The complexes [CpRuCl(dippe)] and [Cp*RuCl(dippe)]
(Cp = C5H5; Cp* =
C5Me5; dippe =
1,2-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ethane) react with
H2 and Na[BPh4] in EtOH or MeOH
to
furnish the dihydrides
[CpRuH2(dippe)][BPh4]
(1) and
[Cp*RuH2(dippe)][BPh4]
(2). These
compounds are deprotonated by KOBut to yield the
monohydrides [CpRuH(dippe)] (3) and
[Cp*RuH(dippe)] (4), which can be protonated back by
HBF4·OEt2 at low temperatures
to
give the dihydrogen adducts
[CpRu(H2)(dippe)][BF4]
(5) and
[Cp*Ru(H2)(dippe)][BF4]
(6).
These compounds rearrange irreversibly to the dihydride form as
the temperature is raised.
A kinetic study of these rearrangement processes suggests that the
isomerization mechanism
is different in each case. The dinitrogen complex
[CpRu(N2)(dippe)][BPh4] (7)
and the acetone
adduct
[CpRu(Me2CO)(dippe)][BPh4]
(8) were obtained by reaction of [CpRuCl(dippe)]
with
Ag+ in acetone under dinitrogen or argon, respectively,
followed by NaBPh4/EtOH. Both
compounds react with atmospheric oxygen yielding
[CpRu(η6-C6H5BPh3)]
(9) and
iPr2P(O)CH2CH2P(O)iPr2. The
dinitrogen adduct
[Cp*Ru(N2)(dippe)][BPh4]
(10) was also obtained, but
it reacts irreversibly with traces of O2 to give the
dioxygen complex
[Cp*Ru(O2)(dippe)][BPh4],
previously known. A range of neutral donors L also react with
[CpRuCl(dippe)] or [Cp*RuCl(dippe)] and NaBPh4 furnishing the corresponding complexes
[CpRu(L)(dippe)][BPh4] (L
=
CO (11), CNBut (12),
C2H4 (13)), or
[Cp*Ru(L)(dippe)][BPh4] (L = CO
(14), CNBut (15),
C2H4
(16)). The ethylene adduct 16 is only stable
under an ethylene atmosphere, whereas 13 is
a stable species. The X-ray crystal structures of compounds
2, 12, and 13 are also
reported.