Di- and tri-nuclear ruthenium nitrosyl complexes containing thiolate ligands

Treatment of Ru(NO)Cl3 with NaSC6HF4 (C6HF4SH = 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorothiophenol) afforded dinuclear Na(H2O)[Ru(NO)(SC6HF4)2]2(μ-SC6HF4)2(μ-OH)2, whereas that with NaSBut resulted in C-S cleavage of the thiolate ligand, and formation of a oxo-sulfido cluster, Na(H2O)2[Ru(NO)(SBut)(μ-SBut)]3(μ3-S)(μ3-O). Reaction of Ru(NO)Cl3 with NaStipp (tipp = 2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl) gave mononuclear Ru(NO)(Stipp)3(tippSH).145