Chemistry of N,N-Dimethylaminoalkylchalcogenolate Complexes of Palladium(II) and Platinum(II)

Abstract

Four different series of N,N-dimethylaminoalkylchalcogenolates, viz. Me₂NCH₂ CH₂E^?, Me₂NCH(Me)CH₂E^?, Me₂NCH₂CH(Me)E^?, and Me₂NCH₂CH₂CH₂E^? (E = S, Se, Te), (referred as E^∩N) have been synthesized and characterized. Their reactions with palladium(II) and platinum(II) precursors have been explored. Complexes of the general formula, MCl(E^∩N)]_n, MCl(E^∩N)₂]_n, MCl(E^∩N)(PR₃)], M₂Cl₂(μ-E^∩N)₂(PR₃)₂], M₂(μ-E^∩N)₂(P^∩P)₂]²⁺, etc. have been isolated. All the complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P, ⁷⁷Se, ¹²⁵Te, ¹⁹⁵Pt), UV-vis, and FAB mass spectral data. A weak absorption in the electronic spectra of MCl(E^∩N)(PR₃)] has been attributed to metal mediated ligand-to-ligand charge transfer and showed pronounced chalcogen dependence being red shifted on moving from S → Se → Te. Structures of several complexes have been established by X-ray diffraction analyses. Thermal behavior of some of these complexes has been investigated by TGA.