Multimetallic complexes and functionalized nanoparticles based on unsymmetrical dithiocarbamate ligands with allyl and propargyl functionality.

The new, unsymmetrical dithiocarbamate ligands, KS2CN(CH2CH═CH2)Me and KS2CN(CH2C≡CH)Me, are formed from the respective amines on reaction with KOH and carbon disulfide. The homoleptic complexes [Ni{S2CN(CH2CH═CH2)Me}2] and [M{S2CN(CH2C≡CH)Me}2] (M = Ni, Pd, Pt) are formed on reaction with suitable metal precursors. Conversion between the two pendant functionalities was confirmed by hydrogenation of [Ni{S2CN(CH2C≡CH)Me}2] to yield [Ni{S2CN(CH2CH═CH2)Me}2]. The monodithiocarbamate compounds of group 8, 10, and 11 metals, Ru{S2CN(CH2CH═CH2)Me}(dppm)2, [Ru(CH═CHC6H4Me-4){S2CN(CH2CH═CH2)Me}(CO)(PPh3)2], Ni{S2CN(CH2CH═CH2)Me}(dppp), and [Au{S2CN(CH2CH═CH2)Me}(PPh3)] were formed successfully. Using KS2CN(CH2C≡CH)Me, the complex Ru{S2CN(CH2C≡CH)Me}(dppm)2 was obtained from cis-[RuCl2(dppm)2]. One palladium example, Pd{S2CN(CH2C≡CH)Me}(PPh3)2, was also isolated in low yield. However, under the typical conditions employed, a rearrangement reaction prevented isolation of further group 10 propargyl-dithiocarbamate products. Over the extended reaction time required, Me(HC≡CCH2)NCS2(-) was found to undergo a remarkable, atom-efficient cyclization to form the thiazolidine-2-thione, H2C═CCH2N(Me)C(═S)S, in high yield, with MeC═CHN(Me)C(═S)S as the minor product. The reactivity of the pendant triple bonds in [Ni{S2CN(CH2C≡CH)Me}2] was probed in the reaction with [RuH(CO)(S2P(OEt)2)(PPh3)2] to form the trimetallic example [Ni{S2CN(Me)CH2CH═CHRu(CO)(S2P(OEt)2)(PPh3)2}2], while the copper(I) catalyzed reaction with benzylazide yielded the triazole product, [Ni{S2CN(Me)CH2(C2HN3)Bz}2]. KS2CN(CH2C≡CH)Me was also used to prepare the gold nanoparticles, Au@S2CN(CH2C≡CH)Me. Structural studies are reported for [Ru(CH═CHC6H4Me-4){S2CN(CH2CH═CH2)Me}(CO)(PPh3)2] and [Ru{S2CN(CH2C≡CH)Me}(dppm)2]PF6.