TOWARDS NOVEL ORGANIC-SYNTHESIS ON MULTIMETALLIC CENTERS - SYNTHESES AND REACTIVITIES OF DINUCLEAR RUTHENIUM THIOLATE COMPLEXES

From the reactions of [Cp*RuCl(mu2-Cl)2RuCp*Cl] (CP* = eta5-C5Me5) with thiolate compounds, four types of thiolate-bridged diruthenium complexes have been obtained depending upon the thiolate source. These diruthenium complexes serve not only as a potential precursor for the synthesis of dinuclear disulfide-thiolate complexes and mixed-metal sulfide-thiolate clusters but also provide unique bimetallic reaction sites for the activation and transformations of various substrates such as alkynes, organic halides and H-2.