Synthesis, structural aspects and ligation behaviour of phenylmercury(II) dithio complexes having Hg-S bonds

School of Studies in Chemistry, Jiwaji University, Gwalior-474 011, Madhya Pradesh, India
E-mail : sksrivas7@yahoo.com
Manuscript received 28 June 2007, accepted 2 July 2007

Reactions of C₆H₅HgOH with CS₂ and 2-alkyl amino ethanol at -20 ^oc yield neutral two coordinate unsymmetrically substituted phenylmercury(II) N-alkyl, N·hydroxyethyl dithiocarbamate complexes,[C₆H₅HgS(S)CN(R)CH₂CH₂OH] [R =CH₃ (1), C₂H₅ (2), n-C₄H₉ (3)]. Few bimetallic derivatives of compound 1 and 2 with Hg^II, Cd^II and Ag^I salts have also been prepared. The products bave been characterised using analytical and spectroscopic (IR, UV, ¹H an.d ¹³C NMR) data. The bimetallic adducts 4-13 are formed through the coordination of the sulfur atom of phenylmercury(ll) N-alkyl, N-hydroxyethyl dithiocarbamate to the soft metal acceptors.