[ReH7(PPh3)2] or [ReH5(PPh 3)3] reacted with L [L = 2,4,6-triisopropylthiophenol (Htipt) or HSC6h2-2,6-Pri2,4-Br (Hdipbt)] in toluene, under dinitrogen, to give [Re(N2)(tipt) 3(PPh3)] and [Re(N2)(dipbt) 3(PPh3)], respectively in good yield, and under similar conditions 2,6-dimethyithiophenol (Hdmt) or 2,6-dimethoxythiophenol (Hdmot) gave [Re(dmt)3(PPh3)] and [Re(dmot)3(PPh 3)] respectively; the complex [Re(dmt)3(PPh 3)(PPh2H)] was also isolated from the same reaction with Hdmt.
