Abstract
Treatment of RuCl2(PPh3)3 with 6-dimethylaminopentafulvene in THF in the presence of water produced (η5-C5H4CHO) RuCl(PPh3)2, which was reduced by NaBH4 to give the Ru-H⋯HO dihydrogen bonded complex (η5-C5H4CH2OH) RuH(PPh3)2. The dihydrogen bonded complex (η5-C5H4CH2OH)RuH(PPh3)2 could also be synthesized by the reduction of complex (η5-C5H4CHO)RuH(PPh3)2, which was obtained by the reaction of RuHCl(PPh3)3 with 6-dimethylaminopentafulvene in the presence of water. The analogous dihydrogen bonded osmium complex (η5-C5H4CH2OH)OsH(PPh3)2 was similarly prepared. Single crystal structures and DFT calculations support the presence of intra-molecular H…H interaction, with separations of around 1.9 to 2.0 A.
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