The “pogo stick” complex [FeCp*{N(SiMe3)2}]: spin state properties, adduct formation with Lewis bases, and reactivity towards weakly Brønsted acidic protonated NHCs
Zinke, Julian; Bruhn, Clemens; Demeshko, Serhiy; Siemeling, Ulrich; Dalton Transactions 54 (2025) 5812–5828; doi:10.1039/D5DT00300H

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_publ_section_title
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 The &#x201C;pogo stick&#x201D; complex [FeCp*{N(SiMe3)2}]: spin state
 properties, adduct formation with Lewis bases, and reactivity towards
 weakly Br\/onsted acidic protonated NHCs
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_journal_issue                   14
_journal_name_full               'Dalton Transactions'
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_journal_page_last               5828
_journal_paper_doi               10.1039/D5DT00300H
_journal_volume                  54
_journal_year                    2025
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Olex2 1.5
(compiled 2024.02.16 svn.r378c4104 for OlexSys, GUI svn.r6928)
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2025-02-05 deposited with the CCDC.	2025-03-03 downloaded from the CCDC.
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X-Area Integrate 1.71.0.0 (STOE, 2016)
X-Area LANA 1.71.4.0 (STOE, 2017)
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_computing_structure_solution    'SHELXT  (Sheldrick, 2015)'
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 205 frames, detector distance = 130 mm
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STOE X-Red32, absorption correction by Gaussian integration, analogous to
P. Coppens, "The Evaluation of Absorption and Extinction in Single-Crystal
Structure Analysis", published in: F. R. Ahmed (Editor), "Crystallographic
Computing", Munksgaard, Copenhagen (1970), 255 - 270.
Afterwards scaling of reflection intensities was performed within STOE LANA.
J. Koziskova, F. Hahn, J. Richter, J. Kozisek, "Comparison of different
absorption corrections on the model structure of tetrakis(\m~2~-acetato)-
diaqua-di-copper(II)", Acta Chimica Slovaca, vol. 9, no. 2, 2016, pp. 136 - 140.
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'w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.1266P)^2^+4.8091P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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_cod_depositor_comments
'Adding full bibliography for 7718189--7718202.cif.'
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1. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All C(H) groups, All C(H,H) groups
 At 1.5 times of:
  All C(H,H,H) groups
2.a Secondary CH2 refined with riding coordinates:
 C12(H12A,H12B), C19(H19A,H19B)
2.b Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 C3(H3), C4(H4), C5(H5), C6(H6), C8(H8), C9(H9), C10(H10), C11(H11), C14(H14),
 C15(H15), C16(H16), C17(H17), C18(H18), C21(H21), C22(H22), C23(H23), C24(H24),
  C25(H25)
2.c Idealised Me refined as rotating group:
 C31(H31A,H31B,H31C), C32(H32A,H32B,H32C), C33(H33A,H33B,H33C), C34(H34A,H34B,
 H34C), C35(H35A,H35B,H35C)
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_olex2_submission_special_instructions 'No special instructions were received'