Abstract
Thermolysis of the diruthenium compound [(η6-cymene) RuCl2]2 (1) with ClRe(CO)5 (2) leads to the formation of the new confacial bioctahedral compound (η6-cymene) Ru(μ-Cl)3Re(CO)3 (3) in good yields; the same product has also been isolated when a mixture of 1 and 2 is irradiated with near UV-vis light for an extended period of time. Heating 1 and ClMn(CO)5 (4) does not furnish the corresponding manganese analogue of 3 but rather the trioctahedral halide-bridged product [fac-ClRu(CO)3] 2(μ-Cl)4Mn(H2O)2 (5). 3 and 5 have been fully characterized in solution and their molecular structures established by X-ray crystallography. Graphical Abstract: Thermolysis of [(η6-cymene)RuCl2]2 (1) with the respective pentacarbonyl ClM(CO)5 [where M = Re (2); Mn(4)] affords the halide-bridged compounds (η6-cymene)Ru(μ-Cl) 3Re(CO)3 (3) and [fac-ClRu(CO)3] 2(μ-Cl)4Mn(H2O)2 (5). 3 and 5 have been isolated and characterized spectroscopically in solution and their molecular structures established by X-ray crystallography. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 589-594 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Crystallography |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2009 |
Funding
Acknowledgments Financial support from the Robert A. Welch Foundation (Grant B-1093-MGR) is much appreciated.
Funders | Funder number |
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Robert A. Welch Foundation | B-1093-MGR |
Keywords
- Halide-bridged compounds
- Manganese-ruthenium compounds
- Mixed-metal compounds
- Ruthenium-rhenium compounds
- X-ray crystallography