The first organometallic complex bearing a diacylthiourea ligand

Abstract

Here we report the first example of an organometallic complex bearing a diacylthiourea ligand. The title complex, [(η⁶-p-cymene)Ru{(CH₃CH₂CONH)₂CS}Cl₂], was prepared form the diacylthiourea ligand (CH₃CH₂CONH)₂CS and the ruthenium cymene dimer [(η⁶-p-cymene)RuCl₂]₂. The X-ray crystallographic structure of the complex revealed the diacylthiourea molecule to coordinate as a neutral monodentate ligand through the core thiourea sulfur atom. The spatial arrangement of the piano stool complex is governed by a series of hydrogen bonding and chalcogen non-covalent interactions which were subsequently confirmed using the non-covalent interactions index.