Lewis acid promoted terminal-to-bridge carbonyl shift in [(π-C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)Ru(CO)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>2</sub>

Agnes Alich, N. J. Nelson, Duward F. Shriver

Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications · 1971 · 21 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Solution i.r. spectra demonstrate that in the presence of AIR3 the non-bridged form of [(π-C5H5)Ru-(CO)2]2 is converted into CO-bridged adducts containing AIR3 co-ordinated to the oxygen(s) of the bridging carbonyls.