[MeNC5H5](2)[TCNE](2) (TCNE = tetracyanoethylene). Single crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction characterization of an exceptionally long 2.8 angstrom C-C bond

Paula M. B. Piccoli; Arthur J. Schultz; Hazel A. Sparkes; Judith A. K. Howard; Atta M. Arif; Louise N. Dawe; Joel S. Miller

doi:10.1039/b816817b

[MeNC5H5](2)[TCNE](2) (TCNE = tetracyanoethylene). Single crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction characterization of an exceptionally long 2.8 angstrom C-C bond

Paula M. B. Piccoli, Arthur J. Schultz, Hazel A. Sparkes, Judith A. K. Howard, Atta M. Arif, Louise N. Dawe, Joel S. Miller^*

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Abstract

The reaction of N-methylpyridinium iodide, Mepy(+)I(-), and tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) forms [Mepy](2)[TCNE](2), which possesses [TCNE](2)(2-) with an intradimer C-C bond distance of 2.806(1) angstrom at 50 K from X-ray diffraction, and 2.801(4) angstrom at 50 K from neutron diffraction. In the IR it exhibits v(C N) absorptions at 2191, 2174, 2169, 2163 and a v(CC) absorption at 1366 cm(-1), with UV/Vis absorption bands at 26,880 and 18,520 cm(-1). Analysis of the cation-hydrogen to [TCNE](2)(2-) interactions do not provide evidence that the cation stabilizes formation of the [TCNE](2)(2-) dimer, which is stabilized by the intradimer 2e(-)-4 center C-C bonding interaction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	686-690
Number of pages	5
Journal	CrystEngComm
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b816817b
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

SOLID-STATE
HYDROGEN
DIMER
2-ELECTRON
VAN

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[MeNC5H5](2)[TCNE](2) (TCNE = tetracyanoethylene). Single crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction characterization of an exceptionally long 2.8 angstrom C-C bond. / Piccoli, Paula M. B.; Schultz, Arthur J.; Sparkes, Hazel A.; Howard, Judith A. K.; Arif, Atta M.; Dawe, Louise N.; Miller, Joel S.

In: CrystEngComm, Vol. 11, No. 4, 2009, p. 686-690.

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