Studies on Zn(II) and Cd(II) heteroligand complexes with RC(S)NHP(O)(OiPr)2 (R = Ph, NH2, PhNH) and α-diimine (bpy and phen) ligands. C-Cl bond cleavage of CH2Cl2 by [Zn(phen){PhC(S)NP(O)(OiPr)2}2]

The reaction of [ZnLI,II2] (LI = [NH2C(S)NP(O)(OiPr)2]−; LII = [PhNHC(S)NP(O)(OiPr)2]−) or [Cd2LIV4] (LIV = [PhC(S)NP(O)(OiPr)2]−) with 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) or 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) leads to the heteroligand complexes [Zn(bpy)LI,II2], [Zn(phen)LI,II2], [Cd(bpy)LIV2] or [Cd(phen)LIV2], respectively. The reaction of [Zn(phen)LIV2] (LIV = PhC(S)NP(O)(OiPr)2−) with CH2Cl2 cleaves the chlorine atoms from CH2Cl2 and leads to the formation of [Zn(phen)LIVCl] and LIV-CH2-LIV.