Synthesis and catalytic activity of η1-allyl and η3-allyl, ethyl, and hydrido complexes of ruthenium- pentamethyl[60]fullerene

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/ejic.200700013

η¹-Allyl and η³-allyl, ethyl, and hydrido ruthenium complexes of pentamethyl[60]fullerene, Ru(η⁵-C ₆₀Me₅)R(CO)₂ (R = η¹-allyl, Et, H) and Ru(η⁵-C₆₀Me₅)(η³- allyl)(CO) were synthesized by the reaction of a chlorido complex Ru(η⁵-C₆₀Me₅)Cl(CO)² with an allyl and an ethyl Grignard reagent or lithium aluminum hydride. Conversion of the η¹-allyl complex to the corresponding η³-allyl complex and the catalytic performance of the hydrido and the chlorido complexes in the isomerization reaction of 1-decene to internal decenes are described. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2007.