含2,4—二硫代乙丙酰脲分子片卡宾铁羰基簇合物的合成和结构

Ｆｅ３（ＣＯ）１２与５个２，４－二硫代乙内酰脲ＳＣＮＨＣ（Ｒ１）（Ｒ２）Ｃ（Ｓ）ＮＨ应制得通式为Ｆｅ３（ＣＯ）８（μ３－Ｓ）２（Ｌ）含卡宾配体的５个新铁羰基簇合物（１～５）对其进行了元素分析，ＩＲ、ＨＮＭＲ和ＭＳ表征，并用Ｘ射线衍射法测定了簇合物３的晶体和分子结构，表明２，４－二硫代乙内酰脲分子片配位基：ＣＮＨＣ（ＣＨ３）２Ｃ（Ｓ）ＮＨ的卡宾碳具有ｓｐ＾２成键特征，其Ｃ－Ｆｅ键长０．１８９８ｎｍ，     

含杂环卡宾碳的铁羰基簇合物的结构化学研究Ⅱ．—Fe_3(CO)_8[:CNHC(S)C(CH_3)_2NH]的合成和晶体结构

Ｆｅ３（ＣＯ）＿（１２）和取代２，４＿二硫代乙内酰脲反应，得到新的取代物Ｆｅ３（ＣＯ）＿８－［：ＣＮＨＣ（Ｓ）Ｃ（ＣＨ＿３）＿２ＮＨ］（μ＿３－Ｓ）＿２，并进行了ＩＲ、１￣ＨＮＭＲ、ＭＳ表征，测定了它的分子和晶体结构，讨论了杂环卡宾碎片：ＣＮＨＣ（Ｓ）Ｃ（ＣＨ＿３）＿２ＮＨ的取代位置，它是通过卡宾碳原子与Ｆｅ配位。     

含杂环卡宾碳的铁羰基簇合物的结构化学研究Ⅱ.—Fe3（CO）8（：CNH（S）C（…

Ｆｅ３（ＣＯ）１２和取代２，４－二硫代乙内酰脲反应，得到新的取代物Ｆｅ３（ＣＯ）８＾－（：ＣＮＨＣ（Ｓ）Ｃ（ＣＨ３）２ＮＨ（μ３－Ｓ２），并进行了ＩＲ，＾１ＨＮＭＲ，ＭＳ表征，测定了它的分析和晶体结构，讨论了杂环卡宾碎片：ＣＮＨＣ（Ｓ）Ｃ（ＣＨ３）２ＮＨ的取代位置，它是通过卡宾碳原子与Ｆｅ配位。     

（四甲基二硅撑）双（3－三甲硅基环戊二烯基）－四羰基二铁的反应性

标题化合物（Ｍｅ_２ＳｉＳｉＭｅ_２）［η￣５－（３－Ｍｅ_３ＳｉＣ_５Ｈ_３）Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）_２］_２／（μ－ＣＯ）_２（Ａ）分子中的Ｆｅ－Ｆｅ键被钠汞齐还原断裂，生成相应的双铁负离子，分别与ＭｅＣＯＣｌ、ＰｈＣＯＣｌ、ＰｈＣＨ_２Ｃｌ、ＣｌＣＨ_２ＣＯＯＣ_２Ｈ_５和Ｐｈ_３ＳｎＣｌ进行亲核取代反应，生成在铁原子上引入相应取代基的产物（Ｍｅ_２ＳｉＳｉＭｅ_２）［η￣５－（３－Ｍｅ_３ＳｉＣ_５Ｈ_３）Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）_２Ｒ］_２（Ｒ：ＭｅＣＯ（１），ＰｈＣＯ（２），ＰｈＣＨ_２（３），ＣＨ_２ＣＯＯＣ_２Ｈ_５（４），Ｐｈ_３Ｓｎ（５），Ｉ（６））。Ａ在氯仿中与碘反应，得到Ｆｅ－Ｆｅ断裂的双铁碘化物，但在苯中与过量碘反应，则得到Ｆｅ－Ｉ－Ｆｅ桥联的离子型化合物（Ｍｅ_２ＳｉＳｉＭｅ_２）［η￣５－（３－Ｍｅ_３ＳｉＣ_５Ｈ_３）Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）_２］_２Ｉ·Ｉ（７）。化合物６的晶体和分子结构经Ｘ射线衍射测定，６属单斜晶系，Ｐ２１／ｃ空间群，ａ＝１．７２１７（４）ｎｍ，ｂ＝０．７７５３（２）ｎｍ，Ｃ＝１．３６２９（７）ｎｍ，β＝１０３．８０（３）°，Ｖ＝１．７６７（２）ｎｍ３，Ｚ＝４，Ｄｃ＝１．６２９９·ｃｍ－１，最终偏差因子Ｒ＝０．０５４。     

环状配合物Me_2Si［η~5－C_5H_4Fe（CO）_2］_2SnR_2的合

通过ＳｎＣｌ_２对化合物Ｍｅ_２Ｓｉ［η~５－Ｃ_５Ｈ_４Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）］_２（μ－ＣＯ）_２（Ⅰ）中Ｆｅ－Ｆｅ键的插入反应以及Ⅰ被Ｎａ－Ｈｇ齐还原所生成的相应双铁负离子｛Ｍｅ_２Ｓｉ［η~５－Ｃ_５Ｈ_４Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）_２］_２｝~（２－）与ＳｎＲ_２Ｃｌ_２（Ｒ＝Ｍｅ，Ｐｈ）的亲核反应，合成了环状化合物Ｍｅ_２Ｓｉ［η~５－Ｃ_５Ｈ_４Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）_２］_２ＳｎＲ_２［Ｒ＝Ｃｌ（１），Ｍｅ（２），Ｐｈ（３）］。以元素分析、ＩＲ和~１ＨＮＭＲ谱表征了它们的结构，并用Ｘ射线衍射测定了配合物３的晶体结构。３为单斜晶系，空间群Ｐ２_１／ｎ，ａ＝１．０３８４（３）ｎｍ，ｂ＝１．６３８４（１）ｎｍ，ｃ＝１．５７６２（５）ｎｍ，β＝９７．９３（２）°，Ｖ＝２．６５６（２）ｎｍ~３，Ｚ＝４，Ｄｘ＝１．７１ｇ／ｍＬ。     

Co3（CO）7（μ3—S）[μ,η^2—SCNC（O）C（R1）（R2）N（COR3）]的…

Ｃｏ２（ＣＯ８）分别与４种硫代乙内酰脲Ｓ＝ＣＮＨＣ（Ｏ）Ｃ（Ｒ１）（Ｒ２）Ｎ（ＣＯＲ３）反就，得到４个新的含硫代乙内酰脲桥基双齿配位的三核钴羰基硫族合物。用元素分析、ＩＲ、＾１Ｈ ＮＭＲ和ＭＳ等手段表征了它们的结构，用Ｘ射线衍射测定了其中一个族合物Ｃｏ３（ＣＯ７）７（μ３－Ｓ）［μ，η＾２－ＳＣＮＣ（Ｏ）Ｃ（ＣＨ３）（ＣＨ３）Ｎ（ＣＯＣＨ３）］（Ⅳ）的晶体结构，晶体属三斜晶系，Ｐ１↑－空间群，晶胞     

金属键有机化合物的研究──非对称型η~5－取代环戊二烯基三羰基钼（钨）金属单键化合物的合成及表征

通过η５－Ｒ~１Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４（ＣＯ）＿３ＭＮａ与η~５－Ｒ~２Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４（ＣＯ）＿３ＭＮａ（Ｍ＝Ｍｏ，Ｗ）以及η~５－Ｒ~１Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４（ＣＯ）＿３ＭｏＮａ与η~５－Ｒ~２Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４（ＣＯ）＿３ＷＮａ在Ｆｅ＿２（ＳＯ＿４）＿３醋酸水溶液作用下的交叉氧化偶联反应，合成了７个新的非对称型金属单键化合物η~５－Ｒ~１Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４（ＣＯ）－３Ｍｏ─Ｍｏ（ＣＯ）＿３Ｃ＿５Ｈ＿４Ｒ~２－η~５（Ｒ~１，Ｒ~２：Ｃ（Ｏ）Ｍｅ，ＣＯ２Ｅｔ），η５－Ｒ１Ｃ５Ｎ４（ＣＯ）３Ｗ─Ｗ（ＣＯ）３Ｃ５Ｈ４Ｒ２－η５（Ｒ１，Ｒ２：Ｃ（Ｏ）Ｍｅ，ＣＯ２Ｅｔ；Ｈ，ＣＯ２Ｅｔ）和η５－Ｒ１Ｃ５Ｈ４（ＣＯ）３Ｍｏ─Ｗ（ＣＯ）３Ｃ５Ｈ４Ｒ２－η５（Ｒ１，Ｒ２：Ｃ（Ｏ）Ｍｅ，Ｈ；Ｅｔ，Ｃ（Ｏ）Ｍｅ；Ｃ（Ｏ）Ｍｅ，ｎ－Ｂｕ；ＣＯ２Ｍｅ，ｎ－Ｂｕ）．用Ｃ／Ｎ分析、ＩＲ、１ＨＮＭＲ和ＭＳ表征了它们的结构，并对该氧化偶联反应的特点进行了讨论．     

等瓣置换反应的研究──手性簇合物［（η~5－MeO_2CC_5H_4）（CO）_2Mo］·［（η~5－MeO_2CC_5H_4）（CO）_2W］Fe（CO）_3（μ_3－S）的分子结构及晶体结构

用Ｘ射线衍射法测定了由η~５－ＭｅＯ_２ＣＣ_５Ｈ_４）（ＣＯ）_３ＭｏＮａ和［（η~５－ＭｅＯ_２ＣＣ_５Ｈ_４）（ＣＯ）_２Ｗ］Ｆｅ－（ＣＯ）_３Ｃｏ（Ｃｏ）_３（μ_３－Ｓ）的等瓣置换反应所生成的手性簇合物──［（η~５－ＭｅＯ_２ＣＣ_５Ｈ_４）（ＣＯ）_２Ｍｏ］－［（η~５－ＭｅＯ_２ＣＣ_５Ｈ_４）（ＣＯ）_２Ｗ］Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）_３（μ_３－Ｓ）的分子结构及晶体结构。晶体属Ｐ１空间群，晶胞参数α＝０．８７１６２（５）ｎｍ，ｂ＝０．７６２１８（４）ｎｍ，ｃ＝１．８７１１１（８）ｎｍ；α＝９４．１６４（４）°，β＝９７．９７９（２）°，γ＝９９．１０８（２）°，Ｚ＝２，μ＝５．９ｃｍ~（－１）。最终的一致性因子Ｒ＝０．０３６，Ｒｗ＝０．０３７．该簇合物含ＭｏＷＦｅＳ四面体簇核，其中Ｍｏ、Ｗ原子以１：１的比例无序地分占了四面体的２个顶点．     

（四甲基二硅撑）双（3—三甲硅基环戊二烯基）—四羰基二铁…

标题化合物（Ｍｅ２ＳｉＳｉＭｅ２）〔η＾５－（３－Ｍｅ３ＳｉＣ５Ｈ３）Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）２〕２／（μ－ＣＯ）２（Ａ）分子中的Ｆｅ－Ｆｅ键被钠汞齐还原断裂，生成相应的双铁负离子，分别与ＭｅＣＯＣｌ、ＰｈＣＯＣｌ、ＰｈＣＨ２Ｃｌ、ＣｌＣＨ２ＣＯＯＣ２Ｈ５和Ｐｈ３ＳｎＣｌ进行亲核取代反应，生成在铁原子上引入相应取代基的产物（Ｍｅ２ＳｉＳｉＭｅ２）〔η＾５－（３－Ｍｅ３ＳｉＣ５Ｈ３）Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）２Ｒ〕２（Ｒ：Ｍ     

（四甲基二硅撑）二（3－三甲硅基环戊二烯基）四羰基二铁及其相关化合物的合成及结构

１，２－二（三甲硅基环戊二烯基）四甲基二硅烷与Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）_５在二甲苯中于１０５～１１０℃反应除分离到少量标题化合物（Ｍｅ_２ＳｉＳｉＭｅ_２）［η－（３－Ｍｅ_３ＳｉＣ_５Ｈ_３Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）］_２（μ－ＣＯ）_２（５）外，主要是生成了脱Ｍｅ_３Ｓｉ基的产物（Ｍｅ_２ＳｉＳｉＭｅ_２）［η－Ｃ_５Ｈ_４Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）］_２（μ－ＣＯ）_２（１）及１的热重排异构体［Ｍｅ_２ＳｉＣ５Ｈ４－Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）_２］_２（２）．将５的二甲苯溶液加热回流１８ｈ，则转化为其异构体［Ｍｅ_２Ｓｉ（Ｍｅ_３ＳｉＣ_５Ｈ_３）Ｆｅ（ＣＯ）_２］_２（６）．脱硅基发生在由相应反应物制备５的过程中。且脱硅基是与反应物中（Ｍｅ_２ＳｉＳｉＭｅ_２）桥的存在有关．５的晶体结构经Ｘ射线衍射测定属单斜晶系，Ｐ２_１／ｍ空间群，晶体学数据：ａ＝０．６７８０（１）ｎｍ，ｂ＝２．２３０３（９）ｎｍ，ｃ＝０．９９８８（１）ｎｎ，；β＝９８．９６（１）°，Ｖ＝１．４９６０ｎｍ~３．Ｚ＝２，Ｄ_ｃ＝１．３６ｇ／ｃｍ~３．     

含硫氮杂环卡宾铁羰基簇合物的合成和结构

Fe~3(CO)~1~2与4个S,N取代的杂环硫代酰胺配前体[SCSC(SR)NNPh(SL~n),其中SL~1:R=Me;SL~2:R=Et;SL~3:R=n-Pr;SL~4:R=i-Bu]反应,合成得到含硫氮杂环卡宾配体的通式为[Fe~3(CO)~8(μ~3-S)~2L]的4个新羰合铁簇合物(1～4)。其配体S原子和杂环卡宾L皆来自配前体SL的劈开。对它们进行了元素分析,IR,^1HNMR和MS表征,并用X射线衍射测定了2的晶体分子结构,表明含硫氮杂环分子片CSC(SR)NNPh(L)的卡宾碳具有sp^2成键特征,其C~卡~宾键长为0.1960nm。2的分子几何构型维持母体物[Fe~3(CO)~9(μ~3-S)~2]的形状,其中卡宾基取代四方锥分子骨架Fe~3S~2基底平面Fe(1)S(1)Fe(3)S(2)的Fe(3)原子上径向位置的一个端羰基CO。     

STRUCTURAL STUDY ON HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE-CONTAIN-ING IRON CARBONYL CLUSTER-STRUCTURES OF Fe_3(CO)_8-[CNH C(CH)_4CNH](μ_3-S)_2

<正> The title cluster Fe3(CO)8[CNH C(CH)4CNH] (μ3-S)2 has beensynthesized and its crystal and molecular structure determined. Crystal data: C15 H6N2O8S2Fe3, Mr = 646. 27, triclinic, space group P1, a = 8. 6664(1), 6=10. 7857 (2), c=12.5536(3)(?),α=112. 3944(2), β=106. 4103(2) ,γ = 95.541(1)°, V = 1012. 8(?)3. Z = 2, Dc=1. 888gcm-3, μ=23. 639cm-1, final R = 0. 0477, Rw =0. 0535 for 2583 independent reflections. The cluster is a carbene derivative of Fe3-(CO)9S2, and contains a heterocyclic fragment c as the carbene ligand whichreplaces a terminal axial CO ligand of atom Fe(l) and locates in a vertical position to the distorted basal plane formed by Fe(1)S(1)Fe(2)S(2). The geometry of Fe3-(CO)9(μ3-S)2 has been maintained in the title compound but some of the Fe-S bond lengths have been changed.     

含杂环卡宾铁羰基簇合物的合成和结构

Fe(CO)~12与杂环硫代酰胺对它们进行了元素分析、IR、^1H NMR和MS表征, 并测定了晶体和分子结构反应, 在生成Fe(CO)~9(u-S)~2的同时, 还得到SLH劈开后以杂环卡宾配位的新羰合铁簇。     

Initial structure modification of tetrahedral to planar nickel(II) in a nickel-iron-sulfur cluster related to the C-cluster of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase

A method has been devised that creates a planar Ni(II) site from a tetrahedral site in a NiFe(3)S(4) cubane-type cluster. Reaction of [(Ph(3)P)NiFe(3)S(4)(LS(3))](2)(-) (2) with 1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane affords [(dmpe)NiFe(3)S(4)(LS(3))](2)(-) (3), isolated in ca. 45% yield as (Et(4)N)(2)[3a].2.5MeCN and (Et(4)N)(2)[3b].0.25MeCN, both of which occur in triclinic space group P. Each crystalline form contains two crystallographically inequivalent clusters with the same overall structure but slightly different dimensions. The cluster is bound by three thiolate terminal ligands to semirigid cavitand ligand LS(3). The NiFe(3)S(4) core contains three tetrahedral sites, one Fe(micro(3)-S)(3)(SR) and two Fe(micro(3)-S)(2)(micro(2)-S)(SR) with normal metric features, and one distorted square planar Ni(micro(3)-S)(2)P(2) site in a Ni(micro(3)-S)(2)Fe face with mean bond lengths Ni-P = 2.147(9) A and Ni-S = 2.29(2) A. The opposite Fe(2)(micro(3)-S)(micro(2)-S) face places the micro(2)-S atom at nonbonding and variable distances (2.60-2.90 A) above the nickel atom. Binding of the strong-field ligand dmpe results in a planar Ni(II) site and deconstruction of the full cubane geometry. The structure approximates that established crystallographically in the C-cluster of C. hydrogenoformans carbon monoxide dehydrogenase whose NiFe(4)S(4) core contains a planar NiS(4) site and three tetrahedral FeS(4) sites in a fragment that is bridged by sulfide atoms to an exo iron atom. M?ssbauer studies of polycrystalline samples containing both clusters 3a and 3b reveal the presence of at least two cluster types. The spectroscopically best defined cluster accounts for ca. 54% of total iron and exhibits hyperfine interactions quite similar to those reported for the S = (5)/(2) state of the protein-bound cubane-type cluster [ZnFe(3)S(4)](1+), whose M?ssbauer spectrum revealed the presence of a high-spin Fe(2+) site and a delocalized Fe(2.5+)Fe(2.5+) pair. Development of reactions leading to a planar nickel and a sulfide-bridged iron atom is requisite to attainment of a synthetic analogue of this complex protein-bound cluster. This work demonstrates a tetrahedral (2) --> planar (3) Ni(II) stereochemical conversion can be effected by binding of ligands that generate a sufficiently strong in-plane ligand field (dmpe = 1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane, LS(3) = 1,3,5-tris((4,6-dimethyl-3-mercaptophenyl)thio)-2,4,6-tris(p-tolylthio)benzene(3-)).     

Structural and spectroscopic characterization of an electrophilic iron nitrido complex

We have isolated and structurally characterized a terminal iron nitrido complex supported by a bulky tris(carbene)borate ligand. The electronic structure of this complex reveals that the a1 LUMO (formerly Fe(dz2)) is strongly stabilized by reduced antibonding interactions with the carbene sigma-donor ligands and configurational mixing (hybridization) with higher lying Fe 4s and 4p atomic orbitals. This unusual bonding interaction results in a low-lying Fe nitrido acceptor orbital (LUMO) that possesses electrophilic character. Reaction with PPh3 results in nitrogen atom transfer to the phosphine, supporting a reaction mechanism involving nucleophilic attack of the triphenylphosphine HOMO at the electrophilic LUMO of the iron nitrido complex.     

Carbene-pyridine chelating 2Fe2S hydrogenase model complexes as highly active catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of protons from weak acid (HOAc)

Two asymmetrically disubstituted diiron complexes (micro-pdt)[Fe(CO)(3)][Fe(CO)(eta(2)-L)] (L = 1-methyl-3-(2-pyridyl)imidazol-2-ylidene (NHC(MePy)), 2; 1,3-bis(2-picolyl)imidazol-2-ylidene (NHC(diPic)), 4) and a mono-substituted diiron complex (mu-pdt)[Fe(CO)(3)][Fe(CO)(2)(NHC(diPic))] (3) were prepared as biomimetic models of the Fe-only hydrogenase active site. X-Ray studies show that the NHC(MePy) and NHC(diPic) ligands in 2 and 4 each coordinate to the single iron atom as NHC-Py chelating ligands in two basal positions and the NHC(diPic) ligand of complex 3 lies in an apical position as a monodentate ligand. The large ranges of the highest and the lowest nu(CO) frequencies of 2 and 4 reflect that the relatively uneven electron density on the two iron atoms of the 2Fe2S model complexes 2 and 4 is as that observed for mono-substituted diiron complexes of good donor ligands. The cyclic voltammograms and the electrochemical proton reduction by 2 and 3 were studied in the presence of HOAc to evaluate the effect of asymmetrical substitution of strong donor ligands on the redox properties of the iron atoms and on the electrocatalytic activity for proton reduction.     

醋酸乙烯酯基桥连铁硫配合物(σ,π-μ-CH3CO2C=CH2)(μ-RS)Fe2CO)6的制备及结构鉴定

本文报道乙酰氯同[μ-CO)(μ-RS)Fe2(CO]Et3NH相作用生成了标题化合物, 除用碳氢分析, IR, 'HNMR及X衍射技术表征这类配合物的结构和构象外, 还对形成此类产物的过程进行了初步讨论。     

Time resolved infrared spectroscopy: kinetic studies of weakly binding ligands in an iron-iron hydrogenase model compound

Solution photochemistry of (μ-pdt)[Fe(CO)(3)](2) (pdt = μ(2)-S(CH(2))(3)S), a precursor model of the 2-Fe subsite of the H-cluster of the hydrogenase enzyme, has been studied using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy. Following the loss of CO, solvation of the Fe center by the weakly binding ligands cyclohexene, 3-hexyne, THF, and 2,3-dihydrofuran (DHF) occurred. Subsequent ligand substitution of these weakly bound ligands by pyridine or cyclooctene to afford a more stable complex was found to take place via a dissociative mechanism on a seconds time scale with activation parameters consistent with such a pathway. That is, the ΔS(?) values were positive and the ΔH(?) parameters closely agreed with bond dissociation enthalpies (BDEs) obtained from DFT calculations. For example, for cyclohexene replacement by pyridine, experimental ΔH(?) and ΔS(?) values were determined to be 19.7 ± 0.6 kcal/mol (versus a theoretical prediction of 19.8 kcal/mol) and 15 ± 2 eu, respectively. The ambidentate ligand 2,3-DHF was shown to initially bind to the iron center via its oxygen atom followed by an intramolecular rearrangement to the more stable η(2)-olefin bound species. DFT calculations revealed a transition state structure with the iron atom almost equidistant from the oxygen and one edge of the olefinic bond. The computed ΔH(?) of 10.7 kcal/mol for this isomerization process was found to be in excellent agreement with the experimental value of 11.2 ± 0.3 kcal/mol.     

Preparative and structural studies on iron(II)-thiolate cyanocarbonyls: relevance to the [NiFe]/[Fe]-hydrogenases

A number of thermally stable iron(II)-thiolate cyanocarbonyl complexes, cis,cis-[Fe(CN)2(CO)2(CS3-S,S)]2-(1), mer-[Fe(CO)2(CN)3(NCCH3)]-(2)mer-[Fe(CO)3(CN)(CS3-S,S)]-(3), cis-[Fe(CO)2(CN)(S(CH2)2S(CH2)2S-S,S,S)]-(4), [Fe(CO)2(CN)3Br]2-(5), mer-[Fe(CO)2(CN)3(m-SC6H4Br)]2-(6) and mer-[Fe(CO)2(CN)3(SPh)]2-(7) were isolated and characterized by IR and X-ray diffraction analysis. The extrusion of one strong sigma-donor CN- ligand instead of CO from the iron(II) center of the thermally stable complexes [FeII(CO)2(CN)3Br]2-(5) containing less electron-donating bromide reflects the electron-rich character of the mononuclear [FeII(CN)2(CO)2(CS3-S,S)]2-(1) when ligated by by the bidentate thiolate, and the combination of one cyanide, two carbonyls and a tridentate thiolate provides the stable complex 4 as a result of the reaction of complex 5 and chelating ligand [S(CH2)2S(CH2)2S]2-. The preference of the sixth ligand coordinated to the unsaturated [FeII(CO)(CN)2(CS3-S,S)]2- Fe(II) center, the iron-site architecture of the bimetallic Ni-Fe active-site of [NiFe] hydrogenases, is a strong pi-acceptor CO group. Scrutiny of the coordination chemistry of iron(II)-thiolate cyanocarbonyl species [FeII(CO)x(CN)y(SR)z]n- reveals that certain combinations of thiolate, cyanide and carbonyl ligands (3 < or = y+z > or = 4) bound to Fe(II) are stable and this could point the way to understand the reasons for Nature's choice of combinations of these ligands in hydrogenases.