Synthesis and structure of dicarbonyldichloro{2-(diphenylphosphineoxide)pyridine}ruthenium(II)

Abstract

Reaction of the dinuclear complex [{Ru(CO)(3)Cl-2}(2)] with the ligand 2-(diphenylphosphineoxide)pyridine (PyPOPh2) in ethanol solution gave the neutral mononuclear complex [Ru(k(2)-PyPOPh2-N,O)(CO)(2)Cl-2]. The complex was characterized by elemental analysis, IR and RMN spectroscopy, and its molecular structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.