Synthesis, crystal and molecular structure of calcium oxo ethoxide, [Ca6(µ4-O)2(µ3-OEt)4(OEt)4]·14EtOH
Abstract
The hexanuclear complex of calcium oxo ethoxide ethanol solvate, [Ca6O2(OEt)8]·14EtOH 1 has been isolated after the prolonged refluxing of an ethanol solution of calcium ethoxide in the presence of the oxygen in air and studied by X-ray diffraction; the metal-oxygen framework is built of two [Ca4O4] cubes sharing a common [Ca2O2] face, which involves both oxo groups.