The reaction of the Cr(II) methyl complex,
CrMe[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2],
with diphenyl disulfide (PhSSPh) leads to the formation of the five-coordinate,
paramagnetic complex
CrMe(SPh)[N(SiMe2CH2PPh2)2]
by an overall one-electron oxidation. The complex is
unusual in that the phenyl thiolate moiety is terminal
and does not engage in bridging to generate a dinuclear
system having octahedral Cr(III) centers. The
complex
was characterized both in solution and in the solid state.