Complexes of N-thiophosphorylthioureas (HL) with copper(I). Crystal structures of [Cu3L3] and [Cu(PPh3) 2L] chelates

Abstract

Reaction of the potassium salts of N-thiophosphorylated thioureas of common formula RC(S)NHP(S)(OiPr)2 [R = morpholin-N-yl (HLa), piperidin-N-yl (HLb), NH2 (HLc), PhCH 2NH (HLd)] with Cu(PPh3)3I in aqueous EtOH/CH2Cl2 leads to mononuclear [Cu(PPh 3)2L-S,S′] complexes. Using copper(i) iodide instead of Cu(PPh3)3I, polynuclear complexes [Cu n(L-S,S′)n] were obtained. The structures of these compounds were investigated by ES-MS, elemental analyses, 1H and 31P NMR in solution, IR and 31P solid-state MAS NMR spectroscopy. The crystal structures of [Cu3L3 a] and [Cu(PPh3)2Lb] were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2007.