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Nucleophilic substitution of η5-pyrrolyl ligands in ruthenium(II) complexes
DuBois, M. Rakowski,Parker,Ohman,Noll
, p. 2325 - 2334 (2008/10/08)
The reaction of RuCl2(PPh3)3 with pyrrolyllithium results in the formation of the pyrrolyl complex (NC4H4)RuCl(PPh3)2, 1, which has been characterized by an X-ray diffraction study. The structure confirms the η5-bonding mode for the pyrrolyl ligand. Ligand substitution reactions with 1 have led to the facile synthesis of related η5-pyrrolyl ruthenium complexes with other suppporting ligands. Reactions of the PEt3 derivatives (NC4H4)RuX(PEt3)2, X = Cl and I, with aryl- and alkyllithium reagents resulted in nucleophilic substitution of the pyrrolyl ligand accompanied by hydrogen transfer to the metal ion, forming (2-RNC4H3)RuH(PEt3)2. The hydride products could be converted to the corresponding chloride derivatives, in chlorinated solvents, and the complex (2-PhNC4H3)RuCl(PEt3)2 has been structurally characterized. A second nucleophilic substitution reaction on the coordinated pyrrolyl ligand has been characterized in some cases, and protonation of the substituted pyrrole complex led to isolation of the free substituted pyrrole with recycling of the ruthenium complex. The nucleophilic substitutions are sensitive to the electronic features of the supporting ligands in the complex and to the strength of the nucleophiles.
