The reaction of the 1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolyls (4-R-C
6H
4CN
2S
2)
2 (R = Me,
2a; Cl,
2b; OMe,
2c; and CF
3,
2d) and(3-NC-5-
tBu-C
6H
3CN
2S
2)
2 (
2e) with [CpCr(CO)
3]
2 (Cp =
5-C
5H
5) (
1) at ambient temperature respectively yieldedthe complexes CpCr(CO)
2(
2-S
2N
2CC
6H
4R) (R = 4-Me,
3a; 4-Cl,
3b; 4-OMe,
3c; and 4-CF
3,
3d) and CpCr(CO)
2(
2-S
2N
2CC
6H
3-3-(CN)-5-(
tBu)) (
3e) in 35-72% yields. The complexes
3c and
3d were also synthesized via a saltmetathesis method from the reaction of NaCpCr(CO)
3 (
1B) and the 1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolium chlorides 4-R-C
6H
4CN
2S
2Cl (R = OMe,
8c; CF
3,
8d) with much lower yields of 6 and 20%, respectively. The complexes werecharacterized spectroscopically and also by si
ngle-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Cyclic voltammetry experimentswere conducted on
3a-e, EPR spectra were obtained of one-electron-reduced forms of
3a-e, and variabletemperature
1H NMR studies were carried out on complex
3d. Hybrid DFT calculations were performed on themodel system [CpCr(CO)
2S
2N
2CH] and comparisons are made with the reported CpCr(CO)
2(
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-allyl) complexes.