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Structural and Oxidation State Alternatives in Platinum and Palladium Complexes of a Redox-Active Amidinato Ligand

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Chemistry - A European Journal, 27 (10): 3374-3381 (2021)
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003636

Abstract

Reaction of Pt(DMSO)2Cl2 or Pd(MeCN)2Cl2 with the electron-rich LH=N,N'-bis(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethanimidamide yielded mononuclear PtL2 (1) but dinuclear Pd2L4 (2), a paddle-wheel complex. The neutral compounds were characterized through experiments (crystal structures, electrochem., UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy, magnetic resonance) and TD-DFT calculations as metal(II) species with noninnocent ligands L-. The reversibly accessible cations PtL2+ and Pd2L4+ were also studied, the latter as Pd2L4B3,5-(CF3)2C6H34 single crystals. Exptl. and computational investigations were directed at the elucidation of the electronic structures, establishing the correct oxidation states within the alternatives PtII(L-)2 or Pt.(L)2, PtII(L0.5-)2+ or PtIII(L-)2+, (PdII)2(m-L-)4 or (Pd1.5)2(m-L0.75-)4, and (Pd2.5)2(m-L-)4+ or (PdII)2(m-L0.75-)4+. In each case, the first alternative was shown to be most appropriate. Remarkable results include the preference of platinum for mononuclear planar PtL2 with an N-Pt-N bite angle of 62.8(2)° in contrast to Pd2L4, and the dimetal (Pd24+$\rightarrow$Pd25+) instead of ligand (L-$\rightarrow$L) oxidation of the dinuclear palladium compound

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