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Herein we describe the synthesis of a library of new mercury complexes, including some dimers and polymeric species. Initially, a phosphonium salt, [PPh3CH2C(O)C6H4–m-OCH3]Br (S), was synthesized from triphenylphosphine (PPh3) and BrCH2C(O)C6H4-m-OCH3 in acetone. We then reacted this phosphonium salt with an appropriate base to acquire a new phosphorus ylide monodentate, PPh3=C(H)C(O)C6H4-m-OCH3 (Y). Finally, we treated the synthesized ligand with mercury halides in dry CH3OH to form C-coordinated complexes of the form [HgX(PPh3C(H)C(O)C6H4-m-OCH3) (μ-X)]2 [X = Cl (1), Br (2), I (3)], [(PPh3=C(H)C(O)C6H4-m-OCH3)Hg(NO3)2]n (4). We characterized these compounds using CHN analysis, FT-IR, NMR (1H, 13C and 31P) and density functional theory. We elucidated the structure of 2 by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The results establish that 1, 2 and 3 have dimeric structures, while a polymeric structure is suggested for 4. The antioxidant activity of all compounds in DMSO was assessed using a DPPH free radical scavenging method. Also, the nature of metal-ligand (C→Hg) bonding in 1, 2 and 3 have been investigated using natural bond orbital (NBO) and energy-decomposition analyses (EDA). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The phosphonium salts [Ph2P(CH2)nPPh2CH2C(O)C6H4-m-OMe]Br (n = 1 (S1) and n = 2 (S2)) were synthesized in the reaction of bis(diphenylphosphino) methane (dppm) and bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe) with 2-bromo-3'-methoxy acetophenone, respectively. Further treatment with NEt3 gave the phosphorus ylides Ph2P(CH2)nPPh2C(H)C(O)C6H4-m-OMe (n = 1 (Y1) and n = 2 (Y2)). These ligands were treated with [MCl2(cod)] (M = Pd or Pt; cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) to give the P, C-chelated complexes, [MCl2(Ph2P(CH2)nPPh2C(H)C(O)C6H4-m-OMe)] (n = 1, M = Pd (3), Pt (4), and n = 2, M = Pd (5), Pt (6)). These compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopic methods, UV-visible, and fluorescence emission spectra. Further, the structures of complexes 3 and 6 were characterized crystallographically. The palladium complexes 3 and 5 proved to be excellent catalysts for the Suzuki reactions of various aryl chlorides. Also, a theoretical study on the structure of complexes 3-6 has been investigated at the BP86/def2-SVP level of theory. The strength and nature of donor-acceptor bonds between the phosphorus ylides (L) and MCl2 fragment in the [LMCl2] (M = Pd, Pt, L = Y1, Y2) were studied by NBO and energy decomposition analysis (EDA), as well as their natural orbitals for chemical valence variation (EDA-NOCV). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]