Pincer complexes of the type [2,6-(R2PO)2C6H3]NiSC6H4Z (R = Ph and i-Pr; Z = p-OCH3, p-CH3, H, p-Cl, and p-CF3) have been synthesized from [2,6-(R2PO)2C6H3]NiCl and sodium arylthiolate. X-ray structure determinations of these thiolate complexes have shown a somewhat constant NiâS bond length (approx. 2.20 Ã
) but an almost unpredictable orientation of the thiolate ligand. Equilibrium constants for various thiolate exchange (between a nickel thiolate complex and a free thiol, or between two different nickel thiolate complexes) reactions have been measured. Evidently, the thiolate ligand with an electron-withdrawing substituent prefers to bond with â[2,6-(Ph2PO)2C6H3]Niâ rather than â[2,6-(i-Pr2PO)2C6H3]Niâ, and bonds least favourably with hydrogen. The reactions of the thiolate complexes with halogenated compounds such as PhCH2Br, CH3I, CCl4, and Ph3CCl have been examined and several mechanistic pathways have been explored.
[2,6-(R2PO)2C6H3]NiSC6H4Z 型钳配合物(R = Ph 和 i-Pr;Z = p-O 、p-
CH3、H、p-Cl 和 p-
CF3)已由[2,6-(R2PO)2C6H3]NiCl和芳基
硫醇
钠。这些
硫醇盐配合物的 X 射线结构测定显示 Ni-S 键长有些恒定(约 2.20 ×),但
硫醇盐配体的方向几乎不可预测。测量了各种
硫醇盐交换(
硫醇
镍络合物和游离
硫醇之间,或两种不同的
硫醇
镍络合物之间)反应的平衡常数。显然,具有吸电子取代基的
硫醇盐配体更喜欢与 -[2,6-(Ph2PO)2C6H3]Ni-而不是 -[2,6-(i-Pr2PO)2C6H3]Ni-键合,并且与
氢的键合最不利。
硫醇盐配合物与卤代化合物(例如 PhCH2Br、 I、
CCl4 和 Ph3CCl)的反应已得到检验,并探索了几种机理途径。