Sareen, NehaSingh, SuryabhanBhattacharya, Subrato2025-03-032025-03-03201414779234https://dl.bhu.ac.in/ir/handle/123456789/77010Reaction of thiodiacetate anion (tda) with [Cu(TMEDA)(NO3) 2] (TMEDA = N,N,N′N′-tetramethyl ethylene-diamine) in a stoichiometric ratio afforded the complex {[Cu(TMEDA)(tda)]·(H 2TMEDA)(NO3)2·H2O} (1). When [Cu(TMEDA)(NO3)2] was added in excess, it yielded a μ-oxalato complex {[Cu2(TMEDA)2(μ-ox)(H 2O)2](NO3)2·2CH 3CN} (2). The reaction involves a facile room temperature desulfurization of the thiodiacetate moiety via elimination of ethylene sulfide (thiirane). © 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry.Articlehttps://doi.org/10.1039/c3dt53395f