New Ruthenium Complexes in the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Alkynes. Study of Structure and Mechanism
摘要:
The reaction of [(eta(5)-Ph(4)C(4)COHOCC(4)Ph(4-eta)(5))(mu-H)[(CO)(4)RU(2)] (1) with several alkynes was studied. Two new types of Ru complexes, [(eta(5)-Ph(4)C(4)CO)(CO)(2)RuC(Ph)=CPh] (6) and [(eta(5)-Ph(4)C(4)COH)(CO)(2)RuC(CO(2)Me)=CHCO(2)Me] (7), were isolated and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. These complexes were found to be implicated in the hydrogenation of alkynes with 1 as a catalyst precursor. While complex 7 was found to function as a catalyst in the hydrogenation cycle, complex 6 acts as a catalysis poison by virtue of its stability and irreversible formation. A catalytic cycle has been proposed.