摘要:
The internally cyclometalated complex (MeSi-(CH2PMe2)(2)CHPMe2)(PMe3)RuH has been prepared by the treatment of MeSi(CH2PMe2)(3)PMe3Ru(H)(Cl) with base, and an analogue has been structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction. The externally cyclometalated isomer MeSi(CH2PMe2)(3)PMe2CH2RuH has been cleanly generated by the thermolysis of MeSi(CH2PMe2)(3)PMe3-Ru(H)(Me), and the two isomers have been contrasted in terms of their spectroscopic features, calculated energies, and relative reactivities toward cresol and H-2. The two isomers are surprisingly resistant to interconversion. A chloride derivative, (MeSi(CH2PMe2)(2)CHPMe2)(PMe3)-RuCl, has also been prepared, and its reactivity has shown the internally cyclometalated framework to be surprisingly stable.