Gold dithiolene complexes: easy access to 2-alkylthio-thiazoledithiolate complexes

Agathe Filatre-Furcate (1) , Pascale Auban-Senzier (2) , Marc Fourmigué (1) , Thierry Roisnel (1) , Vincent Dorcet (1) , Dominique Lorcy (1)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
2 LPS - Laboratoire de Physique des Solides

In the presence of MeI or EtI, N-tert-butyl-1,3-thiazoline-2-thione derivatives undergo a transformation to 2-alkylthio-thiazoledithiolate pro-ligands with elimination of the tert-butyl substituent. The corresponding Au(III) dithiolene complexes [Au(RS-tzdt)2](-) (R = Me, Et) oxidize readily to the neutral radical species, such as the semi-conducting [Au(EtS-tzdt)2]˙, which organizes into dimers in the solid state.

Domains: Chemical Sciences

Agathe Filatre-Furcate, Pascale Auban-Senzier, Marc Fourmigué, Thierry Roisnel, Vincent Dorcet, et al.. Gold dithiolene complexes: easy access to 2-alkylthio-thiazoledithiolate complexes. Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44 (35), pp.15683--15689. ⟨10.1039/C5DT02534F⟩. ⟨hal-01188234⟩