Crystal and Molecular Structure of the Discogen bis[1,3-di(p−n-Decylphenyl)propane-1,3-dionato]palladium(II)

Abstract

The transition metal containing discogen, bis[1,3-di(p−n-decylphenyl)propane-1,3-dionato]palladium(II) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 with one molecule in a unit cell of dimensions a = 10.260(2), b = 12.961(2), c = 13.403(2)Å, α = 110.54(1), β = 101.75(1) and γ = 98.44(1)°. The crystal structure was solved by direct methods and refined using full matrix least squares procedure. The palladium atom is lying on an inversion center. The decyl chains are fully extended in an all trans conformation. In the crystal structure, the molecules form a tilted columnar arrangement. The angle between the normal to the core and the column axis is 68°. Each column is surrounded by six others. Along the column axis, adjacent palladium atoms are separated by 10.26Å.