Cluster chemistry. VII. Some reactions of Ru₃(CO)₁₁(CNBu^t) with CO or Group 5B donor ligands: a route to mono- and di-substituted derivatives of Ru₃(CO)₁₂

Abstract

The complex Ru₃(CO)₁₁(CNBu^t) is shown to react with CO or ligands (L) containing P, As or Sb as donor elements, by displacement of CO or CNBu^t, thus affording a new route to complexes Ru₃(CO)₁₁L [L = CO, PPh₃, P(C₆H₄Me-p)₃ or Pcy₃] and Ru₃(CO)₁₀(CNBu^t)L [L = CNBu^t, PPh₃, P(C₆H₄Me-p)₃, PCy₃, AsPh₃ or SbPh₃].