Sterically driven synthesis of ruthenium and ruthenium–silver N-heterocyclic carbene complexes?

Dalton Transactions Pub Date: 2014-10-06 DOI: 10.1039/C4DT02747G

Abstract

A straightforward and efficient synthetic route to novel Ru N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes by transmetallation of non-bulky silver NHC to ruthenium dicarbonyl tetraarylcyclopentadienone is described. The same procedure with sterically demanding NHC leads to unprecedented heterobimetallic Ru–Ag(NHC) complexes.

Graphical abstract: Sterically driven synthesis of ruthenium and ruthenium–silver N-heterocyclic carbene complexes
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