Hexakis[μ2-4-(N-n-butyl­imino)pentan-2-onato]trimagnesium(II)

✍ Scribed by Matthews, J. S. ;Ouattara, T. S. ;Butcher, R. J.

• Book ID: 104485577
• Publisher: International Union of Crystallography
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 166 KB
• Volume: 61
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1600-5368
• DOI: 10.1107/s1600536805033830

✦ Synopsis

The title compound, [Mg 3 (C 9 H 16 NO) 6 ], represents a trimeric complex with all Mg atoms having octahedral coordination. The central Mg atom occupies a special position on a crystallographic inversion centre and is coordinated by six O atoms [Mg-O = 2.069 (2), 2.083 (2) and 2.072 (2) A ˚], all of which have bridging functions. Each of the peripheral Mg atoms is coordinated by three bridging O atoms [Mg-O = 2.090 (2), 2.086 (2) and 2.095 (2) A ˚] and three terminal N atoms of the butylimino groups [Mg-N = 2.206 (2), 2.202 (2) and 2.196 (2) A ˚].