SYNTHESIS, SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTIES, AND X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF ([NB(C5H3[SIME(3)](2))(2)H-3](2)AU)(-MECHANICAL EXCHANGE COUPLINGS(), ACOMPLEX SHOWING LARGE QUANTUM)
A. Antinolo et al., SYNTHESIS, SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTIES, AND X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF ([NB(C5H3[SIME(3)](2))(2)H-3](2)AU)(-MECHANICAL EXCHANGE COUPLINGS(), ACOMPLEX SHOWING LARGE QUANTUM), Inorganic chemistry, 33(23), 1994, pp. 5163-5164
The complex {[Nb(C5H3[SiMe(3)](2))(2)H-3]Au-2}(+) (3), prepared from t
he reaction of [Nb(C(5)H(3)RR')(2)H-3] (4) with ''Au(THT)PF6'' (THT =
tetrahydrothiophene), shows exchange couplings much larger than the st
arting niobium trihydride (4). The X-ray crystal structure shows the p
resence of two bridging hydrides between niobium and gold; one of them
is found close to the terminal hydride. The importance of these findi
ngs to the understanding of exchange couplings is discussed.