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The electrochemical oxidation of anodic metal (cobalt or nickel) in an acet
onitrile solution of phosphinothiol ligands. 2-(Ph2P)C6H4SH, 2-(Ph2P)-6-(Si
Me3)C6H3SH, 2-(Ph2PO)-6- (SiMe3)C6H3SH, affords [Co{2-(Ph2P)C6H4S)}(3)] 1,
[Ni{2-(Ph2P)C6H4S}(2)] 2, [Co{2-(Ph2P)-6-(SiMe3)C6H3S}(3)] 3, [Ni{2-(Ph2P)-
6-(SiMe3) C6H3S}(2)] 4, [Co{2-(Ph2PO)-6-(SiMe3)C6H3S}(2)] 5, [Co{2-(Ph2PO)-
6- (SiMe3)C6H3S}(3)] 6 and [Ni{2-(Ph2PO)-6-(SiMe3)C6H3S}(2)] 7. All compoun
ds have been characterised by microanalysis, TR. UV-visible. FAB and NMR sp
ectroscopic studies and compounds 3, 4 and 5 by single-crystal X-ray diffra
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