Issue 25, 2011

Synthesis, characterization and coordination properties of bis(alkyl)selenosalen ligands

Abstract

New bis (alkyl) selenosalen podand ligands having Se2N2 donor sites have been synthesized by the condensation of unsymmetrical o-formylphenyl alkyl selenide (1–3) with ethylenediamine. The reaction of bis(alkyl)selenosalen podands with Pd(II) and Pt(II) afforded selenoether-selenolate coordination complexes 7–10via cleavage of one of the two Se–C(alkyl) bonds of bis(alkyl)selenosalen podands upon complexation. DFT calculations revealed that the cleavage of Se–C(alkyl) bonds occurred possibly viaSN2 mechanism instead of a sequence of oxidative addition and reductive elimination reactions. The spectral data and elemental analyses confirmed the formation of selenoether-selenolate complexes. The structures of the podands N,N′-bis[(2-methylseleno)phenylmethylene]-1,2-ethanediamine (4), N,N′-bis[(2-decylseleno)phenylmethylene]-1,2-ethanediamine (5) and the selenoether-selenolate complex 8 have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal structure of 5 showed Se⋯H interaction with a ladder like 3D supramolecular arrangement via interdigitation of long alkyl chains. Comparison of crystal packing of podands 4 and 5 indicates that the alkyl chain length has significant impact on the crystal packing. The platinum selenolate complex 8 shows a square planar arrangement around the Pt centre, where the Se atoms in the selenolate and the selenoether have nearly equal Pt–Se bond length.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis, characterization and coordination properties of bis(alkyl)selenosalen ligands

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Jan 2011
Accepted
11 Apr 2011
First published
24 May 2011

Dalton Trans., 2011,40, 6684-6690

Synthesis, characterization and coordination properties of bis(alkyl)selenosalen ligands

S. Panda, G. R. Krishna, C. M. Reddy and S. S. Zade, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 6684 DOI: 10.1039/C1DT10114E

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