The reaction of [Ru(CO)
2(PPh
3)
3] (
1) or [Ru(
2-CS
2)(CO)
2(PPh
3)
2] with
N,N-dimethylthiocarbamoyl chloride provides [Ru(
2-SCNMe
2)(CO)
2(PPh
2)
2]Cl (
2·Cl), thermolysis of whichyields [Ru(
2-SCNMe
2)Cl(CO)(PPh
2)
2] (
3). Treatment of
2·Cl with NaBH
4 leads to carbonylsubstitution and formation of [RuH(
2-SCNMe
2)(CO)(PPh
3)
2] (
4), which is readily convertedto an alternative isomer of [RuCl(
2-SCNMe
2)(CO)(PPh
3)
2] (
5, Cl
trans to S) on treatmentwith hydrochloric acid. The reaction of
2·PF6 with Na[S
2CNMe
2] gives [Ru(
2-SCNMe
2)(
2-S
2CNMe
2)(CO)(PPh
3)] (
6), which is also the product of the reaction of
1 with {Me
2NC(S)}
2S.[Ru(
2-SCNMe
2)(CNC
6H
3Me
2-2,6)(CO)(PPh
3)
2]Cl (
7·Cl) is isolated from the reaction between[Ru(CNC
6H
3Me
2-2,6)(CO)(PPh
3)
3] and Me
2NC(S)Cl. [RhCl(CO)(PPh
3)
2], [RhCl(PPh
3)
3], or [Rh(cod)(PPh
3)
2]PF
6 (cod = cycloocta-1,5-diene) react with
N,N-dimethylthiocarbamoyl chlorideto provide [Rh(
2-SCNMe
2)Cl
2(PPh
3)
2] (
8), while [RhCl(CS)(PPh
3)
2] provides the metallacycliccomplex [Rh{
2-=C(NMe
2)SC(=S)}Cl
2(PPh
3)
2] (
9). The complexes [IrCl(CA)(PPh
3)
2] react withMe
2NC(=S)Cl to give the salts [Ir(
2-SCNMe
2)Cl(CA)(PPh
3)
2]Cl (A = O
10·Cl, S
12·Cl).Photolysis of
10·Cl or treatment with dimethylamine provides the neutral complex [Ir(
2-SCNMe
2)Cl
2(PPh
3)
2] (
11), which may be obtained directly by reaction of [IrCl(N
2)(PPh
3)
2]with Me
2NC(S)Cl. Treatment of
10·Cl with NaBH
4 or NaOEt proceeds via attack at the COligand to form [Ir(
2-SCNMe
2){
1-C(=O)H}Cl(PPh
3)
2] (
13) or [Ir(
2-SCNMe
2){
1-C(=O)OEt}Cl(PPh
3)
2] (
14), respectively.