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Title: Coordinatively saturated cationic ruthenium(II) complexes. Preparation, characterization, and reaction with potassium superoxide

Journal Article · · Inorg. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00239a018· OSTI ID:7032640

Coordinatively saturated cationic ruthenium(II) complexes, (eta/sup 5/-C/sub 5/H/sub 5/)(eta/sup 6/-C/sub 6/H/sub 6/)Ru/sup II/)(BF/sub 4/) (1), (eta/sup 5/-C/sub 5/Me/sub 5/)(eta/sup 6/-C/sub 66/)Ru/sup II/)(BF/sub 4/) (2), ((1-5-eta/sup 5/-C/sub 6/H/sub 7/)(eta/sup 6/-C/sub 6/H/sub 6/)Ru/sup II/)(BF/sub 4/) (3), ((1-5-eta/sup 5/-C/sub 7/H/sub 9/)(eta/sup 6/-C/sub 6/H/sub 7/)Ru/sup II/)(BF/sub 4/) (4), ((1-3:5,6-eta/sup 5/-C/sub 8/H/sub 1/exclamation)(eta/sup 6/-C/sub 6/H/sub 6/)Ru/sup II/)(BG/sub 4/)(5), and ((6-EtO-1-5-eta /sup 5/-C/sub 7/H/sub 8/)(eta/sup 6/-C/sub 6/H/sub 6/)Ru/sup II/)(BF/sub 4/) (7), are prepared by the reaction of (eta/sup 6/-C/sub 6/H/sub 6/)RuCl/sub 2/)/sub 2/ with cyclopentadiene, pentamethylcyclopentadiene, 1,3-cyclohexadiene, 1,3-cycloheptadiene, 1,5-cyclooctadiene, and 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene, respectively, in ethanol in the presence of AgBF/sub 4/. Superoxide anion attacks at the terminal position of the dienyl moiety of 3-5 to yield ruthenium(0) complexes 8-10, containing cyclic dienone ligand. 25 references, 4 figures, 4 tables.

Research Organization:
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan)
OSTI ID:
7032640
Journal Information:
Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 25:19
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English