文摘
The known, green, five-coordinate species trans-RuCl2(P鈥揘)(PPh3) react with R鈥睸H thiols to give yellow cis-RuCl2(P鈥揘)(PPh3)(R鈥睸H) products (P鈥揘 = o-diphenylphosphino-N,N鈥?dimethylaniline; R鈥?= alkyl). The MeSH and EtSH compounds are structurally characterized, with the former being the first reported for a transition metal鈥揗eSH complex, while the thiol complexes with R鈥?= nPr, iPr, nPn (pentyl), nHx (hexyl), and Bn (benzyl) are synthesized in situ. Other trans-RuX2(P鈥揘)(PR3) complexes (X = Br, I; R = Ph, p-tolyl) are synthesized, and their H2S adducts, of a type reported earlier by our group, are also prepared. Thermodynamic data are presented for the reversible formation of the MeSH and EtSH complexes and the H2S analogues. The RuIICl2(P鈥揘)(PPh3) complex in solution decomposes under O2 to form [RuIIICl(P鈥揘)]2(渭-O)(渭-Cl)2.