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One-pot synthesis of (η6-arene)bis(triphenylphosphine)(methyl)ruthenium(II) cations. X-ray structures of [(η6-C6H6)Ru(Me)(PPh3)2 ]-[AlCl2Me2] and the η5-thiophene analogue
Fang, Xinggao,Watkin, John G.,Scott, Brian L.,John, Kevin D.,Kubas, Gregory J.
, p. 2336 - 2339 (2002)
A one-pot synthesis for a series of [(η6-arene)Ru(Me)(PPh3)2]+ complexes was reported. X-ray structures of the η6-C6H6 and η5-thiophene derivatives were presented. The complexes were synthesized by the reaction of RuCl2(PPh3)3 with an excess of AlMe3 in the presence of a solvent or an admixture with hexane. The complexes were formed in a multistep mechanism involving replacement of chloride ligands by methyl and by displacement of PPh3 from Ru by an arene or thiophene molecule.
