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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Structure and catalytic activity of the ruthenium(I) sawhorse-type complex [Ru2{μ,η(2)-CF3(CF2)5COO}2(DMSO)2(CO)4]
Teresa K Zimmermann1, Stefan Haslinger2, Alexander Pöthig2
1Wacker Institut für Siliciumchemie and Catalysis Research Centre, Department of Inorganic Chemistry/Molecular Catalysis, Technische Universität München, Ernst-Otto-Fischer-Strasse 1, 85747 Garching bei München, Germany.
Abstract:
The title compound, cis-di-μ-perfluoroheptanoato-κ(4)O:O'-bis[dicarbonyl(dimethyl sulfoxide-κS)ruthenium(I)](Ru-Ru), [Ru2(C7F13O2)2(C2H6OS)2(CO)4], is a sawhorse-type dinuclear ruthenium complex with two bridging perfluoroheptanoate ligands, and with two dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) ligands in the axial positions coordinating via the S atoms. It is a new example of a compound with an aliphatic fluorinated carboxylate ligand. The Ru-Ru bond distance of 2.6908 (3) Å indicates a direct Ru-Ru interaction. The compound is an active catalyst in transvinylation of propionic acid with vinyl acetate.
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