Sulfenato, Thiosulfinato, and Thiosulfonato Transition Metal Complexes

The synthesis and coordination chemistry of sulfenic, thiosulfinic, and thiosulfonic acid anions are reviewed. Different approaches, which yield the platinum(II) and ruthenium(II) complexes containing the anionic sulfur(0), sulfur(II), and sulfur(IV) oxid ligands, are described. The oxidative addition of thiosulfinates or N-sulfinyl phthalimides to platinum(0) complexes L2Pt(C2H4) [L = PPh3, 1/2 PPh2CH2CH2PPh2, 1/2 (R,R)-(–)-DIOP, 1/2 (C5H4PPh2)Fe(C5H4PPh2) leads to sulfenato complexes; those of N-thiosulfinyl phthalimidies or trisulfid 1-oxides afford the thiosulfinato complexes. Moreover, the reactions of CpRu(PPh3)(L)(SH) (L = CO, PPh3) with N-sulfinyl phthalimides forming the thiosulfinato moiety, are reported. The spectroscopic, structural and chemical properties of these complexes are discussed.