Syntheses, structures and reactivity of dinuclear organoruthenium-nickel complexes with N,N ′-bis(2-thiobenzylidene)-1,2-phenylenediaminato (tsalphen) ligand

Publication date: Available online 31 January 2018 Source:Journal of Organometallic Chemistry Author(s): Ai-Quan Jia, Li-Hua Tang, Xian-Ping Dong, Zhifeng Xin, Qian-Feng Zhang Treatment of metalloligand [Ni(tsalphen)] (tsalphen = N,N′-bis(2-thiobenzylidene)-1,2-phenylenediaminato) with [(η 6-p-cymene)RuCl(μ-Cl)]2 or [CpRu(PPh3)2Cl] afforded cationic “Ni(μ-S)2Ru” bimetallic complexes [(η 6-p-cymene)Ru{Ni(tsalphen)}(MeCN)](OTf)2 (1) and [CpRu{Ni(tsalphen)}(PPh3)]2(NiCl4)⋅4MeOH (2), respectively, which are characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and their catalytic activity for acetalation of benzaldehyde in the presence of H2 was also investigated. Graphical abstract

Source: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry - January 31, 2018 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research