The structure and vibrational spectra of the dimethyl sulfoxide solvated thallium(III) ion have been studied in adimethyl sulfoxide solution and in the solid state. X-ray crystallo
graphy shows a tri
gonal unit cell, space
group
Rges/entities/thremacr.
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6](ClO
4)
3 compound with
Z = 3,
a =
b = 11.9764(13) [11.8995(9)] &Arin
g;,
c =20.802(2) [20.467(2)] &Arin
g;, and
V = 2584.0(5) [2509.9(4)] &Arin
g;
3 at 295 [150] K. The crystal structure comprises ahi
ghly symmetric hexakis(dimethyl sulfoxide)thallium(III) ion, with thallium in a
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g; at 295 K. The octahedral TlO
6 kernel is compressed alon
g the threefold axis with anO-Tl-O bond an
gle of 96.20(11)
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g.
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gle of 120.7(2)
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g.
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g;. One perchlorate ion centered on the
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g;,respectively, consistent with a Tl-O-S bond an
gle of 120(1)
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g.
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gularcoordination without the disorder of the dimethyl sulfoxide li
gands, which would have resulted from the alternativechoice of space
group
R3 for the crystal structure. Raman and infrared spectra have been recorded and assi
gned,with the bands at 435 and 447 cm
-1 correspondin
g to the vibrational frequency of the symmetric and asymmetricTl-O stretchin
g modes, respectively. EXAFS data of a 0.5 mol dm
-3 thallium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate ina dimethyl sulfoxide solution were consistent with that of a hexasolvated ion with mean Tl-O and Tl···S distancesof 2.22(1) and 3.33(2) &Arin
g;, respectively, which correspond to a mean Tl-O-S bond an
gle of 124(2)
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g.
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ge disorder parameter for the Tl-O distances is consistent with a weak pseudo-Jahn-Teller effect.The
205Tl,
13C, and
1H NMR spectra of the complex in solution show sin
gle si
gnals at 1886, 39.5, and 2.3 ppm,respectively.