Abstract
Reaction of [Pd(PR′3)(S2PPh2)2](PR′3= PPh3 or PMe2Ph) with excess of AgX in acetone (X = Cl, Br, I, or SCN) leads to facile replacement of the unidentate [S2PPh2] group by X to give [PdX(PR′3)(S2PPh2)]. Similar reactions with [Pt(PR′3)(S–S)2](S–S=[S2PPh2] or [S2CNEt2]) are not very efficient and a better general method of synthesising [MX(PR′3)(S–S)] complexes (M = Pd or Pt: X = Cl, Br, or I; S–S=[S2PMe2], [S2CNEt2], [S2CNPri 2], or [S2COEt]) is by reaction of equimolar amounts of [{MX2(PR′3)}2] and alkali-metal dithioacid salts. The complexes [MX(PR′3)(S–S)] have been characterised by elemental analyses and molecularweight, 1H n.m.r., and i.r. measurements and some of their reactions have been investigated.

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