Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.10, 1310-1311, 2005
The first (RuPd2S3)-Pd-II-S-II metallochelate ring formed on a [Ru(bpy)(2)](2+) core
The 1:2 reaction of [RuCl2(bpy)(2)] (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) with [Pd(aet)(2)] (aet = 2-aminoethanethiolate) led to the formation of [Ru(bpy)(2) {Pd-2(aet)(3)} {Pd(aet)(2))](3+) ([1](3+)), which was converted into [Ru(bpy)(2){Pd(aet)(3)} {Pd(aet)(2-aminoethanesulfenato)}](3+) ([1'](3+)) and [Ru(bpy)(2)[Pd-2(aet)(3)Cl}](2+) ([2](2+)) having a six-membered RuPd2S3 metallochelate ring.