Reactivity of triruthenium diphosphine clusters with 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)mercaptobenzene: Electronic and steric influence of diphosphines onto coordination modes of thiolate, capping sulfide, and phosphide groups to a Ru3 clusters

Reported herein are the synthesis and characterization of nine new thiols or cap sulphide triruthenium clusters resulting from the thermal hydrogenation reactions of compounds based on [Ru3(μ-κ2P,P′-diphosphine)(CO)10] and thiolates. The formation of a phosphide group linked to a metal center leaded to a Ru-Ru bond scission in one of the clusters.