Synthesis and Structural Characterisation of Group 10 Homo- and Hetero-Dimetallic Sulfur-Bridged Complexes of the [Ni(ema)(μ-S,S′)M(diphos)](M = Ni, Pd, Pt) Type

The series of group 10 homo‐ and hetero‐dimetallic sulfur‐bridged complexes [Ni(ema)(μ‐S,S′)M(diphos)], [M = nickel, palladium or platinum; diphos = 1,3‐bis(diphenylphosphanyl)propane or 1,2‐bis(diphenylphosphanyl)ethane], have been synthesised. Their properties and the crystal structures of five of the series are described. The dinickel complexes are good structural analogues of the dinickel subunit of the nickel‐containing enzyme acetyl‐CoA synthase. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005)