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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Reactivity of the oxime/oximato group in ruthenium(II) complexes
Sanjay Kumar Singh1, Sanjeev Sharma, Sudhakar Dhar Dwivedi
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005 U.P., India.
Abstract:
Oxime targeted reactions of the complexes trans-[(kappa(3)-dapdOH)Ru(CO)(PPh(3))(2)]PF(6) (1) (dapdOH = diacetylpyridinedioxime) and trans-[(kappa(3)-dapmOH)RuCl(PPh(3))(2)]PF(6) (2) (dapmOH = diacetylpyridinemonooxime) with SOCl(2), NaBH(4), or HCHO led into conversion of oxime to oximato, imino, or hydroxymethylimino groups. The reaction products have been characterized by analytical and spectral studies. Molecular structures of the representative homo/heteroleptic oxime/oximato complexes trans-[(kappa(3)-dapdOH)Ru(CO)(PPh(3))(2)]PF(6) (1), trans-[(kappa(3)-dapdO)Ru(CO)(PPh(3))(2)] (11) and oximato/imino complex trans-[(kappa(3)-dapd-NH)Ru(CO)(PPh(3))(2)]PF(6) (13) have been authenticated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Structural studies revealed the presence of various oxime/oximato/imino based O-H...O, C-H...O, and N-H...F interactions in the complexes 1, 11, and 13.
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