title: Synthesis, stability, and complexation behavior of isolable salen-type N2S2 and N2SO ligands based on thiol and oxime functionalities.
abstract: The new salen-type N(2)S(2) tetradentate ligands, H(2)L(1) and H(2)L(2), which have a donor set comprising oxime and thiol groups, were synthesized. These ligands are obtained as isolable colorless crystals, whereas the imine analogues are too unstable to be isolated. The unsymmetrical N(2)SO ligands, H(2)L(3) and H(2)L(4), were also obtained as stable compounds. When ligands H(2)L(1)-H(2)L(4) are heated above the melting points, they mainly decompose via cleavage of the N-O bonds of a thiosalicylaldoxime moiety to give 1,2-benzisothiazole derivatives. The complexation of the N(2)S(2) ligands (H(2)L(1) and H(2)L(2)) with nickel(II) acetate afforded square-planar mononuclear complexes [Ni(L(1))] and [Ni(L(2))], respectively. In contrast, the complexation of the N(2)SO ligand H(2)L(3) with nickel(II) acetate resulted in cleavage of the N-O bond, giving a tetranuclear complex having a cubane-type Ni(4)O(4) core. The N-O bonds of H(2)L(1)-H(2)L(4) are more readily cleaved when the ligands are allowed to react with copper(II) acetate. In these cases, the alkoxo-bridged dinuclear complexes having a Cu-O-Cu-O four-membered ring are obtained. On the other hand, mononuclear complexes can be obtained by complexation of the ligands (H(2)L(1) or H(2)L(3)) with palladium(II) acetate without N-O bond cleavage.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigehisa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akine
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akimoto
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiga
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oshio
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nabeshima