Gb. Yi et al., SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND PROTONATION OF AN AMIDE-CONTAINING THIOLATE COMPLEX OF A RUTHENIUM NITROSYL PORPHYRIN, Inorganic chemistry, 37(2), 1998, pp. 208-214
1-(Acetylamino)-2-methylpropane-2-thionitrite reacts with (OEP)Ru(CO)
or [(OEP)Ru](2) at room temperature to give the nitrosyl thiolate deri
vative, namely (OEP)Ru(NO)(SC(Me)(2)CH2NHC(O)Me), in high yield. This
nitrosyl thiolate complex is moderately air stable and has IR v(NO) an
d v(CO) bands at 1789 and 1673 cm(-1), respectively. Protonation of th
is complex with tetrafluoroboric acid and subsequent workup result in
the formation of the amide complex, [(OEP)Ru(NO)(O=C(Me)NHCH2C(Me)(2)S
H)]BF4, in 92% yield. The crystal structures of the neutral (OEP)Ru(NO
)(SC(Me)(2)CH2NHC(O)Me) and cationic [(OEP)Ru(NO)(O=C(Me)NHCH2C(Me)(2)
SH)]BF4 complexes have been determined by single-crystal X-ray crystal
lography.