The alkaline earth metal complex [Mg{4,5-(P(S)Ph 2 ) 2 } 2 tz} 2 (thf) 4 ] (2) and the bimetallic complexes, [M{4,5-(P(S)Ph 2 ) 2 } 2 tz} 2 (thf)] 2 [M = Ca (3), Sr (4), Ba (5)], [SrI{4,5-(P(S)Ph 2 ) 2 tz} 2 (thf) 3 ] 2 (6), and [{BaI(4,5-(P(S)Ph 2 ) 2 tz)} 2 (thf) 7 ] (7) were prepared in good yields from the metathesis reactions of the potassium salt of 4,5-bis(diphenylthiophosphoranyl)-1,2,3-triazole [H{4,5-(P(S)Ph 2 ) 2 tz}] (1) and MI 2 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba), whereas the tetrametallic magnesium hydroxide [Mg 2 (μ-OH){4,5-(P(S)Ph 2 ) 2 } 2 tz} 3 ] 2 (8) was obtained as the hydrolysis product from the starting material (MgnBuCl) * Dr. R. Cea-Olivares Fax: +52-55-56-22-44 66 E-Mail: cea@unam.mx [a] www.zaac.wiley-vch.de 1347 P=S, respectively, are also observed, thus in agreement with the proposed electronic density delocalization for these systems. [7] Furthermore, the formation of the products was also confirmed by electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). It was not possible to identify the representative fragments of 2, due to the decomposition presented in the solvents used for this technique (CH 3 OH). However, compounds 3-7 exhibit monometallic species with a characteristic isotopic pattern at m/z 540 (C 26 H 20 CaN 3 P 2 S 2 ) for 3, m/z 588 (C 26 H 20 SrN 3 P 2 S 2 ) for 4 and 6, and m/z 638 (C 26 H 20 BaN 3 P 2 S 2 ) for 5 and 7. It was also possible to identify bimetallic species corresponding to 4 at m/z 1677 (C 78 H 60 Sr 2 N 9 P 6 S 6 ) and to 5 at m/z 1776 (C 78 H 60 Ba 2 N 9 P 6 S 6 ). However, in the case of 8, the ionization of the sample could not be achieved in the solvents used for this technique (CH 3 OH, THF).
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