Cyclometallated compounds have been extensively studied, in particular those with palladium and platinum. This is because of their possible applications in medicinal chemistry, as anticancer or antimicrobial agents; in some cases with similar results as cisplatin, carboplatin or oxaliplatin. Also remarkable is their use as homogeneous catalysts, for example, in cross coupling reactions such as Suzuki-Miyaura or Mizoroki-Heck.
Herein we report the synthesis of different thiosemicarbazone ligands, which will be reacted with a palladium or platinum salt, to give the corresponding cyclometallated compounds; their reactivity with bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) will be studied.
Characterization has been carried by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopy. Also, 1c has been studied by X-ray diffraction.