Syntheses, characterization, crystal structure and antifungal activity of four tetraphenylphosphonium bis(N-R-sulfonyldithiocarbimato)zincate(II) salts

Four new compounds of the general formula: (Ph₄P)₂[Zn(RSO₂NCS₂)₂] where Ph₄P = tetraphenylphosphonium cation, R = 4-FC₆H₄ (1), 4-ClC₆H₄ (2), 4-BrC₆H₄ (3) and 4-IC₆H₄ (4), were obtained by the reaction of the appropriate potassium N-R-sulfonyldithiocarbimate (RSO₂NCS₂K₂) with zinc(II) acetate dihydrate in dimethylformamide. All compounds crystallize in the centrosymmetric space group of the triclinic system. The compounds 2, 3 and 4 are isostructural but compound 1 crystallizes as hemihydrate. The elemental analyses and the IR, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR data for 1-4 are consistent with the formation of bis(dithiocarbimato)zinc(II) complexes. These compounds are active against the phytopathogenic fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.