Technetium complexes of capped tetradentate ligands I. The synthesis and crystal and molecular structure of [TcBr2N{(pyCH2)2NCH2CMe2SCH2Ph}] (py=2-pyridyl) and its behaviour in solution
摘要:
Reaction of [TcBr2N(PPh3)2] with (pyCH2)2NCH2CMe2SCH2Ph (L1) in acetonitrile gives [TcBr2N(L1) in good yield. Crystal data: triclinic, space group P1BAR (No 2), a = 7.458(1), b = 10.852(3), c = 16.598(6) angstrom; alpha = 84.07(2), beta = 86.24(2), gamma = 72.44(2)-degrees; U = 1273.1 angstrom3, lambda = 1.5406 angstrom, Z = 2; D(calc) = 1.694 g cm-3; F(000) = 644. A total of 4204 unique reflections was collected; 3173 were used for structure solution and refinement to give R = 0.070. The geometry about the Tc atom is pseudo-octahedral with L1 functioning as a tridentate ligand, the S atom being uncoordinated. However, NMR spectroscopy shows that in solution there is an equilibrium between this form and one in which a bromide ion is expelled and the thioether sulphur is ligated. The related unmethylated ligand, (pyCH2)2NCH2CH2SCH2Ph (L2) behaves similarly.