A solid-state NMR investigation of single-source precursors for group 12 metal selenides; M[N(iPr2PSe)2]2 (M = Zn, Cd, Hg)

The first solid-state NMR investigation of dichalcogenoimidodiphosphinato complexes, M[N(R(2)PE)(2)](n), is presented. The single-source precursors for metal-selenide materials, M[N((i)Pr(2)PSe)(2)](2) (M = Zn, Cd, Hg), were studied by solid-state (31)P, (77)Se, (113)Cd, and (199)Hg NMR at 4.7, 7.0, and 11.7 T, representing the only (77)Se NMR measurements, and in the case of Cd[N((i)Pr(2)PSe)(2)](2)(113)Cd NMR measurements, to have been performed on these complexes. Residual dipolar coupling between (14)N and (31)P was observed in solid-state (31)P NMR spectra at 4.7 and 7.0 T yielding average values of R((31)P,(14)N)(eff) = 880 Hz, C(Q)((14)N) = 3.0 MHz, (1)J((31)P,(14)N)(iso) = 15 Hz, alpha = 90 degrees , beta = 26 degrees . The solid-state NMR spectra obtained were used to determine the respective phosphorus, selenium, cadmium, and mercury chemical shift tensors along with the indirect spin-spin coupling constants: (1)J((77)Se,(31)P)(iso), (1)J((111/113)Cd,(77)Se)(iso), (1)J((199)Hg,(77)Se)(iso), and (2)J((199)Hg,(31)P)(iso). Density functional theory magnetic shielding tensor calculations were performed yielding the orientations of the corresponding chemical shift tensors. For this series of complexes the phosphorus magnetic shielding tensors are essentially identical, the selenium magnetic shielding tensors are also very similar with respect to each other, and the magnetic shielding tensors of the central metals, cadmium and mercury, display near axial symmetry demonstrating an expected deviation from local S(4) symmetry.     

Solution and solid-state NMR studies of some cadmium-selenone complexes

Cadmium(II) complexes of Imidazolidine-2-selenone (ImSe) and its derivatives have been prepared with the general formula Cd(RImSe)2Cl2 (where R=Me, Et, Pr, etc.). These complexes are characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR (1H, 13C, 77Se and 113Cd) spectroscopy. An upfield shift in C=Se resonance of selenones in 13C NMR and in 77Se and high-frequency shifts in N-H resonances in 1H are consistent with the selenium coordination to Cd(II). The 77Se nucleus in Cd(ImSe)2Cl2 is shielded by 38 ppm on coordination, relative to the free ligand. The principal components of the 77Se, 113Cd and 13C shielding tensors for the complexes were determined from solid-state NMR data. Large selenium chemical shift anisotropies were observed for these complexes.     

A combined experimental and quantum chemistry study of selenium chemical shift tensors

A comprehensive investigation of selenium chemical shift tensors is presented. Experimentally determined chemical shift tensors were obtained from solid-state 77Se NMR spectra for several organic, organometallic, or inorganic selenium-containing compounds. The first reported indirect spin-spin coupling between selenium and chlorine is observed for Ph(2)SeCl(2) where 1J(77Se,35Cl)iso is 110 Hz. Selenium magnetic shielding tensors were calculated for all of the molecules investigated using zeroth-order regular approximation density functional theory, ZORA DFT. The computations provide the orientations of the chemical shift tensors, as well as a test of the theory for calculating the magnetic shielding interaction for heavier elements. The ZORA DFT calculations were performed with nonrelativistic, scalar relativistic, and scalar with spin-orbit relativistic levels of theory. Relativistic contributions to the magnetic shielding tensor were found to be significant for (NH4)2WSe4 and of less importance for organoselenium, organophosphine selenide, and inorganic selenium compounds containing lighter elements.     

Synthesis, NMR characterisation and X-ray structures of mixed chalcogenido PNP ligands containing tellurium: crystal structures of SeiPr2PNP(H)iPr2 and [NaN(EPiPr2)2]infinity (E = Se, Te)

Reaction of HN(PiPr2)2 with one equivalent of selenium in hexane at room temperature yields the monoselenide as the P-H tautomer Se=PiPr2-N=P(H)iPr2 (2b). Deprotonation of 2b with n butyllithium in the presence of TMEDA at -78 degrees C followed by addition of tellurium produces the air-sensitive, mixed chalcogenido complex [(TMEDA)Li(SePiPr2)(TePiPr2)N] (8Li) in >97% purity after recrystallisation. Similarly, deprotonation of Te=PiPr2-N=P(H)iPr2 (2c), followed by addition of sulfur, gives the sulfur analogue [(TMEDA)Li(SPiPr2)(TePiPr2)N] (7Li) in >99% purity. The symmetrical complexes [(TMEDA)Li(SePiPr2)2N] (4Li) and [(TMEDA)Li(TePiPr2)2N] (5Li) are produced by similar methods. Compounds 2b, 4Li, 5Li, 7Li and 8Li were characterised in solution by multinuclear (1H, 31P, 77Se and 125Te) NMR spectroscopy and their solid-state structures were determined by X-ray crystallography. The X-ray crystal structures of the polymeric chains [NaN(EPiPr2)2]infinity (4Na, E = Se and 5Na, E = Te) are also reported.     

Complexation of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) with thiourea and selenourea: A 1H, 13C, 15N, 77Se and 113Cd solution and solid-state NMR study

Zinc(II), cadmium(II) and mercury(II) complexes of thiourea (TU) and selenourea (SeU) of general formula M(TU)₂Cl₂ or M(SeU)₂Cl₂ have been prepared. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and NMR (¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N, ⁷⁷Se and ¹¹³Cd) spectroscopy. A low-frequency shift of the C=S resonance of thiones in ¹³C NMR and high-frequency shifts of N–H resonances in ¹H and ¹⁵N NMR are consistent with sulfur or selenium coordination to the metal ions. The Se nucleus in Cd(SeU)₂Cl₂ in ⁷⁷Se NMR is deshielded by 87?ppm on coordination, relative to the free ligand. In comparison, the analogous Zn(II) and Hg(II) complexes show deshielding by 33 and 50?ppm, respectively, indicating that the orbital overlap of Se with Cd is better. Principal components of ⁷⁷Se and ¹¹³Cd shielding tensors were determined from solid-state NMR data.     

The coordination chemistry of selenophosphite ligands. Synthesis and characterization of heterometallic tetranuclear clusters [M{CpFe(CO)(2)P(Se)(OR)(2)}(3)](PF(6)) (M = Cu, Ag; R = (n)Pr, (i)Pr) and [Cu(mu-X) {CpFe(CO)(2)P(Se)(O(i)Pr)(2)}](2) (X = Cl, Br)

A neutral selenium donor ligand, [CpFe(CO)(2)P(Se)(OR)(2)] is used for the construction of Cu(I) and Ag(I) complexes with a well-defined coordination environment. Four clusters [M{CpFe(CO)(2)P(Se)(OR)(2)}(3)](PF(6)), (where M = Cu, R = (n)Pr, ; R = (i)Pr, and M = Ag, R = (n)Pr, ; R = (i)Pr, ) are isolated from the reaction of [M(CH(3)CN)(4)(PF(6))] (where M = Cu or Ag) and [CpFe(CO)(2)P(Se)(OR)(2)] in a molar ratio of 1 : 3 in acetonitrile at 0 degrees C. The reaction of [CpFe(CO)(2)P(Se)(O(i)Pr)(2)] with cuprous halides in acetone produce two mixed-metal, Cu(I)(2)Fe(II)(2) clusters, [Cu(mu-X) {CpFe(CO)(2)P(Se)(O(i)Pr)(2)}](2) (X = Cl, ; Br, ). All six clusters have been fully characterized spectroscopically ((1)H, (13)C, (31)P, and (77)Se NMR, IR), and by elemental analyses. X-Ray crystal structures of and consist of discrete cationic clusters in which three iron-selenophosphito fragments are linked to the central copper or silver atom via selenium atoms. Both clusters and crystallize in the noncentrosymmetric, hexagonal space group P6[combining macron]2c. The coordination geometry around the copper or silver atom is perfect trigonal-planar with Cu-Se and Ag-Se distances, 2.3505(7) and 2.5581(7) A, respectively. X-Ray crystallography also reveals that each copper center in neutral heterometallic clusters and is trigonally coordinated to two halide ions and a selenium atom from the selenophosphito-iron moiety. The structures can also be delineated as a dimeric unit which is generated by an inversion center and has a Cu(2)X(2) parallelogram core. The dihedral angle between the Cu(2)X(2) plane and the plane composed of Cp ring is found to be 24.62 and 84.58 degrees for compound and , respectively. Hence the faces of two opposite Cp rings are oriented almost perpendicular to the Cu(2)X(2) plane in , but are close to be parallel in . This is the first report of the coordination chemistry of the anionic selenophosphito moiety [(RO)(2)PSe](-), the conjugated base of a secondary phosphine selenide, which acts as a bridging ligand with P-coordination on iron and Se-coordination to copper or silver.     

Structural basis for unusually long wavelength charge transfer transitions in complexes [MCl(ECH(2)CH(2)NMe(2))(PR(3))] (E = Te,Se; M = Pt,Pd): experimental results and TD-DFT calculations

A series of new complexes, the blue compounds [PdCl(TeCH(2)CH(2)NMe(2))(PR(3))] (PR(3) = PEt(3), PPr(n)(3), PBu(n)(3), PMe(2)Ph, PMePh(2), PPh(3), PTol(3)) and the red [PtCl(TeCH(2)CH(2)NMe(2))(PR(3))] (PR(3) = PMe(2)Ph, PMePh(2)), were synthesized and studied spectroscopically ((1)H and (31)P NMR, UV/vis) and by cyclic voltammetry. The structures of [PdCl(TeCH(2)CH(2)NMe(2))(PPr(n)(3))] (2b) [PdCl(TeCH(2)CH(2)NMe(2))(PMePh(2))] (2e), [PtCl(TeCH(2)CH(2)NMe(2))(PMePh(2))] (2i), and the related [PtCl(SeCH(2)CH(2)NMe(2))(PEt(3))] (3) were determined crystallographically, revealing a typical pattern of trans-positioned neutral N and P donor atoms in an approximately square planar setting. The molecules 2b, 2e, and 2i were calculated by TD-DFT methodology to understand the origin of the weak (epsilon approximately 200 M(-1) cm(-1)) long-wavelength bands at about 600 nm for Pd/Te complexes such as 2b or 2e, at ca. 460 nm for Pt/Te systems such as 2i, and at about 405 nm for Pt/Se analogues such as 3. These transitions are identified as charge transfer transitions from the selenolato or tellurolato centers to unoccupied orbitals involving mainly the phosphine coligands for the Pt(II) compounds and more delocalized MOs for the Pd(II) analogues. Calculations and electrochemical data were used to rationalize the effects of metal and chalcogen variation.     

Synthesis, X-ray crystallographic, and NMR characterizations of platinum(II) and platinum(IV) pyrophosphato complexes

A series of mononuclear cis-diamineplatinum(II) pyrophosphato complexes containing ammine (am), trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine (dach), and 1,2-ethanediamine (en) as the amine ligands were synthesized and characterized by (31)P and (195)Pt NMR spectroscopy. Chemical shifts of (31)P NMR resonances of these completely deprotonated complexes appear at 2.12, 1.78, and 1.93 ppm, indicating a coordination chemical shift of at least 8 ppm. The (195)Pt NMR chemical shifts for the am and dach complexes were observed at -1503 and -1729 ppm. The complexes are highly stable at neutral pH; no aquation due to the release of either phosphate or amine ligands was observed within 48 h. Furthermore, no partial deligation of the pyrophosphate ligand was detected within several days at neutral pH. At lower pH, however, release of a pyrophosphate ion was observed with concomitant formation of a bridged pyrophosphatoplatinum(II) dinuclear complex. The extended crystal structure containing the dach ligand revealed a zigzag chain stacked in a head-to-tail fashion. Moreover, two zigzag chains are juxtaposed in a parallel fashion and supported by additional hydrogen bonds reminiscent of DNA structures where two strands of DNA bases are held by hydrogen bonds. Theoretical calculations support the notion that the two dinuclear units are held together primarily by hydrogen bonds between the amine and phosphate moieties. Platinum(II) pyrophosphato complexes were readily oxidized by hydrogen peroxide to yield cis-diamine-trans-dihydroxopyrophosphatoplatinum(IV) complexes. Two of these complexes, containing am and en, were characterized by X-ray crystallography. Notable structural features include Pt-O (phosphate) bond distances of 2.021-2.086 A and departures from 180 degrees in trans-HO-Pt-OH bond angles, >90 degrees in O-Pt-O, and >90 degrees in cis-N-Pt-N bond angles. The departure in the trans-HO-Pt-OH angle is more pronounced in the 1,2-ethanediamine complex compared to the dach analogue because of the existence of two molecules possessing enantiomeric conformations within the asymmetric unit. (31)P NMR spectra exhibited well-resolved (195)Pt satellites with coupling constants of 15.4 Hz for the ammine and 25.9 Hz for both the 1,2-ethanediamine and trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine complexes. The (195)Pt NMR spectrum of the ammine complex clearly showed coupling with two equivalent N atoms.     

Bis(Tetramethylselenophosphoramidoyl) Methylamine Complexes of Cd(Ii) and Zn(Ii): Synthesis and Multinuclear (31P, 77Se,and 113Cd) Nmr Characterization in Solution

Abstract

Five new complexes ZnL₂(ClO₄)₂ (1), CdL₂(ClO₄)₂ (2), CdL₂(BF₄)₂ (3), CdLCl₂ (4), and CdL(NO₃)₂ (5) [L = ((Me₂N)₂PSe)₂NMe] have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared (IR) and multinuclear (³¹P, ⁷⁷Se, and ¹¹³Cd), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The ³¹P and ⁷⁷Se NMR data showed that the title ligand is coordinated in a bidentate fashion to the metal center via its both P=Se groups. The solution structure of the cadmium complexes was further confirmed by its ¹¹³Cd NMR spectra, which displayed a quintuplet for the perchlorate complex and a triplet for each of the nitrate and chloride complexes, respectively due to coupling with four (two ligands) and two (one ligand) equivalent phosphorus nuclei, consistent with a four-coordinate tetrahedral geometry for the cadmium center. The results are discussed and compared with the corresponding oxo and thio analogues.     

Two-, three-, and four-coordination at gold(I) supported by the bidentate selenium ligand [Ph2P(Se)NP(Se)Ph2](-)

Treatment of the gold(I) halide complexes LAuCl (L = PMe3, PPh3, CNC6H3Me2-2,6) with K[Ph2P(Se)NP(Se)Ph2] provides the gold-selenium coordination compounds [(N(Ph2PSe)2-Se,Se')AuL]. However, on standing for a number of days, the complex [(N(Ph2PSe)2-Se,Se')AuPMe3] gains a phosphine to provide the bis(phosphine) species [(N(Ph2PSe)2-Se,Se')Au(PMe3)2]. Treatment of the K[Ph2P(Se)NP(Se)Ph2] ligand with [(Ph3PAu)3O]BF4 allows the isolation of [(N(Ph2PSe)2-Se,Se')(AuPPh3)2]BF4. Reaction of the complex [(dppm)(AuCl)2] with AgSO3CF3 followed by addition of the ligand K[Ph2P(Se)NP(Se)Ph2] results in the formation of [(N(Ph2PSe)2-Se,Se')Au2(dppm)]OSO2CF3 and treatment of [(tht)AuCl] (tht = tetrahydrothiophene) with an equimolar quantity of K[Ph2P(Se)NP(Se)Ph2] affords the complex [(N(Ph2PSe)2-Se,Se')2Au2]. The compounds [(N(Ph2PSe)2-Se,Se')Au2(dppm)]OSO2CF3, [(N(Ph2PSe)2-Se,Se')AuPPh3] and [(N(Ph2PSe)2-Se,Se')Au(PMe3)2] have been investigated crystallographically. The results reveal that the metal centers are two-, three-, and four-coordinate, respectively. The cationic, eight-membered ring complex bearing the dppm ligand displays transannular aurophilic bonding and is further associated into dimers via intermolecular gold-selenium contacts. The six-membered rings in the other two structures have C2-symmetrical twist conformations, however, the Au(I) coordination sphere in [N(PPh2Se)2]AuPPh3 is not fully symmetrical. The Au-Se bond lengths increase dramatically as the coordination number of the metal atom becomes larger.     

31P solid state NMR studies of metal selenophosphates containing [P2Se6]4-, [P4Se10]4-, [PSe4]3-, [P2Se7]4-, and [P2Se9]4- ligands

31P solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra of 12 metal-containing selenophosphates have been examined to distinguish between the [P(2)Se(6)](4-), [PSe(4)](3-), [P(4)Se(10)](4-), [P(2)Se(7)](4-), and [P(2)Se(9)](4-) anions. There is a general correlation between the chemical shifts (CSs) of anions and the presence of a P[bond]P. The [P(2)Se(6)](4-) and [P(4)Se(10)](4-) anions both contain a P[bond]P and resonate between 25 and 95 ppm whereas the [PSe(4)](3-), [P(2)Se(7)](4-), and [P(2)Se(9)](4-) anions do not contain a P[bond]P and resonate between -115 and -30 ppm. The chemical shift anisotropies (CSAs) of compounds containing [PSe(4)](3-) anions are less than 80 ppm, which is significantly smaller than the CSAs of any of the other anions (range: 135-275 ppm). The smaller CSAs of the [PSe(4)](3-) anion are likely due to the unique local tetrahedral symmetry of this anion. Spin-lattice relaxation times (T(1)) have been determined for the solid compounds and vary between 20 and 3000 s. Unlike the CS, T(1) does not appear to correlate with P-P bonding. (31)P NMR is also shown to be a good method for impurity detection and identification in the solid compounds. The results of this study suggest that (31)P NMR will be a useful tool for anion identification and quantitation in high-temperature melts.     

Syntheses, characterization, and luminescence of Pt II-M I (M = Cu, Ag, Au) heterometallic complexes by incorporating Pt(diimine)(dithiolate) with [M2(dppm)2]2+ (dppm = Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane)

Reaction of Pt(diimine)(edt) (edt = 1,2-ethanedithiolate) with M(2)(dppm)(2)(MeCN)(2)(2+) (dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane) gave heterotrinuclear complexes [PtCu(2)(edt)(mu-SH)(dppm)(3)](ClO(4)) (11) and [PtCu(2)(diimine)(2)(edt)(dppm)(2)](ClO(4))(2) (diimine = 2,2'-bpyridine (bpy), 12; 4,4'-dibutyl-2,2'-bipyridine (dbbpy), 13; phenanthroline (phen), 14; 5-bromophenanthroline (brphen), 15) when M = Cu(I). The reaction, however, afforded tetra- and trinuclear complexes [Pt(2)Ag(2)(edt)(2)(dppm)(2)](SbF(6))(2) (17) and [PtAu(2)(edt)(dppm)(2)](SbF(6))(2) (21) when M = Ag(I) and Au(I), respectively. The complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, electrospray mass spectroscopy, (1)H and (31)P NMR, IR, and UV-vis spectrometry, and X-ray crystallography for 14, 17, and 18. The Pt(II)Cu(I)(2) heterotrinuclear complexes 11-15 exhibit photoluminescence in the solid states at 298 K and in the frozen acetonitrile glasses at 77 K. It is likely that the emission originates from a ligand-to-metal charge transfer (dithiolate-to-Pt) (3)[p(S) --> d(Pt)] transition for 11 and from an admixture of (3)[d(Cu)/p(S)-pi(diimine)] transitions for 12-16. The Pt(II)(2)Ag(I)(2) heterotetranuclear complexes 17 and 18 are nonemissive in the solid states and in solutions at 298 K but show photoluminescence at 77 K. The Pt(II)Au(I)(2) heterotrinuclear complexes 19-21, however, are luminescent at room temperature in the solid state and in solution. Compounds 19 and 20 afford negative solvatochromism associated with a charge transfer from an orbital of a mixed metal/dithiolate character to a diimine pi orbital.     

Chelating effect as a driving force for the selective formation of heteroligated Pt(II) complexes with bidentate phosphino-chalcoether ligands

The halide-induced ligand rearrangement reaction (HILR) has been employed to provide selective and exclusive in situ formation of heteroligated Rh(I), Pd(II), and Pt(II) complexes with bidentate phosphino-chalcoether ligands. To gain insights on the nature of this unique reaction, we explored this process via the stepwise addition of bidentate phosphino-chalcoether (P, X; X = S or Se) and relevant monodentate phosphine ligands with a Pt(II) metal precursor. The corresponding monoligated complexes were obtained in quantitative yields by reacting 1 equiv of a P, X bidentate ligand with Pt(II) and were fully characterized via single crystal X-ray diffraction studies and heteronuclear ((31)P, (77)Se, and (195)Pt) NMR spectroscopy in solution. These species were further reacted with a second equivalent of either a bidentate ligand or the monodentate ethyl diphenylphosphine ligand, resulting in the clean formation of the heteroligated species or, in the case of the monodentate ligand with an electron-withdrawing bidentate ligand, a mixture of products. On the basis of competitive exchange reactions between these heteroligated, homoligated, and monoligated complexes, we conclude that ligand chelation plays a crucial role in the Pt(II) HILR. The in situ preferable formation of the stable monoligated complex allows for ligand sorting to occur in these systems. In all cases where the heteroligated product results, the driving force to these species is ligand chelation.     

Novel chloride-centered discrete CuI8 cubic clusters containing diselenophosphate ligands. Syntheses and structures of [Cu8(mu8-Cl)[Se2P(OR)2](6)](PF6) (R = Et,Pr, iPr)1

Three clusters 1-3, Cu(8)(mu8-Cl)[Se(2)P(OR)(2)](6)(PF(6)) (R= Et, Pr, (i)Pr), were synthesized in high yield from the reaction of [Cu(CH(3)CN)(4)](PF(6)), NH(4)[Se(2)P(OR)(2)], and Bu(4)NCl in a molar ratio of 4:3:1 in diethyl ether. FAB mass spectra show m/z peaks at 2218.10 for 1, 2386.10 for 2, and 2387.34 for 3 which are due to molecular cations, [1-PF(6)]+, [2-PF(6)]+, and [3-PF(6)]+, respectively. (31)P NMR spectra of 1-3 display a singlet at delta 76.48, 76.73, and 69.32 ppm with satellites (J(PSe) = 652, 653, and 648 Hz), respectively. The (77)Se NMR spectra of 1-3 exhibit a doublet peak at -21.7, -16.42, and 2.3 ppm, respectively (J(SeP) = 652 Hz for 1, 653 Hz for 2, and 648 Hz for 3). The X-ray structure (1-3) consists of a discrete cationic cluster in which eight copper ions are linked by six diselenophosphate ligands and a central mu8-Cl ion with a noncoordinating PF(6)(-) anion. The shape of the molecule is a chloride-centered distorted Cu(8) cube in clusters 1 and 2 and a near perfect Cu(8) cube for cluster 3. The dsep ligand exhibits a tetrametallic tetraconnective (mu2, mu2)) coordination pattern, and each occupies a square face of the cube. Each copper atom of the cube is coordinated by three selenium atoms with a strong interaction with the central chloride ion. The observed Cu-Cl distances lie in the range 2.649-2.878 A.     

Solid‐state NMR studies of 1,3‐imidazolidine‐2‐selenone and some related compounds

Solid‐state cross‐polarization magic angle spinning ¹³C, ⁷⁷Se and ¹⁵N NMR spectra were recorded for 1,3‐imidazolidine‐2‐selenone, its N‐substituted derivatives and some related compounds. The spinning sideband manifold intensities were used to obtain principal values of ¹³C and ⁷⁷Se chemical shift tensors. Large selenium chemical shift anisotropies were observed for these selenones. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Solution and solid state NMR studies of some selenium analogues of auranofin (an anti-arthritic gold drug)

Three mixed ligand complexes of gold(I) with phosphines and selenones, [Et₃PAuSe=C<]Br as analogues of auranofin (Et₃PAuSR) have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR methods. A decrease in the IR frequency of the C=Se mode of selenones upon complexation is indicative of selenone binding to gold(I) via a selenone group. An upfield shift in ¹³C NMR for the C=Se resonance of the selenones and downfield shifts in ³¹P NMR for the R₃P moiety are consistent with the selenium coordination to gold(I). ¹³C solid state NMR shows the chemical shift difference between free and bound selenone to gold(I) for ImSe and DiazSe to be ca 10 and 17?ppm respectively. Large ⁷⁷Se NMR chemical shifts (55?ppm) upon complexation in the solid state for [Et₃PAuDiazSe]Br compared to [Et₃PAuImSe]Br (10?ppm) indicates the former to be more stable and the Au–Se bond to be stronger than in the latter complex.     

Selenium adducts of germa- and stanna-closo-dodecaborate: coordination at platinum, structural studies and NMR spectroscopy

The selenium adducts of germa- and stanna-closo-dodecaborate can coordinate at platinum via the selenium atom and result in the products [Pt(dppp)(Se-TB(11)H(11))(2)](2-) (T = Ge, Sn) (dppp = 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane). The monomeric tin compound [Pt(dppp)(Se-SnB(11)H(11))(2)](2-) is converted to a dimeric complex [Pt(2)(dppp)(2)(μ(2),μ'(2)-η(2)-Se(2)SnB(11)H(11))]. The new compounds were characterized by NMR spectroscopy in solution ((1)H, (11)B, (13)C, (31)P, (77)Se, (119)Sn, (195)Pt), elemental analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Synthesis and structure of novel [Ph(RO)PSe2]- complexes

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.     

Facile and reproducible syntheses of bis(dialkylselenophosphenyl)-selenides and -diselenides: X-ray structures of ((i)Pr2PSe)2Se, ((i)Pr2PSe)2Se2 and (Ph2PSe)2Se

Facile and reproducible methods for the syntheses of bis(di-iso-propylselenophosphinyl)selenide ((i)Pr2PSe)2Se (1), bis(di-iso-propylselenophosphinyl)diselenide ((i)Pr2PSe)2Se2 (2) and bis(di-phenylselenophosphinyl)selenide (Ph2PSe)2Se (3) is reported.     

Synthesis and characterization of Pd and Pt complexes of 1,3-bis(ferrocenylchalcogeno)propanes: crystal structures of FcSe(CH2)3SeFc and [M{FcE(CH2)3E'Fc}2](PF6)2 (M = Pd, Pt; E, E' = Se, Te; Fc = [Fe(eta5-C5H5)(eta5-C5H4)])

Reaction of a 1,3-bis(ferrocenylchalcogeno)propane, FcE(CH2)3E'Fc (L: E, E' = Se or Te; Fc = [Fe(eta5-C5H5)(eta5-C5H4)]), with a palladium(II) or platinum(II) precursor [M(NCMe)4](PF6)2 (M = Pd or Pt) in acetonitrile at room temperature led in good yield to the bis-chelate complexes [ML2](PF6)2. The structures of FcSe(CH2)3SeFc and all six complexes have been determined by X-ray crystallography. Electrochemical studies showed that electronic communication between ferrocenyl groups, absent in all three bis(ferrocenylchalcogeno)propanes, is established on complexation only for E = Se and E' = Se or Te, when the through-bond Fe...Fe distance is reduced to 13.17 A or less.