Nuclear magnetic resonance spectra for each of the
interstitials within centered
[(Zr6Z)Cl
i
12Cl
a
6
-
n
L
n
]
m
-
clusters (Z = Be, B, C, N, Mn, and Co; L = Cl-,
AlCl4
-, CH3CN, and/or
PPh3; n = 0−6) are reported. For C-
and
Mn-centered clusters, chemical shifts for both solids and solutions
have been measured. Chemical shifts for B-centered
clusters were measured in solution. Chemical shifts for Be-, N-,
and Co-centered clusters were measured in the
solid state. Interstitial carbide resonances for all 10 axially
substituted species
({[(Zr6C)Cl12](CH3CN)
n
Cl6
-
n
}
n
-4,
n
= 0−6) have been located; their chemical shifts range from 457.7
ppm for
{[(Zr6C)Cl12]Cl6}4-
to 480.1 ppm for
{[(Zr6C)Cl12](CH3CN)6}2+.
11B chemical shifts for boride-centered clusters
({[(Zr6B)Cl12](CH3CN)
n
Cl6
-
n
}
n
-5,
n =
0−5) range from 185 to 193.8 ppm. 11B and
13C data reveal the axially bound chlorides to be
substitutionally inert.
Chemical shifts for 55Mn-centered clusters range
from 5359 ppm (isotropic) for solid
RbZr6Cl14Mn to 5618 ppm
for
[(Zr6Mn)Cl12Cl6]5-
in a Cl--rich molten salt. These are the most
deshielded manganese compounds presently known.
Solid-state 9Be for
K3Zr6Cl15Be,
15N for Zr6Cl15N, and
59Co for Zr6Cl15Co
reveal chemical shifts of 77.1, 271, and
4082 ppm, respectively (the 9Be data is not corrected
for the second-order quadrupolar contribution). A
discussion
of the origin of large paramagnetic shielding contributions to the
chemical shifts of the interstitial atoms is given.