Synthesis of conjugated diene complexes of ruthenium(0) derived from Ru(η 6-naphthalene)(η 4-1,5-COD): Z to e isomerisation of coordinated 1,3-pentadiene

Masafumi Hirano*, Yumiko Sakate, Haruka Inoue, Yasutomo Arai, Nobuyuki Komine, Sanshiro Komiya, Xian Qi Wang, Martin A. Bennett

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    Abstract

    The naphthalene complex of zerovalent ruthenium, [Ru(η 6- C 10H 8)(η 4-1,5-COD)] (1), readily reacts with 1,3-dienes in the presence of a ligand (L) to produce complexes [Ru(η 4-cisoid-1,3-diene)(η 4-1,5-COD)(L)] [1,3-diene = butadiene, 2,3-dimethylbutadiene, isoprene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 1,3-cyclohexadiene; L = MeCN, tBuCN, PhCN, NCC 6H 4CN, CO, tBuNC, pyridine, P(OMe) 3, P(OPh) 3, PMe 3, PEt 3, PPh 3, PCy 3]. The single-crystal X-ray structures of [Ru(η 4-cisoid-1,3-butadiene)(η 4-1,5-COD)(MeCN)] (2a) and [Ru{η 4-(E)-cisoid-1.3-pentadiene}(η 4-1,5- COD)(PPh 3)}] (E-5l) show the expected, approximately square pyramidal geometry about the metal atom, with the auxiliary ligand occupying the axial site. [Ru{η 4-(Z)-cisoid-1,3-pentadiene}(η 4-1,5- COD)(PPh 3)] (Z-5l) irreversibly isomerises to E-5l in benzene-d 6 at 30 °C, the reaction obeying a first-order rate law [k = (2.89 ± 0.06) × 10 -4 s -1]. This reaction is significantly retarded by addition of PPh 3 suggesting that a vacant site is required for the E/Z isomerisation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)46-57
    Number of pages12
    JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
    Volume708-709
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2012

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