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Decamercuration of Ruthenocene
Author(s) -
Winter Charles H.,
Han YoungHee,
Ostrander Robert L.,
Rheingold Arnold L.
Publication year - 1993
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.199311611
Subject(s) - yield (engineering) , chemistry , ruthenocene , dichloroethane , medicinal chemistry , 1,2 dichloroethane , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry , materials science , ferrocene , metallurgy , electrochemistry , catalysis , electrode
The reaction of [Cp 2 Ru] with Hg(OAc) 2 in dichloroethane under reflux affords the complex 1 in 88% yield. The corresponding decahalo‐substituted complexes (Cl, Br, I) can be prepared readily from 1 by reaction with CuCl 2 , KBr 3 , and KI 3 (from KX and X 2 ), respectively.