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Synthesis and structural characterization of diruthenium cluster containing germylene ligand
Anju,Geetharani,Roy, Dipak Kumar,Ghosh, Sundargopal
, p. 18 - 22 (2013)
Mild thermolysis of arachno-[(Cp*RuCO)2B2H 6], 1 in presence of GeCl2·dioxane yielded di-μ-germylene complex [(Cp*Ru)2(μ-GeCl2) 2(CO)2], 2 (Cp* = η5-C 5Me5). The molecular structure of 2 exhibits a diruthenium unit bridged by a pair of μ-GeCl2 moieties. The Cp* and the terminal CO ligands are oriented in anti fashion with respect to Ru-Ru bond. In addition, the reaction of 2 with arachno-[CpFe(CO)B3H8] (Cp = η5-C5H5) transformed to germenocene, [Cp2Ge:], 3 via an unstable intermediate [CpFe(CO)B2H 5GeCl2], I. The 11B NMR spectroscopy was used as a tool to establish a probable reaction pathway for the formation of germenocene 3. Cluster 2 has been characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy, and the geometric structure was unequivocally established by crystallographic analysis.
