A [Fe8S6]4+ cluster as bridging ligand via sulfur in a dinuclear ruthenium complex

Abstract

[Fe6S6I2(PMePh2)4]1 reacts with [RuI2(MeCN)4] to afford the novel [Ru2Fe8S6]8+ cluster, whose structure, elucidated by a single crystal X-ray crystallographic study, is composed of a [Fe8S6I8]4– unit and two [Ru(SPMePh2)(MeCN)4]2+ complex fragments bridged viaµ5-sulfur.