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Rhodium (Thiophosphinoyl)(trimethylsilyl)methanide and Bis(thiophosphinoyl)methanide Complexes: S~S vs. C~S Coordination
Author(s) -
Heuclin Hadrien,
Carenco Sophie,
Le Goff XavierFrédéric,
Mézailles Nicolas
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201101073
Subject(s) - trimethylsilyl , ligand (biochemistry) , physics , rhodium , coordination complex , crystallography , stereochemistry , chemistry , medicinal chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , receptor , metal , biochemistry
Abstract A comparative study of the coordination modes of a (thiophosphinoyl)(trimethylsilyl)methanide ( 1 – ·Li + ) and bis(thiophosphinoyl)methanide ( 2 – ·Li + ) ligand with Rh I was carried out. Several complexes were synthesized and characterized. For 1 – ·Li + , C~S coordination is forced, whereas for 2 – ·Li + , S~S and C~S coordination can be achieved. In one case, a dynamic equilibrium between these two modes of coordination was observed. DFT calculations were carried out to rationalize this phenomenon and the stability of the methanide compounds.