Nitrido Ruthenium Porphyrins: Synthesis, Characterization, and Amination Reactions with Hydrocarbon or Silyl Enol Ethers

Abstract

An unprecedented synthetic strategy was used for the preparation of nitrido ruthenium(VI) porphyrins such as 1. The structure of 1 features a RuN (nitrido) distance of 1.656(5) Å. Reactions of nitrido ruthenium(VI) porphyrins with silyl enol ethers or indan, in the presence of trifluoroacetic anhydride, afforded N-trifluoroacetyl amines in up to 84 % yield. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2003/z50138_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.