Oxidative C(sp3)–C(sp3) bond cleavage reaction of an isopropyl group to give an acetyl group upon O2-treatment of a labile cationic ruthenium species, [TpiPrRu(dppene)(OH2)]+†

Abstract

Exposure of a cationic aquoruthenium(II) complex, [Tp^iPr- Ru(dppene)(OH₂)]⁺ [Tp^iPr = hydrotris(3,5-diisopropylpyrazolyl)borato; dppene = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethene], to O₂ at ambient temperature results in oxidative cleavage of the C(sp³)–C(sp³) bond in an isopropyl group in the Tp^iPr ligand to give an acetyl functional group.