Unprecedented coupling of vinylidene and allenylidene ligands with dithiocarbamates: X-ray structure of [Ru{C(=C=CPh<sub>2</sub>)SC(NMe<sub>2</sub>)S}(S<sub>2</sub>CNMe<sub>2</sub>)(CO)(PPh<sub>3</sub>)]

B Buriez, DJ Cook, KJ Harlow, AF Hill, T Welton, AJP White, DJ Williams, JDET Wilton-Ely

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Abstract

The reaction of [RuCl(PPh3)(2){HB(pz)(3)}] (pz=pyrazol-1-yl) with 4-ethynyl toluene provides [RuCl(=C=CHC(6)H(4)Me4)(PPh3){HB(pz)(3)}] (1a) which reacts with [Et2NH2][S2CNEt2] to give the metallacyclic alkenyl complex [Ru{C(=CHC6H4Me-4)SC(NEt2)S}(PPh3) {HB(pz)(3)}] (2). The reaction of [RuCl(PPh3)(2){HB(pz)(3)}] with diphenylpropynol and Ag[PF6] however provides [Ru(=C=C=CPh2)(PPh3)(2){HB(pz)(3)}]PF6 (3) or in the absence of silver salts, the neutral complex [RuCl-(=C=C=CPh2)(PPh3) {HB(pz)(3)}] (4). Both (3) and (4) react with Na[S2CNMe2] to give the metallacyclic allenyl complex [Ru{C(=C=CPh2)SC(NMe2)S}(PPh3){HB(pz)(3)}] (5). Treatment of [RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)(3)] with diphenylpropynol and Na[S2CNMe2] provides [Ru(CH=CHCPh2OH)(S2CNMe2)(CO)(PPh3)(2)] which reacts with excess diphenylpropynol to give the alkynyl complex [Ru(C=CCPh2OH)(S2CNMe2)(CO)(PPh3)(2)]. Protonation of this complex with HBF4 provides the allenylidene complex [Ru(=C=C=CPh2)(S2CNMe2)(CO)(PPh3)(2)]BF4 (6) which reacts with Na[S2CNMe2] to give a kinetic isomer (7k) and ultimately a structurally characterised thermodynamic isomer of the metallacyclic allenyl complex [Ru{C(=C=CPh2)SC(NMe2)S}-(S2CNMe2)(CO)(PPh3)] (7t). (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)264-267
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume578
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Apr 1999
Externally publishedYes

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