Abstract
1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexaamino-1λ 5 ,3λ 5 -diphosphazenium bromide [(NH 2 ) 3 PNP(NH 2 ) 3 ]Br, nitrate [(NH 2 ) 3 PNP(NH 2 ) 3 ][NO 3 ], and toluene-4-sulfonate [(NH 2 ) 3 PNP(NH 2 ) 3 ][CH 3 C 6 H 4 SO 3 ] have been prepared by anion exchange in aqueous solution. Single crystals were obtained from acetonitrile solutions in a temperature gradient between 60 °C and room temperature. The crystal structures were determined by single crystal X-ray methods at room temperature. ([(NH 2 ) 3 PNP(NH 2 ) 3 ]Br: P1̄̄ , Z = 2, a = 596.2( 1 ),b = 744.5( 1), c = 1114.4( 1) pm, α = 108.78( 1), β = 104.18(1), γ = 90.64(1)°, R 1 = 0.048, wR2 = 0.104; [(NH 2 ) 3 PNP(NH 2 ) 3 ][NO 3 ]: P1̄̄, Z = 2, a = 550.9( 1), b = 796.3( 1), c = 1115.7( 1) pm, α = 94.45( 1), β= 99.55( 1), γ = 101,53( 1)°, R1 = 0.033, wR2 = 0.095; [(NH 2 ) 3 PNP(NH 2 ) 3 ][CH 3 C 6 H 4 SO 3 ]: P2 1 /c, Z = 4, a = 804.1(1), b = 596.1(1), c = 3218.7(3) pm, β = 94.59(1)°, R1 = 0.052, wR2 = 0.136). In the solid the three salts consist of discrete [(NH 2 ) 3 PNP(NH 2 ) 3 ] + cations and their corresponding anions. The PN 4 tetrahedra in [(NH 2 ) 3 PNP(NH 2 ) 3 ]Br are staggered, while in [(NH 2 ) 3 PNP(NH 2 ) 3 ][NO 3 ] the eclipsed conformation is preferred. The PN 4 tetrahedra of [(NH 2 ) 3 PNP(NH 2 ) 3 ][CH 3 C 6 H 4 SO 3 ] show gauche conformation.