Abstract
Xanthates, like thiolates, form a variety of complexes with metals in which coordinating sulfur can serve as a hydrogen bond acceptor. Nickel tris xanthate complexes [Ni(xan)3]-, (xan = o-ethylxanthate, N-(carbamoylmethyl)ethylxanthate) have been synthesized and compared by a combination of X-ray crystallographic and spectroscopic measurements. Recent results from our studies of N-H⋯S hydrogen bonding interactions in metal-xanthate complexes shows N-S distances to be longer than those in related thiolate complexes, indicative of weaker hydrogen bonds for the xanthates. The complex (Et4N)[N-(carbamoylmethyl)ethylxanthate)] adopts an extended conformation in both the solid state and solution and lacks either intraligand or intermolecular N-H⋯S hydrogen bonds. The complex (CTA)[Ni(exa) 3] exhibits N-H⋯S hydrogen bonds between the amide group of the counterion and the ligand sulfur. The amide-sulfur N-H⋯S distance is 3.567 Å.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 633-640 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Inorganica Chimica Acta |
Volume | 358 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 10 2005 |
Keywords
- Carbamoyl methyl xanthate
- Crystal structure
- Hydrogen bond
- Nickel tris ethylxanthate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry