Crystal structure of tetraphenyl phosphate tetrakis[dimethyl (2,2,2-trichloroacetyl)phosphoramidato]lutetium(III), PPh₄[LuL ₄]

A lutetium(III) complex based on the anion of the ligand dimethyl (2,2,2-trichloroacetyl)phosphoramidate (HL) and tetraphenylphosphonium, of composition PPh4[LuL 4] (L = CAPh = carbacylamidophosphate), or (C24H20)[Lu(C4H6Cl3NO4P)4], has been synthesized and structurally characterized. The X-ray diffraction study of the compound revealed that the lutetium ion is surrounded by four bis-chelating CAPh ligands, forming the complex anion [LuL 4]− with a coordination number of 8[O] for LuIII, while PPh4 + serves as a counter-ion. The coordination geometry around the Lu3+ ion was determined to be a nearly perfect triangular dodecahedron. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, space group P21/c, with four molecules in the unit cell. Weak hydrogen bonds O...HC(Ph), Cl...HC(Ph) and N...HC(Ph) are formed between the cations and anions. For a comparative study, HL-based structures were retrieved from the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) and their geometries and conformations are discussed. A Hirshfeld surface analysis was also performed.