[PdCl2(NCPh)2] reacts with R−carbonylmethylenethiopyridines [py{SCH2C(O)R}-2] to give,
depending on the substituent R and the reaction conditions,
or the coordination complexes [Pd{py{SCH2C(O)R}-2}2Cl2] (R = Ph,
Me, OMe). The latter can be doubly deprotonated by a base (Na2CO3 or NaH) to give
dicyclometalated complexes
These transmetalate one ligand to
[PdCl2(NCPh)2] to give
which in turn reacts with (Me4N)Cl
or with monodentate ligands L or with MeCN in the presence of AgClO4 to give anionic
neutral
[R = Ph, L = PPh3,
py{SCH2C(O)Ph}-2, tBuNC, NH2CH(Me)Ph, pyridine (py), tetrahydrothiophene (tht); R =
Me, L = PPh3, py, tht], or cationic
(R = Ph, Me, OMe)
complexes, respectively. The latter react with PPh3 or with bidentate ligands to give
complexes
or
[L
= PPh3, L2 = N,N,N‘,N‘-tetramethylethylenediamine (tmeda) or 2,2‘-bipyridine (bipy)]. The
crystal structures of
and
have been determined.