摘要:
The reaction of PNPRuCl (PNP = ((Bu2PCH2SiMe2)-Bu-iota)(2)N-) with excess MeLi at -78 degrees C, followed by addition of a one-electron oxidant, leads to the thermally stable (at 25 degrees C), low-spin, five-coordinate trivalent ruthenium complex PNPRuMe2, 1. For comparison PNPRuI2, 2, was also synthesized and shown equally to be a low-spin d(5) complex. Compound 1 reacts with NO to produce the diamagnetic ruthenium(II) complex PNPRuMe2(NO), 3, with H-2 to give PNPRu(H)(3), 5, and with excess CO to produce PNPRu(COMe)CO, 6. The unusual stability of 1 is suggested to arise from the steric encapsulation of the radical center provided by the extremely bulky pincer ligand, the low coordination number (5), and a non-redox-innocent amide functionality.