc)
1800
0.573
The graphs in Figure 1 of the reference clearly indicate that Mg 2 (dobdc) adsorbs the most CO 2
at 5 bar. The arrangement and concentration of open Mg 2+ cation sites on the Mg 2 (dobdc)
surface is hypothesized to render this MOF more susceptible to CO 2 adsorption. This MOF,
along with Cu-BTTri, which also features exposed metal sites, are identified as the best prospects
for CO 2 H 2 separation.
9.31
The synthesis and application of amine-functionalized MOFs for CO 2 adsorption is the general
topic of the reference. While the M 2 (dobdc) series of MOFs were proposed as excellent
candidates for this functionalization (on the basis of their relatively large concentration of
exposed metal cation sites), their amine-functionalization proved difficult. This was attributed to
the relatively narrow MOF channels that may hinder amine diffusion into M 2 (dobdc) .
One hypothesized solution was to prepare a MOF with the M 2 (dobdc) structure-type, but with
larger pores. The wider linker dobpdc (below, along with dobdc for comparison) was used in the
hope of obtaining MOFs with larger pores.
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
dobdc
dobpdc
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Amine-functionalized Mg 2 (dobpdc) was prepared by mixing H 4 (dobpdc) , magnesium bromide,
and a small solvent volume (a mixture of N,N’-diethylformamide and ethanol) in a Pyrex
container. The mixture was heated in a microwave reactor, and the M 2 (dobpdc) collected by
filtration after cooling. Dried samples of Mg 2 (dobpdc) were then heated for roughly one hour at
420 °C under dynamic vacuum. After this “activation” step, Mg 2 (dobpdc) was stirred with an
excess of N,N’-dimethylethylenediamine (mmen) in hexanes for one day. Subsequent heating
under vacuum resulted in removal of residual solvents to afford mmen-functionalized
Mg 2 (dobpdc) . The “activation” step was found necessary to completely remove residual N,N’diethylformamide from the Mg 2+ coordination sites.
9.32
This reference discusses application of porphyrin-containing MOFs where the porphyrin provides
a binding site for Fe(III) and Cu(II). The precursor to the porphyrin linker (TCPP) is provided
below; the resulting carboxylates of this linker permit its incorporation into the MOF.
HOOC
COOH
N
H
N
N
H
N
HOOC
COOH
The metallation options include premetallation and postmetallation. In premetallation,
H 4 -TCPP-Cu and H 4 -TCPP-FeCl , respectively, are used as reactants for the MOF synthesis. In
this case, the porphyrin linker and its bound metal ion are installed simultaneously into the MOF.
This general approach afforded MOF-525-Cu, MOF-545-Fe, and MOF-545-Cu. MOF-525-Fe
could not be obtained via this strategy. For this MOF, postmetallation was employed, via the
reaction of MOF-525 with Fe(III) chloride; Fe(III) ions were introduced into the MOF-525
porphyrin linkers via this method.
In terms of similarities and differences, MOF-545 can be metallated with both Fe(III) and Cu(II)
via a premetallation strategy, while MOF-525 requires alternate procedures for incorporation of
Cu(II) (premetallation) and Fe(III) (postmetallation), respectively.
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