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Bis(triphenylsulfonium) tetrachloridomanganate(II), (C₁₈H₁₅S)₂[MnCl₄] (I), triphenylsulfonium tetrachloridoferrate(III), (C₁₈H₁₅S)[FeCl₄] (II), and bis(triphenylsulfonium) tetrachloridocobaltate(II), (C₁₈H₁₅S)₂[CoCl₄] (III), crystallize in the monoclinic space groupsP2₁/n[(I) and (III)] andP2₁/c[(II)]. Compounds (I) and (III) each contain two crystallographically independent triphenylsulfonium (TPS⁺) cations in the asymmetric unit, whereas (II) has one. In all three compounds, the sulfonium centers adopt distorted trigonal–pyramidal geometries, with S—C bond lengths falling roughly in the 1.78–1.79 Å range and C—S—C angles observed at about 101 to 106°. The [MCl₄]ⁿ⁻anions (M= Mn²⁺, Fe³⁺, Co²⁺;n= 2,1,2) adopt slightly distorted tetrahedral geometries, withM—Cl bond lengths in the 2.19–2.38 Å range and Cl—M—Cl angles of approximately 104–113°. Hirshfeld surface analyses shows that H...H and H...C contacts dominate the TPS⁺cation environments, whereas H...Cl and shortM—S interactions link each [MCl₄]ⁿ⁻anion to the surrounding cations. In (I) and (III), inversion-centered π–π stacking further consolidates the crystal packing, while in (II) no π–π interactions are observed.