The Crystal and Molecular Structure of Chloro-mer-Tris(dimethylphenylphosphine)-cis-dihydridoiridium(III) by X-Ray and Neutron Diffraction

Abstract

The structure of mer-(Pme₂Ph)₃Cl-cis-H₂Ir^III (1) has been determined by single-crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction analyses. Crystals are monoclinic, space group P2₁, with a 11.476(4), b 14.069(5), c 8.286(3)Ǻ, β 92.45(1)° and Z 2. Full-matrix least-squares analyses converged 0.022 for 7773 X-ray data and R(F²) = 0.062 for 1538 neutron data. Ir -H [1.557(11)Ǻ trans to Cl, 1.603(10) Ǻ trans to P] and Ir -P distances [2.292(1)Ǻ trans to P, 2.328(1)Ǻ trans to H] both exhibit trans lengthening effects. Consistent with the increased hydride content the Ir -P distances in (1) are c. 0.04 Ǻ shorter than for the corresponding bonds in its dichloro monohydrido analogues and c. 0.08 Ǻ shorter than those in the trichloride . In contrast Ir-Cl [2.505(1)Ǻ] is not significantly different to the corresponding distance (2.504 Ǻ av.) in mer -(PMe₂Ph)₃-cis-Cl₂HIr^III.