Multiple-Hydrogen-Bond Approach to Uncommon Pd(III) Oxidation State: A Pd–Br Chain with High Conductivity and Thermal Stability

A Br-bridged Pd chain complex with the Pd ion in an uncommon +3 oxidation state, [Pd­(dabdOH)2Br]­Br2 (3), was prepared using a new method involving multiple hydrogen bonds. The PdBr chain complex exhibited superior electrical conductivity and thermal stability. An in-plane ligand with an additional hydrogen donor group (hydroxy group), (2S,3S)-2,3-diaminobutane-1,4-diol (dabdOH), was used to create a multiple-hydrogen-bond network, which effectively shrinks the Pd–Br–Pd distance, stabilizing the Pd­(III) state up to its decomposition temperature (443 K). 3 shows semiconducting behavior with quite high electrical conductivity (3–38 S cm–1 at room temperature), which is 106 times larger than the previous record for analogous PdBr chains. Indeed, 3 is the most conductive MX-type chain complex reported so far. The precise positional control of ions via a multiple-hydrogen-bond network is a useful method for controlling the electronic states, thermal stability and conductivity of linear coordination polymers.