Ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes containing tridentate Schiff bases

New ruthenium(II) complexes, [Ru(CO)(B)(LL)(PPh₃)] (where, LL = tridentate Schiff bases; B = PPh₃, pyridine, piperidine or morpholine) have been prepared by reacting [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃] or [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂(B)] with Schiff bases containing donor groups (O, N, X) viz., salicylaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (X = S), salicylaldehyde semicarbazone (X = O), o-hydroxyacetophenone thiosemicarbazone (X = S) and o-hydroxyacetophenone semicarbazone (X = O). The new complexes were characterised by elemental analysis, spectral (i.r., ¹H- and ³¹P-n.m.r.), data.     

Ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes with tridentate Schiff bases and their antibacterial activity

The products obtained by reacting ruthenium (II) complexes [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂(B)] [B = PPh₃, pyridine (py) or piperidine (pip)] with tridentate Schiff base ligands derived by condensing salicylaldehyde or o-vanillin with o-aminophenol and o-aminothiophenol, have been characterised by analytical, i.r., electronic, ¹H-n.m.r. and ³¹P-n.m.r. spectral studies and formulated as [Ru(L)(CO)(PPh₃)(B)] (L = bifunctional tridentate Schiff base anion, B = PPh₃, py or pip). An octahedral structure has been tentatively proposed for the new complexes. Some have been tested for the in vitro growth inhibitory activity against bacteria Escherichia coli, Bacillus sp. and Pseudomonas sp.     

Catalytic and antimicrobial activities of new ruthenium(II) unsymmetrical Schiff base complexes

Hexa-coordinated ruthenium(II) complexes of the type [Ru(CO)(PPh₃)(Z)(L)] [Z = PPh₃, pyridine (py) or piperidine (pip); L = anion of the Schiff base] have been prepared by reacting [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂(Z)] with tridentate Schiff bases derived by condensing anthranilic acid with acetylacetone, salicylaldehyde, o-vanillin and o-hydroxyacetophenone. The complexes were characterised by analytical and spectral (i.r., electronic, ¹H- and ³¹P-n.m.r.) data, and were found to be effective catalysts for oxidising primary alcohols to aldehydes in the presence of N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMO) as co-oxidant. The Schiff bases and their ruthenium(II) complexes show growth inhibitory activity against pathogenic fungi Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium oxysporium and Rhizoctonia solani.     

Mixed ligand complexes of ruthenium(II) containing α,β-unsaturated-β-ketoaminesand their antibacterial activity

Hexacoordinated Ru^II complexes of the [RuX(CO)(PPh₃)(B)(LL)] type [X = Cl; B = PPh₃, pyridine (py), piperidine (pip) or morpholine (morph); LL = ,-unsaturated--ketoaminate] have been synthesised by reacting [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)(B)] (B = PPh₃, py, pip or morph) with the appropriate -ketoamine in a 1:1 molar ratio. The replacement of hydride ion and the triphenylphosphine group by a bidentate chelating ligand from the starting compounds occurs. The complexes were characterised by elemental analyses and spectral (i.r., electronic, ¹H- and ³¹P-n.m.r.) data. Antibacterial activity were also tested for in these new complexes.     

Synthesis,spectroscopic and structural characterizations of two new complexes of ruthenium with 2-(hydroxymethyl)benzimidazole and 1,10-phenanthroline ligands

The complexes [RuCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂(HBIm)] and [RuH(CO)(PPh₃)₂(1,10-phen)]Cl·H₂O·(CH₃)₂O have been prepared and studied by IR and UV–Vis spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography. The complexes were prepared in the reactions of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃] with 2-(hydroxymethyl)benzimidazole or 1,10-phenanthroline two hydrate in acetone. The electronic spectra of the obtained compounds have been calculated using the TDDFT method. The luminescence properties of these complexes were examined.     

Ruthenium(II) complexes containing bidentate Schiff bases and their antifungal activity

The reactions of ruthenium(II) complexes, [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂(B)] [B = PPh₃, pyridine (py) or piperidine (pip)], with bidentate Schiff base ligands derived by condensing salicylaldehyde with aniline, o-, m- or p-toluidine have been carried out. The products were characterised by analytical, i.r., electronic, ¹H-n.m.r. and ³¹P-n.m.r. spectral studies and are formulated as [RuCl(CO)(L)(PPh₃)(B)] (L = Schiff base anion; B = PPh₃, py or pip). An octahedral structure has been tentatively proposed for the new complexes. The Schiff bases and the new complexes were tested in vitro to evaluate their activity against the fungus Aspergillus flavus.     

Spectroscopic characterization and electrochemical studies of ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes containing bidentate Schiff bases and triphenylphosphine or a nitrogen heterocycle

Reactions of ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes of the type [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂(B)] [B?=?PPh₃, pyridine (py), piperidine (pip) or morpholine (mor)] with bidentate Schiff base ligands derived from the condensation of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde with aniline, o-, m- or p-toluidine in a 1?:?1 mol ratio in benzene resulted in the formation of complexes formulated as [RuCl(CO)(L)(PPh₃)(B)] [L?=?bidentate Schiff base anion, B?=?PPh₃, py, pip, mor]. The complexes were characterized by analyses, IR, electronic and ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetric studies. In all cases, the Schiff bases replace one molecule of phosphine and a hydride ion from the starting complexes, indicating that Ru–N bonds in the complexes containing heterocyclic nitrogenous bases are stronger than the Ru–P bond to PPh₃. Octahedral geometry is proposed for the complexes.     

Preparation and Reactivity of Mixed‐Ligands Hydride Complexes [RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)2{P(OR)3}]

Mixed‐ligands hydride complexes [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂{P(OR)₃}] ( 2 ) (R = Me, Et) were prepared by allowing [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃] ( 1 ) to react with an excess of phosphites P(OR)₃ in refluxing benzene. Treatment of hydrides 2 first with triflic acid and next with an excess of hydrazine afforded hydrazine complexes [RuCl(CO)(κ¹‐NH₂NHR1)(PPh₃)₂{P(OR)₃}]BPh₄ ( 3 , 4 ) (R1 = H, CH₃). Diethylcyanamide derivatives [RuCl(CO)(N≡CNEt₂)(PPh₃)₂{P(OR)₃}]BPh₄ ( 5 ) were also prepared by reacting 2 first with HOTf and then with N≡CNEt₂. The complexes were characterized spectroscopically and by X‐ray crystal structure determination of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂{P(OEt)₃}] ( 2b ).     

Thiosemicarbazone Complexes of Ruthenium(II) and Rhodium(I) Containing Triphenylphosphine

Several new hexa-coordinated ruthenium(II) and penta-coordinated rhodium(I) complexes of the types [RuCl(CO)(PPh ₃ ) ₂ (TSC)], [RuH(CO)(PPh ₃ ) ₂ (TSC)], and [Rh(PPh ₃ ) ₃ (TSC)] (where TSC = anion of thiosemicarbazone Schiff bases) have been prepared by the reactions of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh ₃ ) ₃ ], [RuH ₂ (CO)(PPh ₃ ) ₃ )], and [RhH(PPh ₃ ) ₄ ] with thiosemicarbazones of 2-furaldehyde (H-FTSC), thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde (H-TCTSC), p-anisaldehyde (H-ATSC), piperonaldehyde (H-PTSC), and cyclohexanone (H-CTSC). All the new complexes obtained have been characterized on the basis of elemental analysis, IR, ¹ H NMR, ³¹ P NMR, and electronic spectral data.     

Synthesis,characterization and crystal structures of cyclometallated Ru(II) carbonyl complexes formed by hydrazones

Cyclometallated Ru(II) complexes of the type [Ru(CO)(EPh₃)₂(L)] (E = P or As; L = tridentate hydrazone-derived ligand) have been obtained by refluxing an ethanolic solution of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃] or [RuHCl(CO)(AsPh₃)₃] with the hydrazone derivatives H₂php (2-[(2,4-dinitro-phenyl)-hydrazonomethyl]-phenol), H₂phm (2-[(2,4-dinitro-phenyl)-hydrazonomethyl]-6-methoxy-phenol) and H₂phn (2-[(2,4-dinitro-phenyl)-hydrazonomethyl]-naphthalen-1-ol). The formation of stable cyclometallated complexes has been authenticated by single crystal X-ray structure determination of two of the complexes, and the mechanism of C–H activation is discussed in detail. The spectral (IR, UV–Vis and ¹H NMR) and electrochemical data for all the complexes are reported. Electrochemistry shows a substantial variation in the metal redox potentials with regard to the electronic nature of the substituents present in the hydrazone derivative.     

Reactions of 2-(arylazo)aniline with ruthenium substrates: Isolation, characterizations and reactivities of delocalized diazoketiminato and orthometallated Ru(II) chelates

Reactions of 2-(arylazo)aniline, HL-NH₂ [H represents the dissociable protons upon complexation and HL-NH₂ is p-RC₆H₄NNC₆H₄-NH₂; R = H for HL¹-NH₂; CH₃ for HL²-NH₂ and Cl for HL³-NH₂] with Ru(H)(CO)(PPh₃)₃Cl and Ru(CO)₃(PPh₃)₂ afforded products of compositions [(HL-NH)Ru(CO)Cl(PPh₃)₂] and [(L-NH)Ru(PPh₃)₂(CO)], respectively. All the complexes were characterized unequivocally. The X-ray structures of the complexes 4c and 5c have been determined. The cyclic volatammograms exhibited one reversible oxidative response in the range of 0.56–0.16 V versus SCE for [(L-NH)Ru(PPh₃)₂(CO)] and a quasi reversible oxidative response within 0.56–0.70 V versus SCE for [(HL-NH)Ru(CO)Cl(PPh₃)₂]. The conversion of ketones to corresponding alcohols has been studied in presence of newly synthesized ruthenium complexes.     

New ruthenium(III) complexes containing tetradentate Schiff bases and their antibacterial activity

Ruthenium(III) complexes, [RuX(EPh₃)(LL)] (X = Cl, Br; E = P, As; LL-acactet, dbm-tet, dbm-o-ph), have been synthesised by reacting [RuCl₃(PPh₃)₃], [RuCl₃(AsPh₃)₃], [RuBr₃(AsPh₃)₃] or [RuBr₃(PPh₃)₂(MeOH)] with tetradentate Schiff bases such as bis(acetylacetone)tetramethylenediimine (H₂acactet), bis(dibenzoylmethane)tetramethylenediimine (H₂dbmtet) and bis(dibenzoylmethane)-o-phenylenediimine (H₂dbm-o-ph). All the complexes have been characterised by elemental analysis, i.r., electronic spectra, e.p.r., magnetic moment and cyclic voltammetric data and an octahedral structure has been tentatively proposed. These new complexes have been tested for their antibacterial activities.     

Carbonyl cationic rhodium(I) and iridium(I) complexes with sulphur donor and triphenylphosphine ligands

Summary The reaction of previously reported Rh^I and Ir^I cationic complexes towards carbon monoxide and triphenylphosphine has been studied. Carbonyl rhodium(I) mixed complexes of the formulae [Rh(CO)L₂(PPh₃)]ClO₄, (L=tetrahydrothiophene(tht), trimethylene sulfide(tms), SMe₂, or SEt₂), [(CO)(PPh₃)Rh{-(L-L)}₂Rh(PPh₃)(CO)](ClO₄)₂ (L-L= 2,2,7,7-tetramethyl-3,6-dithiaoctane (tmdto), (MeS)₂(CH₂)₃ (dth), or 1,4-dithiacyclohexane (dt), [Rh(CO)L(PPh₃)₂]ClO₄ (L= tht, tms, SMe₂, or SEt₂), and carbonyl iridium(I) complexes of the formulae [Ir(CO)₂(COD)(PPh₃)]ClO₄, [Ir(CO)(COD)(PPh₃)₂]ClO₄, [(CO)(COD)(PPh₃) Ir{-(L-L)} Ir(PPh₃)(COD)(CO)](ClO₄)₂ (L-L = tmdto or dt), [(CO)₂ (PPh₃)Ir(-tmdto)Ir(PPh₃)(CO)₂](ClO₄)₂, [(CO)₂(PPh₃) Ir(-dt)₂Ir(PPh₃)(CO)₂](ClO₄)₂, were prepared by different synthetic methods.     

Metallacyclic complexes with ortho-silylated triphenylphosphine ligands, LnOs(κ(Si,P)-SiMe2C6H4PPh2), derived from thermal reactions of the coordinatively unsaturated trimethylsilyl, methyl complex, Os(SiMe3)(Me)(CO)(PPh3)2

Reaction between Os(SiCl₃)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ and five equivalents of MeLi produces a colourless intermediate, tentatively formulated as the lithium salt of the six-coordinate, dimethyl, trimethylsilyl-containing complex anion, Li[Os(SiMe₃)(Me)₂(CO)(PPh₃)₂]. Reaction of this material with ethanol releases methane and gives the red, coordinatively unsaturated methyl, trimethylsilyl-containing complex, Os(SiMe₃)(Me)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (1). An alternative synthesis of 1 is to add one equivalent of MeLi to Os(SiMe₃)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂, which in turn is obtained by adding three equivalents of MeLi to Os(SiCl₃)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂. Treatment of 1 with p-tolyl lithium, again gives a colourless intermediate which may be Li[Os(SiMe₃)(Me)(p-tolyl)(CO)(PPh₃)₂], and reaction with ethanol gives the red complex, Os(SiMe₃)(p-tolyl)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (3). Complexes 1 and 3 are readily carbonylated to Os(SiMe₃)(Me)(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ (2) and Os(SiMe₃)(p-tolyl)(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ (4), respectively. Heating Os(SiMe₃)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ in molten triphenylphosphine results only in loss of the trimethylsilyl ligand and formation of the previously known complex containing an ortho-metallated triphenylphosphine ligand, Os(κ²(C,P)-C₆H₄PPh₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂. In contrast, heating the five-coordinate osmium-methyl complex, Os(SiMe₃)(Me)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (1), in the presence of triphenylphosphine results mainly, not in tetramethylsilane elimination, but in ortho-silylation as well as ortho-metallation of different triphenylphosphine ligands giving, Os(κ²(Si,P)-SiMe₂C₆H₄PPh₂)(κ²(C,P)-C₆H₄PPh₂)(CO)(PPh₃) (5). A byproduct of this reaction is the non-silicon containing di-ortho-metallated complex, Os(κ²(C,P)-C₆H₄PPh₂)₂(CO)(PPh₃) (6). A similar reaction occurs when Os(SiMe₃)(Me)(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (1) is heated in the presence of tri(N-pyrrolyl)phosphine producing Os(κ²(Si,P)-SiMe₂C₆H₄PPh₂)(κ²(C,P)-C₆H₄PPh₂)(CO)[P(NC₄H₄)₃] (7) but a better synthesis of 7 is to treat 5 directly with tri(N-pyrrolyl)phosphine. Heating the six-coordinate complex, Os(SiMe₃)(Me)(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ (2), gives two complexes both containing ortho-metallated triphenylphosphine, one with loss of the trimethylsilyl ligand, giving the known complex, Os(κ²(C,P)-C₆H₄PPh₂)H(CO)₂(PPh₃), and the other with retention of the trimethylsilyl ligand, giving Os(SiMe₃)(κ²(C,P)-C₆H₄PPh₂)(CO)₂(PPh₃) (8). Crystal structure determinations for 5, 6, 7 and 8 have been obtained.     

Metallacyclic complexes with ortho-stannylated triphenylphosphine ligands, LnOs(κ(Sn,P)-SnMe2C6H4PPh2), derived from thermal reactions of the five-coordinate complex, Os(SnMe3)Cl(CO)(PPh3)2

Heating the five-coordinate trimethylstannyl complex, Os(SnMe₃)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂, in solution with triphenylphosphine induces an ortho-stannylation of one phenyl group of a triphenylphosphine ligand and an ortho-metallation of another triphenylphosphine ligand, to produce the metallacyclic complexes, Os(κ²(Sn,P)-SnMeClC₆H₄PPh₂)(κ²(C,P)-C₆H₄PPh₂)(CO)(PPh₃) (1) and Os(κ²(Sn,P)-SnMe₂C₆H₄PPh₂)(κ²(C,P)-C₆H₄PPh₂)(CO)(PPh₃) (2), suggesting the possible intermediacy of a complex with a coordinated stannylene ligand. Spectroscopic data indicate that only one diastereomer of 1 is formed and crystal structure determination of 1 reveals that this is the diastereomer with chloride directed towards the CO ligand. Complex 2 is converted to 1 through a redistribution reaction with SnMe₂Cl₂. Heating the six-coordinate trimethylstannyl complex, Os(SnMe₃)Cl(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂, in solution produces the osmium(II) methyl complex, Os(Me)(SnMe₂Cl)(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ (3), through an exchange of methyl and chloride groups on the tin and osmium. In this rearrangement, the relative locations of the two CO ligands and the two PPh₃ ligands remains unchanged. However, when the six-coordinate trimethylstannyl complex, Os(SnMe₃)Cl(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ is heated under CO, the same exchange reaction is observed but the mono-triphenylphosphine, tricarbonyl complex, Os(Me)(SnMe₂Cl)(CO)₃(PPh₃) (4), is produced and here the SnMe₂Cl ligand is located trans to the PPh₃ ligand. Crystal structure determinations for 1, 2, 3, and 4 have been obtained.     

Synthesis, crystal, molecular, and electronic structures of hydride carbonyl ruthenium(II) complexes with pseudohalide ligands

Two pseudohalide hydride carbonyl ruthenium(II) complexes with formulae: [RuH(N₃)(CO)(PPh₃)₃] (1) and [RuH(NCO)(CO)(PPh₃)₃] (2) have been synthesized by the reactions of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃] with sodium azide or sodium cyanate, respectively, and are compared with the previously described thiocyanate analog [RuH(NCS)(CO)(PPh₃)₃]. The molecular structures of the new compounds were determined by X-ray crystallography and their spectroscopic properties have been studied. Based on the crystal structures, computational investigations have been carried out in order to determine the electronic structures of the complexes. The electronic spectra were calculated with the use of time-dependent DFT methods, and the electronic spectra of the transitions were correlated with the molecular orbitals of the complexes.     

Nucleophilic substitution reactions at the Si-Cl bonds of the dichloro(methyl)silyl ligand in five- and six-coordinate complexes of ruthenium(II) and osmium(II)

Treatment of either RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃ or MPhCl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ with HSiMeCl₂ produces the five-coordinate dichloro(methyl)silyl complexes, M(SiMeCl₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (1a, M = Ru; 1b, M = Os). 1a and 1b react readily with hydroxide ions and with ethanol to give M(SiMe[OH]₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (2a, M = Ru; 2b, M = Os) and M(SiMe[OEt]₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)₂ (3a, M = Ru; 3b, M = Os), respectively. 3b adds CO to form the six-coordinate complex, Os(SiMe[OEt]₂)Cl(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ (4b) and crystal structure determinations of 3b and 4b reveal very different Os-Si distances in the five-coordinate complex (2.3196(11) Å) and in the six-coordinate complex (2.4901(8) Å). Reaction between 1a and 1b and 8-aminoquinoline results in displacement of a triphenylphosphine ligand and formation of the six-coordinate chelate complexes M(SiMeCl₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)(κ²(N,N)-NC₉H₆NH₂-8) (5a, M = Ru; 5b, M = Os), respectively. Crystal structure determination of 5a reveals that the amino function of the chelating 8-aminoquinoline ligand is located adjacent to the reactive Si-Cl bonds of the dichloro(methyl)silyl ligand but no reaction between these functions is observed. However, 5a and 5b react readily with ethanol to give ultimately M(SiMe[OEt]₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃)(κ²(N,N-NC₉H₆NH₂-8) (6a, M = Ru; 6b, M = Os). In the case of ruthenium only, the intermediate ethanolysis product Ru(SiMeCl[OEt])Cl(CO)(PPh₃)(κ²(N,N-NC₉H₆NH₂-8) (6c) was also isolated. The crystal structure of 6c was determined. Reaction between 1b and excess 2-aminopyridine results in condensation between the Si-Cl bonds and the N-H bonds with formation of a novel tridentate “NSiN” ligand in the complex Os(κ³(Si,N,N)-SiMe[NH(2-C₅H₄N)]₂)Cl(CO)(PPh₃) (7b). Crystal structure determination of 7b shows that the “NSiN” ligand coordinates to osmium with a “facial” arrangement and with chloride trans to the silyl ligand.     

Synthesis,characterization and catalytic studies of ruthenium(II) chalconate complexes

Stable ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes of the type [RuCl(CO)(EPh₃)(B)(L)] (E = P or As; B = PPh₃, AsPh₃ or Py; L = 2′‐hydroxychalcones) were synthesized from the reaction of [RuHCl(CO)(EPh₃)₂(B)] (E = P or As; B = PPh₃, AsPh₃ or Py) with 2′‐hydroxychalcones in benzene under reflux. The new complexes were characterized by analytical and spectroscopic (IR, electronic ¹H, ³¹P and ¹³C NMR) data. They were assigned an octahedral structure. The complexes exhibited catalytic activity for the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols into their corresponding aldehydes and ketones in the presence of N‐methylmorpholine‐N‐oxide (NMO) as co‐oxidant and were also found to be efficient transfer hydrogenation catalysts. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and structural characterization of ruthenium complexes with 1-aryl-imidazole-2-thione

Treatment of [RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃] with 2 equiv. Himt^MPh (Himt^MPh?=?1-(4-methyl-phenyl)-imidazole-2-thione) in the presence of MeONa afforded cis-[Ru(κ ²-S,N-imt^MPh)₂(PPh₃)₂] (1), while interaction of [RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃] and 2 equiv. Himt^MPh in tetrahydrofuran (THF) without base gave [RuCl₂(κ ¹-S-Himt^MPh)₂(PPh₃)₂] (2). Treatment of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃] with 1 equiv. Himt^MPh in THF gave [RuHCl(κ ¹-S-Himt^MPh)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] (3), whereas reaction of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh₃)₃] with 1 equiv. of the deprotonated [imt^MPh]^? or [imt^NPh]^? (imt^NPh?=?1-(4-nitro-phenyl)-2-mercaptoimidazolyl) gave [RuH(κ ²-S,N-imt^RPh)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] (R?=?M 4a, R?=?N 4b). The ruthenium hydride complexes 4a and 4b easily convert to their corresponding ruthenium chloride complexes [RuCl(κ ²-S,N-imt^MPh)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] (5a) and [RuCl(κ ²-S,N-imt^NPh)(CO)(PPh₃)₂] (5b), respectively, in refluxing CHCl₃ by chloride substitution of the RuH. Photolysis of 5a in CHCl₃ at room temperature afforded an oxidized product [RuCl₂(κ ²-S,N-imt^MPh)(PPh₃)₂] (6). Reaction of 6 with excess [imt^MPh]^? afforded 1. The molecular structures of 1·EtOH, 3·C₆H₁₄, 4b·0.25CH₃COCH₃, and 6·2CH₂Cl₂ have been determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography.     

A new (E,E)-dioxime and its mono and heterotrinuclear complexes containing an 18-membered dithiatetraazamacrocycle

The novel (E,E)-dioxime, 5,6:ll,12:17,18-tribenzo-2,3-bis(hydroxyimino)-7,16-dithia-9, 14-dioxo-l,4,10,13-tetraazacyclooctadecane (H₂L) has been synthesized by reacting (E,E)-dichloroglyoxime (2) with 2,3:8,9:14,15-tribenzo-4,13-di-thia-6,11-dioxa-l,7,10,16-tetraazahexzadecane (3), prepared by the reaction of N,N-bis(chloroacetyl)-1, 2-phenylene-diamine (1) with 2-aminothiophenol. Mononuclear complexes (4, 5) of this ligand have been synthesized by reacting the vic-dioxime (H₂L) with K₂PtCl₄ and NiCl₂ · 6H₂O, respectively. Heterotrinuclear complexes (6)and(7) have been prepared by the reaction of (4) and (5) mononuclear complexes with [Cu(MeCN)₄]PF₆. The structures of the vic-dioxime and its mono and trinuclear complexes were identified by elemental analysis, ¹H- and ¹³C-n.m.r, i.r. and m.s. data.