S-S cleavage in disulphides by the fragment CpFe(dppe)+

Abstract

The reaction of CpFe(dppe)l with disulphides S2R2 R = CH3, C3H7, CH2-C6H5, C6H5 in presence of NH4PF6 afford the unexpectedly oxidized thiolate complexes [CpFe(dppe)SR]PF6 instead the expected disulphide complexes. The paramagnetic 17 ē complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV, visible spectral data as well as magnetic methods.