A solution and solid state study of niobium complexes University of ...
A solution and solid state study of niobium complexes University of ...
A solution and solid state study of niobium complexes University of ...
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OMe<br />
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Chapter 4<br />
3a 3b<br />
Figure 4.1: Graphical representation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>niobium</strong>(V) crystal structures obtained: 1)<br />
[NbCl(acac-κ 2 -O,O’)(OMe)3], 2) [Nb(acac-κ 2 -O,O’)(OEt)2(µ 2 -O)]4, 3a) [NbCl2(phacac-κ 2 -<br />
O,O’)(OMe)2] <strong>and</strong> 3b) [NbCl(phacac-κ 2 -O,O’)(OMe)3]. (phacac = 1-phenyl-1,3-butane-<br />
4.2 Experimental<br />
1 2<br />
dionate)<br />
The X-ray intensity data was collected on a Bruker X8 ApexII 4K Kappa CCD area<br />
detector diffractometer, equipped with a graphite monochromator <strong>and</strong> MoKα fine-<br />
focus sealed tube (λ = 0.71073 Å, T = 100(2) K) operated at 2.0 kW (50 kV, 40 mA).<br />
The initial unit cell determinations <strong>and</strong> data collections were done by the SMART 1<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware package. The collected frames were integrated using a narrow-frame<br />
integration algorithm <strong>and</strong> reduced with the Bruker SAINT-Plus <strong>and</strong> XPREP s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />
1 Bruker SMART-NT Version 5.050. Bruker AXS Inc. Area-Detector S<strong>of</strong>tware Package; Madison, WI, USA, 1998.<br />
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