AN UNUSUAL RUTHENIUM(II) COMPLEX OF 2-(2-PYRIDYL)BENZOTHIAZOLE

Abstract

The ligand 2-(2-pyridyl)benzothiazole (L) can act both as an N-N and an N-S chelating donor. The latter coordination mode is expected to be preferred when it is involved in coordination to Ru(II) which is a soft acceptor centre However, in the title compound, chlorobis(acetonitrile)triphenylphosphino-2-(2-pyridyl)benzothiazole-N,N-ruthenium(II) chlride, [Ru(L)(PPh₃(CH₃CN)₂Cl]Cl, the ligand acts in N,N-bidentate manner and the Ru(II) ion is found to be present in an N₄PCl coordination environment. PPh₃ and Cl are trans to each other and the two CH₃CN ligands occupy cis positions facing the NN donor atoms of ligand L.