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Formation of a Ruthenium μ‐Carbide Complex with Acetylene as the Carbon Source (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 3/2007)
Author(s) -
Solari Euro,
Antonijevic Sasa,
Gauthier Sébastien,
Scopelliti Rosario,
Severin Kay
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200790002
Subject(s) - acetylene , chemistry , ruthenium , carbide , ligand (biochemistry) , triple bond , carbon fibers , bond cleavage , photochemistry , medicinal chemistry , stereochemistry , catalysis , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , double bond , biochemistry , materials science , receptor , composite number , composite material
The cover picture shows the structure of a novel ruthenium complex with a μ‐carbide ligand. This complex was obtained in an unexpected reaction from [( p ‐cymene)Ru(μ‐Cl) 3 RuCl(C 2 H 4 )(PCy 3 )] and acetylene. The solid‐state 13 C NMR spectrum of a μ‐carbide complex obtained from fully 13 C‐labeled acetylene shows a strong peak at δ = 430.5 ppm. This confirms that acetylene was the source of the μ‐carbide ligand and that the complex was formed by cleavage of the carbon triple bond. More details about this unusual reaction are described in the Short Communication by K. Severin et al. on p. 367 ff.