Abstract
Polynuclear S-bridged complexes of the general formula {[Co 2L 6]M} n+ with M = Co(III), Cd(II), Pb(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and Hg(II) were prepared from [Co(2-aminoethanethiolate) 3] and the appropriate metal salt. Proton and 13C NMR spectra are consistent with structures previously proposed for these species with 13C chemical shifts dependent on the bridging metal ion. Electrochemical studies are consistent with a model in which an S-bonded ML 6 moiety ( i.e., the bridging metal ion and the six aminoethanethiolate ligands) acts as a ‘dodecadentate’ ligand bonded to two Co 3+ ions. Reduction of the terminal cobalt ions in these trinuclear complexes is observed in the range −0.75 to −1 V vs. SCE on mercury, gold or glassy carbon working electrodes. For complexes with relatively labile bridging ions, the electrode reaction is irreversible, presumably due to rapid decomposition of the labile cobalt(II) product. For the tricobalt(III) derivative, however, the electrode reaction is reversible consistent with other recent observations on cage or otherwise stereorestrictive ligand systems [1].
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