Ruthenium(II) σ-acetylide complexes; monomers, dimers and polymers

Charlotte W. Faulkner, Scott L. Ingham, Muhammad S. Khan, Jack Lewis, Nicholas J. Long, Paul R. Raithby

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Abstract

The complexes trans-[Ru(dppm)2(CCPh2] and trans-[Ru(LL)2 CCRCC]n- [LL = bis-diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) or bis-(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe), R = p-C6H4 or p-C6H2(CH3) 2] have geen prepared by the reaction of the corresponding trans-[Ru(LL)2Cl2] compound with Me3SnCCPh or Me3SnCCRCCSnMe3. Reactions between cis-[Ru(LL)2Cl2], acetylenes and the salt NaPF6 have yielded complexes of the type [CI(LL)2RuCCPhH]+PF6-. These were converted into the corresponding mono-acetylides, [Ru(LL)2Cl(CCPh)] by treatment with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4. Ojundec-7-ene(DBU) or alumina. Ale single crystal X-ray structure of [Ru(dppe)2Cl(CCPh)] confirms that during the reaction of the cis-dihalide species rearrangement takes place to give trans products.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-145
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume482
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Nov 1994

Funding

We thank SERC (MSK, CWF, SLI), Kobe Steel Europe Ltd. (MSK), Darwin College, Cambridge, (NJL), for financial support and the University of Dhaka, Bangladeshf or study leave (to MSK). We also thank Dr. I. Hinton at Ciba-Geigy Plastics (UK) for determinationo f molecularw eights.W e are gratefult o the SERC and the CambridgeC rystallographicD ata Centre for funds for the purchaseo f the X-ray equipment.

FundersFunder number
Kobe Steel Europe Ltd.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Keywords

  • Acetylene
  • Ruthenium
  • Tin
  • X-ray crystal structure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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