Directed reactivity at a vanadium(II) thiolate center: synthesis and structure of a novel vanadium thiolate complex and its reaction product with azobenzene
Abstract
The vanadium(II) thiolate complex [V(tmeda)(DCTP)2] [DCTP = 2,6-dichlorothiophenolate; tmeda = N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine] is obtained by the reaction of 2 equiv. of LiDCTP with [VCl2(tmeda)2] and reacts with azobenzene to yield the imido-containing complex [V(tmeda)(DCTP)2(≡NPh)].