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A thiosemicarbazone ligand functionalized by a phosphine group: reactivity toward coinage metal ions
Alfonso Castiñeiras1, Rosa Pedrido
1Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultade de Farmacia, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain.
Abstract:
The reactivity of the phosphino-thiosemicarbazone ligand 2-(2-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene)-N-ethylthiosemicarbazone (HLPEt) toward M(I) halides (M = Cu, Ag, Au) was studied. The complexes obtained, with formulae [Cu(HLPEt)(2)]Br (1), [Cu(HLPEt)(2)]I.2H(2)O (2), [Ag(HLPEt)(LPEt)].3H(2)O (3), [Au(2)(HLPEt)(2)Cl]Cl.CH(3)OH (4) were satisfactorily characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ESI and (1)H/(31)P NMR. Moreover, we have obtained the crystal structure of the ligand HLPEt and its sulfide oxidized form HLP(S)Et, which represents a new case of desulfurization process in thiosemicarbazone ligands. In addition, we present the crystal structure of the complexes 1 + H(2)O + 3MeOH and [Au(2)(HLPEt)(4)Cl]Cl.3CH(3)OH (5), together with their interesting crystal packing. The complex 5 is an interesting case of a pseudo-chloronium gold(I) complex. The ligand HLPEt and the complexes 3 and 4 display intense luminescence at room temperature.
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