Solvolysis of [B(C_6H_5)_4]~- in Methanol To Give the Chiral Coordination Polymer Cd(tcm)|B(OMe)_4] centre dot x MeOH, x approx = 1.6

摘要

Coordination polymers with organocyanide ligands constitute an area of active research because of their interesting structural features and potentially useful magnetic and electrical properties. One of the simplest of these ligands is the tri-cyanomethanide ion [C(CN)_3]~- (tcm), which can act as a trigonal 3-connecting unit. With a range of divalent metal cations, tcm gives an isostructural series of "binary" solids of composition [M(tcm)_2](M~(2+) = Cr~(2+),Co~(2+),Ni~(2+),Cu~(2+), Zn~(2+),Cd~(2+),Hg~(2+)), in which two independent networks with the rutile topology interpenetrate.