Synthesis and structural characterization of two cationic dinuclear cymene-ruthenium(II) complexes with thiolato and chloro bridges |
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Authors: | Xin Chen Yi Qin Ai-Quan Jia |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Molecular Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan, PR China |
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Abstract: | Treatment of [(p-cymene)RuCl2]2 with HSp-Tol or HSCH2Ph in the presence of K[PF6] gave the cationic dinuclear cymene–ruthenium(II) complexes [(p-cymene)2Ru2(μ-Cl)(μ-Sp-Tol)2][PF6] (1) and [(p-cymene)2Ru2(μ-Cl)(μ-SCH2Ph)2][PF6] (2), respectively, which have been characterized by IR, NMR spectroscopies and mass spectrometry along with microanalyses. Their crystal structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The structures of the cationic complexes contain the unusual pseudo-trigonal-bipyramidal Ru2S2Cl framework without a ruthenium–ruthenium single bond. The two p-cymene–ruthenium units are held together by two bridging thiolates and one bridging chloride. |
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Keywords: | Ruthenium(II) thiolate dinuclear complex crystal structure synthesis |
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