Chem., 1, 215 (1962). of low-valent metal The activation of the thiocarbonyl function depends on the interaction mode in a preliminary step of the> C= S unit with the metal. Thioketones, usually, coordinate to a metal center by using the lone pairs on the sulfur atom, 3 while a unique thioketone q2-C, S bonded to a molybdenum complex was very recently structurally identified.'The ortho metalation of aromatic thioketones, occurring with a ...
