Abstract
The compound NH(SePPh2)2 has been synthesised from NH(PPh2)2 and selenium in refluxing toluene. A range of complexes [M{N(XPPh2)2-X, X′}2](X = Se, M = Pt 1 or Pd 2; X = S, M = Pt 3, Pd 4 or Ni 5) of the monoanions derived from NH(SePPh2)2 and its sulfur analogue have been prepared. The new compounds have been characterised by microanalysis, NMR and IR spectroscopy. The crystal structures of NH(SePPh2)2, 1, 2 and 5 were determined. The neutral NH(SePPh2)2 crystallised as H-bonded dimer pairs with a noticeable difference in the hydrogen bonded and non-hydrogen bonded PSe bond lengths. The PSe groups are approximately anti. On complexation the anionic ligands are bidentate and in all cases the resulting MX2P2N rings are distinctly puckered.
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