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The crystal structure of (η 6-p-cymene)benzyldiphenylphosphine-diiodido-ruthenium(II) dichloromethane solvate

  • Majiba F. Misakabu , Zanele G. Morerwa und Hadley S. Clayton ORCID logo EMAIL logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 7. Mai 2025

Abstract

C59H64Cl2I4P2Ru2, triclinic, P1̄ (no. 2), a = 7.5074(2) Å, b = 10.8867(3) Å, c = 18.7012(6)) Å, α = 96.696(1)°, β = 99.956(1)°, γ = 104.730(1)°, V = 1435.14(7) Å3, Z = 1, Rgt (F) = 0.0190, wRref (F 2) = 0.0443, T = 100 K.

CCDC no.: 2427145

The molecular structure is shown in the figure. Table 1 contains the crystallographic data. The list of the atoms including atomic coordinates and displacement parameters can be found in the cif-file attached to this article.

Table 1:

Data collection and handling.

Crystal: Red block
Size: 0.35 × 0.18 × 0.12 mm
Wavelength: Mo Kα radiation (0.71073 Å)
μ: 2.86 mm−1
Diffractometer, scan mode: Bruker D8, φ and ω scans
θ max, completeness: 27.5°, 100 %
N(hkl)measured, N(hkl)unique, R int: 86775, 6555, 0.038
Criterion for I obs, N(hkl)gt: I obs > 2 σ(I obs), 6,281
N(param)refined: 319
Programs: Bruker, 1 SHELX, 2 Olex2 3 , 4

1 Source of materials

All reagents are commercially available and were used without further purification. All manipulations were carried out using standard Schlenk techniques under an inert atmosphere of argon. A solution of benzyldiphenylphosphine (PPh2Bn), (0.068 g, 0.246 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (5 mL) was slowly added to a solution of [(η 6-p–cymene)RuI2]2(0.115 g, 0.117 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (5 mL). The resulting dark brown solution was stirred at room temperature for 16 h. After filtration, the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue was suspended in hexane (15 mL). After filtration, the resulting brown solid was washed with hexane and dried under vacuum. Yield (0.164 g, 91 %). Crystals were obtained from a CH2Cl2 solution of the titled compound layered with Et2O at room temperature.

2 Experimental details

Intensity data was determined on a Bruker D8 Quest Microfocus with a Photon III detector diffractometer. Data reduction was carried out using the SAINT–Plus version 6.02.6 software program, and Sadabs was used to process empirical absorption correction. 1 The aromatic H atoms were placed in geometrically idealised positions and constrained to maintain fixed distances relative to their parent carbon atoms, with a specified C–H bond length of 0.93 Å for aromatic C–H bonds with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C) or Uiso(H) = 1.5 Ueq(C). 2 The structure was solved in the Olex2–1.5 suite of programs and refined with SHELXL-2019/3 refinement package. 3 , 4 Diagrams and publication material were generated using ORTEP-3. 5

3 Discussion

The chemistry of half sandwich (η 6–arene)ruthenium(II) complexes has been widely studied due to the potential of these complexes as diagnostic and therapeutic agents which have significantly impacted anticancer drug development. 6 The ruthenium complexes have unique biochemical properties, such as potential ability to form a labile complex, to have different oxidation states under physiological conditions and to mimic iron ions, all these properties could influence the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of a metallodrug. 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

Phosphine ligands are well known for their electron donor properties and are extensively used in coordination chemistry as spectator ligands to stabilize both low and high transition metals valence states. 11 The triphenylphosphine ligand has been shown to play a crucial role in facilitating the binding of the ruthenium (Ru) complex to DNA, which can lead to the distortion of its secondary and tertiary structures. This interaction is significant in the study of metal-based drugs and their potential applications in medicine, particularly in cancer treatment. 12 However, Ru(II) arene complexes bearing derivative triphenylphosphine ligands have been less widely studied.

The title compound is of interest as it contains a lipophilic benzyldiphenylphosphine ligand as well as two labile iodido ligands in a mutually cis-configuration which could be key structural features for anticancer activity. 13 As steric effects are known to be crucial in the reactivity of transition metal complexes bearing tertiary phosphine ligands, our findings reported here will extend the knowledge of the solid-state molecular structure of this class of complex. 14

The ruthenium coordination sphere in the title structure is constructed with a hexahaptic cymene group, benzyldiphenylphosphine (PPh2Bn) and two iodido ligands forming a pseudo-octahedral structure. The crystal structure includes one half of a CH2Cl2 solvent molecule that resides around an inversion center. The cymene ring is planar, with the π-bonds within the ring having unequal bond lengths ranging from 1.392 Å to 1.436 Å. The η 6-p-cymene ligand is asymmetrically bonded to ruthenium, with Ru – CArene bond lengths in the range 2.209–2.256 Å. The distance between the centroid of the η 6-p-cymene ring and the Ru is 1.725 Å. The bond distances of Ru to the two iodido ligands are 2.7214 (2) Å and 2.7360 (2) Å for I1 and I2, respectively. The I–Ru–I angle measures 90.226(7)° while the P–Ru–I2 angle measures 89.010(14)° and the P–Ru–I1 angle measures 85.422(14)° which supports the pseudo-octahedral geomtery assigned to the molecule. The Ru–P bond length is 2.3566(6) Å. The effective cone angle of the PPh2Bn ligand was measured at 142° using the Tolman cone angle model, this value correlates with the value reported by Muller and Davis for this ligand in the [RuCl2(η 6-benzene){ PPh2(CH2C6H5)-κP }] complex. 15 , 16


Corresponding author: Hadley S. Clayton, Chemistry Department, University of South Africa, Unisa Science Campus, Johannesburg, 1709, South Africa, E-mail:

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Received: 2025-02-26
Accepted: 2025-04-30
Published Online: 2025-05-07
Published in Print: 2025-08-26

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