Neutral six-coordinate and cationic five-coordinate silicon(IV) complexes with two bidentate monoanionic...

A series of neutral six-coordinate silicon(IV) complexes (4-11) with two bidentate monoanionic N,S-pyridine-2-thiolato ligands and two monodentate ligands R(1) and R(2) was synthesized (4, R(1) = R(2) = Cl; 5, R(1) = Ph, R(2) = Cl; 6, R(1) = Ph, R(2) = F; 7, R(1) = Ph, R(2) = Br; 8, R(1) = Ph, R(2) = N3; 9, R(1) = Ph, R(2) = NCO; 10, R(1) = Ph, R(2) = NCS; 11, R(1) = Me, R(2) = Cl). In addition, the related ionic compound 12 was synthesized, which contains a cationic five-coordinate silicon(IV) complex with two bidentate monoanionic N,S-pyridine-2-thiolato ligands and one phenyl group (counterion: I(-)). Compounds 4-12 were characterized by elemental analyses, NMR spectroscopic studies in the solid state and in solution, and crystal structure analyses (except 7). These structural investigations were performed with a special emphasis on the sophisticated stereochemistry of these compounds. These experimental investigations were complemented by computational studies, including bonding analyses based on relativistic density functional theory.