Dithiosquarate (dtsq) complexes of nickel(II). Syntheses and crystal structures of [Ni(phen)2(1,2-dtsq)]·3.5H2O, [Ni(phen)2(1,3-dtsq)] and [Ni(tren)(1,2-dtsq)] [phen=1,10-phenanthroline; tren=tris(2-aminoethyl)amine]

Abstract The new nickel(II) complexes [Ni(phen)2(1,2-dtsq)]·3.5H2O (1), [Ni(phen)2(1,3-dtsq)] (2) and [Ni(tren)(1,2-dtsq)] (3) [1,2-dtsq=dianion of 3,4-dimercapto-3-cyclobutene-1,2-dione, 1,3-dtsq=dianion of 3-hydroxy-4-mercapto-2-thioxo-3-cyclobuten-1-one, phen=1,10-phenanthroline and tren=tris(2-aminoethyl)amine] have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Their structures are made up of neutral [Ni(phen)2(1,n-dtsq)] [1 (n=2) and 2 n=3)] and [Ni(tren)(1,2-dtsq)] (3) mononuclear units. The nickel atom is six-coordinated in all three cases: four nitrogen atoms from two bidentate phen (1 and 2) or a tetradentate tren (3) groups and either two sulfur (1 and 3)…