Oxidation-Induced Rearrangement from a nido- to a
closo-Ruthenacyclopentadiene

Takao, Toshiro; Inagaki, Akiko; Imamura, Tsubomi; Suzuki, Hiroharu

doi:10.1021/om060682k.s002

Oxidation-Induced Rearrangement from a nido- to a closo-Ruthenacyclopentadiene

journal contribution

posted on 2006-11-06, 00:00 authored by Toshiro Takao, Akiko Inagaki, Tsubomi Imamura, Hiroharu Suzuki

Two-electron oxidation of a triruthenium nido-ruthenacyclopentadiene complex, {Cp*Ru(μ-H)}₃(CMeCR−CHCH) (1a; R = H, 1b; R = Me, Cp* = η⁵-C₅Me₅), proceeds at −78 °C and exclusively affords a cationic closo-ruthenacyclopentadiene complex, [(Cp*Ru)₂{Cp*Ru(CHCMe−CRCH)}(μ-H)₂](PF₆) (6a; R = H, 6b; R = Me).