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Title: Synthesis and crystal structure of tetrakis(2-pyridinecarboxylato) niobium(IV)-2-ethanol, an octacoordinate dodecahedral d{sup 1} M(A-B){sub 4} system

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic960803g· OSTI ID:450695
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. National Univ. of Singapore, Crecent (Singapore)
  2. Okayama Univ. of Science (Japan)

The authors report the chemical preparation and crystal structure of the complex [Nb(pyc){sub 4}]{center_dot}2C{sub 2}H{sub 5}OH (pyc = 2-pyridinecarboxylate) in order to test Orgel`s postulate. This complex yields empirical evidence of the verity of Orgel`s postulate, where the {pi}-acceptor ligand is predicted to occupy the B sites and {pi}-donors occupy A sites of a dodecahedron.

OSTI ID:
450695
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 35, Issue 25; Other Information: PBD: 4 Dec 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English