Structure and catalytic activity of the ruthenium(I) sawhorse-type complex [Ru2{μ,η2-CF3(CF2) 5COO}2(DMSO)2(CO)4]

Teresa K. Zimmermann, Stefan Haslinger, Alexander Pöthig, Fritz E. Kühn

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Abstract

The title compound, cis-di-μ-perfluoroheptanoato-κ4 O:O'-bis[dicarbonyl(dimethyl sulfoxide-κS)ruthenium(I)](Ru - Ru), [Ru 2(C7F13O2)2(C 2H6OS)2(CO)4], is a sawhorse-type dinuclear ruthenium complex with two bridging perfluoroheptanoate ligands, and with two dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) ligands in the axial positions coordinating via the S atoms. It is a new example of a compound with an aliphatic fluorinated carboxylate ligand. The Ru - Ru bond distance of 2.6908(3)Å indicates a direct Ru - Ru interaction. The compound is an active catalyst in transvinylation of propionic acid with vinyl acetate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)384-387
Number of pages4
JournalActa Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry
Volume70
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2014

Keywords

  • catalytic investigation
  • crystal structure
  • perfluoroheptanoate
  • Ru - Ru bond
  • ruthenium(I) sawhorse-type complexes
  • transvinylation catalyst

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