Substituted ketene elimination from acid chlorides induced by ruthenium(0) compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(88)80510-2

The compound Ru(CO)2(triphos) (triphos=MeC(CH2PPh2)3) reacts with a number of acid chlorides RR'CHCOCl to form Cl and the corresponding substituted ketenes RR'CCO.A quantitative study of the reaction of Ph2CHCOCl shows that Ph2CCO is formed in a 1:1 stoichiometry.The compound Ru(CO)3(PPh3)2 also reacts with Ph2CHCOCl forming Ph2CCO and the unstable hydride Cl, the chemistry of which is also reported.