Strong hydrogen bonds in the ionic pair (1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethyl-4-imidazolin-2-ylidene)ammonium trichloro(1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethyl-4-imidazolin-2-ylideneamine)iron(II)
摘要:
The title compound, (C11H22N3)[FeCl3(C11H21N3)], is one of the rare examples where an isolated ionic pair of the type [A](n+)[EMX3](n-) (E is any non-metal, M is any transition metal and X is any halogen) could be structurally characterized. Two short N-H center dot center dot center dot Cl contacts between the two ammonium H atoms and two of the three Cl atoms of the counter-anion generate a six-membered ring. The third Cl atom is involved in a weaker intra-molecular hydrogen bond to the neutral 1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethyl-4-imidazolin-2-yl-idene-amine ligand.