Synthesis of monosubstituted cyclopentadienyl ruthenium complexes from the reactions of 6-substituted fulvenes with RuHCl(PPh3)3

Sunny Kai San Tse, Tongxun Guo, Herman Ho Yung Sung, Ian Duncan Williams, Zhenyang Lin, Guochen Jia*

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Abstract

Reactions between 6-substitued fulvenes and the hydride complex RuHCl(PPh3)3 are described. Treatment of RuHCl(PPh 3)3 with fulvenes without sp3-CH protons at the carbon a to the exocyclic carbon of fulvene produces cleanly monosubstituted cyclopentadienyl ruthenium complexes (η5-C5H 4R)RuCl(PPh3)2 via hydride transfer to the electrophilic exocyclic carbon of fulvenes. When fulvenes containing sp 3-CH protons at the carbon a to the exocyclic carbon were used, the reactions produce the expected (η5-C5H 4R)RuCl(PPh3)2 complexes along with minor amounts of vinylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium complexes due to dehydrogenation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5529-5535
Number of pages7
JournalOrganometallics
Volume28
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Sept 2009

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