[Ru3(6-NHC)(CO)10]: synthesis, characterisation and reactivity of rare 46-electron tri-ruthenium clusters-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

[Ru3(6-NHC)(CO)10]: synthesis, characterisation and reactivity of rare 46-electron tri-ruthenium clusters

Published:2018 Issue:13 Volume:47 Page:4518-4523
ISSN:1477-9226
Container-title:Dalton Transactions
language:en
Short-container-title:Dalton Trans.

Author:

Ellul Charles E.¹²³⁴,Lowe John P.¹²³⁴,Mahon Mary F.¹²³⁴,Raithby Paul R.¹²³⁴^ORCID,Whittlesey Michael K.¹²³⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry

2. University of Bath

3. Claverton Down

4. UK

Abstract

The room temperature reaction of 6-membered ring N-heterocyclic carbenes with [Ru₃(CO)₁₂] affords [Ru₃(6-NHC)(CO)₁₀], rare examples of coordinatively unsaturated, 46-electron tri-ruthenium clusters. Upon mild heating in the presence of C₅H₅N, H₂ or PPh₃, these compounds lose carbene.

Funder

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Inorganic Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2018/DT/C8DT00189H

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