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[Structure: see text] The reaction of aryl nitriles with Woollins' reagent followed by water affords a variety of primary arylselenoamides in 60-100% yield. The first crystal structures of two primary selenoamides are reported.
The synthesis and full characterisation of a series of 1,2,4-thiadiazoles is reported. (SCN)(x) has been studied by a variety of techniques and the data compared with 1,2,4-thiadiazole and 1,2,4-dithiazoles. The observed data suggest that the polymer consists of 1,2,4-dithiazole rings linked by nitrogen atoms. For (SCN)(x), the MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy showed a parent ion at 1149 and a series of peaks with (SCN)(2) repeat units (116 m/z); this result implies that (SCN)(2) may be the monomer unit of the polymer. Its IR spectrum shows a very broad peak with maximum at 1134 cm(-1) consisting of several overlapping peaks in the same region as ring vibrations for 1,2,4-thiadiazole and 1,2,4-dithiazole compounds. Peaks in the Raman spectrum in the range 400-480 cm(-1) support the presence of disulfide units within the polymer. The solid-state (13)C NMR (99 % (13)C-labelled) spectrum is dominated by two singlets of equal intensity at approximately 187 and 184 ppm with low intensity peaks in the range 152-172 ppm, in approximately the same range as both 1,2,4-thiadiazoles and 1,2,4-dithiazoles. The solid-state (15)N NMR (99 % (15)N labelled) spectrum displays two major peaks of similar intensity at 236.9 and 197.2 ppm, which are clearly very different environments to those observed in bis(3-bromo-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl) disulfide, but similar to 1,2,4-dithiazoles. The X-ray structures of seven C-S-N systems are reported. Preliminary studies on (SeCN)(x) suggest that literature references to this polymer may be in error with the red solid actually being red selenium.
Homo- and heterobimetallic complexes of the form [(PPh(3))(2)(mu(2)-1,8-S(2)-nap){ML(n)}] (in which (1,8-S(2)-nap)=naphtho-1,8-dithiolate and {ML(n)}={PtCl(2)} (1), {PtClMe} (2), {PtClPh} (3), {PtMe(2)} (4), {PtIMe(3)} (5) and {Mo(CO)(4)} (6)) were obtained by the addition of [PtCl(2)(NCPh)(2)], [PtClMe(cod)] (cod=1,5-cyclooctadiene), [PtClPh(cod)], [PtMe(2)(cod)], [{PtIMe(3)}(4)] and [Mo(CO)(4)(nbd)] (nbd=norbornadiene), respectively, to [Pt(PPh(3))(2)(1,8-S(2)-nap)]. Synthesis of cationic complexes was achieved by the addition of one or two equivalents of a halide abstractor, Ag[BF(4)] or Ag[ClO(4)], to [{Pt(mu-Cl)(mu-eta(2):eta(1)-C(3)H(5))}(4)], [{Pd(mu-Cl)(eta(3)-C(3)H(5))}(2)], [{IrCl(mu-Cl)(eta(5)-C(5)Me(5))}(2)] (in which C(5)Me(5)=Cp*=1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl), [{RhCl(mu-Cl)(eta(5)-C(5)Me(5))}(2)], [PtCl(2)(PMe(2)Ph)(2)] and [{Rh(mu-Cl)(cod)}(2)] to give the appropriate coordinatively unsaturated species that, upon treatment with [(PPh(3))(2)Pt(1,8-S(2)-nap)], gave complexes of the form [(PPh(3))(2)(mu(2)-1,8-S(2)-nap){ML(n)}][X] (in which {ML(n)}[X]={Pt(eta(3)-C(3)H(5))}[ClO(4)] (7), {Pd(eta(3)-C(3)H(5))}[ClO(4)] (8), {IrCl(eta(5)-C(5)Me(5))}[ClO(4)] (9), {RhCl(eta(5)-C(5)Me(5))}[BF(4)] (10), {Pt(PMe(2)Ph)(2)}[ClO(4)](2) (11), {Rh(cod)}[ClO(4)] (12); the carbonyl complex {Rh(CO)(2)}[ClO(4)] (13) was formed by bubbling gaseous CO through a solution of 12. In all cases the naphtho-1,8-dithiolate ligand acts as a bridge between two metal centres to give a four-membered PtMS(2) ring (M=transition metal). All compounds were characterised spectroscopically. The X-ray structures of 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 reveal a binuclear PtMS(2) core with PtM distances ranging from 2.9630(8)-3.438(1) A for 8 and 5, respectively. The napS(2) mean plane is tilted with respect to the PtP(2)S(2) coordination plane, with dihedral angles in the range 49.7-76.1 degrees and the degree of tilting being related to the PtM distance and the coordination number of M. The sum of the Pt(1)coordination plane/napS(2) angle, a, and the Pt(1)coordination plane/M(2)coordination plane angle, b, a+b, is close to 120 degrees in nearly all cases. This suggests that electronic effects play a significant role in these binuclear systems.
The preparation, spectroscopic characterisation and crystal structures of [FcP(mu-Se)Se]2, [FcP(mu-Se2)Se]2 and [PhP(mu-Se2)Se]2 are reported. Crystallographic data reveal planar four-membered PSePSe and skewed six-membered P2Se4 rings, respectively, in all cases with trans arrangement of organic substituents and exo selenium atoms. Whilst stable at room temperature in solid state, NMR data suggest the six-membered rings of both the ferrocenyl and phenyl compounds decompose in the solution with loss of red selenium, forming PSe2PSe five-membered rings.
The effect of the special peri-geometry of rigid naphthalene-1,8-diyl backbone in phosphenium formation reaction was investigated. 1,8-Bis(diphenylphosphino) naphthalene and P2I4 afforded triphosphenium iodide in a clean reaction. The reaction of 1,8-bis(dimethylaminophosphino) naphthalene with P2I4 is complex, it afforded four products, all containing the 1,2-dihydro-1,2-diphosphaacenaphthylene motif and heterophosphonium functionalities. Two examples of the rare structural motif of two acenaphthylene units connected head to head and thus a contiguous chain of four phosphorus atoms were also isolated, one compound showing diastereomerization in the solution. All new compounds were fully characterised including single crystal X-ray diffraction.
A synthetic, spectroscopic, and theoretical study of Ex(CN)2 (E = S, Se; x = 1-3) is described. The X-ray structures of Se2(CN)2 and Se3(CN)2 have been determined. Se2(CN)2 crystallizes in a chiral space group with the CN groups approximately gauche.
The synthesis of platinum bisphosphine complexes of biphenyl- 2,2'-dichalcogenates and the oxides of dibenzo[1,2]dithiin and related ligand systems by oxidative addition to [Pt(PPh(3))(4)] is reported. We also describe the synthesis of a new compound, dibenzothiophen-4-yldiselenide and its simple platinum complex (obtained by oxidative addition). All complexes have been fully characterised, principally by using multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and in six cases by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The majority are simple S/S or Se/Se complexes, however the addition of dibenzo[1,2]dithiin trioxide to [Pt(PPh(3))(4)] gives a bimetallic system, [Pt[2-[S(O)],2'-[S(O)(2)]-biphen}(PPh(3))](2), containing a central Pt(2)S(2)O(2) core in which the ligand behaves as a tridentate S,S,O donor.
We report the first examples of metal dithiolenes belonging to the class [M(R-dmet)(2)] [R-dmet = formally monoreduced N-substituted thiazolidine-2,4,5-trithione; R = Et, M = Ni (1), Pd (2), Pt (3)]. A comparative spectroscopic, electrochemical, and density functional theory theoretical investigation indicates that [M(R-dmet)(2)] complexes show features intermediate between those of the dithiolenes belonging to the previously reported classes [M(R,R'-timdt)(2)] and [M(dmit)(2)] (R,R'-timdt = formally monoreduced N,N'-disubstituted imidazolidine-2,4,5-trithione; dmit = 2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolato). UV-vis-near-IR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry/differential pulsed voltammetry measurements performed on 1 and 3 proved that the new dithiolenes are stable as neutral, monoanionic, and bianionic species and feature a near-IR electrochromic absorption falling at about 1000 and 1250 nm for neutral and monoanionic species, respectively.
A series of Fe(III) salts and organic solvents have been screened to develop novel non-aqueous catalysts for the conversion of H2S to sulfur. FeCl3/95% N-methylpyrrolidinone/5% H2O was found to be a most efficient non-aqueous system. The process chemistry, the proposed mechanism of catalytic oxidation of H2S, and the electrochemistry are discussed.
A new and improved method for the preparation of (PhPSe2)2 (Woollins reagent (WR), 1) is reported. Reaction of dichlorophenylphosphine with Na2Se, (prepared from the reaction of elemental selenium and sodium in liquid ammonia) gives WR with excellent purity, high yield and on a larger scale than was previously possible. Four novel phosphorus-selenium heterocycles, including a spirocyclic heterocycle exhibiting a four-membered P2SeC ring, were obtained from the reaction of WR with two reactive substrates (diphenylcyclopropenone and methyl phenylpropiolate). Useful selenocarbonyl and thiocarbonyl compounds were obtained from the reaction of both WR and Lawesson's reagent with diphenylcyclopropenone. All new compounds were characterised spectroscopically and three demonstrative X-ray structures are reported.
Reaction of (PhPSe2)2(Woollins reagent) with NaOR (R = Me, Et, (i)Pr) gives the non-symmetric phosphonodiselenoato anions [Ph(RO)PSe2]- which can be complexed to a range of metals. The nickel complex Ni[Ph(MeO)PSe2]2 adopts a square-planar ML2 structure while the cadmium complex Cd[Ph(MeO)PSe2]2 displays a dimeric M2L4 structure. Two different lead complexes are observed, one consisting of PbL2 units joined by Pb...Se interactions to form distinct dimeric pairs. The other displays a novel dimeric structure built around a central four-membered Pb2Se2 ring. All new compounds have been characterised spectroscopically (31P, 1H, 13C NMR, IR, mass spectroscopy), by elemental analysis and five demonstrative X-ray structures are reported.
Titanocene 1,8-dithiolato-naphthalene and titanocene 2,2'-dithiolato biphenyl are produced by the reaction of naphtho[1,8-cd]-1,2-dithiole [or the biphenyl] with titanocene dicarbonyl (Ti(II)) in toluene at room temperature. The pro-ligands 2,7-di(tert-butyl)naphtho[1,8-cd]-1,2-dithiole, 5,6-dihydroacenaphtho[5,6-cd]-1,2-dithiole, 4,5-dithioacephenanthrylene, and 13,14-dithiapicene have been used in similar reactions with titanocene dicarbonyl to investigate the effect of steric bulk and of varying the naphthalene backbone on the final complex. The resulting Cp(2)TiS(2)Ar complexes (Ar = naphthalene) have been shown by temperature-dependent (1)H NMR spectroscopy to exist in solution in an envelope conformation with the six-membered TiS(2)C(3) rings undergoing inversion on the NMR time scale while the similar Cp(2)TiS(2)Ar complexes (Ar = biphenyl, binaphthalene) interconvert more rapidly. Titanocene 2,2'-disulfinato biphenyl has been synthesized by the salt elimination reaction of titanocene dichloride (Ti(IV)) and the disodium salt of biphenyl 2,2'-disulfinic acid. Finally, the effect of using pro-ligands where the sulfur atoms have been mono- or di-oxidized has been studied, and an interesting oxygen elimination reaction is observed for the S=O fragments but not for the SO(2) groups. All complexes have been characterized spectroscopically and seven X-ray structures are reported.
[Pt(CSe3)(PR3)2] (PR3= PMe3, PMe2Ph, PPh3, P(p-tol)3, 1/2 dppp, 1/2 dppf) were all obtained by the reaction of the appropriate metal halide containing complex with carbon diselenide in liquid ammonia. Similar reaction with [Pt(Cl)2(dppe)] gave a mixture of triselenocarbonate and perselenocarbonate complexes. [{Pt(mu-CSe3)(PEt3)}4] was formed when the analogous procedure was carried out using [Pt(Cl)2(PEt3)2]. Further reaction of [Pt(CSe3)(PMe2Ph)2] with [M(CO)6] (M = Cr, W, Mo) yielded bimetallic species of the type [Pt(PMe2Ph)2(CSe3)M(CO)5] (M = Cr, W, Mo). The dimeric triselenocarbonate complexes [M{(CSe3)(eta5-C5Me5)}2] (M = Rh, Ir) and [{M(CSe3)(eta6-p-MeC6H4(i)Pr)}2] (M = Ru, Os) have been synthesised from the appropriate transition metal dimer starting material. The triselenocarbonate ligand is Se,Se' bidentate in the monomeric complexes. In the tetrameric structure the exocyclic selenium atoms link the four platinum centres together.
Oxidative addition of the disulfide compounds naphtho[1,8-cd][1,2]dithiole, 2-tert-butylnaptho[1,8-cd][1,2]dithiole, 2,7-di-tert-butylnaphtho[1,8-cd][1,2]dithiole, 4,5-dithiaacephenanthrylene and the thio/sulfinyl and thio/sulfonyl compounds naphtho[1,8-cd][1,2]dithiole 1-oxide, and naphtho[1,8-cd][1,2]dithiole 1,1-dioxide respectively to [[Ir(mu-Cl)(cod)](2)] give dinuclear Ir-Ir bonded Ir(II) compounds [[IrCl(cod)](2)(mu(2)-1,8-S(2)-nap)] 1, [[IrCl(cod)](2)(mu(2)-1,8-S(2)-2-(t)Bu-nap)] 2, [[IrCl(cod)](2)(mu(2)-1,8-S(2)-2,7-di-(t)Bu-nap)]] 3, [[IrCl(cod)](2)(mu(2)-4,5-S(2)-phenan)] 4, [[IrCl(cod)](2)(mu(2)-1-S,8-[S(O)]-nap)] 5 and [[IrCl(cod)](2)(mu(2)-1-S,8-[S(O)(2)]-nap)] 6 where the di-sulfur ligands act as bridges between the two Ir(II) metal centres. The compounds were obtained in moderate to good yields as orange or deep red powders or crystalline solids. Five of the new complexes have been structurally characterised and were found to have Ir-Ir bond lengths in the range 2.7630(8) to 2.8113(11) A.
Reaction of An(S)PS(2)P(S)An with NaOR [R = Me, Et, (i)Pr] gives the non-symmetric phosphonodithioato anions [An(RO)PS(2)](-) which can be complexed to a range of metals. The group 10 metals (Ni, Pd and Pt) adopt square planar ML(2) complexes. The zinc and cadmium complexes adopt isostructural dimeric M(2)L(4) structures whilst mercury complexes adopt a subtly different dimeric motif. Two distinctly different lead complexes are reported, one consisting of PbL(2) units joined by Pb...S interactions to form distinct dimeric pairs, the other being a completely new structural motif for complexes of this type, PbL(2) units held together by covalently bonded bridging ligands to form an infinite polymeric chain structure. All new compounds have been characterised spectroscopically and nine demonstrative X-ray structures are reported.
Several new 1,8-diphosphanaphthalene oxochloro compounds and oxoacids were prepared and fully characterized. The new compounds are discussed in the broader context with other known congeners to demonstrate the variability of the diphosphanaphthalene scaffolding's bonding patterns. Three principal modes of interaction of the phosphorus moieties were observed in the series: bonding, bridging, and repulsive, resulting respectively in none, moderate, and substantial crowding and distortions. The unexpected dimeric diphosphaacenaphthene anion has been obtained from disproportionative hydrolysis of Nap(PCl(2))(2) (Nap = naphthalene-1,8-diyl).
Platinum bisphosphine complexes bearing dichalcogen-derivatised naphthalene, acenaphthene or phenanthrene ligands have been prepared by either oxidative addition to zero-valent platinum species or from [PtCl(2)(PPhR(2))] (R=Ph or Me) and the disodium or dilithium salts of the parent disulfur, diselenide or mixed S/Se species. The parent naphthalene, acenaphthene and phenanthrene chalcogen compounds were treated with either [Pt(PPh(3))(4)] or [Pt(C(2)H(4))(PMe(3))(2)] (prepared in situ from [PtCl(2)(PMe(3))(2)], ethene and sodium naphthalide or super hydride [LiBEt(3)H]) to give the appropriate platinum(II) species. The dilithium salts of 1,8-E(2)-naphthalene (E=S or Se) prepared in situ by reduction of the E-E bond with [LiBEt(3)H] were treated with [PtCl(2)(PPh(3))(2)] to give [Pt(1,8-E(2)-nap)(PPh(3))(2)]. The tetraoxides [Pt(1,8-(S(O)(2))(2)-nap)(PR(3))(2)] (PR(3)=PPh(3) or PMe(2)Ph) were prepared in a similar metathetical manner from the appropriate [PtCl(2)(PR(3))] complexes and the disodium salt of naphthalene 1,8-disulfinic acid (1,8-(S(O)ONa)(2)-nap). The X-ray structures of selected examples reveal bidentate coordination with the naphthalene-E(2) unit hinged (111-137 degrees) with respect to the coordination plane. The naphthalene ring suffers significant distortion from planarity.
Seven new pyridine dicarboxamide ligands H2L(1-7) have been synthesised from condensation reactions involving pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (H2dipic), pyridine-2,6-dicarbonyl dichloride or 2,6-diaminopyridine with heterocyclic amine or carboxylic acid precursors. Crystallographic analyses of N,N'-bis(2-pyridyl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide monohydrate (H2L8 x H2O), N,N'-bis[2-(2-pyridyl)methyl]pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide and N,N'-bis[2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl]pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide monohydrate revealed extensive intramolecular hydrogen bonding interactions. 2,6-Bis(pyrazine-2-carboxamido)pyridine (H2L6) and 2,6-bis(pyridine-2-carboxamido)pyridine (H2L7) reacted with copper(II) acetate monohydrate to give tricopper(II) complexes [Cu3(L)2(mu2-OAc)2]. X-Ray crystallography confirmed deprotonation of the amidic nitrogen atoms and that the (L6,7)2- ligands and acetate anions hold three copper(II) ions in approximately linear fashion. H2L8. Reacted with copper(II) tetrakis(pyridine) perchlorate to give [Cu(L8)(OH2)]2 x 2H2O, in which (L8)2- was tridentate through the nitrogen atoms of the central pyridine ring and the deprotonated carboxamide groups at one copper centre, with one of the terminal pyridyl rings coordinating to the other copper atom in the dimer. The corresponding reaction using H2L7 gave [Cu3(L7)2(py)2][ClO4]2, which transformed during an attempted recrystallisation from ethanol under aerobic conditions to a tetracopper(II) complex [Cu4(L7)2(L7-O)2].