Stability of the silicon-ruthenium bond in the presence of a strong nucleophile. Phase sensitive H NMR COSY and crystal structure of Ru(CO)2(NH2CH2C6H5)2(Si(C6H5)(CH3)2)I
a Chemistry Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000 USA
b Laboratory for the Structure of Matter, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000 USA
Abstract:
The ruthenium(II) complex Ru(CO)2(NH2(NH2CH2C6H5)2(Si(C6H5)(CH3)2)I has been prepared by the reaction of Ru(CO)4(Si(C6H5)(CH3)2)I with benzylamine. Two-dimensional homonuclear 1H NMR experiments examine the scalar coupling of the enantiotopic amino and methylene protons of the benzylamine ligand. X-ray analysis of Ru(CO)2(NH2CH2C6H5)2(Si(C6H5)(CH3)2)I·1/3C5H12 (triclinic; P
; a = 14.266(4), b = 15.748(5), c = 20.082(6) Å; = 94.38(3), β = 96.30(2), γ = 101.52(2)°) indicates three crystallographically unique complexes form a clathrate with a pentane guest.