A Ru-allenylidene complex with an appended redox-active substituent: spectroscopic characterization of three oxidation states†

Abstract

A Ru allenylidene complex with a ferrocenyl substituent in the aliphatic side chain has been prepared and the effects of the consecutive oxidations of the ferrocenyl group and the Ru have been probed by IR and UV/VIS spectroelectrochemistry.

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