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The X-ray crystal structure of trans-bis(sulphur dioxide)tetrakis(triphenylphosphineoxide)manganese(II) di-iodide, a compound which undergoes demi-reversible binding of sulphur dioxide: the first crystallographically characterised example of O-bonded sulphur dioxide in a transition metal complex

George A. Gott, John Fawcett, Charles A. McAuliffe, David R. Russell

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1984 · 23 citations · 0 references

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Natural SciencesChemistryCrystal StructureInorganic ChemistrySolid-state ChemistryCoordination ChemistryCrystal ChemistryCrystallographyTransition Metal ChemistryTransition Metal ComplexesX-ray CrystallographyCrystal Structure AnalysisManganese ChemistryManganese Cluster StructureManganese Redox ChemistryMetal Sulfide Coordination ChemistryReversible Affinity BindingTransition Metal Sulfides

Abstract

The X-ray crystal structure of the complex trans-[Mn(OPPh3)4(SO2)2]I2 shows it to contain O-bonded Sulphur dioxide groups; one of these can be lost to form Mn(OPPh3)4(SO2)I2, and the reaction is reversible.