Binding and activation of halocarbons by iron(II) and ruthenium(II)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/om00117a033

A series of cyclopentadienylruthenium(II) and -iron(II) complexes contain intact iodoalkanes, p-iodotoluene, or chelating (P, X) (o-halophenyl)diphenylphosphine (X = Cl, Br) ligands. The halocarbons coordinate via σ-donation of a halogen lone pair and ret