A class
of dinuclear group 6 metal complexes [{M0(CO)5}2(μ-S,S′-EtL)] (M = Cr, Mo, W) with the asymmetrically bridged zwitterionic
sulfur donor bis(N,N-diethylamino)carbeniumdithiocarboxylate
(EtL) was prepared by photoreaction of [M0(CO)6] with EtL in hexane–CH2Cl2 for Cr and
Mo or THF for W. The same structure in a syn–anti coordination mode was revealed by X-ray analyses for
chromium(0) and tungsten(0) complexes, 1 and 3, respectively, and speculated from various analytical
data for the molybdenum(0) complex 2. The pertinent criteria
for the coordination mode are found to be the wavenumber of the asymmetric
stretching vibration of the −CS2 moiety in the solid
state and the ligand-based reduction potential in solution. Complexes 1 and 3 showed quasi-reversible reduction waves,
which are assigned to a two-step, one-electron reduction process derived
from the bridging EtL. In a series of [Cr(CO)5L] complexes
(L = monodentate ligand), the 13C NMR chemical shifts of
the trans-to-L carbonyl group showed the order of
increasing σ-donor/π-acceptor ratio of the ligands. The
sulfur donor ligands, including EtL and thione, are positioned in
the middle of this range. All complexes exhibited negative solvatochromism:
the wavelength of the absorption maximum shifted to the blue side
in the range 500–600 nm with an increase in the Reichardt solvent
polarity parameters E
T(30), except for
protic solvents. Quantum chemical calculations by time-dependent density
functional theory–polarized continuum model were employed for
understanding the excited states and solvatochromic properties of
complex 3. The calculated vertical excitation energies
in solution are consistent with the experimental data, suggesting
that the transition is a metal-to-ligand charge-transfer transition.
In addition, UV–vis, NMR, and cyclic voltammetry data showed
that complex 3 dissociates into two mononuclear species
in polar solvents: [W(CO)5(EtL)] and [W(CO)5(solvent)].
thio compoundsthio compounds (acyclic compounds) P 0440
-060Synthesis and Structure of Bis(dialkylamino) carbeniumdithiocarboxylates.-X-Ray analysis of the title compound (IIa) shows that the N-C-N and S-C-S planes are nearly vertical to each other. The positive and negative charges are delocalized over the N-C-N and S-C-S moieties, respectively. -(NAGASAWA, A.; AKIYAMA, I.; MASHIMA, S.; NAKAYAMA, J.; Heteroat. Chem. 6 (1995) 1, 45-49; Dep. Chem., Fac. Sci.,
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