title: Oxidative addition chemistry of tetrathiocines: synthesis, structures and properties of group 10 dithiolate complexes.
abstract: Oxidative addition of the electron-rich tetra-methoxy-dibenzo-1,2,5,6-tetrathiocine [(MeO)2C6H2S2]2 to zero-valent group 10 transition metal complexes in the presence of diphenylphosphinoethane (dppe) affords the corresponding dithiolate complexes, [(DMOBD)M(dppe)] (DMOBD = dimethoxybenzenedithiolato, (MeO)2C6H2S2(2-); M = Ni, Pd, Pt) in high yield which were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Whereas the Pd and Pt complexes exhibit two quasi-reversible 1e(-) oxidation processes, the nickel species undergoes a quasi-reversible 1e(-) reduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada. jmrawson@uwindsor.ca.
authors.forename: Justin D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wrixon
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hayward
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Raza
authors.forename: Jeremy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rawson