Kuan, Seah LingLeong, Weng KeeGoh, Lai YoongWebster, Richard2015-12-130276-7333http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81999[Cp*RuIII{HB(mt)3}]X (1A(X); X = Cl, PF 6) and [Cp*RuII{HB(mt)3}] (2A) (Cp* = η5-C5-Me5, mt = N-methyl-2- mercaptoimidazol-1-yl) were synthesized by the reactions of K[HB(mt) 3] with [Cp*RuIIICl2]2 and [Cp*RuII(OMe)]2, respectively. 1A and 2A exist in thKeywords: Boron; Hydrogen bonds; Isomerization; Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Redox reactions; Ruthenium; Synthesis (chemical); Equilibrium constant; Group coordinates; Isomerization reactions; Solid states; Organometallics200510.1021/om050432o2015-12-11