Wei Huang, Huifen Qian
May 2, 2005
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Journal of Molecular Structure
Abstract
Abstract A new sodium tetrafluoroborate bridged neutral helical coordination polymer, formulated as [Na(1,10-phenanthroline)BF4]n, has been synthesized and characterized. X-ray single crystal determination reveals that the Na(I) center has hexa-coordinate distorted octahedron coordination geometry and BF4− anion serves as a multidentate bridging ligand coordinated to three adjacent sodium cations forming an infinite one-dimensional single-strand helix. To the best of our knowledge, the title complex is an unprecedented type of helical structure in which only coordinated alkali metal sodium(I) and bridging tetrafluoroborate are present.