Trigonal prismatic metal complexes: a not so rare coordination geometry?

Authors

Leighton Alcock, University of WollongongFollow
German Cavigliasso, Australian National University
Anthony C. Willis, Australian National University
Robert Stranger, Australian National University
Stephen Frederick Ralph, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

108026

Publication Details

Alcock, L. J., Cavigliasso, G., Willis, A. C., Stranger, R. & Ralph, S. F. (2016). Trigonal prismatic metal complexes: a not so rare coordination geometry?. Dalton Transactions: an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 45 (22), 9036-9040.

Abstract

The solid state structures of two metal complexes of a hexaamine macrobicyclic ligand, in which the metal ion has an exact trigonal prismatic geometry, have been determined. Theoretical calculations showed this is the most stable geometry for d0, d10 and high spin d5 metal complexes of the ligand with M-N bond distances >∼2.35 Å.