Copper(I), Silver(I), Mercury(II), and Palladium(II) Complexes of Tetrathia[n]ferrocenophanes

Abstract
The complexes of a series of macrocyclic tetrathioether ligands containing a ferrocene nucleus in the macrocycle, tetrathia[n]ferrocenophanes, with copper(I), silver(I), mercury(II), and palladium(II) salts were prepared and characterized. The stability of complexes seems to depend on the size of the macrocycles in tetrathia[n]ferrocenophanes. The interaction between the iron atom of a ferrocene nucleus and the metal ions incorporated in the macrocycles seems to be negligible in these complexes.