Co-ordinatively unsaturated pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium(II) chloro and methoxy complexes
Abstract
(Cp*RuOMe)2, (2), (Cp*=η5-C5Me5) has been prepared from (Cp*RuCl2)2, (1), in MeOH and converted to (Cp*RuCl)4, (3), in pentane with Me3SiCl; both complexes (2) and (3) readily react to give Cp*RuL2X complexes on addition of the appropriate ligands L.