Fluorinated Alkoxides. Part VIII. Mixed Ligand Complexes of Perfluoropinacol with Ni2+, Pd2+, Pt2+ and Cu2+. Solvation Equilibria between 4- and 5-coordinate Ni2+

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Abstract
Perfluoropinacol, (CF3)2C(OH)C(OH)(CF3)2, ionizes by loss of two protons, and the resulting dinegative ion (PFP2−) chelates to Ni2+, Pd2+, Pt2+, and Cu2+. A variety of stable neutral complexes may be isolated if the tetracoordination of the metal ion is completed with two monodentate or one bidentate nitrogen- or phosphorus-containing ligands; square-planar structures are invariably found. The structures of these complexes are contrasted with those of analogous halides, and it is concluded that electronic effects are predominant in determining them, although steric influences may sometimes be important. The ligand field strength of the perfluoropinacolato ion is approximately equal to that of the thiocyanate ion.The nickel complexes Ni(PFP)22− and (PFP)Ni(RNHCH2CH2NHR) react with donor solvents (water, methanol, pyridine, etc.) to give equilibria between four- and five-coordinate solvated species; six-coordinate species are not observed. This unusual behavior is attributed to the steric hindrance imposed by the bulk of the PFP2− ligand.

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