Tungsten(V) dimeric complexes with heterocyclic dithiocarbamates

In this paper we report the syntheses and study of a number of oxo- and sulphido-bridged tungsten(V) complexes with morpholine dithiocarbamate and piperidine dithiocarbamate as ligands. We assign the following formulae to the complexes: W₂O₃(Rdtc)₄, W₂O₄(Rdtc)₂, W₂O₂S₂(Rdtc)₂ and W₂O₃S(Rdtc)₂ (where R = morpholine and piperidine), based on the analytical data. We have studied the complexes by IR and electronic spectra, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. We assign in the IR spectra the following bands: W=O (ν_s=939–948 cm^?1), W-O_b(ν_a=813–819 cm^?1, ν_s = 431–448 cm^?1), W-S_b (ν_a=470–476 cm^?1, ν_s = 368–370 cm^?1, C-N (β = 1511–1519 cm^?1) and C-S (ν = 1090–1113 cm^?1). The low values of the magnetic moments (0.03–0.60 B.M.) are in accordance with a dimeric species of tungsten(V).