Table 3.
The geometrical parameters of the complexes Fe2(S-t-Bu)2(NO)2 (GIDKIN02) and (SONMUE) (which are the greatest outliers in Fig. 3) obtained from two sources – DFT optimization and X-ray crystallography. The distances are given in Angstrom and the angles are in degrees.
| GIDKIN02 | SONMUE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | DFT opt. | X-ray | DFT opt. | X-ray |
| d(Fe – N) | 1.85 | 1.67 | 1.76 | 1.71 |
| d(Fe – S) | 2.38 | 2.25 | 2.38 | 2.33 |
| d(N – O) | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.18 |
| d(S – C) | 1.90 | 1.87 | 1.78 | 1.80 |
| ∠(NFeN) | 74.8 | 116.6 | 120.3 | 115.7 |
| ∠(SFeS) | 100.1 | 106.2 | 115.0 | 111.9 |