Ligands L
X
of the type NS2 with
S-aryl and S-alkyl substituents which incorporate
the unit 2,6-bis(thiomethyl)pyridine are produced. Their reaction with
[RuCl2(PPh3)3] and
[RuCl2(DMSO)4] produces the first
reported Ru(II)/NS2 complexes. They present the general formulas
[RuCl2(L
X
)L‘], where L‘
= PPh3 or DMSO. Several isomers
are possible; however, only two have been found in each reaction.
The 1H NMR spectra show that the
HaHb
proton atoms of the
pyridine−CHaHb−thioether unit are
nonisochronous. A Δδ(HaHb) value
close to 1 ppm is
observed for the cis complexes while this is smaller for the
trans analogues. The possible distinct isomers
are
discussed in terms of steric effects. It is hypothesized that the
trans
-dl, the trans
-meso,
and the cis
-meso-E would
be the structures more favored. Those structures have been
confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis of
trans
-dl-[RuCl2(L1)(DMSO)]·0.5MeOH,
cis-[RuCl2(L5)(PPh3)]·CH2Cl2,
and
trans
-meso-[RuCl2(L6)(PPh3)]·1.5MeOH.
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