Insertions of phenylacetylene with chelated bis(triphenylphosphine) - ruthenium(II)hydridocarbonyl complexes

Summary Phenylacetylene reacts stoichiometrically or in excess with the Ru—H bond of RuH(CO)(PPh₃)₂(L) (LH = 2-hydroxypyridine, 2-hydroxy-6-methylpyridine, acetylacetone, benzoylacetone, 2-hydroxyacetophenone, 2-hydroxypropiophenone, 2-hydroxybenzophenone and 4-methoxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone) in boiling benzene to give -vinylic or -vinylalkynyl complexes of the type Ru(CO)-(PPh₃)₂(L)(CHCHPh) and Ru(CO)(PPh₃)₂(L){C-(CCPh)CHPh} in good yield. The vinylic complex can also be obtained by reacting the sodio derivative of the chelating ligand with the 16e^– unsaturated complex, [Ru(CO)Cl(CHCHPh)(PPh₃)₂], in CH₂Cl₂/MeOH mixture at ambient temperature. These complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, and i.r., ¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P n.m.r. spectroscopy.N.C.L Communication No. 5404.