Dithiocarbamate and xanthate complexes

Thus, a series of bis-cyclopentadienetitanium(III) dithiocarbamate and xanthate complexes have been prepared by Coutts et al. (49-51) by reaction of the sodium salts of the ligands with [Cp TiJCl (Cp =7r-cyclo-pentadiene) in air-free water under an inert atmosphere the dithiocarbamate complexes are bright-green, and the xanthates are blue. 

The in vivo antitumor and trypanocidal effects of dimeric [Irn2(CH3COO)4(L)ra]° (L = classical organic antimalarial drugs, n= 1, 2) are reported.494 The dimeric complexes are characterized by IR spectroscopy. Further studies of monomeric Ir11 complexes, IrnL2, where L = alkyl or aryl dithiocarbamates and xanthates, reveal no clear relation between antitumor and antitrypanosomal actvities.495 Structure-activity data for the Ir11 complexes is presented. 

The in vitro trypanocidal and antitumor activities of lfr(cot)L], cot = cyclotetraene, derivatives of dithiocarbamates and xanthates, have been investigated.700 The Ir complexes were characterized by IR spectroscopy, and MO calculations (Hiickel) were performed on the ligands. Similar studies were performed on [Ir(nbr)L], nbr = norbornadiene, L = derivatives of alquil and aryl xanthates 701 and also on [Ir2(cod)2L]X2, where L = 2-hydroxystilbamidine, X = C1, N03, C104, BPh4, and [Ir(cod)L2 ]X, where L = benznidazole, R0-2516, nifurtimox, niridazole. The complex [Ir2(cod)2(2-hydroxystilbami-dine)](BPh4)2 showed the highest activity, as studied by optical microscopy of rats kidneys. 

Dithiocarbamates and xanthates form particularly stable, neutral complexes with Cu(II), Cd(II) (and also Ni, Hg, Pb), which are membrane permeable and increase the apparent bioaccumulation of these metals [13]. In the series of sulfoxine, oxine, and chloroxine, the hydrophobicity of the neutral and the charged form, as well as of the Cu complex, increases. While the sulfoxine is not hydrophobic and does not modulate copper toxicity [220], the Cu-oxine complex is hydrophobic with an octanol-water partition constant, log Kok, of 1.7 [221] or 2.6 [222]. Chloroxine can be assumed to be even more hydrophobic, but so far its influence on uptake and toxicity has not been investigated. Uptake of Cu2+ into unilamellar liposomes was increased in the presence of 8-hydroxy-chinoline, and decreased again after adding HA [223],... 

Values of the normalized bite b and the twist angle 8 for these complexes are given in Table 14. In sharp contrast to other tris(chelate) complexes, it is very clear that 8 is not a simple function of b. In all cases 8 is lower than predicted, and in many cases the trigonal prism with 8 = 0° is observed. These dithiolate ligands are clearly different from other bidentate ligands, even other sulfur donors such as MeSCH=CHS, dithioacetylacetonate, dithiooxalate, dithiophosphates, dithiocarbamates and xanthates. 

The (IsQ-coordinated species [Mo(CO)3(py)3] prepared from [Mo(CO)6] and pyridine is useful for the synthesis of various jr-allyl molybdenum compounds (68JOM(13)Pl, 970M5365). The 3-allyl complexes [( 3-allyl)Mo(CO)2Br(py)2] form [( 3-allyl)Mo(CO)2(S,S)(py)] with the anionic S,S-donors, dithiocarbamates and xanthates of sodium and potassium, M (S,S) (81JOM(218)185). [( 3-C3H5)Mo(CO)2(py)2Br] (68JO M(14)375) with thallium hexafluorophosphate in acetonitrile gives... 

Antimony has a great affinity for charged sulfur ligands which include thiolates, xanthates (R0CS2 ), dithiocarbamates (R2NCS2 ), and dithiophosphates ((RO)2PS2 ). In contrast to arsenic, where this chemistry is limited to oxidation state III, antimony forms compounds in oxidation states III and V. The xanthate, dithiocarbamate, and dithiophosphate complexes are mostly made by reaction of antimony(III) halides or organohalides with Na, NH4, or Ag salts of the acids. Complexes... 

The anaerobic oxidation of a range of dithiocarbamates and xanthates by inert metal complexes has been shown to proceed by an outer-sphere process, in which the key step involves the formation of a sulfur-centered radical. The standard electrode potential for the Et2NCS2/Et2NCSJ couple is estimated to be 0.425 0.33 V vs. SCE. 

More recendy, molecular molybdenum-sulfur complexes and clusters have been used as soluble precursors for M0S2 in the formulation of lubricating oils for a variety of appHcations (70). Presumably, the oil-soluble molybdenum—sulfur-containing precursors decompose under shear, pressure, or temperature stress at the wear surface to give beneficial coatings. In several cases it has been shown that the soluble precursors are trifunctional in that they not only display antifriction properties, but have antiwear and antioxidant characteristics as weU. In most cases, the ligands for the Mo are of the 1,1-dithiolate type, including dithiocarbamates, dithiophosphates, and xanthates (55,71). 

Photoelectron spectroscopy of metal dithiocarbamate, xanthate and dithiophosphate complexes. 

Metal complexes of ligands containing a sulfur donor in conjunction with nitrogen, oxygen or a second sulfur have been reviewed in the past [11-13]. For example, reviews of the coordination compounds of dithiophosphates [14], dithiocarbamates [15, 16], dithiolates [17], dithiodiketonates [18], and xanthates [16] have appeared. The analytical aspects [19] and the spectral and structural information of transition metal complexes of thiosemicarbazones [20, 21] have been reviewed previously. Recent developments in the structural nature of metal complexes of 2-heterocyclic thiosemicarbazones and S-alkyldithiocarbazates, depicted below, are correlated to their biological activities. 

Block, M. and Part, P. (1986). Increased availability of cadmium to perfused rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri, Rich) gills in the presence of the complexing agents diethyl dithiocarbamate, ethyl xanthate and isopropyl xanthate, Aquat. Toxicol., 8, 295-302. 

In general, the complexes are prepared by mixing aqueous or alcoholic solutions of the sodium, ammonium or potassium salt of the ligand and CrCl3-6H20, sometimes with Zn dust present.997,998 However, in some cases anhydrous conditions are necessary to prevent the formation of polymeric hydrolysis products,986 and dithiophosphate is much more resistant to temperature and extremes of pH than dithiocarbamate or xanthate. In the preparation of L3, where L is 4-aminophenazonedithiocarbamate, aqueous Cr(N03)3 was added to the reaction mixture from the preparation of the ligand.999... 

Z6.Z8 Dithiocarbamate, diselenocarbamate, dithiophosphale and xanthate-type complexes 481... 

The complexes contributing to the least squares line in Figure 44 contain either two-coordinate donor atoms with very little steric hindrance (for example, acetylacetonate, oxalate, dithiocarbamates or xanthates), or tetrahedrally coordinated donor atoms (for example, 1,2-diaminoethane or 1,3-diaminopropane). The agreement between the theoretical curve and the experimental line is very good. The observation that the line of best fit lies 0.5° below the calculated line may be... 

The ligand field strength of the ligands is between that of the dithiocarbamates and water.49 IR studies show characteristic bands near 1250, 1100, 1020 and 550 cm-1.93 The contribution of the resonance form (85) in transition metal complexes is less than that of the analogous structure in the dithiocarbamates.60 The electron density on the metal is not very high, which accounts for the fact that abnormal high oxidation states are exceptional and a strong interaction of bases with the square planar nickel (and some other metal) xanthates is found.94... 

In Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry (CCC, 1987), practically all known types of sulfur-containing ligands, e.g., dithiocarbamates, dithiocarbonates (xanthates), dithiocarboxylates, dithiophosphates, and related ligands1,2 were well covered. Here only the most popular sulfur-containing ligands will be treated, i.e., those which continued to be used frequently in coordination chemistry, with emphasis on new results. The 1,1-dithiolato ligands and their complexes have been reviewed rather comprehensively in other earlier publications,3-5 which are still useful sources of information about older literature. In this section, those ligands that have not... 

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