title: Structural studies of transition metal complexes with 4,5-bis(2-pyridylmethylsulfanyl)-4',5'-ethylenedithiotetrathiafulvalene: probing their potential for the construction of multifunctional molecular assemblies.
abstract: Three divalent transition metal complexes of 4,5-bis(2-pyridylmethylsulfanyl)-4',5'-ethylenedithiotetrathiafulvalene have been prepared and crystallographically characterized. The isostructural Co(II) and the Ni(II) complexes show octahedral geometries around the metal ions with the coordination sites occupied by the pyridyl nitrogen atoms and the thioether sulfur atoms of the ligand and cis coordination of the halide ions. Cyclic voltammetry reveals that the complexation leads to a small anodic shift in the first oxidation potential of the TTF system.
authors.affiliation: Departement für Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Shi-Xia
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dolder
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Franz
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neels
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stoeckli-Evans
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Decurtins