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90.71(3)", Z = 16, R = 0.052) contain tetrameric units of approximate S4 symmetry, in which the molecules are associated by means of four complementary N-H.. . N hydrogen bonds. [CH3Hg(7-azaindole)]N03 (P1 , a = 7.818(3), b = 7.884(3), c = 9.135(4) A, a = 97.89(3), P = 109.13(3), y = 103.28(3)", Z = 2, R = 0.039) contains well-separated nitrate ions and complex cations in which the methylmercury group is linearly bonded to the pyridine nitrogen atom, whereas the five-membered rin remains protonated. In the neutral [CH3Hg(azaindolate)] complex (PI, a = 10.926(10), b = 11.333(8), 8:c = 11.647(10) , a = 92.13(8), P = 104.83(9), y = 11 1.86(7)", Z = 6, R = 0.048), methylmercury groups have substituted the N-H proton in the five-membered ring for the three symmetry-independent molecules. Intermolecular secondary Hg . . . N bonds are found with pyridine nitrogens.Key words: azaindole, methylmercury, crystal structure. Chem. 68, 193 (1990). Introduction Purines and related rigid N-donor ligands have attracted our attention as potential binucleating agents for stabilizing pairs of bonded metal atoms via extended aromatic systems. 7 -~z a i n d o l e~ (Scheme 1) can be regarded as a simplified purine, retaining only a pair of nitrogen atoms properly arranged for bridging. We are currently examining its reactions with various dimetal units like M O~~+ , ~h~~+ , R U~~+ , ~e~~+ , etc. In a previous paper (I), we reported the structure of a dinuclear molybdenum system in which half of the carboxylates in M~~( a c e t a t e )~ had been replaced by bridging azaindole anions. We were able to interpret the X-ray data in terms of azaindole units disordered over two orientations, the positions of the fiveand six-membered rings being interchanged. Disorder probably resulted from the very similar van der Waals envelopes in these two orientations. The same situation has been-noted for complexes of Co, Ni, and Cu (2, 3), so that disorder in complexes of the azaindole anion is likely to be the rule rather than the exce~tion. PASCAL DUFOUR, YVES DARTIGUENAVE, MICHBLE DARTIGUENAVE, NATHALIE DUFOUR, ANNE-MARIE LEBUIS, FRANCINEThe preseA study was undertaken to help solve some of the problems encountered with our dinuclear systems. The structure determination of azaindole was intended to provide an accurate

Structurally related six-coordinated oxo ReOCl(P⌒O)2 and nitrido ReN(PPh3)(P⌒O)2 complexes were synthesized. The bidentate P⌒O- ligand forms oxo ReOCl(P⌒O)2 and nitrido ReN(PPh3)(P⌒O)2 complexes containing quasi-isostructural ReO(P⌒O)2 and ReN(P⌒O)2 units. The Cl site in the oxo compound is occupied by PPh3 in the nitride. PPh3 is smoothly displaced in solution by pyridine, 1-methylimidazole, and P(p-tolyl)3 with retention of stereochemistry.