With [Cu(L)2]4– and [Au(L)2]3– (L = N-dithioato-iminodiacetate),
two new potentially useful metalloligands for the construction of
heterobimetallic coordination networks (CNs) were investigated. As
compared to other metal(II) bis(DTCC) metalloligands (DTCC = dithiocarbamato
carboxylate), the Cu(II) complexes are structurally more diverse and
enable potentially interesting redox and magnetic properties. Au(III)
forms structurally related bis(DTCC) complexes and allows for the
construction of new coordination-polymeric assemblies due to its +3
charge. The preparation of heterobimetallic coordination networks
was demonstrated with Sr2+ ions as a representative example,
thus obtaining the products Sr2[Cu(L)2], Sr3[Au(L)2]2, and Sr5(OAc)[Au(L)2]3, in the form of well-defined hydrates. For comparison
purposes, the group-10 analogs Sr2[Ni(L)2] and
Sr2[Pd(L)2] were also prepared. The products
were characterized by thermal, spectroscopic, electrochemical, and
X-ray diffraction methods.