摘要:
Vinyl ligands are readily transferred from ruthenium(II) to mercury(II), giving mono- or di-vinyl mercury complexes, depending on the vinyl ligand and the reaction conditions used. In conjunction with steps involving aryl ligand transfer from mercury to ruthenium and insertion of MeO2CC = CCO2Me into the ruthenium-aryl bond, this constitutes a ruthenium-catalysed route for the conversion of [HgR2] (R = aryl) into [Hg{C(CO2Me) = C(CO2Me)R}R] and [Hg{C(CO2Me) = C(CO2Me)R}2], with alkyne insertion as the rate-limiting step. The mechanism of transfer alters according to the nature of the vinyl ligand. Reaction of [Ru(CO)2{C(CO2Me) = C(CO2Me)H}Cl(PMe2Ph)2] with HgCl2 does not lead to vinyl transfer: the product was characterized by X-ray crystallography as [activated Ru(CO)2{C(CO2Me) = C(COOMe)H}-(PMe2Ph)2][HgCl3].