Mi. Bruce et al., FORMATION OF A METALLABICYCLO[10.3.0]PENTADECATRIENE SYSTEM - MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF RU-3(MU(3)-C2PH2C12H16)(MU-CO)(2)(CO)(6), Australian Journal of Chemistry, 50(7), 1997, pp. 701-704
The reaction between Ru-3(mu-H)(mu 3-C12H15)(CO)(9) and C2Ph2 affords
Ru-3(mu(3)-C2Ph2Cl2H16)(mu-CO)2(CO)(6), characterized by a single-crys
tal X-ray structure determination. Addition of the alkyne to the clust
er-bonded Cia ligand gives a bicyclic 12/5 system incorporating the ce
ntral ruthenium atom of a bent Ru-3 chain.