The structural studies of the 4-nitrophenyl[bis(benzylthio)]methane by X-ray and spectroscopic methods. The possible outcome in its proton donor properties

Crystal structures of 9-[bis-(benzyl-sulfan-yl)meth-yl]anthracene and of cyclo-dodeca-kis-(μ2-phenyl-methane-thiol-ato-κ2 S:S)hexa-palladium(6 Pd-Pd)-anthracene-9,10-dione (1/1)

The first title compound, C29H24S2, L1, represents an example of an anthracene-based functionalized di-thio-ether, which may be useful as a potential chelating or terminal ligand for coordination chemistry. This di-thio-acetal L1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c. The phenyl rings of the benzyl groups and that of the anthracene unit form dihedral angles of 49.21 (4) and 58.79 (5)° and the crystal structure displays short C-H⋯π contacts. Surprisingly, when attempting to coordinate L1 to [PdCl2(PhCN)2], instead of the targeted chelate complex [PdCl2(κ2-L1)], a cleavage reaction leads to the formation of the centrosymmetric hexa-nuclear cyclic cluster of composition [Pd6(μ2-SCH2Ph)12] Pd6, or [Pd6(C7H7S)12]·C14H8O2. This tiara-shaped hexa-mer crystallizing in the triclinic space group P consists of six approximately square planar Pd(II)S4 centers, which are inter-connected through twelve μ2-bridging benzyl thiol-ate groups. The Pd⋯Pd contacts range from 3.0892 (2) to 3.1609 (2) Å and can be considered as weakly bonding. The unit cell of Pd6 contains also a co-crystallized anthracene-9,10-dione mol-ecule.

Crystal structure of 2-[bis(benzylsulfanyl)methyl]-6-methoxyphenol

The title compound, C22H22O2S2, 1, represents an example of an ortho-vanillin-based functionalized di-thio-ether, which could be useful as a potential chelating ligand or bridging ligand for coordination chemistry. This di-thio-acetal 1 crystallizes in the ortho-rhom-bic space group Pbca. The phenyl rings of the benzyl groups and that of the vanillin unit form dihedral angles of 35.38 (6) and 79.77 (6)°, respectively. The crystal structure, recorded at 100 K, displays both weak intra-molecular O-H⋯O and inter-molecular O-H⋯S hydrogen bonding.