Syntheses and properties of molecular nickel(II) hydride, methyl, and nickel(I) complexes supported by trimethylphosphane and (2-diphenylphosphanyl)thiophenolato and -naphtholato ligands

(2-Diphenylphosphanyl)thiophenol (P^pSH) or (3-diphenylphosphanyl)-2-thionaphthol (P^nSH) react with Ni(PMe3)4 to form NiH(P^pS)(PMe3)2 (1) or NiH(P^nS)(PMe3)2 (2). 1,3-Bis(diphenylphosphanyl)propane (P^P) replaces the monodentate phosphane ligands to give NiH(P^pS)(P^P) (3). NiMe(OMe)(PMe3) or NiMe2(PMe3)3 react with P^pSH to form NiMe(P^pS)(PMe3) (4) and NiMe(P^pS)(PMe3)2 (5), respectively, and P^nSH affords NiMe(P^nS)(PMe3)2 (6), NiMe(P^nS)(PMe3) (7). Dissociation of PMe3 ligands induces transformation of 1 to Ni(P^pS)(PMe3)2 (8) and Ni(P^pS)2. Crystal and molecular structures are given for 1, 5–8, and dynamic solution spectra (NMR, EPR) are discussed.

Graphical abstractSyntheses of hydrido and methylnickel complexes containing monoanionic P,S ligands are described. Spontaneous elimination of dihydrogen from hydridonickel functions proceeds with formation of molecular nickel(I) complexes.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide