Influence of CH3 group of μ-N-C-S ligand on the properties of [Fe2(C4H5N2S)2(NO)4] complex

Bi-nuclear neutral sulfur-nitrosyl iron complex has centrosymmetrical dimeric structure, with the iron atoms being linked via μ-N-C-S bridge, δFe is 0.180(1) mm/s and ΔEQ is 0.928(2) mm/s at T = 290 K. By comparative studying the mass-spectra in the gaseous phase of solid samples decomposition and kinetics of NO release in 1% aqueous solutions of dimethylsulfoxide, using of the ligand with CH3 substituent in position 1 of imidazole-2-thiol was shown to yield a more stable donor of nitrogen monoxide than earlier obtained analog with imidazole-2-thiol.