Solvent complexes of ruthenium, in a variety of weakly coordinating solvents, will be investigated to explore their potential use as synthetic precursors. Solvent complexes will be generated from ruthenium-halide complexes using either Tl+ or Ag+ ion to abstract the halide thus generating the solvent complex. The complexes that will be studied are cis-[Ru(4,4-dicarboxylic acid, 2,2'-bpy)2(Cl)2]2+, [Ru(trpy)(bpy)Cl]+, and trans-[Ru(dppm)2Cl(CCPh)], where trpy is 2,2';6',2''-terpyridine, and bpy is 2,2'-bipyridine, dppm is bis-(diphenyphosphino)methane, and CCPh is phenylacetylide. Once these complexes are generated in-situ, their kinetic stability and potential use as synthetic precursors towards building new complexes will be determined.

Synthesis and characterization of ruthenium-solvento complexes in weakly coordinating solvents

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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