Synthesis of and stereospecific hydride migration in cationic (tricyclic arene)(cyclooctadiene)ruthenium(II) complexes.

Hirano, Masafumi; Shibasaki, Takao; Komiya, Sanshiro; Bennett, Martin

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Synthesis of and stereospecific hydride migration in cationic (tricyclic arene)(cyclooctadiene)ruthenium(II) complexes.

Date

2002

Authors

Hirano, Masafumi

Shibasaki, Takao

Komiya, Sanshiro

Bennett, Martin

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Abstract

The (tricyclic arene)ruthenium(0) complex [Ru(η4-1,5-COD)(η6-phenanthrene)] (4) (COD = cyclooctadiene) is prepared by reduction of [Ru(acac)2(η4-1,5-COD)] (3) (acac = acetylacetonato) with sodium phenanthrene in 15% yield. Similar treatment of 3 with s