Synthesis and Structural Elucidation of N,N ’-Ditosyl-1,11-diaza-4,8,14,18-tetraselena-cycloicosane and its Copper and Platinum Complexes

Abstract

The reaction of 1,2-diselenacyclopentane with N,O,O-tri-(toluene-p-sulphonate)-diethanolamine afforded a new seleno-azacrown ether, i.e. N,N′-ditosyl-1,11-diaza-4,8,14,18-tetraselena cycloicosane (1), in 19% yield, which was comprehensively characterized by elemental analysis, UV–Vis, 1H NMR and mass spectroscopy. The reaction of 1 with copper(II) perchlorate (Cu(ClO4)2) and platinum(IV) tetrachloride (PtCl4) gave its corresponding copper (2) and platinum complexes (3), respectively. The crystallographic investigations showed that the disparity of metal ion led not only to the distinct crystal system and space group, i.e. monoclinic system (C2/c) for 2 and triclinic system (P-1) for 3, but also the different coordination modes of copper and platinum ions with 1, i.e. normal coordination mode for 2 and ring-contracted coordination mode for 3. Moreover, the metal ions in the crystals 2 and 3 were found in Cu(I) and Pt(II) forms, respectively, although Cu(II) and Pt(IV) were used at the initial stage of coordination reaction.