Metal ion and ligand dependency of the redox behaviour of some first row transition metal dithiocarbamates

Abstract

The one-electron oxidation and reduction processes for some 80 dithiocarbamates of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu reveal a marked dependence of redox potential on the metal 3dⁿ electron configuration. For all the complexes examined, the relative ordering of the redox potentials with the dithiocarbamate substituents is remarkably consistent for both oxidation and reduction processes.