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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Trithia-diborinane and Bis(bridging-boryl) Complexes of Ruthenium Derived from a [BH3(SCHS)]- Ion
Abstract:
The field of diborinane is sparsely explored area, and not many compounds are structurally characterized. The room-temperature reaction of [{Cp*RuCl(μ-Cl)}2] (Cp* = η5-C5Me5) with Na[BH3(SCHS)] yielded ruthenium dithioformato [{Cp*Ru(μ,η3-SCHS)}2], 1, and 1-thioformyl-2,6-tetrahydro-1,3,5-trithia-2,6-diborinane complex, [(Cp*Ru){(η2-SCHS)CH2S2(BH2)2}], 2. To investigate the reaction pathway for the formation of 2, we carried out the reaction of [(BH2)4(CH2S2)2], 3, with 1 that yielded compound 2. To the best of our knowledge, it appears that compound 2 is the first example of a ruthenium diborinane complex where the central six-membered ring [CB2S3] adopts the chair conformation. Furthermore, room temperature reaction of 1 with [BH3·thf] resulted in the isolation of agostic-bis(σ-borate) complex, [Cp*Ru(μ-H)2BH(S-CH═S)], 4. Thermolysis of 4 with trace amount of tellurium powder led to formation of bis(bridging-boryl) complex, [{Cp*Ru(μ,η2-HBS2CH2)}2], 5, via dimerization of 4 followed by dehydrogenation. Compound 5 can be considered as a bis(bridging-boryl) species, in which the boryl units are connected to two ruthenium atoms. Theoretical studies and chemical bonding analyses demonstrate the reason for exceptional reactivity and stability of these complexes.
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