Synthesis and chemistry of the "metalloligand" [CpRu(η2-dmpm)(η1-dmpm)]Cl. X-ray crystal structures of [CpRu(η2-dmpm)(PPh3)]Cl and [cpru(μ-dmpm)2pt(PPh3)]pf6 · CH2Cl<s

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0277-5387(96)00169-6

CpRuCl(PPh₃)₂ reacts sequentially with bis(dimethylphosphino)methane (dmpm) to yield [CpRu(η²-dmpm)(PPh₃)]Cl (1) and then [CpRu(η²-dmpm)(η¹-dmpm)]Cl (2a) from which hexafluorophosphate (2b)