The tridentate thioether ligands RS(CH2)3S(CH2)3SR (L1, R = Et; L2, R = iPr, L3, R = Ph) were synthesized by nucleophilic addition of thiolate, SR−, to the ditosylate TsO(CH2)3S(CH2)3OTs. The complexes [PtX(Ln)][BF4] were prepared by displacement of 1,5-COD from [PtX2(1,5-COD)] (X = Cl, I) in the presence of one equivalent of AgBF4 and one equivalent of thioether ligand. [PtCl(L2)][BF4] crystallized in the monoclinic space group P21/c with a = 10.409(6), b = 14.180(4), c = 13.726(8) Å, β = 104.49(4)°, V = 1961(2) Å3 and Z = 4. The structure refined toR = 5.62% and Rw = 6.86% for 2121 reflections with F02 > 3σ(Fo2). [PtI(L3)][BF4] crystallized in the monoclinic space group P21/n with a = 13.415(4), b = 12.350(5), c = 14.316(5) Å, β = 107.48(3)°, V = 2262(1) Å3 and Z = 4. The structure refined to R = 4.85% and Rw = 6.33% for 2168 reflections with Fo2 > 3σ(Fo2). In both compounds, the thioether ligand acts as a tridentate chelator occupying three of the four sites of the square-planar Pt(II) complex. Variable temperature 13C{1H} NMR verified that there are three possible stereoisomers for these complexes resulting from inversion at sulphur: meso-A, meso-B, and racemic. Thermodynamic parameters were calculated for the interconversion among isomers of [PtCl(L2)][BF4] by a full line-shape analysis. Removal of chloride ligand from [PtCl(L2)][BF4] with Ag+ in the presence of PPh3 yielded the phosphine adduct [Pt(PPh3)(L2)][BF4]2, which crystallized in the triclinic space group [Formula: see text] with a = 13.266(3), b = 11.315(2), c = 13.970(2) Å, α = 106.04(2)°, β = 84.95(2)°, γ = 86.56(2)°, V = 1999.7(7) Å3 and Z = 2. The structure refined to R = 4.22% and Rw = 5.38% for 4493 reflections with Fo2 > 3σ(Fo2). Unlike the two halide complex structures, which crystallized in the meso-B form, [Pt(PPh3)(L2][BF4]2 crystallized in the racemic form. Key words: tridentate thioether ligand, crystal structure, platinum(II) halide, dynamic NMR spectroscopy.
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