. Can. J. Chem. 67, 1832 (1989). The title complex (2) has been synthesized from the reaction of ( q 5 -~5~e 5 ) 1 r (~0 ) 2(1) with AgBF4. Complex 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c with a = 12.355(2) A, b = 13.713(2) A, c = 16.672(3) A, P = 97.70(1)", and Z = 4.The structure was solved by using 3131 observed reflections ( I 2 2.5u(I)) in the range 0" < 20 < 50" to final discrepancy indices of RF = 0.032 and RWF = 0.038. The cation may be described as consisting of two molecules of 1 bound to Ag+ by donor-acceptor Ir + Ag bonds. The Ir-Ag-Ir skeleton is nearly linear (angle 173.67(6)"). The Ag-Ir bond lengths are equal (2.659(1) A), and the two molecules of 1 are disposed mutually trans, to give the cation approximate (noncrystallographic) C2h symmetry.Key words: complex, iridium, silver, metal-metal bond, X-ray, crystal, structure, carbonyl, donor-acceptor, pentamethylcyclopentadienyl. Mots cle's : complexe, iridium, argent, liaison metal-metal, rayons X, cristal, structure, carbonyle, donneur-accepteur, pentamtthylcyclopentaditnyle.[Traduit par la revue]
I IntroductionThere is considerable current interest in heteronuclear metalmetal bonded complexes (I), and one subset includes those i which can be formulated in a simplistic way to contain a heteropolar (or dative), metal-metal bond that is not "supported by the presence of concurrent bridging ligands (i.e., M -+ M ' ) (see, for example, ref. 2). Recently, two X-ray structures have been published involving complexes with unbridged Ir -+ Ag bonds (3), and in this paper we describe the synthesis and X-ray structure of a further example, [{(r15-C5Mes)(~~)2~r)2~g]- [BFdI (2).
Results
Synthesis and characterizationThe addition of AgBF, to the iridium complex (r15-C5Me5)- (1) itself. In the 'H NMR spectrum, the r 1 5 -C 5~e 5 resonance is at 6 2.37 ppm, shifted downfield by comparison with 1. Both effects are consistent with the withdrawal of electron density from Ir as a result of the formation of formal Ir -+ Ag+ donor-acceptor bonds.The fast-atom-bombardment (FAB) technique employing a thioglycerol matrix and xenon bombardment gave an excellent mass spectrum (FABMS) of the parent cation ( Fig. 1)
X-ray structureThe structure consists of discrete [ { ( r 1 5 -~5~e 5 ) (~~) 2 1 r ) 2 cations and [BF4]-anions with no unusually short interionic contacts. A view of the structure of the cation is given in Fig. 2. The cation features two crystallographically distinct ( q 5 -C 5~e 5 ) I r ( C 0 ) 2 moieties bound to Ag+ such that the Can. J. Chem. Downloaded from www.nrcresearchpress.com by 54.245.55.244 on 05/11/18For personal use only.