Insertion of a metal-bound nitrogen atom into a disulfide (S–S) bond. Synthesis and characterisation of [CoIIIL2]ClO4 [HL = di(2-pyridylthio)amine]
Abstract
Reaction of cis-[CoIII(NH3)4(H2O)2](ClO4)3 with 2,2′-dithiodipyridine (2,2′-DTDP) in nearly equimolar proportion generates [CoIIIL2]ClO4 where HL (H = dissociable proton) is di(2-pyridylthio)amine, resulting in an unprecedented insertion of a coordinated ammine N into the S–S bond of 2,2′-DTDP.