Mn. Nefedova et al., AURATION OF RUTHENOCENE - SYNTHESIS AND MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF MONOAURATED AND DIAURATED DERIVATIVES, Russian chemical bulletin, 43(7), 1994, pp. 1275-1277
Ruthenocene, like ferrocene, reacts with (Ph(3)PAu)(3)O+BF4- to afford
a gem-diaurated derivative CpRuC(5)H(4)(AuPPh(3))(2) (BF4-)-B-+, whic
h is converted into CpRuC(5)H(4)AuPPh(3) when treated with PPh(3). X-r
ay structural analysis revealed substantial Ru-Au interaction in the d
iaurated derivative.