Silver(1) perchlorate or nitrate react readily with bis(diphenylphosphany1)-o-carborane to give the complexes [AgX((PPh2)2C2BloHlo)1 [X = C104 (l), NO3 (2)]. The perchlorate ligand is weakly bound to the silver atom and thus can be displaced by other ligands affording the three-coordi- (13), NC4H8 (14)]. The crystal structures of 11 and 12 have been established by X-ray crystallography. In both complexes the silver(1) atoms exhibit tetrahedral coordination by two phosphorus and two nitrogen or two sulfur atoms, respectively. In our studies with o-carborane derivatives as ligands we have reported on the synthesis of unusual high-coordinated gold(1) complexes with the bis(diphenylphosphany1)-o-carborane ligand[I0l. We have now extended our studies to silver(1) complexes and prepared a variety of three-and fourcoordinated derivatives where the diphosphine acts as a chelating ligand. The crystal structures of two mixed tetrahedral complexes are described here.
Synthesis and Properties of the ComplexesBis(diphenylphosphany1)-o-carborane reacts with one equivalent of AgC104 in diethyl ether or with AgN03 in acetone at room temperature to give the colourless complexes 1 and 2, respectively (see Scheme 1). In these complexes the rigidity of the o-carborane moiety causes the chelating mode of thc diphosphane ligand to be preferred to the bridging mode.The reactivity of complex 1 with monodentate ligands has been studied. The reaction of 1 in dichloromethane with tertiary phosphanes leads to the three-coordinated complexes 3 or 4. These complexes can also be obtained by the reaction of [Ag(OC103)PR3] with the diphosphane ligand. Other monodentate ligands with arsenic, nitrogen, or sulfur donor atoms have been used to synthesize a variety of three-coordinated complexes of silver (1); the ligands used were tripheiiylarsane, triphenylphosphane sulfide, picolinic and quinoleic acid, whereby the latter act as monodentate ligands and cannot be deprotonated by treating the complexes with Na2C03 (Scheme 1).The use of bidentate ligands has allowed us to prepare four-coordinated derivatives, and we have again chosen ligands with various donor centres. The reaction of 1 with the bis(diphenylphosphany1)-o-carborane ligand gives the homoleptic diphosphane complex 9, also obtained by reaction of two equivalents of the ligand with AgC104; whereas with nitrogen or sulfur donor ligands such as bipy, phen, (SPPh2)CH2, or dithiocarbamates the mixed four-coordinated complexes 10-14 are obtained.