title: Structural diversity in the first metal complexes of 2,5-dicarboxamidopyrroles and 2,5-dicarbothioamidopyrroles.
abstract: Metal complexes of 2,5-dicarboxamidopyrroles and 2,5-dicarbothioamidopyrroles have been structurally characterised for the first time, complementing the significant amount of work that has been reported for the analogous pyridine ligands. N,N'-Bis(3,5-dinitrophenyl)-3,4-diphenyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dicarboxamide forms octahedral bis(tridentate) complexes with cobalt(III) and nickel(II), where the ligands are bound to the metal centres through deprotonated pyrrole and amide N atoms. N,N'-Dibutyl-3,4-diphenyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dicarboxthioamide and N,N'-diphenyl-3,4-diphenyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dicarboxthioamide also form bis(tridentate) cobalt complexes but are only deprotonated at the pyrrole N atom, the remainder of the coordination sphere comprising the thioamide S atoms. The dibutyl derivative was isolated as a Co(II) complex, whereas the diphenyl system deposited a Co(III) complex. In contrast, N,N'-dibutyl-3,4-dichloro-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dicarboxamide was found to act as a bidentate ligand, in an octahedral cobalt(II) complex comprising of two bidentate pyrrole ligands, and two aqua ligands. Synthesis of N,N-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-3,4-diphenyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-carboxamide gave a pyrrole ligand with increased denticity. Reaction with cobalt(II) chloride resulted in the isolation of a dinuclear helicate complex. The ligand was found to have undergone addition of a methoxy group to one of the linking methylene carbons, presumably as a result of the oxidative addition of solvent methanol.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, SO17 1BJ.
authors.forename: Gareth W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gale
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Light
authors.forename: Mark I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ogden
authors.forename: Colin N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Warriner
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry*; D013854:Thioamides / Q000737:chemistry*; D028561:Transition Elements / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011758:Pyrroles; D013854:Thioamides; D028561:Transition Elements