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Cp * Ru(acac)—A Coordinatively Unsaturated, Stable 16‐Valence‐Electron Complex
Author(s) -
Kölle Ulrich,
Kossakowski Janusz,
Raabe Gerhard
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199007731
Subject(s) - acetylacetone , chemistry , valence (chemistry) , valence electron , crystallography , electron , stereochemistry , inorganic chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
An unusually clear demonstration of the ease of addition of two‐electron donor ligands to the title complex 1 is provided by the molecular structure shown on the right. Complex 1 is readily accessible from [{Cp * RuOMe} 2 ] and acetylacetone. The air‐sensitive, intensely red complex 1 adds CO and phosphane very rapidly and can be cleaved with cations such as Zn 2⊕ and Mg 2⊕ to give the very versatile Cp * Ru ⊕ fragment.