Dimitrios Tzalis and Yitzhak Tor
Chem. Commun., 1996, 1043-1044
DOI:
10.1039/CC9960001043,
Paper
Palladium-mediated cross-coupling reactions of [(bpy)2Ru(3-bromo-1,10-phenanthroline)]2+(PF6–)2 with various aromatic acetylenes and of [(bpy)2Ru(3-ethynyl-1,10-phenanthroline)]2+(PF6–)2 with aromatic iodides give mono-, di- and tri-nuclear complexes in high yields and under mild conditions.