title: Probing ionic association on metal oxide clusters by pulsed field gradient NMR spectroscopy: the example of Sn12-oxo clusters.
abstract: Pulsed field gradient (1)H NMR spectroscopy has been applied to investigate the association behavior of the Sn(12)-oxo cluster macrocation [(BuSn)(12)O(14)(OH)(6)](2+) with two different and smaller anions, p-toluenesulfonate (PTS(-)) and diphenylphosphinate (Ph(2)PO(2) (-)). By monitoring the translational diffusion coefficients of the various species involved, it is shown that the association depends on the anion involved and on the solvent used. Moreover, the possibility to individually monitor the diffusion characteristics of multiple anionic and cationic species in mixtures, by virtue of resolved (1)H resonances available from each species, allows us to evidence the occurrence of ion exchange in such systems. Thus when [(BuSn)(12)O(14)(OH)(6)](PTS)(2) is mixed with two equivalents of Ph(2)PO(2)NMe(4), PTS(-) is displaced by Ph(2)PO(2) (-), highlighting the greater affinity of the organotin macrocation for the diphenylphosphinate. This example clearly illustrates the potential of pulsed field gradient (1)H NMR spectroscopy in inorganic/organometallic chemistry, to follow preferential ion pairing in multi-ion systems at the level of each individually charged species.
authors.affiliation: Chimie de la Matière Condensée (CNRS UMR 7574), Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 75252, France. fri@ccr.jussieu.fr
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ribot
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Escax
authors.forename: José C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biesemans
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ghys
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Verbruggen
authors.forename: Rudolph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Willem
mesh_terms: D006878:Hydroxides / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D014001:Tin / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006878:Hydroxides; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D014001:Tin; C031356:hydroxide ion