The bis(thioether)silanes Me2Si(CH2SR)2 (R = Me, Pri, But, Ad) constitute a family of chelating thiooethers that are prepared in good yield and exhibit several attractive physical and chemical properties, including good thermal stability and no reactivity towards air or protic reagents such as alcohols or water.  A survey of the coordination chemistry of these new dithioether ligands will be described in this presentation, including the preparation of a series of cadmium, mercury, palladium, platinum, and coinage metal complexes that display unusual structural features (e.g., low coordination numbers), interesting physical properties (e.g., luminescence) or unexpected biological activity.

Bis(thioether)silanes:  What's a little smell among friends?

241st National Meeting (2011)

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