Trapping a pseudo-Hofmann rearrangement on a ruthenium cluster†
Abstract
In the clusters [Ru3(μ3-NPPh3)(μ3-OSiMe3)(μ-X)(μC,O-OCNPPh3)(μ-CO)(CO)6] (X = NCO, 2; X = Cl, 3), which were prepared by a pyrolytic reaction of Ph3PNSiMe3 with Ru3(CO)12, the
N–CO and μ3-NPPh3 fragments.