Thermodynamics of metal-ligand bond formation. XXV. Addition of bases to Bis[O,O'-diethyl thiomalonato]nickel(II) in various solvents

Abstract

Thermodynamic data have been obtained from spectroscopic and calorimetric measurements for the addition of pyridine and 4- methylpyridine to bis(O,O?-diethyl thiomalonato)nickel(II), Ni(etm)2, in solution in cyclohexane, benzene, 1,2-dichloroethane, acetonitrile, butan-2-one and carbon tetra-chloride. In each solvent two base molecules add successively, giving Ni(etm)2B then Ni(etm)2B2. There are only small variations in K1 and K2 in different solvents; typically K1 ≈ 200, K2 ≈ 100 l. mol-1, ΔH�1+2 ≈ -65, ΔH�2 ≈ 0 kJ mol-1 at 30�C, but in benzene and cyclohexane ΔH�2 ≈ -25 and in cyclohexane ΔH�1+2 ≈ -100 kJ mol-1. The main driving force for adduct formation is apparently the formation of the first Ni-N bond, which is accompanied by a spin change.