Encapsulating ruthenium in silica using a single source precursor: Differing outcomes for a cycloaddition reaction

Chandan Kr Barik, Rakesh Ganguly, Felipe Garcia, Weng Kee Leong*

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Abstract

The complex [Ru2(CO)4(µ-O2CCH2OSi(OEt)3)2(PPh3)2] was used as a single-source precursor to prepare silica-encapsulated ruthenium via hydrolysis followed by calcination. While the silica-encapsulated ruthenium catalyst and the molecular precursor both catalysed the [2 + 1] cycloaddition reaction between alkenes and ethyl diazoacetate to form cyclopropanes, the intermediate hydrolysis product partially directed the reaction towards [2 + 3] cycloaddition to form cyclic five-membered pyrazolines.

Original languageEnglish
Article number119833
JournalInorganica Chimica Acta
Volume512
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 1 2020
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

Keywords

  • Cycloaddition
  • Heterogeneous catalysis
  • Ruthenium complexes
  • Silica
  • Single source precursor

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