Coordination compounds of indium. Part 44. The oxidation of indium(I) halides by tetrahalogeno-ortho-quinones

Abstract

The reaction of indium(I) halides (InX; X = Cl, Br, I) with tetrahalogeno-ortho-quinones (Y4C6O2; Y = Cl, Br) gives the oxidative addition product Y4C6O2InX, These compounds have been isolated as adducts with neutral bidentate donor ligands (N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethanediamine (tmen), 1,10-phenanthroline) or as salts of the anionic complexes [Y4C6O2InCl2]− or [Y4C6O2In(Cl)Br]−. The number of coordinated tmen molecules, and hence the structure, depends on the method of preparation. Infrared, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR spectroscopy all confirm that these products are all substituted-catecholato derivatives of indium(III), and the structure of these various neutral or anionic derivatives is discussed. The temperature dependence of the 13C NMR spectra shows that the dynamic behaviour of these compounds (in d6-dmso) is similar to that observed in previous studies of indium(III) chelate complexes.