Deprotonated N-phenyl-o-phenylenediimine as a bridging ligand

The interaction of N-Ph-o-phenylenediamine with the trinuclear palladium complex Pd3(μ-OOCCMe3)6 was investigated. The ionic complex obtained [K·H2O]+ {Pd3(OOCCMe3)4(μ-OH)[μ-N,N-η2-N,N′-(N)(NPh)(C6H4)]2}− has been structurally characterized by an X-ray diffraction study. It was found that the reaction of bis(N-phenyl-o-semiquinonediimine)platinum(+2) with Re(CO)5Cl, which has been preliminarily treated with silver triflate, afforded the heterometallic complex (CO)Pt[μ-N,N-o-(N)(NPh)C6H4]2ReCl[(NH)(NPh)C6H4].