Structural Studies on Catalysts and Catalyst Precursors. II. The X-Ray Structure Determination of Chloro(Pentante-2,4-dithionato)(tributylphosphine)nickel(II), Ni(sacsac)(PBu3)Cl

Abstract

The preparation and characterization of Ni( sacsac )(PBu3) Cl by single crystal X-ray diffraction [refined to R 0.052, R? 0.042 with 1325 data having I ≥ 3σ(I)], are reported. The compound crystallizes as discrete molecules in the orthorhombic space group P bca, with a 15.526(4), b 15.774(4), c 18.377(8)Ǻ, U 4500.7 Ǻ3, and Z 8. The nickel-donor atom bond distances are Ni-S (trans Cl ) 2.097(3), Ni-S (trans P) 2.138(3), Ni- Cl 2.216(3) and Ni-P 2.237(3)Ǻ, with the ligands subtending angles S-Ni-S 98.6(1), S-Ni- Cl 85.4(1), S-Ni-P 89.5(1) and Cl -Ni-P 86.8(1). The coordination about the nickel(II) centre is planar; however, one butyl group of the phosphine is oriented so that a hydrogen is directed towards the apical position of the nickel. The structure is correlated with the N.M.R . spectra in both solid and solution phases and compared with the structures of related com- pounds. The Ni-S bonds are shown to be short and the Ni-P bond long relative to such dimensions in comparable compounds.