Group 11 metal complexes of the dinucleating triazole appended bisphosphine 1,4-bis(5-(diisopropylphosphaneyl)-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)benzene

The synthesis of a triazole appended dinucleating bisphosphine 1,4-bis(5-(diisopropylphosphaneyl)-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)benzene (2) and its coinage metal complexes are described. The dinucleating bisphosphine 2 was obtained by the temperature-controlled lithiation of 1,4-bis(1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)benzene (1a) and 1,4-bis(1-(2-bromophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)benzene (1b) followed by the reaction with ⁱPr₂PCl. The reactions of 2 with copper(I) halides in 1 : 2 molar ratios yielded the [Cu(μ₂-X)]₂ dimeric complexes [{Cu(μ₂-X)}₂(PⁱPr₂N₃PhC₂)₂C₆H₄] (3, X = Cl; 4, X = Br; and 5, X = I), whereas the reaction of 2 with AgBr resulted in the formation of hetero-cubane complex [{Ag₄(μ₃-Br)₄}{(PⁱPr₂N₃PhC₂)₂C₆H₄}₂] (7). Similar reactions of 2 with AgX in 1 : 2 molar ratios yielded disilver complexes [{Ag(μ₂-X)}₂{(PⁱPr₂N₃PhC₂)₂C₆H₄}] (6, X = Cl and 8, X = I). Treatment of 2 with AgOAc in a 1 : 2 molar ratio afforded a dinuclear complex [Ag₂(μ₂-OAc)₂{(PⁱPr₂N₃PhC₂)₂(C₆H₄)}] (9) with one of the acetate ligands bridging the two metal centres in the side-on mode, whereas the other one adopting the end-on mode keeping the >CO group uncoordinated. The reaction of 2 with two equivalents of [AuCl(SMe₂)] afforded the digold complex [(AuClPⁱPr₂N₃PhC₂)₂C₆H₄] (10). The molecular structures of 2-5 and 7-10 were confirmed by single crystal X-ray analysis. Non-covalent interactions between Cu and C_arene were observed in the molecular structures of 3, 4 and 5. These weak interactions were also assessed by DFT calculations in terms of their non-covalent interaction plots (NCI) and QTAIM analyses.

Organodiphosphines in Pt{η2-P(X)nP}Cl2 (n = 9–15, 17, 18) derivatives – Structural aspects

This review covers over 20 monomeric platinum complexes of Pt{η2-P(X)nP}Cl2 (n = 9–15, 17, 19) type. The chelating P,P-donor ligands create wide varieties of the metallocyclic rings: 12-membered (PC9P, PC3NCNC3P), 13-membered (PC3NC2NC3P), 14-membered (PC11P, PO(SiO)5P, PC2OC2OC2OC2P), 15-membered (PC12P), 16-membered (PCOC9OCP), 17-membered (P(C2O)4C2P), 18-membered (PC2OC9OC2P, PC4NC2NC2NC4P), 20-membered (P(C2O)5C2P), and 21-membered (POC2NC10NC2OP). For these complexes the most common is a predominantly cis-arranged with 17 examples and only four examples with trans-configuration. The total mean values of Pt–L bond distances in the complexes with cis- versus trans-configuration are: 2.252 Å (P trans to Cl), 2.355 Å (Cl trans to P) vs 2.288 Å (P trans to P), and 2.304 Å (Cl trans to Cl). There are examples which exist in cis- and trans-isomeric forms and distortion isomers. A brief survey on the structural data of almost 180 examples of Pt{η2-P(X)nP}Cl2 (n = 1–8) type complexes is added and discussed.

Stereochemistry of Pt(η2-P2L)Cl2 derivatives

The coordination chemistry of platinum (Pt) covers a huge field as shown by a recent survey covering the crystallographic and structural data of almost 200 monomeric examples of the Pt(η2-P2L)Cl2type. About 20% of these complexes exist as isomers and are discussed in this review. Included are distortion (64%),cis-trans(20%), and ligand (16%) isomers. These are discussed in terms of the metallocyclic rings, and coordinations are drawn between donor atoms, bond lengths, and interbond angles, with attention to anytrans-influence. Distortion isomers, differing only by the degree of distortion in Pt-L and L-Pt-L angles, are the most numerous. In this series of distortion and ligand isomers, the square-planar configuration about the Pt(II) atom has onlycis-configuration. The total mean values of Pt-L bond distances (cis- vs.trans-configuration) are 2.228 Å (P) and 2.353 Å (Cl) vs. 2.312 (P) and 2.302 Å (Cl).