Unexpected coupling between an eta5-indenyl ligand and alkenyl-vinylidene fragments: synthesis of unprecedented (eta6-indene)ruthenium(II) metallacycles

Victorio Cadierno; Salvador Conejero; Josefina Díez; M Pilar Gamasa; José Gimeno; Santiago García-Granda

doi:10.1039/b212406h

Unexpected coupling between an eta5-indenyl ligand and alkenyl-vinylidene fragments: synthesis of unprecedented (eta6-indene)ruthenium(II) metallacycles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 Apr 7:(7):840-1. doi: 10.1039/b212406h.

Authors

Victorio Cadierno¹, Salvador Conejero, Josefina Díez, M Pilar Gamasa, José Gimeno, Santiago García-Granda

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica/I.U.Q.O.E.M., Facultad de Química, Universidad de Oviedo-C.S.I.C, 33071 Oviedo, Spain.

PMID: 12739638
DOI: 10.1039/b212406h

Abstract

Vinylidene complexes [Ru[=C=C(H)CR1R2CH2C(Me)=CH2](eta5-C9H7)(PPh3)2][BF4] undergo an intramolecular coupling between the alkenyl-vinylidene fragment and the eta5-indenyl ligand to afford indene-metallacyclic compounds (6a,b) in which the resulting functionalised indene group is eta6-coordinated to the metal.