Two new compounds with a tripodal ligand architecture and with the potential
to act as heptadentate N4S3 donor
ligands are reported. H3S3trac
(4,4′,4′′-[nitrilotris(ethyleneimino)]tris(pent-3-ene-2-thione))
is prepared by the reaction of acetylacetone with tren
(tris(2-aminoethyl)amine), followed by treatment with
P2S5.
H3trimda
(3,3′,3′′-[nitrilotris(ethyleneimino)]tris(2-phenylpropenethial))
is prepared by the reaction of 4-phenyl-1,2-dithiolium perchlorate with tren.
A crystal structure of H3S3trac
shows it to be monoclinic, P
21/c, a
11·443(7), b 11·7757(14),
c 19·285(3) Å, β 106·68(2)°,
Z 4, R 0·0454,
ωR2 0·1108 for 1618
observed reflections (I >
3σ(I)). 1H and
13C { 1H} n.m.r. data
for H3S3trac and
H3trimda, and the crystal structure of
H3S3trac are consistent with the
compounds existing in the enamino thione tautomer.