NEW ALKYL ORGANO COMPLEXES OF RUTHENIUM - X-RAY MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF A [HYDRIDOTRIS(PYRAZOLYL)BORATO]METHYLRUTHENIUM COMPLEX, [RUTP-ASTERISK(CH3)(COD)] (TP-ASTERISK EQUALS HYDRIDOTRIS(3,5-DIMETHYLPYRAZOLYL)BORATE, COD EQUALS 1,5-CYCLOOCTADIENE), CONTAINING AN UNUSUAL 3-CENTER B(MU-H)RU BOND
Ae. Corrochano et al., NEW ALKYL ORGANO COMPLEXES OF RUTHENIUM - X-RAY MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF A [HYDRIDOTRIS(PYRAZOLYL)BORATO]METHYLRUTHENIUM COMPLEX, [RUTP-ASTERISK(CH3)(COD)] (TP-ASTERISK EQUALS HYDRIDOTRIS(3,5-DIMETHYLPYRAZOLYL)BORATE, COD EQUALS 1,5-CYCLOOCTADIENE), CONTAINING AN UNUSUAL 3-CENTER B(MU-H)RU BOND, Organometallics, 16(1), 1997, pp. 145-148
The reaction of [RuCl2(cod)(bpzm)] (1; cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene, bpzm
= bis(pyrazol-1-yl)methane) with MeMgCl gives [RuMeCl(cod)(bpzm)] (2).
This complex reacts with AgCF3SO3, affording [RuMe(CF3SO3)(cod)(bpzm)
] (3) and AgCl. [RuTpMe(cod)] (4) and [RuTpMe(cod)] (5) were prepared
from the reaction of 3 with KTp (Tp = hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate) a
nd KTp (Tp* = hydridotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate), respectively
. Compound 5 was characterized by X-ray diffraction. The molecule show
s unusual coordination of the hydridotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate
ligand, where a three-center B(mu-H)Ru bond was found.