F. Delpech et al., STOICHIOMETRIC AND CATALYTIC ACTIVATION OF ALLYLDIMETHYLSILANE - SYNTHESIS OF [RUH2(ETA(4)-HSIME2(CH=CHME))(PCY3)(2)], Organometallics, 17(23), 1998, pp. 4926-4928
The bis(dihydrogen)ruthenium complex RuH2(H-2)(2)(PCy3)(2) (1) reacts
with (CH2=CHCH2)Me2SiH to produce the title complex 4, a very reactive
species stabilized by coordination of a vinylsilane ligand via Ru-(et
a(2)-H-Si) and Ru-(eta(2)-C=C) bonds. 4 catalyzes silylation of (CH2=C
HCH2)Me2SiH and redistribution at silicon render C2H4 pressure.