Novel dinuclear ruthenium(I) and osmium(I) complexes containing poly(pyrazolyl)borato ligands. X-Ray crystal structure of [{Ru[HB(C3H3N2)3](CO)2}2]
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.
- Vol. 22 (10) , 2991-2997
- https://doi.org/10.1039/dt9900002991
Abstract
Reaction of the precursors catena-[Ru(O2CMe)(CO)2](1) and [{Os(O2CMe)(CO)3}2](2) with tris- and tetrakis-(pyrazolyl)borato salts yields the neutral dimers [{M[RB(pz)3](CO)2}2][M = Ru, R = H, (3); M = Ru, R = pz, (4); M = Os, R = pz, (5); M = Os, R = H, (6)](pz = C3H3N2). Compounds (3)–(6) react with chlorinated organic solvents or Br2 to give moderate yields of monomeric [M{RB(pz)3}X(CO)2](7)–(10)(X = Cl or Br). The X-ray structure of compound (3) has been determined and shows that the two tris(pyrazolyl)borato ligands co-ordinate as tridentate chelates in a cis staggered configuration around the dimetal core. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with a= 12.439(2), b= 15.380(2), c= 15.571 (3)Å, β= 100.85(2)°, and Z= 4. The structure has been refined to R= 0.039 and R′= 0.029. The Ru–Ru distance of 2.882(1)Å corresponds to a normal single bond. Variable-temperature n.m.r. studies revealed interconversion of co-ordinated pyrazolyl groups in solution with ruthenium dimers (3) and (4) showing greater dynamic behaviour than the osmium analogues (5) and (6).Keywords
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