η3-Allyruthenium(II) complexes as intermediates in substitution and isomerization of diene ligands; the dominant role of steric effects
Abstract
The formation of [Ru(η3-C8H13)L3]PF6 as intermediates in the conversion of [RuH(cod)L3]PF6[cod = cyclo-octa-1,5-diene, L = PMe3, P(OMe)2Ph,PMe2Ph, P(OMe)Ph2, and P(OCH2CMe3)3] into [RuHL4(solvent)]PF6[L = P(OMe)Ph2 and P(OCH2CMe3)3] and [RuHL5]PF6[L = PMe3, P(OMe)2Ph and PMe2Ph] and cyclo-octa-1,3-diene, has been shown be dependent upon the size of L.