Counteranion-Stabilized Titanium(IV) Isopolyoxocationic Clusters Isolated from Water

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• 作者：Guanyun Zhang ; Jie Hou ; Mingzhong Li ; Chen-Ho Tung ; Yifeng Wang
• 刊名：Inorganic Chemistry
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 16, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：55
• 期：10
• 页码：4704-4709
• 全文大小：355K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1520-510X

文摘

A novel titanium(IV) oxo cluster comprised solely of Ti, O, and H atoms, [Ti₆(O_μ)₈(O_tH₂)₂₀]⁸⁺ (Ti₆) was synthesized in high yield via controlled hydrolysis and condensation of TiX₄ (X = Cl, Br) in the presence of TBAX (TBA = tetrabutylammonium; X = Cl, Br) from water, while reactions of TiI₄ and TBAI yielded [Ti₈O₁₂(OH₂)₂₄]⁸⁺ (Ti₈). The structures and compositions of the clusters were determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, powder X-ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, and energy-dispersive spectrometry. Ti₆ is comprised of six-coordinated titanium(IV) atoms bridged with μ₂-O atoms, structurally similar to a typical Lindqvist polyoxometalate. On the basis of a structural comparison of Ti₆ and Ti₈, density functional theory calculations, and spectroscopic analysis, it is evident that both clusters are stabilized by halide counteranions via the formation of hydrogen bonds. This study not only presents the second example of a titanium(IV) isopolyoxocationic cluster isolated from water but also suggests that counteranions are generally important for synthesizing molecular fragments of titanium oxides.