cis-Palladium(II) complexes of derivatives of di-(2-pyridyl)methane: Study of the influence of the bridge group in the coordination mode

Palladium(II) complexes containing di-(2-pyridyl)-N-methylimine (1), di-(2-pyridyl)methanol (2) and di-(2-pyridyl)methyl-N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate (4) ligands were synthesized and characterized by 1H and 13C NMR in solution, IR and X-ray single crystal diffraction. Crystal structures of cis-dichloro[di-(2-pyridyl)-N-methylimine]palladium(II) (5), cis-dichloro[di-(2-pyridyl)methanol]palladium(II) (6) and cis-dichloro[di-(2-pyridyl)methyl-N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate]palladium(II) (7) showed a bidentate coordination mode of the di-(2-pyridyl)methane derivatives 1, 2 and 4. In these complexes is observed the formation of a five-membered chelate ring with the iminic ligand 1 and six-membered chelate rings with the pyridinic ligands 2 and 4. In all complexes the palladium atom displays a distorted square planar geometry.

Graphical abstractThe synthesis and characterization by X ray diffraction, NMR and mass spectrometry of complexes [Pd{(C5H4N)2Y}Cl2] (Y = CNMe, 5; Y = CH(OH), 6 and Y = CH(S2CNEt2), 7) is described. The ligands coordinate to the palladium atom in a bidentate mode. 5 displays a five-membered ring; 6 and 7 display six membered rings.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide