Abstract
Aggregates of main-group elements are rich sources of ligands in transition-metal chemistry. Two topical classes of such ligands are polyatomic main group anions and cations. Metal polysulfide complexes may be viewed as derivatives of the simple Zintl ions Sx2-. In principle such metalla-Zintl complexes would adopt cage and ring structures of the Gillespie type when rendered electron deficient. Previous work has shown, however, that electron deficiency in metal sulfides stabilizes terminal mono- and disulfido ligands. We now report results obtained in the course of our studies on organoruthenium sulfides that show a relationship between metallapolysulfides and polysulfur cations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2017-2018 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry