Trinuclear Palladium(II) Complexes with 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxyacetophenoneN4-Dimethylthiosemicarbazone: Synthesis, Spectral Studies and Crystal Structure of a Tripalladium Complex

The synthesis and spectral characterization of a new triangular, trinuclear palladium(II) complex with the dianion of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxyacetophenone N4-dimethylthiosemicarbazone, 4MeOAp4Me is reported. The X-ray crystal structure determination of [Pd(4MeOAp4Me2)]3·DMSO shows it to contain a chair-type hexagon of alternating Pd and S atoms which form a molecular bowl. The crystal structure of H24MeOAp4Me2 shows that it is the E isomer with respect to the imine bond of the thiosemicarbazone moiety.