| Abstract: | The title compound, cis‐di‐μ‐perfluoroheptanoato‐κ4O:O′‐bisdicarbonyl(dimethyl sulfoxide‐κS)ruthenium(I)](Ru—Ru), Ru2(C7F13O2)2(C2H6OS)2(CO)4], is a sawhorse‐type dinuclear ruthenium complex with two bridging perfluoroheptanoate ligands, and with two dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) ligands in the axial positions coordinating via the S atoms. It is a new example of a compound with an aliphatic fluorinated carboxylate ligand. The Ru—Ru bond distance of 2.6908 (3) Å indicates a direct Ru—Ru interaction. The compound is an active catalyst in transvinylation of propionic acid with vinyl acetate. |
