Bond lengths complexes

Owing to the 7tCc-ocrc CT interactions, the usual equivalence between the two Kekule structures of benzene is broken and the ring distorts strongly to D3h symmetry, with pronounced alternation (by 0.02 A) of C=C bond lengths. Complexes of this type are evidently closely related to the metallocene sandwich compounds discussed elsewhere in this book (Section 4.9.5), with the benzene molecule described as a tridentate ligand in the language of metal coordination chemistry. 

The oxo ligand forms a strong bond with WVI by utilizing both a and jz donation resulting in a short W—O bond length. Complexes containing the WO, cis-W02 and ciy-W03 structural units are known. 

Cyclooctatetraene In accord with the Hiickel rule of 4/i -h 2 electrons, both cyclobutadiene and cyclooc-and Cyclobutadiene tatetraene (cot) are nonaromatic. Cyclooctatetraene contains alternating bond lengths Complexes bd has a tub-shaped conformation ... 

Fig. 2. Time-evolution of the methyl/ethyl C-C distances for both the zirconocene and the corresponding titanocene catalyst. The two curves starting at around 3.2 A represent the distance between the methyl carbon atom and the nearest-by ethylene carbon atom in the zirconocene-ethylene and the titanocene-ethylene complex, respectively. The two curves starting at around 1.35 A reflect the ethylene internal C-C bond lengths in the two complexes.

The double-bond length in 1,3-butadiene is 0.134 nm, and the ingle-bond, 0.148 nm. Since normal carbon—carbon single bonds are 0.154 nm, this indicates the extent of double-bond character in the middle single-bond. Upon complexing with metal carbonyl moieties like Fe(CO)2, the two terminal bonds lengthen to 0.141 nm, and the middle bond shortens even more to 0.145 nm (18). 

The formation of acyl halide-Lewis acid complexes have been observed by several methods. For example, both 1 1 and 1 2 complexes of acetyl chloride, with AICI3 can be observed by NMR spectroscopy. The existence of acylium ions has been demonstrated by X-ray diffraction studies on crystalline salts. For example, crystal structure determinations have been reported for /i-methylphenylacylium and acetylium ions as SbFg salts. There is also a good deal of evidence from NMR measurements which demonstrates that acylium ions can exist in nonnucleophilic solvents. " The positive charge on acylium ions is delocalized onto the oxygen atom. This delocalization is demonstrated in particular by the short O—C bond lengths in acylium ions, which imply a major contribution from the structure having a triple bond ... 

Transition-metal complexes of the thionylimide anion exhibit characteristic vibrations in the regions 1260-1120, 1090-1010 and 630-515 cm , which are assigned to Oas(NSO), Os(NSO) and <5(NSO), respectively. X-ray structural data for several M-NSO complexes reveal N-S and S-O bond lengths of ca. 1.46 0.04 A indicative of double bond character in both of these bonds. 

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