Chloromethylthio-Substituted Chromium(III), Cobalt(III), and Aluminum(III) Acetylacetonates

SCl-Substituted chromium(III), cobalt(III), and aluminum(III) acetylacetonates react with carbenes similarly to organylsulfenyl chlorides, with insertion of the carbenes into the S-Cl bond. Reaction with diazomethane gave chloromethylthio-substituted complexes whose structure was proved by IR, ¹H NMR, and mass spectroscopy. The thermal oxidative degradation of the complexes was studied. Chlorination of SCH₃-substituted acetylacetonates does not yield such complexes.