Issue 4, 1991

Chemistry of molybdenum. Part 6. Synthesis, spectroscopic and redox properties of some eight-co-ordinate sulphur chelates, [MoIV(S2CNR2)n(acda)4–n] and [MoV(S2CNR2)n(acda)4–n]Br (n= 2 or 3), containing MoS8 chromophores (acda = 2-aminocyclopent-1-ene-1-carbodithioate)

Abstract

Eight-co-ordinated mixed-ligand complexes [MoIV(S2CNR2)n(acda)4–n]1a–1d and [MoV(S2CNR2)n(acda)4–n]Br 2a–2d(n= 2 or 3) containing predominantly σ-donor S2CNR2(R = Et or Pr) and π-acceptor acda (2-aminocyclopent-1-ene-1-carbodithioate) ligands have been synthesised and characterised by UV/VIS, magnetic, ESR and electrochemical studies. For the lower-energy ligand-to-metal charge-transfer bands of compounds 1a–1d the observed spectral intensity showed an almost linear increment with the number of co-ordinated acda ligands. The molybdenum(V) compounds 2a–2d are ESR active, and their frozen solutions (140 K) give rise to axial spectra with grossly identical features (gII≈ 1.983, AII≈ 52.5 × 10–4 cm–1: g≈ 1.984, A≈ 21.5 × 10–4 cm–1) consistent with the electron being localised in a metal-centred orbital of nearly constant composition for the entire series of compounds. Cyclic voltammetry indicates the existence of three molybdenum oxidation states [MonS8] with n=III, IV and V. The E½ values (vs. saturated calomel electrode) are –0.40 and –0.18 V for the MoIII→ MoIV and MoIV→ MoV couples respectively and independent of whether the starting compound is a molybdenum(IV), 1a, 1c, or a molybdenum(V) species 2a–2d. Of the two types of ligand systems present in [Mo(S2CNR2)n(acda)4–n]m(m= 0 or +1), acda has been found to have a profound influence in controlling the redox and charge-transfer properties.

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J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1991, 1149-1154

Chemistry of molybdenum. Part 6. Synthesis, spectroscopic and redox properties of some eight-co-ordinate sulphur chelates, [MoIV(S2CNR2)n(acda)4–n] and [MoV(S2CNR2)n(acda)4–n]Br (n= 2 or 3), containing MoS8 chromophores (acda = 2-aminocyclopent-1-ene-1-carbodithioate)

S. B. Kumar and M. Chaudhury, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1991, 1149 DOI: 10.1039/DT9910001149

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