Palladium(II)/allylpalladium(II) complexes with xanthate ligands: Single-source precursors for the generation of palladium sulfide nanocrystals

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2007.08.015

In an effort to find simple and common single-source precursors for palladium sulfide nanostructures, palladium(II) complexes, [Pd(S₂X)₂] (X = COMe (1), COⁱPr (2)) and η³-allylpalladium complexes with xanthate ligands, [(η³-CH₂C(CH₃)CR₂)Pd(S₂X)] (R = H, X = COMe (3); R = H, X = COEt (4); R = H, X = COⁱPr (5); R = CH₃, X = COMe (6)), have been investigated. The crystal structures of [Pd(S₂X)₂] (X = COMe (1), CoⁱPr (2)) and [(η³-CH₂C(CH₃)CH₂)Pd(S₂COMe)] (3) have been established by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The complexes, 1, 2 and 3 all contain a square planar palladium(II) centre. In the allyl complex 3, this is defined by the two sulfurs of the xanthate and the outer carbons of the 2-methylallyl ligand, while in the complexes, 1 and 2 it is defined by the four sulfur atoms of the xanthate ligand. Thermogravimetric studies have been carried out to evaluate the thermal stability of η³-allylpalladium(II) analogues. The complexes are useful precursors for the growth of nanocrystals of PdS either by furnace decomposition or solvothermolysis in dioctyl ether. The solvothermal decomposition of complexes in dioctyl ether gives a new metastable phase of PdS which can be transformed to the more stable tetragonal phase at 320 °C. The nanocrystals obtained have been characterized by PXRD, SEM, TEM and EDX.

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Palladium(II)/allylpalladium(II) complexes with xanthate ligands:
Single-source precursors for the generation of palladium
sulfide nanocrystals
a,
a
a
b
Anshu Singhal *, Dimple P. Dutta , Avesh K. Tyagi , Shaikh M. Mobin ,
Pradeep Mathur b,c, Ingo Lieberwirth
d
a
Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India
National Single-Crystal X-ray Diffractometer Facility, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India
b
c
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
d
Received 19 June 2007; received in revised form 1 August 2007; accepted 10 August 2007
Available online 17 August 2007
Abstract
In an effort to find simple and common single-source precursors for palladium sulfide nanostructures, palladium(II) complexes,
[Pd(S2X)2] (X = COMe (1), COiPr (2)) and g3-allylpalladium complexes with xanthate ligands, [(g3-CH2C(CH3)CR2)Pd(S2X)] (R = H,
X = COMe (3); R = H, X = COEt (4); R = H, X = COiPr (5); R = CH3, X = COMe (6)), have been investigated. The crystal structures
of [Pd(S2X)2] (X = COMe (1), CoiPr (2)) and [(g3-CH2C(CH3)CH2)Pd(S2COMe)] (3) have been established by single crystal X-ray diffrac-
tion analysis. The complexes, 1, 2 and 3 all contain a square planar palladium(II) centre. In the allyl complex 3, this is defined by the two
sulfurs of the xanthate and the outer carbons of the 2-methylallyl ligand, while in the complexes, 1 and 2 it is defined by the four sulfur
atoms of the xanthate ligand. Thermogravimetric studies have been carried out to evaluate the thermal stability of g3-allylpalladium(II)
analogues. The complexes are useful precursors for the growth of nanocrystals of PdS either by furnace decomposition or solvothermolysis
in dioctyl ether. The solvothermal decomposition of complexes in dioctyl ether gives a new metastable phase of PdS which can be trans-
formed to the more stable tetragonal phase at 320 ꢀC. The nanocrystals obtained have been characterized by PXRD, SEM, TEM and EDX.
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Keywords: g3-Allylpalladium complexes; Xanthate ligands; X-ray; Thermogravimetric studies; Transmission electron microscopy
1. Introduction
the use and potential applications of PdS, the challenge is
to generate high quality PdS in both an economical and
reliable fashion. In earlier studies, semiconducting films
of palladium sulfide polymer composite have been obtained
when organosols of PdS in DMF were prepared by the
reaction of the metal acetate with hydrogen sulfide, fol-
lowed by addition of polymers [14]. Aqueous dispersions
of PdS particles have been prepared from PdCl2 or
Na2PdCl4 with Na2S solutions [15]. Uniform spherical par-
ticles with mean diameter 20–30 nm have been obtained in
acidic medium in the presence or absence of surfactants.
There have been several reports recently on the use of
single-source precursors, containing both palladium and
sulfur within the one molecule, for the growth of PdS
Platinum group metal chalcogenides find extensive
applications in catalysis [1–5] and material science [6–8].
PdS, a semiconducting sulfide (Eg = ꢀ2.0 eV), in particu-
lar, can be used as a catalyst for dehydrogenation [9] and
dehydrodesulfurisation [10] of several thiophene deriva-
tives. It has also been employed as light image receiving
material with silver halides [11], for lithographic films [12]
and lithographic plates with high resolution [13]. Given
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nanostructures either by solvothermal process or by CVD
methods. The major advantages of the single-source
approach over conventional MOCVD using dual sources,
include limited pre-reactions and good quality films. Palla-
dium compounds that have been investigated recently in
this context include bis(O-isopropyldithiocarbonato)palla-
dium(II) [16] i.e., [Pd(S2COiPr)2] and bis(n-hexyl(methyl)-
dithiocarbamato)palladium(II) [17] i.e. [Pd(S2CNMeHex)2].
Very recently, Hogarth et al. have reported preparation
of nonstoichiometric palladium sulfide films (Pd2.8S) from
allylpalladium dithiocarbamate precursor, [g3-(C3H5)Pd-
(S2CNMeHex)] [18]. We have earlier reported the synthesis
of metal rich palladium sulfide (Pd4S) from organosulfur-
bridged dimeric 2-methylallylpalladium complexes [19].
The palladium sulfide was obtained by furnace decomposi-
tion and refluxing the complexes in xylene.
CH3; X = COMe, COEt, COiPr) have been prepared by
reacting either [PdCl2(MeCN)2] or [(g3-CH2C(CH3)CR2)-
Pd(l-Cl)]2 with anhydrous sodium/potassium salts of
xanthates in 1:2 stoichiometry in acetonitrile solution at
room temperature for 0.5 h. The syntheses are straightfor-
ward and all the complexes can be prepared in good yields.
The earlier method reported for preparation of 1 and 2
involves the reaction between PdCl2 and potassium alkyl
xanthates in aqueous solution and the complexes obtained
need to be dried in vacuo for several days and subsequently
sublimed in order to obtain pure products [25]. By follow-
ing our method we could get pure product by simple recrys-
tallization from CH2Cl2–hexane mixture. In the complexes,
3–6 the sulfur donor ligands are bidentate, forming Pd–S–
C–S palladacycles with g3-allyl group completing the coor-
dination sphere.
Xanthate ligands [RCOS2]À are known to coordinate
metal centers in a variety of coordination modes, e.g.
monodentate, bidentate chelating or bridging [20]. The
ligands can be easily prepared and their properties can be
suitably modified by appropriate choice of the O bound
substituents. Further, the metal xanthate complexes show
interesting thermal behaviour and thermal decomposition
of such complexes can be a useful route to metal sulfides
[21]. Recently, metal alkylxanthate compounds have been
used as synthetic precursors for generation of metal sulfide
nanostructures [22–24]. In view of this, we decided to
explore the suitability of palladium and g3-allylpalladium
complexes as single-source precursors for the preparation
of nanocrystalline palladium sulfide.
S
S
S
C
RO
OR
C
Pd
S
R=Me(1); R=iPr (2)
S
S
Pd
C
X
R
R
The synthesis of xanthate complexes of palladium (1 and
2) [25] and 2-methylallylpalladium (3 and 4) [26] has been
reported in the literature. Till date, the single-crystal
X-ray structures of only one binary alkylxanthate of
palladium(II), [Pd(S2COEt)2] [27] is reported. The other
X-ray structures reported are for the complexes [Pd-
(S2COCH2CF3)2] [28], and [Pd(S2COC6H2-2,4,6-Me3)2]
[29]. In this study, we report for the first time, thermogravi-
metric studies on g3-allylpalladium(II) complexes with
xanthate ligands and their application for the generation
of PdS nanocrystals by furnace and solvothermal decom-
position. We also report an alternate and convenient
method of synthesis of the complexes 1 and 2, NMR char-
acterization data for the known and new complexes and the
single crystal X-ray structures of [Pd(S2COMe)2] (1) and
[Pd(S2COiPr)2] (2) and [(g3-CH2C(CH3)CH2)Pd- (S2CO-
Me)] (3). Our report on the single crystal X-ray structure
of complex 3 is the first ever report on structural investiga-
tion of any allylpalladium complex with xanthate ligand to
the best of our knowledge.
R = H, X = COMe (3); R = H, X = COEt (4); R = H,
X = COiPr (5); R = CH3, X = COMe (6).
All the complexes are yellow or orange solids readily
soluble in most of the common organic solvents and
can be stored at 0 ꢀC for long periods without any
decomposition.
Assignments of IR spectra are made by reference to lit-
erature data on related complexes [30]. IR spectra of com-
plexes, 3–6 exhibit bands characteristic of a bidentate
dithiocarbonate ligand in the range 1240–1250 cmÀ1, this
being attributed to m(C–O), while strong band at 1028–
1032 cmÀ1 results from m(C–S) vibration.
The 1H NMR spectra of the complexes, [(g3-CH2-
C(CH3)CH2)Pd(S2X)] are straightforward showing correct
proton ratios and peak multiplicities for both the allyl and
xanthate ligands. In such complexes, singlets for each
methyl group, syn and anti protons are observed. Similarly,
all the expected peaks could be seen in the carbon-13 NMR
spectra (see Section 4).
2. Results and discussion
2.2. X-ray crystal structure
2.1. Synthesis and characterization of the complexes
The molecular structures of [(PdS2COMe)2] (1) and
[Pd(S2COiPr)2] (2) and [(g3-CH2C(CH3)CH2)Pd(S2COMe)]
(3) as shown in Figs. 1–3, respectively, have been estab-
The mononuclear complexes, [Pd(S2X)2] (X = COMe,
COiPr) and [(g3-CH2C(CH3)CR2)Pd(S2X)] (R = H or

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Fig. 1. The molecular structure of complex 1 showing atomic numbering scheme.
Fig. 2. The molecular structure of complex 2 showing atomic numbering scheme.
Table 1
Selected geometric parameters (A, ꢀ) for complex 1
˚
Pd(1)–S(4)
Pd(1)–S(1)
Pd(1)–S(3)
Pd(1)–S(2)
S(1)–C(1)
S(2)–C(1)
S(3)–C(3)
S(4)–C(3)
O(1)–C(1)
O(1)–C(2)
O(2)–C(3)
O(2)–C(4)
2.322(2)
2.334(2)
2.336(2)
2.340(2)
1.706(7)
1.704(7)
1.706(6)
1.698(6)
1.293(8)
1.458(7)
1.296(8)
1.442(7)
S(4)–Pd(1)–S(1)
S(4)–Pd(1)–S(3)
S(1)–Pd(1)–S(3)
S(4)–Pd(1)–S(2)
S(1)–Pd(1)–S(2)
S(3)–Pd(1)–S(2)
C(1)–S(1)–Pd(1)
C(1)–S(2)–Pd(1)
C(3)–S(3)–Pd(1)
C(3)–S(4)–Pd(1)
C(1)–O(1)–C(2)
C(3)–O(2)–C(4)
O(1)–C(1)–S(2)
O(1)–C(1)–S(1)
S(2)–C(1)–S(1)
177.88(5)
75.53(6)
104.60(6)
104.15(5)
75.60(6)
176.94(5)
85.1(2)
85.0(2)
85.0(2)
85.6(2)
118.8(5)
118.5(5)
126.9(5)
118.8(5)
114.3(4)
Fig. 3. The molecular structure of complex 3 showing atomic numbering
scheme.
Table 2
lished unambiguously by single crystal X-ray diffraction
analyses. Selected bond lengths and bond angles for com-
plexes 1, 2 and 3 are given in Tables 1–3, respectively. In
the bis(xanthate) complex 1, palladium(II) adopts a slightly
distorted square planar geometry within an almost sym-
metric S4 donor set, the Pd–S distances are not significantly
different and the S–C, C–O, and O–C distances have usual
lengths (Table 1). The structure of [Pd(S2COiPr)2], with
˚
Selected geometric parameters (A, ꢀ) for complex 2
Pd(1)–S(1)#1
Pd(1)–S(1)
Pd(1)–S(2)
Pd(1)–S(2)#1
S(1)–C(1)
S(2)–C(1)
O(1)–C(1)
O(1)–C(2)
2.317(2)
2.317(2)
2.326(2)
2.326(2)
1.679(9)
1.690(9)
1.317(11)
1.477(10)
S(1)#1–Pd(1)–S(1)
S(1)#1–Pd(1)–S(2)
S(1)–Pd(1)–S(2)
S(1)#1–Pd(1)–S(2)#1
S(1)–Pd(1)–S(2)#1
S(2)–Pd(1)–S(2)#1
C(1)–S(1)–Pd(1)
C(1)–S(2)–Pd(1)
C(1)–O(1)–C(2)
O(1)–C(1)–S(1)
180.00(5)
104.76(8)
75.24(8)
75.24(8)
104.76(8)
180.00(13)
85.3(3)
84.8(3)
˚
Pd–S distances of 2.317(2) and 2.326(2) A in the centro-
119.2(7)
118.5(6)
126.9(7)
114.6(5)
symmetric and square-planar molecule, is isomorphous
with [Pd(S2COEt)2] [27]. The intraligand S(1)–Pd–S(2)
angles of 75.60(6)ꢀ and 75.24(8)ꢀ for complexes 1 and 2,
respectively, indicate considerable strain within the four-
membered 1,1-dithiolato-chelate.
O(1)–C(1)–S(2)
S(1)–C(1)–S(2)
Symmetry transformations used to generate equivalent atoms: #1 Àx,
Ày, Àz.

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Table 3
In case of 2-methylallyl palladium(II) complex 3, the
central allyl carbon atom C(2) and O(1) atom of dithiocar-
bonate, lie on the same side of the coordination plane
defined by S(1)–Pd(1)–S(2). The geometric parameters fall
in the expected ranges as observed for other allylpalladium
complexes [19,31,32]. The coordination geometry around
the metal centre is distorted square planar with the
S(1)–Pd(1)–S(2) and C(1)–Pd(1)–C(4) bond angles at
74.97(3)ꢀ and 68.07ꢀ, respectively. The two terminal allyl
carbon atoms are not exactly coplanar with the coordina-
tion plane formed by S(1)–Pd(1)–S(2). The terminal Pd–
C(allyl) bond lengths are almost similar whereas the bond
length of Pd–C(2) is shorter. The S atom in xanthate
ligands is a weak donor atom but can interact with accep-
tors to help define the crystal packing of the molecules. A
view of the extended chain propagated along the crystallo-
graphic a-direction is shown in Fig. 4 for complex 3. The H
atom of 2-methylallyl CH2 group forms intermolecular
interaction with sulfur atom of other molecule forming a
linear chain along a-axis. The SÁ Á ÁH bond distance is found
˚
Selected geometric parameters (A, ꢀ) for complex 3
Pd(1)–C(2)
Pd(1)–C(4)
Pd(1)–C(1)
Pd(1)–S(1)
Pd(1)–S(2)
S(1)–C(5)
S(2)–C(5)
O(1)–C(5)
O(1)–C(6)
C(1)–C(2)
C(2)–C(4)
C(2)–C(3)
2.133(3)
2.137(3)
2.138(3)
2.375(2)
2.384(2)
1.697(3)
1.697(3)
1.319(4)
1.450(4)
1.403(4)
1.414(4)
1.508(5)
C(2)–Pd(1)–C(4)
C(2)–Pd(1)–C(1)
C(4)–Pd(1)–C(1)
C(2)–Pd(1)–S(1)
C(4)–Pd(1)–S(1)
C(1)–Pd(1)–S(1)
C(2)–Pd(1)–S(2)
C(4)–Pd(1)–S(2)
C(1)–Pd(1)–S(2)
S(1)–Pd(1)–S(2)
C(5)–S(1)–Pd(1)
C(5)–S(2)–Pd(1)
C(5)–O(1)–C(6)
C(2)–C(1)–Pd(1)
C(1)–C(2)–C(4)
C(1)–C(2)–C(3)
C(4)–C(2)–C(3)
C(1)–C(2)–Pd(1)
C(4)–C(2)–Pd(1)
C(3)–C(2)–Pd(1)
O(1)–C(5)–S(2)
O(1)–C(5)–S(1)
S(2)–C(5)–S(1)
38.66(12)
38.37(11)
68.07(12)
139.68(8)
107.83(9)
174.78(9)
140.13(9)
175.95(9)
108.95(9)
74.97(3)
84.03(11)
83.75(11)
118.4(2)
70.63(17)
116.3(3)
121.1(3)
121.4(3)
71.00(18)
70.85(18)
117.7(2)
124.7(2)
118.1(2)
117.2(2)
˚
to be 2.956 A.
Fig. 4. Packing diagram for complex 3 showing SÁ Á ÁH interaction.

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2.3. Thermogravimetric studies
To evaluate the thermal stability of each complex in a
quantitative manner, thermogravimetric studies on
[(g3-CH2C(CH3)CR2)Pd(S2X)] have been carried out in
flowing nitrogen atmosphere. Fig. 5 shows the thermogram
for each complex. The TG studies indicate that these com-
plexes thermally decompose in two/three superimposible
steps to leave a residue of palladium sulfide. Because of
the superimposing nature of the decomposition steps, the
mechanism of thermal decomposition of these complexes
could not be worked out unambiguously. However, the
total mass loss obtained from TGA in all the complexes
agrees well within experimental error with the calculated
mass loss for the formation of PdS. As shown by TG
traces, the complexes 3–6 decompose at 90, 101, 111 and
116 ꢀC, respectively.
(b)
(a)
20
30
40
50
60
70
2θ
Fig. 6. X-ray diffraction patterns for the products obtained after
thermolysis of complex 1 (a) and 3 (b) in furnace at 300 ꢀC.
2.4. Thermolysis of {Pd(S2COMe)2] (1) and
[(g3-CH2C(CH3)CH2)Pd(S2COMe)] (3)
of 1 and 3, respectively. The average crystallite sizes of
32 nm and 16 nm are estimated with the Scherrer equation
for the particles obtained from complexes 1 and 3, respec-
tively, after applying correction due to instrumental line
broadening. The surface morphology of the particles
obtained from thermolysis of complex 3 has been studied
by scanning electron microscopy. The scanning electron
micrographs taken at different resolutions show spherical
aggregates of micro crystals (Fig. 7) The chemical compo-
sition of the products has been verified by energy dispersive
X-ray spectroscopy (Expected atom % Pd: 50; S: 50%:
observed Pd: 50.19; S: 49.81%; {decomposed product from
complex 1} Pd: 50.28; S: 49.72% {decomposed product
from complex 3}), which is in very close agreement with
the nominal composition PdS.
Thermal decomposition of the above complexes has
been carried out at 300 ꢀC at a rate of 5 ꢀC minÀ1 in a fur-
nace under an argon atmosphere. X-ray diffraction pattern
of the products obtained compare well with the pattern
reported for palladium sulfide [33] and could be assigned
to the tetragonal phase of the PdS. Fig. 6a and b show
XRD patterns of the products obtained from thermolysis
100
complex 3
complex 4
complex 5
complex 6
2.5. Thermal decomposition of complexes
[(g3-CH2C(CH3)CH2)Pd(S2X)] (X = COMe;
COEt; COiPr) in dioctyl ether
90
80
70
60
50
40
Thermal decomposition of complexes, [(g3-CH2-
C(CH3)CH2)Pd(S2X)] has been carried out in dioctyl ether
at 260 ꢀC. The X-ray diffraction patterns of the products
obtained are shown in the Fig. 8. In the beginning, the pat-
terns obtained could not be identified to any of the known
phases. To know exactly what product we have got, the
product obtained from solvothermolysis of complex 3
was annealed at 300 ꢀC for 12 h after sealing the sample
under vacuum. The X-ray diffraction pattern of the
annealed sample could be assigned to tetragonal phase of
the PdS [33] (Fig. 8d). This led us to believe that we may
have obtained a new metastable crystallographic phase of
PdS after thermal decomposition of complexes at 260 ꢀC.
To corroborate this fact, we have carried out DSC, TG-
DTA studies and high temperature XRD study under vac-
uum on the same product. While in TG studies, practically
no weight loss was observed while heating the sample from
room temperature to 400 ꢀC, in DSC a sharp exotherm can
be observed at 323 ꢀC (Fig. 9) further strengthening our
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Temperature (oC)
Fig. 5. TG traces for the complexes [(g3-CH2C(CH3)CR2)Pd(S2COR)].
XRD analyses of residues revealed them to be PdS.

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(d)
(c)
(b)
(a)
20
30
40
50
60
70
2θ
Fig. 8. X-ray diffraction patterns obtained after solvothermolysis of
complexes, 3 (a); 4 (b), 5 (c) in dioctyl ether and for the annealed sample
from the thermolysis product from complex, 3 (d).
Fig. 7. Scanning electron micrograph of PdS nanocrystals obtained from
thermolysis of complex 3 in furnace at 300 ꢀC.
1.5
Heat flow/mW
1.0
belief that there exists a metastable phase of PdS. However,
no endotherm was observed in differential scanning ther-
mogram while cooling the sample at the same rate indicat-
ing the irreversible nature of the transition. DSC results
clearly indicate that there is no chemical change in the
product when heated from room temperature to 400 ꢀC.
High temperature X-ray diffraction patterns obtained by
carrying out the study in the temperature range 30–
400 ꢀC at an interval of 50 ꢀC are shown in Fig. 10. From
the figure, one can clearly see that the room temperature
phase is maintained up to 300 ꢀC. At 350 ꢀC, the peaks
due to room temperature phase start diminishing irrevers-
ibly and peaks due to tetragonal phase of PdS start appear-
ing. At 400 ꢀC the phase is essentially tetragonal.
0.5
0.0
-0.5
-1.0
100
200
300
400
500
Temperature/ oC
We have further, tried to index the powder XRD data
obtained for the metastable phase of PdS nanocrystals
using the program ‘POWDERX’ [34]. The data could be
indexed on a monoclinic unit cell. All the peaks could be
indexed (Table 4). Subsequently, the indexed data has been
satisfactorily refined using the same program by least
square refinement. However, it may be added that the
indexing and refining of the obtained metastable phase of
Fig. 9. Differential scanning thermogram for the PdS nanocrystals
obtained from thermolysis of complex 3 in dioctyl ether. The peak at
100 ꢀC is because of moisture evaporation.
PdS further needs to be confirmed using a suitable struc-
tural model, which is not the main focus of the present
investigation and hence will be done afterwards.

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RT-cooled
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
*
RT
*
*
20
30
40
50
60
70
* peaks due to platinum heater 2θ
Fig. 10. High-temperature X-ray diffraction patterns obtained after
heating PdS nanocrystals obtained from complex 3 indicating formation
of tetragonal phase of PdS at 350 ꢀC.
Fig. 11. Transmission electron micrograph of PdS nanocrystals (metasta-
ble phase) obtained from solvothermolysis of complex 3 in dioctyl ether.
Table 4
Indexed powder X-ray data for the metastable phase of PdS nanocrystals
obtained from complex 3
˚
˚
dobs (A)
dcalc (A)
h
k
l
Intensity (%)
3.3900
3.2175
3.0656
2.7245
2.4667
2.3957
2.3311
2.2747
1.9586
1.7975
1.6957
1.3232
3.3898
3.2175
3.0654
2.7268
2.4648
2.3962
2.3305
2.2764
1.9553
1.7976
1.6949
1.3224
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
3
0
0
5
0
1
0
2
0
1
2
1
0
3
0
0
25.7
43.3
100.0
37.3
39.7
24.7
32.7
38.3
56.9
61.2
27.7
28.6
À2
2
À1
2
À2
1
À3
2
0
4
2
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˚
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Refined cell parameters: a = 6.961(2) A; b = 7.188(2) A; c = 5.534(2) A;
b = 103.41ꢀ; volume = 269.8(1) A
3
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The surface morphology of the nanocrystals has been
explored by TEM measurements and chemical composition
by in situ TEM–EDX measurements. Fig. 11 shows the
TEM image of the nanocrystals obtained by solvothermol-
ysis of [(g3-CH2C(CH3)CH2)Pd(S2COMe)] (3) in dioctyl
ether at 260 ꢀC. The particles are nearly spherical in shape
and polydisperse, having average mean diameters in the
range 8–20 nm. Fig. 12 shows the selected area diffraction
pattern (SAED) of the particles confirming formation of
nanocrystalline PdS. The chemical composition of the
nanocrystals has been verified by in situ TEM–EDX anal-
ysis. The EDX analysis of PdS nanocrystals collected at
two different locations on the solvothermolysis product
from complex 3 is shown in Table 5. The results are in close
agreement with the expected values (expected wt % for
PdS: Pd, 76.84; S, 23.15%).
Fig. 12. SAED pattern obtained for metastable phase of PdS nanocrystals
obtained from thermolysis of complex 3 in dioctyl ether.
Table 5
EDX data for PdS nanocrystals obtained from solvothermolysis of
complex 3 in dioctyl ether at 260 ꢀC
Element
Weight %
Weight %
S
Pd
23.81
76.19
21.62
78.38

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It will be worth mentioning here, that solvothermal
FEI. The samples were dispersed in ethanol and applied
onto a carbon-coated copper grid. The chemical composi-
tion of the nanocrystals obtained by solvothermal decom-
position of precursors in dioctyl ether was examined by
in situ TEM–EDX analysis (Tecnai F20 microscope).
decomposition of the complexes 1–6 in TOPO at
260 ꢀC for 1 h gave amorphous products as no diffrac-
tion pattern upon X-ray diffraction analysis could be
observed. EDX analyses on the products showed them
to be PdS.
4.2. Synthesis of [Pd(S2COMe)2] (1) and
[Pd(S2COiPr)2] (2)
3. Conclusions
Palladium(II) and g3-allylpalladium(II) complexes with
xanthate ligands have been prepared by following a facile
synthetic approach and structurally characterized. The
complexes have proven to be useful as single-source precur-
sors for the generation of PdS nanocrystals by either fur-
nace decomposition or solvothermal decomposition in
dioctyl ether.
To a solution of PdCl2(MeCN)2 (0.26 g, 1.00 mmol) in
degassed acetonitrile (20 ml) was added a solution of anhy-
drous NaS2COMe (0.27 g, 2.07 mmol) in 5 ml acetonitrile.
The mixture was stirred at room temperature for half an
hour and then filtered through a small Celite pad. The vol-
atiles were removed in vacuo and the residue was recrystal-
lized from dichloromethane–hexane mixture to obtain
complex 1 as orange solid. Yield: 0.22g, 85%. Similarly,
complex 2 was synthesized as bright yellow-orange solid.
4. Experimental
4.1. General remarks
4.3. Syntheses of [(g3-CH2C(CH3)CR2)Pd(S2X) (3–6)
All the reactions were carried out under an atmosphere
of dry argon using standard Schlenk techniques. Solvents
were distilled from the appropriate drying agents and
degassed before use. The chloro-bridged allylpalladium
dimers, [(g3-CH2C(CH3)CR2)Pd(l-Cl)]2 [35] and Na/
KS2COR [36] were prepared by following literature proce-
dures. Melting points were determined in sealed capillaries
with an electro thermal melting point apparatus and are
uncorrected. C, H, N analyses were carried out with a
Thermo Finnigan Flash 1112 series elemental analyser.
Infrared spectra were recorded in the range 4000–
200 cmÀ1 on a Bomem MB-102 FT-IR spectrophotometer
The above procedure was extended to prepare g3-allyl-
palladium(II) complexes, 3–6 which were obtained by the
reaction between chloro-bridged allylpalladium dimers,
[(g3-CH2C(CH3)CR2)Pd(l-Cl)]2 and NaS2X (X = COMe,
COEt, COiPr). The characterization data for all the com-
plexes is given below.
4.3.1. Complex 1
M.p.: 144 (dec). Lit. 145 (dec) [25]. Anal. Calc. for
C4H6O2S4Pd: C, 14.97; H, 1.88; S, 39.99. Found: C,
14.85; H, 1.88; S, 39.88%. IR (cmÀ1): 1252 [m(C–O)], 1029
[m(C–S)], 343 [m(Pd–S)].
1
as Nujol mulls between polythene sheets. H and 13C{1H}
spectra were recorded on a Bruker DPX 300 spectrometer
operating at 300 and 75 MHz, respectively. Chemical shifts
are referenced to the internal chloroform peak. Thermo-
gravimetric analyses (TGA) were carried out using NET-
ZSCH STA 409 PC/PG instrument. The TG curves were
recorded at a heating rate of 5 ꢀC minÀ1 under a flow of
nitrogen gas. DSC measurements were performed on a
Mettler Toledo instrument (Model DSC 823e). DSC ther-
mogram was recorded at a heating rate of 5 ꢀC minÀ1
under a flow of nitrogen gas and cooling rate was also
5 ꢀC minÀ1. X-ray powder diffraction data were collected
on a Philips X-ray diffractometer (Model PW 1729) using
4.3.2. Complex 2
Yield 84% m.p.: 138 ꢀC. Anal. Calc. for C8H14O2S4Pd:
C, 25.49; H, 3.74; S, 34.03. Found: C, 25.42; H, 3.68; S,
33.98%. IR (cmÀ1): 1270 [m(C–O)], 1007 [m(C–S)], 333
[m(Pd–S)].
4.3.3. Complex 3
IR (cmÀ1): 1243 [m(C–O)], 1032 [m(C–S)]. 1H NMR
(CDCl3): d 1.98 (s, 3H, CH3 of 2-methylallyl ligand); 2.78
(s, 2H, allyl CH2); 4.02 (s, 2H, allyl CH2); 4.20 (s, 3H,
CO–CH3). 13C{1H} NMR: d 23.60 (CH3 of 2-methylallyl
ligand); 58.43 (allyl CH2); 59.74 (CO–CH3); 127.26 (C–
CH3); 236.60 (S2C).
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Cu Ka radiation (k 1.54060 A) at 30 kV and 20 mA. High
Temperature XRD data was collected on a Philips X’Pert
Pro XRD unit equipped with Anton Paar HTK attach-
ment. All the measurements were performed under vac-
uum. SEM micrographs of the samples were obtained
using a Vega MV2300t/40 scanning electron microscope.
The chemical composition of the nanocrystals obtained
from furnace decomposition of the precursors was exam-
ined by using a Inca Energy 250 instrument coupled to
Vega MV2300t/40 scanning electron microscope. TEM
measurements were done on a Tecnai F20 microscope from
4.3.4. Complex 4
IR (cmÀ1): 1242 [m(C–O)], 1029 [m(C–S)]. 1H NMR
(CDCl3): d 1.49 (t, 7 Hz, 3H, OCH2CH3); 1.96 (s, 3H,
CH3 of 2-methylallyl ligand); 2.76 (s, 2H, allyl CH2); 4.03
(s, 2H, allyl CH2); 4.65 (q, 7.1 Hz, 2H, OCH2CH3).
13C{1H} NMR: d 13.91 (OCH2CH3); 23.63 (CH3 of 2-
methylallyl ligand); 59.71 (allyl CH2); 68.64 (OCH2CH3);
127.71 (C–CH3); 235.53 (S2C).

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4.3.5. Complex 5
from single crystal samples of size, 0.35 · 0.30 · 0.30,
0.21 · 0.18 · 0.14, 0.23 · 0.18 · 0.16 mm3 for complexes 1,
2 and 3, respectively, mounted on a Oxford Diffraction
Xcalibur-S CCD system equipped with graphite mono-
Yield: 85%. m.p.: 50 ꢀC. Anal. Calc. for C8H14OS2Pd: C,
32.38; H, 4.75; S, 21.61. Found: C, 32.50; H, 4.30; S,
20.92%. IR (cmÀ1): 1245 [m(C–O)]. 1028 [m(C–S)]. 1H
NMR (C6D6): d 1.02 (d, 6H, COCH(CH3)2); 1,43 (s, 3H
CH3 of 2-methylallyl ligand); 2.40 (s, 2H, allyl CH2); 3.61
(s, 2H, allyl CH2); 5.45 (h, 7 Hz, 1H, COCH(CH3)2).
13C{1H} NMR*: d 21.61 (COCH(CH3)2); 23.41 (CH3 of
2-methylallyl ligand); 59.36 (allyl CH2); 97.43 (COCH-
(CH3)2); 235.74 (S2C). * the peak due to C–CH3 of 2-meth-
ylallyl ligand merged in resonances due to solvent C6D6.
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chromated Mo Ka radiation (0.71073 A). The data were
collected by x–2h scan mode, and absorption correction
was applied by using multi-Scan. The structure was solved
by direct methods SHELXS-97 and refined by full-matrix
least squares against F2 using SHELXL-97 [37] software.
Non-hydrogen atoms were refined with anisotropic thermal
parameters. All hydrogen atoms were geometrically fixed
and allowed to refine using a riding model.
4.3.6. Complex 6
Yield: 58%. dec. pt. 89–91 ꢀC. C8H14OS2Pd: C, 32.38;
H,4.75; S, 21.61. Found: C, 31.98; H, 4.42; S, 20.75%. IR
4.6.1. Crystallographic data for [Pd(S2COMe)2] (1)
Measurement temperature = 150(2) K, dimensions
0.35 · 0.30 · 0.30 mm, monoclinic, space group P21/c,
1
(cmÀ1): 1250 [m(C–O)]. 1030 [m(C–S)]. H NMR (C6D6): d
1.09 (s, 3H CH3 allyl); 1.32 (s, 3H, CH3 allyl); 1.47 (s,
3H, central CH3); 2.79 (s, 1H, allyl CH2); 3.15 (s, 1H, allyl
CH2); 3.53 (s, 3H, CO–CH3). 13C{1H} NMR: d 20.54
(C(CH3)2); 23.78 (CCH3); 55.88 (allyl CH2); 58.13
(S2COCH3); 86.97 (C(CH3)2); 120.34 (C-CH3); 236.70
(S2C).
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˚
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c = 10.7961(7) A,
a = 6.2802(3) A,
b = 13.6397(6) A,
3
˚
b = 97.576(5)ꢀ, V = 916.72(8) A , Z = 4, F(000) = 624,
dcalc = 2.324 mg/m3, l = 2.881 mmÀ1, 5317 reflections were
collected, 1610 unique [Rint = 0.0415]. Final R indices
[I > 2r(I)], R1 = 0.0487, wR2 = 0.1351 and R1 = 0.0573,
wR2 = 0.1492 (all data) for 102 parameters.
4.4. Synthesis of PdS nanocrystals by bulk thermolysis of
complexes 1 and 3
4.6.2. Crystallographic data for [Pd(S2COiPr)2] (2)
Measurement temperature = 150(2) K, dimensions
0.21 · 0.18 · 0.14 mm, monoclinic, space group P21/n,
Bulk thermolyses of the complexes, 1 and 3 were per-
formed at 300 ꢀC by heating 0.25 g of each in a quartz boat
at a rate of 5 ꢀC minÀ1 from 25 to 300 ꢀC in an atmosphere
of dry argon. Once at the required temperature, i.e. 300 ꢀC,
an isotherm was maintained for 2 h before allowing the
sample to cool to room temperature. The products for both
1 and 3 were dull black materials which formed coarse
black shiny powders upon grinding. The typical yields
obtained were 74% (1) and 85% (3), respectively.
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˚
˚
c = 11.9406(19) A,
a = 9.9319(8) A,
b = 5.8828(5) A,
3
˚
b = 103.264(11)ꢀ, V = 679.05(13) A , Z = 4, F(000) =
376, dcalc = 1.843 mg/m3, l = 1.960 mmÀ1, 3908 reflections
were collected, 1189 unique [Rint = 0.0354]. Final R indices
[I > 2r(I)], R1 = 0.0646, wR2 = 0.1639 and R1 = 0.0789,
wR2 = 0.1799 (all data) for 73 parameters.
4.6.3. Crystallographic data for [(g3-
CH2C(CH3)CH2)Pd(S2COMe)] (3)
4.5. Synthesis of PdS nanocrystals by thermolysis of
complexes 3, 4 and 5 in dioctyl ether
Measurement temperature = 120(2) K, dimensions
ꢀ
0.23 · 0.18 · 0.16 mm, triclinic, space group P1,
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˚
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a = 4.7707(11) A, b = 9.530(2) A, c = 10.727(3) A, a =
The syntheses of PdS nanocrystals were performed using
standard air-free techniques. Dioctyl ether (10 ml) was
degassed by heating to 100 ꢀC in a vacuum and repeatedly
flushing with argon. Subsequently, 0.25 g of the precursors
were injected as solutions in dioctyl ether at 100 ꢀC. The
temperature was slowly raised to and maintained at
260 ꢀC for 1 h. At the end of reaction, the mixture was
cooled to 60 ꢀC, and the nanocrystals were precipitated
by adding methanol. The precipitate was isolated by
centrifugation.
112.68(2)ꢀ,
b = 90.51(2)ꢀ,
c = 92.319(18)ꢀ,
V =
449.48(18) A , Z = 2, F(000) = 264, dcalc = 1.985 mg/m3,
l = 2.461 mmÀ1, 4307 reflections were collected, 1579
unique [Rint = 0.0218]. Final R indices [I > 2r(I)], R1 =
0.0207, wR2 = 0.0515 and R1 = 0.0249, wR2 = 0.0528 (all
data) for 93 parameters.
3
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Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the help given by
Drs. S.K. Gupta and Shovit Bhattacharya in conducting
SEM and EDX analyses.
4.6. Crystal structure determinations
Suitable X-ray quality crystals of complexes 1 and 2
were grown by evaporation from their acetonitrile solu-
tions and for 3 by cooling its THF–hexane solution in free-
zer for several days and X-ray diffraction studies were
undertaken. X-ray crystallographic data were collected
Appendix A. Supplementary material
CCDC 648285, 648286 and 648287 contain the supple-
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