The coordination behaviour of ferrocene-based pyridylphosphine ligands towards Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II)

Abstract

The reaction of Group 12 metal dihalides MX(2) with the P,N-ligands [Fe(C5H4PPh2)(C5H4-2-py)] (1) (2-py = pyrid-2-yl), [Fe(C5H4PPh2)(C5H4CH2-2-py)] (2) and [Fe(C5H4PPh2)(C5H4-3-py)] (3) (3-py = pyrid-3-yl) was investigated. For a 1 : 1 molar ratio of MX2 and the respective ligand, three structure types were found in the solid state, viz. chelate, cyclic dimer and chain-like coordination polymer.

Keywords

• Group 12 metals
• Ferrocene ligands
• Pyridylphosphines
• Structure elucidation