RAM G. GOEL, WILLIAM P. HENRY, and WILLIAM 0. OGINI. Can. J. Chem. 57, 762 (1979). Mercury(I1) cyanide forms 1 :2 complexes with triphenylphosphine and tri-p-tolylphosphine. Both 1 : 1 and 1 :2 complexes are formed with tricyclohexylphosphine but only the 1 : 1 complex is obtained with tri-tert-butylphosphine, and no complex is formed with tri-o-tolylphosphine. The complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses and by infrared and Raman spectral measurements. Their behaviour in solution has been investigated by conductance, molecular weight, and 31P nmr measurements. The infrared and Raman data for the 1 : 2 complexes are in accord with a pseudotetrahedral structure of C2, skeletal symmetry. At least one of the 1 : 1 complexes is indicated to have a dimeric structure involving terminal and bridging CN ligands. The C=N, Hg-CN, and Hg-P stretching frequencies and the 31P-199Hg spinspin coupling for the complexes are discussed.RAM G. GOEL, WILLIAM P. HENRY et WILLIAM 0. OGINI. Can. J. Chem. 57, 762 (1979). Le cyanure de mercure(I1) forme des complexes 1 : 2 avec la triphknylphosphine et la tri-ptolylphosphine. I1 se forme des complexes 1 : 1 ainsi que 1 : 2 avec la tricyclohexylphosphine alors que l'on n'obtient que des complexes 1 : 1 avec la tri-tert-butylphosphine; il ne se forme aucun complexe avec la tri-o-tolylphosphine. On a caractkrist les complexes grgces a leurs analyses centksimales et a leurs spectres infrarouges et Raman. On a ktudik leur comportement en solution par des mesures de conductivitk, de leurs poids moleculaires et de leurs spectres rmn 31P. Les donntes infrarouge et Raman concernant les complexes 1 : 2 sont en accord avec une structure pseudotttrakdrique de symktrie de squelette Cz,. I1 semble qu'au moins un des complexes comporte une structure dimkre impliquant des ligands CN terminaux servant de ponts. On discute des frkquences de vibration C=N, Hg-CN et Hg-P ainsi que des couplages spin-spin 31P-199Hg des complexes.[Traduit par le journal]
IntroductionResults and Discussion Mercury(I1) halides are known to form a variety of complexes(1) with tertiary phosphines (1) and a number of spectroscopic (2-10) as well as crystallographic studies (11, 12) on these complexes have been reported recently. An investigation on triphenylphosphine complexes of mercury(I1) pseudohalides showed that, unlike mercury(I1) halides, mercury(11) cyanide forms only a 1 :2 complex (13). In another study ( 9 , both 1 : 1 and 1 : 2 complexes of mercury(I1) cyanide were obtained with trimethylphosphine. Apart from these studies no report has appeared on phosphine complexes of mercury(I1) cyanide.In continuation of our investigations on metal complexes of sterically hindered phosphines we have undertaken a systematic study of phosphine complexes of mercury(I1) (7,8,14) and other d l 0 metals (15, 16). In the present work complexes of mercury(I1) cyanide with tri-teut-butyl-, tricyclohexyl-, tri-o-tolyl-, and tri-p-tolylphosphines were investigated. In view of very limited information reported for the tripheny...