Volume 57, Issue 39 pp. 12874-12879
Communication

Syntheses and Structures of Ruthenium Complexes Containing a Ru-H-Tl Three-Center–Two-Electron Bond

Dr. Wei Bai

Dr. Wei Bai

Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Jing-Xuan Zhang

Jing-Xuan Zhang

Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Dr. Ting Fan

Dr. Ting Fan

Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Dr. Sunny Kai San Tse

Dr. Sunny Kai San Tse

Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Dr. Wangge Shou

Dr. Wangge Shou

Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Dr. Herman H. Y. Sung

Dr. Herman H. Y. Sung

Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Prof. Dr. Ian D. Williams

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Ian D. Williams

Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Prof. Dr. Zhenyang Lin

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Zhenyang Lin

Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Prof. Dr. Guochen Jia

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Guochen Jia

Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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First published: 07 August 2018
Citations: 12

Graphical Abstract

Although η2-H−EXn σ-complexes are well-known when E is a Group 13 or 14 element (E=B, Al, Ga, C, Si, Ge, Sn), η2-H−EXn σ-complexes where E is a period 6 main-group element were previously unknown. Now the synthesis and structural characterization is presented of ruthenium σ-complexes [CpRu(PP)(η2-(H-Tl))]+ (PP=dppm, dppe), which contain TlH, a hydride of a period-6 main group element.

Abstract

Treatment of CpRuH(PP) (PP=dppm, dppe) with TlPF6 produced [CpRu(H)(Tl)(PP)]PF6. X-ray diffraction and computational studies suggest that the complexes contain a Ru−H−Tl 3c–2e bond and can be viewed as the first σ-complexes of period 6 main-group hydrides [CpRu{η2-(H−Tl)}(PP)]PF6 or [Tl{η2-H−RuCp(PP)}]PF6. The complexes can be stored as a solid at room temperature for days without appreciable decomposition, but are unstable in solution and evolved to the trimetallic complexes [{CpRu(PP)}2(μ-Tl)]PF6.

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