The SO2-binding properties of a series of η6,η1-NCN-pincer ruthenium platinum complexes (NCN = 2,6-bis[(dimethylamino)methyl]phenyl anion) have been studied by both UV-visible spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. When an electron-withdrawing [Ru(C5R5)]+ fragment (R = H or Me) is η6-coordinated to the phenyl ring of the NCN-pincer platinum fragment (cf. [2]+ and [3]+, see Scheme 1), the characteristic orange coloration (pointing to η1- SO2 binding to Pt) of a solution of the parent NCN-pincer platinum complex 1 in dichloromethane upon SO2-bubbling is not observed. However, when the ruthenium center is η6-coordinated to a phenyl substituent linked in para-position to the carbon-to-platinum bond, i.e. complex [4]+, the SO2-binding property of the NCN-platinum center seems to be retained, as bubbling SO2 into a solution of the latter complex produces the characteristic orange color. We performed theoretical calculations at the MP2 level of approximation and TD-DFT studies, which enabled us to interpret the absence of color change in the case of [2]+ as an absence of coordination of SO2 to platinum. We analyze this absence or weaker SO2-coordination in dichloromethane to be a consequence of the relative electron-poorness of the platinum center in the respective η6-ruthenium coordinated NCN-pincer platinum complexes, that leads to a lower binding energy and an elongated calculated PtâS bond distance. We also discuss the effects of electrostatic interactions in these cationic systems, which also seems to play a destabilizing role for complex [2(SO2)]+.
一系列的η6,η1-NCN-夹心
铑-
铂配合物的SO2结合特性通过紫外-可见光谱和理论计算进行了研究(NCN = 2,6-双[(二
甲基氨基)
甲基]
苯基阴离子)。当一个吸电子的[Ru(C5R5)]+片段(R = H 或 Me)以η6方式与NCN-夹心
铂片段的
苯环配位时(参见[2]+和[3]+,见方案1),在
二氯甲烷中SO2通入时,母体NCN-夹心
铂配合物1的溶液没有观察到特征性的橙色(表明η1-SO2与
铂的结合)。然而,当
铑中心以η6方式与位于
碳-
铂键旁位的
苯取代基配位时,即复合物[4]+,NCN-
铂中心的SO2结合特性似乎得以保留,因为在后者复合物的溶液中通入SO2会产生特征性的橙色。我们在MP2近似
水平和TD-DFT研究上进行了理论计算,这使我们能够解释[2]+中颜色变化缺失的原因,即SO2未与
铂配位。我们分析这种在
二氯甲烷中缺失或弱SO2配位的现象为相应的η6-
铑配位NCN-夹心
铂配合物中
铂中心的相对缺电子性,导致结合能降低和计算得到的Pt–S键距离延长。我们还讨论了这些阳离子体系中静电相互作用的影响,这似乎也对复合物[2(SO2)]+起到了不稳定的作用。