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Transition metal dithioacetylacetonates

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Transition metal dithioacetylacetonates are coordination complexes containing dithioacetylacetonate (CH3CSCHCSCH−3, abbreviated SacSac-) as a bidentate ligand. Dithioacetylacetonate complexes are analogous to acetylacetonate complexes: both sulfur atoms bind to the metal to form a six-membered chelate ring. The simplest complexes have the formula M(SacSac)3 and M(SacSac)2. Mixed-ligand complexes are also known, e.g. Fe(SacSac)2(CO)2.

Synthesis Dithioacetylacetone is well-characterized, so complexes are prepared by indirect methods. In one approach, a solution of acetylacetone is treated with a mixture of hydrogen sulfide and hydrochloric acid prior to the addition of a metal halide. SacSac complexes can also be prepared by reduction of a 1,2-dithiolium salt with sodium borohydride followed by treatment with a metal salt. A common unsymmetrical version of a HSacSac ligand is C6H5C(SH)=CHC(=S)OC2H5, which can be prepared from O-ethylthioacetate.

Examples Square planar complexes of the type M(SacSac)2 are known for Ni (red), Pd (red), Pt (violet), Co (violet). Tetrahedral M(SacSac)2 are isomorphous for M = Mn, Zn, Cd. In contrast with these structures, M(acac)2 are dimers or oligomeric for M = Co, Ni, Mn, Cd, Zn. The octahedral complex Fe(SacSac)3 is low-spin, in contrast to Fe(acac)3. Complexes are also well known for monothioacetylacetone (HSacac). The free ligand is readily obtainable as a distillable liquid, which facilitates the preparation of these coordination complexes. Fe(Sacac)3 exhibits spin crossover behavior.

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In the classroom: Transition metal dithioacetylacetonates is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Acetylacetonate complexes, Chelating agents, Ligands, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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