Synthesis, structure and dynamic studies on base-stabilized silylene complexes [(η5-C5Me5)(PMe3)2RuSiX2(NCMe)(+)]

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0277-5387(94)00367-N

The silyl complexes Cp*(PMe3)2RuSiX2Z (Cp*=η5-C5Me5; 1, SiX2Z=Si[S(Tol-p)]3; 2, SiX2Z=Si[O(Tol-p)]3; 3, SiX2Z=SiMe2[S(Tol-p)]), prepared by reaction of the appropriate hydrosilane with Cp*(PMe3)2RuCH2SiMe3, reactwith Me3SiOTf (OTf=OSO2CF3) to afford the t