Chemistry:Transition metal dithiophosphate complex

Transition metal dithiophosphate complexes are coordination compounds containing dithiophosphate ligands, i.e. ligands of the formula (RO)2PS−2. The charge-neutral complexes tend to be soluble in organic solvents, especially when R is branched. Dithiophosphates are available with a wide variety of alkoxy groups. The range of complexes is similar to those for dithiocarbamate complexes.
Preparation
Dithiophosphate ligands are prepared by alcoholysis of phosphorus pentasulfide:[2]
- P
4S
10 + 8 C
2H
5OH → 4 (C
2H
5O)
2PS
2H + 2 H
2S
Dialkoxydithiophoric acids react with many metal oxides, chlorides, and acetates:[2]
- 3 (C
2H
5O)
2PS
2H + CrCl
3(H
2O)
6 → Cr[S
2P(OC
2H
5)
2]
3 + 3 HCl + 6 H
2O
Alternatively, salts, such as ammonium diethyldithiophosphate, can be used to prepare complexes by salt metathesis reactions:[3]
- 2 NH
4[S
2P(OC
2H
5)
2] + NiCl
2 · (H
2O)
6 → Ni(S
2P(OC
2H
5)
2) + 6 H
2O + 2 NH
4Cl - 3 NH
4[S
2P(OCH
3)
2] + MoCl
3(thf)
3 → Mo[S
2P(OCH
3)
2]
3 + 3 NH
4Cl + 3 thf (thf = tetrahydrofuran)
Oxidation of dithiophosphoric acid gives the disulfide.[4] Dithiophosphate complexes have also be prepared by oxidative addition of these disulfides:[5]
- [S
2P(OC
2H
5)
2]
2 + Ni(P(OC
6H
5)
3)
4 → Ni(S
2P(OC
2H
5)
2)
2 + 4 P(OC
6H
5)
3
Ligand properties
Dithiophosphates, when bidentate, are classified as L-X ligands in the Covalent bond classification method. In the usual electron counting method, they are three-electron ligands. With respect to HSAB theory, dithiophosphates are classified as soft ligands. In addition to the conventional representation, they are also described by a zwitterionic resonance structure (RO)
2P+
(S−
)
2. Phosphorus is tetrahedral.
Selected homoleptic complexes

Homoleptic complexes have formulas M[S
2P(OR)
2]
4, M[S
2P(OR)
2]
3, and M[S2P(OR)2]2.
- Zr[S
2P(OC
3H
7)
2]
4[7] - V[S
2P(OC
2H
5)
2]3, red-brown,[8] - Cr[S
2P(OC
2H
5)
2]
3, violet[9] - Mo[S
2P(OCH
3)
2]
3, red[3] - Fe[S
2P(OC
3H
7)
2]
3[10] - Ru[S
2P(OC
2H
5)
2]
3[11] pink, paramagnetic - Ir[S
2P(OC
3H
7)
2]
3[12] - Ni[S
2P(OC
6H
11)
2]
2[13] violet[14] - Pd[S
2P(OC
2H
5)
2]
2[15] - Pt[S
2P(OC
2H
5)
2]
2[4] yellow, diamagnetic[14] - Cu[S
2P(OC
6H
4CH
3)
2]
2[16] - poly-Zn[S
2P(OC
2H
5)
2]
2[17]
These complexes are almost always solids at room temperature.
Applications
Zinc dialkyldithiophosphates are components of oil additives.[18][19] Dithiophosphate complexes are also implicated as intermediates in froth flotation, e.g. for the purification of copper from slag.[20]
References
- ↑ Kastalsky, V.; McConnell, J. F. (1969). "The crystal and molecular structure of bis(dimethyldithiophosphato)nickel(II), Ni[(CH3O)2PS2]2". Acta Crystallographica Section B 25 (5): 909–915. doi:10.1107/S0567740869003207.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coldbery, David E. et al. (1960). "Chromium(III) O,O ′-Diethyl Dithiophosphate". in Eugene G. Rochow. Inorganic Syntheses. 6. p. 142. doi:10.1002/9780470132371.ch44. ISBN 978-0-470-13165-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dilworth, Jonathan R.; Zubieta, Jon A. (1983). "Preparation and Crystal Structure of [Mo{S2P(OMe)2}3] and an Improved Route to [MoCl3(THF)3]". Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions (2): 397. doi:10.1039/dt9830000397.
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- ↑ Ellis, Carol A.; Ng, Seik Weng; Tiekink, Edward R. T. (2007). "μ-1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-κ2 N: N ′-bis[bis( O , O ′-diisopropyl dithiophosphato-κ2 S , S ′)zinc(II)]". Acta Crystallographica Section E 63: m108–m110. doi:10.1107/S1600536806052007.
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- ↑ Furlani, C.; Tomlinson, A. A. G.; Porta, P.; Sgamellotti, A. (1970). "Preparation, Crystal Structure, and Spectroscopic Properties of Vanadium(III) Tris-(O,O-diethyl phosphorodithioate), V[PS2(OEt)2]3". Journal of the Chemical Society A: Inorganic, Physical, Theoretical: 2929. doi:10.1039/j19700002929.
- ↑ Biscarini, Paolo; Franca, Roberto; Kuroda, Reiko (1995). "Chiral Discrimination of Complexes with D3 Symmetry. Synthesis and Characterization of Tris{O,O'-bis[(+)(S)-2-methylbutyl] dithiophosphato}chromium(III) Complexes (ΛΔ){Cr[(+)(S)(S)Mebdtp]3} and Λ-(-)589-, and Δ-(+)589{Cr[(+)(S)(S)Mebdtp]3} and Crystal Packing of Racemic Tris{O,O'-diethyl dithiophosphato}chromium(III), Cr[DDTP]3". Inorganic Chemistry 34 (18): 4618–4626. doi:10.1021/ic00122a019.
- ↑ Drew, Michael G. B.; Hopkins, William A.; Mitchell, Philip C. H.; Colclough, Terence (1986). "Preparation, Properties, and X-ray Crystal Structure of Tris(O,O′-di-isopropyl Phosphorodithioato)iron(III), [Fe{S2P(OPri)2}3]. Comparison of Structure and Bonding in Phosphorodithioato- and Dithiocarbamato-Complexes". J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. (2): 351–354. doi:10.1039/dt9860000351.
- ↑ Jain, Prateek U.; Munshi, Pradip; Walawalkar, Mrinalini G.; Rath, Sankar Prasad; Rajak, Kajal Krishna; Lahiri, Goutam Kumar (2000). "Ruthenium Dithiophosphates: Synthesis, X-Ray Crystal Structure, Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Properties". Polyhedron 19 (7): 801–808. doi:10.1016/S0277-5387(00)00316-8.
- ↑ Marsh, R. E. (1995). "Some Thoughts on Choosing the Correct Space Group". Acta Crystallographica Section B 51 (6): 897–907. doi:10.1107/S0108768195008901. Bibcode: 1995AcCrB..51..897M. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20170124-095650147.
- ↑ Taş, Murat; Yaĝan, Mehtap; Batı, Hümeyra; Batı, Bek˙ir; Büyükgüngör, Orhan (2005). "Redetermination of Bis( O,O ′-dicyclohexyl phosphorodithioato)nickel(II)". Acta Crystallographica Section E 61 (9): m1684–m1685. doi:10.1107/S1600536805023895.
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