A stable ruthenium(V) oxo complex. X-Ray crystal structure and oxidising properties of tetra-n-propylammonium bis-2-hydroxy-2-ethylbutyrato(oxo)-ruthenate(V)

Abstract
The title complex, made from [Prn 4N][RuO4] and 2-hydroxy-2-ethylbutyric acid, contains a distorted trigonal bipyramidal anion with a short RuO equatorial bond (1.687 Å) and functions as a mild oxidant towards alcohols giving carbonyl compounds; such oxidations are catalytic with N-methylmorpholine N-oxide.

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