Synthesis and characterization of oxorhenium-'3 + 1' mixed-thiolate complexes. Crystal and molecular structures of [ReO{η3-(SCH2CH2)2S}(C 6H4X-4-CH2S)] (X = F, Cl, Br, OMe) and of the pendant thiolate compounds

Kevin P. Maresca, Grant H. Bonavia, John W. Babich, Jon Zubieta

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Abstract

The reaction of [(n-C4H9)4N][ReOBr4(OPPh 3)] with bis(2-mercaptoethyl) sulfide produces [ReOBr{η3-(SCH2CH2)2S}] (1), which can be reacted in turn to replace the labile bromine atom with various monodentate thiolate ligands. The reactions of [ReOBr{η3-(SCH2CH2)2S}] (1) with (C6H4X-4-CH2S) where X = Br, Cl, F and OMe in alcohol treated with triethylamine has led to the isolation of a series of rhenium complexes of the type [ReO{(SCH2CH2)2S}(C6H 4X-4-CH2S)]. The reaction of [ReOCl3(DMS) (OPPh3)] with 2-mercaptoethyl sulfide and base results in the isolation of [ReO{η3-(SCH2CH2)2S}(η 1-SCH2CH2SCH2CH2SH)] (6) while the reaction of 1 with dithioerythritol and triethylamine results in the formation of [ReO{η3-(SCH2CH2)2S}{η 1-SCH2CH(OH)CH(OH)CH2SH}] (7), unusual examples of '3 + 1' coordination chemistry with a pendant thiol arm. The X-ray structures of [ReO{η3-(SCH2CH2)2S}(C 6H4X-4-CH2S)] (X = Br (2), Cl (3), F (4), and OMe (5)), [ReO(η3-(SCH2(CH2)2S}{η 1-SCH2CH2SCH2CH2SH)] (6) and [ReO{η3-(SCH2CH2)2S}{η 1-SCH2CH(OH)CH2CH(OH)CH2SH}] (7) have been determined.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)252-257
Number of pages6
JournalInorganica Chimica Acta
Volume284
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 30 1999

Keywords

  • Crystal structures
  • Oxo complexes
  • Rhenium complexes
  • Thiolate complexes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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