Syntheses and crystal structures of butterfly M2Te2 complexes of molybdenum and tungsten with functionalized cyclopentadienyl ligands

Reactions of singly-bonded dinuclear complexes [(η⁵-CH₃O₂CC₅H₄)₂M₂(CO)₆] (I, M?=?Mo; II, M?=?W) with the diarenylditelluride [4-CH₃C₆H₄Te]₂ in refluxing toluene for 4–6?h afforded dinuclear complexes 1 and 2 trans/ae-[(η⁵-RC₅H₄)₂M₂(CO)₄(μ-ArTe)₂] (Ar?=?4-CH₃C₆H₄Te). Complexes 1 and 2 were also synthesized by reactions of triply-bonded dinuclear complexes [(η⁵-CH₃O₂CC₅H₄)₂M₂(CO)₄] (III, M?=?Mo; IV, M?=?W) with [4-CH₃C₆H₄Te]₂ in refluxing toluene for 1?h. Both complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Preliminary low-temperature NMR experiments on complexes 1 and 2 have revealed that in solution each complex goes through a rapid inversion of the butterfly four-membered ring M₂Te₂.     

Derivate des borols: IX. (η5-borol)metall-komplexe von ruthenium,osmium und rhodium

Dehydrogenating complexation of borolenes with carbonyls (Ru₃(CO)₁₂, Os₃(CO)₁₂), Wilkinson's catalyst (RhCl(PPh₃)₃) and related compounds (RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃, RuHCl(PPh₃)₃, OSCl₂(PPh₃)₃), and (η⁶-arene)ruthenium complexes (Ru(η-C₆H₆)(η⁴-C₆H₈), [Ru(η-C₆H₆)Cl₂]₂, [Ru(η-C₆-Me₆)Cl₂]₂) leads to the (η⁵-borole)metal complexes of Ru, Os, and Rh. Inter alia, the preparation of the complexes Ru(CO)₃(η⁵-C₄H₄BF) (R = Ph, OMe, Me), Os(CO)₃L (L = η⁵-C₄H₄BPh), MHClL(PPh₃)₂ (M = Ru, Os), RhClL(PPh₃)₂, and RuL(η-C₆R₆) (R = H, Me) is described. The structures of RuHClL(PPh₃)₂ and RhClL(PPh₃)₂ have been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Cluster-containing carbon-rich molecules: Reactions of ruthenium cluster carbonyls with {Au(PR3)}2(μ-CCCC) (R = Ph, tol)

Complexes containing C₄ ligands attached to one or two AuRu₃ clusters by conventional σ, 2π interactions have been obtained from reactions between (R₃P)AuC≡CC≡CAu(PR₃) (R = Ph, tol) or Au(C≡CC≡CH){P(tol)₃} and either Ru₃(CO)₁₂, Ru₃(CO)₁₀(NCMe)₂ or Ru₃(μ-dppm)(CO)₁₀. The X-ray determined structures of {(R₃P)AuRu₃(CO)₉}₂(μ₃,η²:μ₃,η²-C₂C₂) [R = Ph (1) (three solvates), tol (2)], AuRu₃{μ₃,η²-C₂C≡CAu(PPh₃)}(CO)₉(PPh₃) (3) and {(Ph₃P)AuRu₃(μ-dppm)(CO)₇} (μ₃,η²:μ₃,η²-C₂C₂){Ru₃(μ-H)(μ-dppm)(CO)₇} (4) are reported.     

Ruthenium cluster chemistry: Monodentate bis(diphenylphosphino)acetylene-ligated cluster modules in chain and dendrimer formation

Reaction of Ru₃(μ-dppm)(CO)₁₀ [dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane] with one equivalent of dppa [dppa = bis(diphenylphosphino)acetylene] afforded Ru₃(μ-dppm)(CO)₉(η¹-dppa) which possesses a monodentate dppa ligand,an X-ray structural study revealing that all phosphorus donor atoms are arranged in equatorial coordination sites with respect to the triruthenium cluster plane.Reaction of Ru₃(CO)₉(NCMe)₃ with excess dppa afforded fair yields of Ru₃(CO)₉(η¹-dppa)₃,which possesses three monodentate dppa ligands.Reaction of three equivalents of Ru₃(μ-dppm)(CO)₉(η¹-dppa) with Ru₃(CO)₉(NCMe)₃ or reaction of Ru₃(CO)₉(η¹-dppa)₃ with excess Ru₃(μ-dppm)(CO)₁₀ afforded low yields of the dodecanuclear first-generation dendrimer Ru₃(CO)₉{PPh₂C₂PPh₂Ru₃(μ-dppm)(CO)₉}₃.Reaction of WIr₃(μ-CO)₃(CO)₈(η-C₅Me₅) with excess Ru₃(μ-dppm)(CO)₉(η¹-dppa) afforded fair yields of the decanuclear dppa-bridged tri-cluster WIr₃(CO)₉{PPh₂C₂PPh₂Ru₃(μ-dppm)(CO)₉}₂(η-C₅Me₅).     

Metal/Metal Redox Isomerism Governed by Configuration

A pair of diastereomeric dinuclear complexes, [Tp′(CO)BrW{μ-η²-C,C′-κ²-S,P-C₂(PPh₂)S}Ru(η⁵-C₅H₅)(PPh₃)], in which W and Ru are bridged by a phosphinyl(thiolato)alkyne in a side-on carbon P,S-chelate coordination mode, were synthesized, separated and fully characterized. Even though the isomers are similar in their spectroscopic properties and redox potentials, the like-isomer is oxidized at W while the unlike-isomer is oxidized at Ru, which is proven by IR, NIR and EPR-spectroscopy supported by spectro-electrochemistry and computational methods. The second oxidation of the complexes was shown to take place at the metal left unaffected in the first redox step. Finally, the tipping point could be realized in the unlike isomer of the electronically tuned thiophenolate congener [Tp′(CO)(PhS)W{μ-η²-C,C′-κ²-S,P-C₂(PPh₂)S}Ru(η⁵-C₅H₅)-(PPh₃)], in which valence trapped W^III/Ru^II and W^II/Ru^III cationic species are at equilibrium.     

Reaction of [Ru3(CO)12] with tri(2-furyl)phosphine: Di- and tri-substituted triruthenium and phosphido-bridged diruthenium complexes

Reaction of [Ru₃(CO)₁₂] with tri(2-furyl)phosphine, P(C₄H₃O)₃, at 40 °C in the presence of a catalytic amount of Na[Ph₂CO] furnishes two triruthenium complexes [Ru₃(CO)₁₀{P(C₄H₃O)₃}₂] (1) and [Ru₃(CO)₉{P(C₄H₃O)₃}₃] (2) with the ligand coordinated through the phosphorus atom. Treatment of 1 and 2 with Me₃NO at 40 °C affords the dinuclear phosphido-bridged complexes [Ru₂(CO)₆(μ-η¹,η²-C₄H₃O){μ-P(C₄H₃O)₂}] (3) and [Ru₂(CO)₅(μ-η¹,η²-C₄H₃O){μ-P(C₄H₃O)₂}{P(C₄H₃O)₃}] (4), respectively, that are formed via phosphorus–carbon bond cleavage of a coordinated phosphine followed by coordination of the dissociated furyl moiety to the diruthenium center in a σ,π-alkenyl mode. Reaction of [Ru₃(CO)₁₂] with tri(2-furyl)phosphine in refluxing benzene gives, in addition to 3 and 4, low yields of the cyclometallated complex [Ru₃(CO)₉{μ-η¹,η¹-P(C₄H₃O)₂(C₄H₂O)}₂] (5). Treatment of 3 with EPh₃ (E = P, As, Sb) at room temperature yields the monosubstituted derivatives [Ru₂(CO)₅(μ-η¹,η²-C₄H₃O){μ-P(C₄H₃O)₂}(EPh₃)] (E = P, 8; E = As, 9; E = Sb, 10). Similar reactions of 3 with P(C₄H₃O)₃, P(OMe)₃ and Bu^tNC yield 4, [Ru₂(CO)₅(μ-η¹,η²-C₄H₃O){μ-P(C₄H₃O)₂}{P(OMe)₃}] (11) and [Ru₂(CO)₅(μ-η¹,η²-C₄H₃O){μ-P(C₄H₃O)₂}(NCBu^t)] (12), respectively. The molecular structures of complexes 3, 4 and 8 have been elucidated by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Each complex contains a bridging σ,π-alkenyl group and while in 4 the phosphine is bound to the σ-coordinated metal atom, in 8 it is at the π-bound atom. Protonation of 3 and 4 gives the hydride complexes [(μ-H)Ru₂(CO)₆(μ-η¹,η²-C₄H₃O){μ-P(C₄H₃O)₂}]⁺ (6) and [(μ-H)Ru₂(CO)₅(μ-η¹,η²-C₄H₃O){μ-P(C₄H₃O)₂}{P(C₄H₃O)₃}]⁺ (7), respectively, while heating 3 with dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) in refluxing toluene gives the cyclotrimerization product, C₆(CO₂Me)₆.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Diruthenium Complexes Containing Bridging Salicylato Ligands

The thermal reaction of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ ( 1 ) with salicylic acid, in the presence of triphenylphosphine, pyridine, or dimethylsulfoxide, afforded the dinuclear complexes Ru₂(CO)₄(μ‐O₂CC₆H₄OH)₂L₂ ( 2 ) [L = PPh₃ ( 2a ). C₅H₅N ( 2b ); (CH₃)₂SO ( 2c )]. Complex 2b was further reacted with the aromatic dimmines 2,2′‐dipyridine or 1,10‐phenanthroline to give the cationic diruthenium complexes [Ru₂(CO)₂(μ‐CO)₂(μ‐O₂CC₆H₄OH)(N∩N)₂]⁺ ( 3 ) [(N∩N) = 2,2′‐dipyridine ( 3a ); 1,10‐phenanthroline ( 3b )], which were isolated as their tetraphenylborate salts. All five novel complexes were characterized spectroscopically and analytically. For 2a – 2b and 3a – 3b , single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction studies were also carried out.     

Metal Cluster Terminated “Molecular Wires”

The gold complexes Au(C≡CC₆H₄C≡CC₆H₄Me)(PPh₃) (3) and {Au(PPh₃)}₂(μ-C≡CC₆H₄C≡CC₆H₄C≡CC₆H₄C≡C) (6), prepared from the reaction of AuCl(PPh₃) with the corresponding terminal or trimethylsilyl protected alkynes, react readily with Ru₃(CO)₁₀(μ-dppm) to afford phenylene ethynylene derivatives featuring the Ru₃(μ-AuPPh₃)(μ-C₂R)(CO)₇ cluster “end-caps”. The hydrido cluster Ru₃(μ-H)(μ-C₂C₆H₄C≡CC₆H₄Me)(CO)₇ (4a) has also been obtained. There are significant differences in the absorption spectra of the organic precursors, the gold complexes and the clusters indicate a mixing of electronic states between the cluster and phenylene ethynylene moieties, while the presence of the Ru₃ and in particular Ru₃(μ-AuPPh₃) cluster end-caps leads to a quenching of the phenylene ethynylene centred emission. The crystallographically determined structures of 3, 4a and Ru₃(μ-AuPPh₃) (μ-C₂C₆H₄C≡CC₆H₄Me)(CO)₇ (4b) are reported.Dedicated to Professor B.F.G. Johnson, one of the pioneers of cluster chemistry, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field.     

Unusual rearrangement of the Ru3(μ-CO)2(CO)6{μ3-η1:η1:η4:η4-C4Ph2(CH=CHPh)2} complex containing an open triruthenium framework to the Ru3-triangular cluster Ru3(CO)8{μ3-η1:η1:η4:η2-C4Ph2(CH=CHPh)2}. Reactions of Ru3(CO)8{μ3-η1:η1:η4:η2-C4Ph2(CH=CHPh)2} with PPh3, P(OPri)3, CO, and the crystal structure of Ru3(CO)8(PPh3{μ-η1:η1:η4-C4Ph2(CH=CHPh)2}

Complex Ru₃(μ-CO)₂(CO)₆{μ₃-η¹:η¹:η⁴:η⁴-C₄Ph₂(CH=CHPh)₂} containing an open triruthenium framework undergoes rearrangement to the Ru₃-triangular Ru₃(CO)₈{μ₃-η¹:η¹:η⁴:η²-C₄Ph₂(CH=CHPh)₂) cluster when heated in refluxing hexane. Reactions of the latter complex with PPh₃, P(OPrⁱ)₃, and CO were studied. The structure of one of the reaction products, the Ru₃(CO)₈(PPh₃{μ₃-η¹:η¹:η⁴-C₄Ph₂(CH=CHPh)₂} cluster, was established by X-ray structural analysis.     

Synthesis and structural characterisation of [Ru8(μ8-P)(μ2-η1,η6-CH2C6H5)(μ2-CO)2(CO)17]: example of phosphorus encapsulated in a square anti-prism of ruthenium atoms and of an unusual coordination mode for the benzyl group

Reaction of [Ru₃(CO)₁₂] with an equimolar amount of PPh₂H affords a range of products including an octaruthenium species [Ru₈(μ₈-P)(μ₂-η¹,η⁶-CH₂C₆H₅)(μ₂-CO)₂(CO)₁₇], in which, as established X-ray crystallographically, a phosphorus atom is encapsulated in a square anti-prism of ruthenium atoms and a benzyl group is coordinated to two of these rutheniums through all seven carbon atoms.     

Cluster chemistry XXV *. Synthesis and structure of Ru4(μ4-η2, P-HCCC6H4PPh2)(CO)11·0.5CH2Cl2

The olefinic tertiary phospine complex Ru₃(CO)₁₀(μ-η², P-CH₂CHC₆H₄PPh₂) is converted to the title μ₄-alkyne-Ru₄ cluster at 135°C; the latter is also formed from H₂Ru₃(μ₃-η², P-HCCC₆H₄PPh₂)(CO)₈ and Ru₃(CO)₁₂. Crystals of the Ru₄ complex are monoclinic, space group P2₁, with a 8.700(3), b 17.611(3), c 11.926(2) Å, β 102.720(3)°, with Z = 2; 1702 data (I > 2.5 (σ)I) were refined to R = 0.026, R_w = 0.028. The molecule contains a distorted octahedral Ru₄C₂ core, one carbon of which is attached to an o-C₆H₄PPh₂ moiety coordinated via P to a wing-tip Ru of the Ru₄ butterfly.     

Gold-ruthenium compounds containing bridging phosphide or thiolate groups: Crystal structures of the intermediate species [Ru3(CO)8L(μ3-η,η,η-{Me3SiCC(C2Fc)SC(Fc)CSCCSiMe3})] (L = NMe3 or PPh2H)

New tetranuclear complexes have been prepared using bridging phosphide or thiolate groups between phosphine gold fragments and the compound [Ru₃(CO)₉(μ₃-η²,η⁴,η³-{Me₃SiCC(C₂Fc)SC(Fc)CSCCSiMe₃})]. The crystal structures of the intermediates [Ru₃(CO)₈(NMe₃)(μ₃-η²,η⁴,η³-{Me₃SiCC(C₂Fc)SC(Fc)CSCCSiMe₃})] and [Ru₃(CO)₈(PPh₂H)(μ₃-η²,η⁴,η³-{Me₃SiCC(C₂Fc)SC(Fc)CSCCSiMe₃})] have been solved.     

Synthesis and structures of the silyl bridged bis(indenyl) diruthenium complexes and a novel indenyl nonanuclear ruthenium cluster Ru9(μ6-C)(CO)14(μ3-η:η:η-C9H7)2

Thermal treatment of C₉H₇SiMe₂C₉H₇ and C₉H₇Me₂SiOSiMe₂C₉H₇ with Ru₃(CO)₁₂ in refluxing xylene gave the corresponding diruthenium complexes (E)[(η⁵-C₉H₆)Ru(CO)]₂(μ-CO)₂ [E = Me₂Si (1), Me₂SiOSiMe₂ (2)]. A desilylation product [(η⁵-C₉H₇)Ru(CO)]₂(μ-CO)₂ (3) was also obtained in the latter case. Similar treatment of C₉H₇Me₂SiSiMe₂C₉H₇ with Ru₃(CO)₁₂ gave a novel indenyl nonanuclear ruthenium cluster Ru₉(μ₆-C)(CO)₁₄(μ₃-η⁵:η²:η²-C₉H₇)₂ (5) with carbon-centered tricapped trigonal prism geometry, in addition to the diruthenium complex (Me₂SiSiMe₂)[(η⁵-C₉H₆)Ru(CO)]₂(μ-CO)₂ (4) and the desilylation product 3. Complex 4 can undergo a thermal rearrangement to form the product [(Me₂Si)(η⁵-C₉H₆)Ru(CO)₂]₂ (6). The molecular structures of 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 were determined by X-ray diffraction.     

Preliminary communicationCatalytic olefin hydrogenation with nonacarbonyltris(triphenylphosphine)triruthenium and its derivatives. Crystal structure of [Ru2(CO)5(PPh3)(μ-PPh2)(μ-OCPh)]

The complexes [Ru₃(CO)₇(PPh₂)₂(C₆H₄)] and [Ru₂(CO)₅(PPh₃)(μ-PPh₂)(μ-OCPh)] were obtained by pyrolysis of [Ru₃(CO)₉(PPh₃)₃] and tested as catalysts for the hydrogenation of cyclohexene and 2-cyclohexen-1-one. The structure of [Ru₂(CO)₅(PPh₃)(μ-PPh₂)(μ-OCPh)] was established by a single crystal X-ray diffraction study.     

Mapping the Transformation [{RuII(CO)3Cl2}2]→[RuI2(CO)4]2+: Implications in Binuclear Water–Gas Shift Chemistry

The complete sequence of reactions in the base‐promoted reduction of [{Ru^II(CO)₃Cl₂}₂] to [Ru^I₂(CO)₄]²⁺ has been unraveled. Several μ‐OH, μ:κ²‐CO₂H‐bridged diruthenium(II) complexes have been synthesized; they are the direct results of the nucleophilic activation of metal‐coordinated carbonyls by hydroxides. The isolated compounds are [Ru₂(CO)₄(μ:κ²‐C,O‐CO₂H)₂(μ‐OH)(NP^F‐Am)₂][PF₆] ( 1 ; NP^F‐Am=2‐amino‐5,7‐trifluoromethyl‐1,8‐naphthyridine) and [Ru₂(CO)₄(μ:κ²‐C,O‐CO₂H)(μ‐OH)(NP‐Me₂)₂][BF₄]₂ ( 2 ), secured by the applications of naphthyridine derivatives. In the absence of any capping ligand, a tetranuclear complex [Ru₄(CO)₈(H₂O)₂(μ³‐OH)₂(μ:κ²‐C,O‐CO₂H)₄][CF₃SO₃]₂ ( 3 ) is isolated. The bridging hydroxido ligand in 1 is readily replaced by a π‐donor chlorido ligand, which results in [Ru₂(CO)₄(μ:κ²‐C,O‐CO₂H)₂(μ‐Cl)(NP‐PhOMe)₂][BF₄] ( 4 ). The production of [Ru₂(CO)₄]²⁺ has been attributed to the thermally induced decarboxylation of a bis(hydroxycarbonyl)–diruthenium(II) complex to a dihydrido–diruthenium(II) species, followed by dinuclear reductive elimination of molecular hydrogen with the concomitant formation of the Ru^I? Ru^I single bond. This work was originally instituted to find a reliable synthetic protocol for the [Ru₂(CO)₄(CH₃CN)₆]²⁺ precursor. It is herein prescribed that at least four equivalents of base, complete removal of chlorido ligands by Tl^I salts, and heating at reflux in acetonitrile for a period of four hours are the conditions for the optimal conversion. Premature quenching of the reaction resulted in the isolation of a trinuclear Ru^I₂Ru^II complex [{Ru(NP‐Am)₂(CO)}{Ru₂(NP‐Am)₂(CO)₂(μ‐CO)₂}(μ₃:κ³‐C,O,O′‐CO₂)][BF₄]₂ ( 6 ). These unprecedented diruthenium compounds are the dinuclear congeners of the water–gas shift (WGS) intermediates. The possibility of a dinuclear pathway eliminates the inherent contradiction of pH demands in the WGS catalytic cycle in an alkaline medium. A cooperative binuclear elimination could be a viable route for hydrogen production in WGS chemistry.     

New Dinuclear Ru2(CO)4 Sawhorse‐Type Complexes Containing Bridging Carboxylato Ligands

The thermal reaction of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ with ethacrynic acid, 4‐[bis(2‐chlorethyl)amino]benzenebutanoic acid (chlorambucil), or 4‐phenylbutyric acid in refluxing solvents, followed by addition of two‐electron donor ligands (L), gives the diruthenium complexes Ru₂(CO)₄(O₂CR)₂L₂ ( 1 : R = CH₂O‐C₆H₂Cl₂‐COC(CH₂)C₂H₅, L = C₅H₅N; 2 : R = CH₂O‐C₆H₂Cl₂‐COC(CH₂)C₂H₅, L = PPh₃; 3 : R = C₃H₆‐C₆H₄‐N(C₂H₄‐Cl)₂, L = C₅H₅N; 4 : R = C₃H₆‐C₆H₄‐N(C₂H₄‐Cl)₂, L = PPh₃; 5 : R = C₃H₆‐C₆H₅, L = C₅H₅N; 6 : R = C₃H₆‐C₆H₅, L = PPh₃). The single‐crystal structure analyses of 2 , 3 , 5 and 6 reveal a dinuclear Ru₂(CO)₄ sawhorse structure, the diruthenium backbone being bridged by the carboxylato ligands, while the two L ligands occupy the axial positions of the diruthenium unit.     

Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Architectures Using Chlorotetra(Pyrrole-2-Carboxylato)Diruthenium Molecules as Building Blocks

Two new complexes, based on the unit Ru₂Cl(μ-O₂CC₄H₄N)₄ (1) (O₂CC₄H₄N = pyrrole-2-carboxylate), Ru₂Cl(μ-O₂CC₄H₄N)₄(H₂O)·4H₂O [1(H ₂ O)·4H ₂ O], and Ru₂Cl(μ-O₂CC₄H₄N)₄(Me₂CO) [1(Me ₂ CO)], are synthesized and structurally characterized. The physical properties of these complexes are studied and compared with those previously reported for Ru₂Cl(μ-O₂CC₄H₄N)₄(thf)·thf·H₂O [1(thf)·thf·H ₂ O]. The nature of the solvent molecule bonded to the axial position of the dimetallic unit determines the supramolecular interactions leading to different arrangements in the solid state. The presence of NH groups in the pyrrolic rings favours the existence of hydrogen bond interactions that are present in the three complexes. In addition, complex 1(Me ₂ CO) shows π–π stacking interactions through pyrrolic rings of different dimetallic units. Dedicated to the memory of Prof. F. Albert Cotton.     

Photoinduced formation of phosphido-bridged clusters derived from Ru3(CO)9(PPh2H)3. Crystal and molecular structure of Ru3(μ-H)(μ-PPh2)3(CO)7

The new complex Ru₃(CO)₉(PPh₂H)₃ (I) was prepared by the direct thermal reaction of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ with PPh₂ H and was spectroscopically characterized. Irradiation of I with λ ≥ 300 nm leads to the formation of Ru₂(μ-PPh₂)₂(CO)₆ (II) and three new phosphido-bridged complexes, Ru₃(μ-H)₂(μ-PPh₂)₂(CO)₈ (III), Ru₃(μ-H)₂(μ-PPh₂)₂(CO)₇(PPh₂H) (IV) and Ru₃(μ-H)(μ-PPh₂)₃(CO)₇ (V). These complexes have been characterized spectroscopically and Ru₃ (μ-H)(μ-PPh₂)₃(CO)₇ by a complete single crystal X-ray structure determination. It crystallizes in the space group P2₁/n with a 20.256(3), b 22.418(6), c 20.433(5) Å, β 112.64(2)°, V 8564(4) ų, and Z = 8. Diffraction data were collected on a Syntex P2₁ automated diffractometer using graphite-monochromatized Mo-K_α radiation, and the structure was refined to R_F 4.76% and R_wF 5.25% for the 8,847 independent reflections with F₀ > 6σ(F₀). The structure consists of a triangular array of Ru atoms with seven terminal carbonyl ligands, three bridging diphenylphosphido ligands which bridge each of the RuRu bonds, and the hydride ligand which bridges one RuRu bond. Complex IV was also shown to give V upon photolysis and is thus an intermediate in the photoinduced formation of V from I.     

The formation of dimetallocycles from reactions of alkynes with (η-C5Me5)2Rh2(CO)2; X-ray structure of [(η-C5Me5)2Rh2(η-CO) {μ-η2,η2-C(O)C2-(CF3)2}]

The complexes (η-C₅Me₅)₂Rh₂(μ-CO) {μ-η²,η²-C(O)CRCR} are obtained from reactions between (η-C₅Me₅)₂Rh₂(CO)₂ and the alkynes RCCR (R  CF₃, CO₂Me, or Ph) at 25°C. The molecular geometry of the complex with R  CF₃ has been established by X-ray diffraction; the bridging 'ene-one' unit adopts a μ-η²,η² conformation. Other complexes isolated from these reactions include (η-C₅Me₅)Rh(C₆R₆) (R  CF₃, CO₂Me), (η-C₅Me)₂Rh₂(C₄R₄) (R  CO₂Me) and (η-C₅Me₅)₂Rh₂(CO₂C₂R₂) (R  Ph). The reaction between (η-C₅Me₅)₂Rh₂(CO)₂ and C₆F₅CCC₆F₅ gives (η-C₅Me₅)₂Rh₂(CO)₂(C₆F₅C₂C₆F₅). Mononuclear complexes such as (η-C₅Me₅)Co(C₄R₄CO) are the major products isolated from reactions between (η-C₅Me₅)₂CO₂(CO)₂ and alkynes at 25°C.     

Metathetical reactions of carbonylate anions with dichlororuthenium complexes: Preparation and characterization of ruthenium—molybdenum and ruthenium—manganese complexes

The possibility of making metal—metal bonded heterobimetallic species by metathesis of ruthenium dichlorides with anionic carbonylates is demonstrated by the isolation of MoRu(μ-Cl)(μ-CO)(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂(η-C₅H₅) (1) and MnRuCl(μ-CO)₂(CO)₃(μ-dppm)₂ (2), obtained by action of [Mo(CO)₃(η-C₅H₅]^? on RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃ and of Mn(CO)₅^? on RuCl₂(dppm)₂, respectively. In contrast, reaction of Mn(CO)₅^? with RuCl₂(PMe₃)₄ yielded an ionic species 3 containing the diruthenium cation Ru₂Cl₃(PMe₃)₆⁺. More interestingly, the action of Mn(CO)₅^? on RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃ resulted in the formation of the unexpected complex MnRu(μ-PPh₂)(CO)₆(PPh₃)₂ (4) in which the phosphido group PPh₂ bridges the two metals; this process is shown to involve a hydride intermediate, and elimination of a molecule of benzene, both identified in the reaction mixture.