Heterocyclic thionates as a new class of bridging ligands in oxo-centered triangular cyclopentadienylchromium(III) complexes

Victor Wee Lin Ng, Ling Kuan Seah, Kee Leong Weng, Lin Koh Lip, Kheng Tan Geok, Yoong Goh Lai*, Richard D. Webster

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    Abstract

    The interactions of the benzothiazolate complex, CpCr(CO) 2(SCSN(C6H4)) (2), and the tetrazole thiolate complex, CpCr(CO)31-SCN4Ph) (3), with controlled amounts of Me3OBF4 and (MeO)2SO 2, respectively, produced the corresponding μ3-oxo trinuclear thionate-bridged complexes, [Cp3Cr32-OH)(μ3-O)(μ22- SCSN(C6H4))2](5)BF4 (45%) and [Cp3Cr32-OH)(μ3-O) (μ22-SCN4Ph)2](9) (MeOSO3) (53%), together with their respective free dimethylated thiolate ligands, [MeSCSNMe(C6H4)](4)BF4 and (Me2SCN4Ph)(8)MeOSO3. The reaction of 3 with Me3OBF4 resulted in the isolation of a binuclear complex, [Cp2Cr2(μ-OH)(μ-η2-SCN 4Ph)2](7)BF4 (43%), and (8)BF4 (27%). The reaction of the thiopyridine complex, CpCr(CO)2(SPy) (4), with I2 also produced a similar μ3-oxo complex 10 (31%), together with CpCrI2(THF) (11) and the disulfide (SPy) 2. Similar reactions with 2 and 3 and I2 yielded species 5 and 7, together with 11 and disulfides derived from their respective ligands. Cyclic voltammograms recorded in solutions of 5 and 9 indicated that the compounds could be reduced and oxidized at very similar potentials. An EPR spectrum characteristic of a compound with axial symmetry was obtained for 9 at 7 K. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses confirmed that species 7 is dinuclear, whereas 5 and 9 are structural trinuclear analogues, each containing a μ3-oxo central core.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)5229-5240
    Number of pages12
    JournalInorganic Chemistry
    Volume44
    Issue number15
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 25 Jul 2005

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