Abstract: | H ? C Bond Cleavage in Ferrocene by Organylruthenium Complexes Cp*(Me3P)2RuCH2CMe3 ( 1 ) reacts at 85°C with ferrocene ( 2 ) by cleavage of one H? C bond in 2 to give CpFeη5-C5H4Ru(PMe3)2Cp*] ( 3 ) (Cp = η5-C5H5; Cp* = η5-C5Me5) and neopentane. The ruthenium atom in 3 has a distorted tetrahedral geometry, the planar Cp ligands in the ferrocenyl fragment are eclipsed. Solutions of 3 in D6]benzene or D8]THF exhibit H? D exchange of the ferrocenyl protons. In the D8]THF molecule only the α-deuterium atoms are exchanged. Reaction pathways for this exchange are discussed. |