Mk. Whittlesey et al., FACILE INTERMOLECULAR AROMATIC C-F BOND ACTIVATION REACTIONS OF [RU(DMPE)(2)H-2] (DMPE=ME(2)PCH(2)CH(2)PME(2)), Chemical communications, (6), 1996, pp. 787-788
cis-[Ru(dmpe)(2)H-2] reacts at -78 degrees C with hexafluorobenzene to
generate the pentafluorophenyl hydride complex, trans-[Ru(dmpe)(2)(C6
F5)H]; reaction also takes place with C6F5H, C6F5CF3, C6F5OCH3, 1,2,3,
4-C6F4H2 and 1,2,3-C6F3H3 to yield products from C-F insertion exclusi
vely.