The co-ordination of small molecules by bistriphenylphosphineplatinum(0): the reaction with H2S, H2Se, and H2Te

Modeling the Claus Reaction: Preparation of trans-Pt(PPh3)2(phthalimido)S(O)2SR

“…These are resistant to loss of SO 2 up to 200 °C. Exchange of 1f with RSH is very slow, whereas treatment of 1f with H 2 S gave Pt(PPh 3 ) 2 (H)(SH) and (PhCH 2 S) 2 as the major products as determined by 1 H NMR.…”

Synthesis and X-ray Structure of an H2S Complex, RuCl2(P-N)(P(p-tolyl)3)(SH2) (P-N = o-(Diphenylphosphino)-N,N-dimethylaniline)

“…Such chemistry is of relevance in the biological sulfur cycle, in the formation of ores, in hydrodesulfurization catalysis, and in the use of H 2 S as a source of H 2 and elemental sulfur (or organosulfur compounds). Literature dealing with these topics is plentiful and can be traced through recent references. , However, isolation and characterization of metal complexes containing H 2 S remain challenging, , as such species tend to undergo oxidative addition reactions to give products with SH ligands or bridged or terminal sulfide, and only recently has an H 2 S complex been characterized crystallographically . This was the structure reported by Sellmann et al of the Ru(II)-complex Ru(SH 2 )(PPh 3 )(‘S 4 ')·THF (‘S 4 ' = 1,2-bis[(2-mercaptophenyl)thio]ethane(2−)) formed by the reaction of the polymeric complex [Ru(PPh 3 )(‘S 4 ')] x with liquid H 2 S at −70 °C; the reaction with H 2 S gas at room temperature in THF resulted in a mixture of the bridging sulfide complex [(μ-S 2 ){Ru(PPh 3 )(‘S 4 ')} 2 ] and other uncharacterized products depicting the more typical reactivity of H 2 S with transition metal complexes …”