Issue 6, 2002

Tetrathiafulvalene-functionalized phosphine as a coordinating ligand. X-Ray structures of (PPh2)4TTF and [(AuCl)4{(PPh2)4TTF}]

Abstract

The phosphine (PPh2)4TTF (P4) (1) reacts with the gold(I) complexes [AuX(tht)] (X = Cl, C6F5; tht = tetrahydrothiophene) or [Au(Mes)(AsPh3)] (Mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2) to give tetranuclear derivatives [(AuX)4P4] (X = Cl, 2; C6F5, 3; Mes, 4). The analogous reaction starting with [Au(Trip)(AsPh3)] (Trip = 2,4,6-Pri3C6H2) provides the dinuclear derivative [(AuTrip)2P4] (5). When the phosphine P4 reacts with [Cu(MeCN)4]PF6, AgCF3SO3 or [Au(tht)2]CF3SO3 in a 2∶1 molar ratio, complexes [M(P4)2]A (A = PF6, M = Cu, 6; A = CF3SO3, M = Ag, 7, Au, 8) are obtained, or {[M2P4](CF3SO3)2}n (M = Ag, 9; Au, 10) when 1∶1 molar ratios are used instead. Visible-ultraviolet and electrochemical studies of the new complexes are reported. Two, reversible one-electron oxidations to the mono- and di-cation occur in complexes 2–10 at more positive potentials than the two reversible oxidations exhibited by the free P4 (1) ligand. The structures of 1 and 2 have been confirmed by X-ray analysis.

Graphical abstract: Tetrathiafulvalene-functionalized phosphine as a coordinating ligand. X-Ray structures of (PPh2)4TTF and [(AuCl)4{(PPh2)4TTF}]

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Jul 2001
Accepted
14 Dec 2001
First published
11 Feb 2002

J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 1104-1109

Tetrathiafulvalene-functionalized phosphine as a coordinating ligand. X-Ray structures of (PPh2)4TTF and [(AuCl)4{(PPh2)4TTF}]

E. Cerrada, C. Diaz, M. C. Diaz, M. B. Hursthouse, M. Laguna and M. E. Light, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 1104 DOI: 10.1039/B106310N

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