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[Cp * Ru(acac)] Is Not a Coordinatively Unsaturated, Stable 16‐Valence‐Electron Complex
Author(s) -
Smith Michael E.,
Hollander Frederick J.,
Andersen Richard A.
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.199312941
Subject(s) - acetylacetone , ruthenium , chemistry , valence (chemistry) , molecule , bent molecular geometry , atom (system on chip) , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , computer science , embedded system
The bent structure of [C 5 Me 5 Ru(acac)] in the solid state (Hacac = acetylacetone) arises from the interaction of the ruthenium center with the γ‐carbon atom of the acac ligand of a second, symmetry‐equivalent molecule of [C 5 Me 5 Ru(acac)] and is not an intrinsic characteristic of the complex as claimed by Kölle et al. in 1990 in a communication in this journal. Reinterpretation of the X‐ray data provided these results.