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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Preparation of the octahedral d(6) amido complex TpRu(CO)(PPh(3))(NHPh) (Tp = Hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate):
K N Jayaprakash1, T B Gunnoe, P D Boyle
1Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8204, USA.
Abstract:
The reaction of TpRu(CO)(PPh(3))(OTf) (2) with LiNHPh affords the amido complex TpRu(CO)(PPh(3))(NHPh) (3) in 88% isolated yield. The amido complex 3 has been characterized by (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, (31)P NMR, elemental analysis, cyclic voltammetry, and a solid-state X-ray diffraction study. Variable temperature NMR studies have revealed a rotational barrier around the ruthenium-amido nitrogen bond of 3 of 12 kcal/mol (transformation of the major isomer to the minor isomer). The solid-state structure of 3 discloses a pyramidal amido moiety. Heating benzene solutions of the amido complex 3 and 1,4-cyclohexadiene or 9,10-dihydroanthracene results in no observable reaction. Reaction of complex 2 with excess aniline yields [TpRu(CO)(PPh(3))(NH(2)Ph)][OTf] (4).
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