Reactions of halogens with Pt(II) complexes of N-alkyl- and N,N-dialkyl-N′-benzoylthioureas: Oxidative addition and formation of an I2 inclusion compound

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2005
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Westra A.N.
Bourne S.A.
Esterhuysen C.
Koch K.R.
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The treatment of cis-[PtII(L1a/b-S,O)2] complexes of N,N-diethyl- (HL1a) and N,N-di(n-butyl)-N'- benzoylthiourea (HL1b) with I2 or Br2 in chloroform, leads to rapid oxidative addition to yield several geometric isomers of [PtIV(L-S,O)2X2] (X = I, Br); the reactions can be monitored by 195Pt NMR and UV-visible spectrophotometry. The products cis-[PtIV(L1a-S,O)2I2] 6 and cis-[PtIV(L1a-S,O)2Br2] 7, which have been isolated and structurally characterized, are the first-reported crystal structures of complexes of Pt(IV) with this class of ligand. Molecules of 6 pack such that the I-Pt-1 axes are essentially aligned, with unusually close nearest-neighbour iodide contacts (3.553(1) Å). These short I ⋯ I intermolecular interactions lead to infinite chains of weakly connected molecules in crystals of the compound. No such interactions are evident in the corresponding crystals of 7. Reaction of the Pt(II) complex of N-propyl-N'-benzoylthiourea (H2L2a) cis-/trans-[Pt II(H2L2a-S)2Br2] with Br2 also results in oxidative addition, to yield trans-Pt IV(H2L2a-S)2Br4 9. By contrast, treatment of cis-/trans-[PtII(H2L 2a-S)2I2] with I2 does not lead to an oxidative addition product, yielding instead an interesting iodine inclusion compound of PtII, trans-[PtII(H2L 2a-S)2I2].I2 8. In 8, short intermolecular I ⋯ I distances of 3.453(1) Å between I2 and coordinated iodide ions in trans-[PtII(H2L 2a-S)2I2] molecules, result in infinite chains of weakly linked trans-[PtII(H2L2a-S) 2I2] ⋯ I2 groups in the lattice. However, the empirically estimated bond order of 0.75 for the included I 2 molecules does not support the possible existence of discrete tetraiodide ions (I42-) in the lattice of compound 8. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2005.
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Addition reactions, Complexation, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Oxidation, Reaction kinetics, Redox reactions, Ultraviolet spectroscopy, Geometric isomers, Inclusion compounds, Intermolecular interactions, Ligands, Halogen compounds
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Dalton Transactions
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