An unusual axial–axial combination of alternating cyclic rings in the chair conformations of hexameric water and chlorine-water clusters

Naiya, S., Biswas, S., Drew, M. G. B. and Ghosh, A. (2012) An unusual axial–axial combination of alternating cyclic rings in the chair conformations of hexameric water and chlorine-water clusters. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 20. pp. 286-289. ISSN 1387-7003 doi: 10.1016/j.inoche.2012.03.030

Abstract/Summary

An alternating hexameric water (H2O)(6) cluster and a chlorine-water cluster [Cl-2(H2O)(4)](2-) in the chair forms combine axially to each other to form a 1D chain [{Cl-2(H2O)(6)}(2-)](n) in complex [FeL2]Cl center dot(H2O)(3) (L=2-[(2-methylaminoethylimino)-methyl]-phenol)]. The water molecules display extensive H-bonding interactions with monomeric iron-organic units to form a hydrogen-bonded 2D supramolecular assembly.