title: C-S bond cleavage of pyridine-2-thiol: a new functionality of quadruply bridged dinuclear platinum and palladium complexes.
abstract: Treatment of pyridine-2-thiol (pytH) with H(2) (60 atm) in the presence of 5-methylpyridine-2-thiolate (5-mpyt)-bridged dinuclear Pt(III), Pt(II), or Pd(II) complexes (1 mol %) in DMF at 150 degrees C for 72 h leads to the formation of pyridine in 3-51% yield. From the (1)H NMR study of the exchange reactions and of the products under D(2) pressure, it is suggested that the catalytic reaction involves bimetallic activation of the pyt ligand followed by the liberation of pyridine and H(2)S.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan. kumks@net.nagasaki-u-ac.jp
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Umakoshi
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukuoka
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onishi