A new cyclometalated rhenium(I)(CO)4+ complex

Reactions of Re(CO)5Cl with N ∩ C− chelating ligand (2-phenyl-benzothiazole) afford neutral rhenium(I) tetracarbonyl Re(CO)4(N ∩ C−) complex characterized by means of the X-ray diffraction, electrochemical and UV-Vis, IR and EI MS spectroscopic studies.