NEW TRIPODAL N3S LIGANDS AND SOME ZINC-COMPLEXES THEREOF

Attachment of 2-pyridylmethyl units to cysteine amide and 2-mercaptobe nzylamine leads to the new tripodal N3S Ligands ethylbenzoyl)-L-cystei ne-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amide (CBPA-H) and 2-mercaptobenzyl-bis(2-pyrid ylmethyl)amine (MBPA-H). Their treatment with zinc halides yields the neutral complexes L . ZnHal (Hal = Cl, Br, I). With zinc perchlorate M BPA forms the ionic compound [L . Zn] ClO4, presumed to be a thiolate bridged dimer. Structure determinations of MBPA . ZnHal (Hal = Cl, Br) have confirmed the tripodal nature of the ligand in the trigonal-bipy ramidal complexes.