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From amine to ruthenaziridine to azaallyl: Unusual transformation of di-(2-pyridylmethyl)amine on ruthenium
Prokopchuk, Demyan E.,Lough, Alan J.,Morris, Robert H.
, p. 10603 - 10608 (2011)
The complexation of di-(2-pyridylmethyl)amine to RuHCl(PPh 3)3 affords the salt [RuH{κ3N-fac-1,3-di- (2-pyridylmethyl)amine}(PPh3)2]Cl. Reaction with potassium tert-butoxide at room temperature yields the unusual ruthenaziridine complex RuH{κ3CalkNNpy-1,3-di-(2-pyridylmethyl) amine}(PPh3)2, where the central nitrogen atom, adjacent alkyl carbon, and pyridine arm coordinate to the metal, leaving the second pyridine arm uncoordinated. Surprisingly, heating of this ruthenaziridine complex with concomitant H2 formation affords the ruthenium azaallyl complex RuH(κ3N-1,3-di-(2-pyridyl)-2-azaallyl)(PPh 3)2. This is a rare example of a 4d metal complex containing the azaallyl ligand. X-Ray crystal structures and NMR characterization of all three compounds are presented herein.