5-Methylthiophene-2,3-dithiolene Transition Metal Complexes

Transition metal complexes based on the new ligand 5‐methylthiophene‐2,3‐dithiolate (α‐mtpdt) and Au, Ni, Fe, Co, Cu Pt and Pd were prepared as tetraalkylammonium and tetraarylphosphonium salts and characterised by cyclic voltammetry, X‐ray diffraction, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectros...

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Published in:European journal of inorganic chemistry Vol. 2014; no. 24; pp. 3989 - 3999
Main Authors: Neves, Ana I. S., Santos, Isabel C., Coutinho, Joana T., Pereira, Laura C. J., Henriques, Rui T., Lopes, Elsa B., Alves, H., Almeida, Manuel, Belo, Dulce
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.08.2014
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Subjects:
Cobalt
Coordination chemistry
Coordination compounds
Copper
Cyclic voltammetry
Dithiolene complexes
Gold
Magnetic properties
Nickel
Palladium
S li­gands
Transition metals
X ray diffraction
ISSN:1434-1948, 1099-0682
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Summary:Transition metal complexes based on the new ligand 5‐methylthiophene‐2,3‐dithiolate (α‐mtpdt) and Au, Ni, Fe, Co, Cu Pt and Pd were prepared as tetraalkylammonium and tetraarylphosphonium salts and characterised by cyclic voltammetry, X‐ray diffraction, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Except for the Cu complex, which forms a four‐metal cluster [Cu4(α‐mtpdt)3]2–, the metals form complexes of the general formula [M(α‐mtpdt)2]. With Au, Ni and Fe, the complexes are directly obtained from the synthesis as monoanionic salts, and the isostructural crystal structures of [nBu4N][Ni(α‐mtpdt)2] and [nBu4N][Au(α‐mtpdt)2] were solved by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. For M = Co, Pt and Pd, both monoanionic and dianionic salts were obtained, and the crystal structures of [Ph4As]2[Co(α‐mtpdt)2] and [Ph4As]2[Pd(α‐mtpdt)2] were determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The Co compound presents a rare tetrahedral coordination geometry. The oxidation of the monoanionic Ni and Au complexes with iodine leads to stable neutral complexes, which are fairly soluble in common organic solvents such as acetonitrile and dichloromethane. The crystal structure of [Ni(α‐mtpdt)2] was solved by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The electrical conductivities of the neutral Ni and Au complexes as polycrystalline compressed pellets are typical of a semiconductor; the room‐temperature conductivities are 5.2 × 10–7 and 8.7 × 10–5 S cm–1, and the activation energies are 325 and 287 meV, respectively. A family of transition metal complexes [M(α‐mtpdt)2] (M = Au, Ni, Fe, Cu, Co, Pt and Pd) with a methyl‐substituted thiophenedithiolene ligand (α‐mtpdt) are synthesised. The Ni and Au complexes can be obtained in their neutral state as stable compounds; they are fairly soluble in organic solvents and have semiconducting properties.
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ISSN:1434-1948
1099-0682
DOI:10.1002/ejic.201402048