title: Metal coordination and in situ S-C bond cleavage of the bis(2-pyridylthio)methane ligand.
abstract: The compound [2bpytmH](2)[I(3)](2)[I(2)], which contains protonated 2bpytm, and four neutral monomeric complexes [CoCl(2)(2bpytm)]·H(2)O (1), [CoBr(2)(2bpytm)] (2), [CoI(2)(2bpytm)]·1/2H(2)O (3) and [NiBr(2)(2bpytm)]·H(2)O (4) have been obtained during a study into the reactivity of the bis(2-pyridylthio)methane (2bpytm) ligand towards cobalt(II) and nickel(II) halides. Furthermore, a cyclic dimer [CuBr(2)(2bpytm)](2) (5) and a 1D polymer [CuBr(2)(2bpytm)](n)·CH(3)CN (6) have been obtained from copper(II)/(I) bromide salts. An unprecedented S-CH(2)-S activation and cleavage in 2bpytm has been observed on using copper(II) salts with organic and voluminous inorganic anions. The cleavage of 2bpytm enabled the isolation of copper(II) complexes containing the in situ generated ligands 2-pyridinethiolate, 2-pyridinesulfenate or 2-pyridinesulfonate.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultade de Química, Universidade de Vigo, E-36310, Vigo, Galicia-Spain. ablago@uvigo.es
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belén Lago
authors.forename: Almudena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amoedo
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carballo
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García-Martínez
authors.forename: Ezequiel M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Vázquez-López