Hahn, F. Ekkehardt Ochs, Christian Lügger, Thomas Fröhlich, Roland An Unsymmetrical Tripodal Ligand with NOS<sub>2</sub>-Donor Set:  Coordination Chemistry with Nickel(II) and Zinc(II)<sup>†</sup> The synthesis of the novel tripodal ligand [N(CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH)(CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>SH)<sub>2</sub>] H<sub>3</sub>-<b>4</b> is reported. The aliphatic tetradentate ligand is equipped with an unsymmetrical NOS<sub>2</sub> donor set. It reacts with Ni(OAc)<sub>2</sub>·4H<sub>2</sub>O or Zn(BF<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>·<i>x</i>H<sub>2</sub>O to give the complexes [Ni(H-<b>4</b>)]<sub>2</sub> <b>5</b> and [Zn(H-<b>4</b>)]<sub>4</sub> <b>6</b>, respectively. The molecular structures of <b>5</b> and <b>6</b> have been determined by X-ray diffraction. In both cases multinuclear, μ-thiolato-bridged complexes, wherein the ligand coordinates with only three (NS<sub>2</sub>) of the four donor groups, had formed. The dinuclear complex <b>5</b> adopts a butterfly geometry and contains nickel(II) ions in a square-planar NS<sub>3</sub> coordination environment. Cyclic voltammetry experiments indicate that the nickel centers in <b>5</b> are electron-rich but not overly sensitive toward oxidation. Complex <b>6</b> is tetranuclear and the four thiolato-bridged metal centers form a ring. It shows a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry for the zinc(II) ions in an NS<sub>3</sub> coordination sphere. In both complexes the hydroxyl functionalized ligand arm of the tripodal ligand remains uncoordinated. NS 2;Unsymmetrical Tripodal Ligand;NOS 2;OH;aliphatic tetradentate ligand;ligand coordinates;tetrahedral coordination geometry;H 3;Zn;Complex 6;nickel centers;Ni;CH;Cyclic voltammetry experiments;hydroxyl functionalized ligand arm;butterfly geometry;SH;cases multinuclear;unsymmetrical NOS 2 donor;novel tripodal ligand;complex;NS 3 coordination sphere;tripodal ligand;donor groups 2004-09-20
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10.1021/ic0491940.s002