A novel metallacycle, 1,2,5,3-cobaltadithiazole. Formation, structure, and properties of (η5-cyclopentadienyl or η5 pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)(1-phenylmethanimine-N,1l-dithiolato) - cobalt(III)
作者:Akihiro Kato、Masaki Tono、Naoki Hisamatsu、Sho-hei Nozawa、Kazuo Ninomiya、Toru Sugiyama、Masatsugu Kajitani、Takeo Akiyama、Akira Sugimori
DOI:10.1016/0022-328x(94)80132-0
日期:1994.6
(Eta5-Cyclopentadienyl)(1-phenylmethanimine-N,1-dithiolato)cobalt(III), [Co(eta5-C5R5)SNC(Ph)S}] (1a: R=H or 1b: R=CH3), which contain a 1,2,5,3-cobaltadithiazole ring were synthesized in the reactions of [Co(eta5-C5R5)Ln] (Ln = (CO)2 or 1,5-cyclooctadiene) with two types of heterocyclic compounds: (1) compounds with a partial structure of -S-N=C(Ph)-S- or with similar structures; and (2) compounds which give benzonitrile sulfide on thermolysis or photolysis. The crystals of 1b are orthorhombic of space group P2,2,2 with a = 14.936 angstrom, b = 14.262 angstrom, c = 8.078 angstrom and Z = 4. The structure was solved and refined to R = 0.038 and R(w) = 0.040 by using 3981 independent reflections. The structure of 1,2,5,3-cobaltadithiazole is similar to that of 1,2,5-cobaltadithiolenes. The 1,2,5,3-cobaltadithiazole ring is almost planar and perpendicular to cp*. The cobaltadithiazoles undergo a reversible one electron reduction which is ascribed to the process from Co(III) to Coll. The halfwave potential of -1.34 V versus Ag \0.1 mol dm-3 AgClO4 for the reduction of 1b is less negative than that of the cobaltadithiolene with a similar structure. This shows that the nitrogen atom in the ring attracts electrons and causes the cobaltadithiazole ring to be electron-deficient.