Structure, reactivity, and computational studies of a novel ruthenium hydrogen sulfide dihydride complex

Sarah L Chatwin; Richard A Diggle; Rodolphe F R Jazzar; Stuart A Macgregor; Mary F Mahon; Michael K Whittlesey

doi:10.1021/ic030241i

Structure, reactivity, and computational studies of a novel ruthenium hydrogen sulfide dihydride complex

Inorg Chem. 2003 Dec 1;42(24):7695-7. doi: 10.1021/ic030241i.

Authors

Sarah L Chatwin¹, Richard A Diggle, Rodolphe F R Jazzar, Stuart A Macgregor, Mary F Mahon, Michael K Whittlesey

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.

PMID: 14632475
DOI: 10.1021/ic030241i

Abstract

Addition of 1 atm of H(2)S to [Ru(IMes)(2)(CO)(EtOH)H(2)] (IMes = 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene) affords the air-stable hydrogen sulfide dihydride complex, [Ru(IMes)(2)(CO)(H(2)S)H(2)] 2. Treatment of 2 with excess H(2)S leads to formation of the 16-electron bis-hydrosulfido complex, [Ru(IMes)(2)(CO)(SH)(2)] 3. Preliminary studies show that 3 reacts with both H(2) and CO in solution as well as in the solid state. Both 2 and 3 have been structurally characterized