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air-sensitive, ammonium salt of N-ethyl-N-phenyldithiocarbamate
which was stored in the refrigerator. Attempts to obtain elemental
analyses were hindered by rapid decomposition.
0.265 g (75%) M.p. 204–206 °C. 1H NMR (CDCl3) d = 7.57–7.11 (m,
5H, C6H5), 4.21 (td, J = 16.4, 9.3, 3H, CH2), 2.17 (s, 1H, CH2), 1.95–
1.64 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.47–1.07 (m, 7H, CH3). 13C NMR (CDCl3) d
130.87, 128.82, 128.27 (–C6H5); 68.18 –CH2), 29.24 (–CH2), 19.92,
Yield: 6.8 g (56%). Selected IR,
m
(cmÀ1) L1: 1456 (C@N), 1261
(N–H).
(C2–N), 982, 1056 (S@C = S), 3422 (N–H), 1601
r
(–CH2), 14.04 (–CH3). Selected IR, m
(cmÀ1): 1454 (C@N), 1159
(C2–N), 950, (C@S). Anal. Calc. for C22H28N2S4Cd (561.13): C,
47.09; H, 5.03; N, 4.99; S, 22.85. Found: C, 46.78; H, 4.87; N,
5.19; S, 22.62%.
2.2. Synthesis of ammonium N-butyl-N-phenyldithiocarbamate, L2
The ligand, ammonium N-butyl-N-phenyldithiocarbamate L2,
was prepared using the same procedure for L1. A mixture of
8.20 mL (0.10 mol) N-butyl aniline and concentrated aqueous
ammonia (15 mL) was allowed to attain ice temperature in a round
bottom flask. To this mixture, 3.00 mL (0.05 mol) of ice cold carbon
disulfide was added and stirred for 8 h. The yellowish solid which
separated was filtered and rinsed three times with ice cold ethanol
(75 mL). The product was stored in the refrigerator.
HgL22: complex was obtained as greenish-ash solid. Yield:
0.330 g (81%) M.p. 164–166. 1H NMR (CDCl3) d = 7.31–7.22 (m,
5H, C6H5), 4.19–3.97 (m, 2H, CH2), 2.17 (s, 1H, CH2), 1.70 (s, 1H,
CH2), 1.69–0.94 (m, 10H, CH3). 13C NMR (CDCl3) d 129.93, 129.05,
126.82 (–C6H5), 60.48(–CH2), 29.54 (–CH2), 20.27 (–CH2), 14.10
(–CH3). Selected IR,
m
(cmÀ1): 1455 (C@N), 1068 (C2–N), 942
(C@S). Anal. Calc. for C22H28N2S4Hg (649.31): C, 40.70; H, 4.35; N,
4.31; S, 19.75. Found: C, 41.02; H, 4.12; N, 3.99; S, 19.52%.
Yield: 7.5 g (62%). Selected IR,
m
(cmÀ1) L2: 1456 (C@N), 1254
(C2–N), 929, 1055 (S@C@S), 3423 (N–H), 1601 r(N–H).
2.4. Crystal structure determination and refinement
2.3. Preparation of complexes
Crystal structure determinations for the zinc complexes struc-
tures were collected on a Nonius Kappa-CCD diffractometer using
The preparation of complexes was carried out at room tempera-
ture. About 15 mL aqueous solution of the metal salt (MCl2,
0.625 mmol) [M = Zn, Cd, Hg], was added to 15 mL aqueous solution
of ammonium N-alkyl-N-phenyldithiocarbamate (1.250 mmol), the
white precipitate which immediately formed was stirred for about
45 min. to ensure complete reaction. The solid precipitates were fil-
tered off, rinsed with distilled water and dried at ambient temper-
ature over CaCl2.
graphite monochromated Mo K
a radiation (k = 0.71073 Å). Tem-
perature was controlled by an Oxford Cryostream cooling system
(Oxford Cryostat). The strategy for the data collections was evalu-
ated using the Bruker Nonius ‘‘COLLECT” program. Data were scaled
and reduced using DENZO-SMN software [19]. An empirical
absorption correction using the program SADABS [20] was applied.
Both structures were solved by direct methods and refined
employing full-matrix least-squares with the program SHELXL-97
[21] refining on F2. Packing diagrams were produced using the pro-
gram PovRay and graphic interface X-seed [22]. For the structure of
[Zn2(C9H10NS2)4], all non-hydrogen atoms were refined anisotrop-
ically. For the structure of [Zn2(C11H14NS2)4], all the non-hydrogen
atoms except a number of carbon atoms (C8, C9A, C10A, C9B, C10B
and C16) were refined anisotropically. These carbon atoms have
relatively high temperature factors (0.06 < Uiso > 0.16) due to high
thermal motions and therefore were refined isotropically. For both
two structures, all the hydrogen atoms were placed in idealized
positions in a riding model with Uiso set at 1.2 or 1.5 times those
of their parent atoms and fixed C–H bond lengths. Both structures
were refined successfully with final R = 0.0321 for [Zn2(C9H10NS2)4]
and R = 0.0433 for [Zn2(C11H14NS2)4].
Zn2L14: complex was obtained as white solid. Yield: 0.196 g,
(69%), M.p. 210–212 °C.
1H NMR (CDCl3) d = 7.67–7.32 (m, 4H, C6H5), 4.21 (dd, J = 14.2,
6.9, 2H, CH2), 2.17 (s, 1H, CH3). 13C NMR (CDCl3) d 129.57,
128.37, 126.70, (C6H5), 68.07 (–CH2), 12.38 (–CH3).
Selected IR, m
(cmÀ1): 1456 (C@N), 1157 (C2–N), 959 (C@S). Anal.
Calc. for C18H20N2S4Zn (457.99): C, 47.21; H, 4.40; N, 6.12; S, 28.00.
Found: C, 47.08; H, 4.38; N, 6.14; S, 28.01%. Recrystallization of
complex, Zn2L14, in dichloromethane/methanol (1:1) solvent mix-
ture gave colorless single crystals suitable for X-ray analysis.
CdL12: complex was obtained as white solid. Yield: 0.223 (71%),
M.p. 278–280 °C. 1H NMR (DMSO) d 7.42 (t, J = 7.2, 1H, C6H5), 7.40–
7.20 (m, 2H, C6H5), 4.15 (q, J = 7.0, 1H, CH2), 2.50 (d, J = 1.7, 8H,
CH3). Selected IR,
m
(cmÀ1): 1454 (C@N), 1159 (C2–N), 957 (C@S).
Anal. Calc. for C18H20N2S4Cd (505.02): C, 42.81; H, 3.99; N, 5.55;
3. Results and discussion
S, 25.39. Found: C, 43.00; H, 4.03; N, 5.63; S, 25.78%.
HgL12: complex was obtained as pale green solid. Yield: 0.240 g
(65%), Dec/M.p. 150/210 °C. 1H NMR (CDCl3) d 7.54–7.21 (m, 8H,
C6H5), 7.26 (s, 4H, C6H5), 4.17 (dd, J = 14.2, 7.2, 3H, CH2), 2.17 (s,
1H, CH3). 13C NMR (CDCl3) d 130.01, 129.29, 126.84 (C6H5); 56.00
3.1. Synthesis
The ligands L1 and L2 are unstable at ambient temperature, and
more stable under refrigerator’s condition, L2 is relatively more
stable than L1 at both conditions. The solubility of these ligands
was found to reduce with increased number of carbon on the nitro-
gen atom. Reaction of two molar equivalents of L1 and L2 with
1 mol of ZnCl2, CdCl2 and HgCl2 at room temperature gave the
respective metal complexes. All compounds are air-stable, soluble
in chloroform, and dichloromethane; and insoluble in n-hexane,
pentane, methanol and 2-propanol. The analytical and spectro-
scopic data are consistent with the proposed formulation for the
complexes.
(–CH2), 12.40 (–CH3). Selected IR,
m
(cmÀ1): 1455 (C@N), 1281
(C2–N), 981 (C@S). Anal. Calc. for C18H20N2S4Hg (593.20): C,
36.45; H, 3.40; N, 4.72; S, 21.62. Found: C, 37.29; H, 3.68; N,
4.96; S, 22.48%.
Zn2L24: complex was obtained as white solid. Yield: 0.267 g
(42%) M.p. 198–200 °C. 1H NMR (CDCl3) d = 7.40 (dt, J = 13.6, 7.2,
5H, C6H5), 7.25 (d, J = 6.5, 6H, C6H5), 4.21–4.05 (m, 3H, CH2), 2.17
(s, 1H, CH2), 1.92–1.53 (m, 9H, CH2), 1.35 (dd, J = 14.7, 7.3, 5H,
CH3). 13C NMR (CDCl3) d 129.51, 128.57, 126.67, (C6H5); 58.86
(–CH2), 29.24 (–CH2), 19.85(–CH2), 13.70 (–CH3). Selected IR,
m
(cmÀ1): 1455 (C@N), 1063 (C2–N), 940 (C@S). Anal. Calc. for
C22H28N2S4Zn (514.10): C, 51.40; H, 5.49; N, 5.45; S, 24.94. Found:
C, 51.07; H, 5.12; N, 5.26; S, 24.46%. Complex Zn2L24, was recrystal-
lized in dichloromethane/methanol (3:1) solvent mixture given
colorless single crystals suitable for X-ray analysis.
3.2. Spectroscopic analysis
The infra red spectra of the ligands and their corresponding me-
tal complexes were compared and assigned on the basis of careful
comparison. In the ligands, the band in the range 1453–1456 cmÀ1
CdL22: complex was obtained as white solid and recrystallized
in dichloromethane/ethyl acetate (2:1) solvent mixture. Yield:
and 1063–1261 cmÀ1 are attributed to the
v(C–N) and v(C2–N)