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Ruthenium–Olefin Complexes: Effect of Ligand Variation upon Geometry
Article first published online: 16 MAY 2008
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200701362
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How to Cite
Anderson, Donde R., O'Leary, Daniel J. and Grubbs, Robert H. (2008), Ruthenium–Olefin Complexes: Effect of Ligand Variation upon Geometry. Chem. Eur. J., 14: 7536–7544. doi: 10.1002/chem.200701362
Publication History
- Issue published online: 25 AUG 2008
- Article first published online: 16 MAY 2008
- Manuscript Revised: 11 MAY 2008
- Manuscript Received: 30 AUG 2007
Funded by
- Mellon Foundation
- NSF. Grant Number: CHE-0410425
Keywords:
- alkene ligands;
- ligand effects;
- olefin metathesis;
- reaction mechanisms
Abstract
The development of a model system to study ruthenium–olefin complexes relevant to the mechanism of olefin metathesis has been reported recently. Upon addition of the ligand precursor 1,2-divinylbenzene to [RuCl2(Py)2(H2IMes)(![[DOUBLE BOND]](http://onlinelibrarystatic.wiley.com/undisplayable_characters/00f8fe.gif)
CHPh)] (H2IMes=1,3-dimesityl-4,5-dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene), two ruthenium–olefin adducts are formed. Based on 1H NMR spectroscopy experiments and X-ray crystallographic analysis, these complexes are assigned as side-bound isomers in which the olefin and H2IMes ligands are coordinated cis to each other. Herein is reported an investigation of the generality of these observations through variation of the N-heterocyclic carbene ligand and the ligand precursor.