201163-60-2Relevant articles and documents
The synthesis of novel neutral mononuclear ruthenium fragments for cluster capping reactions and their reactivity
Leadbeater, Nicholas E.,Lewis, Jack,Raithby, Paul R.,Edwards, Andrew J.
, p. 567 - 572 (1997)
The mononuclear complex [Ru(CO)4(C2H4)] (1) reacts with bidentate phosphines to yield the corresponding [Ru(CO)4(η1-bidentate phosphine)] (3) complex in quantitative yield thereby offering a new route to this class of compound. Broadband UV photolysis of dichloromethane solutions of the 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (dppp) complex [Ru(CO)4(η1-dppp)] (3d) under an atmosphere of ethene yields the di-substituted complex [Ru(CO)3(η1-dppp)(η2-C2H4)] (9d) in quantitative yield. Both 3d and 9d show potential in selective cluster capping reactions as illustrated by their reactivity with [Ru5C(CO)15] (4) and [Ru3(CO)12] (2).