title: Dithioether ligands containing a 2,6-disubstituted pyridine linker with two thioether-heterocycle arms.
abstract: The structure of 2,6-bis(2-pyridyltsulfanylmethyl)pyridine (pytmp), (I), C(17)H(15)N(3)S(2), presents a twisted conformation, with the three planar moieties almost perpendicular to each other. The structures of two related derivatives, namely 2,6-bis(6-methyl-2-pyridylsulfanylmethyl)pyridine (mpytmp), (II), C(19)H(19)N(3)S(2), and 2,6-bis(4-methyl-2-pyrimidylsulfanylmethyl)pyridine (mprtmp) n-pentane hemisolvate, (III), C(17)H(17)N(5)S(2).0.5C(5)H(12), present extended planar fragments with just one quasi-perpendicular arylsulfanylmethyl side arm, such that the molecules are folded in an L-shaped conformation. All three conformations appear different from those adopted by similar compounds, demonstrating the great flexibility of such species, although such differences in conformational behaviour might drive specific coordination modes.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica, Chimica Analitica e Chimica Fisica, Universitá di Messina, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy. arotondo@unime.it
authors.forename: Archimede
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rotondo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nicoló
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tresoldi
authors.forename: Santo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Pietro