Synthesis of a sulfonate substituted β-diketimine ligand and its complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and Pd(II)

Abstract

Deprotonation of the β-diketimine ligand [CH2(C(Me)N-2,6-diisopropylphenyl)2] using n-BuLi followed by treatment with SO3NMe3 afforded the sulfonate substituted β-diketimine ligand Li(THF)2[O3SCH(C(Me)N-2,6-diisopropylphenyl)2] (1). Compound 1 is moderately soluble in water. It reacts with Ni(II) and Zn(II) chlorides to produce [LMCl] complexes (L=1 without Li(THF)2), in which the ligand coordinates to the metal in a tripodal fashion. Metal nitrate complexes [LM(O2NO)] [M=Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II)] were also synthesized and structurally characterized. The reaction of 1 with [PdCl2(CH3CN)2] was also explored. Depending on the reaction conditions, two dinuclear Pd complexes, [LPdCl2PdCl2]− and [LPdCl2PdL], were formed. In both the cases the sulfonate group remained uncoordinated.