Platinum 1,1-dithiolato complexes

An alternative synthetic route to platinum(II) thiolates is by the oxidative addition of the S—S bond to platinum(O). When the sulfur atom has phenyl or electron-withdrawing substituents such as CF3, this reaction is a useful one to synthesize the thiolato platinum(II) complexes (equation 503).1703-1705 Simple alkyl disulfides such as Me2S2 and Et2S2 do not form stable dithiolato complexes of platinum(II) by S—S addition to Pt(PPh3)3, but if chelation can occur, chelate-assisted oxidative addition can induce S—S cleavage (equation 504).30 An unusual cyclic thiolato complex is obtained by the decarbonylative cleavage of a C—S bond (equation 505).1707... 

The period under discussion has seen intense interest in the recently discovered i7 -H2 complexes. The relevance of these to some isomerization reactions of square-planar complexes was reported in Volume 5 of this series, and is covered in another recent review. " More of these fluxional ds-dihydridoplatinum compounds have been reported, and the role of 17 -H2 derivatives in oxidative additions to d rhodium(I) and iridium(I) has been discussed. The increasing role of theoretical and bonding studies is reflected in four works relevant to 4-and 5-coordinate molecules. Electronic structure is related to chemical reactivity in the reactions of phosphine bases with d bis(l,l-dithiolato)platinum com-plexes. Huckel calculations on the reactions of bis(nitrogen donor) ligands with 16-electron platinum(II) complexes have been carried out, as has more work on symmetry selection rules for isomerization reactions, which includes pseudorotation of 5-coordinate complexes and square-planar to tetrahedral conversions of 4-coordinate molecules. ... 

Dianionic platinum(II) complexes ((119) n =10, 14, 18) with sulfur-rich dithiolato ligands based on tetrathiafulvalene have been reported.These potentially interesting complexes for their unique electronic properties, having a polycatenar structure unfortunately did not form a mesophase. The absence of mesomorphism may be simply due to the bulkiness of the counter ion. 

Very few studies on complexes of palladium and platinum with 1,1-dithiolato ligands have been reported recently. The electronic absorption spectra of the Et2dtc complexes of Pd and Pt, as well as Zn, Cu, Fe, Co, and Mn, have been measured in MeCN, EtOH, and -heptane, with diffuse-reflectance spectra also being determined (401). In 1969 and... 

The luminescent, dinuclear platinum(II) species [Pt2(/x-S)2(dppy)4] (134) can be prepared by treating [PtCl2(dppy)2] with NaSH in the presence of NEt3 under anaerobic conditions.331 When the complex is dissolved in CH2C12 solution, pale-yellow crystals of [Pt(S2CH2)(dppy)2] (135) are formed, the first example of a four-membered, saturated dithiolato platinacycle. 

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