Synthesis and structure of some ruthenium-rhenium heterodinuclear complexes and their catalytic activity in the addition of carboxylic acids to phenylacetylene

Suming Ye, Weng Kee Leong*

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Abstract

The salt elimination reaction of Na[Re(CO)5] with Cp*Ru(dppm)Cl, CpRu(dppm)Cl or CpRu(CO)2Cl afforded the heterodinuclear species Cp*Ru(μ-CO)2(μ-dppm)Re(CO) 3, Cp(CO)Ru(μ-dppm)Re(CO)4, or Cp(CO) 2RuRe(CO)5, respectively, in moderate yields. An orthometallated species, Cp*(CO)Ru(μ-H)[μ-PhP(C6H 4)CH2PPh2]Re(CO)3, was also obtained from the first reaction. All these heterodinuclear products have been characterised crystallographically. They also showed good catalytic activity for the addition of carboxylic acids to phenylacetylene to afford the anti-Markovnikov products selectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1216-1222
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume691
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 1 2006
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

Keywords

  • Addition of carboxylic acid
  • Alkyne
  • Anti-Markovnikov addition
  • Catalysis
  • Heterodinuclear
  • Rhenium
  • Ruthenium

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