Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of ortho‐Functionalized Dimercaptobenzene: Building Blocks for Tripodal Hexathiol Ligands

The tripodal hexathiol ligand H6−1 is accessible for the first time by coupling 2,3-dimercaptobenzoic acid (2) to 1,3,5-tris(aminomethyl)benzene. The hexadentate ligand H6-1 forms a trinuclear complex with (C5H5)2 TiCl2 and the complex Mo(1) with Mo(O)2(acac)2.