Sulfobridged Polynuclear Complexes of Platinum(II) and Palladium(II)

Abstract

When the platinum(II) and palladium(II) salts interact with ligands such as cystamine-(mercamine) HSCH₂CH₂NH₂ and 2-mercaptoethanol HSCH₂CH₂OH under certain conditions, polynuclear complexes of the compositions are obtained: [Pt₆(SCH₂CH₂NH₂)₈]Cl₄. 5H₂O and [Pd₆(SCH₂CH₂OH)₈]Cl₄. In a comparative study of the IR and X-ray spectra of synthesized complexes and ligands, as well as the results of X-ray diffraction studies, it was established that sulfur atoms of 2-mercaptoethanol occupy a bridge position with a mixed coordination of ligands in the palladium complex. In the platinum(II) complex bidentate coordination of ligands is realized through sulfur and nitrogen atoms.