Reactions of thioesters witn Mn (sub)2 (CO) (sub)7 (mu-S (sub)2) proceed with CO displacement and insertion of the sulfur atom into the Mn-Mn bond

Research has been conducted on Mn (sub)2 (CO) (sub)7 (mu-S (sub)2). Reaction of this compound with thioethers at the metal atoms carried out via bridging CO ligand replacement and thioether sulfur atom insertion into the manganese-manganese bond is described.