[RuHCl(CO)(PPh
3)
3],[Ru(SnPh
3)Cl(CO)(PPh
3)
2],or[RuH(CO)(NCMe)
2(PPh
3)
2]BF
4reactswith K[HB(pz)
3] (pz = pyrazol-1-yl) to provide[RuH(CO)(PPh
3)
2{
2-HB(pz)
3}],thermolysisof which proceeds via loss of phosphine and formation of[RuH(CO)(PPh
3){
3-HB(pz)
3}].Thethiocarbonyl analogue[RuH(CS)(PPh
3)
2{
2-HB(pz)
3}]is obtained from[RuHCl(CS)(PPh
3)
3]and K[HB(pz)
3], thermolysis of which provides[RuH(CS)(PPh
3){
3-HB(pz)
3}].In chloroform,this species provides[RuCl(CS)(PPh
3){
3-HB(pz)
3}].[RuH(CS)(PPh
3)
2{
2-H
2B(bta)
2}](bta= benzotriazolyl) results from the reaction of[RuHCl(CS)(PPh
3)
3] withK[H
2B(bta)
2]. Thehydride-bridged dinuclear complex[RuCu(
-H)(CO)(PPh
3)
2{
3-HB(pz)
3}]PF
6results in highyield from the reaction of[RuH(CO)(PPh
3)
2{
2-HB(pz)
3}],with [Cu(NCMe)
4]BF
4.[Os(C
6H
5)(CO)(PPh
3)
2{
2-HB(pz)
3}](from[Os(C
6H
5)Cl(CO)(PPh
3)
2]and K[HB(pz)
3]) converts on heatingto[Os(C
6H
5)(CO)(PPh
3){
3-HB(pz)
3}].