“…On tempering of TBA or PPN salts of pure compounds as well as of mixtures of those systems, stepwise rearrangements occur, which result in an increasing amount of complexes with increased numbers of N-bonded thiocyanate ligands. Thus, the respective terminal members of the series are accessible; namely, for Ru n = 5 (TBA salt), n = 6 (PPN salt); Rh n = 4; Os n = 6; and for Ir n = 5. − Clearly, it is important to temper below the melting point, not only to limit decomposition, which can occur at elevated temperatures, but also because mixtures of [M(NCS) n (SCN) 6 - n ] 3- with lower values of n are rearranged or thiocyanate bridged dinuclear complexes are formed during melting…”