Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc and Cadmium Compounds with Arenephosphinothiol Ligands. Crystal and Molecular Structures of [Cd(2){2-(Ph(2)PO)C(6)H(4)S}(4)], [Zn{2-(Ph(2)P)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}(2)], [Cd{2-(Ph(2)PO)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}(2)(CH(3)OH)], and [Zn{PhPO(C(6)H(4)S-2)(2)}(bipy)]

The electrochemical oxidation of a metallic anode (zinc or cadmium) in an acetonitrile solution of a series of arenephosphinothiol ligands, 2-(Ph(2)P)C(6)H(4)SH, 2-(Ph(2)P)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)SH, 2-(Ph(2)PO)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)SH, and PhP(C(6)H(4)SH-2)(2) [abbreviated RP-(SH)(x)(), x = 1 or 2], affords [M(RP-S)(2)] and [M(RP-S(2))], M = Zn, Cd. Adducts of several of these compounds with 1,10-phenanthroline and 2,2'-bipyridine have also been obtained by addition of these coligands to the electrolysis phase. The compounds obtained have been characterized by microanalysis, IR, UV-visible, FAB spectrometry and (1)H, (31)P NMR spectroscopic studies. The compounds, [Cd(2){2-(Ph(2)PO)C(6)H(4)S}(4)]CH(3)CN (1), [Zn{2-(Ph(2)P)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}(2)] (2), [Cd{2-(Ph(2)PO)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}(2)(CH(3)OH)] (3), and [Zn{PhPO(C(6)H(4)S-2)(2)}(bipy)] (4), have been also characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 is binuclear with a {Cd(2)S(2)} core and distorted trigonal bipyramidal {CdO(2)S(3)} geometry about the Cd sites. Compounds 2, 3, and 4 are mononuclear with distorted tetrahedral {ZnP(2)S(2)}, distorted square pyramidal {CdO(3)S(2)}, and distorted trigonal bipyramidal {ZnON(2)S(2)} geometries, respectively. Crystal data: 1, C(42)H(37)N(3)O(2)P(2)S(2)Cd, triclinic, P&onemacr;, a = 13.5780(2) Å, b = 13.8505(2) Å, c = 13.9526(2) Å, alpha = 106.622(1) degrees, beta = 109.693(1) degrees, gamma = 107.137(1) degrees, V = 2133.30(5) Å(3), Z = 2, 9560 reflections, R = 0.0483; 2, C(46)H(50)N(2)P(2)S(2)Si(2)Zn, monoclinic, C2/c, a = 21.332(4) Å, b = 9.391(2) Å, c = 25.938(5) Å, beta = 113.84(3) degrees, V = 4753(2) Å(3), Z = 4, 2564 reflections, R = 0.0377; 3, C(43)H(48)CdO(3)P(2)S(2)Si(2), triclinic, P&onemacr;, a = 12.1237(4) Å, b = 14.0568(4) Å, c = 15.0938(2) Å, alpha = 70.836(2) degrees, beta = 83.410(2) degrees, gamma = 65.397(2) degrees, V = 2208.7(1) Å(3), Z = 2, 4936 reflections, R = 0.0738; 4, C(29)H(22)Cl(3)N(2)OP(2)S(2)Zn, triclinic, P&onemacr;, a = 8.9556(3) Å, b = 12.7911(4) Å, c = 14.0598(5) Å, alpha = 82.671(1) degrees, beta = 73.140(1) degrees, gamma = 74.113(1) degrees, V = 1480.44(9)(1) Å(3), Z = 2, 3820 reflections, R = 0.0511.

Synthesis and Characterization of Indium Compounds with Phosphinothiol Ligands. The Crystal and Molecular Structures of [In{2-(Ph(2)P)C(6)H(4)S}(3)], [In{2-(Ph(2)P)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}(2){2-(Ph(2)PO)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}], and [NMe(4)][In{PhP(C(6)H(4)S-2)(2)}(2)].CH(3)CN

The electrochemical oxidation of anodic indium metal in an acetonitrile solution of phosphinothiol ligands affords [In{2-(Ph(2)P)C(6)H(4)S}(3)] (1), [In{2-(Ph(2)P)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S)}(2){2-(Ph(2)PO)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}] (2), [In{2-(Ph(2)PO)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}(3)] (3), and [NMe(4)][In{PhP(C(6)H(4)S-2)(2)}(2)].CH(3)CN (4) complexes exhibiting distorted six-coordinate geometries based on {InS(3)P(3)}, {InS(3)P(2)O}, and {InS(4)P(2)} cores, respectively. In all cases, the In-P bond distances are anomalously long, presumably as a consequence of steric crowding. The anion of 4 provides an unusual example of an In(III)-thiolate coordination complex ion. Crystal data: 1, C(54)H(42)InP(3)S(3), monoclinic, P2(1)/c, a = 16.6579(1) Å, b = 12.6628(2) Å, c = 22.5520(3) Å, beta = 96.42(1) degrees, V = 4727.15(1) Å(3), Z = 4, 6176 reflections, R = 0.0579; 2, C(63)H(66)InOP(3)S(3)Si(3), monoclinic, P2(1)/c, a = 11.53090(10) Å, b = 26.2505(3) Å, c = 20.4206(2) Å, beta = 94.0870(10) degrees, V = 6165.43(11) Å(3), Z = 4, 10 699 reflections, R = 0.0621; 4, C(42)H(41)InN(2)P(2)S(4), monoclinic, P2(1), a = 13.0052(2) Å, b = 11.2240(2) Å, c = 14.3070(3) Å, beta = 93.190(1) degrees, V = 2085.16(7) Å(3), Z = 2, 6651 reflections, R = 0.0352.

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Neutral Silver(I) Complexes with Arenephosphinothiols. Crystal Structures of [Ag(4){2-(Ph(2)P)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(6)S}(4)] and [Ag(4){2-(Ph(2)PO)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}(4)]

Silver complexes of the anionic forms of 2-(diphenylphosphino)benzenethiol [2-(Ph(2)P)C(6)H(4)SH] (1), 2-(diphenylphosphino)-6-(trimethylsilyl)benzenethiol [2-(Ph(2)P)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)SH] (2), and 2-(diphenylphosphinyl)-6-(trimethylsilyl)benzenethiol [2-(Ph(2)PO)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)SH] (3) have been prepared by an electrochemical procedure and characterized by spectroscopic (IR, (1)H, (13)C, and (31)P NMR) methods, and ligand 3 and [Ag(4){2-(Ph(2)P)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}(4)] (5) and [Ag(4){2-(Ph(2)PO)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}(4)] (6) complexes were characterized by X-ray crystallographic techniques. Crystal data for 3: C(21)H(23)OPSSi, monoclinic, P2(1)/n, a = 11.3730(4) Å, b = 11.1562(4) Å, c = 17.1153(6) Å, beta = 103.961(1) degrees, V = 2107.4(1) Å(3), Z = 4, 2730 reflections with I(o) > 2sigma(I(o)), R = 0.0621. Crystal data for 5: C(84)H(88)Ag(4)P(4)S(4)Si(4), tetragonal, P4(2)2(1)2, a = 18.8454(7) Å, b = 18.8454(7) Å, c = 24.596(2) Å, V = 8735.1(7) Å(3), Z = 4, 4676 reflections with I(o) > 2sigma(I(o)), R = 0.0286. Crystal data for 6: C(90)H(97)Ag(4)N(3)O(4)P(4)S(4)Si(4), trigonal, P1, a = 13.4567(1) Å, b = 14.4148(2) Å, c = 14.8080(2) Å, alpha = 99.130(1) degrees, beta = 98.815(1) degrees, g = 114.211(1) degrees, V = 2509.38(5) Å(3), Z = 1, 6345 reflections with I(o) > 2sigma(I(o)), R = 0.0505. The [Ag(4){2-(Ph(2)P)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}(4)] (5) compound is tetranuclear with an array of four silver atoms bridged by four sulfur atoms. Each silver atom has a distorted trigonal [AgS(2)P] environment with each ligand acting as P,S bidentate S-bridging ligand. The [Ag(4)(2-(Ph(2)PO)-6-(Me(3)Si)C(6)H(3)S}(4)] (6) complex is also tetranuclear, but in this case two of the silver atoms are [AgO(2)S(2)] tetracoordinated and the other two Ag atoms are [AgS(2)] two coordinated.