Linear homobimetallic 4-thioacetyl-substituted NCN pincer palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes with N-bidentate connecting units (NCN = [C6H2(CH2NMe2)2-2,6-R-4]−)

The synthesis of thio-acetyl functionalized mononuclear [MBr(NCN-4-SC(O)Me)] and homobimetallic rigid-rod structured {[trans-(MeC(O)S-4-NCN)M ← N∩N → M(NCN-4-SC(O)Me)]}(OTf)2 complexes (M = Pd, Pt; N∩N = 4,4′-bipyridine) is discussed. The solid state structures and the cyclic voltammograms of selected samples are reported.