Investigation of a New Xanthate Ligand. The Crystal and Molecular Structures of Nickel and Cadmium (Methoxyethyl)xanthates

Abstract

The crystal structures of Ni(S2COCH2CH2OCH3)2 and Cd (S2COCH2CH2OCH3)2 have been determined. Crystals Ni(S2COCH2CH2OCH3)2 are orthorhombic, Pbca , with a 7.852(1), b 7.126(2), c 24.963(4)?, Z 4. Crystals of Cd (S2COCH2CH2OCH3)2 are monoclinic, P21/c, with a 12.712(2), b 4.215(1), c 13.400(2)?, ß 104.60(1)°, Z 2. In both structures the central metal atom is coordinated by the sulfur atoms in a planar arrangement, an unexpected observation for the cadmium compound.