Synthesis and Complexation of a New Tripodal Tetradentate Ligand, a Silyl Ligand Tethered with Three Thioether Moieties

Iridium(III) and platinum(II) complexes with a new tripodal tetradentate ligand, tris[2-(tert-butylthiomethyl)phenyl]silyl were synthesized. In addition, reaction of tris(2-((tert-butylthio)methyl)phenyl)silane with [PdCl2(PhCN)2] resulted in the cleavage of the Si−C bond to give [{Pd[2-(t-BuSCH2)C6H4]}2(μ-Cl)2].