Homoleptic polynuclear CuI and AgI complexes of N-thiophosphorylated thioureaso-RO(O)CC6H4NHC(S)NHP(S)(OiPr)2 (R = Me, Et)†
Damir A. Safin,Maria G. Babashkina,Michael Bolte,Yann Garcia
CrystEngComm Pub Date : 12/12/2011 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C2CE06346H
Abstract

Reaction of the deprotonated N-thiophosphorylated thioureas o-RO(O)CC6H4NHC(S)NHP(S)(OiPr)2 (R = Me, HLI; Et, HLII) with CuI and AgNO3 leads to the homoleptic polynuclear complexes [Cu3LI,II3], [Ag4LI4] and [Ag5LII5]. The crystal structures of the former three complexes were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The nuclearity of the latter complex was established by the reaction with 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) with the exclusive formation of the heteroleptic mononuclear complex [Ag(phen)LIIII]. The same mixed-ligand complex was also obtained by the reaction of KLIIII with a mixture of CuI and phen. The complex [Ag5LII5] is the first example of a homoleptic polynuclear AgI complex with RC(S)NHP(S)R′2 exhibiting a pentanuclear structure.

Graphical abstract: Homoleptic polynuclear CuI and AgI complexes of N-thiophosphorylated thioureas o-RO(O)CC6H4NHC(S)NHP(S)(OiPr)2 (R = Me, Et)