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Variation of M···H-C Interactions in Square-Planar Complexes of Nickel(II), Palladium(II), and Platinum(II) Probed by
Stéphanie Poirier1, Hudson Lynn1, Christian Reber1
1Département de chimie , Université de Montréal , Montréal , Québec H3C 3J7 , Canada.
Abstract:
Luminescence spectra of isoelectronic square-planar d8 complexes with 3d, 4d, and 5d metal centers show d-d luminescence with an energetic order different from that of the spectrochemical series, indicating that additional structural effects, such as different ligand-metal-ligand angles, are important factors. Variable-pressure luminescence spectra of square-planar nickel(II), palladium(II), and platinum(II) complexes with dimethyldithiocarbamate ({CH3}2DTC) ligands and their deuterated analogues show unexpected variations of the shifts of their maxima. High-resolution crystal structures and crystal structures at variable pressure for [Pt{(CH3)2DTC}2] indicate that intermolecular M···H-C interactions are at the origin of these different shifts.
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