Studies on the stability of four-membered ring chelates Part V. The stability of dialkyl dithiocarbamate chelates

This paper systematically studies the structure and the internal mechanism of the stability of sulphur-coordinated four-membered rings in chelates of dialkyl dithiocarbamate. It was found that the conjugated π electron structure of the free ligand is Π₄⁶, while in the metal chelate it is Π₄⁴. The stable chelates have strong σ- and π-coordinated bonds. The actual strain of the sulphur-coordinated four-membered ring in chelates is not as strong as assumed. It mainly depends on the atomic radius of the metal. The stronger the electronegativity of the metal, the stronger the π-coordinated bond. The stabler the four-membered ring, the weaker the intensity of the C-S vibrational band.