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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Syntheses and structures of the tetra-phosphine complexes trans-MCl2(PH3)4 (M = Ru, Os)
Justin W Hall1, Xiaoping Yang, Richard A Jones
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-0165, USA.
Abstract:
The air stable tetra-phosphine complexes trans-MCl(2)(PH(3))(4) (M = Ru, Os) are formed in high yield from reactions of MCl(3).3H(2)O with PH(3) in MeOH.
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