A Facile Synthesis, Crystallographic, Spectral, Thermal, and Electrochemical Investigations of Neutral [Cu₂(Et₂dtc)₄] Dimer

Abstract

A neutral dimeric complex [Cu2(Et2dtc)4] (dtc = dithiocarbamate) (1) was synthesized in single step under mild conditions. Structure of 1 has been studied using single-crystal XRD to gauge the influence of CH3 and CH2 groups of coordinated dithiocarbamate ligands on the association of the molecules in solid state. Evidently 1 features the ability of these groups to form intermolecular (sp3)C‒HΠ(chelate ring) and (sp3)C‒HS stacking interactions leading to fascinating 3D infinite network. Complex has been completely characterized by spectrophotometric methods, optical behavior, and thermal and cyclic voltammetry studies. Cyclic voltammetric study confirmed the binding affinity of 1 toward H2PO– 4. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry to view the supplemental file.