Synthesis and characterisation of ruthenium carbonyl fluorides
Abstract
The oxidative fluorination of [Ru
3
(CO)
12
] with
XeF
2
in anhydrous HF afforded, in solution,
cis-[RuF
2
(CO)
4
] as the major product with
[RuF(CO)
5
]
+
,
[Ru
2
F
4
(CO)
7
],
[{RuF(CO)
4
}
2
(µ-F)]
+
,
mer- and
fac-[RuF
3
(CO)
3
]
-
,
[{RuF
2
(CO)
3
}
n
] and
[{RuF
2
(CO)
3
}(µ-F){Ru(CO)
5
}]
+
as minor products, all of which have been
characterised by
13
C,
19
F and
13
C-{
19
F} NMR spectroscopies. Removal of
the HF solvent in vacuo yielded tetrameric
[{RuF
2
(CO)
3
}
4
].
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