systems by release of electrons from the benzene rings in order to become "dithiolene-type" ligands. The data rather indicate that the stabilization of Fe'" centers by "hard" N and "soft" S donors is essentially due to n donation from the amide and thiolate functions and rule out "noninnocence" of the L4ligand, if something like "innocence" of ligands exists at all! Experimentul Section All operations were carried out under N, at room temperature by using standard Schlenk techniques. Solvents were dried and distilled before use. LH, was prepared according to literature methods [ll]. 1 : To a yellow solution of LH, (280mg, 1 mmol) in T H F ( 5 mL) and MeOH (25 mL) a 1 N solution of LiOMe (2 mL, 2 mmolj in MeOH, FrCI, 4H,O (200mg, 1 mmol), and PnPr, (1 mL. 5mmol) were added The resulting brown suspension was stirred for 1.5 h in contact with air and for 2 h under N, The precipitated red-violet microcrystals of 1 were separated. washed with MeOH (50 mL), H,O (30 mL), and Et,O (20 mL), and dried in vacuo for 1 d. Yield: 440 mg (90%). Elemental analysis of C,,H,,FeN,PS, (488.48): Calcd C 56.55, H 6.Xl. N 5.73. S 13.13; found C 56 32, H 6 78, N 5.72. S 12.97; 'H NMR (269.6 MHz. CDCI,): 6 =19 30, 12.13 (2 s, 4 H ; C,H,), 8.09, 5.87 (2 d. 4 H ; C,H,). 7.01. 4.95 (2 t, 4 H; C,H,), 0.85-0.6 (m, 6 H ; CH,), 0.47 (I . 9 H ; CH,), ( -0 41-j-0.6) (m, 6 H ; PCH,); 13C{1H} NMR (67.70 MHz, CD,CI,): 6 =157.6, 140.1. 123.4.