C–C Bond formation and C–H bond cleavage in redox reactions of ruthenium complexes
Abstract
Complexes [Ru(CO)2R1R2(PMe2Ph)2]decompose intramolecularly in CHCl3to yield ketines R1R2CO; the complex[Ru(Co)2(C6H4Me-4)2(PMe2Ph)2](1a) also yields [[graphic omitted])C6H4Me}Cl(PMe2Ph)2](4).