Preparation,properties, crystal and molecular structure of uranyl(VI) complexes with a new cyclic schiff base compartmental ligand

Some uranyl(VI) complexes with new acyclic and cyclic Schiff base compartmental ligands have been prepared and characterized. The ligands have been obtained by reaction of 4-chloro-2,6-diformylphenol and polyamines of the type NH₂(CH₂)₂X (CH₂)₂NH₂ (X= NH, S). The structure of the uranyl(VI) complex with the ligand 1,7,15,21-tetra- aza-4,18-dithia-11,25-dichloro 8,22-bis-metadiphenyl cyclophane-gb-7,14,21,28 has been determined by X-ray crystallography. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca with eight formula units in a cell of dimensions a = 26.654(3), b = 22.871(3), c = 8.875(5) Å. The structure was solved by standard methods and refined by full- matrix least squares to the conventional R index of 4.6% for 2678 independent observed reflexions. Five donor atoms (including sulphur) of the ligand are equatorially bonded to the uranyl group to form discrete monomeric molecules with the seven-coordinated metal in the usual distorted pentagonal bipyramidal coordination geometry. Selected bond distances are: UO (equatorial), 2.22(1) and 2.25(1) Å; UN, 2.60(1) and 2.59(1) Å; US, 3.018(4) Å.