The first charge transfer salt based on non- di
merized [BEDO-TTF]
+ monocationic radical (BEDO-TTF=bis(ethylenedioxy)tetrathiafulvalene) associated with [Mo
6Br
14]
2− cluster anions has been synthesized by conventional electro-oxidation and characterized by single crystal X-
ray diffraction, UV–VIS–NIR absorption and
magnetic susceptibility
measure
ments. (BEDO-TTF)
2Mo
6Br
14(PhCN)
4 crystallizes in the
monoclinic syste
m, space group
P2
1/
n,
a=10.414(4) Å,
b=21.711(7) Å,
c=15.958(5) Å,
β=93.65(3)°,
V=3601(2) Å
3,
me="mml2">method=retrieve&_udi=B6WM2-4KV2YK7-1&_mathId=mml2&_user=10&_cdi=6922&_rdoc=7&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=60cc5a59e17ab8c16cc579a4da133609" title="Click to view the MathML source">Z=2,
me="mml3">method=retrieve&_udi=B6WM2-4KV2YK7-1&_mathId=mml3&_user=10&_cdi=6922&_rdoc=7&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=36b971cd12d9b3ddf2e6d9a204319df5" title="Click to view the MathML source">R1=0.0578,
me="mml4">method=retrieve&_udi=B6WM2-4KV2YK7-1&_mathId=mml4&_user=10&_cdi=6922&_rdoc=7&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=775866118334eeb7d8f731ebd013e7e2" title="Click to view the MathML source">wR2=0.0731. The structure of this hybrid co
mpound is built up fro
m a [BEDO-TTF]
+ and PhCN (benzonitrile) organic fra
mework in which are hosted the [Mo
6Br
14]
2− inorganic cluster units. It results in non- di
merized [BEDO-TTF]
+ cations that exhibit a para
magnetic behavior characteristic of one unpaired electron.